On video, Jones was screaming and pointing at a vehicle carrying children, but doing little else.
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Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, trafficked children and dead bodies were not removed from the ship that blocked the Suez Canal
The giant Ever Given container ship that clogged up the Suez Canal for six days isn’t out of the news just yet. After it was freed, Egyptian authorities towed the 1,300-foot ship to Great Bitter Lake, a wider expanse of the canal where authorities w
Snopes→ Are These the Children of the Three Tenors?
You do not have to be related to Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, or Luciano Pavarotti to have a great singing voice.
Snopes→ Did US Navy SEALs Rescue Trafficked Children from Ever Given Ship?
A website with a history of publishing dubious content advanced a conspiracy theory about the formerly stuck Suez Canal ship.
Snopes→ Did Smugglers Abandon Two Young Children at the US-Mexico Border?
An image shared on Facebook purportedly showed two children after they had been dropped over a fence and abandoned in the desert.
Liste→ Recent posts about 34 children found in a truck in South Africa are false, harking back to older incidents
Multiple posts on Facebook claim that a truck carrying 34 kidnapped children was found in Rustenburg, a city in South Africa. The claim is false, according to local police, who said while there have been incidents in the past of undocumented children f
Snopes→ Beloved Children’s Author Beverly Cleary Dies at 104
Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died.
Top Fact Checks→ Under Biden’s presidency, the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border has decreased to 28 percent.
There has been a 61 per increase in unaccompanied children held by CBP from January to February 2021. The 28 percent figure relates to all encounters.
Snopes→ Did Kamala Harris Force Children to Learn Arabic Numerals in Schools?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Top Fact Checks→ Children of legal immigrants could become US citizens under the Dream and Promise Act.
A new bill introduced by three Democratic Congresswomen would provide citizenship to immigrants who lawfully entered the U.S. as children if passed
Snopes→ Is ‘Little Suck-a-Thumb’ from a Real German Children’s Book?
The purported German tale of a "great tall tailor" who cuts off children's thumbs was featured in a TikTok video and on Reddit.
Snopes→ Deal Reached to Get California Children Back in Classrooms
The majority of California's 6.1 million public school students could be back in the classroom by April under new legislation announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders.
Snopes→ Amid Surge, US Tries to Expedite Release of Migrant Children
With its long-term facilities for immigrant children nearly full, the Biden administration is working to expedite the release of children to their relatives in the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Dead And Dying Children Were NOT Pulled From Tunnels Under Washington, D.C.
Did the United States National Guard recently conduct an operation in the nation's capital that resulted in the discovery of thousands of dead and dying children in tunnels under the city of Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: This rec
Top Fact Checks→ DC Council passed a bill that allows children to be vaccinated without parental consent.
The claim lacks context. The legislation require a doctors' consent for minors to receive vaccines, or allow them to be vaccinated.
Top Fact Checks→ The U.S. military has rescued tortured children from tunnels beneath Capitol Hill.
The claim is part of a conspiracy theory being spread by social media users. US Officials have denied reports of child rescue.
Liste→ Children of billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates have all been vaccinated
A now-deleted video shared on Facebook claimed that billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates had refused to inoculate his children, despite being an ardent supporter of vaccines. This is false: his wife Melinda Gates has previously confirmed that their th
Top Fact Checks→ South African children are refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
South Africa has not started administrating the vaccine to people below the age of 18 and therefore the claim is false.
Snopes→ Were 9 Parents Deported Under Trump Just Reunited with Their Children?
A powerful photograph was shared in a February 2021 tweet that appeared to announce heartwarming new information about reunited families.
Liste→ Posts falsely claim face mask use harms children
A post spreading on social media claims that wearing face masks to help stop the spread of Covid-19 will cause children physical and psychological problems. But medical and psychological experts say the claims it makes about masks are false, and the po
Liste→ Posts falsely claim face mask use harms children
A post spreading on social media claims that wearing face masks to help stop the spread of Covid-19 will cause children physical and psychological problems. But medical and psychological experts say the claims it makes about masks are false, and the po
Liste→ Debunked claim of children dying in Guinea from Covid-19 vaccine resurfaces
A YouTube video shared hundreds of times has resurfaced with an old claim that two children in Guinea died after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. This is false; the video was based on a news report about Guinean children who fell ill in March 2019 after
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Masks Cause Bacterial Lung Infections In Children
Do masks cause bacterial lung infections in children? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that masks lead to bacterial infection in children or adults, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and medica
Top Fact Checks→ 33 missing children were found in Southern California as part of “Operation Lost Angels.”
