Was the stage for Joe Biden's 2021 inauguration already being built in front of the White House in November 2020? No, that's not true: A meme making the claim features a 1993 photo of the Bill Clinton's first inaugural parade review stand
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Snopes→ Are Robotic Dogs Being Used for Security at an Air Force Base?
Though the four-legged robots mimic real canines, they will not replace military working dogs.
Liste→ This photo shows a different temple being constructed in the north Indian city of Varanasi
A photo of a building covered in scaffolding has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts that claim the image is the first photo of a new Ram temple being constructed at a flashpoint religious site in the north
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Send Out This Warning About A Page Being Unpublished
Did Facebook send out a warning that someone's Facebook page was about to be unpublished because it violates their terms? No, that's not true: This is a phishing scam. The notice was sent by an imposter posing as Facebook. The goal of thi
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ U.S. Election Fraud is Real—And It Is Being Ignored
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/us-election-fraud-real%E2%80%94and-it-being-ignored-171188 Mark Ha
Liste→ This clip is not related to the 2020 US election — it shows spoiled chicken being dumped in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed tens of thousand of times on social media alongside a claim in several languages that it shows large numbers of votes for incumbent US President Donald Trump being thrown away from trucks. The claim is false; the video has circ
Liste→ The video has circulated since 2016 in reports about spoiled chicken being discarded in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows French products being dumped from several lorries following calls for a boycott on them by Muslim nations in October 2020. The calls for a boycott came a
Snopes→ This Video Does Not Show a Ballot Box Being Snuck Into a Detroit Counting Facility
Even the most innocuous actions can be made to seem sinister when presented with a healthy heap of paranoia.
Top Fact Checks→ A pipe burst in Georgia, from away from the location where votes were being tabulated and they stopped counting for 4 hours. Election apparatus in Georgia is run by Democrats.
The pipe burst happened where Fulton County's absentee ballots are being processed. Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is a Republican.
Top Fact Checks→ People’s ballots in Arizona are being labeled as ‘canceled.’
Voters can track their ballots on 'BallotTrax' and if they come across any issues with their ballots, they can easily resolve it over the phone.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Arizona Poll Workers Give Out Sharpies To Prevent Votes From Being Registered?
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Full Fact - All content→ A Covid-19 vaccine is not being administered via Covid-19 nasal swab tests
A post on Facebook has claimed that if you have been tested for Covid-19, you have been vaccinated, suggesting that a vaccine is being delivered via nasal swab tests. This is not the case. The post uses genuine screenshots of several scientific papers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Video Does NOT Show Riot Gear Being Unloaded From A Truck After The Election
Does a video show a truck carrying protest riot gear being unloaded after the 2020 U.S. election? No, that's not true: This story was resurfaced on November 4, 2020, with intentional contextual deception regarding the date this incident o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The National Guard Is NOT Only Being Activated In ‘Blue Cities’ — It’s Happening In Red States, Too
Is the National Guard only being activated in "blue (D) cities" to prepare for possible violence during the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: Activations have been reported in both blue and red states, for a total of some 3
Top Fact Checks→ Hunter Biden’s business partner confirms email showing Joe being offered 10 percent stake in Chinese business deal.
Tony Bobulinski will provide documents to the government authorities which allegedly support the claim. The documents have not been verified yet.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disturbing Video Does NOT Show Children Rescued From Being Trafficked
Does a disturbing video show children rescued from being trafficked and is it evidence of a huge market for kidnapped children? No, that's not true. A video showing suspected family members of ISIS fighters trying to escape from a Syrian
Full Fact - All content→ Some Covid-positive students are being recorded at their home addresses
Students who test positive for coronavirus at university will be recorded as a positive case at their usual home address unless they have registered with a new doctors’ surgery, the government has confirmed—although their term-time addresse
Liste→ This footage shows Barrett being sworn in before her confirmation hearing in the US Senate
A video of Judge Amy Coney Barrett swearing an oath has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Twitter, Weibo and Facebook alongside a claim that Barrett has been sworn in as a justice on the US Supreme Court. The claim is false: the footage in fact
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zip Ties Are NOT Being Attached To Cars To Distract People Who Can Be Abducted By Human Traffickers
Are human traffickers putting zip ties on cars to distract the car owners and then abduct them? No, that's not true: There is no concrete evidence to substantiate these claims. Multiple police departments, fact checking sites, and nonprof
Top Fact Checks→ Trump: Unsolicited ballots are being given out by the millions, and thousands of them are dumped in dumpsters.
Most states allow voters to cast mail-in voting and isolated incidents of lost ballots are not indicative of a widespread problem.
