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Full Fact→ Posts about a missing man with Alzheimer’s are hoaxes

2023-01-25 These posts claim that a man has gone missing in several different UK locations, but use photographs of different men from the US. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Speedway NOT Offering Consumers $500 Gift Card As ‘Settlement’ for High Prices — It’s Hoax

2023-01-24 Is the Speedway gas and convenience store chain giving $500 gift cards to consumers who answer three questions as part of a price-gouging lawsuit settlement? No, that's not true: The post is a hoax. There is no evidence on Speedway's offi Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Facebook post about missing autistic boy and his dog is a hoax

2023-01-16 The post includes a picture of a boy who it says is from Derbyshire and called Brayden. In fact the picture shows an American boy called Kai seven years ago. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Tennessee Lawmaker Switches From School ‘Litter Box’ Hoax to ‘Leashes’ Narrative

2023-01-12 When asked to admit her claims of “litter boxes” in schools were a hoax, a right-wing Tennessee lawmaker instead shifted to claiming she was told about “leashes” instead. The Tennessee Holler news outlet posted footage of an int Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Before Being Elected, George Santos Pushed His Own ‘Stolen Election’ Hoax

2023-01-11 Amid continuing criticism and demands — even from local party members — that he leave office, a video circulating online shows right-wing Rep. George Santos (R-New York) appearing at a January 5 2021 rally and falsely claiming that an elect Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon — This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax

2022-12-22 Did an American doctor admit on video that he created the HIV and AIDS viruses in a U.S. military medical laboratory, Fort Detrick, so that they could be used as biological weapons for depopulating the world? No, that's not true: Dr. Robe Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Hoax posts about missing grandfather circulating on local Facebook groups

2022-12-19 The posts, which claim to be from someone looking for their missing grandfather, feature an image of a man who passed away earlier this year. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Facebook post about dog found ‘freezing’ in Falkirk is a hoax

2022-12-15 The picture accompanying the post was taken from an article about a dog attack in Northern Ireland. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A 56-year high in snow cover in the northern hemisphere in November 2022 proves global warming is a hoax.

2022-12-15 A small spike in the snow cover extent in mid-November 2022 has been misrepresented to claim that global warming and climate change are not real. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WikiLeaks Did NOT Release Video Proof That Apollo 11 Moon Landing Was Hoax Filmed In Nevada Desert

2022-12-10 Did WikiLeaks in December of 2022 release Apollo 11 "moon landing cut scenes filmed in Nevada desert," proving that the moon landing never happened and was instead staged for filming right here on Earth? No, that's not true: The video in Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Uncovers Network of Cambodian Websites Pushing Death Hoaxes On Facebook To Spread Malware

2022-12-09 The celebrity death hoax has long been a clickbait staple, but recently one network has taken it to extremes, using scores of websites to host its content and an automated army of bots to push the links into Facebook groups. Many Facebook Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Outer space is not a ‘hoax’ as Instagram post claims

2022-11-01 “If outer space was a vacuum, astronauts would train in vacuum chambers. Not in swimming pools. Outer Space is a hoax.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Unevolved’ Species Do NOT Prove Evolution Is A Hoax — Some Changes Are Visible, Some Are Not

2022-10-27 Do the "unevolved" lifeforms shown in a social media video prove that evolution is a hoax? No, that's not true: Not all change is external and not all change happens within the time parameters outlined for the flora and fauna shown in the Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Proof That Moon Landing Was Hoax — It’s Lampoon Of Conspiracy Theories

2022-10-21 Does a video that shows a stage-lighting support hitting an astronaut as he descends onto what appears to be the moon's surface prove that Apollo 11's July 20, 1969, moon landing was fake? No, that's not true: This video was produced as a Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Facebook Hoax Claims Officers Found Bear Inside Car in Your Town

2022-10-21 Facebook users who appeared to be African scammers kept changing the town name when reposting this real story about a bear being found in a car. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Facebook Hoax Promises Way ‘To Regain Friends and Get Rid of Ads’

2022-10-20 If only "copypasta" worked that way. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows controlled burn, not climate change hoax

2022-10-20 Video shows “California sets their own forest fires and claims them as climate change effects.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old hoax about killer cab driver still spreading online

2022-10-19 Photo shows a taxi driver in New York City who “drives around taking people to kill.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘Facebook Will Start Charging This Summer’ Is an Old Hoax

2022-10-14 Meta has never announced any plans that they would start charging users to be on Facebook. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Aldrin didn’t say the moon landing was a hoax

2022-10-06 Buzz Aldrin admitted that the moon landing “didn’t happen.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Alex Jones Testifies in Trial over His Sandy Hook Hoax Lies

2022-09-23 More than a dozen relatives of the 26 shooting victims showed up to observe his often contentious testimony in Waterbury Superior Court. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "Deathbed Confession" Video Does NOT Prove Moon Landing A Hoax

2022-09-22 Does a viral video describing a father's "deathbed confession" prove the U.S. government faked the 1969 moon landing? No, that's not true: There is a significant amount of evidence that NASA landed on the moon and experts Lead Stories spo Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Are Online Death Hoaxes so Popular?

