Did Hunga Ha'apai volcano near Tonga erupt January 16, 2022, in an even bigger event than the January 14, 2022, eruption that triggered tsunami warnings worldwide? No, that's not true: No such event was recorded by the geologic services t
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The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Claim That Ginni Thomas Was ‘One of the Organizers’ of January 6
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Truth or Fiction?→ Did Biden’s Approval Rating Plummet in a January 2022 Poll?
On January 13 2022, Trendolizer detected a virally popular blog post, “Biden’s Approval Rating Plummets To Nearly 30% In New Poll” from the site JoePags.com. It was not the first misleading or poorly contexted blog about polling we have
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Harris Did NOT Visit Area 51 By Plane On January 8, 2022
Did President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visit Area 51 -- a U.S. Air Force facility that has spawned numerous conspiracy theories -- on January 8, 2022, by plane? No, that's not true: Biden and Harris flew to Nevada to att
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Was NOT Photographed With Pelosi, Schumer, Other Democrats At A Dinner On January 7, 2022
Was Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor photographed eating dinner with Democratic politicians including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on January 7, 2022? No, that's not true: Although a newsletter
Full Fact→ Vaccinated Germans won’t have AIDS by the end of January 2022
An article by The Exposé, shared on Facebook, claims that by the end of January 2022 most vaccinated people in Germany will have AIDS. The article uses figures from a now-corrected German government report which seemed to show the case rat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Did NOT Announce Plans To Conduct ‘Nuclear Detonation Drill’ January 6
Did the Federal Emergency Management Agency announce it will conduct a nuclear detonation "drill" on January 6, 2022? No, that's not true: FEMA had planned to host a half-hour-long webinar for emergency response planners, mass care provid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There ARE Movie Theater Listings After January 6, 2022
Are there no movie theater listings after January 6, 2022? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, movie theaters in larger markets like New York and Los Angeles had posted showtimes for after Thursday, January 6, 2022. Some theaters
Logically→ China unfurled its national flag at Galwan Valley on January 1, 2022.
The People's Liberation Army unfurled the Chinese flag along the region of the Galwan Valley that lies in territory controlled by China.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Infamous January 6 Image Inside The Capitol Was NOT Faked And Staged In Front Of A Green Screen
Was a green screen used to produce one of the more memorable images of rioters inside the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021 -- with actors posing in another location and superimposed onto still and video images of the riot? No, tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT True ‘There’s No National Manhunt’ For The January 5, 2021, Pipe Bomb Maker
Is there no national manhunt for the January 5, 2021, bomb maker? No, that's not true: The search for the pipe-bomb maker involves the FBI's Washington, D.C., field office and that agency's partners at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire
Snopes→ Panda Cubs at Tokyo Zoo Get Their Names, to Debut in January
Giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June got their names — Lei Lei for the female cub, and Xiao Xiao for her brother.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Boebert Did NOT Tweet Pelosi’s Whereabouts During January 6 Insurrection, Only That Pelosi Had Been Evacuated
Did U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert live-tweet Speaker Nancy Pelosi's whereabouts during the January 6, 2021, insurrection? Not exactly: Boebert tweeted when Pelosi was removed from the House chamber, but did not tweet where Pelosi was specifica
Logically→ 30,305 people died within 21 days of having COVID-19 vaccine in England between January and June 2021.
Only 4,570 people died within 21 days of a vaccine dose during this period. These deaths were by no means linked to the vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep Matt Gaetz Did NOT Tweet That January 6th Insurrectionists Should Be Pardoned
Did Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida suggest that people associated with the January 6 incident at the U.S. Capitol should be pardoned? No, that's not true: The tweet saying this did not come from his actual Twitter account, and the
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows the aftermath of Indonesian plane crash in January 2021
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok alongside a claim it shows an intact prayer mat recovered from the Indonesian submarine that sank in April 2021. The claim is fals
Snopes→ Virus-Hit Russia Reports 25% Death Increase in January-March
Russia’s state statistical service did not provide an explanation for the sharply higher death toll, but critics have suggested that Russian officials underplay the severity of the pandemic in the country.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Capitol Rioters Did NOT ‘Go Home Alive’ After January 6, 2021 Encounters With Police
Did all the rioters at the U.S. Capitol survive their encounters with Capitol Police during the January 6, 2021 assault? No, that's not true: Ashli Babbitt, one of the rioters, was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer while breaking i
AFP Fact Check→ This man was arrested at a demonstration supporting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in January 2021
Facebook and Instagram posts purport to show a video of an elderly man who was arrested for not wearing a facemask, despite allegedly being vaccinated against Covid-19. The claim is misleading: the man was arrested for breaching coronavirus restriction
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Justice Clarence Thomas And His Wife Ginni Thomas Chartered Buses For January 6, 2021, Capitol Protesters
Did Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife charter buses for January 6, 2021, protesters in Washington, D.C.? No, there is no proof of that. Justice Thomas's wife, Ginni Thomas, did promote the rally that evolved into proteste
The Dispatch→ Uphill: January 6 Investigations Stall
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AFP Fact Check→ This image shows the bodies of coal miners who were murdered in Pakistan in January 2021
An image has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside claims that it shows members of an Islamic missionary group, the Tablighi Jamaat, killed in a purported attack in March 2021. The claim is false: the image actuall
Logically→ The police escorted 3 buses of AntiFa protestors into Washington DC to facilitate the January 6 riots.
