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Health Feedback→ Misuse of drug tests on energy drinks like Red Bull produces false positives; doesn’t demonstrate these drinks contain cocaine and other drugs
REVIEW In November 2023, a TikTok video with more than 13 million views claimed that an energy drink contained illicit drugs. Clips of the video also circulated on Facebook, where they received over 300,000 views. The video showed two people using a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: T-Square Drug Test Does NOT Prove Red Bull Contains Drugs Cocaine And Suboxone
Does a video of a non-laboratory test using the T-Square brand oral fluid drug test prove that Red Bull energy drink contains the drugs buprenorphine and cocaine? No, that's not true: There is no way to confirm that the people featured in
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence to support claim about cocaine in Justin Trudeau’s plane
Justin Trudeau’s plane was filled with cocaine when he landed in India for the G20 summit.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Cocaine was discovered at the White House, but claims connecting the drug to Biden are unfounded
President Joe Biden and his son snorted cocaine in the White House.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Blame Kamala Harris For Cocaine Found In White House
Did the Biden administration blame Vice President Kamala Harris for the cocaine found in the White House on July 2, 2023? No, that's not true: There's no information or evidence to support that claim. The White House has never said or sug
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fourth of July video featuring Hunter Biden wasn’t taken same day cocaine discovered at White House
Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Don’t believe this altered Associated Press headline about the White House cocaine culprit
The Associated Press reported that cameras show a TikTok influencer leaving a bag of cocaine in the West Wing of the White House.
Logically→ Viral video claiming Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was seen using cocaine is digitally altered
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show European Parliament Member Using Cocaine During Meeting
Does a social media video show a European Parliament member sniffing cocaine during a public meeting? No, that's not true: The man seen in this video is a former German politician who was never a European Parliament member. Also, he is le
The Dispatch→ ‘A Bear Did Cocaine!’
A review of ‘Cocaine Bear.’The post ‘A Bear Did Cocaine!’ appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Cocaine Bear
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)Russia’s war, one year later.The post Cocaine Bear appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ New Movie Revives the Unlikely Legend of Kentucky’s ‘Cocaine Bear’
The weird-but-true story of a doomed (but possibly briefly very excited) black bear looks to become an even weirder movie in 2023. The trailer for the movie Cocaine Bear appeared on November 30 2022, accompanied on some platforms by the titular star s
Logically→ U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has admitted to being a cocaine addict.
Sunak spoke about his addiction to Coca-Cola and not cocaine. A small clip from his interview to students as been shared with a misleading narrative.
Snopes→ Dog Sniffs Out Cocaine Hidden in Wheelchair at Milan Airport
A drug-sniffing dog led frontier police Friday at a Milan airport to some 13 kilograms (nearly 30 pounds) of cocaine stuffed into the leather upholstery of a motorized wheelchair.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Washington Post Did NOT Publish Article By Hunter Biden Titled ‘New Studies Show Moderate Crack Cocaine Use Not A Cause For Concern’
Did The Washington Post publish an article by Hunter Biden titled "New Studies Show Moderate Crack Cocaine Use Not A Cause For Concern"? No, that's not true: The headline of an article purporting to be on the Washington Post website is fa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amber Heard Was NOT Arrested For Perjury, Cocaine As Of June 3, 2022
Was Amber Heard arrested for perjury and cocaine possession as of June 3, 2022? No, that's not true: This is a completely made-up claim, published by a website that calls itself a "trusted source for satire." The claim appeared in an arti
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Amber Heard used cocaine in court
Suggests Amber Heard snorted cocaine while on the stand in court.
Snopes→ Does Video Show Amber Heard Sniffing Cocaine at Depp v. Heard Trial?
A video purports to show the actor's sneaking a bump mere feet away from the judge during her testimony.
Snopes→ Swiss Nespresso Workers Find Cocaine Stash Amid Coffee Bean Bags
They found 500 kilograms (over 1,100 pounds) of cocaine, with a street value of $50 million, as they unloaded coffee beans that had arrived by train.
Snopes→ Was Cocaine on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Desk During Video Chat With Elon Musk?
A viral video claimed to show cocaine on the Ukrainian president's desk as he video-called the billionaire.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral videos falsely claiming Ukraine’s Zelenskyy uses cocaine are altered
Videos show that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy uses cocaine.
Snopes→ UK Police Contacted over Report of Cocaine Use in Parliament
House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said he was contacting police after the Sunday Times reported that illegal drugs were being used inside Parliament buildings.
Snopes→ US Judge: Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos Legally ‘People’
The offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people or “interested persons” with legal rights in the U.S. following a federal court order.
Snopes→ Cocaine Disguised as Cake Seized from Vehicle in Maine
A drug-sniffing dog found 4 pounds (2 kilograms) of cocaine worth $200,000 on the street.
Snopes→ No, Bob Ross Didn’t Have a ‘Cocaine Fingernail’
Ross' "happy little trees" were not unnaturally happy, fortunately.
Snopes→ Customs: Woman Hid Cocaine in Shoes at Atlanta Airport
A Georgia woman was caught trying to smuggle $40,000 worth of cocaine in multiple pairs of shoes through the Atlanta airport.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sigmund Freud: ‘ …I Ascribe to the Cocaine’ Quote
In a May 2021 Imgur post (titled “Freudian Marching Powder”), a screenshot of a tweet purportedly quoted Sigmund Freud as saying of a lecture that he “ascribed to the cocaine” his ability to enrapture the audience: Undated and
Snopes→ Is ‘Cocaine Bear’ a True Story?
Remember, only you can prevent forest overdoses.
Snopes→ Is This a Mug Shot of Tim Allen After a Cocaine Arrest?
A mug shot purportedly from the late 1970s showed the actor and comedian after being arrested in Michigan on a cocaine charge.
Snopes→ Did a Seattle Woman Find Cocaine in a Crochet Kit?
News reports claimed that the woman got more than she bargained for at a Seattle thrift store in February 2021.
Snopes→ Customs Inspectors Find Cocaine-Coated Corn Flakes in Ohio
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati reported finding 44 pounds (20 kilograms) of cocaine-coated cornflakes that had been shipped from South America to a Hong Kong home.
Snopes→ Were Bricks of Cocaine Smuggled in Banana Shipments?
Each individual package contained about 1 kilogram of nearly pure cocaine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oregon Did NOT Legalize Cocaine, Did NOT Outlaw Straws
Did Oregon legalize cocaine and outlaw straws? No, that's not true: Oregon implemented a law in January 2020 stipulating that plastic drinking straws cannot be given to customers automatically unless the customer is at a drive-through win
Snopes→ Does a Pic Show Hunter Biden Used Malia Obama’s Credit Card to Snort Cocaine?
The photograph isn't new, the card likely doesn't belong to Malia Obama, and no evidence connects it to Hunter Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s Father NOT ‘Caught’ With 90 Pounds Of Cocaine Aboard Cargo Ship
Did U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's father get "caught" operating a coal-carrying cargo ship that was captured by the Colombian coast guard with 90 pounds of cocaine aboard? No, that is not true. While a cargo ship was stopped
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Discover That Cocaine Kills Coronavirus
Did scientists figure out that cocaine kills coronavirus, thereby disovering an unexpected cure to the latest viral outbreak? No, that's not true: This fake story was generated on Break Your Own News, a website that allows people to quickly cr
Snopes→ Did the FDA Approve a Cocaine Nasal Spray?
The federal regulator did give its approval for a new local anesthetic with the brand name Numbrino in January 2020.
Snopes→ Did Canada Legalize the Medicinal Use of Cocaine?
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Snopes→ Did Bricks of Cocaine Wash Up on Beaches After Hurricane Dorian?
A variety of debris and unusual items washed up in Florida in summer 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian.