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Top Fact Checks→ Gujarat police arrested seven people for manufacturing fake Remdesivir.
On May 1, 2021, in Gujarat, a fake Remdesivir manufacturing unit was busted, and seven people were arrested.
Snopes→ 3 Officers Resign in Rough Arrest of Woman with Dementia
Three Colorado police officers involved in the rough arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia, later seen on video laughing and joking at times about the arrest, have resigned.
Snopes→ UConn Student Arrested After Swastika Painted on Building
A UConn student has been charged with a hate crime after police say he painted a swastika on a campus building at the start of the Passover holiday.
Snopes→ Former ’19 Kids and Counting’ Reality TV Star Josh Duggar Arrested in Arkansas
Duggar was arrested by U.S. Marshals.
Snopes→ 5 Arrested in Violent Robbery of Lady Gaga’s Dogs
The woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker, Los Angeles police said.
Snopes→ Florida School Official Arrested on Bomb Threat and Mass Shooting Charges
The suspect was charged with making two different threats on the same day, resulting in two sweeps being made of the school grounds.
Snopes→ Mario Gonzalez’s Deadly California Arrest Echoes George Floyd Case
Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Latino man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest James Comey
Did the military arrest former FBI Director James Comey? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the office of the secretary of defense said no such arrest happened. An article making the claim relies on a purported unnamed source and app
Snopes→ Did Bumble Dating App Lead to Capitol Riot Suspect’s Arrest?
Storming the Capitol? That was a dating deal breaker.
TruthOrFiction→ Did Columbus Police Not Arrest Anyone After a College ‘Party’ That Left Cars Overturned?
As criticism swirled around the police department in Columbus, Ohio for its extrajudicial killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, more than a few commenters on social media pointed out that officers seemed much less aggressive when it came to a lo
Snopes→ Ex-Texas Deputy Arrested in Austin Shooting
Stephen Broderick was arrested about 20 miles away from the scene of the weekend attack.
Liste→ Daunte Wright arrest warrant unrelated to marijuana
Social media posts claim Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by police in Minnesota, was wanted for not paying a fine for marijuana possession. This is false; while there was a previous cannabis-related charge involving Wright,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Daunte Wright’s Outstanding Arrest Warrant Was NOT About Weed
Was Daunte Wright's outstanding arrest warrant about weed? No, that's not true: He was wanted on a warrant related to a gross misdemeanor weapons charge. In a separate case, court documents show Wright pleaded to a marijuana charge. By th
Snopes→ ‘Prime Suspect’ Arrested in Kristin Smart’s 1996 Disappearance
Paul Flores, 44, who was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996, was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd’s Younger Brother Was NOT Arrested And Charged In Deadly Road Rage Attack
Was George Floyd's younger brother arrested and charged in a deadly road-rage attack? No, that's not true: Although they share the same surname, there's no evidence the road-rage suspect, 29-year-old Dejywan Floyd, is the brother of Georg
Liste→ This man was arrested at a demonstration supporting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in January 2021
Facebook and Instagram posts purport to show a video of an elderly man who was arrested for not wearing a facemask, despite allegedly being vaccinated against Covid-19. The claim is misleading: the man was arrested for breaching coronavirus restriction
Snopes→ Reigning Mrs. World Arrested over Onstage Melee in Sri Lanka
She was later released on bail.
Snopes→ Was a Miami Stripper Arrested for Squirting Vaginal Fluids at Police?
A piece of satire went viral because an image of this alleged stripper resembled actress Amy Poehler.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Florida Stripper Resembling Amy Poehler Arrested For Squirting Bodily Fluids At Police in Self-Defense
Was a Florida stripper using the name Britney Simmons arrested at the Camel Toe strip club in Miami and did she squirt vaginal fluids at the officers in self-defense? No, that's not true: The story was made up by a Canadian entertainment
Snopes→ Dutch Police Make Arrest in Thefts of Van Gogh, Hals Works
Van Gogh's “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884” was snatched from the Singer Laren museum last spring as it was closed due to coronavirus lockdown.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Special Forces Did NOT Arrest John Podesta and Huma Abedin
Did U.S. Special Forces arrest former Hillary Clinton campaign aides John Podesta and Huma Abedin? No, that's not true: There's no credible corroboration for an article that makes the claim, which rests on a purported single unnamed sourc
Snopes→ Was Disney Guest Arrested After Refusing Temperature Check?
