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Trust Index: Do COVID booster shots make you more susceptible to the virus?
Read full article: Trust Index: Do COVID booster shots make you more susceptible to the virus?With reported cases and hospitalizations rising, health officials urge people to get vaccinated and get booster shots if they are eligible. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, however, has a different stance.
Trust Index: Do students who recovered from COVID-19 need to wear masks at school?
Read full article: Trust Index: Do students who recovered from COVID-19 need to wear masks at school?As school districts across the state are defying Gov. Ron DeSantis' mask ban, he is claiming children who contract COVID-19 and recover do not need to wear masks in school because they have immunity.
Trust Index: Fact-checking DeSantis’ statement on children wearing masks in school
Read full article: Trust Index: Fact-checking DeSantis’ statement on children wearing masks in schoolThe office of Gov. Ron DeSantis released a statement after hearing the recommendations from officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said even fully vaccinated people should wear masks indoors as the coronavirus cases increase across the country.
Trust Index: ‘There’s plenty of access to gasoline:’ Colonial Pipeline shutdown fuels fears over gas shortages
Read full article: Trust Index: ‘There’s plenty of access to gasoline:’ Colonial Pipeline shutdown fuels fears over gas shortagesCentral Florida is seeing fallout from a cyber-attack that forced the nation's largest gas pipeline to shut down.
President Trump continues claiming voter fraud with no evidence
Read full article: President Trump continues claiming voter fraud with no evidenceFrom voting machines to poll workers, President Donald Trump is claiming all types of voter fraud, but the president’s claims aren’t credible, according to election experts.
Trust Index: Do lawsuits allege widespread voter fraud?
Read full article: Trust Index: Do lawsuits allege widespread voter fraud?President Donald Trump, his lawyers and some of his allies have repeatedly claimed widespread voter fraud illegally tilted last week’s election in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden.
Trust Index: Do Sharpie pens invalidate ballots?
Read full article: Trust Index: Do Sharpie pens invalidate ballots?As states across the U.S. release vote totals for the presidential election, some social media users are falsely claiming that ballots are being invalidated in Arizona. The supposed culprit: Sharpie markers.
Trust Index: I keep getting political text messages -- are they legit?
Read full article: Trust Index: I keep getting political text messages -- are they legit?As the Nov. 3 general election approaches, many Central Floridians have been receiving text messages on their mobile devices soliciting donations for political candidates, offering assistance with mail-in ballots or inquiring about voter registration status.
Help fight misinformation. Send questionable social media posts to the Trust Index fact-checking team
Read full article: Help fight misinformation. Send questionable social media posts to the Trust Index fact-checking team“Is that accurate?” It’s a question we’re all asking about social media posts and online reports a lot these days. The Trust Index team is here to help.
