8 hours agoTrust Index: Will US be ‘well on our way’ to herd immunity by summer?President Joe Biden announced he’s ramping up COVID-19 vaccine allocation and distribution, including the purchase of 200 million more vaccine doses next week.
Trust Index: What does Trump stand to lose if he’s impeached before Biden’s inauguration?A lot of people are talking about what President Donald Trump has to lose if he’s impeached just days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Trust Index: A trending meme is inaccurate, but COVID-19 is killing an historic number of people A trending meme suggests COVID-19 deaths are among the Top 8 deadliest days in U.S. history. The graphic is inaccurate, but there's more to know.
Trust Index finds Trump’s claim on Georgia voter signature checks is wrongPresident Donald Trump wrongly claims that Georgia election officials are unable to verify signatures on absentee ballot envelopes because of a legal settlement known as ...
Trust Index: Did Pfizer intentionally delay its vaccine announcement?News4Jax is running the president's claim that Pfizer delayed its vaccine announcement until after the election through our Trust Index.
Trust Index: Were ‘illegal’ votes counted?Nearly a week after Election Day, many Americans are still questioning the results, making claims of voter fraud and illegal votes being counted.
Trust Index: Are ‘illegal’ votes being counted?As election officials in states across the country continue releasing vote totals for the presidential election, some claim that ballots counted after Election Day must b...
Trust Index: Fact-checking President Trump’s post-election claimsMystery ballots, voter fraud and Georgia's election -- to help you separate fact from fiction, we’re vetting the president’s remarks with the Trust Index.
5 ways you can help fight misinformation on Election DayProfessional fact-checkers share how you can help fight misinformation on Election Day 2020.
Trust Index: How you can become a fact-checker on Election Day and beyondHow can you tell fact from fiction on Election Day and beyond?
Trust Index: Did Biden receive more money from Wall Street than Trump?The News4Jax Trust Index Team is fact-checking three more claims that were made Thursday night
Trust Index: Fact-checking the final Trump, Biden debateThe News4Jax Trust Index Team is fact-checking statements made during the final presidential debate on Thursday night between President Donald Trump and former Vice Presi...
What did they say? Fact-checking the final presidential debateDuring tonight’s live coverage of the final presidential debate of the 2020 election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, we can’t make the...
Trust Index: Does closing a school help slow a COVID-19 outbreak?With two Duval County High School campuses shut down because of COVID-19 outbreaks, Gov. Ron Desantis criticized the idea in a Jacksonville press conference on Tuesday.
Who’s right? Checking claims from the Donna Deegan, John Rutherford debateIt’s the quandary most of us find ourselves in after listening to both sides of most political debates -- both sides make good points, but seemingly based on different se...
Trust Index: Putting the CDC’s ‘15-minute rule’ to the testWe're putting the "15-minute rule" for COVID-19 exposure to the test.
Trust Index: Fact-checking 6 things you’ve heard about mail-in votingWith voters casting ballots by mail amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on track to set records, News4Jax thought it was particularly important this election season to ...
Trust Index: Pence says no more hurricanes today than 100 years agoVice President Mike Pence was asked during Wednesday night’s debate if he agreed with the scientific consensus that man-made climate change has made hurricanes wetter, sl...
Trust Index: Fact-checking Harris’ claim that Trump called coronavirus ‘hoax’The global COVID-19 pandemic was the first topic discussed during the vice presidential debate Wednesday night and saw Democratic candidate Sen. Kamala Harris make an oft...
Trust Index: Harris claims Trump White House removed ‘climate change’ from websiteDuring the first and only scheduled debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic senator claimed the White House removed references to ...
Trust Index: Fact-checking claims during vice presidential debate about China travel restrictionsThe topic of the coronavirus and the Trump administration’s response to it was the first topic discussed during the vice presidential debate Wednesday night between Vice ...
Trust Index: What should we fact-check from the vice presidential debate?We’re fact-checking the Oct. 7 vice presidential debate — and you can help.
We’re fact-checking the vice presidential debateWe’re fact-checking Wednesday’s vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris as they square off in Salt Lake City for their lone s...
Political text messages are the newest battleground. Are they legit?Getting texts about voting or seemingly from candidates? They might be from legitimate political organizations or they might be from scammers.
Trust Index: Face masks do NOT cause wearer to inhale own ‘toxins’Medical experts and the News4Jax Trust Index team debunked a warning against wearing face masks that claimed the coverings can pose a risk to the wearer’s health.
Trust Index: What’s true about the flu vaccine & what’s notFlu season begins next month, and doctors say with COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to get the influenza vaccination as soon as possible.
Trust Index: CDC did NOT backpedal on death count related to COVID-19The News4Jax Trust Index team rates the claim that the CDC updated its records to show that only 6% of U.S. deaths tied to COVID-19 were legitimate as simply not true.
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AP Fact Check: Trump distorts record; Black Lives Matter falsely accusedA look at the veracity of claims by political figures.
Are athletes at less risk for coronavirus?At a Thursday roundtable with former players and current coaches at the University of North Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that student-athletes are less likely to have ...
Is COVID-19 risk to children ‘incredibly low?’Gov. Ron DeSantis claims that children run an “incredibly low” risk for contracting coronavirus. We put that claim to the Trust Index.
Trust Index: Does heat, humidity kill COVID-19?We’re all feeling the summer heat, but the question is: How will it impact the spread of COVID-19?
Trust Index: Just how many people has Florida tested for COVID-19?On Tuesday, the state’s COVID-19 dashboard reported there have been nearly 2 million “total people tested.” But that number could be misleading.
‘Less severe strain’ of COVID-19? Says who?Most medical experts believe COVID-19 has mutated and will continue to. But the announcement that the strain circulating in Florida is less aggressive caught people who s...
Trust Index: Do face masks reduce spread of coronavirus?There so much information circulating about coronavirus and a lot of data and studies -- sometimes with conflicting information -- is coming at us. The Trust Index is her...
Is new US quarter proof government knew COVID-19 was coming?The Trust Index found no truth to claims circulating online that a newly printed American quarter with a picture of two Samoan fruit bats on it was connected to a governm...
Trust Index: Could hand sanitizer ignite in your car?You may have seen the social media post warning people about the dangers of leaving hand sanitizers in hot vehicles. Our Trust Index wanted to know if the warning about f...
Can coronavirus spread in pool water?With rising temperatures and summer coming, many people’s thoughts are turning to swimming pools. But with social distancing, face masks and other efforts to minimize the...
Trust Index: Were models predicting COVID-19’s impact on Florida hospitals misleading?In a televised speech, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed a model that predicted how many people could have been hospitalized in the state by the end of April due to the n...
Trust Index: Can a pulse oximeter spot COVID-19 early?We put claims that devices that measure how much oxygen you have in your blood can identify coronavirus disease through our Trust Index.
Not on your life: FDA warns against using malaria drug to battle COVID-19The Food and Drug Administration is warning against the use of two related drugs President Trump repeatedly called “game changers” in the fight against coronavirus.
Trust Index: Are Jacksonville area beaches crowded or empty?People flocked to the beach last Friday evening and weekend after Mayor Lenny Curry reopened Jacksonville’s beaches after a four-week closure over the concerns over the s...
