One For The History Books: 14.7% Unemployment, 20.5 Million Jobs Wiped Away
Source: NPR The Labor Department delivered a historically bad employment report Friday, showing 20.5 million jobs lost last month as the nation locked down against...
Wuhan market had role in virus outbreak, but more research needed: WHO
Source: Reuters A wholesale market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan played a role in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus last year, as the...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/08/2020
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking....
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/07/2020
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking....
DOJ drops criminal case against Michael Flynn
Source: Politico The Justice Department has abandoned its prosecution of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, throwing in the towel on one of...
Supreme Court overturns ‘Bridgegate’ convictions
Source: Politico The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday tossed the federal government’s case in the infamous “Bridgegate” scandal, clearing the convictions of two allies of former...
Another 3 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, bringing total to 33 million since coronavirus hit
Source: NBC News Around 3 million more workers filed initial jobless claims last week, down slightly from 3.8 million the previous week. More than 33 million...
Trump says coronavirus task force will keep working ‘indefinitely,’ with a focus on vaccines and reopening
Source: CNBC President Donald Trump said that the coronavirus task force will keep working “indefinitely,” a day after he and other officials suggested it would...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/06/2020
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Facebook removes accounts linked to QAnon conspiracy theory
Source: Associated Press Facebook says it has removed several groups, accounts and pages linked to QAnon, taking action for the first time against the far-right U.S....
Leading Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN ordered to close by Government
Primary Source: Financial Times Secondary Source: Media Bias Fact Check The Philippines' telecoms agency on Tuesday ordered the closure of ABS-CBN, the country's biggest broadcaster,...
Models shift to predict dramatically more U.S. deaths as states relax social distancing
Source: Politico A key model of the coronavirus pandemic favored by the White House nearly doubled its prediction Monday for how many people will die from the...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/05/2020
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says reopening California will begin this week
Source: Los Angeles Times Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that some retail stores across the state can reopen with modifications as early as Friday amid growing...
DHS report: China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies
Source: Associated Press U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak - and how contagious the disease is - to stock...
Coronavirus: Trump warns US death toll could hit 100,000
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has warned that as many as 100,000 people could die of coronavirus in the US. Speaking at a two-hour...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/04/2020
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Pompeo Says ‘Significant’ Evidence New Coronavirus Emerged From Chinese Lab
Source: Reuters Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was "a significant amount of evidence" that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory,...
Oxford scientist says its vaccine is making headway, could show efficacy by June
Source: NBC News British scientists developing a potential vaccine for coronavirus hope to see a "signal" as to whether their vaccine candidate is working by June,...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/03/2020
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking....