A Silicon Valley Bank logo in Tempe, Arizona, on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/AFP/Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) donated more than $73 million to the Black Lives Matter nonprofit organization befo
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Poynter→ Claims that Silicon Valley Bank donated $73 million to Black Lives Matter are unsupported
Newsmax, Tucker Carlson and Jesse Watters suggested without evidence that 'woke' investments contributed to the bank's collapse.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that Silicon Valley Bank donated $73 million to Black Lives Matter is unsupported
Silicon Valley Bank “donated $73M to 'BLM Movement'”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Graphic Comparing Bank Bailouts to Proposed Federal Spending Programs
A Silicon Valley Bank branch in Santa Monica, California, on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images) A graphic circulating online purports to compare the amount of money the federal government spent making the uninsured depositors
The Dispatch→ Did ‘The Simpsons’ Predict The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank?
A digitally altered clip circulating online claims to show a scene from an old episode of The Simpsons featuring a run on Silicon Valley Bank. Silicon Valley Bank collapsed earlier this month and social media users are pointing to the clip as evidence
Truth or Fiction?→ Alex Jones’ $43 Million Bankruptcy Payment Plan Rejected: Report
Conspiracy theorist broadcaster Alex Jones must provide thorough financial records in response to a judge’s order by the end of March 2023, after the bereaved families of victims of the Sandy Hook mass shooting attack rejected his attorneys’
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Audio clip of President Joe Biden talking about bank collapse is fake, experts said
Says President Joe Biden was recorded talking about bank collapse.
AllSides→ Sorting fact from fiction in Silicon Valley Bank blame game
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-fact-check-blame-game Af
AllSides→ ‘The Simpsons’ did not predict collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-the-simpsons-silicon-valley-ba/fact-check-the-simpsons-did-not-predict-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank-idUSL1N35N2CO
AllSides→ What to Know About Trump-Era Bank Deregulation and Bank Failures
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/what-to-know-about-trump-era-bank-deregulation-and-bank-failures/ Wit
FactCheck.org→ What to Know About Trump-Era Bank Deregulation and Bank Failures
With the recent failure of two midsize banks, some Democrats have blamed deregulation championed by then-President Donald Trump in 2018. While the law did reduce oversight of small and midsize banks, experts are divided over whether deregulation in 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Offers Of Walmart Gift Cards On Facebook Are NOT Associated With Feeding America Food Bank Network
Is Feeding America running promotions on Facebook to give away $500 Walmart gift cards or food stamp vouchers to people who will answer four short questions? No, that's not true: Feeding America is a real charity but these promotions are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Silicon Valley Bank Failure NOT ‘First Massive Bank Collapse This Century’
Was the $209 billion Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure in March 2023 the "first massive bank collapse this century"? No, that's not true: "Washington Mutual is still larger, but SVB was the largest since the Great Recession," Julianne Bre
PolitiFact→ Was Silicon Valley Bank demise caused by Trump easing regulation, 'woke' efforts, or something else?
Democrats blamed the demise of Silicon Valley Bank on banking regulation changes signed by former President Donald Trump. Republicans blamed the bank’s focus on "woke" investments. Here's what experts in finance and banking had to say about those exp
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Bank run in 'The Simpsons' episode didn’t foretell Bank of America account glitch
“The Simpsons” predicted money missing from Bank of America customers’ accounts in January.
The Dispatch→ The Second-Largest Bank Failure In U.S. History
Employees walk outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The federal government tries to contain the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse.Continue reading
Logically→ The Central Bank of Nigeria will shut down all financial transactions from February 23 to February 27, 2023.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has clarified that claims about shutting down financial transactions in view of the presidential election are fake.
Logically→ The Central Bank of Nigeria has been directed to reissue N500 and N1000 banknotes ahead of general elections.
Full Fact→ No evidence that Just Stop Oil ‘bankrolls’ the Labour Party
Although a key benefactor of Just Stop Oil has also donated to Labour, this does not mean the campaign group is giving money to the party itself.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Safe Blood Donation’ Blood Bank Is NOT Open in 16 Countries, Does NOT Offer Unvaccinated ‘Pure Blood’
Has an international blood bank called Safe Blood Donation been opened in at least 16 countries to offer "pure blood," free of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: A disclaimer on the company's website says the Safe Blood Donation bloo
Logically→ Titanic sänktes med avsikt för att avlägsna motståndet mot skapandet av U.S. Federal Reserve bank (USA:s centralbank).
