An article claiming that billionaire financier George Soros was arrested for interference in the 2020 US election has received hundreds of shares and thousands of views on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The report includes an image of a purported indic
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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Was George Soros Arrested for Election Interference?
Claims that George Soros was arrested for election interference have gone viral on social media. The conspiracy states that Soros was indicted for a host of crimes, including wire fraud and identity theft, and that the judge ordered a publication ban t
Snopes→ No, George Soros Wasn’t Arrested in Philadelphia for Election Interference
An indictment against Russian hackers was altered to support the false claim that the financier had been arrested for "election interference."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Soros NOT Arrested For Election Interference, NOT In Federal Custody
Was George Soros arrested by the FBI and is he currently in federal custody in Philadelphia under accusation of election interference? No, that's not true: the Canadian website that ran the story has a track record of publishing hoaxes an
Snopes→ Was Florida Man Arrested After Driving Away With Power Pole on Car Roof?
Stranger things have happened in the Sunshine State.
Snopes→ Was Florida Man Arrested After Driving Away With Power Pole on Car Roof?
Stranger things have happened in the Sunshine State.
Liste→ Biden’s Texas campaign director was not arrested for election fraud
Social media posts and an online article claim a top staffer from Joe Biden’s campaign team was arrested for electoral fraud. This is false; court records indicate that Dallas Jones, a political consultant hired to oversee the campaign in Texas, was
FactCheck.org→ Rand Paul Baselessly Says Only Anti-Trump Protesters Arrested at MAGA March
In an appearance on Fox News, Sen. Rand Paul claimed without evidence that only counterprotesters were arrested at the Million MAGA March and its tumultuous aftermath, and that they were solely responsible for the outbreaks of violence there. The Washi
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Was a Biden Staffer Arrested for Voter Fraud?
A viral social media post claims to show a photo of a Biden staffer under arrest for voter fraud: a.image2.image-link.image2-745-718 { padding-bottom: 103.76044568245126%; padding-bottom: min(103.76044568245126%,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Biden Campaign Political Director Was NOT Arrested For Electoral Fraud
Did Dallas Jones, a political director in Texas for the presidential campaign of president-elect Joe Biden, get arrested for electoral fraud? No, that's not true: No arrest record was offered in support of the claim. A public affairs offi
Snopes→ Was Biden Staffer Dallas Jones Arrested for Voter Fraud?
A photo of Cuba Gooding Jr. was used as evidence to support a error-filled claim about voter fraud.
TruthOrFiction→ Was Dallas Jones, a ‘Biden Campaign Director,’ Arrested For ‘Electoral Fraud’?
On November 15 2020, a blog post titled “Biden Campaign Director Arrested For Electoral Fraud” began circulating on social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit: Apparently Former FBI agent and Joe Biden staffer has been arrested: Dall
Liste→ This video has circulated in reports about a woman arrested for allegedly assaulting a stranger in Singapore
A video that shows police detaining a woman on a street has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and online forums alongside a claim she was arrested for not wearing a mask during the coronavirus pand
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hunter Biden Was NOT arrested for possession of Child Porn
Was Hunter Biden arrested for possession of child porn? No, that's not true: The claim provides none of the public documents that accompany an arrest and was made in a story from a fake news website published in Canada. The story originat
Liste→ Only 3 absentee ballots were found in arrested postal worker’s vehicle
A tweet saying that a United States Postal Service (USPS) worker was caught at the Canadian border with “stolen ballots” was retweeted more than 17,000 times. This is misleading; a postal employee was arrested with undelivered mail, but only three
Snopes→ Sword-Wielding Man Arrested After Halloween Deaths in Quebec
A man dressed in medieval clothing and armed with a Japanese sword was arrested on suspicion of killing two people and wounding five others on Halloween in Quebec City.
Snopes→ AP Finds Most Arrested in Protests Aren’t Leftist Radicals
Very few of those charged in protests appear to be affiliated with highly organized extremist groups, and many are young suburban adults from the very neighborhoods Trump vows to protect from violence.
Snopes→ ‘Home Improvement’ Actor Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested in Oregon
Zachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com “Home Improvement” was arrested in Oregon and faces charges of strangulation and assault.
TruthOrFiction→ A Morgue Worker Was Not Arrested for Giving Birth to a Dead Man’s Baby
In October 2020, a purported news article — generally bearing the headline, “Morgue worker arrested after giving birth to a dead man’s baby” — began circulating in Facebook groups and on Twitter: W. T. F. I have so many que
TruthOrFiction→ A Morgue Worker Was Not Arrested for Giving Birth to a Dead Man’s Baby
In October 2020, a purported news article — generally bearing the headline, “Morgue worker arrested after giving birth to a dead man’s baby” — began circulating in Facebook groups and on Twitter: W. T. F. I have so many que
Snopes→ Rapper Lil Yachty Arrested for Driving 150 MPH in Ferrari
Georgia State Patrol arrested rapper Lil Yachty after he was allegedly caught driving more than 150 mph on an Atlanta highway.
