Were all commercial flights to and from Washington, D.C., canceled on October 11, 2021? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that happened. Flights still were moving as planned in the morning and early afternoon on October 11, accord
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TruthOrFiction→ New Astrological Dates 2021 (and Ophiuchus)
A September 30 2021 image (“New Astrological Dates”) and accompanying rumor of a thirteenth zodiac sign — Ophiuchus — began its most recent voyage around social media with the following commentary: Your thoughts america. I̵
Top Fact Checks→ Iceland Foods has announced it will not have a Christmas TV ad in 2021.
Iceland Foods has not released any statement saying it has decided not to release its Christmas TV ad in 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Outage On October 4, 2021, Was NOT Met With Virtually ‘No Media Coverage’
Was Facebook's outage on October 4, 2021, met with "virtual no media coverage?" No, that's not true: not only was there major media coverage of the outage as it occurred but there was plenty of coverage about it after it was resolved. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Disrupt Facebook By Seizing Its Servers On October 4, 2021 — Outage Was Caused By Technical Difficulties
Did the military disrupt Facebook's operations on October 4, 2021, by seizing the social media platform's servers at its headquarters? No, that's not true: Facebook, along with its acquired social media platforms Instagram and WhatsApp, e
Snopes→ What Caused the October 2021 Facebook Outage?
The technology giant suffered a major shutdown that lasted about six hours.
Snopes→ Obama Presidential Center and Library Will Break Ground in September 2021
The opening in Chicago was delayed because of a lawsuit and a federal review.
Snopes→ Will Walt Disney’s Frozen Body Be Thawed in December 2021?
How can you thaw something that was never frozen to begin with?
TruthOrFiction→ New Footage of Capitol Riots Released in September 2021
“New footage” of the events of January 6 2021 began circulating on September 22 2021, appearing alongside a predictable set of claims about the “meaning” of the video: Whatever this is, it is not anything close to a coup or in
Top Fact Checks→ 30,305 people died within 21 days of having COVID-19 vaccine in England between January and June 2021.
Only 4,570 people died within 21 days of a vaccine dose during this period. These deaths were by no means linked to the vaccine.
Snopes→ ‘Jeopardy!’ Hosts: Bialik, Ken Jennings Will Finish 2021
Sony Pictures Television announced the plan the same week that episodes filmed by ousted host Mike Richards are airing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Spend Thousands On Her ‘Tax The Rich’ Dress, Nor On Her Ticket To The Met Gala 2021
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spend thousands of dollars for her dress and her ticket to the Met Gala 2021, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art? No, that's not true: according to her communications director, Ocasio-Cortez's dress,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 7NewsAustralia Did NOT Report Australians Will Be Put Into ‘Isolation Camps’ By The End Of 2021 — It’s A Counterfeit Post
Will all Australians who are not vaccinated by the end of the year be put into "isolation camps"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at 7News Australia told Lead Stories that the account in which this claim was made is fake. Also, a repr
Snopes→ Did 1 in 500 US Residents Die From COVID-19 by September 2021?
A total of nearly 664,000 people were lost to the virus in the United States by Sept. 14, 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Walmart Locations Are NOT Requiring Shoppers To Show Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination Starting November 1, 2021
Are Walmart locations in Canada requiring shoppers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination and a government-issued ID to shop in stores, effective November 1, 2021? No, that's not true: a Walmart Canada spokesperson confirmed that the claim
FactCheck.org→ CDC: No Warning Issued for Acute Flaccid Myelitis in 2021
SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis — a serious condition mainly affecting children — since 2014. The CDC hasn’t seen a reason for concern this year, but Fac
TruthOrFiction→ Surprise ‘Blue’s Clues’ Message from Steve in 2021
On September 7 2021, “a message from Steve” of Blue’s Clues fame was shared to the public Facebook group “Nostalgic Nick,” partly captioned, “Finally we have some closure from Steve”: On Twitter, @NickJr share
Full Fact - All content→ No evidence one million people legally moved to Britain in 2020/2021
A post published on Facebook by student political organisation Turning Point UK (TPUK) claims that one million “legal migrants” came to Britain in the years 2020 and 2021, and raises concerns about pressures on housing, education and health
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Grandfather Did NOT Celebrate His 146th Birthday in 2021
Is this grandfather celebrating his birthday today? No, that's not true: The man pictured in these photos, Saparman Sodimejo, died over four years ago, on April 30, 2017. These photos were taken when he celebrated his last birthday with h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Video Does NOT Show Footage Of August 26, 2021 Bombing Outside Of Kabul Airport
Does a video posted on Twitter show footage of a suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan that killed more than 170 people including 13 U.S. service members? No, that's not true: The footage is from an Israeli airstrike th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kabul Airport Photograph Is NOT From August 26, 2021 — It Was Taken August 16, 2021
Does this picture, with dust rising and a jet's wing in the foreground, capture the August 26, 2021, explosion at the Kabul airport? No, that's not true: The picture in the screenshot below was taken on August 16, 2021, by a photographer
Top Fact Checks→ Cyber Polygon 2021 is part of The Great Reset to shut down the internet worldwide.
