Did conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweet that his wife sleeps in her own bedroom in a Columbus Day message? No, that's not true: A tweet allegedly by Shapiro that claimed his daughter "went into my wife's bedroom," is a fake satiric
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Full Fact - All content→ A ‘Guardian’ headline about the Insulate Britain protests is fake
A fake screenshot about the Insulate Britain protests has been widely shared on Facebook, and on Twitter. The image seems to show a Guardian article with the headline: “Ambulance carrying Insulate Britain protestor - who was beaten up by angry mo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Did NOT Set Up Fake Scene To Deceive Public About Biden’s Booster Shot
Did the White House set up a fake scene to deceive the public about President Joe Biden's COVID-19 booster shot? No, that's not true: The White House was clear about where the scene was shot, namely the South Court Auditorium of the Eisen
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the White House didn’t create a fake set just for Joe Biden’s booster shot
When President Joe Biden received a coronavirus vaccine booster shot recently, some social media users sought to paint it as a fake event, pointing to the backdrop behind Biden. The posts include photographs of the event showing Biden on a stage, sitti
Snopes→ Did Biden Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Event?
Here's a window into this conspiracy theory going viral among the president's critics.
Snopes→ TikTok Video of Dog Rescued from Train Tracks Was Faked
Here's what we found when we looked at the video frame-by-frame.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove That Justin And Sophie Trudeau Faked COVID-19 Vaccinations — Appropriate Procedure Was Used
Does a video prove that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau faked the first doses of their COVID-19 vaccinations? No, that's not true: Although their vaccinations appeared to be unconventionally ad
Snopes→ Facebook Allows Promotion of ‘Fake Masks’ for Children in Schools
In this special investigation, we also found nearly 100 comparisons of mask-wearing to Nazi Germany in the Let Them Breathe Facebook group.
Full Fact - All content→ Posts claiming ‘every share earns money’ for sick children tend to be fake
A post on Facebook with a picture of a little girl in hospital claims: “She gets a dollar for every pic that's shared it goes towards her kidney transplant”. Although the post is from 2018, it has been going viral again recently and has bee
Full Fact - All content→ ‘Free Morrisons food box’ offer is fake
A post from a Facebook account purporting to be an official page for Morrisons claims that every person who comments on or shares the post is eligible to receive a free food box worth £35 and a voucher worth £15. This is not true. The
Full Fact - All content→ Wetherspoons Covid-19 reopening deal is fake
A Facebook post claims that the pub chain Wetherspoons is offering all of its customers a meal for two with drinks voucher to celebrate pubs reopening “without any restrictions”. The post on the “WetherspoonsFans” page, wh
Full Fact - All content→ No evidence Kabul airport video is faked
A video on Facebook suggests recent footage of people attempting to flee Kabul by clinging to the outside of a US Air Force plane while it taxied down the runway is fake, as the people in the video are not blown away by the aircraft’s jet engines
Full Fact - All content→ Screenshot of website about Covid-19 vaccine side effects is fake
A Facebook post includes what appears to be a screenshot of a website listing Covid-19 vaccine side effects recorded by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Yellow Card scheme. Text in the post says: “A few people asked
Full Fact - All content→ Cadbury World ‘promotion’ is fake
A Facebook post claims to offer a chocolate hamper courtesy of Cadbury World to every user who reshares and comments on the post. At the time of writing there were 13,000 comments on the post. This is a fake scam offer and the Facebook page is not an o
FactCheck.org→ On Facebook, Fake Stories Use Fox News Hosts to Hawk Dubious CBD Products
A round of fictitious stories masquerading as news articles from Fox News — invoking the names and faces of prominent hosts on the channel — and other outlets have been used in recent weeks to hawk dubious products through paid Facebook adv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Reporter ‘Bernie Gores’ Was NOT Executed By The Taliban In Afghanistan — The Name, Story And Accounts That Reported It Are Fake
Was a CNN reporter from the U.S. named Bernie Gores executed by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan? No, that's not true: "Bernie Gores" is not a real CNN reporter, and the Twitter accounts that propagated the claim are all fake news accoun
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fake news accounts are spreading false information about journalists executed in Afghanistan
Several Twitter accounts that look like they belong to some well-known news networks recently shared that a journalist had been captured and killed by the Taliban in Kabul. But these accounts weren’t authentic and they’ve since been suspended. R
Snopes→ Fake ‘Afghan News’ Accounts Spread Racist Misinformation About ‘Missing Reporter’
Peddlers of misinformation attempted to sow confusion in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Article On Military Times Website Saying COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Heart Disease — Just A Fake Screenshot
Did Military Times publish an article that revealed a new study saying people who have gotten the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccination were susceptible to heart disease? No, that's not true: The article does not exist, the claim is pos
Snopes→ Yes, ‘There’s Always a Tweet’ — but Sometimes, It’s Fake
Reader beware!