Snopes→ Organizer Arrested After Driving Car into California Protest
An organizer of a Southern California demonstration against racism was in jail on suspicion of attempted murder after authorities say she drove through a crowd and struck two counterprotesters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Was NOT Arrested For Not Wearing A Mask – She Was Arrested For Criminal Trespassing
Was a woman arrested at a middle school football game for not wearing a mask? No, that's not true. A video went viral showing a woman not wearing a mask at a football game in Logan, Ohio, and a police officer tasing her, putting her in ha
Liste→ Posts falsely claim Netflix CEO has been arrested for child pornography
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts claim that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was arrested by the FBI for possessing thousands of files of child pornography. This is false: law enforcement officials told AFP Fact Check there was no arrest and the rumou
Top Fact Checks→ A car driver has been arrested for falling asleep after putting his Tesla car on autopilot at 140kmph.
A driver who set his Tesla car to autopilot and broke the speed limit on a Canadian highway has been charged with dangerous driving.
Top Fact Checks→ Twenty-seven men were arrested in an undercover online child predator operation.
The officials confirmed that 27 men from Ohio were arrested in an undercover operation led by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Man Was NOT Arrested For Filling Out 1,700 Ballots As Attorney General Barr Said In Interview — DOJ Says Barr Was Misinformed
Was a Texas man arrested for filling out 1,700 ballots as Attorney General William Barr claimed in a Sept. 2, 2020, CNN interview? No, that's not true: Barr was misinformed when he made the statement, according to the Department of Justic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BLM Rally And Antifa Riot Instigators Have NOT Been Charged And Arrested For Arson In California And Oregon Wildfires
Were "several" instigators of BLM rallies and Antifa riots arrested and charged with arson in California and Oregon wildfires? No, that's not true: Federal and local officials have dismissed the claim that left-wing extremists were involv
Top Fact Checks→ Aindrita Ray is arrested over drugs scandal.
CCB police have only questioned the actor Aindrita Ray over the drug scandal. She has not been arrested.
TFCN Feature – Poynter→ Fact-check: Did Joe Biden say that Breonna Taylor should be arrested?
MediaWise Rating: Not Legit On Sept. 3 a video surfaced on Twitter that appears to show Joe Biden calling for the arrest of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was shot by police on March 13. The video comes from a Q&A session during a public speakin
Snopes→ Did Netflix CEO ‘Kim Martin Morrow’ Get Arrested for Child Pornography?
Another day, another step further away from reality.
TruthOrFiction→ Did Josie Huang Identify Herself as Press While Being Arrested?
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s latest attempt to justify the violent arrest of a journalist was clearly exposed as false by video footage of the attack posted by the reporter and other news outlets. Huang, a reporter for KPC
Snopes→ Was the Netflix CEO Arrested on Child Pornography Charges?
False rumors were spread on social media in order to capitalize on heightened panic about pedophilia.
TruthOrFiction→ Conspiracy Forums Amplify Russian Troll Site’s ‘Laundry List’ of Arrested Politicians
A lengthy “copypasta” disinformation post with content dating back to at least 2015 was recirculated online in conspiracy theory forums and Facebook in August and September 2020 — amplified by a Russian website. NBC News reporter Ben
Snopes→ Ex-White House Adviser Steve Bannon Arrested in Fraud Scam
He was arrested on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.”
Snopes→ Was an Indiana Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Voter Fraud in 2020?
While both are election crimes, there is a difference between modifying mail-in ballots and modifying applications for ballots.
Snopes→ Did Mugshots Show 13 ‘Antifa Teachers’ Arrested in Portland?
Plenty of outrage, but very little evidence, surrounded a widely shared meme in the summer of 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence These People Arrested In Portland In 2017 Are Public School Teachers Or Antifa Or Both
Were 13 public school teachers identifyng themselves as Antifa members arrested in Portland? No, that's not true: This meme making that claim and implying the arrests were recent is using mugshots from 2017. The claim that they a
TruthOrFiction→ Was a Colorado Man Arrested and Charged With Accidentally Shooting Fellow Protesters?
On July 31 2020, a Facebook user shared the following image and a status update claiming that a protester in Denver had accidentally shot fellow protesters in Denver: The Facebook user wrote: Protesters illegally blocked traffic on an interstate in
Snopes→ Was Tom Hanks Arrested in Australia and Fitted with an Ankle Bracelet?
The actor is one of several celebrities who have become the target of bizarre conspiracy theories about "elite pedophile sex trafficking rings."