Anicka Slachta

1 week ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Anicka Slachta

By Anicka SlachtaConservative commentator Sara Gonzalez cites Thorp’s testimony to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines resulted in miscarriages. (Screenshot via NewsGuard)What happened: With a boost from a U.S. Senate hearing, anti-vaxxers, including X users with significant reach and websites that NewsGuard has flagged as major misinformation spreader…

3 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Anicka Slachta

By Anicka Slachta What happened: Health misinformation websites are falsely claiming that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies fluoride added to public drinking water as “hazardous waste.” The agency defines “hazardous waste” as having properties that are “dangerous or capable of having a harmful effect on human health or the environment.” A closer look: While this claim has spread on websites that NewsGuard has found to repeatedly publish false health information since...

Apr 3, 2024 | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Eva Maitland |Jack Brewster |Coalter Palmer |Anicka Slachta

Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:Royal ruse: Russian media declares King Charles III deadA grim milestone: We’ve now identified more than 100 Israel-Hamas war myths. In fact, it’s now 111. Pfizer-made cheese? Not exactly…And more…Today’s newsletter was edited by Jack Brewster and Eric Effron. AI content farms are taking over the internet, and NewsGuard analysts track their spread.