Cyber Polygon 2021 is an online initiative centered on the secure development of digital ecosystems. It is unrelated to the "Great Reset" conspiracy.
Top Fact Checks→ An old incident from Kabul is shared as the Taliban killing a woman after they took over Afghanistan in August 2021.
The lynching of a 27-year-old woman Farkhunda Malikzada in 2015 in Central Kabul is falsely shared as the Taliban's recent action.
Top Fact Checks→ An old incident from Kabul is shared as the Taliban killing a woman after they took over Afghanistan in August 2021.
The lynching of a 27-year-old woman Farkhunda Malikzada in 2015 in Central Kabul is falsely shared as the Taliban's recent action.
Top Fact Checks→ An old incident from Kabul is shared as the Taliban killing a woman after they took over Afghanistan in August 2021.
The lynching of a 27-year-old woman Farkhunda Malikzada in 2015 in Central Kabul is falsely shared as the Taliban's recent action.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Schools Were NOT Planning On Closing On August 10, 2021, Due To ‘Drastic Events Going On In The World’
Were schools planning on closing on August 10, 2021, due to "drastic events going on in the world"? No, that's not true: social media posts that made the claim included a link that led users to a meme indicating the post was a spoof. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell Cyber Symposium Final Wrap-Up, August 12, 2021 — No PCAP Evidence, Questions Remain
Did the materials released by Mike Lindell at his Cyber Symposium meet evidentiary standards of relevance, proof of origin, chain-of-secure-custody and reproducibility that online security experts say would be needed to take seriously his
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Schools Will NOT Be Closed From August 9 To August 13, 2021
Will schools in the United States be closed from August 9 to August 13, 2021? No, that's not true: The claim came from channel45news.com, a known prank website. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published on August 4,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants Did NOT Quit Their Jobs And The Airline Did NOT Cancel All Its Flights As of August 3, 2021
Did all Spirit Airlines flight attendants quit their jobs and did the airline cancel all its flights as of August 3, 2021? No, that's not true: Although Spirit experienced significant delays and cancellations in the first days of August 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Arrested By US Military On July 27, 2021
Did the U.S. military arrest entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates on July 27, 2021? No, that's not true: The claim was posted on a known satire website. Also, Gates' social media accounts were active in the days following the purpor
TruthOrFiction→ Lollapalooza Crowd 2021 Image
Between July 30 and August 1 2021, a purported photograph from the Lollapalooza 2021 music festival in Chicago went viral, hitting social media users a little differently against the backdrop of an ongoing pandemic. Perhaps the most prominent version w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Letter Rejecting AARP Membership And Criticizing Biden’s ‘Socialist Politics’ Is From 2009, NOT 2021, And It’s Been Altered
Is a letter rejecting AARP membership and criticizing President Joe Biden's "Socialist politics" from 2021? No, that's not true: The letter was written in 2009 during the administration of former President Barack Obama. A copy of the lett
TruthOrFiction→ ‘China Received 8 Months of Rain in Just 5 Days’ in July 2021
On July 22 2021, the Facebook page “Green New Deal” shared an image and a status update about China’s recent torrential rains: China received 8 months of rain in just 5 days. The highest amount of precipitation since the measurements
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Doc and Marty Made it to 2021’
On July 21 2021, an Imgur account shared the following meme ( “Doc and Marty made it to 2021” ), which references two main characters in the Back to the Future films and showing Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown) on the left, with Michael J. F
Snopes→ Yes, Someone Really Did Predict the Bucks-Suns 2021 NBA Finals in 2016
Wisconsin man Jarrett Plahmer amazed many basketball fans in July 2021, with an unlikely, five-year-old prediction.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Stimulus Checks Are NOT Planned In The U.S. As Of July 15, 2021
Are a new round of stimulus checks being issued in the U.S. on July 30, 2021? No, that's not true: This is a prank post intended to lure people in and play a crude joke. There were, as of July 15, 2021, no bills working their way through
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Cuban Crowd Is From Years Ago, NOT 2021 Cuban Protests Against Communism
Does a picture of thousands of people packing a wide Cuban street show 2021 protesters taking to the streets against Communism? No, that's not true: The picture is several years old and has been described in captions either as a parade of
TruthOrFiction→ National Kool Aid Day 2021 and Mike Lindell’s ‘Trump Return’ Claim
On July 14 2021, a graphic appeared on Imgur claiming that MyPillow chief executive officer Mike Lindell says that former United States President Donald Trump will be “reinstated” as president despite resoundingly losing to Democratic Par
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Shows Egyptian Protests In 2011, NOT 2021 Protests In Cuba
Did a Facebook post about the July 2021 protests in Cuba include a picture of said protests? No, that's not true: the image was taken 6,000 miles away, a decade earlier: it shows protests in Egypt in 2011. The claim originated from the ca
Snopes→ Did a Tornado Pass by a Philadelphia Phillies Game in 2021?
A viral TikTok video appeared to show an extreme weather event outside Citizens Bank Park, in the summer of 2021.