A fake front page of the Metro newspaper has been widely shared on Facebook. The fake page carries the headline “Vaccine danger warning” and is dated “Tuesday, February 16, 2021”. The real front page of the Metro on 16 February
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Full Fact - All content→ A fake Metro cover shares false vaccine information
A fake front page of the Metro newspaper has been widely shared on Facebook. The fake page carries the headline “Vaccine danger warning” and is dated “Tuesday, February 16, 2021”. The real front page of the Metro on 16 February
Liste→ Indian social media posts, media reports falsely claim WHO approved herbal medicine as Covid-19 treatment
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared hundreds of times claim the World Health Organization (WHO) approved Coronil, an Indian herbal medication, as a Covid-19 treatment. The claim was also shared in multiple Indian news reports. The claim is fals
Liste→ False claim circulates on Facebook that ATM fees were waived in Sri Lanka
Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times in February 2021 claim that ATM withdrawal fees were waived in Sri Lanka. The claim is false: Sri Lanka’s national payment infrastructure body as well as private banks said no such decision to waiv
Liste→ False claim circulates online that Thai court postponed verdict on 2014 protest leaders
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared in February 2021 claim the Thai Court of Justice postponed its verdict on a group of protest leaders charged with sedition over anti-government demonstrations staged in 2014. The claim is false: on February 2
Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim footage shows Trump delivering supplies to Texas after storm
After a major winter storm hit the US state of Texas in February 2021, a video was shared repeatedly in Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows former US President Donald Trump delivering supplies to desperate Texans. The claim is false:
Liste→ Old panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover circulates online with false claims about its Perseverance Mars rover
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Twitter, Facebook and Weibo posts alongside a claim it shows visual footage and sound captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover during the US space agency's latest Mars mission in February 2021. The c
Snopes→ Conservative Gathering to Feature Trump’s False Fraud Claims
A gathering of conservatives in Florida will serve as a forum to fan Trump's false claim that he lost the November election only because of widespread voter fraud.
FactCheck.org→ Biden Administration Approved Texas Power Request, Contrary to False Claim
Quick Take The U.S. Department of Energy approved a request to allow power plants in snowstorm-battered Texas to temporarily bypass some environmental limits during its energy crisis, in order to produce more power. Viral headlines falsely claim the de
Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim Vietnam has recorded no deaths from Covid-19
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim that Vietnam has recorded no deaths from Covid-19 due to widespread consumption of hot lemon tea in the population. The claim is false: as of February 22, 2021, Vietnam has recorded 35 coronavirus deaths.
Liste→ Unrelated photos published in false report about Moderna Covid-19 vaccine side effects
Two photos have been published in a purported news report that claims they show people suffering from side effects caused by Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. The report has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook and Korean online forum Naver Blog. Th
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim Australian PM’s Covid-19 vaccination was ‘faked’
Multiple Facebook posts claim Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Covid-19 vaccination -- broadcast live on national television on February 21, 2021 -- was faked. The posts claim the doctor who vaccinated Morrison left the cap on the syringe
Liste→ Social media posts share false claim about Indian climate activist Disha Ravi
Facebook and Twitter posts claiming that Indian climate activist Disha Ravi has a Christian surname have been shared thousands of times since the 22-year-old was arrested in February 2021. The posts claim that Ravi, who was detained for allegedly help
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim bicycles must be registered for new nationwide scheme in the Philippines
Multiple Facebook posts shared in February 2021 claim that cyclists in the Philippines must register their bicycles as part of a new nationwide scheme. The claim is false: the posts shared a screenshot from an article published in June 2020 about
Liste→ Fabricated report falsely claims Italian police ‘arrested scores of paedophile cardinals’ in Vatican
Social media posts circulating online in February 2021 have shared a purported report stating Italian law enforcement "arrested scores of paedophile cardinals" in Vatican City. The claim is false: the purported report is not a genuine news article.
