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Snopes→ Did DMX Take COVID-19 Vaccine Days Before Heart Attack?
We wouldn't consider an unnamed source from a gossip site as a reliable source of information.
Snopes→ Doormen Fired for Failing to Intervene in Anti-Asian Attack
Two New York City apartment building workers have been fired for failing to help an Asian American woman as she was being violently attacked on the sidewalk outside.
Snopes→ Was an Asian American Woman Attacked on NYC Street but No One Helped Her?
The Internet likened a March 2021 assault near Times Square to the notorious death of Kitty Genovese 57 years earlier.
Snopes→ Rapper DMX on Life Support After Heart Attack, Lawyer Says
DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support at White Plains Hospital.
Snopes→ AP Source: Suspect in Capitol Attack Suffered Delusions
Police shot the suspect, 25-year-old Noah Green, who died at a hospital.
Snopes→ Officer Killed in Attack Outside Capitol an 18-Year Veteran
William “Billy” Evans joined the department in 2003 and was a member of its first responders unit.
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Suspect in US Capitol Car Attack Was Follower of Nation of Islam?
NBC News cited law enforcement sources who identified Noah Green and his political views.
Snopes→ Police: California Office Attack That Killed 4 Wasn’t Random
A gunman who killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, in a rampage at a Southern California office building knew all the victims and his motive may have involved personal or business relationships, police said.
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.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Heart attack victims shouldn’t use “cough CPR” on themselves, contrary to chain email dating back to 1999
REVIEW A Facebook post published in 2013 that went viral on Facebook in March 2021, titled “How to survive a heart attack alone”, claimed that heart attack victims “can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence The Atlanta And Boulder Shootings And The 9/11 Attacks Were ‘False Flag’ Operations
Were the mass shootings in spas and massage parlors in Atlanta, and at a grocery store in Boulder and the September 11, 2001, attacks carried out under "false flags" so that the government could pass gun control legislation and invade Afg
Full Fact - All content→ Avoid this report about a child attack
Links are being shared on Facebook to a story with the headline “12 year old girl was forced to endure a 15-minute journey before being attacked in an isolated spot”. This is a false story about a girl called Ellie Morrad alleged to h
Liste→ This digitally-altered image does not show police fleeing attack in southeast Nigeria
A picture of two policemen who appear to be running away from trouble has been shared dozens of times on Facebook, alongside a claim that it shows Nigerian officers fleeing gunmen who attacked their headquarters in southeastern Nigeria. This is false;
WaPo Fact Checker→ Ed Markey’s ahistorical attack on the filibuster
The earliest use of the filibuster can be traced to 1790, 1837 or 1841. Contrary to Markey's tweet, none of these involved slaveowners’ issues.
Snopes→ Attacked Spas Had Been Targeted by Prostitution Stings
Police records show 10 people were arrested at the two Atlanta massage businesses on prostitution charges, but none since 2013.
Snopes→ 4 Men Linked to Proud Boys Charged in Plot to Attack Capitol
Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been charged in the U.S. Capitol riots.
Snopes→ Asian Americans Grieve, Organize in Wake of Atlanta Attacks
Six of the seven slain women in the shootings were identified as Asian.
Liste→ This video shows an Iraqi mosque attacked by American troops
A video has been viewed millions of times in multiple posts on TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows Israeli soldiers shooting a minaret of a Palestinian mosque while an Islamic call to prayer is being broadcast. The claim is
Full Fact - All content→ Clapham protester is not same woman injured in Parsons Green Tube attack
It has been claimed in a post shared hundreds of times on Facebook that a woman who was arrested during the vigil for Sarah Everard on Clapham Common in March 2021 is the same woman who was injured during an attack on a London Underground train in Pars
Top Fact Checks→ A group of Jihadists attacked Hindu women and demolished idols in a house in Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
An incident of a property dispute between two parties has been incorrectly attributed and circulated with a communal angle to mislead people.
Snopes→ Reporter Faces Trial in Case Seen As Attack on Press Rights
An Iowa journalist faces trial on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice.
Top Fact Checks→ The FBI shared prior intelligence on a possible attack at the Capitol Hill with the Capitol Police.
The FBI had sent an email about possible violence at Capitol Hill that went unnoticed by the officials.
Top Fact Checks→ Gardaí was responsible for the attack during protests in Dublin
The image circulating is of a senior member of gardaí who had taken possession of evidential material and his photo is being shared out of context.
Liste→ This photo has circulated online since 2019 in reports from various countries about a hyena attack
Social media posts shared thousands of times in February 2021 claim a "bloodthirsty wolf" has been spotted in multiple locations in Pakistan. The posts shared an image of an animal and a purported letter from Pakistan’s Forest, Wildlife & Fisheri
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Merrick Garland Deny Antifa Attacks Were Domestic Terrorism Because They Happened at Night?
Following the Senate confirmation hearings for attorney general nominee Merrick Garland, viral posts on social media claimed that he said Antifa attacks on federal property were not domestic terrorism because they occured at night.Disclose.tv
Snopes→ Alaska Woman Using Outhouse Attacked by Bear, from Below
“I opened the toilet seat and there’s just a bear face just right there at the level of the toilet seat, just looking right back up through the hole, right at me,” the woman's brother said.
Top Fact Checks→ The BBC reported on the British Army’s plans to attack Goose Green in 1982.
The BBC was accused of compromising the British Army's position in the Falklands after it reported information on the troop's invasion.
Snopes→ Demi Lovato Reveals Physical Limitations from 2018 Heart Attack and Strokes
Demi Lovato’s drug overdose in 2018 resulted in the singer having three strokes and a heart attack. "I was left with brain damage."
Snopes→ Senate Acquits Trump of Inciting Capitol Attack
The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bringing his trial to a close and giving the former president a historic second victory in the court of impeachment.
Snopes→ Senate Acquits Trump of Inciting Capitol Attack
The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bringing his trial to a close and giving the former president a historic second victory in the court of impeachment.
Snopes→ Did a Domino’s Pizza in Ethiopia Sustain Attacks from Pirates?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Top Fact Checks→ The May 19th Communist Organization attacked the U.S. Senate on Nov 7, 1983.
A women-led terrorist group called the May 19th Communist Organization bombed the Capitol building's north wing, doing damages worth $250,000.
Snopes→ Did MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Blame Capitol Attack on ‘Antifa Temptresses’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/03/fact-checking-misleading-attacks-hr-1-democrats-vo/ A Fa
Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim that coughing vigorously can stop heart attack
Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook claim that coughing vigorously can avert the onset of a heart attack. A similar claim, shared on South Korean social platforms Daum Cafe and Naver Blog, advises people to "keep coughing every two seconds"
WaPo Fact Checker→ Democratic attack ads misleadingly link swing-district Republicans to QAnon
The ads start off with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon supporter. But then they pivot to much less extreme Republicans from swing districts.
Snopes→ Ocasio-Cortez Talks Capitol Attack, Past Sexual Assault
A teary-eyed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recounted hiding in her office bathroom as a man repeatedly yelled “Where is she?" during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
TruthOrFiction→ What Is a Short Ladder Attack?
During viral interest in the GameStop short squeeze, claims that a “short ladder attack” was driving drops in the price of “meme stocks” like $GME and $AMC became popular on Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter — which in turn
Liste→ This is an AFP photo showing the aftermath of a Taliban attack in Pakistan in 2014
A photo circulating on Facebook and Twitter purports to show a student in Pakistan who allegedly died during protests against in-person exams in January 2021. However, the posts are misleading; the photo shows the aftermath of a Taliban attack on a sc