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A quick internet search yields scores of adverts for supplements containing ashwagandha. But is the plant all it's made out to be?

William Ruto hopes to be president come August 2022. We fact-checked some of the claims he’s made on the campaign trail.

An analysis by Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper said over 50% of the country’s people have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus and survived.

Another internet meme gets taken too seriously.

A Facebook post has claimed that new documents released by Pfizer show that its Covid-19 vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate, caused an “alarming amount of still births and deaths in pregnant women”, and is not recommended by the manufacturer for pregnant or breastfeeding women. These claims […]

The government website for people to request free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is now accepting a third round of orders.

Did actor Morgan Freeman tweet that whiteness "is a disease"? No, that's not true: That tweet was made by a film director also named Morgan Freeman, who professionally goes by Morgan J. Freeman. Additionally, there are no tweets on actor...

A Facebook video, which has been viewed more than 100,000 times, falsely claims that the United Nations’ Agenda 21 programme aims to achieve “total collectivism”, meaning that people “can't have private property”. This isn’t what Agenda 21 means at all. What is this video? The video […]

Medical experts have said that there is no evidence that these drugs are fit for use. It is not scientifically possible to reverse a termination.

This claim is false, and likely based on a misreading of an interview given by the former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi in the New York Times.

This claim is just the latest wrinkle in an oft-debunked conspiracy theory.

"We need to get rid of the green levies, that are 25% of our energy bills." Robert Halfon MP, 12 May 2022. During an appearance on Radio 4’s Today programme on 12 May, Conservative MP Robert Halfon wrongly claimed that green levies account for 25% of energy bills while arguing that they should be […]

Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump."

German prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence for a 101-year-old man who is on trial for his alleged role as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II.

"We're seeing more people in work, even than we saw before Covid." Brandon Lewis MP, 17 May 2022. During appearances on Sky News and BBC Breakfast this morning Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis claimed that more people are currently in work in the UK than before the pandemic. This is false, […]

A number of social media posts

The internet is full of cute cat content ― cats wearing funny outfits, cat memes, cats chasing lasers, and of course, everyone loves a good “cat-does-incredible-thing” story. However, not everything The post No, Ukraine isn’t using cats to spot Russian sniper lasers appeared first on […]

The State Department said in a statement that it will remove the current $1,000-per-quarter limit on family remittances and will allow non-family remittance, which will support independent Cuban entrepreneurs.

A Facebook post has claimed that the investment management firm BlackRock owns 75% of the genealogy company Ancestry. This isn’t true. Ancestry is actually owned by another investment management firm called Blackstone. Ancestry was acquired back in 2020 We can see where the confusion might come […]

The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls.

ASI Dhannaram of Jodhpur has filed a First Investigation Report against unidentified persons for injuries sustained during a stone-pelting incident.

Russia called the operation a mass surrender. The Ukrainians avoided using that word — but said the garrison had completed its mission.

Authorities have identified 18-year-old Payton Gendron as the suspect in a May 14 massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 people dead and others injured. The post Claims that photos of the Buffalo shooting suspect show crisis actors are unfounded appeared first on Poynter.

Stern magazine's March 2022 cover featuring Zelenskyy with the title "King of Lies'' is digitally altered. The original cover says "Hero of Freedom."

“Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”