Three Georgia police officers were shot and wounded as they pursued two brothers from Alabama in a high-speed chase that ended with one brother shot and killed and the other in custody, authorities said.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd’s Younger Brother Was NOT Arrested And Charged In Deadly Road Rage Attack
Was George Floyd's younger brother arrested and charged in a deadly road-rage attack? No, that's not true: Although they share the same surname, there's no evidence the road-rage suspect, 29-year-old Dejywan Floyd, is the brother of Georg
Snopes→ Did Prince Philip Say He Wanted To Be Reincarnated as a Deadly Virus?
This line of thinking first appeared in a foreword authored by the prince to an out-of-print 1986 book titled "People as Animals" by socialite Fleur Cowles.
Snopes→ Farmer Finds Car Wedged in His Truck, 2 People Dead Inside
The driver of a large farm vehicle in Vermont arrived at his field to find a car wedged in the frame and the two occupants dead inside, police say.
Snopes→ Rapper-Actor DMX, Known for Gruff Delivery, Dead at 50
The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died.
Snopes→ Anne Beatts, Groundbreaking Comedy Writer, Dead at 74
Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitcom “Square Pegs,” has died.
Snopes→ Police: Suspect Dead, 2 Critically Injured in Maryland Shooting
A shooting at a Maryland Business park left two people critically injured and the suspect dead, while the U.S. Navy reported an “active shooter incident” at Fort Detrick involving sailors.
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
Liste→ This video shows a man paying tribute to his friend after he was allegedly shot dead — it is not related to Covid-19
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a man throwing money to bystanders in New York’s Times Square after his friend died from coronavirus. The video, however, has bee
Snopes→ Deadly Breach Could Delay Decisions About Capitol Fencing
The fencing had been erected to secure the U.S. Capitol after a violent mob of of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the building Jan. 6.
Snopes→ Car Rams 2 Officers at Capitol Barricade; Driver Shot Dead
Both Capitol Police officers were taken to the hospital, with at least one in serious condition.
Snopes→ No, This Video Doesn’t Show Actors Posing as ‘Dead Rona Bodies for the News’
A video showing a man in a body bag smoking a cigarette was taken out of context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2010 Census Data Could NOT Be Used To Cast Votes for The Dead And Departed in 2020, Nor Were Vote Machines Hacked
Was 2010 census data used to cast fraudulent votes of dead voters and those who had changed addresses in a nationwide hack of the 2020 election? No, that's not true. By law, 2010 census data at the individual name level will not be availa
Snopes→ Missing Film Designer Found Dead Under Garbage in NYC Home
An Emmy-winning production designer who was known to be a hoarder has been found dead under a pile of garbage in her New York City home.
Snopes→ FBI: NYC Morgue Workers Stole Credit Cards from Dead People
The FBI arrested two former city employees accused of stealing bank cards from dead bodies taken to New York City’s mortuary and racking up thousands of dollars in charges.
Snopes→ G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate Mastermind, Dead at 90
Liddy, a former FBI agent and Army veteran, was convicted of conspiracy, burglary and illegal wiretapping for his role in the Watergate burglary.
Snopes→ Myanmar Forces Kill Dozens in Deadliest Day Since Coup
The killings quickly drew international condemnation, with multiple diplomatic missions to Myanmar releasing statements that mentioned the killing of civilians, including children.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned
A week after a gunman shot and killed eight people in Georgia, a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, including a police officer. After a year of social distancing and closures from the COVID-19 pandemic, the t
Snopes→ Florida Family Finds Dead Snake Inside Their Clothes Dryer
After their clothes dryer began blowing out a lot of lint, a Florida family called a repair man who discovered a dead snake rather than a jammed motor.
Liste→ This photo has circulated in reports about a deadly landslide disaster in Myanmar in 2020 – months before the military coup
A photo of corpses has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Twitter and a discussion forum alongside a claim that it shows anti-coup demonstrators who were killed by Myanmar’s military. The claim is false; the photo has circulated seve
Snopes→ James Levine, Who Ruled over Met Opera, Dead at Age 77
Levine made his Met debut in 1971 and became one of the signature artists in the company’s century-plus history, until he was fired in 2018 due to sexual misconduct dating to the 1960s.
