A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows an Indian politician “threatening mothers and sisters of West Bengal” amid ongoing elections in the state. But these posts omit important conte
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Snopes→ ‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence Pleaded, Timeline of Riot Shows
New details about the deadly U.S. Capitol riot are contained in a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use that was obtained by The Associated Press.
Liste→ Survey findings misrepresented in misleading online posts about Leni Robredo’s 2016 vice presidential win
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in YouTube, Facebook and blog posts that claim a research organisation has “confirmed” Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo received zero votes in the country's Mindanao island. Social media user
Liste→ Fabricated photo misleads on celebrity support for Xinjiang cotton
As Chinese celebrities cut ties with brands after they pledged to stop sourcing cotton from Xinjiang over alleged human rights abuses in the region, a photo collage has emerged in social media posts that claim it shows ten Hong Kong celebrities holdin
Snopes→ NRA Trial Opens Window on Secretive Leader’s Life and Work
LaPierre's testimony during the NRA's high-stakes bankruptcy trial offered a rare window into the work and habits of the notoriously secretive titan of the American firearms movement.
Snopes→ UK Mourns Prince Philip; Leaders Honor His Service to Queen
The flag at Buckingham Palace, the queen’s residence in London, was lowered to half-staff.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Could the mRNA Vaccines Lead to an Increase in Neurodegenerative Disorders?
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Snopes→ N Ireland Leaders Call for Calm After Night of Violence
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed for calm, saying “the way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality.”
Liste→ Misleading Facebook posts claim Covid-19 vaccine increases risk of catching the novel coronavirus
Multiple Facebook posts share a claim that people become more prone to Covid-19 infection after they receive their first of two vaccine doses. The claim is misleading: while people who have received the Covid-19 jab can still contract the virus, gettin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev Did NOT Utter This Famous Quote About Americans On September 29, 1959
Did then-Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev say in a speech, "Your children's children will live under communism. You Americans are so gullible..." on September 29, 1959? And was this speech on the same day as the day he purportedly banged h
Snopes→ Did an Abandoned CA Military Base Lead to an Incredible Find?
The Devil’s Slide lookout bunker was the site of a military triangulation station and observation site used during World War II.
Snopes→ Lawyer: Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Has Spinal Hernias
A lawyer for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has complained of serious back and leg pain in custody, said that doctors have found him to be suffering from two spinal hernias.
Liste→ Facebook posts misleadingly claim only one politician has died from Covid-19
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a claim that “not a single politician in the world” died of Covid-19 except John Magufuli, a former president of Tanzania known for downplaying the scale of the pandemic. The claim is misleading: at least seven
Liste→ Facebook posts make misleading claims about the Sun and rainbows
A photo collage has surfaced on Facebook in South Korea alongside various claims about the Sun’s distance from Earth and the formation of rainbows. Experts told AFP that the posts’ claims were misleading.
Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Participates In FACTS-NFT Platform For Trading Fact Checks In NFT Format
At Lead Stories we are always open to trying out new technologies and methods when it comes to fact checking. The only way to truly know if something works or not is to try it out. Which is why we are happy to announce we have chosen to p
Liste→ Outdated Chinese population figures mislead on social media
Social media posts circulating in China purport to show the country’s latest population statistics from 2020. However, the figures are false. They include outdated provincial figures from 2018 along with incorrect numbers for Hong Kong, Macau and
Snopes→ Did YouTube Cooking Videos Lead To Capture of Mafia Fugitive?
Italian police eighty-sixed the man's chances of becoming a famous TV chef.
Liste→ Mass Covid-19 vaccination will not lead to ‘out of control’ variants
A scientist’s open letter to the World Health Organization claims that the large-scale Covid-19 vaccination drives currently underway around the world should cease before they produce the catastrophic appearance of more deadly variants of the coronav
Liste→ Embassy denies that Russian leader ridiculed Ethiopia’s prime minister about rainfall technology
A post featuring an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been shared alongside a claim that he mocked the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, in a UK newspaper for attributing rainfall in the dry, northern Shewa region to the use of cloud se
Liste→ This image shows two Kenyan actresses – not Tanzania’s new leader and her daughter
Facebook posts are being shared featuring an image of two women embracing -- one of them wearing a yellow dress and the other a black jumpsuit -- alongside a claim that the photo shows Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her daughter.
