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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Soros, Obama Are NOT Planning A New World Order Conspiracy — Quotes Are Being Taken Out Of Context
Did President Joe Biden, George Soros and former President Barack Obama talk about fulfilling the conspiracy theory of tyrannically taking over the world, otherwise known as the New World Order? No, that's not true: The quotes are legitim
Full Fact→ Fanta Lemon is not being discontinued in Europe
We’ve seen a number of posts on Facebook claim that the Fanta Lemon fizzy drink is being discontinued in Europe—either in EU countries or “all European countries”—from 28 May 2022. This is not true. Coca Cola, which owns t
Logically→ Food processing facilities are being burned down in order to artificially create food shortages.
There is no evidence that there has been a recent increase in fires at food processing facilities, nor is there evidence that the fires are linked.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Images of Ukrainian flag being replaced with Soviet Union flag are from 2015, not 2022
Images show the Ukrainian flag being replaced by the Soviet Union flag in Mariupol in 2022.
Snopes→ Does Russia Meet the Criteria of Being a ‘Terrorist State’?
The Ukrainian President called on the U.S. to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Otherkin’ Are NOT Being Integrated In Kokomo High School — The Fake Email Is From A Satirical Facebook Page
Did an email about "otherkin" -- nonhuman entities in human bodies -- being integrated into Kokomo High School get leaked to the public? No, that's not true: This email is fake and did not come from the school but from a Facebook page cal
Poynter→ A photo of intact windows in Bucha is being used to claim the war in Ukraine is a hoax
An image of overturned cars in front of what looks like a building is spreading online as evidence that the war in Ukraine is a hoax. “I want to buy […] The post A photo of intact windows in Bucha is being used to claim the war in Ukraine i
Snopes→ Incandescent Light Bulbs Being Phased out to Save Energy
The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Joe Biden on being a full professor for four years
"For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
Logically→ This image shows a Ukrainian flag being removed and a Soviet flag hoisted in its place in Mariupol during the 2022 Russian invasion.
This collage of images has been circulating since at least 2015. It is not related to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ A video shows children being trained to shoot in a madrasa.
The video of Muslim children being taught how to use firearms is not from the Indian madrasas. The viral video is from Afghanistan.
PolitiFact→ Rob Wittman – Wittman skips key information about smartphones being given to immigrants
“They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.”
Poynter→ An old clip from MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski is being misrepresented on social media
Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of Twitter has been met with unease by some employees and others who fear what changes the free-speech advocate might make to the company. But some social media users are misrepresenting an […] The post An o
Logically→ This image shows a police officer being attacked during the Jahangirpuri violence.
The image is from violence that erupted at an anti-CAA protest in Ahmedabad in December 2019.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Warship Moskva Being Hit By Ukrainian Missile
Does a video on social media show the Russian warship Moskva -- the English-letter spelling of the Russian term for "Moscow"-- being hit by a missile before later sinking in the Black Sea? No, that's not true: The 10-second clip comes fro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 IS A Virus, NOT Snake Venom Being Used To Poison, Turn People Into Satanic Hybrids
Rather than a virus, is COVID-19 instead snake venom being used to poison people or turn them into satanic hybrids? No, that's not true: The claim is part of an elaborate conspiracy theory packed into an anti-vaccine documentary filled wi
Snopes→ Did Biden Say ‘Imagine Had the Tobacco Industry Been Immune to Prostitute Being Sued’?
Biden's comment about the tobacco industry came as he was speaking on the issues of gun crime and "ghost guns" during a White House event in April 2022.
Logically→ A video shows mannequins being used in Bucha, Ukraine, to show that people were massacred by the Russian forces.
A clip of a mannequin from a Russian TV show is being falsely shared to say that the discovery of bodies in Bucha was staged with mannequins.
AllSides→ Did VP Harris Say ‘Gas Prices Are High Due to Gas Prices Not Being Low as Before’?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-gas-prices-quote/ On April 2, 2022, a fake quote was shared
AllSides→ Fact Checking Claims About GOP Senators Being ‘Loyal’ To Putin
https://thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-claims-about-gop-senators?s=r A viral tweet claims to show a Ru
Snopes→ Did VP Harris Say ‘Gas Prices Are High Due to Gas Prices Not Being Low as Before’?
