While India suffered a devastating surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths in 2021, some saw an opportunity for insidious religious propaganda.
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Snopes→ Is Crocs Giving Away Free Footwear to Healthcare Workers?
The company is reportedly providing 10,000 free pairs a day to healthcare workers from now until May 14, 2021.
Snopes→ Video Shows ‘Come From Away’ Broadway Cast Reuniting After 425 Days
A TikTok video showed the cast of the Broadway musical "Come from Away" returning to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on West 45th Street.
Snopes→ Was a Boy’s Dead Mother Sent a Check Addressed to ‘Mrs. Passed Away’?
The boy's father said he initially thought the letter was a "sick joke."
Top Fact Checks→ Kerala’s UDF candidate V V Prakash passed away before the election results were declared.
Prakash died on April 29, due to a cardiac arrest, three days before the declaration of Kerala assembly election results.
Top Fact Checks→ Kerala’s UDF candidate V V Prakash passed away before the election results were declared.
Prakash died on April 29, due to a cardiac arrest, three days before the declaration of Kerala assembly election results.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Henry Repeating Arms Is NOT Giving Away Rifles To Five Lucky Winners
Is Henry Repeating Arms giving away rifles to five lucky winners? No, that's not true: A spokesman for the company told Lead Stories the giveaway is not real. A post making the claim is riddled with spelling errors and appears on a page t
Snopes→ QAnon Hasn’t Gone Away – It’s Alive and Kicking
Perhaps the greatest success of the conspiracy is its ability to create a shared alternate reality.
Snopes→ Oh, Hey Cancer: Takeaways from My ‘Irish Funny’ COVID Year
In the worst of times, here's to remembering the very, very good.
Snopes→ No, Amazon Is Not Giving Away Free AirPods in a Raffle
If you receive this congratulatory text message from "Amazon" on your phone, don't click that link!
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unvaccinated People Do NOT Need To Stay Away From Vaccinated People — mRNA Vaccines Don’t Deliver Virus
Should unvaccinated people stay away from vaccinated people because the COVID-19 vaccine sheds and causes problems including miscarriages in pregnant unvaccinated people? No, that's not true. "This claim is false," Dr. George Rutherford,
Snopes→ Supreme Court Moves Away from Leniency for Minors Who Murder
The case before the justices has to do with sentencing juveniles to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Supreme Court had previously said that those sentences should be rare.
Snopes→ Is Budweiser Giving Away a Free Beer to People Who Have Been Vaccinated?
For a limited time, and in participating states only, it is possible that proof of vaccination against COVID-19 could get you a $5 spending card to be used on a Budweiser beer.
Snopes→ Steak-Out: Rhode Island’s Runaway Steer Has Been Recaptured
A steer that has been on the lam for nearly two months after escaping while on the way to a Rhode Island slaughterhouse was finally corralled.
Liste→ Footage shows cemetery swept away by floods in Tajikistan
A video of a muddy graveyard has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside the claim that it shows exposed and empty burial plots in a Thailand cemetery. This, according to the claim, is evidence of what Christians refer to as the rapture, a
Snopes→ SCAM ALERT: Walmart Is Not Giving Away Vouchers To Celebrate Going Plastic Bag-Free
Though the retail giant has made a commitment to reduce the use of plastic bags, stores around the world still offer them.
Top Fact Checks→ The Bharatiya Janata Party took away land rights from Jharkhand’s tribes.
After several protests across Jharkhand, the BJP withdrew a bill that would let Jharkhand's government acquire lands of Adivasis in the state.
Snopes→ SCAM ALERT: Aldi 75th Anniversary Facebook Giveaway
If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Snopes→ SCAM ALERT: Tim Hortons 57th Anniversary Giveaway
A copypasta offer appeared too good to be true.
