A photo has been shared repeatedly on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a series of tropical cyclones set to hit the Philippines immediately after Typhoon Vamco made landfall in November 2020. The claim is false: the photo has been digitally altered
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Remove The Title ‘President Elect’ From Joe Biden’s Page
Did Facebook remove the title "President Elect" from the @joebiden Facebook page, and then only identify President-elect Joe Biden as a politician? No, that's not true: a database of screenshots of the @joebiden Facebook page, for more th
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim that bacterial meningitis vaccine, not H1N1 virus, caused 1918 Spanish flu pandemic
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was actually “not a flu at all” but was instead “caused by random dosages of an experimental 'bacterial meningitis vaccine'”. The claim is false; experts agree
TruthOrFiction→ Activists Accuse Facebook of Ignoring Warning on Neo-Nazi Groups’ Spread
An activist group combating the proliferation of white supremacist propaganda online accused Facebook in a November 2020 report of failing to act when alerted to the spread of one such network on its platforms in 2018. “Facebook’s leadersh
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim US oil magnate coined term ‘fossil fuels’ to introduce ‘idea of scarcity’, boosting oil prices
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim that a late US oil magnate, John D. Rockefeller, coined the term “fossil fuels” in order to “induce the idea of scarcity, allowing for the increase on the price of oil.” The posts go on to
Full Fact - All content→ Baseless claims about vaccine safety go viral on Facebook
A screenshot of a tweet making various claims about Covid-19 and a possible vaccine has been going viral on Facebook. It starts by claiming that Covid-19 “does NOT kill 99.99% of us.” This suggests Covid-19 is much less deadly than it is. T
Full Fact - All content→ Bringing together the UK government, Facebook, and others to combat misinformation crises
In September we announced that Full Fact was convening a range of experts to develop a new collaborative model for tackling misinformation crises, with funding support from Facebook. While information producers have responded to the coronavirus p
Liste→ Scam alert: Africa’s richest man is not running a Facebook giveaway for youths affected by Covid-19
Widely-shared posts on Facebook claim that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is giving away money, food and other assistance to 10,000 youths who have lost loved ones to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is misleading; the Nigerian billionaire has commi
Liste→ Hoax Facebook posts circulating in November 2020 claim inquiry was launched in Myanmar to investigate election fraud
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook in November 2020 claim an inquiry has been set up to investigate fraud in Myanmar’s election, and that Myanmar’s army will soon announce the “true” election results. The claim is f
Snopes→ Facebook, Twitter CEOs to Be Pressed by Congress on Election Handling
The CEOs of Facebook and Twitter are being summoned before Congress to defend their handling of disinformation in the 2020 presidential election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Send Out This Warning About A Page Being Unpublished
Did Facebook send out a warning that someone's Facebook page was about to be unpublished because it violates their terms? No, that's not true: This is a phishing scam. The notice was sent by an imposter posing as Facebook. The goal of thi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Remove The Title ‘President’ From Donald Trump’s Personal Page
Did Facebook remove the title "President" from the @DonaldTrump Facebook page? No, that's not true: a database of screenshots of the @DonaldTrump Facebook page, going back several months, shows that the page never contained the title "Pre
TruthOrFiction→ Did Facebook Remove the Title of ‘President’ from Donald Trump and Designate Him as a ‘Political Candidate’?
On November 13 2020, pundit Dinesh D’Souza asserted on Twitter that Facebook had “removed” the designation of “President” from Donald Trump’s verified Facebook page, downgrading him instead to a mere “politica
Liste→ This photo has circulated online in Facebook posts about Sri Lanka since March 2020
An image of two lorries transporting coffins has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows preparations for Sri Lanka’s second wave of coronavirus cases in November 2020. The claim is misleading; the photo has bee
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Prevent Users From Sharing A Map From A Presidential Election
Did Facebook prevent users from posting a photo of an electoral map from a presidential election? No, that's not true: Facebook officials say the company is not prohibiting users from posting this image. The claim appeared in a Facebook
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Facebook removes election misinformation pages tied to Steve Bannon
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21559063/facebook-steve-bannon-election-page-removal-avaaz-misinformation-stop-the-steal
TruthOrFiction→ Trump Defeat Denialists Use Facebook to Promote ‘MAGA Marches’
Events and groups denying the defeat of outgoing United States President Donald Trump continue to fester on Facebook in November 2020 — despite the platform taking action following a report by activist group Avaaz. We discovered at least one gro
Liste→ Facebook posts share misleading ‘fraud’ claim after Chinese courier package spotted at US election ballot count
An image of a Chinese courier service package at a ballot count in the US state of Georgia during the 2020 presidential election has been shared in multiple Korean-language Facebook posts. The posts claim the image is evidence of Chinese infere
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates on Facebook that the former Philippine human rights chief defended an Islamic State-linked militant group
A photo showing former Philippine human rights chief Etta Rosales speaking to reporters has been shared several times on Facebook alongside a purported quote by her, in which she says the Islamic State-linked Maute group are “defenceless” and “pi
Snopes→ Was a ‘Stop The Steal’ Facebook Group Renamed ‘Gay Communists for Socialism’?
