Is an article headlined 'Joe Biden Declares Mandatory Vaccination for ALL Americans by October 30' a real story? No, that's not true: Clicking on the link takes you to an obscene photo of senior citizen sex. It was created by a fake news
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Washington, D.C., Commercial Flights Were NOT Canceled on October 11, 2021
Were all commercial flights to and from Washington, D.C., canceled on October 11, 2021? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that happened. Flights still were moving as planned in the morning and early afternoon on October 11, accord
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Outage On October 4, 2021, Was NOT Met With Virtually ‘No Media Coverage’
Was Facebook's outage on October 4, 2021, met with "virtual no media coverage?" No, that's not true: not only was there major media coverage of the outage as it occurred but there was plenty of coverage about it after it was resolved. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Disrupt Facebook By Seizing Its Servers On October 4, 2021 — Outage Was Caused By Technical Difficulties
Did the military disrupt Facebook's operations on October 4, 2021, by seizing the social media platform's servers at its headquarters? No, that's not true: Facebook, along with its acquired social media platforms Instagram and WhatsApp, e
Snopes→ What Caused the October 2021 Facebook Outage?
The technology giant suffered a major shutdown that lasted about six hours.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Minister’s Order Does NOT Indicate Martial Law To Be Implemented Between October 8-16 In Canada
Did the government of Saskatchewan in Canada adopt an emergency order with the intention of instituting martial law -- shutting down travel with checkpoints, entering homes and seizing private property and disrupting the food supply by ta
Snopes→ Food Stamp Benefits to Increase by More Than 25% in October
President Joe Biden's administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food aid available to needy families — the largest single increase in the program's history.
Snopes→ The Rumor About ‘The Parent Trap’ and October 11 Is True
In the 1998 film "The Parent Trap," Lindsay Lohan portrayed two identical twin girls who were born on October 11. But that's not all.
Liste→ This photo has circulated since October 2020 in reports about a Yemini boy who was assaulted by his father
Photos of a boy covered in bruises have been shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that he is the Muslim boy who was beaten for allegedly drinking tap water inside a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in Mar
Liste→ This photo shows a demonstration against Facebook in Myanmar in October 2018
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple social media posts alongside a claim it shows a demonstration against Facebook in Myanmar held in January 2021 over alleged political interference by the platform. The claim is false; the photo i
Liste→ Image shows New York pro-Trump parade in October
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim to show a caravan of Donald Trump’s supporters heading from California to Washington, DC to protest the presidential election result certification in January 2021. This is false; the image shows a Tr
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
Top Fact Checks→ Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has been missing since October 2020.
Jack Ma has not been seen in public since October. Neither Alibaba nor the Chinese government has made a statement about his whereabouts.
Top Fact Checks→ Unemployment rate in West Bengal has increased by a staggering 217% between October 2016 and 2020.
A 217 percent increase from 4.6 percent equals to 14.58 percent, but the rate in October 2020 was an approximate increase by 117 percent.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The First Person To Get The Pfizer Vaccine In Britain Was NOT Pictured Getting It In October
Was the first person to get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in Britain also pictured getting a COVID vaccine back in October? No, that's not true: The prior date appears near an image of the historic vaccination because of the way CNN's websi
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Citing an October CNN story, a conspiracy theory targets the first UK recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 8, 2020, news organizations around the world published stories about the first patient in the United Kingdom to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine outside of trials: 90-year-old Margaret Keenan. Along with the stories came images showing Keena
TruthOrFiction→ Did the Trump Administration Claim Credit for ‘Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic’ in October 2020?
On October 27 2020, rumors appeared that the Trump administration credited themselves in a press release with “ending the COVID-19 pandemic” as a first-term achievement: WTF headline of the year? The White House science office listed &q
Liste→ These photos do not show shoes and bottles being thrown at the royal motorcade in October 2020
Three photos have been shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim they show Thai pro-democracy protestors throwing shoes and water bottles at the Queen's motorcade on October 14, 2020. The claim is misleading: an analysis of the photos
Top Fact Checks→ Early voting has started in Georgia on October 12.
Georgia set a record on the first day of early voting, with 126,876 voters appearing to vote on October 12, 2020.
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online in October 2020 about travel ban and curfew in Sri Lanka after discovery of coronavirus cluster
Multiple posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook and WhatsApp in early October 2020 claim Sri Lanka banned all vacation and pilgrim travel until 2021 following the discovery of a new coronavirus cluster. The claim, however, is misleading; as of Oct
TruthOrFiction→ Did a Twitter User Tweet That Trump’s October Surprise Will be the Announcement of ‘His Infection’?