An old video from a protest in December 2020 falsely states that the clip features AntiFa protestors on their way to the Capitol riots in January.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Is NOT In Control Of The Military After January 20, 2021
Is Donald Trump in control of the military? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, March 2, 2021, Joe Biden is commander in chief, a position he assumed when he was sworn in as president of the United States on January 20, 2021 on t
Full Fact→ Did EU exports really drop 68% in January?
“The volume of exports going through British ports to the EU fell by a staggering 68% last month compared with January last year, mostly as a result of problems caused by Brexit, the Observer can reveal.” The Observer, 6 February 2021. A r
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrating Brexit in January 2020
Photos circulating on Facebook purport to show UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson banging a traditional Burmese gong in support of people in Myanmar after a military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim is false: the photo shows Johnson celebrating Britai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Sniper Assassination Foiled at Mar-a-Lago on January 26, 2021 — Secret Service Formally Denies Story
Was an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump foiled late in January 2021? No, that's not true: the source of the assassination story is a website with a history of publishing false claims and there has been no offici
Truth or Fiction?→ Was AOC ‘Not in the Capitol’ During Riots on January 6 2021?
On February 3 2021, a viral tweet by @Breaking911 claimed that “AOC.” or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was not in the Capitol building during the January 6 2021 riots, adding that “rioters did not breach the Cannon Build
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Military Was NOT At The White House Arresting Congress ‘Today’ on January 25, 26, 27, Nor 28, 2021
Was the U.S. military at the White House arresting Congress on January 25, 2021? No, that's not true: There's zero proof substantiating such a statement. A video offered as evidence does not show arrests; it's unclear when it was even sho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Military Combat Helicopters, Including Blackhawks And Osprey, Flying Low Over Washington, D.C. On January 15, 2021
Did an assortment of military combat helicopters, including Blackhawks and Ospreys, buzz Washington, D.C. on the morning of January 15, 2021 as shown in an online video? No, that's not true: The video posted on Friday that purported to be
Snopes→ Did Taco Bell Remove Popular Menu Items in January 2021?
A lifestyle blog published a story that reported "customers are freaking out" about changes made to Taco Bell's menu.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Rep. Lauren Boebert On A Group Tour In Washington, D.C., In January 2021
Does a photo show U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert on a group tour in Washington, D.C., in January 2021? No, that's not true: The photo was taken more than a year earlier, at a 2019 rally in Colorado. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archiv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Did NOT Board E-4b Command Post For A Flight To NMCC Abilene, Texas, On January 6, 2021
Did President Trump board an E-4b Command Post to fly to the National Military Command Center in Abilene, Texas on the evening of January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: President Trump was in Washington, D.C. on January 6 and 7. He deliver
Snopes→ Did Arizona Report Worldwide Highest COVID Cases Per Day in January 2021?
It’s not the first time the Grand Canyon State has been a leader in COVID-19 cases.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protesters in Wheelchairs Being Removed From Capitol Building During January 6, 2021, Events
Does a viral video show disabled people being forcibly removed from the Capitol by police and/or security during the January 6, 2021, breach? No, that's not true: the video dates back to 2017 and shows people protesting against Medicaid c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Big Payback’ Meme Uses Old Photo From Los Angeles 2017 Women’s March — Not January 6, 2021, In DC
Does a meme showing thousands of people packed into a street intersection depict a January 2021 "Big Payback" rally in Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: The image used in the meme shows a January 21, 2017, women's anti-Trump march in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NOT A New York Bill Intended To Round Up COVID Patients, Put Them In Camps, Or Forcibly Vaccinate, Projected To Pass On January 6
Is there a bill projected to pass on January 6, 2021, that will allow the state of New York to round up COVID patients and put them in camps? No, that's not true: The hype surrounding this bill is not supported by evidence. The New York S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Crowds Assembling in D.C. January 5, 2021, Ahead Of Demonstration Supporting Trump’s Attempt To Overturn Election
Does this photo show crowds thronging the streets of Washington, D.C., on January 5, 2021, a day ahead of when supporters of Donald Trump planned to demonstrate in favor of his crusade to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential elec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT A Photo Of A Caravan Headed to DC For A January 2021 Protest: It Is From October 2020
Does this photo show one of the "caravans from all over the nation headed to DC" for the January 6, 2021, protests in support of President Trump? No, that's not true: The photo was taken at an October 24, 2020, Trump rally in the San Fran
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT A Photo Of A Caravan Headed to DC For A January 2021 Protest: It Is From October 2020
Does this photo show one of the "caravans from all over the nation headed to DC" for the January 6, 2021, protests in support of President Trump? No, that's not true: The photo was taken at an October 24, 2020, Trump rally in the San Fran