Has the FDA approved ear magnets as a smoking cessation product? No, that's not true: A social media post claimed such a device was a "Natural, FDA approved" method for people to quit smoking. A spokesperson for the Food and Drug Administ
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly State That Bill Gates Should Go To Prison As Of April 2024 — Claim Is From Site That Publishes ‘Fake News’ And Satire
Did Elon Musk publicly call for the arrest of Bill Gates as of April 2024? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a website that publishes made-up news stories related to Musk. An online search by Lead Stores found nothing to subs
AllSides→ Does the April 2024 US foreign aid package include millions of dollars for pensions in Ukraine?
https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/does-the-newly-approved-us-aid-package-to-ukraine-include-millions-of-dollars-for-pensions?utm_source=AllSides&utm_id=112
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, April 2024 Update
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, here’s how the U.S. has fared during his time in office: The economy added 15.2 million jobs. The number is now near
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Compilation Of Storm Videos Does NOT Exclusively Show April 2024 Storm That Caused Dubai Flooding
Does a video circulating on social media show clips of the rainstorms that caused widespread flooding in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; Bahrain, and Oman in mid-April 2024? No, that's not true: The compilation video contains clips of bo
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video showing drone stuck in wires isn’t from Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel
Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a powerline in Iraq.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delta Force Did NOT Arrest Klaus Schwab In April 2024
Did a Delta Force strike team arrest 86-year-old World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab on April 12, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In addition, the website where this claim appeared has a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World’s ‘First Permanent Electrified Road’ Is NOT Open As Of April 2024 — Project In Sweden Is Paused
Is the world's first permanent electrified road open in Sweden as of April 2024? No, that's not true: Several short sections of prototype electrified roadway in Sweden have been used to test various charging methods for electric cars and
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – World Economic Forum leader Klaus Schwab in good health on April 15, despite social media claims
World Economic Forum founder and chairman Klaus Schwab hospitalized in critical condition on April 15.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘You’re on your own,’ Joe. Taylor Swift hadn’t endorsed Biden for president as of mid-April 2024
“You’ve probably heard that Taylor Swift is endorsing Joe B."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video does not show Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel
Video is from Iranian media and shows rockets fired at Israel on April 13.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Yemeni Missiles Launched At Israel On April 13, 2024 — Clip Has Been On The Internet Since 2015
Does a video show missiles being launched by Yemen at Israel on April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The video has been on the internet as far back as 2015 and on YouTube since 2016. The original video did not have the flag of Iran in the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT ‘Declare That Russia Will Support Iran If The United States Attacks Iran’s Soil In Support Of Israel’ — He Had NOT Publicly Commented On That Topic As Of April 15, 2024
Did Russia's President Vladimir Putin publicly announce after Iran's aerial strike on Israel that Moscow will back Iran if the U.S. attacks "Iran's soil" in U.S. support of Israel? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Putin has not ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Has NOT Been Hospitalized; Rep Says On April 15, 2024, Schwab’s ‘Health Is Excellent’
Was World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab hospitalized as of mid-April 2024? No, that's not true: An organization representative told Lead Stories on April 15, 2024, that the organization has been "targeted by conspiracy narratives,"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show April 13, 2024 Iranian Barrage Of Hundreds Of Cruise Missiles, Drones On Israel
Does a video on social media document a barrage of hundreds of cruise missiles and drones launched into Israel by Iran on April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The video, found in a variety of posts, appeared on social media several years
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video, Photo Do NOT Show Iranian Aerial Attack On Israel On April 13, 2024 — They Predate Barrage By A Day
Did a viral post share authentic visuals of Iranian drones in the sky over Israel during Iran's aerial attack of April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: Those images and clips had been circulating on social media for at least half a day befo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show April 13, 2024 Retaliatory Attack On Iran’s Capital Tehran — It’s An Old Picture, Mislabelled
Does a photo on social media show a retaliatory strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran, following Iran's drone attack on Israel on April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The picture is not from 2024. It is a photo from the Getty Images cat
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is CERN activating the world’s most powerful particle accelerator for the April 8 eclipse? No
CERN’s activation of its Large Hadron Collider is connected to the April 8 eclipse.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iran Did NOT Attack USS Liberty Off Coast Of Bahrain In April 2024 — US Military Has No Such Ship
Did Iran attack the Navy vessel USS Liberty off the coast of Bahrain in April 2024? No, that's not true: The U.S. Navy does not have an active ship by that name at the time of writing, and there were no reports of any other U.S. vessel be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sun And Moon WILL Align Briefly In Path Of Totality During April 8, 2024, Eclipse
Will the sun and moon not be in alignment on April 8, 2024, because the heavenly bodies are "in the wrong place" astrologically? No, that's not true: A video on TikTok making this claim is misleading on three points -- the alignment of th
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, NASA doesn’t have a mission to cause ‘mass psychosis’ during the April 8 solar eclipse
Three rockets NASA is launching during the April 8 solar eclipse is “a ritual causing mass psychosis.”
