A claim being shared on social media that MLS has banned Pride flags ahead of next year’s Club World Cup in the United States is untrue, and originates from satirical online articles.
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump hasn't banned same-sex marriage in US; claim he has is Pants on Fire!
“Donald Trump has officially banned” same-sex marriage “in all 50 states in America.”
The Dispatch→ No, Tennessee Has Not Banned Interracial or Same-Sex Marriage
The state's law was amended to allow officiants to refuse to perform a marriage ceremony.
The Dispatch→ Will TikTok Be Banned on January 19, 2025?
Viral social media posts are missing context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Has NOT Banned ‘Pride Content’ From X — Originated From Self-Described Satire Account
Did Elon Musk permanently ban LGBTQ+ Pride content from X because "protecting kids comes first"? No, that's not true: The account that posted this incorrect information is from a self-described satirical Facebook page that explains, "We p
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No Shrek on X? Claims that Musk banned DreamWorks is satire
“Elon Musk bans DreamWorks Animation from X for promoting Pride.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Don’t fall for IT: Claim that Stephen King was banned from X is satire
“Elon Musk bans Stephen King permanently from platform X after he trolled the tech mogul.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Tim Walz wasn’t banned from college football games after attending one recently; that's fake news
Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was “banned from future games for flipping off the fans.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Imane Khelif has not been banned from boxing for life
“Olympic boxer Imane Khelif fails gender test, stripped of all titles, lifetime ban and $25 million prize money revoked!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Taylor Swift has X account, but that hasn’t stopped people from sharing false claims Musk banned her
“Elon Musk silences Taylor Swift: Shocking ban wipes out 1 million followers and costs her a staggering $72 million!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Taylor Swift isn’t banned from upcoming NFL games (but maybe this zombie claim should be)
“Taylor Swift faces a 10-game NFL ban following controversial political involvement.”
Full Fact→ No good evidence that ‘banned’ substances reliably destroy cancer cells in humans
There is not enough evidence for cannabis oil as a treatment for cancer. B17 can be toxic and also has not been shown to be an effective treatment for cancer.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Associated Press video manipulated to make it appear Slovak flags banned at soccer match
Manipulated video from an Associated Press report circulated on the eve of the match between Slovakia and Ukraine at this year’s European Championship, with the false claim that Slovak flags had been banned from all games because of their similarity
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lia Thomas Has NOT Been Exclusively Banned From 2024 Olympics In Paris
Has Lia Thomas, the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA swimming championship Division I title, been exclusively banned from competing in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, as a post on Facebook implied? No, that's not true: The Inte
Full Fact→ TikTok has not been banned across France
It’s been banned in the overseas territory of New Caledonia, amid recent riots, but not on personal devices elsewhere.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Beyoncé wasn’t banned from the Grand Ole Opry
“Breaking News: The Grand Ole Opry Bans Beyoncé For Life, ‘Go Play Dress-Up, You’re Not Country.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AI-Voiced Mark Cuban Describing Banned ‘Shark Tank’ Episode With Secret Diabetes Remedy
Is a video of TV personality Mark Cuban describing a "removed" "Shark Tank" episode that featured a natural cure to high blood sugar real? No, that's not true: Cuban denied the claim to Lead Stories, calling it "an obviously bad deep fake
PolitiFact→ American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers – A fuel trade group is running false ads saying the EPA banned new gasoline cars
"EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post falsely claims Mark Zuckerberg has banned posting the Lord’s Prayer on Meta
Mark Zuckerberg said ‘posting the Lord's Prayer violated’ Meta’s policies.
PolitiFact→ Kristi Noem – Claim that Joe Biden banned religious Easter egg designs isn't all it's cracked up to be
“Joe Biden banned ‘religious themed’ eggs at the White House’s Easter Egg design contest for kids.”
Full Fact→ Japan has not banned mRNA Covid-19 vaccines
These remain available in the country.
Full Fact→ Iceland has not banned Covid-19 vaccines
Covid-19 vaccines are still available in Iceland
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Was NOT Still Banned From International Ice Hockey Federation Competitions As Of February 21, 2024
Did the International Ice Hockey Federation ban Israel from international competitions, and was the ban still in effect as of February 21, 2024? Not quite: Although the governing body did ban the Israeli National Team from competing in it
Full Fact→ France has not banned halal slaughter ahead of Ramadan
A false claim from 2021 that a French ministerial instruction about the stunning of poultry prior to slaughter would lead to a ban on ritual slaughter has been circulating again on social media.
Logically→ No, Qatar has not banned McDonald’s outlets in the country
Logically→ No, Australian state hasn’t banned phrase ‘free Palestine, from the river to the sea’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iceland Has NOT Banned ‘Covid Shots’ As Of December 5, 2023 — At-Risk People Encouraged To Stay On COVID Vaccine Schedule
Did Iceland ban COVID-19 vaccinations? No, that's not true: The Nordic nation has not banned COVID vaccines as of this publication and was actually encouraging at-risk populations to maintain a recommended vaccine schedule. Social media u
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Iceland hasn’t banned COVID-19 vaccines
Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines “amid soaring sudden deaths.”
PolitiFact→ Pink – Banned books in Florida schools: How accurate is a list Pink shared?
These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.”
Full Fact→ Facebook has not banned the Lord’s Prayer
Meta has confirmed that posting the text of the Lord’s Prayer is not against the social network’s policies.
Logically→ No, Supreme Court of India has not banned all firecrackers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Gordon Ramsay Banned Megan Rapinoe From His Restaurants For Life — It’s Satire
Did celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay ban soccer player Megan Rapinoe from his restaurants for life? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical website with a disclaimer that tells readers everything on the website is fiction. There i
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Claim that NFL coaches banned ‘anthem kneeling’ is from a satire website
CLAIM: NFL coaches unanimously voted to ban kneeling during the national anthem. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Logically→ No, Canada hasn’t banned RSS amid diplomatic standoff with India
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Beyonce Was NOT Banned From NFL Games After Singing ‘Black National Anthem’ Instead Of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
Did singer Beyonce sing a rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," also known as the Black national anthem, instead of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a NFL game held in September 2023? No, that's not true: the claim appeared first on a we
Logically→ Excerpts read from a ‘banned’ book in Senate hearing falsely claimed to be words of Barack Obama
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Gender-affirming surgery is not banned for minors in Europe, but is mostly inaccessible
“Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Zuckerberg Banned Elon Musk From Facebook — Claim Comes From A Satirical Website
Did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ban Tesla CEO Elon Musk from Facebook? Has Musk responded to Zuckerberg's alleged statement? No, neither of those are true: This claim comes from a satirical website and was originally posted in March 2023
Logically→ No, Florida government has not banned COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
Logically→ Social media post falsely claims Burkina Faso has banned uranium exports to France and US