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Pop Culture
Manipulated quote attributed to Alec Baldwin before fatal prop gun shooting is fake
Medicine
No, you shouldn't take expired cold medicine
Once an expiration date has passed, expired cold medicine may lose its effectiveness and there is no guarantee that it will be safe to use.
National
No, the number of conservatorships in the US is not tracked
Britney Spears’ case has brought new attention to conservatorships -- a legal arrangement that affects many people but is not tracked at a national level.
Coronavirus
No, you cannot inhale or ingest hydrogen peroxide to treat COVID-19
“DO NOT put hydrogen peroxide into your nebulizer and breathe it in,” the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America said. “This is dangerous!”
Immigration
Yes, photos of US Border Patrol agents on horseback chasing migrants are real
Photos and videos shared on social media have raised concerns about the treatment of the migrants, who are primarily Haitian, at a border point in Texas.
Food
Yes, the food pyramid was an updated version of the USDA’s first visual food guide released during World War II
USDA introduced the “Basic Seven” in 1943 to promote public nutrition education and to help people cope with limited supplies of certain foods during World War II.
Social Media
No, animals did not escape from a New Jersey zoo during the Ida storm
Despite some social media claims, no animals escaped from a New Jersey zoo as the Ida storm system drenched the Northeast.
Food
No, the government isn't paying farmers to destroy their crops
The Farm Bureau, the USDA and several farmers popular on social media all say the government is not paying farmers to destroy crops.
Nation World
No, these viral posts are not of the Kabul airport explosion on Aug. 26th.
As part of VERIFY’s continued coverage of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, we researched additional posts claiming to be from the blast at the airport in Kabul.
Weather
No, this photo of gridlocked traffic was not taken from Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida
The VERIFY team is mining social media for false images or videos claiming to be from Hurricane Ida.
Vaccine
Yes, Pfizer’s CEO did get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
In March 2021, Pfizer’s CEO tweeted a photo of him receiving his second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Nation World
Weekly Roundup | Afghanistan: Fact-checking viral images and the Taliban's view on women's education
We fact-checked a lot of misinformation about Afghanistan last week, from claims about women's education under Taliban rule to viral photo & video social media posts
Medicine
No, you shouldn't take expired cold medicine
Once an expiration date has passed, expired cold medicine may lose its effectiveness and there is no guarantee that it will be safe to use.
National
No, the number of conservatorships in the US is not tracked
Britney Spears’ case has brought new attention to conservatorships -- a legal arrangement that affects many people but is not tracked at a national level.
Coronavirus
No, you cannot inhale or ingest hydrogen peroxide to treat COVID-19
“DO NOT put hydrogen peroxide into your nebulizer and breathe it in,” the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America said. “This is dangerous!”
Immigration
Yes, photos of US Border Patrol agents on horseback chasing migrants are real
Photos and videos shared on social media have raised concerns about the treatment of the migrants, who are primarily Haitian, at a border point in Texas.
Food
Yes, the food pyramid was an updated version of the USDA’s first visual food guide released during World War II
USDA introduced the “Basic Seven” in 1943 to promote public nutrition education and to help people cope with limited supplies of certain foods during World War II.
Social Media
No, animals did not escape from a New Jersey zoo during the Ida storm
Despite some social media claims, no animals escaped from a New Jersey zoo as the Ida storm system drenched the Northeast.
Food
No, the government isn't paying farmers to destroy their crops
The Farm Bureau, the USDA and several farmers popular on social media all say the government is not paying farmers to destroy crops.
Nation World
No, these viral posts are not of the Kabul airport explosion on Aug. 26th.
As part of VERIFY’s continued coverage of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, we researched additional posts claiming to be from the blast at the airport in Kabul.
Weather
No, this photo of gridlocked traffic was not taken from Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida
The VERIFY team is mining social media for false images or videos claiming to be from Hurricane Ida.
Vaccine
Yes, Pfizer’s CEO did get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
In March 2021, Pfizer’s CEO tweeted a photo of him receiving his second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Nation World
Weekly Roundup | Afghanistan: Fact-checking viral images and the Taliban's view on women's education
We fact-checked a lot of misinformation about Afghanistan last week, from claims about women's education under Taliban rule to viral photo & video social media posts
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