We looked for the origins of a strange and very viral quote about gas prices that purportedly came from U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About GOP Senators Being ‘Loyal’ To Putin
A viral tweet claims to show a Russian TV show noting eight American politicians as being particularly “loyal” to Vladimir Putin.Humberto @Humbert76773864Most watched Russian TV show discussing which American politicians are most loyal to P
Poynter→ Being essential in Colombia means fact-checking for many diverse audiences, TikTok, mural newspapers and memes
For citizens to make informed decisions in a democracy, freedom of the press, freedom of expression and freedom of information are essential. But now that, in the words of Moisés […] The post Being essential in Colombia means fact-checking for m
AllSides→ Does video show Russian prisoners being shot?
https://www.bbc.com/news/60907259 Ukrainian authorities are investigating video footage which has been
PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – Yes, Evers gave COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood — but it’s not being used to fund abortions
Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions."
Snopes→ Are Costco Rotisserie Chickens Being Discontinued?
We looked into a rumor that hinted at Costco planning to remove its rotisserie chicken product from store shelves.
Snopes→ Dog Dumped at North Carolina Shelter for Being ‘Gay’ Finds Rescue
For the record, most humping behavior among dogs has nothing to do with sex.
Logically→ A video shows a military choir being arrested at a mall in Saint Petersburg for singing against the Russia-Ukraine war.
A 2015 video of a publicity stunt regarding a James Bond movie has been incorrectly misattributed to the Russia-Ukraine war narrative.
Snopes→ Did a Fox News Guest Say ‘Russia Is Now Being Canceled’?
A video clip from a Fox News TV show was widely shared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Logically→ Russian tanks are being sold on eBay.
eBay's policy does not allow the sale of military items for both safety reasons and government regulations. The tank listing is satirical.
AllSides→ Were Clips of Tucker Carlson Being Aired on Russian TV?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tucker-carlson-russian-television/ When Fox News host Tucker Carlson
Full Fact→ Video shows game footage, not a plane being shot at in Ukraine
A video appearing to show a plane being shot at with the caption “Plane being shot in sky #war #russia #usa #ukraine” has been viewed over 26,000 times on Facebook. But the short clip is not genuine footage of the fighting in Ukraine. The v
Full Fact→ Beirut port explosion footage being mistaken as Ukraine
A video of a massive explosion has been shared over 11,000 times on Facebook, with the accompanying caption that the user sharing it is “feeling heartbroken in Ukraine”. This video was not taken in Ukraine during the recent Russian invasion
Logically→ This image shows a Russian fighter jet being shot down by the Ukrainian army.
A stock image from a Russian airshow in 2015 was incorrectly attributed to the current events of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Were Clips of Tucker Carlson Being Aired on Russian TV?
Russian state television translated numerous clips from the Fox News anchor in the U.S.
Logically→ An image shows a Russian aircraft being shot down by Ukraine during the Russian invasion, supposedly the sixth such craft to have been destroyed.
An old image of two aircraft colliding at the RAF Fairford airshow in the U.K. in July 1993 has been misattributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Full Fact→ CGI WW2 video being used as Ukraine footage
A video of what looks like an air raid is being shared on Facebook with the caption “It’s happening. #Russia #Ukraine #WorldWar3”. The video, which has had more than 10,000 views, doesn’t show Russia invading Ukraine. We found a
Full Fact→ Video of 2015 explosion in China being mislabelled as Ukraine
A post on Facebook claims to show a “Fire starting by russian airstrike” with hashtags mentioning Ukraine alongside a video of large explosions, where a man can be heard swearing in the background That’s not what this video shows.&nbs
Logically→ A video of Luhansk power plant being bombed in Eastern Ukraine actually shows an explosion in China, 2015.
The Luhansk power plant was damaged during two days of shelling. However, this video shows an explosion in China.