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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasn’t arrested, despite online claims

2023-09-20 U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi was arrested. Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ England isn’t ‘giving up’ on 15-minute cities, despite social media claims

2023-09-18 CLAIM: England is giving up on efforts to create 15-minute cities because people have destroyed all the cameras and refused to pay tens of thousands of fines. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Walmart isn’t refunding $500 to anyone who shopped there last year, despite online claims

2023-09-18 “Walmart must pay $500 to U.S. families who made purchases in 2022.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Hawaii isn’t home to tons of lithium, despite baseless claims linking wildfires and lithium access

2023-09-14 Hawaii wildfire was intentionally set because there’s “120 million tons of lithium in Maui.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN didn’t suggest former President Barack Obama is a serial killer, despite social media claims

2023-09-11 CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.” Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arkansas isn’t ditching voting machines for paper ballots, despite claims online

2023-09-01 CLAIM: Arkansas is switching to election ballots that are marked by hand rather than by machine. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Austin and Houston aren’t cutting out meat and dairy to combat climate change, despite online claims

2023-08-31 CLAIM: The Texas cities of Austin and Houston are part of a global alliance of cities seeking to eliminate meat and dairy products in order to combat climate change. Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Jacksonville shooter’s manifesto has not been released, despite claims online

2023-08-29 CLAIM: Police quickly released the manifesto written by the white gunman who killed three Black people at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26, yet a manifesto written by the shooter who killed six people at a Christian school in Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales had not resigned as of Aug. 29, despite Facebook post’s claim

2023-08-29 As of Aug. 25, "Luis Rubiales has resigned as the president of the Spanish Football Federation." Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ California’s governor isn’t trying to block Trump from the ballot, despite what fake headline claims

2023-08-28 CLAIM: Fox News reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot in 2024 as a candidate for president. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The military didn’t arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks, despite online claims

2023-08-24 “Military arrests FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks.” Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ The FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary

2023-08-24 REVIEW Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many misleading claims have promoted the ability of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 despite a lack of evidence. Recently, social media claims have suggested that the U.S. Food and Drug Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945, despite conspiracy theories

2023-08-14 “Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Internet Personality Lil Tay Has NOT Died, Despite August 9, 2023, Death Notice On Her Instagram Page

2023-08-12 Did child rapper and foul-mouthed internet sensation Tay "Lil Tay" Tian die on or about August 9, 2023? No, that's not true: No official records document the death after her Instagram page featured a statement announcing the death of the Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Despite Being Rebutted on ‘Ignoring’ COVID-19, Dr. Ashish Jha Still Won’t Talk About Masks

2023-08-09 In the wake of stating that most Americans can “ignore” COVID-19 and a public rebuttal by former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, the former head of federal response to the disease has refused to mention masking as a way to avoid possible Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ World Economic Forum didn’t call for the elimination of conspiracy theorists, despite online claims

2023-08-03 CLAIM: A top World Economic Forum official has said conspiracy theorists should be “eliminated.” Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Donald Trump was accused of racism long before his presidency, despite what online posts claim

2023-07-28 CLAIM: Donald Trump was never called a racist until he ran for president. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The federal government sued Trump for allegedly discriminating against Black apartment seekers in the 1970s. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has not threatened to join Democrats, despite criticism of Trump

2023-07-27 "Senator Mitt Romney threatens to leave the Republican party and join Democrats.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has not threatened to join Democrats, despite criticism of Trump

2023-07-27 "Senator Mitt Romney threatens to leave the Republican party and join Democrats.” Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Wash Post publishes piece with debunked claim about DeSantis’ Florida despite source admitting it was wrong

2023-07-17 https://www.foxnews.com/media/wash-post-publishes-piece-debunked-claim-about-desantis-florida-despite-source-admitting-wrong Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Humans may, and do, visit Antarctica, despite social media claim

2023-07-14 “No human is allowed to travel to Antarctica.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – U.S., Canadian officials have not released audio of noises heard during Titan search, despite claims

2023-06-27 Audio is of “the knocking they caught from the submarine” that imploded on the way to view the Titanic wreckage. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Breast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims

2023-06-23 REVIEW A video that originated on TikTok and was widely shared on Facebook wrongly claimed that there was a spike in breast cancer cases in 2022. As this review will explain, the video misrepresented the data, and the change in the figure from previ Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Search continues for Titan passengers, despite social media claims

2023-06-22 The five people aboard the Titan submersible “have been found dead.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Trump didn’t rescue children born into sex slavery under Central Park, despite online claims

2023-06-14 Former President Donald Trump rescued deformed children who were born into sex slavery in tunnels under Central Park in New York. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump was indicted, despite social media conspiracy theory that suggests it’s all show

2023-06-13 Trump "hasn't been 'indicted.' It's all part of the Operation.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The war in Ukraine is real and ongoing, despite nonsense social media posts

2023-06-09 “There is no war in Ukraine.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Despite renewed claims, Hillary Clinton still doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease

2023-05-12 “Hillary Clinton has Parkinson’s disease.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Anthony Fauci wasn’t arrested, despite recurring social media claims

2023-05-04 “Fauci arrested.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Despite video’s claims, neither World Economic Forum nor UN ordered governments to ration water

2023-05-03 The World Economic Forum and the United Nations have “ordered world governments to ration people’s water supply.” Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Dig In Despite New Debt Ceiling Deadline

2023-05-02 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens during an open session of a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting on April 21. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says ‘X-date’ is approaching faster than anticipated.Con Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. government institutions haven’t shuttered, despite Facebook claims

2023-04-14 “Congress, White House, IRS, Feds, Federal Reserve are shut down.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Tiffany Dover is alive, despite persistent claims to the contrary

2023-04-14 The person purporting to be Tiffany Dover is an impostor. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hillary Clinton wasn’t indicted, despite nonsense online claims

2023-04-10 “Hillary Clinton indicted.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Politicians don’t cry in this video, despite the caption’s promise of Hillary Clinton’s tears

2023-04-05 Video shows a crowd erupting and Hillary Clinton crying during a committee hearing. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show the Homeland Security secretary crying, despite social media claims

2023-04-05 Video shows Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas crying after a question from an aide to former President Donald Trump. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Angelina Jolie is alive, despite social media posts claiming otherwise

2023-03-20 Angelina Jolie is dead. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is still tweeting, despite baseless claims that Elon Musk banned her

2023-03-09 Elon Musk banned U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Twitter. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Atlanta isn’t banning the word ‘women,’ despite social media post claims

2023-02-17 The city of Atlanta is banning the word “women.” Go to site post…»

AllSides→ AOC Labels Hunter Biden Laptop Story ‘Half Fake’ Despite Mounting Evidence to the Contrary

2023-02-16 https://www.nationalreview.com/news/aoc-labels-hunter-biden-laptop-story-half-fake-despite-mounting-evidence-to-the-contrary/ Go to site post…»

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