Twitter’s permanent removal of outgoing United States President Donald Trump on January 8 2021 created extensive discourse and discussions about the limit of speech in the country; among sub-threads was a claim that his favorite social media pl
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Top Fact Checks→ A consortium of 190 countries has booked 2 billion doses of Covaxin.
Covaxin, India's first indigenous COVID vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, a Biotechnology company, did not receive any pre-booking orders.
Snopes→ Boeing Will Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Charge Over 737 Max
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Is NOT Giving $700 Billion ‘To Other Countries’
Is the United States giving $700 billion to other countries? No, that's not true: The entire U.S. State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) budget was estimated at about $52.5 billion, or $52,505,402
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Is NOT Giving $700 Billion ‘To Other Countries’
Is the United States giving $700 billion to other countries? No, that's not true: The entire U.S. State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) budget was estimated at about $52.5 billion, or $52,505,402
Top Fact Checks→ Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has been missing since October 2020.
Jack Ma has not been seen in public since October. Neither Alibaba nor the Chinese government has made a statement about his whereabouts.
Snopes→ Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Sold to Billionaire
The 2,700-acre Neverland Ranch property is located in Los Olivos, near Santa Barbara, California.
Snopes→ Congress Seals Agreement on $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill
President-elect Joe Biden praised the bipartisan spirit that produced the measure, which he called “just the beginning."
Snopes→ Did the Military Spend $1 Billion on This ‘New Vehicle’?
The vehicle's front end featured a giant ball, similar to the boulder from "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark."
Snopes→ Does Billionaire George Soros Own Parler?
The philanthropist has been falsely accused of funding a number of projects over the years.
Top Fact Checks→ Our NATO partners were far behind in their defense payments. But at my strong urging, they agreed to pay $130 billion more a year.
When speaking about NATO partners increasing their defense payments by $130 billion, President Donald Trump is talking about indirect funding, a Washington Post fact check found. Since 2006, every NATO member has had guidelines to spend at l
Top Fact Checks→ A billionaire grandson of John D Rockefeller received 7 heart transplants.
There is no proof of Rockefeller receiving seven heart transplants. The source of information is from a satirical website; hence it is false.
Snopes→ How Trump Plowed Through $1 Billion, Losing Cash Advantage
President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire.
Top Fact Checks→ Biden: By investing billions to bring down cost per BTU of wind and solar through the Recovery Act, it became cheaper than coal and oil.
Obama-Biden made significant strides in growing renewable energy, but coal and oil remain cheaper in some states.
Top Fact Checks→ Trump’s net worth is over 10 billion dollars.
The estimated net worth of Donald Trump is around $2.5 billion.
Top Fact Checks→ Trump’s net worth is over 10 billion dollars.
The estimated net worth of Trump at present times is around 2.5 billion dollars.
Top Fact Checks→ The billionaires got $300-400 billion richer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
America’s billionaires saw their fortunes soar by $434 billion during the US lockdown between mid-March and mid-May, according to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies’ Program for Inequality. Am
Liste→ False Facebook posts claim Philippine vice president demanded multi-billion dollar budget for her office in 2021
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim that Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo demanded a budget of four trillion pesos ($82.38 billion) for her office in 2021. The claim is false; Robredo i
Liste→ Misleading Facebook post claims Bill Gates is making $200 billion from vaccine
A video viewed thousands of times on Facebook claims that billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates admitted to making $200 billion from his charitable foundation’s investment in vaccines. The claim is misleading; the 26-second clip has been cut from a l
Snopes→ Micosoft Will Buy Video Game Maker ZeniMax for $7.5 Billion
Microsoft is buying the company behind popular video games The Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout.
Top Fact Checks→ NVIDIA has completed the $40 Billion acquisition of ARM Holding.
SoftBank and NVIDIA agreed on acquiring ARM for approximately $40B to build a new AI World accessible to all.
Top Fact Checks→ NATO agreed to pay $130 billion more a year — the first time in over 20 years that they upped their payments
Defense spending across European Allies and Canada has been increasing for 5 years. $130 billion is the cumulative defence spending estimate of 2020.