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The ‘Lovers And Friends Festival’ Lineup Is NOT A Fake — It’s Scheduled For May 2022
Is the "Lovers and Friends Festival" lineup a fake? No, that's not true: The music festival is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in May 2022 with the artists listed on the festival's website. The claim of a fake appeared in a July 30,
Snopes→ A Road Not Taken: Verified Cormac McCarthy Account Is Fake
Sorry, Cormac McCarthy fans. That blue-checked Twitter account for the famous, and famously media-shy author is fake.
Snopes→ The Fake Jim Carrey Quote That Just Won’t Die
A quote widely misattributed to the comedian offers words of wisdom about being the odd one out in a family.
Snopes→ The ‘I Am Your Father’ 1980 Audience Reaction Video Is Fake, But We Found a Real One
The viral "Star Wars" video featured a fake cinema reaction to Darth Vader's infamous line from "The Empire Strikes Back." Here's how we know it's fake.
Snopes→ The Disneyland Space Mountain Prank Story Is Fake
A story about a Space Mountain prank involving missing children misused a photograph of small children without the parents' permission.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Delta Variant Of The Novel Coronavirus Is NOT ‘Fake News’
Is the emergence of the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 "fake news"? No, that's not true: The variant, which has been identified in at least 96 countries, is diagnosed by doctors and public health experts as the cause of
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ A Facebook post showing a photo of Mike Tyson with an anti-vaccine T-shirt is fake
A Facebook post showing a photo of former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson apparently sending an anti-jab message is actually a feint. In the photo, Tyson’s T-shirt has an image of a syringe crossed out. The text around it says, “Trust In G
Snopes→ Mike Tyson’s Anti-Vaccine Shirt Photo Is Fake
We believe in genuine photographs, not doctored anti-vaccine propaganda.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ She was an intelligence analyst at the CIA. Now she writes about the dangers of ‘fake news.’
As an intelligence analyst at the CIA, Cindy Otis was trained to assess how our country’s foreign adversaries deploy divisive rumors, destructive conspiracy theories and other kinds of disinformation against us. Several months after the 2016 presiden
Snopes→ Did Gun Violence Prevention Group Trick Ex-NRA Chief into Speaking at Fake Graduation?
Videos showed David Keene, who led the NRA from 2011 to 2013, speaking in front of empty chairs representing victims of gun violence.
Snopes→ Did Gun Violence Prevention Group Trick Ex-NRA Chief into Speaking at Fake Graduation?
Videos showed David Keene, who led the NRA from 2011 to 2013, speaking in front of empty chairs representing victims of gun violence.
Snopes→ Fake Billie Eilish Livestream Fools Thousands on TikTok
At one point, more than 43,300 people were watching at 3 a.m. EDT.
Full Fact - All content→ Fake memo circulating claiming to be from Imperial College
A fake ‘leaked memorandum’ purportedly from Imperial epidemiologist Professor Neil Ferguson is circulating on social media. The document claims to be a ‘memo’ from Professor Ferguson, who advises the government as part of the Ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Reveal Proof COVID-19 Pandemic Is A Fake Planned By Global Elites Seeking World Dominion
Does this video prove there is no COVID-19 pandemic and that public health measures and vaccination campaigns are all part of a well-planned conspiracy that "globalists" planned 10 years ago to seize power and profit? No, that's not true:
Snopes→ Walmart Security Cameras on Shelves Are ‘Fake,’ TikTok Videos Claim
A seemingly countless number of TikTok videos purport to show that Walmart security cameras attached to the top of shelves aren't real.
Snopes→ Fake Tickets to Trump’s ‘2nd Inauguration’ Circulate on Social Media
With a blank ticket template, you can create hype for nonexistent events.
Snopes→ Fake News: A Simple Nudge Isn’t Enough to Tackle It
One high-profile theory of why people share fake news says that they aren’t paying sufficient attention. The proposed solution is therefore to nudge people in the right direction.
Snopes→ Study Shows AI-Generated Fake Reports Fool Experts
AIs can generate fake reports that are convincing enough to trick cybersecurity experts.
Snopes→ Did USA Today Run a ‘Front Page’ Ad With Fake Stories About Hybrid Babies?
The advertisement — a faux front page of USA Today's weekend print edition wrapped around the real front page — was for the Netflix show "Sweet Tooth."
Snopes→ Dr. Rachel Levine Bathing Suit Photo is Fake
Photoshopped images spread a lot of hate.