Fact-check Feed

Fact-check Feed

Search
Skip to content
  • Cloud

Search Results (8656) for: first

Snopes→ Was Gilligan’s First Name ‘Willy’?

2021-02-26 Fictional though television characters may be, we want to know all the details of their lives. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Idaho was the first state to pass a bill restricting transgender women and girls to participate in women’s sports.

2021-02-26 Idaho was the first state to pass a bill limiting transgender women to compete in women's sports. It has been temporarily blocked by the federal court Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Tamil Nadu was the first state to pioneer all-women police stations.

2021-02-25 Although Tamil Nadu wasn't the first state to open the All Women Police Station(AWPS), it did implement the concept widely in a short span. Go to site post…»

Liste→ British monarch’s first visit to Ethiopia came 10 years after this photo was taken

2021-02-24 Posts circulating on social media claim to show a photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip bowing before the Ethiopian emperor and empress. This claim is false; the queen did not visit Ethiopia for the first time until 1965, a decade after the ph Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Patanjali’s Coronil was recognized by the World Health Organization as the first evidence-based medicine for the coronavirus.

2021-02-22 The World Health Organization clarified that it has not reviewed or certified any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Boy Scouts Celebrate First Group of Female Eagle Scouts

2021-02-20 Nearly 1,000 girls and young women were honored by the Boy Scouts in a virtual celebration of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $33 Million Was NOT Spent On Trump’s First Impeachment

2021-02-16 Was $33 million spent on Donald Trump's first impeachment? No, that's not true: No government accounting of what was spent has been released. Independent estimates vary, but all put the cost of the trial at way under $33 million. One was Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ The first rioter arrested at the Capitol insurrection was an AntiFa member.

2021-02-16 There is no evidence that AntiFa was behind the Capitol riot. Trump's lawyer, Michael van der Veen, did not substantiate his statement. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ How solid is Donald Trump’s First Amendment impeachment defense?

2021-02-13 https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/12/how-solid-donald-trumps-first-amendment-defense/ On the Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Madam C.J. Walker the First Woman To Become a Millionaire?

2021-02-13 There's little doubt about C.J. Walker's accomplishments. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Nigeria was not on shortlist for first batch of COVAX-sponsored Pfizer vaccines, still eligible for others

2021-02-13 Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) has “delisted” Nigeria from receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines under the international effort known as COVAX. This is false; Nigeria was simply not Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fact-checking the first day of Trump’s second impeachment trial

2021-02-10 Before senators could consider a scrap of evidence in the case against former President Donald Trump, they first had to vote whether to try the case at all. House Democratic impeachment managers argued that even though Trump no longer holds office, the Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did a Florida Town Declare the First Week of February ‘Trump Week’?

2021-02-06 The city of Frostproof in Florida's Polk County has a population of about 3,200. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘GME Frenzy Claims First Life’

2021-02-05 On February 4 2021, a screenshot of a purported news article (“GME frenzy claims first life as 28yo retail trader shoots himself in Florida”) spread on Facebook and Reddit, appearing to report the death of a man named Jake McGuirrey of Peb Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was a Snowy Owl Spotted in Central Park for the First Time in 130 Years?

2021-02-03 It is thought that there are at least two other unverified reports of the snow-white raptor in recent decades. Go to site post…»

NYT > U.S. > Politics→ Fact-Checking Biden’s First Week in Office

2021-01-30 All but three of 20 claims the president made were accurate, demonstrating his regard for basic facts and his proclivity to err when speaking off the cuff. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Panel Overturns 4 Facebook Content Takedowns in First Ruling

2021-01-28 Facebook’s quasi-independent oversight board issued its first rulings, overturning four out of five decisions by the social network to take down questionable content. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Viral Facebook claims about President Biden’s first actions are largely false

2021-01-28 https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/viral-facebook-claims-about-president-bidens-first-actions-are-largely-false/ Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden signed blank executive orders on his first day in the office.

2021-01-26 Joe Biden did not sign blank papers and higher quality videos and images show text on the papers. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Viral Facebook claims about President Biden’s first actions are largely false

2021-01-26 Joe Biden has only been president for a couple of days, but already his critics on social media are saying the country has fallen apart during his tenure. A reader pointed us to a Facebook post dated Jan. 24 that promised to “take a look at the Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Biden removed military flags from the Oval Office on the first day as president.

2021-01-25 The Oval Office is redecorated by every new president and military flags are not traditionally displayed in the Oval Office. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did a First Lady Wear a $46K Dress to an Inaugural Ball?

2021-01-23 An online advertisement featured a lineup first ladies and hinted that one of them once wore a $46,000 dress on Inauguration Day. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Biden’s first-day executive orders were not blank

2021-01-22 Social media posts claim videos and images of Joe Biden signing executive orders on the first day of his presidency show him endorsing blank pages. This is false; although the text on the documents is barely visible in a recording of the event, enhance Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘Here’s the Letter George H. W. Bush Left Bill Clinton for the First Day of His Presidency’

2021-01-19 On January 18 2021, Imgur user SisterMidnight shared an image called, “Here’s the letter George H. W. Bush left Bill Clinton for the first day of his presidency,” with the comment “Classy,”  and “I wonder what Presiden Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ In his first few days, Biden may cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

2021-01-19 According to a person familiar with Biden’s plans, he could cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline in his first few days. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Vehicle Battery Fires Pose Risks to First Responders, NTSB Says

2021-01-13 Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate, according to U.S. investigators. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Capitol Assault a More Sinister Attack Than First Appeared

2021-01-11 Only days later is the extent of the danger from one of the darkest episodes in American democracy coming into focus. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ First Lady ‘Disappointed’ by Trump Supporters’ Capitol Riot

2021-01-11 The statement from Melania Trump made no comment about her husband or his role in encouraging his supporters to go to the Capitol. Go to site post…»

Liste→ This video of Indonesian officials dancing was taken before the country detected its first Covid-19 case

2021-01-11 A video viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook purports to show Indonesia’s top officials “dancing without obeying health protocols” during the pandemic. The claim is false; the video was filmed in January 2020, weeks before Indonesia an Go to site post…»

Snopes→ UK First in World to Start Using Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine

2021-01-04 The U.K. is in the midst of an acute outbreak, recording more than 50,000 new coronavirus infections a day over the past six days. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ In a First, Congress Overrides Trump Veto of Defense Bill

2021-01-01 In a New Year's Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate overrode Trump's veto of a defense policy bill. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is Times Square Closed to Crowds on New Year’s for First Time in History?

2020-12-31 The ball drop on New Year's Eve is going to look a little different in 2020. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ First Reported US Case of COVID-19 Variant Found in Colorado

2020-12-29 The coronavirus variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has no travel history. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Antarctica Report Its First COVID-19 Cases in December 2020?

2020-12-23 The southern continent fended off the novel coronavirus for nearly a year. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Melinda Gates has said Black people must be vaccinated first for COVID-19 after health care workers.

2020-12-22 In June, Melinda Gates said Black people "should be," and not must be, first in line, after health care workers, to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did The Three Stooges Perform During First Super Bowl Halftime Show?

2020-12-21 The first halftime show featured marching bands, jet packs, and hundreds of pigeons. Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ PPE: What actually happened during the first wave?

2020-12-21 On 16 April, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced at the daily coronavirus briefing the five tests that needed to be met before the government would consider easing the first national lockdown.  To consider adjusting the current measures, the Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Announcing: Our First Annual Snopes Awards

2020-12-21 2020 was tough. But many "Lamplighters" have lit a path toward a brighter future. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Downplays Russia in First Comments on Cyberattack

2020-12-19 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said the previous day that Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the cyberattack against the United States. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in First ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy, Dies

2020-12-18 As the Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett, Bulloch made off with a froze-in-carbonite Han Solo in 1980′s “The Empire Strikes Back." Go to site post…»

Posts navigation

1 2 … 217 Next →

River of fact-checked news

Fact-checks from:

  • AFP Fact Check (feed)
  • AllSides Fact Checking (feed)
  • Climate Feedback (feed)
  • FactCheck.org (feed)
  • Full Fact (feed)
  • Health Feedback (feed)
  • Hoax-Slayer (feed)
  • Internet Archive: factchecked (feed)
  • Lead Stories (feed)
  • Logcally (feed)
  • NPR fact check (feed)
  • NYT Fact Checks (feed)
  • Poynter Fact-Checking (feed)
  • Poynter TFCN (feed)
  • Snopes (feed)
  • The Dispatch Fact Check (feed)
  • Truth or Fiction? (feed)
  • WaPo Fact Checker (feed)

Fact-checks by:

Fact-checkers w/o feeds:

  • AP Fact Check
  • BuzzFeed
  • Check Your Fact
  • CNN Facts First
  • Gizmodo: Fakes
  • PolitiFact
  • Polygraph
  • Reuters Fact Check
  • USA Today
  • Verbatim
  • Weekly Standard

Share the Facts:

Tweets by sharethefact

Share the Facts is a Duke Reporters' Lab project.

Search

Proudly powered by WordPress