Liste→ No, this photo does not show Chinese billionaire Jack Ma as a child
A photo has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows Chinese billionaire Jack Ma as a child. This claim is false; the image has circulated in Chinese media reports since 2016 about an eight-year-old boyÂ
Liste→ No, this photo does not show Chinese billionaire Jack Ma as a child
A photo has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows Chinese billionaire Jack Ma as a child. This claim is false; the image has circulated in Chinese media reports since 2016 about an eight-year-old boyÂ
Snopes→ Record Melt: Greenland Lost 586 Billion Tons of Ice in 2019
Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $11 Billion Dollar Border Wall Did NOT Blow Down In Hurricane Hanna
Did part of the border wall separating the United States from Mexico blow over during Hurricane Hanna? No, that's not true. Video purporting showing a section of the border wall in Texas blowing over with gale force winds during
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 15-Year-Old Orphan Did NOT Invent ‘Cost Free Air Con’ That Destroyed The $15-Billion Air Conditioning Industry
Did a 15-year-old orphan boy named Billy from Albuquerque invent a "cost free" air conditioner that "destroyed" the $15-billion air conditioning industry? No, that's not true: A marketing video making the claim is edited from an unrelated vide
Snopes→ After Lobbying, Catholic Church Won $1.4 Billion in Virus Aid
Faith-based organizations that promote religious beliefs aren’t usually eligible for money from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Offer $10 Billion Bribe To Nigeria To Impose Forced Vaccinations
Did Bill Gates give a $10 billion bribe to the Nigerian government to impose forced vaccinations on its citizens? No, that's not true. There is no evidence of such a huge payment offered beyond an unsupported accusation by a political oppositi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Did NOT Defer $2.2 Billion From Social Security to Cuomo’s Budget
Did U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defer $2.2 billion from Social Security to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget amid the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic? No, that's not true. This is a satirical piece written by a known netw
Full Fact - All content→ Claim that extending the Brexit transition period could cost £380 billion is not credible
“Get Brexit done! Majority AGAINST Brexit transition extension in close poll” Daily Express, 17 May 2020 Britain’s ‘faces £380billion bill’ if Brexit is delayed beyond December Sun, 17 May 2020 “Extension to B
Full Fact - All content→ Claim that extending the Brexit transition period could cost £380 billion is not credible
“Get Brexit done! Majority AGAINST Brexit transition extension in close poll” Daily Express, 17 May 2020 Britain’s ‘faces £380billion bill’ if Brexit is delayed beyond December Sun, 17 May 2020 “Extension to B
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say On CNBC TV He Will Make $200 Billion On Vaccinations
Did Bill Gates tell a CNBC interviewer that he's made or will make $200 billion from the $10 billion his charitable foundation invested in vaccines? No, that's not true: in an interview Gates estimated that the economic benefits to the world f
Climate Feedback→ Article in Business Insider accurately describes results from a study estimating up to 3 billion people could live in much warmer temperatures by 2070
SUMMARY The article in Business Insider discusses findings from a study published May, 2020 that projected one to three billion people could live in much warmer climates by 2070, assuming migration is limited and greenhouse gas emissions remain high
TruthOrFiction→ Did H1N1 Infect 1.4 Billion People and Kill Nearly 600,000 Worldwide?
Under “tweets that didn’t age well,” on April 2 2020 pundit Bill Mitchell criticized measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 — claiming that the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic infected 1.4 billion people worldwide and killed a
Snopes→ Trump Signs $484 Billion Measure to Aid Employers, Hospitals
Over the past five weeks, roughly 26 million people have filed for jobless aid, or about 1 in 6 U.S. workers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trey Gowdy Did NOT Go On Rant Claiming Coronavirus Shutdowns Were ‘Fishy,’ ‘Well-Timed’ And ‘Costing Our Economy Billions’
Did former U.S. Rep. and current Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy go on a lengthy rant, complaining that the COVID-19 shutdowns across the United States are overblown and "fishy"? No, that's not true. A tirade attributed to Gowdy was not writte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American Taxpayers Will NOT Save $57.4 Billion Yearly After Trump ‘Banned Welfare For Illegal Immigrants’
Will American taxpayers save $57.4 billion annually after President Trump "banned illegal immigrants from using welfare?" That's not true: The post appears to be based on a 2017 study of immigrants -- not Illegal immigrants -- and their costs
Snopes→ Billionaire Tom Steyer Ends 2020 Democratic Presidential Bid
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer, who poured millions of dollars into his Democratic presidential campaign, is ending his bid after a third-place finish in the South Carolina primary.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United States Does NOT Spend $900 Billion On Welfare For "Illegals"
Does the United States spend $900 billion on welfare for undocumented immigrants - money that could go toward funding veteran programs? No, that's not true. The suggestion has been making its way - again - around the internet and has evolved s