Liste→ Doctored posts mislead on poll favourite to replace Duterte as Philippine president
A graphic shared in multiple Facebook and TikTok posts purports to show Filipinos voted vice president Leni Robredo as the frontrunner to win the country's presidential election in 2022, according to a new poll. The graphic, however, has been docto
Liste→ Facebook posts mislead on meaning of ‘AstraZeneca’
Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim AstraZeneca, the name of a British-Swedish drugmaker, means "weapon that kills" in a combination of three languages. The posts circulated online after millions of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines wer
Liste→ Facebook posts share misleading graphic claiming that Sri Lankan opposition leader blamed Sinhala community for suicide bombings
A graphic image showing a screenshot of Sri Lankan opposition leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaking on a political talk show has been shared in multiple Facebook posts. The graphic includes a purported quote in which Dissanayake blames Sri Lanka’s
Full Fact - All content→ New Statesman death comparison creates misleading picture
The New Statesman has published an article questioning why “excess deaths” rose every year between 2012 and 2019. The article, published on 26 March, calls this a “disquieting trend” and links deaths to policies of “auster
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Going vegan may lead to fewer pandemics, but it won’t eliminate them completely
REVIEW On 23 March 2021, American musician Richard Melville Hall, known professionally as Moby, posted a claim on Facebook stating that going vegan would mean a world with no pandemics, because 100% of pandemics have a zoonotic origin. Zoonoses are
Liste→ Former top medical official makes misleading claims about Papua New Guinea vaccine roll-out
A Facebook post written by the former chairman of Papua New Guinea’s Institute of Medical Research claims vaccines being rolled out for health workers in the country have bypassed the appropriate regulatory authorities and are being rolled out “for
Liste→ Old April Fool’s Day joke about TIME magazine naming Thai prime minister ‘best leader’ resurfaces in misleading Facebook posts
A claim that TIME magazine named Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha the “best leader in the world” has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The posts add that Prayut narrowly beat Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the to
Liste→ Misleading social media posts share deceptively edited video of Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi
A clip of a man appearing to tell leading Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi that unemployment has not increased under the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter. The posts, however, are m
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Abe Lincoln Statue Vandalized with Poop, Paint; Arrested Suspect is a Black Lives Matter Leader’
On March 24 2021, the disinformation-friendly Daily Wire published an item with the headline, “Abe Lincoln Statue Vandalized With Poop, Paint; Arrested Suspect Is A Black Lives Matter Leader.” It began: A Black Lives Matter activist in Boi
Top Fact Checks→ The leader of the Proud Boys met with Donald Trump while the former President was in office.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio had attended a public tour of the White House but had not met Trump.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Ted Cruz’s misleading memories of his 2013 gun proposal
Cruz’s amendment would not have prevented any of the failures at the Air Force that allowed a mass shooter to purchase guns.
Snopes→ Biden Taps VP Harris to Lead Response to Border Challenges
Biden made the announcement as he and Harris met at the White House with immigration advisers to discuss the increase in migrants, including many unaccompanied minors, arriving at the border in recent weeks.
Top Fact Checks→ All India Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien is of Irish ancestry.
In his blogpost, the All India Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien revealed that his great grandfather was Irish.
Liste→ Anti-lockdown group promotes misleading claims about face masks as ‘fact check’
A Facebook post in South Africa makes several claims about masks, including that they are ineffective in preventing the spread of Covid-19 in the general population and that they inhibit children’s social development. But these allegations are missi
Liste→ Facebook posts misleadingly claim Austria halted its vaccination programme and destroyed all vaccines
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a graphic alongside a claim that Austria has halted its Covid-19 vaccination programme and destroyed all vaccines after the death of a 49-year-old nurse. The claim omits important context: Austria temporarily halted
Liste→ Facebook posts share misleading claims about IS suspects Lisa Smith and Shemima Begum
Facebook posts shared hundreds of times from Kenya claim that suspected Islamic State (IS) brides Lisa Smith and Shamima Begum received different legal treatments, with one able to resume a normal life at home while the other faced punishment including
Liste→ Old photo circulates in misleading Facebook posts that falsely claim opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka joined governing party
An image of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa shaking hands with an opposition lawmaker has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims that the photo shows the moment the lawmaker and seven others joined the governing party. The
Snopes→ Biden Picks Former Senator Who Flew in Space to Lead NASA
If confirmed by the Senate, former Fla. Sen. Bill Nelson will become NASA’s 14th administrator,
Liste→ Photo does not show Tanzania’s deputy leader visiting president in hospital before he died
Facebook posts claim to show Tanzanian's vice president Samia Suluhu Hassan visiting late president John Magufuli in hospital before the announcement of his death on March 17, 2021. But this is false: the picture shows Hassan and opposition leader
Liste→ Misleading Facebook posts tell people with Covid symptoms not to get tested in Papua New Guinea
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times advise people with Covid symptoms in Papua New Guinea that they “must manage themselves at home” and not to go for Covid-19 tests. The posts also list “home remedies'' for the disease. The posts a