Does a video posted on social media show a newscast with real journalists describing Mark Zuckerberg as a CIA agent and Facebook as a CIA surveillance replacement program? No, that's not true: The original video and audio heard in this po
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Boeing 737 NOT Forced To ‘Emergency Land On Beach After Pilot Has Heart Attack’ — It’s Gaming Video Footage
Was a Boeing 737 forced into an emergency landing on the beach after the pilot had a heart attack? No, that's not true: The footage is not real; it's gaming video footage created for entertainment. The video shows an animated airplane bei
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns
Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That No Athletes Assigned Female At Birth Transitioned, Tried To Compete In Men’s Sports
Is it true that there are no athletes who were assigned female at birth, transitioned and tried to compete in men's sports? No, that's not true: Although transgender female athletes such as swimmer Lia Thomas have received attention for t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Place 5,000 Condoms In Happy Meals — It’s From Humor Website
Did McDonald's accidentally give out 5,000 condoms with Happy Meals? No, that's not true: The site this claim originated from is satirical. There is no evidence from any trusted news organizations that this event has ever occurred. The cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO Trump Extradition ‘Already In Motion’ As Of June 13, 2022 — It’s A Spoof
Was an extradition of former President Donald Trump "already in motion" as of June 13, 2022? No, that's not true: That claim is a satirical take on one of the first documented posts from "Q," the mysterious figure that sparked the QAnon m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2022 NOT A Record Year For Inflation In US – It’s Been Higher A Dozen Other Times
Did the U.S. inflation rate hit an all-time high in 2022? No, that's not true: While inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), is at a high level of 8.0 percent in June 2022, a dozen other years have had higher inflat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mermaid Washed Up On Beach In Kenya Or South Africa Is NOT Real — It’s Video Hoax
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
AllSides→ David Marcus: Nobody is checking the social media fact checkers. It’s time that changed
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/social-media-fact-checkers-david-marcus The left-leaning American news
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT A Real Image of Trudeau In Tigger, Spider-Man Getup
Is an image seemingly showing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Tigger costume and Spider-Man underwear a real picture? No, that's not true: The image is digitally altered to feature what appears to be Trudeau's face, and the pe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: People In Zimbabwe Are NOT ‘Selling Their Toes’ For Thousands — It’s A Joke
Are people in Zimbabwe "selling their toes for as much as US$40,000 for the big toe, US$25,000 for the middle toe and US$10,000 for the tiny toe because of high costs of living"? No, that's not true: This claim originally circulated on so
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Alien Craft Crashed In Ocean — It’s Model Or Animation Of The Millennium Falcon From ‘Star Wars’
Does this brief video show an alien spaceship that crashed into the ocean? No, that's not true: This video shows a model or animation of the fictional starship from "Star Wars," the Millennium Falcon. The audio featured in this video clip
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Destroyed Russian Landing Craft In June 2022 — It’s Civilian Vessel Hit in February 2022
Does a photograph in a June 2022 news story show a destroyed Russian landing craft? No, that's not true: The photo shows a vessel that was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine back in February 2022. The photograph appeared in a YouTu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arkansas DA Did NOT Get Court Order To Exhume Vince Foster’s Body — It’s Satire
Did an Arkansas district attorney get a court order to exhume the body of former deputy White House counsel Vince Foster? No, that's not true: The claim, which suggests that former first lady Hillary Clinton was responsible for Foster's d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Costco Digital Gas Pump Screen Did NOT Display ‘Blame Joe Biden’ Message — It’s An Altered Image
Did a digital display screen at a Costco Wholesale gas pump display a message that said, "Don't blame us. Blame Joe Biden"? No, that's not true: This image has been edited. The digitally altered image began appearing on Facebook on about
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse Did NOT Receive $22 Million From ‘The View’ — It’s Satire
Did the American daytime television show "The View" pay $22 million to Kyle Rittenhouse along with giving him a formal apology? No, that's not true: No such payment has been announced or reported. The claim was made without documentation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Most Horrible Emergency Landing Ever’ — It’s Computer-Generated Video Game Footage
Does this video accurately show airplanes in situations that depict the "most horrible emergency landing ever"? No, that's not true: This footage is not real. It is a computer-generated video that is from a flight-simulator game, one of n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy’s Daughter Did NOT Disown Her Father — It’s A Video Of Different Person
By Uliana Malashenko Is it true that the Ukrainian president's daughter, Oleksandra Zelenska, called her father, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a "Nazi" and a "murderer"? No, it's not true: The image of a crying woman that circulated on social medi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That ‘Not One Real Video Has Surfaced’ From 2022 Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Is it true that "not one real video has surfaced" from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: There is an abundance of footage showing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on May 20, 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real News Interview About Gays In The Military — It’s 2007 Satire
Does a video posted on social media show a man reacting to a news interview about gays in the military that says they're "too precious to risk in combat"? No, that's not true: The original piece was produced more than a decade ago by The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Presence of These Microscopic Insects In Our Food, Drinks — It’s Clickbait
Did this content creator prove there are microscopic insects in our food and drinks? No, that's not true: Entomologist Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann told Lead Stories that this video is "garbage click bait." Another entomologist, Brian Federici,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Ukraine Soldier DOES Show Paintgun — It’s From Training Exercise
