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A rigorous safety monitoring system has shown that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and only rarely have serious side effects. But a viral article falsely says that CDC data show more than 18 million people were badly injured & hospitalized by mRNA vaccines. bit.ly/3DF2Ggx

Seasonal influenza vaccines are recommended because they help prevent illness and death. Dr. Robert Malone incorrectly suggested that the annual shots are only given in the U.S. to support vaccine manufacturing in case of an influenza pandemic. bit.ly/3SHj8kR

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A Connecticut ballot question asks voters if they want to enact early voting. But a social media post falsely claims the proposal would also “remove the requirement of a certified seal from certain ballots.” ow.ly/q4Qx50LoAze

WH Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answered Peter Doocy’s question about Biden’s request for U.S. oil companies to help lower gasoline prices. But a viral video of that exchange was edited to make it appear that Jean-Pierre ignored Doocy’s question. ow.ly/4b6N50LozKm

Kansas awarded grants to two nonprofit arts organizations to fund a visiting artist and operating expenses, according to state contracts and one of the groups. GOP efforts to link the funding to all-ages drag shows don’t hold up to scrutiny. #KSGov ow.ly/e6Gk50Louyl

House Republicans unveiled a list of policy goals called the “Commitment to America” in September. But a fabricated screenshot purporting to show the agenda has been circulating on social media. None of the items included in the image come from the agenda. ow.ly/xFT750Lnr4s

A TV ad accuses Sen. Cortez Masto of putting her 'own financial interests over yours' and 'becoming a multimillionaire while in office.' But the claims rely on disclosure reports that provide only broad ranges of assets and show no evidence of wrongdoing. ow.ly/lYyL50LnoPl

All Democrats – and some Republicans – voted to increase funding for ICE, the agency charged with deporting those in the country illegally. Yet, a TV ad misleadingly claims that 'every Senate Democrat voted against deporting criminal illegal immigrants.' ow.ly/q0Ku50LnhR2

The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC, is running ads on TV and social media that distort Democratic House candidate Josh Riley’s positions on crime. #NY19 ow.ly/PF7K50LkQfK

President Biden exaggerated the scope of his marijuana pardons when he recently said he was 'keeping my promise that no one should be in jail merely for using or possessing marijuana.' ow.ly/YGMW50LkvHg

President Biden wrongly said that he got student debt forgiveness “passed by a vote or two.” There was no vote. Biden simply announced that the Department of Education would provide debt relief, and the plan is facing a legal challenge. ow.ly/2HhQ50LjICp

Social media posts misleadingly say Boston University researchers created a 'supervirus' with an “80 PERCENT Kill Rate.” bit.ly/3F3lsiX

The CDC will add COVID-19 vaccines to its immunization schedule. But that doesn't mean that COVID-19 vaccines automatically will become mandatory in schools, contrary to Tucker Carlson's claims. ow.ly/16qt50LiaGx

In #WISen , Ron Johnson cherry-picked comments Mandela Barnes made shortly after a deadly attack on police in Dallas. The ad claims Barnes 'rationalized violence' against police, but it ignores that Barnes said the killings were 'not justified in any way.' ow.ly/wksN50Lh3rJ

Misinformation is spreading throughout Spanish-speaking communities in the #US .

To address the problem, International Center for Journalists Knight Fellow Laura Zommer created Factchequeado: an innovative journalism and education hub to facilitate factchecking and fight false information.