A hand gesture U.S. president Joe Biden made during a CNN town hall in Baltimore on Oct. 21 was in reference to corporations not paying taxes. Some social media users are isolating a screenshot of the moment from this context to claim it resembles a white supremacist symbol.
Social media users are falsely claiming that noncompliant healthcare workers are being replaced with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers who are not required to be vaccinated themselves.
A claim on social media misidentifies a U.S. patent for a contact tracing device capable of connecting individuals to the internet as being evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are tracking people. The patent, however, is not owned by Pfizer, and the document makes no mention of connecting or tracking individuals via technology that stems from COVID-19 inoculations.
Social media claims that a news report published a quote from Alec Baldwin threatening crewmembers before the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza appear to be false. Reuters found no evidence any publication reported Baldwin saying, “Another take? How about I just fuckin’ shoot the both of ya?” on set.
An altered screenshot of a Fox News report says Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin was ranting about former U.S. President Donald Trump before he fatally shot a cinematographer on a movie set. A Fox News spokesperson confirmed the screenshot is fabricated.
A screenshot of a maritime tracking platform does not show 200,000 ships waiting to dock at the Long Beach port in California, despite claims shared online. The image shows all cargo ships which are being tracked, but not all are stationary.
Social media users are falsely claiming that there are no television advertisements for the COVID-19 vaccines in the United States because the manufacturers are legally obligated to list the side effects. In reality, the companies had to wait for the vaccines to be granted full approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to advertise.
Social media users have been sharing an article about an Ontario doctor resigning after claiming that 80% of patients she saw with unexplained symptoms had received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Social media users are falsely claiming that Facebook has changed its hate speech policy to include the anti-Biden phrase “Let’s go Brandon”.
Social media users have claimed Singapore’s prime minister has told people to go out and catch COVID-19 in order to build immunity. This is not true, and his comments have been taken out of context.