Did "Budweiser brands" not get invited to The Great American Beer Festival for the first time since 1982? No, that's not true: A representative from The Great American Beer Festival told Lead Stories that this claim was "incorrect." There
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Did NOT Officially Admit Its Army ‘Bombed At Nova Festival And Killed 364 Israelis’
Did Israel officially admit that its army bombed the Nova Festival and caused the death of 364 Israelis during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: Israeli officials called the claim "untrue" and "fake." Additionally,
Truth or Fiction?→ Unwrapping the Berwick Shrimp Boat Thanksgiving Festival
Nestled in the heartland of Louisiana, the town of Berwick holds a unique cultural treasure known as the Shrimp Boat Thanksgiving Festival. Deeply rooted in the town’s seafaring heritage and love for the fruits of the sea, the celebration is mu
Full Fact→ Video does not show Israeli helicopter shooting civilians at Supernova music festival
Several posts sharing this video on social media claim Israel has admitted to shooting its own civilians.
Logically→ Nej, Israel erkände inte att Apache-helikoptrar besköt deras egna civila på musikfestivalen Supernova
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Defense Force Footage Does NOT Show Aerial Gunners Firing On Fleeing Supernova Festival Goers
Does a compilation of gun camera clips show Israeli Apache helicopters firing on civilians who were running from the Supernova music festival during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: Independent investigators with
Logically→ No, Israel did not admit that Apache helicopters fired upon their own civilians at the Supernova music festival
Truth or Fiction?→ First Thanksgiving: A Three-day Fasting Festival?
The celebration known widely as “Thanksgiving” holds a cherished place in the heart of American tradition. Many have been led to believe that this celebration began as a feast of gratitude shared by the pilgrims and Native Americans, lasting thre
Logically→ Bilder från Bruno Mars-konsert påstås visa festivalbesökare som flyr från Hamas-attack i Israel
Logically→ Victims of Hamas attack on music festival were not killed in crossfire
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There IS Visual Evidence Demonstrating A Mass Shooting By Hamas Militants At The Supernova Music Festival
Is there no visual evidence to prove there was a coordinated attack by Hamas militants that killed hundreds of people at the Supernova music festival? No, that's not true: The violent attack at the Supernova Festival is not a conspiracy o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Woman Captured At Site Of Israeli Music Festival Massacre — Video Shows 2015 Guatemala Attack
Does a video of a girl being beaten and burned alive depict a woman captured at the site of the October 2023 Israeli music festival massacre, where Hamas gunmen killed more than 260 people? No, that's not true: The video predates the atta
Logically→ Visuals of Bruno Mars concert shared as festival attendees in Israel fleeing Hamas attack
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of people dressed as dogs is part of a fetish festival, not a ‘trans-species rights’ protest
Video of howling people in Germany shows “trans species rights” protest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Fleeing SuperNova Festival During Hamas Attack In Israel — Video Shows Bruno Mars Fans Running To Concert Seats Days Earlier
Does a video show festival attendees running for their lives amid the attack by Hamas gunmen at a rave in Israel on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The footage is from three days before Hamas' attack; It shows people rushing into a
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video shows fetish festival attendees, not ‘trans species’ rights protestors
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Supposed video of a car trapped at Burning Man was shot before the festival even started
Video shows “someone who tried to escape Burning Man.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Jeep In Mud Was Published Before 2023 Burning Man Festival — No National Disaster Declared
Is this video showing a Jeep partially buried in the mud from the 2023 Burning Man gathering, and was that event "declared a national disaster"? No, that's not true: The online presence of the video predates the 2023 Burning Man gathering
Logically→ Old video of jeep stuck in mud shared is not from 2023 Burning Man festival
Logically→ Video from 2022 Balenciaga show shared as cat walk at 2023 Burning Man festival
Logically→ Old video of garbage flowing through street shared as 2023 Burning Man festival
Full Fact→ There are no official reports of an Ebola outbreak at Burning Man festival
The desert festival has been mired by wet weather but there are no credible reports of an Ebola outbreak.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Insect swarm at Baltimore festival were likely gnats, not deadly mosquitoes aimed at crowd
"Helicopter released deadly mosquitoes” at Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Deadly mosquitoes did not swarm Baltimore music festival
CLAIM: Video shows deadly mosquitoes released at a Baltimore music festival. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. While concertgoers were swarmed by flying insects at one point during an African American music festival last month, concert goers were not bitten by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mermaid Was NOT Found In Zimbabwe — Video Shows A 2015 Festival Performance In Poland
Does a video show a mermaid found in Zimbabwe? No, that's not true: The video shows part of a 2015 festival performance staged by city officials and cultural organizations in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. The claim appeared in a pos
Full Fact→ Video does not show Rishi Sunak’s staff celebrating Hindu festival in Downing Street
The footage was filmed in Canada, not London, and features officials from Ontario.
Snopes→ Nigerian City Celebrates Its Many Twins with Annual Festival
Nearly every family in the southwestern city of Igbo-Ora has twins or other multiple births, says local chief Jimoh Titiloye.
Logically→ During the Hindu festival of Navratri, Muslims burned a Hindu temple in Birmingham and beat up Hindus.
West Midlands Police clarified that the fire did not break out at a temple but at a supermarket in Birmingham. The fight was over an unrelated matter.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin Pride Festival Booth Was NOT ‘Just Handing Out’ Letters Of Readiness For Gender Affirmation Surgery At Festival
Were mental health professionals at the Wisconsin Pride festival in August of 2022 "just handing out" letters declaring patients' readiness for gender affirmation surgery? No, that's not true: letters were not handed out. A photograph of
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Snopes→ Cancellation of Atlanta Festival Sparks New Fight over Guns
Some people are convinced Atlanta will lose more music festivals and performances on public land as organizers and artists learn that state law makes it nearly impossible for them to stop people from carrying guns among the alcohol-fueled crowds.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (July 26, 2022) – The nonprofit Poynter Institute and its Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking site PolitiFact will present the second annual “United Facts of America: A festival of […] The post Back by popular demand
Snopes→ Newport Folk Festival Includes Stage Powered by Bicycles
The Newport Folk Festival has a small outer stage that is being powered in part by festival-goers on stationary bicycles.
Logically→ The image shows litter from the aftermath of the 2022 Glastonbury festival, where Greta Thunberg gave a speech on climate change.
Snopes→ Gunman Kills 2 During Oslo Pride Festival; Terror Suspected
The Norwegian security service called it an "Islamist terror act" during the capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival.
Logically→ Non-Hindus cannot carry out short-term businesses inside or outside temple premises during festivals and fairs in Karnataka.
There are no legal restrictions against setting up stalls during religious fairs for short-term leases.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image is from Woodstock festival in 1969, not from Australia freedom rally
Image shows "This is happening right now...in Australia!! 1.5 Million showed up for a Freedom March/Rally."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘When We Were Young’ Festival’s ‘Red Flags,’ Astroworld Connection
On January 18 2022, posts about a “When We Were Young” festival created social media hype across platforms with a virally popular promotional flyer; KnowYourMeme.com described the event as an “Emo Fyre Festival”: When
Snopes→ Michael Lang, Woodstock Festival Co-Creator, Dies at 77
He reportedly had been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma and died at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Snopes→ 9-Year-Old Dallas Boy Dies After Astroworld Festival Crush
Ezra Blount of Dallas died at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.