Does a social media post prove that a U.S. F-35 fighter jet landed safely "at the Chinese base in Cuba"? No, that's not true: The debris of an F-35 that vanished in September 2023 was found after a daylong search; its pilot had safely eje
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Logically→ Election Commission won’t fine people ₹350 for not voting in the 2024 general elections
Logically→ Nej, Sverige bygger inte ett fängelse för 5 000 invandrare och kan inte heller fängsla muslimer utan giltiga skäl
Logically→ Nej, den svenska socialtjänsten kidnappar inte 50.000 barn per år baserat på den nazistiska “Lebensborn”-ideologin om att återbefolka nationen.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ England isn’t ‘giving up’ on 15-minute cities, despite social media claims
CLAIM: England is giving up on efforts to create 15-minute cities because people have destroyed all the cameras and refused to pay tens of thousands of fines.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Walmart isn’t refunding $500 to anyone who shopped there last year, despite online claims
“Walmart must pay $500 to U.S. families who made purchases in 2022.”
Logically→ No, Swedish cities have not signed a 15-minute city contract that will restrict the freedom of movement and travel of its inhabitants
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Bill AB 957 Would NOT ‘Require’ Parents To Affirm Child’s Gender Identity Or Lose Custody
Will California legislative bill AB 957 require parents to affirm "gender transition" of any child or "lose custody"? No, that's not true: the bill would require judges in custody cases to consider a parent's affirmation of a child's gend
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT 7 Million Registered Voters In Wisconsin 2020 Election With Only 4.5 Million Eligible
Were 7 million people registered to vote in the 2020 general election in Wisconsin when only 4.5 million were eligible voters? No, that's not true: There were more than 3.9 million registered voters and an estimated 4.5 million eligible v
Logically→ कौन बनेगा करोड़पति के 7.5 करोड़ वाले प्रश्न का ग़लत उत्तर देने का यह वीडियो एडिटेड है
Logically→ ೨೦೧೫ರ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ರಕ್ಷಾ ಬಂಧನದಂದು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ಕಿರುಕುಳ ನೀಡಿದ ಯುವಕರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಥಳಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ 2015 video falsely shared as police thrashing youths for harassing women on Raksha Bandhan
FactCheck.org→ Video Falsely Claims 850 People Died of Myocarditis in Mexico
SciCheck Digest Cases of myocarditis have been reported following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, but they are rare and usually mild. Yet, a viral video distorts news reports to falsely claim 850 people died in Monterrey, Mexico, in June due to myocardi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 5G Is NOT Causing Vaccinated People’s Heads To Explode — Video Shows Iraqi Protesters Shot With Tear Gas Grenade
Are the heads of vaccinated people exploding and combusting when the 5G signal in Israel is turned up? No, that's not true: These video clips are real, but the headline is baseless as the video clips have nothing to do with Israel, COVID-
Full Fact→ The number of band 3-5 prison officers increased by 701 in the year to 30 June 2023
Justice secretary Alex Chalk claimed that the number of full-time equivalent band 3-5 prison staff had increased by over 700 “since 30 June 2023”.
Full Fact→ Most people under 55 don’t have undiagnosed high blood pressure
A poll by Blood Pressure UK suggests that most 30-50s don’t know their blood pressure—but other evidence suggests that it won’t be high in most cases.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myocarditis Did NOT Cause 850 Deaths In Two Weeks In Monterrey — Increased Deaths Happened During Heat Wave
Did 850 deaths occur in two weeks in Monterrey, a city in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, that were caused by myocarditis? No, that's not true: The increased number of deaths in Mexico during June 2023 occurred during a heat wave, and i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NO 353 Counties In 29 States With Voter Registrations Exceeding 100% of Eligible Voters
Were there 353 counties in 29 states with voter registrations exceeding "100 percent" and is that definitive evidence of something? No, that's not true: the social media account making that claim omits to say the "100 percent" is not refe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Truck Driver Did NOT Rescue ‘Approximately 15’ Children ‘Trapped In Padlocked Cages’ On Pickup Truck — It Was Mother, Her 4 Kids Heading Home, Police Say
Did a truck driver in New Mexico rescue "'Approximately 15' Children Trapped in Padlocked Cages in the Back of Pickup Truck" during a kidnapping incident? No, that's not true: The New Mexico State Police told Lead Stories, "This story is
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Post falsely claims 850 died of myocarditis in Monterrey, Mexico, in two weeks
CLAIM: In a span of two weeks in late June, a total of 850 died due to myocarditis in the city of Monterrey, in Mexico’s northeastern state of Nuevo León.
