Is the site known as Giant's Causeway on the coast of Northern Ireland actually a giant petrified armadillo, visible from the air? No, that's not true: The unusual geometric rock formations seen at Giant's Causeway are basalt columns, whi
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fico Shooting Suspect’s Wife Is NOT Ukrainian Refugee — Police Said Such Speculation Is ‘Hoax’
Is the wife of the suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico a Ukrainian refugee? No, that's not true: The head of the country's national police said that such speculations on social media are "definit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Simply Using Patriotic Phrase During 2021 Speech — Penalty Has Broader Context
Was German politician Björn Höcke fined in May 2024 for simply using a patriotic phrase in a speech three years earlier? No, that's not true: His conviction and fine were related to a phrase deemed to violate German laws regarding Nazi
The Dispatch→ Social Media Posters Use an Old Donald Trump Video to Make False Claims About the Avian Flu
The video is real, but the former president was talking about the COVID pandemic.
The Dispatch→ Biden Signs Law Banning Russian Uranium Imports
The nuclear fuel ban comes as Republicans and Democrats are zeroing in on atomic energy.
The Dispatch→ Biden Signs Law Banning Russian Uranium Imports
The nuclear fuel ban comes as Republicans and Democrats are zeroing in on atomic energy.
Full Fact→ Image of new Russian defence minister in military uniform is digitally altered
The image has been manipulated with Andrei Belousov’s face superimposed onto a picture of actor Jason Isaacs in a role in the film The Death of Stalin.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t King Frederik X of Denmark waving a Palestinian flag
“The king of Denmark waved the Palestinian flag from the balcony in support of Palestine.”
Full Fact→ Danish King didn’t wave Palestinian flag in street protest
A video being widely shared online falsely claims to show the new King of Denmark taking part in a pro-Palestine protest.
The Dispatch→ Israel on the Defensive as Its Strategy, Both Military and Humanitarian, Is Questioned
The IDF’s Rafah operation begins amid U.S. opposition and Israeli infighting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Russian Submarine Carrying Underwater Missile In LA — It’s US Rescue Vehicle
Did a photo on Facebook show a "Russian SSBN phoon-class submarine" carrying an underwater missile in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: A reverse image search revealed that the vessel shown in the photo is the deep submergence rescue vehi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belgian TV Channel Did NOT Post Message Criticizing Israel That Interrupted Eurovision Broadcast– It Was Trade Unions’ Protest
Did Belgian public broadcaster VRT make an editorial decision to intentionally interrupt Eurovision song contest coverage to express its protest against Israel's actions in Gaza? No, that's not true: The message that appeared on the TV sc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Danish King Frederik X On Balcony Waving Palestinian Flag — It’s Someone Else
Did King Frederik X of Denmark wave a Palestinian flag from a balcony in Copenhagen as a crowd of protesters were passing below? No, that's not true: This video was filmed in Malmo, Sweden, about 17 miles away and across the Øresund stra
Full Fact→ Image shows Russian military in Syria, not Niger
A widely shared image claiming to show Russian troops taking a US base in Niger actually shows Syria in 2020.
The Dispatch→ Will the Trumpification of the Libertarian Party Actually Hurt Donald Trump?
Following a populist uprising in 2022, the party is still deeply divided.
The Dispatch→ The Straussian Tangent
“When your mother says she loves you, check it out.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove French Air Force Made Russian Flag With Colored Smoke During Olympic Air Show
Did French Air Force aerobatic jets accidentally emit smoke that displayed the Russian flag to mark the May 8, 2024, arrival of the Olympic flame in the French city of Marseille? No, that's not true: The eight Alpha Jets left smoke trails
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Unfreezing of $16 Billion in Iranian Funds
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A recent deal involving a prisoner swap and the extension of a Trump-era waiver have freed $16 billion in previously frozen Iranian funds. Social media posts distort t
Full Fact→ Video of ‘Rafah actors’ actually from Palestinian TV drama series
A video which is claimed to show people preparing to be ‘actors’ in Rafah ahead of Israel’s planned offensive in the city.
