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Snopes→ Lady Gaga’s Dogs Recovered Safely After Theft, Shooting
Lady Gaga's two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded their walker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said.
Snopes→ Does Australia’s Oldest Man Knit Sweaters for Injured Penguins?
The doll-sized sweaters were intended to help protect penguins after an oil spill.
Hoax-Slayer→ Parrot For Sale or Adoption Advance Fee Scams
Internet scammers use many and varied ruses to separate the unwary from their hard-earned money. One such ruse specifically targets parrot fanciers. The post Parrot For Sale or Adoption Advance Fee Scams appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT True There Is "No Evidence" Masks or Lockdowns Slow COVID-19 Spread
Is there "still no evidence masks or lockdowns slow the spread of COVID-19"? No, that's not true: The claim was posted with no citation of studies disproving the effectiveness of masks and lockdowns. On the other hand, there are now dozen
Snopes→ Does This Photo Show Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal?
In theory, such a bird would also be able to both lay and fertilize eggs.
Snopes→ US Advisers Endorse Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine from J&J
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to quickly follow the recommendation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Details Of Inaugural Wreath Ceremony Do NOT Mean Biden Isn’t Official President
Is Joe Biden not the official president because soldiers at a wreath ceremony did not wear their decorations on their coats and the 21-gun salute was moved to Arlington Cemetery on January 20, 2021? No, that's not true: Biden is the offic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Details Of Inaugural Wreath Ceremony Do NOT Mean Biden Isn’t Official President
Is Joe Biden not the official president because soldiers at a wreath ceremony did not wear their decorations on their coats and the 21-gun salute was moved to Arlington Cemetery on January 20, 2021? No, that's not true: Biden is the offic
Snopes→ NYC Steakhouse Stunt: A Wax Don Draper Hanging at the Bar
It’s a promotion that could be straight out of the “Mad Men” Don Draper playbook.
Liste→ Satirical post shared in belief Biden pardoned BLM protesters
Thousands of Facebook users shared a headline claiming that President Joe Biden “quietly” pardoned 2,617 Black Lives Matter protesters. This is false; the claim was originally published on a self-proclaimed satirical website, and the Office of the
Snopes→ Where Does Plastic Pollution Go When It Enters the Ocean?
Of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste we produce each year, it’s estimated that around ten million tons enters the ocean.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Does Not Have The Medal Of Honor, 4 Nobel Peace Prizes, And Did NOT Cure AIDS, Cancer, Autism
Was Joe Biden awarded the medal of honor and four Nobel Peace Prizes and did he cure AIDS, cancer and autism? No, that's not true: The 46th U.S. president has achieved none of those accomplishments. The false claims appeared in a meme tha
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ How does COVID-19’s toll compare with heart disease, cancer and other causes of death?
Now that the coronavirus has been in the United States for roughly a year, new numbers are revealing the scale of COVID-19’s impact on American health: COVID-19 has become the country’s third leading cause of death, and could be on its way to outpa
Liste→ This image has been doctored from a photo of a Sri Lankan opposition politician holding a photo of a US aircraft
An image has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts in February 2021, purporting to show a Sri Lankan opposition politician holding a photo of a locally produced soft drink during a media interview. The posts claim the politician was critic
Liste→ Indian social media users share doctored image mocking Greta Thunberg after she voiced support for farmers’ protests
An image has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts that purports to show Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg eating on a train while a group of African children look on. The posts mocked Thunberg for her social activism after she twee
Liste→ Doctored TV report misleads on payments to Myanmar’s civil servants and pensioners
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts purports to show a television news report from Myanmar's state-owned MRTV announcing civil servants and pensioners will no longer receive state payments following a government
Hoax-Slayer→ Don’t Get Caught by These Nasty Facebook Messenger Scams
Let’s review a common Facebook Messenger-based scam tactic that continues to gain new victims. These are scams that all Facebook users need to be aware of. The post Don’t Get Caught by These Nasty Facebook Messenger Scams appeared first on Hoax-Sla
Snopes→ McPlant on the Way at McDonald’s from Beyond Meat
Chicago-based McDonald's will use the Beyond Meat partnership to roll out what it is calling the “McPlant” burger, which was previously teased in a video.
Snopes→ Do These Photos Show Staph Infections Caused by Face Masks?
"Having a staph infection [from wearing a face mask] is a pretty rare occurrence, and it usually involves multiple things for it to happen."
