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Health Feedback→ Castor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
REVIEW In March 2024, a Facebook video claimed that applying castor oil packs on the skin eliminates tumors, bone spurs, and uterine fibroids. The video was posted on the Facebook account of naturopath Barbara O’Neill, which has over 250,000 follo
Health Feedback→ Rat study alleged to link COVID-19 vaccines to autism cannot be generalized to humans and contains important limitations
REVIEW A study published in the journal Neurochemical Research on 10 January 2024 became the subject of numerous social media posts on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). These posts alleged that the study showed COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could produce
Logically→ No, these photos don’t show a young girl allegedly ‘assaulted and raped’ by Barack Obama
Logically→ No, these photos don’t show a young girl allegedly ‘assaulted and raped’ by Barack Obama
Health Feedback→ Dubious Facebook ads promote unproven supplement SightCare alleged to restore “perfect” vision and cure macular degeneration
REVIEW Numerous ads purporting to reveal a “simple 7-Second Bedtime Ritual” that would restore vision went viral on Facebook in December 2023. Examples of such ads can be seen here and here. All the ads we found were published by a single Facebo
Health Feedback→ Public information film on coronavirus allegedly from the 1970s is a parody published in 2020
REVIEW A three-minute video titled “Coronavirus – 1970s Public Information Film” offering recommendations to prevent coronavirus infections went viral at the end of 2023. The video circulated on social media platforms including X (formerly
AllSides→ Legendary Magazine Allegedly Caught Using Fake AI Authors To Generate Literal Fake News Stories
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/27/sports-illustrated-magazine-allegedly-caught-ai-authors-news-stories/
Logically→ No, this video of an alleged nurse in al-Shifa Hospital is not Israeli influencer Hannah Abutbul
The Dispatch→ What We Know and Don’t Know About Hamas’ Alleged Atrocities in Israel
Videos that attempt to ‘debunk’ claims about beheadings, assaults, and killings are inconclusive and misleading.
Full Fact→ Deepfake videos show BBC presenters promoting alleged Elon Musk investment project
Videos shared on social media claim to show BBC presenters reporting that British residents could earn up to £5,700 a day.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – It’s not a cover-up: Maui arrests made after people allegedly trespassed in disaster area
Maui, Hawaii, police chief arrests “witnesses” in part of wildfire cover-up.
Health Feedback→ Testimony by Steve Kirsch on the alleged harms of vaccination relies on flawed, biased analyses
REVIEW Vaccines protect against potentially life-threatening infectious diseases. Thanks to vaccination, some infections, like smallpox and polio, that took more than 400 million lives globally and disabled many others are now eradicated or signific
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flaws In Mock-Up Of Alleged Hunter Biden Message Do NOT Prove It Is A Fake
Do flaws in a mock-up of a purported Hunter Biden message to a Chinese businessman prove it is not authentic? No, that's not true: Although Lead Stories can't vouch for its overall validity, the details of the message accurately reflect a
Logically→ No, an alleged Gulf Cartel member was not pictured carrying a U.S.-made Javelin missile launcher
PolitiFact→ George Santos has been arrested. Here’s a recap of his alleged falsehoods
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been arrested. His prosecution in federal court may shed light on where he got some of the money he used for his campaign. But on many of the falsehoods he told during his campaign, Santos has remained quiet. Here’s a
Logically→ Photos of Malayalam actor allegedly physically abused by partner shared with false communal angle
Health Feedback→ Alleged Morgellons test with cranberry juice doesn’t show nanoparticles, but precipitates from tannin-protein interactions
REVIEW A Facebook reel originating from TikTok, claiming that swishing cranberry juice in your mouth removes “all these nanoparticles from the chemtrails and from the pollution in the air”, went viral in March 2023, accruing more than 14,000 lik
Health Feedback→ Analysis of alleged Medicare data by Steve Kirsch is flawed and doesn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase mortality rate
REVIEW On 26 February 2023, entrepreneur Steve Kirsch published a Substack post with the headline “Medicare data shows the COVID vaccines increase your risk of dying”. Medicare is federal health insurance for people aged 65 and older in the U.
