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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Starbucks provided coffee to first responders at the RNC but was not an event sponsor
Starbucks was an “official sponsor of the RNC.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FBI says assistant director Janeen DiGuiseppi wasn’t at fatal Butler rally
Images show FBI assistant director Janeen DiGuiseppi seated behind former President Donald Trump during his assassination attempt.
Full Fact→ Fake Wetherspoons free ‘meal for two’ deal recirculates on Facebook
A similar post went viral in 2023. But the pub chain has confirmed it is not real.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Secret Service sniper wasn’t wearing a red string bracelet tied to Kabbalah Judaism
A photo shows a Secret Service sniper at the July 13 Trump rally wearing a red string bracelet tied to Kabbalah Judaism.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Does a photo show a bullet in Trump’s chest? No, it’s a crease in a Secret Service agent’s jacket
A photo shows proof of a bullet hole in Trump’s jacket.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that 20-year-old Trump rally shooter voted for Clinton is Pants on Fire!
Thomas Crooks “was a registered Democrat who voted for Clinton and Biden.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Mark Violets’ of antifa didn’t shoot Donald Trump. Social media users wrongly blamed a blogger.
“Butler Police confirm the shooter’s name is Mark Violets. He is a known Antifa extremist.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Post About Missing ‘Granddaughter Sofia’ Is NOT Authentic — It’s Part Of Scam
Is there an active "silver alert" in July 2024 for a 5-year-old girl called "Sofia" who is missing in Edinburgh, Scotland, according to a post on Facebook? No, that's not true: A real estate ad later replaced similar versions of the post
Full Fact→ Facebook post repeats unreliable Labour claim about family finances
The post claims a “typical household” is £5,883 worse off since 2019, but there are a number of problems with this figure, which comes from the Labour party.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Official’ Navy photographs of a UFO don’t hold water
Official Navy photographs show an unidentified flying object in the Arctic Ocean in 1971.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, McDonald’s french fries don’t all come from potatoes grown on Bill Gates’ farms
“Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.”
Full Fact→ No evidence for Facebook quote attributed to politician Thérèse Coffey
An image falsely claiming Dr Coffey said it wasn’t her job to “worry about people starving to death” has been circulating since 2020.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Footage of towering tornado does not show Hurricane Beryl making landfall in Mexico
Video shows tornado caused by Hurricane Beryl in July 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in February 2021, not July 2024
Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in Sicily in July 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo doesn’t show Roman-era baths in Malta, and it doesn’t disprove climate change
Photo shows “Roman tidal baths in Malta, still at sea level after thousands of years!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Disney and Google now own the rights to the King James Bible? That’s satire
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Athlete Riley Gaines didn’t win $10 million against “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg
“Riley Gaines won $10 million against Whoopi Goldberg for defaming her reputation.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, missing Malaysian Flight 370 has not returned after 10 years
"Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 returns after 10-year mystery"
Full Fact→ Political parties repeat familiar claims in Facebook ads as election campaign draws to a close
Claims we’ve previously checked about ‘supermajorities’, taxes and A&E performance have been repeated in online adverts this week.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Referees officiating WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark’s games are not under league investigation
“WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in all of Caitlin Clark's games for ignoring all dirty actions by her opponents against her.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This viral social media photo does not show a missing child in Pike County, Missouri
Photo shows a missing child in Pike County, Missouri.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Gordon Ramsay didn’t kick transgender swimmer Lia Thomas out of a restaurant. Claim is satire
“Gordon Ramsay kicks Lia Thomas out of his restaurant, 'Dine in some woke place.'"
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, jury didn’t order Disney to pay Gina Carano $115 million in lawsuit
A jury “ordered Disney and Lucasfilm to pay” actor Gina Carano $115 million.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Kansas City Chiefs’ Coach Andy Reid didn’t boot his top three players for anthem kneeling
Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid "fires 3 top players for anthem kneeling."
Health Feedback→ Facebook reel correctly claims that babies under six months shouldn’t drink water
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 13 June 2024 claimed that giving water to babies under the age of six months can result in health risks, including reduced nutrient intake and infections from contaminated water. It also noted that “too much water
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, actor Tim Allen didn’t die in a car accident
“Actor and comedian Tim Allen died suddenly” in a “fatal car accident.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This Houston woman didn’t really bake bread in her mailbox
Photo shows a Houston woman baking bread in her mailbox.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the US government isn’t offering a free, six-month commercial driver's license course
“Starting from June 2024, the United States will provide a six-month free CDL course.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fabricated “Vader” poster fools social media users
Image shows Disney+ poster for new “Vader” show.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Satirical story about Candace Owens trying to ban Taylor Swift from the NFL spreads without context
“Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas wasn’t ‘ordered to compete with men’
“Lia Thomas ordered to compete with men.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No free cash: House of Representatives hasn’t OK’d a new $1,000 card stimulus program
The U.S. House “has authorized a new $1,000 stimulus card program to support those in need.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Were pink dolphins spotted off the North Carolina coast? No, the images are fake
Photo shows a pink dolphin spotted off the North Carolina coast.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Caitlin Clark did not turn down millions of dollars from Nike. Claim is satire
“Caitlin Clark rejects $400 million deal from Nike” saying “not with that Kaepernick clown.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim about Cristiano Ronaldo and rainbow armbands is False
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The US dollar will continue to be used for oil sales, contrary to false online claims
“Saudi Arabia will stop using the US dollar for oil sales and will not renew the 50-year petro-dollar agreement with the U.S.”
The Dispatch→ Facebook Posts Misrepresent Iceland’s Laws and Culture
The claims focus on Iceland’s education, health care, security, and voting policies.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this image doesn’t show the Egyptian pyramids being built
“Photo shows Egyptian pyramids being constructed in 2549 BC”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows bus and truck colliding in Moscow, not two electric vehicles crashing in Canada
Video shows “two electric vehicles in a crash in Canada.”