Truth or Fiction?→ April Fools Joke Craft
1. Unpredictability A joke that catches us off guard does so by leading us down one path only to abruptly shift us onto another. This unexpected detour sparks our laughter. The surprise element in a punchline works because it plays against our pre
Truth or Fiction?→ April Fools’ Day History
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FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Ominous, Unfounded Claims About April 8 Eclipse Preparations
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Local governments are preparing residents for an influx of visitors during the April 8 solar eclipse that will be most visible along a narrow path through the U.S., with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Warn Residents To Prepare For Disaster Or Biological Attack During Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024
Does a video on social media contain "insider intel" regarding a bioterrorism attack that will be carried out on crowds gathered to watch the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse? No, that's not true: There is no evidence provided in this video o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Oklahoma National Guard's deployment for April eclipse doesn’t signal something ‘bigger’
The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Some communities brace for April eclipse viewing crowds, but not everyone needs to stockpile
Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse Will NOT Pass Over 8 North American Towns Named Nineveh
Will the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse entirely obscure the sun for eight North American towns named Nineveh, as claimed in a video on TikTok? No, that's not true: Only two of the eight places named Nineveh mentioned in the video -- Nineve
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, April Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/bidens-numbers-april-update/ Here’s how things have changed in the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Sudan Bio Lab Smoking April 25, 2023 After An Attack — Snip Is From April 20 Video of Airport
Does this photo show the aftermath of a bio lab intentionally attacked in Sudan? No, that's not true: The photograph is a screengrab from a video taken by a global news agency on April 20, 2023 days after internal conflict in Sudan's capi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Sudan Rapid Support Force’ In Control Of ‘Khartoum International Airport And Military Base’ On April 15, 2023
Does a video shared on social media show Sudan Rapid Forces (SRF) troops in control of "Khartoum International Airport and Military base"? No, that's not true: The video appeared online three months before fighting broke in Sudan in mid-A
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, April Update
Summary Here’s how things have changed in the U.S. so far under President Joe Biden, who announced on April 25 that he is officially running for reelection: The economy added 12.6 million jobs under Biden, putting the total 3.2 million hi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moscow Aerial Video NOT Captured By Ukrainian Drones In April 2023
Does a video authentically show footage captured by a Ukrainian drone flying over Moscow in April 2023? No, that's not true: The video shared on Twitter was originally posted to YouTube in 2015 by AirPano, a virtual reality production stu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Was NOT ‘Reconnected Back To SWIFT’ On April 22, 2023
Did sanctioned Russian banks regain their access to the international system of cross-border money transfers in April 2023? No, that's not true: No such decision was made by the European Union or the United States, as of this writing. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Snub UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak When He Arrived In Belfast On April 11, 2023
Did President Joe Biden "push away" or snub U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when Biden arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on April 11, 2023? No, that's not true: The video in this post has been digitally edited. It was shortened to see
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Troops In Hazmat Suits Did NOT Land In Helicopters, Arrest 5 People On Utah State Campus For Manufacturing Ricin In April 2023
Did U.S. Army helicopters carrying troops in hazmat suits land on the campus of Utah State University and arrest five people for manufacturing ricin in April 2023? No, that's not true: The helicopters that landed on the campus on April 11
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Jordan Did NOT Turn Down $120M Disney Deal On April 3, 2023 — It’s Fictional Story
Did Michael Jordan turn down a $120 million deal with Disney on April 3, 2023? No, that's not true: This story originated from the website The Dunning-Kruger Times, which has a disclaimer stating, "Everything on this website is fictional.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Fighter Jet Intercepting US Navy Aircraft On April 10, 2023
Does this video show a Russian fighter jet intercept a U.S. Navy aircraft and order it to leave on April 10, 2023? No, that's not true: This event shown in the video did not happen on April 10, 2023, but on July 7, 2021. The source of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That Obama Will ‘Relocate To Kenya In June’ Is NOT News Story — It’s April Fool’s Day Joke
Will former President Barack Obama move to Kenya in June 2023 as a Senate-confirmed special envoy for U.S. diplomacy? No, that's not true: The article that makes this claim has a disclaimer that states it's an April Fool's Day story. Some
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A ‘Cost Of Living March’ In London On April 1, 2023 — It’s A 2018 Anti-Brexit March
Does a video circulating on social media show crowds protesting the increasing cost of living in London on April 1, 2023? No, that's not true: The footage is from a 2018 anti-Brexit rally. The claim appeared in a video posted on Facebook