Latest Fact Checks By Andy Nguyen

Claim about smartphones given to immigrants misses key context: they’re used for tracking

By Andy Nguyen

April 14, 2022

"Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”

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Twitter post wasn’t serious about Elon Musk using $3 billion to give every American family $100,000

By Andy Nguyen

April 8, 2022

“With the money Elon Musk spent to buy Twitter shares, he could have given every American family $100,000 and still had enough left over to…

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Yes, oil companies are reporting record breaking profits. But it follows pandemic-fueled losses

By Andy Nguyen

March 10, 2022

U.S. imports 1% of its oil from Russia while “Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell profits are at their highest level in over 7 years.”

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No, the U.S. did not end its domestic oil production. But it does import some of its oil from Russia

By Andy Nguyen

February 28, 2022

The United States buys "206,000 barrels of oil a day" from Russia but "shut down domestic oil production a year ago."

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No, you won’t get free groceries from Aldi for sharing a Facebook post

By Andy Nguyen

February 21, 2022

Grocery chain Aldi will send people who share a Facebook post a “bag full of family necessities” worth $750, and 100 random bags also have…

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A video featuring President Joe Biden talking about a new round of stimulus payments is fake

By Andy Nguyen

February 16, 2022

Says that President Joe Biden said Americans will start seeing “direct deposits in their bank accounts this weekend,” and that Medicare recipients will get back…

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Himalayan ‘caterpillar fungus’ is not quite a miracle cancer killer, but it’s promising

By Andy Nguyen

February 15, 2022

A molecule found in a Himalayan fungus "kills cancer cells with 40 times potency."

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Blog post ignores important context about COVID-19 immunity study

By Andy Nguyen

January 26, 2022

“The CDC admits that natural immunity from prior infections is superior to vaccinated immunity alone.”

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No, Joe Biden never said ‘dozens of police were killed’ during the U.S. Capitol attack

By Andy Nguyen

January 19, 2022

Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day.

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No, putting a stop to COVID-19 testing won’t make the pandemic disappear

By Andy Nguyen

January 19, 2022

“If you stop testing (for COVID-19) it all goes away and people just have colds like before.”

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The COVID-19 vaccines won’t lead to the deaths of a half million sharks

By Andy Nguyen

January 7, 2022

"Half a million sharks could be killed to make the COVID-19 vaccine."

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No, declining the COVID-19 vaccine won’t make you ‘99.8%’ safe from the virus

By Andy Nguyen

January 3, 2022

"By declining the vax, I am 100% safe from adverse reactions and 99.8% safe from COVID."

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