Just after midnight Eastern time on October 2 2020, news broke that United States President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for novel coronavirus; a screenshot of a September 18 2020 tweet began circulating shortly thereafter
TruthOrFiction→ Did a Twitter User Tweet That Trump’s October Surprise Will be the Announcement of ‘His Infection’?
Just after midnight Eastern time on October 2 2020, news broke that United States President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for novel coronavirus; a screenshot of a September 18 2020 tweet began circulating shortly thereafter
Top Fact Checks→ Pfizer’s stage three results of Covid 19 vaccine trial will be out by October.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has said that they expect to submit the late-stage coronavirus vaccine results by the end of October this year.
Liste→ This video shows a Seoul rally in October 2019, months before Covid-19 was first reported in South Korea
A video of a large protest has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter in August 2020 alongside a claim it shows a rally against coronavirus restrictions in the South Korean capital of Seoul. The claim is fa
Liste→ This video shows a Seoul rally in October 2019, months before Covid-19 was first reported in South Korea
A video of a large protest has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter in August 2020 alongside a claim it shows a rally against coronavirus restrictions in the South Korean capital of Seoul. The claim is fa
Liste→ These photos actually show suspects in the death of an Indonesian man in October 2019, police say
A series of pictures showing four men have been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook with a claim that they had robbed, raped or killed people in different parts of Malaysia while pretending to sell soap. The claim is false;Â
TruthOrFiction→ Did the United States Postal Service Urge Mail-In Voters to Request Envelopes by October 20th?
Amid increasing concern over the United States Postal Service’s efficiency leading up to the 2020 U.S. elections, a CBS News host’s tweet warned voters seeking to take part by mail. “USPS says you should give mail in ballots at least
TruthOrFiction→ Thursday, October, and 8 PM Are All the Same?
On July 1 2020, twitter user Laureen Bazzi shared a tweet observing that “Thursday, October, and 8:00pm are all the same,” which ended up racking up a lot of attention: idk how to explain this but thursday, october, and 8:00pm are all th
TruthOrFiction→ Deadline to Change Party Affiliation in New York State is February 14 2020 (Not October 2019)
In January 2020, a number of Twitter users claimed that New York residents had until February 14 2020 to either change their party affiliation or register to vote, information at odds with a widely repeated claim that the deadline to do so had passed
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking October Debate Claims
In this video, we highlight several claims made by some of the candidates in the Oct.15 Democratic presidential debate: Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro wrongly claimed that the “latest jobs data” show that “
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the October Democratic Debate
Summary We found several false and misleading claims in the October Democratic presidential debate: Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro claimed that the most recent jobs data show that “Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania &
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers October 2019 Update
Summary Since President Donald Trump took office: The economy added 6 million jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in nearly 50 years. Economic growth fell far short of the annual 4% to 6% Trump promised. The most recent rate is
TruthOrFiction→ Disinformation Peddlers Push ‘October 16th’ Conspiracy Theory
A gaggle of specious blogs and social media accounts set about inflaming tensions for their followers in a set of posts reminiscent of other fake controversies. The posts center on vaguely-worded “threats” and wide-ranging military deploym
Snopes→ Bill Buckner, Forever Known for October Error, Dies at 69
Buckner's family said in a statement that he died after a long battle with dementia.
Snopes→ Wisconsin Girl Missing Since Parents’ October Deaths Found
A woman stumbled across the 13-year-old girl and pounded on her neighbors' door shouting: "This is Jayme Closs! Call 911!"
Internet Archive - Collection: factchecked→ President’s Remarks on Mexico Border in Response to Caravan : CSPAN3 : October 31, 2018 7:50pm-7:54pm EDT
President Trump took questions from reporters on the migrant caravan as he departed the White House for a Florida campaign event. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Tex
Internet Archive - Collection: factchecked→ Campaign 2018 President Trump Rally in Estero, Florida : CSPAN2 : October 31, 2018 7:33pm-8:37pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump campaigns for Republican candidates at a rally in Estero, Florida. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Finge
Internet Archive - Collection: factchecked→ Morning Joe : MSNBCW : October 30, 2018 3:00am-6:00am PDT
Former GOP representative Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski interview newsmakers, politicians and pundits about the issues of the day..This item belongs to: movies/TV-MSNBCW.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fin
Internet Archive - Collection: factchecked→ Campaign 2018 Ohio U.S. Senate Debate : CSPAN : October 29, 2018 5:25pm-6:27pm EDT
In Ohio's Senate race, incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown faced Republican Rep. Jim Renacci in their third and last scheduled debate before Election Day. Sponsor: WLWT-TV.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: C