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The Dispatch→ Donald Trump ‘Jokes’ Away Questions About Being a Dictator
Plus: Another debate, but don’t expect Trump’s rivals to go after him.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The New Facebook ‘Like’ Button Sound Is NOT A Thing — The Memes Are A Practical Joke
Did Facebook add a new feature, a funny sound that is triggered by clicking the "like" button? No, that's not true: Memes suggesting that the new Facebook like button makes a sound so funny that people will laugh out loud are a practical
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A theater didn’t put ‘nanobots’ into drinks of ‘Sound of Freedom’ moviegoers. The tweet was a joke
CLAIM: A movie theater worker tweeted that he was fired after he refused to add a mysterious liquid that turned out to contain “nanobots” into the drinks of customers watching “Sound of Freedom.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polish Astronaut Did NOT Admit The Earth Is Flat — It Was A Joke
Did Polish astronaut Miroslaw Hermaszewski admit in a 2018 interview that that the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: The claim takes his remarks out of context -- it was an apparent joke aimed at flat-earthers and demonstrating obvious
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Admit He ‘Sold A Lot Of State Secrets’ — It Was A Joke
Did President Joe Biden confess in public that he "sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things"? No, that's not true: He was kidding members of the White House press corps, and he said that in his own words, as confirme
AllSides→ Misleading Online Posts Distort Biden’s Joke at Meeting with Indian Prime Minister
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/misleading-online-posts-distort-bidens-joke-at-meeting-with-indian-prime-minister/
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Online Posts Distort Biden’s Joke at Meeting with Indian Prime Minister
Quick Take In a meeting with the Indian prime minister and CEOs of technology companies, President Joe Biden joked about Republican investigations into him and his family. “I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things,R
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Website Hosting Hunter Biden Photo Archive NOT Shut Down For Distributing Child Porn — It’s A Joke Account
Was a website that posted photos from Hunter Biden's laptop shut down for distributing child porn? No, that's not true: The social media account that originated the claim routinely posts satire. The tweet that began the claim was deleted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joke Video Of ‘Cloud Factory’ At Chicago Ingredion Plant NOT Real
Does a video shared to social media in April 2023 authentically show a "cloud factory" in Chicago that makes rain to "control the climate"? No, that's not true: The video was posted to TikTok on April 1, 2023 -- April Fools' Day -- and fe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That Obama Will ‘Relocate To Kenya In June’ Is NOT News Story — It’s April Fool’s Day Joke
Will former President Barack Obama move to Kenya in June 2023 as a Senate-confirmed special envoy for U.S. diplomacy? No, that's not true: The article that makes this claim has a disclaimer that states it's an April Fool's Day story. Some
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sign about Australia law requiring a helmet to jog is part of a running joke
In Australia, "All joggers must wear a helmet.”
Truth or Fiction?→ A&W Root Bear ‘Bear Mascot’ Twitter Joke Ends Up on Fox News
As a January 2023 debate over M&Ms’ “spokescandies” moved through the news cycle, a tweet about A&W Restaurants purportedly issuing a similar statement was featured on Fox Business: Why are right wingers obsessed with animat
Full Fact→ Claim trans activists found Aretha Franklin song offensive based on joke tweet
Despite initially sharing media coverage of its tweet, the account then claimed it was a parody.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is NOT Seriously Blaming Elton John For ‘Spending Taxpayer Money To Fight AIDS’ In This Clip — It’s A Joke
Did President Joe Biden blame Elton John for the U.S. spending taxpayer money to "fight AIDS"? No, that's not true: There is missing context to this video. A transcript of this event shows that Biden is praising John. Both the audience an
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Biden’s ‘there’s no climate problem’ comment was a joke, not proof climate change isn’t real
President Joe Biden said, “I know you all know there’s no climate problem,” proving that people have been “lying for decades” about climate change.
The Dispatch→ It’s Never ‘Just a Joke’
And Social Darwinism is just plain ugly.The post It’s Never ‘Just a Joke’ appeared first on The Dispatch.
FactCheck.org→ Pro-Dixon Ad Uses ‘Joke’ About Drag Queens in a Misleading Attack on Whitmer
Michigan’s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel said she was joking when she said in a June speech that there should be “a drag queen for every school.” During the speech, Nessel talked about her frustration with politicians who f
Full Fact→ Image of Nintendo console displaying mourning message was created as a joke
The widely shared image suggests UK consoles will not function until after the Queen’s funeral.
FactCheck.org→ Kathy Griffin Shares Satirical Trump Tweet, But Not Everyone Is in on the Joke
Quick Take Dozens of former President Donald Trump’s supporters gathered outside his Florida home to protest a recent FBI search of the building. The activity triggered a satirical tweet falsely attributed to Trump’s eldest son, purportedly
Full Fact→ Pilots wearing ‘chemtrails’ badges is a long-running joke about the conspiracy theory
The images appear alongside other pictures of water tanks used to simulate the weight of passengers during flight testing, but don’t prove anything.
