Part of a news report by US right-wing television network One America News (OAN) has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that US President-elect Joe Biden is “wanted on Class A fel
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Liste→ Online posts falsely portray Pope Francis and other world leaders as making “devil horns” gesture
Images showing religious leaders and US politicians, including President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, have circulated in numerous social media posts claiming they all are flashing "devil horns", which some consider to be Sat
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
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
Liste→ Hoax tweets falsely claim support from Biden, Obama for Ugandan presidential challenger
A Facebook post shared more than a hundred times claims to show tweets from US president-elect Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama calling for the release of Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine who was detained on November 18, 2020. Howe
Liste→ Report falsely claims that US health protection agency ‘admits’ Covid-19 does not exist
A photo of an article reporting that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “admits there is no Covid-19” has been shared in multiple Facebook posts. The report cites an agency document which explains how a virus test works as its
Liste→ Clickbait Pakistani news articles falsely suggest Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of PM Imran Khan, gave birth to baby girl
Clickbait headlines on several Pakistani news articles published in November 2020 claim that British film producer Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, has given birth to a baby girl. The articles were shared hundreds of ti
Liste→ Cleveland NBA celebration photos falsely shared as pro-Trump rally
Photos of dense crowds lining city streets were shared alongside the claim that they depicted the pro-Trump rally that took place in Washington DC on November 14, 2020. While the rally gathered thousands of people in the US capital, some of the photos
Liste→ Tweets falsely claim photo of Nazi flag is from pro-Trump March
A photo shared thousands of times on Twitter and claimed to be from a November 14, 2020 rally in Washington, DC to support President Donald Trump after his election defeat is in fact a two-month old image from a flea market in Pennsylvania.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Four viral videos falsely suggest ‘voter fraud’ led to Biden’s victory
Election day was over a week ago, but misleading video clips claiming to be evidence of 'voter fraud' continue to circulate through social media. Here are four of the worst examples.
Liste→ Detroit lawsuit from 2019 used to falsely claim 2020 voter fraud
A screenshot summarizing a Detroit voter roll fraud lawsuit from 2019 was shared as proof of misconduct in the state of Michigan during the 2020 general election. This is misleading; the lawsuit is real, but the issues it raised about Detroit’s voter
Liste→ Posts use old data to falsely accuse Wisconsin of voter fraud
Social media posts shared thousands of times accused Wisconsin of election fraud, shortly before projections showed Joe Biden winning the key battleground state. But the claim is false; the posts use old data that do not match official figures from the
Snopes→ Trump Falsely Claims Victory With Millions of Votes Uncounted
Trump had previously complained about election results being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Liste→ Trump falsely claims Biden called Black youths ‘super predators’
US President Donald Trump claimed on Twitter that his Democratic rival Joe Biden referred to young Black men as “super predators.” This is false; it was Hillary Clinton, not Biden, who used the phrase in the 1990s when she was speaking about gangs.
FactCheck.org→ Revived Political Post Falsely Attributed, Again, to Clint Eastwood
Quick Take Facebook users falsely claim a post critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was written by actor Clint Eastwood. A nearly identical post aimed at former President Barack Obama — and also misattributed to Eastwood —
Liste→ Hoax embassy pages falsely claim Trump made visa announcements for Kenya and Liberia
Posts claiming that the US has announced permanent “E-visas” for Kenya and Liberia have been shared multiple times on Facebook. The claim is false; the claim was shared by Facebook pages impersonating those of the two African nations' embassies,
FactCheck.org→ Doctors in Video Falsely Equate COVID-19 With a ‘Normal Flu Virus’
Quick Take A video posted by a European-based group called World Doctors Alliance falsely claims the novel coronavirus is “a normal flu virus” and there is no COVID-19 pandemic. Actually, COVID-19 is deadlier than the seasonal flu, and some Europea
FactCheck.org→ Doctors in Video Falsely Equate COVID-19 With a ‘Normal Flu Virus’
Quick Take A video posted by a European-based group called World Doctors Alliance falsely claims the novel coronavirus is “a normal flu virus” and there is no COVID-19 pandemic. Actually, COVID-19 is deadlier than the seasonal flu, and some Europea
Liste→ Photo of 2018 Swiss music festival falsely shared as Florida Trump rally
A photo has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook which claim it shows a rally for President Donald Trump in Florida in October 2020. The photo is actually from the 2018 Street Parade music festival in Switzerland, and was prev
Liste→ Post falsely claims Trump died of Covid-19
An Instagram post dated October 12, 2020 claims that Donald Trump died from Covid-19. This is false; the US president appeared on an NBC town hall on October 15.
