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FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Fake Secret Service Agent Contributes to Rally Conspiracy Theories
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Posts from the anonymous online forum 4Chan have been spreading the false claim that Secret Service officials prevented an agent named “Jonathan Willis” fr
PolitiFact→ When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories
As the Republican National Convention was set to open in Milwaukee, evidence-free assertions ran wild on social media about the suspect in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A 2019 “Project Runway” episode isn’t evidence for a COVID-19 conspiracy
A 2019 clip from the show “Project Runway,” with a face mask and a designer named Kovid, is proof that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sister Ships Titanic And Olympic Were NOT Switched In An Insurance Fraud Scheme — Baseless Conspiracy Theory
Was a fire-damaged ship, the Olympic, disguised as the Titanic so it could be intentionally sunk to commit "the greatest insurance fraud in history"? No, that's not true: The baseless Titanic-switch conspiracy is proven false on multiple
The Dispatch→ Old Photos Use Parade Stands to Push Conspiracy Theories
There are no gallows at the White House.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Discuss Fruit Of The Loom Conspiracy Theory With Joe Rogan
Did entrepreneur Elon Musk discuss the Fruit of the Loom conspiracy theory with Joe Rogan? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that Musk talked with the podcaster about that subject. Additionally, digital forensics and deepfake-testi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Declassified 1957 CIA File Mentioning ‘Tartar History’ Does NOT Vindicate Tartarian Empire Conspiracy Theory
Did the CIA declassify a 1957 file in 1999 that proves true the theories about the hidden history of an advanced global civilization, the Tartarian Empire? No, that's not true: The CIA document "National Cultural Development Under Communi
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Noncitizen voting isn’t an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here’s why
Former President Donald Trump is turning to one of his favorite themes, the specter of immigrants improperly voting in federal elections.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New ‘energy weapon’ conspiracy theory targets collapsed Baltimore bridge
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.”
AllSides→ Baseless Conspiracy Theories Follow Key Bridge Collapse
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/baseless-conspiracy-theories-follow-key-bridge-collapse/ The Francis
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
The Dispatch→ Upcoming Eclipse Prompts Viral Conspiracy Theories
The National Guard will be present in Oklahoma, but only to assist with an expected influx of tourists.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Conspiracy Video Of 14-Foot-Tall Antarctic ‘Opium Bird’ Is NOT Real
Did a Danish scientist discover a 14-foot-tall white bird in Antarctica? No, that's not true: This fictional scientific discovery video was fabricated with artificial intelligence and follows a recently trending formula to produce eye-cat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Right Roof’ On Unburned Texas Homes Was NOT Biden’s Reference To ‘Blue Roof’ Conspiracy But To Fire-Resistant Roofing
Did Joe Biden let slip that there is a "right roof" with a certain color that will protect a home from being destroyed by lasers or directed energy weapons during wildfires as some conspiracists suggest? No, that's not true: In a video cl
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, your legal name is not a corporation. That claim is based on a discredited conspiracy theory.
“Your legal name is in fact a corporation. This is why you always see your name written in ALL CAPS.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rothschild conspiracy theory resurfaces, but family doesn’t control global financial system
“The Rothschilds were behind the Federal Reserve, and they now control the global financial system.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Texas chicken farm fire revives baseless conspiracy theory about food supply attacks
Chicken farm fire that killed 12 million birds intentionally set
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Participate In Fiction Website’s Fantasy of U.S. Customs And Border Protection Patrol Conspiracy
Did United States Marines arrest two United States Customs and Border Protection Patrol agents for accepting bribes from immigrants for entry into the United States on February 19, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a websi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexa Answers Do NOT Provide Proof Of Birth-Certificate-Bond Conspiracy Theory
Do answers by Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa provide proof of the birth-certificate-bond conspiracy theory? No, that's not true: Alexa produces answers gathered from a variety of sources, and in some instances can be gamed to provide in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 4,000 Israeli Employees Were NOT Warned Not To Go To Work On 9/11 — Baseless Conspiracy Myth
Did approximately 4,000 Israelis avoid the attacks at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, because advance warning from an Israeli messaging service told them precisely when and where they would happen? No, that's not true: These
PolitiFact→ 3 conspiracy theories Putin promoted in his Tucker Carlson interview that Carlson didn’t challenge
Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed several conspiracy theories in his interview with Tucker Carlson. They went unchecked.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Alexa’s Answers Does NOT Prove Chemtrails Conspiracy Theory That Government Is Spraying Aluminum In Sky
Does a video on Instagram of an Alexa digital assistant prove the accuracy of the chemtrails conspiracy theory that the U.S. government sprays aluminum in the sky for nefarious purposes? No, that's not true: There is no verified evidence
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF ‘Disease X’ Meeting Does NOT Prove A Conspiracy To Implement A Planned Pandemic
Does a meeting about "Disease X" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, prove the existence of some sinister plan to start a pandemic intentionally? No, that's not true: The panel discussion to be led by the World Health Organ
Health Feedback→ Social media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”
REVIEW A video published by the YouTube channel “I AM Awakened” at the end of December 2023 questioned a spate of illnesses in China and New York, claiming that this was caused by chlorine and benzene in the food and water. The video also added
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Discovery of a tunnel at a Chabad synagogue spurs false claims and conspiracy theories
News of a secret underground tunnel found connected to a historic Brooklyn synagogue was picked up quickly on social media, with posts spreading baseless claims about the passage, many laced with antisemitism.
Full Fact→ Photos show pilots with badges mocking ‘chemtrails’, not supporting the conspiracy theory
The badges are a long-running joke about the conspiracy theory among pilots and social media users.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year
The 2023 Lie of the Year goes to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s conspiracy theories during his 2024 campaign.
Logically→ Electric cars not part of conspiracy to limit movement
Washington Post→ The ‘black’ hole in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s housing conspiracy theory
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets many things wrong -- including Blackstone, the name of the company he is attacking -- as he makes false claims about the reason homes prices have risen.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Elon Musk and others spread meme reviving unfounded ‘pizzagate’ conspiracy theory
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
AllSides→ The Evil Origins of 60 Years of JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories
https://spectator.org/the-evil-origins-of-60-years-of-jfk-assassination-conspiracy-theories/ Sixty year
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Princess Diana died in 1997. A conspiracy theory that loops in former President Donald Trump claims
Princess Diana “is still alive” and “possibly could be with Trump.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Voluntary removal of popular cold-and-cough medications from store shelves fuels conspiracy theories
CLAIM: Over-the-counter cold and cough medications are being pulled from drugstore shelves in an effort to start the “next plandemic" or force people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory
In August, a small magazine published an interview with a Barack Obama biographer. Dozens of conservative news stories followed, speculating on the former president’s sexuality. The unproven claims come from old sources, so why did they spread so fast?
AllSides→ Posts Falsely Push Bill Gates-Connected ‘Air’ Vaccine Conspiracy
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/scicheck-posts-falsely-push-bill-gates-connected-air-vaccine-conspiracy/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Push Bill Gates-Connected ‘Air’ Vaccine Conspiracy
SciCheck Digest Inhalable or spray versions of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are still in development and don’t have regulatory approval. Posts online are distorting recent research from Yale University to falsely claim that governments have approved su
AllSides→ Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
https://thedispatch.com/article/conspiracy-theories-spread-online-about-fema-emergency-alert-test/ Hall
The Dispatch→ Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
Some say it will trigger reactions among vaccinated individuals.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Draft Youngkin’ Conspiracy
When the truth hurts too much.