In the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, USA TODAY fact-checked a wide array of conspiracy theories and false narratives. Here’s a look.
Author: McKenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY
Fact check: Workers fired for refusing a vaccine are unlikely to qualify for unemployment
Employment experts say workers who are fired for refusing a vaccine are generally ineligible for unemployment benefits, but there are some exceptions.
Fact check: Workers fired for refusing a vaccine are unlikely to qualify for unemployment
Employment experts say workers who are fired for refusing a vaccine are generally ineligible for unemployment benefits, but there are some exceptions.
Fact check: Photo of Olivia Rodrigo at White House press briefing altered to add President Joe Biden
The manipulated image online uses a 2015 photo of Biden at the swearing-in ceremony of then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter at the Pentagon.
Fact check: Viral image of plastic bags filled with gas is from 2019
An image claiming to show gas-filled plastic bags amid the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline was actually taken in 2019 in Mexico.
Fact check: Image falsely claims to show Harris and Pelosi sleeping during Biden’s speech to Congress
A viral image of VP Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi with their eyes closed is being falsely used on social media to claim they were asleep.
Fact check: It is impossible for Pelosi to divert Social Security funds for impeachment
A post claiming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took money from Social Security to fund impeachment costs originated from a satire website.
Fact check: Flipped photo falsely claims Biden has a body double and is left-handed
A viral photo of Joe Biden has been digitally flipped to make him look left-handed, and to make the false claim that he has a body double.
Fact check: Altered image makes false claim about Time magazine’s Person of the Year
While health care workers were selected as Guardians of the Year, they were not chosen as Person of the Year, as a Facebook post claims.
Fact check: Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine research
A large donation made in April by Dolly Parton caught the attention of social media users after Moderna announced a promising new COVID-19 vaccine.