The group had gained well over 64,000 members in its brief 24 hours of existence.
Snopes→ Facebook Removes Iranian Accounts Targeting Israel Protests
Facebook said the individuals behind the accounts had sought to shield their identities but that it was able to trace them to a Tehran-based IT company.
Snopes→ Violence Brewed in Facebook Groups Ahead of ‘Stop The Steal’ Protests
Violent rhetoric goes well beyond the short-lived "Stop The Steal" Facebook group.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did Not Post This Fauci Meme On Facebook
Did President Trump post a meme about Dr. Anthony Fauci on Facebook? No, that's not true: the meme was posted by a parody account but garnered tens of thousands likes, shares and comments, many from people who didn't realize it did not co
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Five Days of Facebook Fact-Checking
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/five-days-of-facebook-fact-checking.php MARK ZUCKERBERG, Facebook’s CEO,
Snopes→ UK Thief Who Sold Stolen Penguins on Facebook Sent to Prison
A former birdkeeper who stole a pair of penguins from a British zoo and sold them on Facebook was sentenced Friday to 32 months in prison.
TruthOrFiction→ Did Dave Ramsey Warn Facebook Users About Biden’s Tax Plan?
In late October 2020, a number of Facebook users attributed a post about Joe Biden’s tax plan to money guru Dave Ramsey, instantly imparting far more weight and authority to its claims (archived): In the screenshot, an October 21 2020 post by
Liste→ This Facebook post about an ‘eco-friendly’ hotel in Singapore was not shared by a verified account for Sir David Attenborough
A Facebook post shared tens of thousands of times purports to show famed British naturalist Sir David Attenborough praising an eco-friendly hotel in Singapore. The post’s caption claims the hotel is “the first to produce its own electricity with th
Liste→ Facebook posts exaggerate the Pope’s involvement in NASA space missions
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim that NASA “always receives blessings from the Pope” and that “God’s permission must be sought” before a space mission has been shared in multiple Facebook posts. The claim is misleading;
Snopes→ Facebook Shutters Pro-Trump Group Posing as ‘Official Kayleigh McEnany Fan Page’
The social network previously shut down a different but similarly named group after discovering it was managed from North Macedonia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban This ‘President Trump Campaign Ad’ — Which Isn’t Really A Trump Ad
Did Facebook ban this "President Trump campaign ad"? No, that's not true. It goes without saying that videos playing on a platform proclaiming they are banned by that platform have not been banned. Those behind such posts use them as a wa
Snopes→ Facebook Is Tilting the Political Playing Field More Than Ever, And It’s No Accident
The platform is optimized for boosting politically conservative voices calling for fascism, separatism and xenophobia.
Snopes→ Exclusive: Russian Echoes Abide in Still-Active ‘Pennsylvania for Trump’ Facebook Group From 2016
A likely Russian administrative account had been active in the swing state group since well before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and only disappeared in October 2020 after we contacted Facebook with questions.
Full Fact - All content→ Facebook post about falling flu and pneumonia deaths is wrong
A widely shared post on Facebook claims to show official government statistics for deaths caused by flu and pneumonia in England and Wales. It claims that these deaths dropped sharply this year, and appears to suggest they have been replaced by or re-c
Snopes→ Facebook, Twitter CEOs Ordered to Testify by GOP Senators
Republican senators have threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign.
Liste→ Fake survey results about ‘declining public trust in Myanmar’s ruling party’ circulate on Facebook ahead of election
A graphic has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts and blogs alongside a claim it shows the results of a pre-election survey showing declining public trust in Myanmar’s ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), ahead
Liste→ Facebook posts promote false conspiracy that coronavirus testing patent was submitted in 2015
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim that a person named Richard A. Rothschild filed a patent for novel coronavirus tests in 2015. The claim is false; the image shows a supplemental application that was filed in 2020 following the sub
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Without methodology or transparency, Facebook and Twitter become the ‘arbiters of the truth’
It seems like Facebook and Twitter have decided to assume the position they’ve been avoiding for so long. Less than a month from Election Day, both companies finally became arbiters of the truth on the internet. Naive are those who believe this i
Liste→ False Facebook posts misrepresent suicides recorded in Australian state of Victoria during coronavirus lockdown
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim the Australian state of Victoria recorded the same number of suicides in September 2020 during a coronavirus lockdown as it did for the whole of 2019. The claim is false; the Victorian Suicide Reg
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates on Facebook about New Zealand opposition leader’s motivations for repealing environmental law
Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times in 2020 claim New Zealand opposition leader Judith Collins is opposed to new environmental legislation because of her connection to Oravida, a local water and dairy company that exports produce to China
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates on Facebook that ‘indigenous peoples of the Americas sacrificed leaders as offering to gods during epidemics’
A graphic has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook which claim the indigenous peoples of the Americas “sacrificed” their leaders “as an offering to the gods” during epidemics. The claim is misleading: historians and anth