Liste→ Disinformation campaign falsely links Justin Trudeau with pedophilia
A disinformation campaign in Canada continues to link the repeal of a law making anal sex illegal for under 18s with support for pedophilia. The law was found unconstitutional in 1995 and struck off by Canada’s parliament in 2019, as it was deemed d
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Attribute Comments on Churches to Harris
Quick Take There is no record of Sen. Kamala Harris ever calling churches “PROPAGANDA CENTERS for intolerant homophobic, xenophobic vitriol,” as viral posts on Facebook falsely claim. Full Story Popular posts on Facebook are attributing
Liste→ Manipulated photo used to falsely portray Pelosi as drunk
Posts on Facebook use a photo of former president Barack Obama kissing Nancy Pelosi to support the claim that the House Democratic leader is a drunk. This is false; the original image -- which shows the pair arriving back in the US after official busin
Liste→ Facebook rumour falsely claims Rwanda has appointed a 19-year-old minister
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim Rwanda has appointed a "19-year-old boy" as "minister of new technologies and development". This is false; there is no ministry by that name, and the Rwandan government told AFP Fact Check the reports were
WaPo Fact Checker→ GOP senator falsely claims opponent was endorsed by Communist Party
Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is basing his claim about Jon Ossoff on some very dubious evidence.
Liste→ Video of South African bikers falsely shared as footage of prayer for Trump’s health
A video showing hundreds of bikers, apparently gathered in prayer for Donald Trump, was shared tens of thousands of times on social media -- including by a campaign staffer -- after the US president was hospitalized for Covid-19. This is false; the fo
Liste→ Quote in support of Nigeria’s Biafra state falsely attributed to Bill Gates
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that Microsoft founder Bill Gates said Nigeria’s Biafra state could become the world’s second-largest economy within five years of independence and overtake China as a leader in technology.
Liste→ Biden falsely accused of wearing wire during presidential debate
Social media posts shared thousands of times accuse former vice president Joe Biden of wearing an earpiece to receive instructions from his team during the first presidential debate. This is false; the campaign denied it, and photos allegedly capturing
Liste→ Biden falsely accused of wearing wire during presidential debate
Social media posts shared thousands of times accuse former vice president Joe Biden of wearing an earpiece to receive instructions from his team during the first presidential debate. This is false; the campaign denied it, and photos allegedly capturing
Liste→ Building falsely linked to human trafficking is a police residence, say cops
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim that two addresses in South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria are “hotspots” for human trafficking. The claims are false, according to the police, who say one of the buildings is actuall
Liste→ Posts falsely claim Netflix CEO has been arrested for child pornography
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts claim that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was arrested by the FBI for possessing thousands of files of child pornography. This is false: law enforcement officials told AFP Fact Check there was no arrest and the rumou
Liste→ Trump’s campaign falsely claims Biden botched Pledge of Allegiance
US President Donald Trump’s campaign claimed on social media that Democratic candidate Joe Biden mangled the Pledge of Allegiance, posting a video as evidence. This is false; Biden was not reciting the pledge in the clip, but rather making the point
Snopes→ Trump Campaign Falsely Suggests Biden Promoted ‘White Power’ Symbol
In reality, Biden used the hand gesture to illustrate his assertion that massive corporations and U.S. President Donald Trump himself have in the past paid "zero" in taxes.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Attack ad falsely claims lawmaker helped sexual predators ‘hide in the shadows’
Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) worked on foreign policy issues at Human Rights Watch, but the ad claims he lobbied on a domestic issue.
Liste→ AFP photo of Indian migrant workers leaving Delhi falsely circulated as ‘Myanmar people fleeing to Thailand after coronavirus outbreak’
Five photos have been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim they show people fleeing Myanmar and crossing the border to Thailand because of the coronavirus. The claim is false: two of the images -- one of which was taken
FactCheck.org→ DSCC Falsely Attacks Daines on Social Security
In a TV ad, a Democratic committee falsely claims Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is “pushing a plan” that could “end Social Security benefits by 2023.” He’s not. The ad is confusing Daines’ support for eliminating the Soci
FactCheck.org→ Viral Post Falsely Attributed to Golfer Bubba Watson
Quick Take A viral post falsely attributed to PGA star Bubba Watson criticizes the Black Lives Matter movement and measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Watson has said the post “ain’t from me.” Full Story Facebook pos
Snopes→ Trump Promotes Tweet Falsely Labelling Biden a Pedophile
U.S. President Donald Trump promoted the baseless smear — and the anonymous account behind it — to his nearly 86 million followers.
Liste→ Dramatic Hawaii sunset photo falsely used to depict California fires again
As wildfires rage across California, an aerial photo claiming to show clouds glowing red from fires below was shared thousands of times on social media. This is false; the photo depicts a sunset over Hawaii, its photographer told AFP, and it was previo
Full Fact - All content→ Instagram post falsely claims there was a plane crash at Gatwick Airport
A post on Instagram has claimed that a plane crash at Gatwick Airport on Wednesday killed three people and injured 127. This is not the case. There have been no reported plane crashes at Gatwick or any other UK airport in recent days or months. The pos