Full Fact→ Wes Streeting column claiming 5,000 drop in GPs over last decade amended
Mr Streeting wrote that there were almost 5,000 fewer fully qualified GPs than a decade ago, but NHS England says the data pre-September 2015 is not comparable to current figures.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ukraine Seized ‘Train’ Filled With Russian SU-57 Jets In August 2023
Did Ukraine capture an entire "train" carrying multiple SU-57 jets used by the Russian army? No, that's not true: The video making such a claim in its clickbait headline did not actually say anything about this fighter jet. As of this wri
PolitiFact→ Huracán Idalia: 5 mitos que debes evitar al prepararte para un huracán
En Español: Huracán Idalia se acerca a la costa oeste de Florida proyectándose como categoría 3. Aquí desmentimos falsos mitos de preparación que debes evitar.
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ರಷ್ಯಾದ ಲೂನಾ-೨೫ ಚಂದ್ರನ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಪ್ಪಳಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Bilden visar inte Obama, Fauci och Melinda Gates vid Wuhan-laboratoriet 2015
Logically→ No, this video does not show Russia’s Luna-25 crashing on the moon
The Dispatch→ P01135809
The costs and benefits of prosecuting a president.
Full Fact→ The EG.5 variant of Covid-19 has nothing to do with 5G
Videos from a popular Instagram influencer wrongly suggest that the 5G network is somehow causing disease associated with the new Covid variant.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Federal Benefits Program Offering $5,600 ‘Health Spending Cards’
Is the federal government giving out health spending cards worth up to $5,600 that every American qualifies for? No, that's not true: The claim that the government is freely giving out health spending cards with thousands of dollars on th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ODAB-500P Aerosol Bombs In Ukraine In 2023
Does a viral video capture the detonation of an aerosol bomb in Ukraine in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage was uploaded to the internet years before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The claim reappeared in a post (archived
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Latvia Did NOT Plan To Invade Russia In 2023 Or Between 2011 And 2015 — It’s A Parody Account’s Claim
Have Latvia's "secret plans" to invade Russia recently been exposed? And does information from military archives confirm these plans? No, that's not true: The author of the claim later publicly referred to it as "obvious satire." The stor
Logically→ Shirdi Sai Trust did not donate ₹35 crore for Haj, viral claim is fake
Logically→ Photo doesn’t show Obama, Fauci, and Melinda Gates at the Wuhan lab in 2015
Full Fact→ Viral 15 minute neighbourhoods leaflet is misleading
There are no plans for 15 minute cities that stop people leaving their local area. The concept is that people are able to reach key services without having to use a car.
Logically→ शिरडी साईं ट्रस्ट ने हज के लिए नहीं दिया 35 करोड़ रुपये का दान, वायरल दावा फ़र्ज़ी है
Logically→ शिरडी साईं ट्रस्ट ने हज के लिए नहीं दिया 35 करोड़ रुपये का दान, वायरल दावा फ़र्ज़ी है
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Execute ‘Defiant 5G Executives’
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order the executions of "defiant 5G executives"? No, that's not true: The claim, published by a website with a long history of spreading false statements, was not corroborated by credible sources in En
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945, despite conspiracy theories
“Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.”
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Fabricated story about Vladimir Putin banning 5G in Russia repackaged on social media
“Putin bans 5G across Russia, destroys all towers.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Ban ‘5G Across Russia’ Or Destroy ‘All Towers’ — Signal Is Still Present
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin prohibit 5G in Russia, tearing down all the towers delivering it? Not, that's not true: As of this writing, 5G is working in major Russian cities, and the government continues to invest in the expansio