The Dispatch→ Europe Announces Plan to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine
‘There could be … no greater use for that money than to make Ukraine and all of Europe a safer place to live.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Did NOT Answer Question On ‘Ukrainian Manifestations Of Nazism’ — Altered Video
Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre field a question on the topic of alleged Ukrainian manifestations of Nazism from a reporter during a press briefing? No, that's not true on both counts: The reporter did not ask this ques
AllSides→ Are private universities such as Columbia and Princeton, where pro-Palestinian protests have been held, generally bound by the First Amendment?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/05/palestinian-protests-private-universities-first-amendment/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
Full Fact→ Austrian airports don’t have counters for passengers who meant to fly to Australia
False claims that Salzburg or Vienna airports have desks to help passengers who accidentally fly to Austria instead of Australia have been recirculating online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Merely Posting Statistics About Sexual Assaults By Afghan Immigrants
Was German politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser convicted and fined in May 2024 solely for sharing statistics regarding sexual assaults committed by Afghan immigrants? No, that's not true: Kaiser was found guilty of "incitement to hatred" un
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Misspelled ‘free Palastine’ spray-painted at Canadian school, not Columbia University
Photo shows “Palestine misspelled on the stairs” of Columbia University.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Harvard Protesters ‘Replaced’ U.S. Flag With Palestinian Flag — U.S. Flag Was Not Flying At The Time
Does a video show pro-Palestinian protesters at Harvard University replacing the U.S. flag with a Palestinian flag at a university building? No, that's not true: The Palestinian flags were raised when U.S. flags were not flying at the bui
The Dispatch→ Georgian Protests Try to Reverse Russian Pivot
The Caucasus nation’s ‘existential choice’ between Russia and the West.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Pro-Palestinian College Protesters Largely Had The Same Tents
Do photos circulating on social media prove that pro-Palestinian college protesters in the U.S. are using largely identical tents? No, that's not true: While there is an abundance of green tents at the nationwide protests, images from mul
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, protesters at Harvard didn’t ‘replace’ the American flag with the Palestinian flag
Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”
Full Fact→ Viral clip of Robert De Niro doesn’t show him shouting at pro-Palestinian protesters
The video actually shows him rehearsing a scene for a new show.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Raising of Palestinian Flags at Harvard
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Protesters against the war in Gaza raised three Palestinian flags on the Harvard University campus on April 27. Social media posts misleadingly claimed the university
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Special Forces Freed ‘Military and Civilian J6ers From Deep State Prison’
Did U.S. Special Forces "rescue" military and civilian "J6ers" from a "deep state" prison in the Aleutian Islands on April 7, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. Also, no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Declassified 1957 CIA File Mentioning ‘Tartar History’ Does NOT Vindicate Tartarian Empire Conspiracy Theory
Did the CIA declassify a 1957 file in 1999 that proves true the theories about the hidden history of an advanced global civilization, the Tartarian Empire? No, that's not true: The CIA document "National Cultural Development Under Communi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Video Does NOT Show Actual Lesbian Mother Describing How She Sued Sperm Donor For 40% Of Paycheck
Is a video on social media that shows a lesbian mother describing how she sued her sperm donor for 40 percent of his paycheck authentic? No, that's not true: The creator of this video clearly labels her account a "satire account" in her T
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Facebook post overstates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments on Iran and Israel
“BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran’s soil in support of Israel.”
Full Fact→ Video does not show Palestinians ‘celebrating’ after Iran strikes
A clip shared on social media actually shows a large crowd outside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem before the strikes.
Health Feedback→ Video of person smoking in a pile of body bags isn’t a staging of COVID-19 victims but part of a Russian music video
REVIEW In April 2024, a Facebook reel claimed to show people “preparing body bags for the evening news clip during the pandemic”. The brief footage showed a pile of black body bags loaded on a truck. Within the pile was a live person lying down
Full Fact→ Image of Iranian weapons trucks has been miscaptioned
The picture dates back to a military parade in 2019 and does not show preparations for a strike against Israel.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Give $16 Billion Of US Money To Iran In 2023; They’re Frozen Iranian Assets
Did President Joe Biden give $16 billion of American money away to Iran in 2023? No, that's not true: First, it's important to say that the amount in question is $6 billion, not $16 billion. Secondly, the money wasn't U.S. taxpayer dollar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Drone Tangled In Power Lines In Iraq
Does a video show an Iranian drone used during the country's attack against Israel stuck in power lines in Iraq? No, that's not true: The video, posted online as early as February 2024, predates Iran's April 13, 2024, attack against Israe