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Snopes→ Marshals: Reward for Info on Escaped Inmate, Missing Officer

2022-05-02 The U.S. Marshals Service said that it is offering up to $10,000 for information about an escaped inmate and a “missing and endangered” correctional officer. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Portugal Identifies Suspect in Probe of Missing British Girl

2022-04-22 Prosecutors in southern Portugal are formally accusing a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared nearly 15 years ago. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Missing Wallaby Found Hiding in Bush Near Zoo Exhibit

2022-04-19 Honey Bunch, the wallaby who went missing at the Memphis Zoo after storms passed through Tennessee this week, has been found hiding — nearly in plain sight. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Darwin Notebooks Missing for 20 Years Returned to Cambridge

2022-04-05 Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University's library have been returned, two decades after they disappeared. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Snopes-ing 101: Spotting Misleading Captions and Missing Context

2022-03-31 When sharing posts containing images on social media, be mindful that sometimes, older images can be repurposed by simply changing a caption. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Missing Roughly 8 Hours of Trump’s Phone Calls

2022-03-29 The gap extends from a little after 11 a.m. to about 7 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, and involves White House calls. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ What’s missing from claims comparing unmasked Super Bowl fans with children in schools

2022-02-17 A post said “if 70,048 unmasked fans” could gather for the Super Bowl “kids should go unmasked in school.” The post ignored the safety rules in place at the stadium, which included a mix of mask, vaccination and testing requirements. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Mannequin Missing Arm In French Hospital In TV Report About COVID-19 Is NOT Real — It’s Photoshopped Montage

2022-01-27 Is an image of a mannequin missing an arm in a French hospital, with the image made to appear part of a TV news report about COVID-19, real? No, that's not true: This image is a photoshopped combination of two separate screenshots. A repr Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New South Wales Health Chief Did NOT Write Tweet Dismissing Vax Rollout Child Deaths — And No Children Have Died

2022-01-25 Did Dr. Kerry Chant, the New South Wales, Australia, chief health officer, post a tweet that dismissed the deaths of three children while celebrating a "better than expected" result of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for children? No, that's Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim about omicron risk for the vaccinated is missing key context

2022-01-04 “It feels amazing” that unvaccinated people are “4.5 times LESS LIKELY to catch omicron” than people who are fully vaccinated and boosted. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Bruce Lee’s Death and Theories About His Missing Sweat Glands

2021-12-25 A Lee biography published in 2018 challenged the official explanation of Lee's death. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ 375 Dead, 56 Missing After Typhoon Slams Philippines

2021-12-20 At its strongest, Typhoon Rai packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) per hour with gusts of up to 270 kph (168 mph) before blowing out into the South China Sea. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Colorado Dog That Was Missing for 2 Weeks Rescued from Ledge

2021-12-16 An animal control officer with the Humane Society anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled down to the dog using a mountaineering harness. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was a Girl Found in a Log Pile Cabin 7 Months After Going Missing?

2021-12-08 These cabins really do look like log piles, but that's about the only true aspect of this rumor. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, a Photo Doesn’t Show Biden’s Feet Missing

2021-11-18 A photograph posted by the White House sparked some rather intense speculation. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Detective: ‘Tiger King’ Star Won’t Talk About Missing Spouse

2021-11-18 A detective in Florida investigating the disappearance of Carole Baskin's second husband said that the “Tiger King” star had three times refused requests for interviews. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Atmospheric River Whips Northwest; 1 Missing, Roads Closed

2021-11-16 Flooding and landsides prompted the complete closure of the West Coast's main north-south highway near Bellingham, Washington. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was a Missing Submarine with 80 Sailors Found?

2021-11-16 We looked into the origins of an impressive photograph. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, a Wayfair ‘Doswell’ Wardrobe Doesn’t Match the Name of a Missing Child

2021-11-15 An online hoax in 2021 echoed a false rumor from the previous year. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Gavin Newsom Isn’t ‘Missing’

2021-11-09 Everybody be cool. Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ Glenn Youngkin’s viral ‘child’ ad is missing important context

2021-10-27 The Republican gubernatorial candidate is airing an ad that does not disclose the "child" in question was a high school senior and the book in question was a Pulitzer Prize winner. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jelani Day’s Body Was NOT Missing Any Organs Upon Recovery