Snopes→ Bill Gates Tweets Joke About Microchips Conspiracy Theory
Gates' joke came in response to a tweet from "The Daily Show's" Twitter account about Microsoft ending its support of the Internet Explorer web browser.
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Cash for toes in Zimbabwe? No, rumors started as a joke
"In Zimbabwe, people have started selling their toes for thousands of dollars due to (the) high cost of living.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Schwarzenegger sleeping bag photo was a joke, he was not turned away from a hotel
Arnold Schwarzenegger slept on the ground in front of a bronze statue of himself because he had been turned away from a hotel.
Snopes→ The Internet Was All Candy Bar Dick Jokes for a Day
If you've never thought of the chocolate drizzle on Snickers bars as a "dick vein" before, well, now you will. Forever.
Snopes→ No Joke — Snopes Has Big Plans for 2022
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Snopes→ Did Will Smith Make an Alopecia Joke on ‘The Arsenio Hall Show?’
An old clip of Will Smith making a bald joke resurfaced after the actor hit Chris Rock for making a bald joke at the Oscars.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Chris Rock didn’t write that he ‘crossed a line’ with Oscars joke
Says Chris Rock apologized after 94th Academy Awards, saying, “Last night I crossed a line that I shouldn’t have and paid the enormous price of my reputation as a renown comedian.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chris Rock Did NOT Apologize To Jada Pinkett Smith For Oscars Joke As Of March 28, 2022
Did comedian Chris Rock apologize - as of March 28, 2022 - to actress Jada Pinkett Smith after making a joke about her hair at the Oscars? No, that's not true: Although actor Will Smith, Pinkett Smith's husband, apologized to Rock for sla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Neither Zelenskyy NOR Putin Threatened To Send Troops To Ghana’s Border In Response To ‘Jokes’ About Russia-Ukraine War
Did the Ukrainian president threaten to send troops to Ghana's border for alleged "jokes" about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war? No, that's not true: Not only does Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not appear in the video used to pur
Full Fact→ TikTok joke about masks in Zoom meetings is taken seriously on Facebook
A joke from TikTok about wearing masks in Zoom meetings is being shared on Facebook, where some users seem to believe that it is real. The Facebook post includes a screenshot of an email, which says: “Team, I am writing you all today to inform yo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: River City California Dogs Do NOT Need To Wear Masks — Joke Post From Satire Page
Did the mayor of River City, California, make a proclamation that all dogs must wear face masks to protect them from getting sick or else their owners will be cited by police and fined? No, that's not true: The River City, California, Pol
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Alec Baldwin Joked That He Would Shoot Crew Members On The Set Of ‘Rust’ — It’s A Fake Quote
Did a report about the accidental shooting of two crew members by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of "Rust," a western film, include a section about Baldwin saying "How about I just fuckin' shoot the both of ya?" No, that's not true: an exc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Did NOT Jail Biden For Making Joke About 9/11 During His Trip
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi jail President Joe Biden for making a joke about 9/11 during his trip? No, that's not true: This didn't happen. It's a clickbait headline that has nothing to do with the subject matter of the recycled Newsma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Mandatory Oil Dump Order In Place From The ‘Department of Hydrocarbons’ — It’s A Joke
Is there a mandatory oil dump order in place per the "Department of Hydrocarbons"? No, that's not true: neither a mandatory oil dumping order nor the "Department of Hydrocarbons" exist, and the creator of the video admitted it was a joke.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘867-5309’ Is NOT A Number To Call To Report Maskless People — It’s From An Old Pop Song, And The Post Is A Joke
Can people wanting to report someone for not wearing a mask do so by phoning "867-5309"? No, that's not true: The number that appears in the claim is the title of a popular 1980s song, "867-5309/ Jenny" by Tommy Tutone. This number has be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Vaccine Bandits’ Are NOT Taking Over Los Angeles’ Streets — It’s A Joke
Are "vaccine bandits" abruptly giving unsuspecting pedestrians COVID-19 vaccines and taking over Los Angeles' streets? No, that's not true: The idea was a joke started by a known satirical account on TikTok. The creator of the original vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO COVID ‘Ligma’ Variant Outbreak — It’s An Old Dirty Joke
Are all the "I just left the ER...We are officially getting crushed" memes about the COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak part of a fear campaign aimed at the unvaccinated? Not all of them. Some have been altered to refer to a "Ligma" variant,
Poynter→ An Olympics hot mic video allegedly of an NBC producer isn’t real — it’s a joke
A spoof video shared on a comedian’s Twitter page has journeyed from joke to scandal as some people sharing and seeing it online appear to believe it’s authentic. It’s not. But here’s the premise: an NBC producer is caught on a hot mic saying: