REVIEW On 31 March 2024, journalist James Howard Kunstler published a podcast interview with virologist Geert Vanden Bossche. In the interview, Vanden Bossche referred to COVID-19 vaccines as “a large-scale experiment of gain-of-function” and pr
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Full Fact→ Baltimore bridge collapse not depicted in 2023 Netflix film
A claim circulating on Facebook that the ruins of the Francis Scott Key Bridge were featured in the disaster film Leave the World Behind is false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence AOC Said ‘I Get My Food From The Grocery Store’ In Response To Supply Disruptions From Collapsed Baltimore Bridge — It’s Satire
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) say supply disruptions caused by the Baltimore bridge collapse don't concern her because she "get[s] her food from the grocery store?" No, that's not true: This quote comes from a satirical website
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New ‘energy weapon’ conspiracy theory targets collapsed Baltimore bridge
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.”
PolitiFact→ How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse
Soon after the Baltimore bridge collapse, paid subscribers on X blamed Ukraine and Israel for the disaster. A review of X and other platforms shows these false claims came largely from pro-Russia, “MAGA” and QAnon accounts.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Baltimore bridge collapse: Post misleads about Dali’s ‘black box’ recording
The Dali ship’s “black box” stopped recording “right before (the) crash” into the Baltimore bridge then started recording “right after.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Baltimore bridge collapse: Federal, state officials say ship’s collision wasn’t intentional
Video of the ship colliding with the Baltimore bridge proves the bridge collapse wasn’t “an accident.”
PolitiFact→ Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it
The federal government is fronting the cost for the immediate repair of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. That doesn’t mean it won’t seek reimbursement from the companies responsible.
The Dispatch→ One Week Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Questions remain over how much rebuilding the bridge will cost—and who will foot the bill.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict Baltimore Bridge Collapse — Image Was Created By AI
Did "The Simpsons" TV show predict that a ship would crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor? No, that's not true: The image purportedly foretelling the crash was created using artificial intelligence, based on the r
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t a photo of a black figure on Baltimore’s Key Bridge before it collapsed
Photo shows “a black figure on the bridge before it collapsed.”
AllSides→ Baseless Conspiracy Theories Follow Key Bridge Collapse
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/baseless-conspiracy-theories-follow-key-bridge-collapse/ The Francis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Showing Black Figure On Bridge Does NOT Show Baltimore Bridge Shortly Before Collapse — It’s Old Picture, Different Bridge
Does a photo showing a black figure on a bridge depict a situation on the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor shortly before it collapsed on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The image is an old picture of a different bridge
AllSides→ Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/mar/27/baltimore-bridge-collapse-a-cyberattack-a-netflix/ As in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Buttigieg Remarks About Racism And Underpass Were NOT Made After Collapse Of Key Bridge In Baltimore
Did Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg make remarks about how racism went into design choices after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The video clip in a social media post dat
PolitiFact→ Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
As investigators searched for the cause of a cargo ship’s collision with a Baltimore bridge, social media users filled the void with baseless conspiracy theories. Here’s a few we’ve debunked.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the movie "Leave the World Behind" didn’t predict the Baltimore bridge collapse
The movie “Leave the World Behind” predicted the Baltimore bridge crash.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Pete Buttigieg didn't blame Baltimore bridge collapse on racism. This clip is from 2021
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg blamed the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on “racism.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Footage of Crimea bridge explosion misrepresented as Baltimore bridge collapse
Footage shows explosion on Baltimore bridge.
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Conspiracy Theories Follow Key Bridge Collapse
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a cargo ship in the early morning on March 26. Although all evidence points to an accident, cons
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Captain of container ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse is Indian, not Ukrainian
Following the crash that caused Key Bridge to collapse early Tuesday, social media users shared a screenshot of a webpage they said identified Dali’s captain.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Edited Wikipedia entry doesn’t prove Israel caused the Baltimore bridge collapse
Edited Wikipedia entry provides proof that “Israelis deployed Talmudic network to take out” Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video from 2022 misrepresented as footage of Baltimore bridge collapse
After a container ship lost power and rammed into the Key Bridge causing it to collapse early Tuesday, social media users shared the old video, falsely representing it as footage from the bridge before it fell into the Patapsco River.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Maryland bridge collapse a false flag event? No, authorities say it was an accident
Maryland bridge collapse was a false flag operation to distract from other events.
Full Fact→ Footage does not show a large explosion on Baltimore bridge before collapse
Old footage from a different incident is being shared with false claims it shows an “alternate angle” of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsing.
The Dispatch→ We Can Still Help Afghanistan—By Letting the Taliban Collapse
Humanitarian aid isn’t preventing starvation or hardship, but it is propping up the regime.
Logically→ Video of stage collapse in Pakistan shared with false antisemitic context
Logically→ News outlets publish AI-generated image of rescue officials at Uttarakhand tunnel collapse site
Logically→ Old image shared as construction worker stuck in collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel
Logically→ Old image of bridge collapse in Madhya Pradesh shared as from Gujarat’s Surendranagar
Logically→ Tennis player Clara Tauson’s collapse falsely tied to vaccines
Full Fact→ Video of building collapse is not from recent Morocco earthquake
The video shows a building collapsing in Casablanca three years ago.
Logically→ Clip from Bangkok falsely shared as footage of metro overbridge collapse in India
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Unfounded claims blaming COVID vaccine for ESPN analyst Shaka Hislop’s recent collapse spread online
ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop collapsed on air because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Clip NOT A Recording Of Biden Talking About Bank Collapse — It’s A Fake
Is a social media post featuring an audio recording of President Joe Biden talking about the banks collapsing real? No, that's not true: Experts in digital forensics and deepfakes told Lead Stories that the recording is not authentic. The
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines not responsible for Thai princess’ collapse; the country isn’t revisiting its contract with Pfizer
REVIEW On 15 December 2022, Princess Bajrakitiyabha of the Thai royal family collapsed into a coma and no news of her health has been shared since then. In January 2023, retired microbiologist Sucharit Bhakdi claimed in an interview posted on Rumbl
Logically→ Old image of boy rescuing a dog wrongly linked to Kakhovka dam collapse in Ukraine
The Dispatch→ The Collapse of Kakhovka Dam
Southern Ukraine faces ecological and humanitarian disasters following the mysterious destruction of a Russian-controlled dam. Continue reading The Collapse of Kakhovka Dam »
The Dispatch→ Republicans Lose Out When Local News Collapses
(Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/ Washington Post/Getty Images)Small-town citizens lose ties to their community, and having fewer watchdogs means more opportunity for government waste and corruption. Continue reading Republicans Lose Out When Local News Col
Logically→ No, Kenya’s President William Ruto did not ask citizens to ‘dispose of U.S. dollars because of its imminent collapse’