2021-10-14 Was the recently discovered body of Jelani Day missing any organs upon recovery? No, that's not true: The LaSalle County (Illinois) Coroner's office told Lead Stories, "NO organs were missing from the body upon its recovery on 9/4/21." A Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Why the Gabby Petito case has drawn so much attention compared to other missing people cases

2021-09-23 The disappearance of 22-year-old Gabrielle Petito has captivated the public, with national news organizations devoting substantial coverage to the twists and turns of the investigation and social media users scouring Petito’s Instagram and YouTube ac Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ CNN Missing 351K (or 400K) Votes in CA Recall Segment, Explained

2021-09-15 On September 15 2021, rumors that “351K” or “400K” votes had “disappeared” from California gubernatorial recall totals during a CNN segment were popular on social media: Someone explain to me why the Gavin Newsom r Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Missing Context About Israeli Study on COVID-19 Natural Immunity

2021-09-02 SciCheck An Instagram post highlighted a headline about a non-peer-reviewed study from Israel that found that unvaccinated people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 had greater immunity against the delta variant than never-infected people fully vaccin Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Missing girl ‘news article’ is harvesting Facebook logins

2021-08-23 A link to a website being shared on Facebook claims that a little girl called Alice has been kidnapped and asks readers if they recognise the suspect caught on video. This is not a genuine case, but a scam which demands readers’ Facebook logins t Go to site post…»

Snopes→ 22 Dead, Many Missing After 17 Inches of Rain in Tennessee

2021-08-23 Many of the missing live in the neighborhoods where the water rose the fastest, said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis, who confirmed the 22 fatalities in his county. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Fake ‘Afghan News’ Accounts Spread Racist Misinformation About ‘Missing Reporter’

2021-08-17 Peddlers of misinformation attempted to sow confusion in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ The missing context in Biden’s prescription drug speech

2021-08-16 The president pitched his plan for reining in the cost of prescription drugs, but some of his facts lacked context or had a one-side presentation of the issue. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ The argument over content moderation is ‘missing context’

2021-07-22 Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. A lackluster debate President Joe Biden and Facebook’s tête-à-tête over Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Figure of 100,000 children missing from school is out of date

2021-07-16 “Almost 100,000 ‘ghost children’ have not returned to school since the start of the Covid pandemic”.  Evening Standard , 13 July 2021. An Evening Standard article claims that “almost 100,000 ‘ghost children&rsq Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Over 60 Dead, Dozens Missing As Severe Floods Strike Europe

2021-07-16 More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Tally of Missing in Condo Collapse Falls to 128 After Audit

2021-07-02 The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse fell substantially Friday, from 145 to 128, after duplicate names were eliminated and some residents reported missing turned up safe, officials said. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Missing Dog Returns Home, Rings Doorbell

2021-07-01 It's unclear how she learned to do so, but the dog was caught on camera ringing the bell. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Toll in Florida Collapse Rises to 4; Dozens Remain Missing

2021-06-25 Fire Rescue personnel and others worked through the night in hopes of finding survivors. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post On WHO’s Advice That Children Not Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Missing Context

2021-06-22 Does a post that claims the World Health Organization now recommends against COVID-19 vaccination of children tell the whole story about the agency's recommendation? No, that's not true: WHO's June 3, 2021 guidance says more evidence is n Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 174 Batches Of Ballots Were NOT Missing In Fulton County, Georgia, Vote Count

2021-06-08 Were 174 batches of ballots missing in the Fulton County, Georgia, vote count? No, that's not true: A spokeswoman for the county said no ballots were missing. A clip making the claim did not provide any sourcing to support it. The claim a Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White County Sheriff And Beebe Police In Arkansas Did NOT Issue Amber Alert For Purported Kidnapped And Missing 8-Year-Old Girl

2021-05-18 Did the White County Sheriff and Beebe Police Department in Arkansas issue an Amber Alert for a kidnapped and missing 8-year-old girl? No, that's not true. A little girl did go missing in the town on May 13, 2021, but she was found "withi Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Fake missing child reports used to scam Facebook users

2021-05-18 Posts reporting the disappearance of a girl called Ellie Morrad have been circulating on Facebook. One post says she went missing in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. But another says she went missing in Porthmadog in north west Wales.  The photo accompan Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Lin Wood Find Trump at White House and Biden Missing?

2021-05-01 A series of bizarre images posted to Telegram in April 2021 by the QAnon-supporting attorney appeared to reference a stale conspiracy theory. Go to site post…»

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