The FBI has recovered 33 children in a joint agency operation to recover missing children.
Top Fact Checks→ There are photographs of Hunter Biden taking drugs in front of children
The president-elect's son struggles with drug addiction, but there is no evidence of substance abuse with children present
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ German study did not find wearing face masks harms children; study wasn’t designed to accurately test these effects
REVIEW An article published on 2 January 2021 by GreenMedInfo, promoting “a German study” that purportedly found wearing face masks causes “major negative impacts” on children, went viral on Facebook in early January 2021 and received more t
Top Fact Checks→ Seven children were killed in Senegal after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in April.
There were no approved vaccinations in April against COVID-19, and seven children did not die after receiving vaccination in Senegal.
Top Fact Checks→ The UNICEF has stepped in to help feed the school children in the UK.
UNICEF has launched an emergency response program in the UK to ensure the access of food to vulnerable children until Feb. 2021 amid the pandemic.
Liste→ False Facebook posts claim Sri Lanka raised eligibility age for motorcycle licenses after two children killed in road accident
Multiple Facebook posts shared repeatedly in December 2020 claim the Sri Lankan government raised the eligibility age for motorcycle licenses from 17 to 25. The claim, which states the new policy will come into effect from January 1, 2021, circulate
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Study on vaccinated and unvaccinated children used a dubious metric for comparing disease incidence in both groups
REVIEW The claim that unvaccinated children are healthier than vaccinated children is common in vaccine-skeptic and anti-vaccine circles. The claim was recently revived on Facebook after a study was published on 22 November 2020 in the International
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blue Cross Blue Shield Does NOT Pay Doctors A Bonus Only For Number of Children Vaccinated
Does Blue Cross Blue Shield pay doctors a bonus based on the number of children they vaccinate? No, that's not true: An official for Blue Cross Blue Shield told Lead Stories that doctors and other providers are offered incentives based on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Dead People, Animals, Children Voted For Biden In Georgia In The 2020 Election
Did Joe Biden benefit from dead people, animals, and children voting illegally in Georgia in the 2020 presidential election? No, there's no evidence of such voter fraud. Although President Trump warned in July 2020 that he worried about p
Snopes→ QAnon’s ‘Save the Children’ Morphs into Popular Slogan
The “Save the Children” effort emerged earlier this year as a splinter movement from QAnon, the dangerous group of internet conspiracy theorists.
Liste→ US Democrats did not block bill on tuition for children of vets killed in action
Social media posts claim US Democrats blocked a bill offering college tuition assistance to the children of veterans killed in action. This is false; Democrats did not oppose such a bill, but they did oppose expanding these benefits in New York state,
Liste→ This image shows children taking a nap under a tree at a school in Nigeria, not in South Sudan
An image of children sleeping under a tree being has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, alongside the claim that it shows schoolchildren in South Sudan. However, the claim about the location is false; the photo was taken in Nigeria at a neglec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BLM Does NOT Want To Keep Black Men From Raising Their Children, Nor Does Biden
Does Black Lives Matter want to keep Black men from raising their children and has Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden endorsed the organization? No, there is no evidence to support either claim: A political ad attacking Biden relie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Coyotes’ Is NOT A Xenophobic Term For Parents Illegally Bringing Children Into The U.S.
When President Trump said some undocumented children were brought across the southern border into the U.S. by "coyotes" was he using a xenophobic term for the parents of those children? No, that's not true: Trump was using the border regi
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
TruthOrFiction→ Is This a Photo of Trump and His Children With ‘His Pedophile Buddy Jeffrey Epstein’?
On October 20 2020, the Facebook page for “Occupy Democrats” shared the following photograph of a much younger Donald Trump with now-infamous pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein — alongside a claim it showed Trump bringing his chil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Photo Does NOT Show Donald Trump Taking His Children To ‘Hang Out’ With Jeffrey Epstein And Not Protecting Them
Did Donald Trump take his children to "hang out with his pedophile buddy Jeffrey Epstein" and fail to protect the Trump children? No, this photo was taken at the grand opening of the Harley Davidson Cafe in New York City on October 19, 19