TruthOrFiction→ Walmart ‘Going Plastic Bag Free’ Giveaway Posts
On March 23 2021, a purported (and popular) Walmart post circulated on Facebook, promising a “$75 voucher” and pledging Walmart would “go plastic bag free” in 2021. That post was intermittently accessible and formatted as an alb
Hoax-Slayer→ Tim Hortons Hamper Giveaway Facebook Scam
According to a post that has been hurtling around Facebook at speed in recent days, you can get a free Tim Hortons hamper just by sharing and commenting. The post Tim Hortons Hamper Giveaway Facebook Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Liste→ Watch out for Facebook page giving away “free” tiny houses – it’s a scam
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook in New Zealand and South Africa claim to be giving out free tiny homes and motorhomes. However, this is a scam. The group running the promotions has been using images from tiny house builders without
Hoax-Slayer→ Million Dollar Giveaway From Warren Buffett Scam
According to this email, your email address was chosen online while searching at random, making you eligible to receive a million dollar giveaway from Warren Buffett, the American billionaire investor and philanthropist. The post Million Dollar Giveawa
Liste→ Bhagat Singh’s sister Prakash Kaur passed away in September 2014 in Canada
A photo of Prakash Kaur, the younger sister of Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh, been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim that Kaur died in March 2021. The claim is false; Kaur in fact died in September 2014 in Canada.
Snopes→ Where’s the Beef? Runaway Steer Still Roaming Rhode Island
Where's the beef? Still very much on the mooove in Rhode Island.
Snopes→ No, Pizza Hut Isn’t Giving Away Free Anniversary Pizza
Beware of phishing scams on social media.
Snopes→ Is Pepsi Giving Away Mini Fridges for its 100th Anniversary?
This "100th anniversary" scam is about 45 years early.
Snopes→ Is Coca-Cola Giving Away Free Bags with Goodies for their 125th Anniversary?
A misleading post came from a fake Coca-Cola Facebook page created the same day the rumor began.
Hoax-Slayer→ Coca-Cola Bag and Goodies Facebook Giveaway Scam
According to a post that is circulating rapidly on Facebook, Coke is giving away a Coca-Cola bag of goodies along with a $20 voucher to everyone who shares and comments. The post Coca-Cola Bag and Goodies Facebook Giveaway Scam appeared first on Hoax-S
Snopes→ Is an iPhone 12 TikTok Giveaway Legitimate?
A TikTok video promised it was a "lucky day" for viewers, saying they had been "randomly selected to win a brand new iPhone 12."
Snopes→ Are the ‘Las Vegas Travel’ Facebook Vacation Giveaways Real?
Facebook failed to take action on a number of Las Vegas travel pages that promoted scam vacation giveaways from 2019 through early 2021.
Snopes→ Is the 14-Night ‘Bora Bora Getaway’ on Facebook Real?
A viral Facebook post asked users to like, share, and comment to enter for a chance to win a 14-night getaway to Bora Bora.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Is Bank of America Giving Away Customer Data Without Consent?
During his show on February 4, Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that Bank of America is “without the knowledge or the consent of its customers, sharing private information with federal law enforcement agencies.” Carlson explained how &#
Snopes→ Virus May Never Go Away but Could Change Into Mild Annoyance
Expert: SARS-CoV-2 could just "become another animal in the zoo."
Snopes→ Did President Harding Gamble Away the White House China?
Fortunately, the nuclear football did not yet exist in the 1920s.
Snopes→ Takeaways from Legal Filings for Trump’s Impeachment Trial
The legal sparring around Donald Trump's impeachment trial is underway, with briefs filed laying out radically different positions ahead of the Senate trial.
Top Fact Checks→ Democrats to take away Americans’ gun rights.
Democrats want to impose stricter regulations around gun control but do not advocate to take back Americans' gun rights.
Liste→ Thai YouTube influencer denies false claim about ‘cash giveaway’
A photo has been shared repeatedly on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows a Thai YouTube influencer Pimrypie giving out cash to those who comment in the post and claim the money via Line messenger app. The claim is false; the photo is an old, unre
Liste→ Thai YouTube influencer denies false claim about ‘cash giveaway’
A photo has been shared repeatedly on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows a Thai YouTube influencer Pimrypie giving out cash to those who comment in the post and claim the money via Line messenger app. The claim is false; the photo is an old, unre
Snopes→ Did New York Throw Away COVID-19 Vaccines?
There were many logistical challenges to address in the initial rollout of the coronavirus vaccine.