2022-09-22 Celebrities, royalty, sports personalities — all have been unwitting victims. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The 9/11 attack was a hoax as crisis actors were hired to give their account of what happened to news reporters.

2022-09-14 Numerous eyewitness accounts of the 9/11 attacks have been recorded in official public testimony. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth Death Hoaxes Accelerate as World Awaits News

2022-09-08 As of this writing, there has yet to be an official announcement of her death. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video falsely claims monkeypox is a governmental hoax

2022-08-26 "Monkeypox is a complete, fake sham” that’s “designed to force lockdowns, mandates and shots.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reflection In Astronaut’s Visor From Apollo 17 Moon Landing Does NOT Prove It Was Hoax

2022-08-22 Does a reflection in an astronaut's helmet visor from the Apollo 17 moon landing prove that it was a hoax? No, that's not true: The reflection seen in astronaut Gene Cernan's helmet visor shows astronaut Harrison Schmidt standing in front Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media hoax promises cash allowance for health care

2022-08-22 “Free health allowance is available at no cost.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Smithsonian Did NOT Destroy Giant Skeletons — It’s An Internet Hoax

2022-08-03 Did the Smithsonian Institute admit to destroying thousands of giant human skeletons? Did the U.S. Supreme Court order the Smithsonian to release classified documents that would prove this? No, neither are true: A representative for the S Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scenes Do NOT Show Secret Moon Landing Hoax — They Are Clips Shot On A Real Movie Set

2022-07-23 Do recently declassified behind-the-scenes film clips show that the moon landing was really a hoax -- that it was actually filmed on a movie set here on Earth? No, that's not true: This does not show the staging of a massive hoax. These c Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t fall for this hoax about two men pretending to be homeless to rob you

2022-07-11 A photo shows two men on the run who pretend to be homeless and then “attack and rob you.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samzuki Hydaiko Was NOT Identified As Shooter Of Shinzo Abe — Yet Another ‘Sam Hyde Is The Shooter’ Hoax

2022-07-08 Was Samzuki Hydaiko identified as the person who shot former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe? No, that's not true: A man named Tetsuya Yamagishi was taken into custody by security officers at the scene of the shooting. A gun that appe Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Fact check: Hoax post impersonating Mayo Clinic physician continues to circulate

2022-06-29 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/06/28/fact-check-post-claiming-misdiagnose-trump-supporters-hoax-mayo-clinic/7637860001/ Go to site post…»

Logically→ The media claimed that the same person died at both the Sandy Hook shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing, indicating that both of those events were hoaxes.

2022-06-23 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Jim Carrey Is Not Dead, Despite Death Hoax in YouTube Ad

2022-06-22 YouTube users reported seeing an ad that falsely claimed Carrey, the famous movie star and stand-up comedian, had experienced a "heartbreaking passing." Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Young America's Foundation – Hoax claim about Mayo Clinic, Trump supporters and ectopic pregnancy is still false

2022-06-15 A doctor at the Mayo Clinic is misdiagnosing pregnancies of Trump supporters so they have abortions. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mermaid Washed Up On Beach In Kenya Or South Africa Is NOT Real — It’s Video Hoax

2022-06-10 Was this an actual child mermaid who cried in distress with the voice of a pig, reeled in or washed up on a beach in Africa, amazing onlookers who poked and videoed the half-human half-fish creature without trying to help? No, that's not Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, these photos don’t prove monkeypox is a hoax

2022-05-23 Photos of monkeypox lesions prove the current virus outbreak is a hoax. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Grand juries determined alleged sex trafficking ‘Franklin scandal’ in Omaha was a hoax

2022-04-29 The “Franklin scandal” broke in 1989 “when hundreds of children were apparently flown around the US to be abused by high ranking ‘Establishment’ members." Go to site post…»

Poynter→ A photo of intact windows in Bucha is being used to claim the war in Ukraine is a hoax

2022-04-29 An image of overturned cars in front of what looks like a building is spreading online as evidence that the war in Ukraine is a hoax. “I want to buy […] The post A photo of intact windows in Bucha is being used to claim the war in Ukraine i Go to site post…»

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