"If an account with only 78 followers can have this kind of impact, imagine what an influencer with millions of followers is capable of.” Great get by @billmccarthy.bsky.social for @en.afp.com

Awful that these events are nearly always accompanied by such false accusations, but great work by @billmccarthy.bsky.social to capture the spread of these claims in real time

Misinformation is spreading about shots for animals as surveys show a rise in vaccine hesitancy by American pet owners. My latest 👇

My latest 👇

CDC edits website to include false claims about vaccines and autism factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

I wrote this one for the many baseball lovers in my life. Beware of AI slop as you enjoy the World Series ⚾

It's been a big 24 hours for my team. 👏👏👏 to @billmccarthy.bsky.social

Love to see stories from @factcheck.afp.com used as the backbone of these resources. Read the fact check here: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Our fact-check of the White House's deceptive Chicago video highlighted in CNN's "Reliable Sources" newsletter:

51 GOP senators asked the FDA to restrict abortion pills. The letter cites a policy paper experts told me overstates the risks of the medication factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

🌊🌀Five houses just fell -- yet again -- into the ocean in the Outer Banks. Here's my latest on what causes such a dramatic trend on North Carolina's coasts. Yes, it's natural erosion -- and climate change is making it worse. u.afp.com/SWCr

It's been a busy week for debunking claims about what causes autism. Gentle reminder that it is not the MMR vaccine factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Online misinformation does cause offline harm. Very proud of this story from my colleague Bill McCarthy and thankful to people willing to tell their stories even as they are receiving death threats.

Trisodium phosphate is a versatile chemical compound that is approved to be added to a variety of foods. Health influencers online regularly uphold it as a "toxic" ingredient because it is also found in industrial cleaning products, but quantity matters u.afp.com/TrisodiumPho...

Thanks for including AFP's verification work in Canada in this @dfrlab.bsky.social report

Great impact with this reporting from Bill. Glad to see platforms remove seemingly harmless accounts so they can't be used to spread more nefarious misinformation

My team at AFP can confirm the MAHA report cites studies that do not exist. With contributions from @billmccarthy.bsky.social, @manonjacob.bsky.social and Gwen Roley www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Great to see AFP Fact Check's work referenced by @dfrlab.bsky.social in this case study from Canada dfrlab.org/2025/05/08/h...

A paper questioning the safety of mifepristone is spreading across social media, but women's health experts told me its findings are based on faulty methodology and do not supplant years of studies indicating medical abortion is safe factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

🍁🗳️ Snap elections have been called in Canada and misinformation is already being shared. See something AFP should investigate? Send tips to: [email protected] Find our election debunks here: factcheck.afp.com/list/Canadia...

Wondering what Trump was referencing when he was talking about finding a social security file listing people older than 150 years old? @billmccarthy.bsky.social looked into that factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

🇨🇦 This meme was used to spread false Canadian foreign aid figures when I fact checked it back in 2018. Readers told us it is circulating again as foreign assistance comes under scrutiny, so we wrote an updated story to let folks know it’s still wrong factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers -- including AFP: "We believe the decision to end Meta’s third-party fact-checking program is a step backward for those who want to see an internet that prioritizes accurate and trustworthy information" www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an...

🗣️ Our full statement in response to Meta ending its third-party fact checking programme in the US: fullfact.org/blog/2025/ja...

NEW: A man who filmed a drone in New Jersey posted an edit of his video, adding CGI gunshots to apparently make a point on what could happen if officials did not act. Then the fake spread out of context across social media, seemingly reaching Joe Rogan this week. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Posts connecting chronic ear infections to vaccination are not backed by evidence. Exposure to germs at day care/school or to secondhand smoke are risk factors. Bottle feeding in bed has been linked to ear infections, while breastfeeding has been shown to reduce the risk u.afp.com/earinfections

This is a must read from @alexboyd.bsky.social Especially since the convoy in Ottawa caught global attention, misinformation about Canada has originated or been amplified on Tenet Media shows

With a manhunt still underway after UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot down yesterday, some of the most viral posts on X are baselessly suggesting Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi or Tim Walz were behind it. A reminder to beware conspiracy theories that thrive in information vacuums after crisis events.

Experts say RSV vaccines were rigorously tested and there are proven benefits for high risk populations factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Nice to virtually meet you Bluesky 👋 I am journalist working to combat misinformation in Canada and the US. Follow for my work and highlights from my team at AFP. See a post you want fact-checked? Please reach out!