TruthOrFiction→ ‘If $15/Hr is Too Much For Minimum Wage Then $85/Hr is Too Much to Pay Our Senators to Literally Do Nothing’ Tweet
A February 23 2021 tweet asserting that “If $15/hr is too much for minimum wage then $85/hr is too much to pay our senators to literally do nothing” immediately spread in viral form, quickly migrating as a screengrab to a popular post on R
Liste→ Pelosi does not fly home weekly on 200-seat jet
A years-old claim that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi travels routinely to her home district on a Boeing 757 that costs millions of dollars annually in fuel has resurfaced on Facebook. This is false; Pelosi’s office denied the claim, analyst estimates of
Snopes→ Was Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot and Her Dogs Stolen?
Someone made off with Koji and Gustav, the singer’s French bulldogs.
Liste→ Canadians do not face $2,500 fine, licence ban for smoking while driving
An article claiming that Canadians can be fined $2,500 and face a driving ban if they are caught smoking cigarettes behind the wheel is circulating on Facebook. The claim is false; there are no blanket bans on lighting up in private vehicles, although
Snopes→ Venomous Spiders Prompt Temporary Michigan Library Shutdown
Staff closed the building due to a misunderstanding and out of an abundance of caution.
Snopes→ Do These Transphobic Posts Show a Transgender College Basketball Player?
The posts are both out of date and out of context.
TruthOrFiction→ TikTok’s ‘Antifa Hoedown’ (#NeverGonnaStopUs), Explained
In late February 2021, a catchy TikTok song (“Antifa Hoedown”) began migrating to Facebook, often in the form of the version seen below: That version was uploaded by @eerie.bxby on January 28 2021, and it showed a dark-haired woman danc
Snopes→ FDA Says J&J 1-Dose Shot Prevents COVID; Final Decision Soon
The review is just one step in the FDA’s evaluation of a third vaccine option for the U.S.
Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden has downplayed the Uighur situation in China.
President Biden did not downplay the allegations and said that China will face severe consequences.
Top Fact Checks→ Election related violence has cost dozens of lives in West Bengal over the past decade.
Media reports suggest nearly 77 deaths from 2011 to 2021 due to violence during elections but the figure could be higher.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fox News host Tucker Carlson downplayed the role of white supremacists at the Capitol riot
Fox News host Tucker Carlson downplayed the involvement of racially motivated extremist groups in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, falsely suggesting that the mob of pro-Trump rioters who violently stormed the building did not include white supre
Liste→ This image has been doctored — Michelle Obama in fact wore a necklace that read ‘VOTE’
An image purportedly showing former US first lady Michelle Obama wearing a necklace with letters that spell “MIKE” has been shared repeatedly on Facebook in February 2021. The image, however, has been doctored; original video shows that Obama in
Liste→ This video has been doctored to include a white object — the original shows a Lufthansa aircraft taking off in Zurich
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple social media posts and news reports that claim it shows a Singapore Airlines flight almost colliding with an unidentified flying object (UFO) moments before landing at Zurich Airport in 2021. The c
Snopes→ Did Biden Say Minorities Don’t Know How To Register Online for Vaccines?
A TikTok video showed the president at a February 2021 CNN town hall meeting.
Snopes→ At Least 160 Confederate Symbols Taken Down in 2020
When rioters tore through the U.S. Capitol, some of them gripping Confederate battle flags, they didn’t encounter a statue of the most famous rebel general, Robert E. Lee.
Full Fact - All content→ Mask wearing doesn’t cause bacterial pneumonia
A post on Facebook suggests that wearing a mask causes people to contract bacterial pneumonia and that the government manipulated Covid-19 statistics to create fear when Covid-19 is no longer classified as a high consequence infectious disease (HCID).
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Communist China’ Does NOT Own DreamWorks Animation
Does "Communist China" own DreamWorks Animation? No, that's not true: In 2016, DreamWorks was acquired by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast Corporation. Both NBCUniversal and Comcast are American companies. The claim appeared in a Faceb
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Is it safe for pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccines? Here’s what we know, and don’t know.
As eligibility for the coronavirus vaccines widens across the United States, more pregnant women are faced with the decision of whether to get vaccinated. Alarming social media posts warn that pregnant women who were vaccinated have experienced miscarr
Liste→ Facebook users share image from Indonesia in misleading posts about failed construction projects in the Philippines
A photo collage has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows failed construction projects by a political opposition party in the Philippines. The claim is misleading: while one photo in the collage genuinely shows a bridge in the
Liste→ Weibo user’s satirical TV report about coronavirus lockdowns in China is lost in translation
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook and YouTube posts alongside a claim it shows a CNN journalist deliberately mistranslating a Chinese man’s comments in a report about coronavirus lockdowns in China. The posts claim