Liste→ Posts falsely purport to show ‘precious footage’ of Chairman Mao Zedong
A video has been shared thousands of times in posts on Twitter and Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili purporting to show “precious historical footage” of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong exercising outdoors. The claim is false: the video in fa
Liste→ Posts falsely claim minority jobless rate lowest under Trump
A Facebook post shared tens of thousands of times claims unemployment for minorities hit an all-time low under Donald Trump, and that Joe Biden “killed” 135,000 jobs. This is false; Black men over the age of 20 did not enjoy record employment under
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden makes at least four false statistical claims at CNN town hall
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/politics/fact-check-biden-cnn-town-hall-anderson-cooper-milwaukee/index.html
Liste→ Posts falsely claim Facebook shut down Philippine polling company’s account after positive Duterte survey
Social media posts shared hundreds of times claim that Facebook shut down an account for a Philippine polling company after it published a survey indicating an overwhelmingly positive approval rating for President Rodrigo Duterte. The claim is false:
Liste→ Old photo of former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni circulates online with false claims
An image showing former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni standing on a tractor has circulated online in social media posts that claim that he is supports a tractor rally organised by protesting Indian farmers in January 2021. The claim is false:
Liste→ New Zealand Facebook users falsely claim WHO says ‘child’s presence in school’ equates to vaccination consent
Facebook posts claiming the World Health Organization says a “child’s presence in school counts as ‘informed consent’ for vaccination” have been shared repeatedly in New Zealand. The posts are misleading: New Zealand's Ministry of Health s
FactCheck.org→ Video Airs False, Misleading Claims About Face Masks
Quick Take Evidence of the efficacy of face masks to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus has grown since the start of the pandemic. But a Facebook video, viewed tens of thousands of times, uses false and misleading claims to tell viewers t
Liste→ Texas pastor falsely accused of failing to provide shelter from cold
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim Texas pastor Joel Osteen has not opened his massive Lakewood Church to those in need of shelter, despite a big freeze paralyzing the state. This is false; both the church and the city of Houston have s
Liste→ Fabricated news report falsely claims South Korea PM threatened to arrest people who refuse Covid-19 vaccination
A fabricated news report shared repeatedly on Facebook states South Korea's Prime Minister threatened to arrest citizens who refuse to receive a Covid-19 vaccination. The report, however, is not a genuine article from a South Korean media outlet. A
Liste→ Video falsely claims an airport in the Philippines was renamed in February 2021 to remove reference to former senator
A video has been viewed more than one hundred thousand times on social media in February 2021 which claims the Philippines changed the name of its biggest international airport in Manila to remove a reference to a former senator. The claim is false
Liste→ Doctored photo falsely purports to show President Biden surrounded by scores of executive orders
A photo purportedly showing US President Joe Biden surrounded by huge piles of executive orders has been shared repeatedly on Facebook and in South Korean online forums. The image, however, has been doctored: the original photo shows Biden sitting in
Liste→ Doctored photo falsely purports to show US Democrats wearing outfits emblazoned with swastikas
An image shared hundreds of times on Facebook purports to show prominent US Democratic Representatives, including Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, wearing outfits emblazoned with swastikas. The image, however, has been doctored from a photo
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ False claim that President Joe Biden signed executive order legalizing incest
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/11/fact-check-president-joe-biden-didnt-sign-executive-order-incest/6719826002/
WaPo Fact Checker→ Trump attorneys falsely claim he was denied ‘due process’
Due process is a bedrock protection for anyone facing a loss of “life, liberty or property” — not public office.
Climate Feedback→ Breitbart article makes numerous false claims about the impacts of climate change, based on Global Warming Policy Foundation post
SUMMARY The article was published by Breitbart as well as dozens of other blogs, such as Climate Change Dispatch, Principia Scientific, Climate Depot, and Technocracy News. It is repeating a series of claims made in a blog post from the Global Warmi
Liste→ Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones falsely claims Australia and France ditched coronavirus vaccination drives
A video of far-right broadcaster Alex Jones claiming that Australia and France have suspended Covid-19 vaccination campaigns because the jab “does not work” has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook in February 2021. The claim is misleading: a
Liste→ US rapper Pitbull falsely claims Covid-19 pandemic was planned
In a video clip viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media, US rapper Pitbull repeats the false assertion that the Covid-19 pandemic was planned.
Snopes→ Trump Can’t Hang on to Lawyers After False Election Claims
Established firms backed away from the former president's baseless claims of election fraud.
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim hydroxychloroquine can be homemade as treatment for Covid-19
Multiple Facebook posts shared repeatedly in January 2021 claim to reveal a recipe for hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug. The posts claim the drug is an alternative treatment for Covid-19, negating the need for Covid-19 vaccines. The posts g
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ ‘Deep state’ theory makes false claims about martial law, arrests, pandemic
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/09/fact-check-false-claims-military-takeover-mass-arrests-covid-19/4419059001/
Liste→ False video reports of Shanghai earthquake use old images of past disasters
Videos viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter purport to show the aftermath of a major earthquake in the Chinese city of Shanghai on January 31, 2021. The claim is false: the images in the clips show var
Full Fact - All content→ False death figures go viral
A post on Instagram lists the number of deaths in England and Wales each year from 2013 to 2019. It claims that up to week 47 of 2020 there were only 511,883 deaths which is “almost 20,000 less deaths since last year.” It asks “so exa
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely report ‘arrest’ of discredited US researcher who featured in ‘Plandemic’ video
Multiple Facebook posts shared in February 2021 claim police have detained discredited US researcher Judy Mikovits for "discovering evidence that deadly retroviruses are transmitted through vaccines". This is false: Mikovits has not been arrested in
Liste→ Indian anti-citizenship law protest footage recirculates online in false posts about farmers’ protests
A video of a crowd chanting has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook in 2021 alongside a claim it shows people urging Delhi police to beat Indian farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. The claim is false: the foota
Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim old video shows Covid-19 vaccine side effects
A video has been shared in multiple social media posts that claim it shows a girl suffering from severe side effects after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. The claim is false: the clip has circulated since at least 2015 in reports about a girl in Kazakhs