Snopes→ Israeli Experts Announce Discovery of More Dead Sea Scrolls
The fragments of parchment bear lines of Greek text from the books of Zechariah and Nahum and have been dated around the first century based on the writing style, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Snopes→ Norton Juster, ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ Author, Dead at 91
Juster's friend and fellow author Mo Willems tweeted that Juster “ran out of stories” and died “peacefully.”
Liste→ False news reports claim Elon Musk is dead after Tesla factory explosion
Reports circulating on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram claim that tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is dead following a “Tesla factory explosion”. The claim is false; the reports are not genuine news articles and there are no credible reports of Musk'
Top Fact Checks→ 5G can be used to shoot weaponized EMFs and produce deadly viruses.
5G technology cannot contribute to constructing deadly viruses. The publisher has retracted the study.
Snopes→ Reports: Myanmar Security Forces Shoot Dead 8 Protesters
Demonstrators have regularly flooded the streets of cities across the country since the military seized power on Feb. 1 and ousted the elected government of leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Woman Receiving ‘The Last Message From Her Dead Husband’ Is NOT Real
Did a woman receive news of her husband's death, as well as his last message to her, phrase by phrase, delivered by a detail of soldiers who tore pages off a large easel-size pad of paper? No, that's not true: These actors are role-playin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Shows NO Scientific Proof That Antibodies Produced By COVID-19 Vaccines Will Turn Deadly
Does a video by an anti-vaccine physician show conclusive scientific evidence that the antibodies produced by the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines will cause severe harm and even death if a vaccinated person is exposed to the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Renewable Energy Sources Are NOT The Leading Cause Of Blackouts Amid Deadly Winter Storm
Are renewable energy sources the main reason for blackouts amid a deadly winter storm? No, that's not true: Renewables like wind and solar continue to produce, according to power grid officials, and are not the leading cause of the blacko
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
Snopes→ Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; At Least 20 Dead
A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather has claimed more lives.
Snopes→ Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; at Least 14 Dead
The storm that overwhelmed power grids and immobilized the Southern Plains carried heavy snow and freezing rain into New England and the Deep South.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deer DID Carry Severed Head Of Dead Rival Entangled With His Antlers On Island of Hokkaido, Japan
Did a deer wind up carrying the severed head of a dead "relative" stuck to his antlers, on the island of Hokkaido Japan? Yes, this is a real photo. The word "relative" used in the caption is likely a translation of a word meaning "one of
Snopes→ What of ‘Individual-1′? Feds’ Trump Campaign Case Is ‘Dead’
The federal probe of hush money paid to cover up former President Donald Trump's alleged extramarital affairs hasn’t been restarted, even though he no longer has the legal shield of the presidency.
Snopes→ FBI: 2 Agents Killed, 3 Wounded, Suspect Dead in Florida
Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three wounded while trying to serve a search warrant in Florida, prompting a SWAT team to storm an apartment building.
Liste→ Hoax posts falsely claim Ethiopian prime minister is either critically ill or dead
Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is either dead or in critical condition and receiving care in Europe. These claims are false; Abiy’s office rejected the “fake” rumours, which included at lea
Snopes→ Will Coronavirus Really Evolve to Become Less Deadly?
How confident can we be in predicting how evolution will shape the relationship between a pathogen and its host?
Snopes→ When Is ‘Dead’ Really Dead?
How long should doctors wait after a “flatline” appears before they can declare a person dead?
Snopes→ Cicely Tyson, Groundbreaking Award-Winning Actor, Dead at 96
The pioneering Black actor gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88, and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman."
Snopes→ Did Microsoft Patent a Chatbot That Lets Users Talk to the Dead?
You may remember such technology from an early episode of "Black Mirror."