Titanic krockade med ett isberg av misstag. Det finns inget bevis för att passagerarna som nämns i videon motsatte sig U.S. Federal Reserve.
The Dispatch→ How the GOP Can Make Childbirth Affordable Without Breaking the Bank
A newborn yawns as he sits with his mother at Emerson Hospital in Massachusetts. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe/Getty Images.)A truly pro-life party should better address the financial strains new parents face.The post How the GOP Can Make Chil
Logically→ The Titanic was sunk on purpose to remove opposition to the creation of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank.
The Titanic hit an iceberg by accident. There is no evidence that the three men were in opposition to the Federal Reserve.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lionel Messi’s Face Will NOT Be Featured On Argentine Banknote After World Cup Victory
Will the likeness of Lionel Messi, captain of Argentina's national soccer team, be featured on an Argentine 1,000 pesos banknote after the team's win at the 2022 World Cup? No, that's not true: There is no evidence at the time of this wri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GO2Bank Is NOT Giving New Customers $1,000 As Sign-Up Bonus
Is the digital bank GO2Bank giving new customers a sign-up bonus of $1,000? No, that's not true: A representative of the owner of the GO2Bank brand, Green Dot Corporation, told Lead Stories that this alleged sign-up bonus is not a GO2Bank
The Dispatch→ The Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is led away by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by MARIO DUNCANSON/AFP via Getty Images)The former FTX CEO could see serious jail time stemming from a range of alleged crimes: A Dispatc
Logically→ The U.K.’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is an attempt to control people’s income.
CBDCs are intended to make financial transactions safer and better regulated. Claims that it would be used to control people's income are baseless.
Logically→ Bank branches are closing down in the U.K. as a part of the transition into a cashless society and to restrict people’s free will.
Banks are closing down branches as people shift to online banking. Alternatives have been made for those wishing to carry out in-person transactions.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Phillies fans at Citizens Bank Park did not trigger seismic activity
Thunderous crowd at Philadelphia Phillies game “literally registering on the Penn State University Brandywine seismograph station.”
Snopes→ Did a Couple Visit a Bank to Cash a ‘Gold’ Trump $5,000 Bill?
"I thought they were joking and laughed before I realized they were serious," the Reddit user who made the post said.
Washington Post→ The misleading claim that bank reports show Hunter Biden ‘committed serious crimes’
Suspicious activity reports filed by banks are akin to an informant's tip — which must be further verified.
Full Fact→ Bank of England did not sell £80 billion in gilts shortly before mini-Budget
Sir Iain Duncan Smith claimed the Bank of England sold ‘some £80 billion in gilts’ around the time of the mini-budget announcement on 23 September. This didn’t happen.
Logically→ India will shut down banks for 20 days in October to introduce cryptocurrency.
Banks in India will remain closed on weekends and on account of festivities. No bank will be shut for three weeks straight.
Logically→ Go2Bank is depositing $1,000 into 50 brand-new accounts that have been registered by email.
Go2Bank is not running any such offer, and the links in the social media posts do not direct to the official website. The posts are phishing scams.
Snopes→ Former Fed Chair Bernanke Shares Nobel for Research on Banks
Bernanke was recognized along with Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig.
Full Fact→ The Bank of England hasn’t already spent £65 billion following mini-Budget
Claims that the government had spent £65 billion have been shared extremely widely on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Order Dollars Replaced With Trackable ‘Spyware’ Currency To Control All US Bank Accounts
Did President Joe Biden order the replacement of the U.S. dollar with a trackable spyware version of digital money that will give the government control over the bank accounts of all Americans? No, that's not true: None of that language a
Logically→ U.K. banknotes will no longer be valid as Queen Elizabeth II passed away.
As the new currency with King Charles III is yet to be produced, the current banknotes featuring the portrait of the Queen will stay in circulation.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, banks are not being forced to hand over physical currency to the government
All banks will soon have to turn over all coins to federal government ahead of pivot to using only electronic transactions.
Snopes→ Woman with Toy Gun Grabs Trapped Savings from Beirut Bank
A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings.