VERIFY Fact Check |
No, the US suicide rate did not increase in 2020 during the pandemic
National
No, Facebook is not banning posts containing the Lord’s Prayer
Social Media
No, most sex trafficking victims are not kidnapped by strangers
Social Media
No, COVID-19 and flu have not combined into a new strain called ‘flurona’
Coronavirus
No, Walmart’s virtual reality shopping experience is not part of Facebook’s ‘metaverse’
Technology
Yes, grapefruit can negatively interact with some medications
Medicine
These are some of the most popular images or videos VERIFY fact-checked this year
Social Media
The 5 most-read VERIFY stories in 2021
VERIFY
No, the first omicron death reported in the US was not a fully vaccinated person
Coronavirus
Claim that Santa’s reindeer are all female needs context
Holiday
Old video of Elizabeth Warren deboarding private plane goes viral after Twitter spat with Elon Musk
National
Yes, the outgoing NIH Director did sing and play guitar at a town hall
Social Media
No, Twitter isn’t penalizing accounts that suggest vaccinated people can spread COVID-19
Social Media
No, Fox News isn’t banned in Canada or the UK
Social Media
No, Dr. Fauci did not tell Mark Zuckerberg the COVID-19 vaccine would make people worse
Vaccine
