AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
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Logically→ Rescue footage from typhoon Doksuri in Beijing misrepresented as flooding in Libya
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Footage of a fake alien invasion is being misrepresented as a lightning strike before Morocco quake
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Logically→ Study on COVID-19 vaccines misrepresented to claim they cause ‘VAIDS’ in children
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video filmed at a New York art exhibit is being misrepresented as a new airplane seat concept
CLAIM: A video of a woman positioning herself upside down in a chair-like object, her arms resting in stirrups and her knees on the seat, shows a concept for new airplane seats.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 78,000 People Are NOT Under The Water In Great Britain — Old Video Clips Are Misrepresented
Are 78,000 people "under the water" right now in Great Britain? No, that's not true: This video is a compilation of flood and storm video clips from years past, and in some cases from other places such as Canada and South Africa. These ar
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A post from a parody Trudeau account about a ‘Digital Existence Act’ is being misrepresented as real
CLAIM: A screenshot shows a social media post from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing the “Digital Existence Act” in response to a new COVID-19 variant.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A clip of a waterspout at a Florida beach is being misrepresented as Hurricane Idalia
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show ‘Great Britain now’ with people underwater. Clips are misrepresented
Video shows the state of “Great Britain now,” with “78,000 people under the water.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Old photos are being misrepresented online to fuel a conspiracy theory about the Maui wildfires
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Health Feedback→ Pfizer documents misrepresented to spread the false claim that the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine contains graphene oxide
REVIEW On 15 July 2023, the davidicke.com website published an article claiming that Pfizer admitted to its COVID-19 vaccine containing graphene oxide, a “highly toxic and conductive substance”. This claim originates from documents released by t
Health Feedback→ No imminent avian flu pandemic is being staged by Bill Gates or the WHO; claim by Redacted YouTube channel misrepresented sources
REVIEW In a video on the “Redacted” YouTube channel, entrepreneurs Clayton and Natali Morris suggested that some institutions and individuals were working together to stage an avian flu pandemic. According to them, this false pandemic would be t
Logically→ Nepal’s 2020 temporary ban on Indian news channels misrepresented as recent
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Attempted escape from Syrian camp misrepresented as child trafficking rescue
CLAIM: A video shows a child trafficking rescue operation. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video shows people discovered hiding in the tank of a water truck in 2020 as they attempted to escape from a camp in Syria where tens of thousands of people linked
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A WHO report of infant myocarditis cases in Wales is being misrepresented on social media
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ventilators Did NOT Kill ‘Nearly All COVID Patients’ — Study’s Conclusion Was Misrepresented
Did mechanical ventilators kill "nearly all COVID patients" during the early stages of the pandemic? No, that's not true: The headline making the claim misrepresented the results of a study that reached a different conclusion: that second
Logically→ 2020 video from Telangana misrepresented to claim “RSS defaming Muslims” in Karnataka
Logically→ U.K.’s ONS data has been misrepresented to show that COVID vaccines caused 600,000 deaths in the U.S.
Logically→ Protective coating used for fruits and vegetables misrepresented to be harmful for the human body
Logically→ Georgia General Assembly resolution against Hinduphobia has been misrepresented
Logically→ Old speech by President Joe Biden misrepresented, falsely linked to former President Donald Trump’s indictment
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Spacecraft And Structures In Antarctica Are Not Real — Digitally Edited And Misrepresented Pictures
Does a collection of photos shared on social media show "another world" and remnants of a lost civilization or buried spacecraft under the ice of Antarctica? No, that's not true: These photos come from several sources. Some are presented
Health Feedback→ Misrepresented 2018 clip of Bill Gates trigger inaccurate claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for livestock could transfer to people through diet
REVIEW A video published on Rumble on 10 January 2023 claimed that “Bill Gates Vows To Pump mRNA Into Food Supply To ‘Force-Jab’ the Unvaccinated”. As a thumbnail image, the video showed a photo of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and what se
PolitiFact→ Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care
Throughout its push to prohibit transition-related services for transgender patients, Florida misrepresented research and suggested that for most teenagers, the desire to identify with sex not assigned at birth will fade away.
Health Feedback→ Biden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
REVIEW In late September 2022, Hurricane Ian hit several parts of the U.S., leaving a trail of destruction, with Florida and South Carolina being the most affected areas. Around the same time, social media posts began to appear, suggesting that U.S.
Snopes→ Ohio GOP House Candidate Has Misrepresented Military Service
Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t weaken the immune system; Lancet study misrepresented in Virology Journal comment
REVIEW On 21 July 2022, Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that “it’s looking likely that [COVID-19] vaccines suppress the immune system”. To support that assertion, Carlson cited a review article by Seneff et al. and a comment in Virology J
Full Fact→ Figures on benefit and tax fraud investigators misrepresented
Data uncovered by an MP about the number of fraud investigators employed by HMRC and the DWP has been reshared on social media. But the figures are out of date and misleadingly presented.
FactCheck.org→ Illinois School District’s Shift to Equitable Grading Is Misrepresented Online
Quick Take A school district in Illinois is considering implementing “equitable grading,” which would focus more on evaluating student learning than class participation or homework. A conservative website misrepresented the idea as a “
Poynter→ An old clip from MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski is being misrepresented on social media
Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of Twitter has been met with unease by some employees and others who fear what changes the free-speech advocate might make to the company. But some social media users are misrepresenting an […] The post An o
Full Fact→ False US military health data misrepresented as NHS figures
A post on Instagram claims that incidences of health conditions such as female infertility, neurological abnormalities and cancers have dramatically increased, citing figures claimed to have come from the NHS. It’s not clear what time perio
Health Feedback→ Unsupported claim about COVID-19 vaccines, anti-spike antibodies, and myocarditis misrepresented conclusions from a New England Journal of Medicine article
REVIEW In December 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of three COVID-19 vaccines, deeming their benefits to largely outweigh the risks. 59.7% of the U.S. population have since been fully vaccinated and research
Logically→ Alan Jones misrepresented research on COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria.
The ACMA investigation report on Sky News host Alan Jones states his comments on COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria in August 2020 were inaccurate.
FactCheck.org→ Old Photo of Biden Motorcade Misrepresented Online
Quick Take Viral social media posts are purporting a photo — which shows a motorcade being met by a swarm of flags supporting former President Donald Trump — captures President Joe Biden’s July 28 visit to Pennsylvania. While some Trump supporte
AFP Fact Check→ 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
Logically→ Democratic impeachment managers falsified and misrepresented a tweet by a woman.
A blue verification checkmark was accidentally added to screenshots of the tweets, but the text content of the tweets remained unchanged.
AFP Fact Check→ Old photos misrepresented as new images of India unemployment protests
Three photos have been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim they show the students injured during clashes with police during a protest over unemployment levels in India. However, these photos hav
AFP Fact Check→ Texas ballot fraud story misrepresented by attorney general before spreading online
US Attorney General Bill Barr said a Texas man committed voter fraud with 1,700 mail-in ballots, a claim repeated more than 30,000 times on Facebook. This is false; Barr’s office said the nation’s top law enforcement officer was inaccurately briefe
AFP Fact Check→ Footage of police clash from India’s West Bengal is misrepresented as Bangalore
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows clashes between police and armed protesters in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. The claim is false; the video actually shows police clashi
AFP Fact Check→ Photo of Myanmar workers from Covid-shuttered factory misrepresented as ‘illegal’ Bengali migrants
A photo has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows “illegal Bengalis” being arrested in Myanmar in September 2020. However, the claim is false: the photo in fact shows Myanmar workers who were mistakenly stopped