Did Ukrainian soldiers turn back a Russian incursion with paintball guns? Did Reuters represent a photo of soldiers training with paintball gear as an actual military conflict? No, that's not true: The photo originally included in a May 1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Morgan Freeman Did NOT Tweet That Whiteness ‘Is A Disease’ — It’s Another Morgan Freeman
Did actor Morgan Freeman tweet that whiteness "is a disease"? No, that's not true: That tweet was made by a film director also named Morgan Freeman, who professionally goes by Morgan J. Freeman. Additionally, there are no tweets on actor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth II Did NOT Congratulate Marcos Jr. On May 11, 2022, For His Presidential Election Win — It’s Satire Post
Did Queen Elizabeth II congratulate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive president-elect of the Philippines, on May 11, 2022, for his presidential election win? No, that's not true: A social media post claiming that the queen called Marc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Racist Backstory Of Timberland Boots Is NOT ‘Black History Fact’ — It’s Totally False Satirical Post
Was the founder of the Timberland boot company an 18th-century slave owner in Mississippi named Timberland Hawkins who hung slaves he couldn't auction from a tree in his field that's still standing and is now featured as the Timberland co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Derby Winning Jockey Did NOT Reject White House Invitation By Referring To ‘A Horse’s Ass’ — It’s Old Fake Quote
Did winning Kentucky Derby jockey Sonny Leon turn down a White House invitation, saying he didn't want to see "a horse's ass"? No, that's not true: This is a fake quote that has been recycled since at least 2018 and previously debunked by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Of Yemeni Child Sleeping Between Parents’ Graves — It’s Old Image From Art Project
Does a photograph show a Yemeni child sleeping between the graves of his parents? No, that's not true: The picture was staged by a photographer in Saudi Arabia in 2014 for an art project. He has given multiple interviews over the years ab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT A Current ‘Whites Only Sundown Town’ Sign — It’s From 2018 Movie ‘Green Book’ Set In 1960s
Is this a real photo of a town on Mississippi Highway 14, either past or present, that has a road sign that warns, "Whites Only Within City Limits After Dark"? No, that's not true: This photo is a still frame from the 2018 movie "Green Bo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Moon At The Border Of Russia And Canada At The North Pole’– It’s Computer-Generated Art
Does this video show the moon eclipsing the sun over the North Pole at "the border of Russia and Canada"? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories that this video "isn't showing a real phenomenon." This footage is from a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Snickers Did NOT Remove The ‘Veins’ From Their Candy Bars — It’s A Spoof On Tucker Carlson, Cancel Culture
Is Snickers removing the "beloved 'dick vein'" from their candy bars? No, that's not true: Snickers said on Twitter, "THE VEINS REMAIN!" The edited image is a spoof of Fox News Channel TV host Tucker Carlson and cancel culture. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real Federal DEA Drug Bust — It’s A Skit Video Series
Did several Drug Enforcement Administration agents accept the assistance of two men they pulled over who were in a purportedly stolen vehicle to then go into the woods and bust an active drug-cooking operation? No, that's not true: This v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Child Hepatitis Cases NOT Related To J&J Vaccine — It’s NOT Approved For Youths In US Or UK
Are hepatitis cases in children related to the J&J COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The claim that the adenovirus vector in the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is related to youths being diagnosed with hepatitis is not possi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2009 TV Show NOT Proof COVID-19 Was Planned — It’s Just An Older Conspiracy Theory
Does a 2009 television show prove the COVID-19 pandemic was planned? No, that's not true: There is no evidence presented in the nearly three-minute clip from the "Secret Societies" episode of the truTV show "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse V
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Security Payment Will NOT Become ‘Federal Benefit Payment’ — It’s ALWAYS Been Considered A ‘Benefit’
Will Social Security payments just now or in the near future be referred to as "federal benefit" payments? Not exactly: Payments from the Social Security program have been considered federal benefits since the federal government created t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect — It’s A Hoax With Comedian Sam Hyde
Was this photo, purported to show the suspect in the April 2022 Brooklyn subway shootings, being circulated by official sources? No, that's not true: This man is not the suspect in the shootings, who is still at large and identified by au
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Auburn, NY, Is NOT Imposing New Law Requiring Pants On Domestic Pets — It’s An April Fools’ Fake
Will Auburn, New York, impose a new law requiring local pet owners to place pants on their cats and dogs starting April 15, 2022? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the city cited a March 31, 2022, statement from the city council lin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Write Article Saying Elon Musk Could Threaten Free Speech On Twitter — It’s From Satirical Website
Did CNN write a story about how Elon Musk could threaten free speech on Twitter by allowing people to say whatever they want and speak freely? No, that's not true: This is a fake CNN story written by the satirical website, Genesius Times,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Graves For Russian Soldiers Who Died In Ukraine — It’s From 2021
Did Russians start digging graves for all the soldiers who have died during the Russian invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: This 2021 video of already-dug graves predates the invasion. The administrator of the cemetery where these g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Banksy Did NOT Create Putin And Ukrainian Balloon Image — It’s From Music Video
Did British artist Banksy create a new art piece involving Ukraine and Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia? No, that's not true: A Banksy spokesperson said he did not create this image, which was altered from a screenshot of a music v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Does NOT Grow 25% Of World’s Wheat – It’s Only 3%
Does Ukraine produce 25% of the world's wheat crop? No, that's not true: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates Ukraine's annual wheat harvest at just over 3% of the global total. Ukraine accounts for