"Do you know how much stock I own in Disney?"
Liste→ Husband of Toronto Covid response chief has not been arrested
An article suggests that the husband of Toronto public health official Eileen de Villa has been arrested, that he put “pressure” on her to enact tight restrictions against Covid-19, and that he has a conflict of interest over vaccines. The claims,
Snopes→ Suspect in Attack on Asian American Woman in NYC is Arrested
The victim was walking to church in midtown Manhattan when police said a man kicked her in the stomach, knocked her to the ground, stomped on her face, shouted anti-Asian slurs before calmly walking away.
Snopes→ 2 Members of Salt Lake City’s ‘Real Housewives’ Arrested
Two members of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” reality television show have been arrested on federal fraud charges alleging that they used a business to cheat hundreds of people in a telemarketing scheme.
Snopes→ Capitol Riot Suspect Wore ‘I Was There’ Shirt When Arrested
Garret Miller's shirt had a photograph of former President Donald Trump, and it said “Take America Back” and “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021.
Snopes→ ‘Arrested Development’ Actor Jessica Walter Dies at 80
Walter's death was confirmed by her daughter, Brooke Bowman, an entertainment industry executive.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Abe Lincoln Statue Vandalized with Poop, Paint; Arrested Suspect is a Black Lives Matter Leader’
On March 24 2021, the disinformation-friendly Daily Wire published an item with the headline, “Abe Lincoln Statue Vandalized With Poop, Paint; Arrested Suspect Is A Black Lives Matter Leader.” It began: A Black Lives Matter activist in Boi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Arrested on Child Porn Charges Is NOT Former Head of Milwaukee Drag Queen Story Hour Group
Was the Milwaukee County Children's Court judge arrested on seven counts of child porn also the former president of Drag Queen Story Hour Foundation? No, that's not true. Children's Court Judge Brett Blomme was arrested on seven counts of
Liste→ This video shows an Indonesian prosecutor arrested for corruption in 2016 and is unrelated to the Muslim cleric’s ongoing trial
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok alongside a claim that it shows an Indonesian prosecutor arrested for taking a bribe in connection to the ongoing court case of a prominent Muslim cleric in Jakarta. Th
Snopes→ Man Arrested After Carrying Toddler Into Zoo Elephant Habitat
A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his 2-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals.
Snopes→ No, Drag Queen Story Hour Leader Wasn’t Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Inflammatory posts misleadingly conflated two separate organizations.
Top Fact Checks→ An armed man was arrested near U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence.
On March 17, 2021, Paul Michael Murray was initially detained by the U.S. Secret Service division for possessing illegal weapons and ammunition.
Top Fact Checks→ Patsy Stevenson staged her arrest at the vigil for Sarah Everard.
There are reports and video footage of violence and arrests at the vigil in South London on March 13.
Snopes→ San Diego Driver Arrested After Killing 3 People, Injuring 6 Others
The driver was identified only as a 71-year-old man.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy SEALs Did NOT Arrest Hillary Clinton
Did U.S. Navy SEALs arrest Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: Clinton was not arrested under a secret order former President Donald Trump gave to the Navy. "The story is fabricated and not factual," Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, assistant ch
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Navy SEALs Loyal to President Trump Arrest Hillary Clinton?
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Snopes→ Arrested Journalist Pleaded with Officer: ‘This is My Job’
An Iowa journalist covering a protest for racial justice was blinded when a police officer shot pepper spray in her face and jailed for hours despite telling him repeatedly that she was just doing her job.
Snopes→ Did Navy SEALs Arrest Hillary Clinton?
A post claimed Navy SEALs broke into the former secretary of state's home and tranquilized her.