Health Feedback→ Viral memes listing COVID-19 topics about which authorities were allegedly “wrong” rehash debunked misinformation
REVIEW In late February 2023, posts and memes stating “we were right about everything” and listing several COVID-19-related topics went viral on social media platforms. Almost identical iterations of the list circulated widely on Facebook, Insta
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Alleged Photos of the Turkish-Syrian Earthquake
This stock photo has gone viral in the wake of the earthquake in Turkey. Two photos are circulating online with captions suggesting that they were taken in the wake of the recent Turkish-Syrian earthquake. However, both images are stock photos that pre
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real Elon Musk tweet about alleged Twitter suppression
Elon Musk tweeted, “The Democrats paid the CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter millions of dollars to block and delete people’s pages during the 2020 election.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking an Alleged Tweet by Right-Wing Pundit Matt Walsh
A screenshot of a tweet supposedly from right-wing commentator Matt Walsh went viral in the last week, with Walsh allegedly saying: “‘Taking advantage’ of a drunk girl is not rape.” This tweet uses Walsh’s real Twitter handle and avatar, b
Logically→ CCTV footage allegedly shows Mangaluru autorickshaw blast suspect Mohammad Shariq walking with a backpack.
Washington Post→ Dissecting GOP claims about Hunter Biden deals allegedly involving his father
At a news conference, the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee made assertations that have not been proven, are in dispute or are incorrect.
Full Fact→ Warning over alleged Christmas postal ‘scam’ is long out of date
The premium-rate number a Facebook post warns about was shut down in 2005.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 1,000s Protesting Alleged Voter Fraud In Brazil’s 2022 Presidential Elections
Does a photograph of a packed street in the city of Sao Paulo show thousands of Brazilians protesting against alleged voter fraud after the country's 2022 presidential election? No, that's not true: The picture is from a 2016 protest agai
Washington Post→ The strange twists and turns of an alleged election conspiracy
The conservative “election integrity” group appeared to have scored a target after a company executive was arrested. But the case has grown ever more complex.
Snopes→ Lauren Boebert’s Alleged Dog Shooting Story, Explained
The claim stemmed from a since-deleted Facebook post. Authorities said it was another neighbor — not the congresswoman — who pulled the trigger.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Alleged revelation about Pfizer vaccine trial is nothing new
Pfizer executive “admits” vaccine was never tested for preventing transmission.
Logically→ Chinese military convoy is heading towards Beijing for an alleged coup.
A video claiming a Chinese military convoy heading towards Beijing during an alleged coup is old. No such incident has been reported so far.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Judge who allowed Mar-a-Lago search represented Epstein’s alleged accomplices, not Epstein
“Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer became a federal judge” and “was the person to sign off on the Mar-a-Lago search warrant.”
Logically→ Chandigarh University has suspended female students for protesting over the alleged leaked videos.
There have been no reports of students being suspended for staging protests. Chandigarh University has suspended two wardens for negligence.
Logically→ A female student from Chandigarh University died by suicide over an alleged video leak.
Police and the university clarified that no student died by suicide. A video of some girls fainting amid the protest was shared with false claims.
Snopes→ Rapper Fetty Wap Jailed After Alleged FaceTime Death Threat
Rapper Fetty Wap was jailed after, prosecutors say, he threatened to kill a man during a FaceTime call.
Logically→ The alien bodies found after an alleged crash in 1947 at Roswell, New Mexico, were biological robots built for Space travel.
The official findings on the Roswell crash have not indicated finding any biological robots, aiens or equipment that enables space travel.
Snopes→ Hunter Biden’s iCloud Account Allegedly Hacked by 4chan User
A "data dump" supposedly revealed the contents of an iCloud account associated with an iPhone and iPad owned by U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.
Poynter→ Fact checker detained in India for allegedly inflaming religious strife
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. On June 27, Indian authorities arrested journalist […] The pos
Snopes→ Will Depp Case Lead to More Lawsuits Against Alleged Abuse Victims?
Some have expressed concern that the fallout from the high-profile lawsuit could chill victims of domestic violence from speaking out.
Snopes→ German Prosecutors Seek 5 Years for Alleged Ex-Nazi Guard
German prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence for a 101-year-old man who is on trial for his alleged role as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II.