Liste→ These photos do not show shoes and bottles being thrown at the royal motorcade in October 2020
Three photos have been shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim they show Thai pro-democracy protestors throwing shoes and water bottles at the Queen's motorcade on October 14, 2020. The claim is misleading: an analysis of the photos
Liste→ A photo of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi campaigning in 2019 is being shared in a misleading context after a high profile India rape case
A photo of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, the sibling leaders of the Indian National Congress party, has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that the image shows them smiling ahead of a meeting with the
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Amy Coney Barrett Say “Being Called the N-Word Does Not Constitute a Hostile Work Environment”?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barrett-nword-opinion/ In October 2020, as the U.S. Senate began conf
Snopes→ Did Amy Coney Barrett Say “Being Called the N-Word Does Not Constitute a Hostile Work Environment”?
Barrett wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel in 2019 that upheld the dismissal of a workplace discrimination lawsuit by a Black employee who claimed he was called a racial slur by a supervisor.
Full Fact - All content→ Flu and Covid-19 statistics are being published in one report, but not added together
Many Facebook users have shared a screenshot of a Public Health England (PHE) weekly Covid-19 surveillance report, which says that from 8 October, “the information in this report will be published in a combined Weekly flu and COVID-19 Surveillanc
Full Fact - All content→ Flu and Covid-19 statistics are not being added together
“Hey, why not combine Covid *and flu* statistics together to make the Covid numbers look worse than they really are! This is not a joke. This is what Public Health England is doing.” Julia Hartley-Brewer, 11 October 2020 The journalist an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Cute Baby With A Medical Condition Is Being Used By An Engagement-Baiting Scam
Did a mother publish photos of her baby along with a plea for the public to share the post and wish him a Happy Birthday? No, that's not true: These photos were taken from the mother's blog without permission and are being used as "engage
Snopes→ US Surgeon General Cited for Being in Closed Hawaii Park
The U.S. surgeon general was cited for being in a closed Hawaii park in August 2020 while in the islands helping with surge testing amid a spike in coronavirus cases, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mexico Is NOT On ‘Red Alert’ And There Are NO Credible Reports Of Minors Being Kidnapped For Organ Harvesting
Is Mexico on a "red alert" with children being targeted for kidnapping so their organs can be harvested? No, that's not true. The U.S. State Department told Lead Stories they are "aware of an increased risk of kidnapping in Mexico, as des
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Covid 19 Will NOT Go Away If You Stop Getting Tested, It’s NOT Just The Elderly Dying and NO ONE Is Being Intentionally Infected
Does not getting tested for Covid 19 make the disease disappear? Are the elderly the only people dying? Are Democratic governors intentionally infecting them? No, no and no. Those are not true: You will have the disease regardless of whet
Liste→ This video actually shows cashew-shaped biscuits being made
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows fake cashew nuts made from flour and various chemicals in the southern Indian state of Kerala. This claim is misleading; the video m
Liste→ Health officials have found no evidence of fake eggs being served in Sri Lanka
A claim that a local eatery in Sri Lanka was serving plastic eggs has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook. The posts also include tips on how to identify fake eggs. However, the claim is false; local health officials investigated the matter and f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women And Children Are Not Being Targeted By Sex Traffickers With A $100 Bill Left On Their Car At A Mall
Are women and children being targeted by sex traffickers who leave a $100 bill on their car at a shopping mall? No, that's not true. This is an urban legend that was debunked earlier this year and has been in circulation for years. The ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Did NOT Honor An Organization That Yelled ‘Hope They Die’ Outside Hospital Where Wounded Deputies Were Being Treated
Did the NFL (National Football League) honor an organization that yelled "hope they die" outside of a hospital where two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were being treated after they were shot in an ambush? No, that's not true: The
Snopes→ Is the Age of Consent Being Lowered to 4?
The age of consent in the U.S. varies by state, ranging between 16 and 18. No one seriously wants to lower that to age 4.
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
Liste→ Old photo of US singer Cher and her mother is being passed off as a recent image
A photo has been shared thousands of times on Facebook with claims that it shows a recent picture of 74-year-old US singer Cher and her 94-year mother. But the claim is misleading. The photo was actually taken in 2012 when Cher was 66 and her mother w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Memes With Fake News (Still) Being Used To Promote A Shady Network of Dating Sites
Is this a real headline about a Nigerian Scammer going to jail? No, it's not real: This post is just a sneaky way to put the name of a website in front of an audience. It uses a format that may not immediately register as an advertisement
Liste→ This video shows a floating restaurant being moved by tugboats in southwest China
A video has been viewed hundreds of times on Facebook alongside claims that it shows a “moving mansion” boating up a river in China. The claim is false; the footage actually shows a floating restaurant being moved by tugboats in the Chinese city of
Snopes→ Is This Farmer Being Executed for Not Working with Castro?
A photograph of a man kneeling before a priest was widely shared on Twitter and Facebook.