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Snopes→ Did ‘American Idol’ Finalist Leave Show Over Video Featuring KKK-Style Hood?
Caleb Kennedy, 16, of South Carolina, was seen in footage sitting next to someone wearing what looked like racist garb.
Liste→ European Union dismisses hoax letter purporting to warn Ugandan opposition leader over inauguration event
Posts sharing a letter purportedly sent by the European Union (EU) to Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine claiming to warn him against swearing himself in as president have been shared more than a dozen times on Facebook and Twitter. The claim is fal
Liste→ This video is computer-generated — it does not show a ‘Chinese rocket over the Indian Ocean’
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Twitter, Facebook and Weibo alongside a claim it shows a Chinese rocket that disintegrated over the Indian Ocean in 2021. The claim is false: the video in fact shows computer-generated imagery created by an
Top Fact Checks→ Several dead bodies were recovered from the river Ganga in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Around 90 dead bodies were retrieved from the river Ganga in the Buxar district of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district.
Top Fact Checks→ Several dead bodies were recovered from the river Ganga in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Around 90 dead bodies were retrieved from the river Ganga in the Buxar district of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district.
Top Fact Checks→ Several dead bodies were recovered from the river Ganga in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Around 90 dead bodies were retrieved from the river Ganga in the Buxar district of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Does NOT ‘Admit’ More Dead from COVID-19 Vaccine Than Vaccines Over Last 20 Years Combined
Did the CDC "admit" that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more Americans than all vaccines since 2001, combined? No, that's not true: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors vaccine reactions and safety, says the oppos
Snopes→ Cop Runs Over His Own Spike Strip After It Falls Out of Trunk
A TikTok video that was viewed more than 600,000 times in 24 hours showed various objects falling out of the trunk of a police vehicle in Minneapolis.
Top Fact Checks→ BJP workers in West Bengal vandalized their own office over the non-availability of medical oxygen.
The incident is related to some disgruntled BJP workers vandalizing their own party office over candidates' ticket allocation during the WB elections.
Top Fact Checks→ The U.K government wants to make photo I.D a legal requirement to vote in general elections.
Proposals to make photo I.D a legal requirement for voters were announced in the Queen's Speech, despite low levels of voter fraud in the U.K.
Liste→ Social media posts misrepresent IMF report on South Korea’s post-pandemic recovery
Multiple posts shared repeatedly on social media claim the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned South Korea’s economy will not recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic until at least 2026. The claim is misleading: the posts have misre
Snopes→ 2 Catholic Bishops at Odds over Biden Receiving Communion
There’s a deep gulf between Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego.
Snopes→ Montana Governor Signs Bill Targeting Transgender Athletes
Supporters of the bill have said it will ensure the playing field in girls’ sports remains fair.
Liste→ Tucker Carlson misrepresents government data on Covid-19 vaccines
Fox News host Tucker Carlson claims US government figures show the “apparent death rate” from Covid-19 vaccines. But the statistics he refers to come from a system that warns it may contain “incomplete” or “inaccurate” information, and sa
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ What the Oversight Board’s action on Trump’s ban means for fact-checking on Facebook
Donald Trump is still not allowed on Facebook, for now. Facebook’s Oversight Board decided to uphold the platform’s indefinite suspension of the former president after he shared supportive messages of his supporters’ siege of the U.S. Capitol
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Pentagon Coup — The Joint Chiefs Of Staff Were NOT Overthrown
Was there a coup at the Pentagon? Were the Joint Chiefs of Staff overthrown? No, that's not true: A Pentagon spokesperson denied the claim, which was based on a single purported "confidential" source. The story was published by a website
Snopes→ Was a Mermaid Discovered on the River John in 1918?
It's difficult to discover something that does not exist.
Snopes→ Did Agents Raid Home of Wrong Woman over Jan. 6 Riot? Maybe.
The Justice Department's massive prosecution of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has not been without its problems, including potential instances of mistaken identity.
Snopes→ ‘Anxious to See You:’ JFK Letters to Swedish Lover Auctioned
Love letters that John F. Kennedy wrote to a Swedish paramour a few years after he married Jacqueline Bouvier are going up for auction.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Giant UFO Was NOT Filmed Hovering Over Malaysian Village
Did several Malaysians film a giant UFO hovering over a village? No, that's not true: The UFO featured in this video clip was the creation of filmmaker Damien White. Extensive footage of this UFO, including 3-D wireframes from the early s
Snopes→ US Parents Excited over Prospect of Virus Shots for Children
After more than a year of fretting over her 13-year-old son with a rare liver disease, Heather Ousley broke into tears when she learned that he and millions of other youngsters could soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Liste→ Arizona parents did not oust school board over mask mandate
Social media posts claim that a group of parents in Vail, Arizona successfully and legally took over the school board and revoked a mask requirement. This is false; a spokeswoman for the school system said the original board members remain in place, as
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Trump’s ban. Fact-checkers are mixed on its impact
Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the platform’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump’s account for now, but said that while Trump did create an “an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible,” it was unjust to keep h
Snopes→ Trump Remains Banned On Facebook, Oversight Board Rules
Since the day after the deadly riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump's social media accounts have been silent — muzzled for inciting violence using the platforms as online megaphones.
Liste→ New Zealand did not tell broadcaster to ‘censor’ anti-government comments on its social media
Facebook posts claim New Zealand ordered public broadcaster Radio New Zealand to remove comments critical of government policy from its social media platforms. The claim is false: New Zealand’s government and RNZ both told AFP the claims were fabric
Snopes→ Mexico City Train Overpass Collapses Onto Road; 23 Dead
“A support beam gave way” just as the train passed over it, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said.
Top Fact Checks→ Almost 70 percent of Americans over 65 years of age are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Sixty-nine percent of fully vaccinated adults over 65 years were 94 percent less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19.
Snopes→ Facebook Oversight Board to Rule on Suspended Trump Account
Former President Donald Trump was suspended from Facebook and Instagram after the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Snopes→ Is This a Real Video of a Man Riding a Hoverboard Alongside Traffic?
This technology is far from affordable at this time.
Snopes→ US to Restrict Travel from India over COVID Starting Tuesday
The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parents In Vail School District Did NOT Take Over Board, Remove Mask Mandate
Did protesters at a governing board meeting for the Vail Unified School District in Arizona elect a new school board and legally vote for the district's mask policy to be lifted? No, that's not true: While the protestors did stage what ap
Snopes→ Hall of Famer Alomar Fired by MLB Over Sexual Misconduct
Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar has been fired as a consultant by Major League Baseball and placed on the league's ineligible list after an investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct.
Snopes→ Did ‘Not a Single Republican’ Clap When Biden Mentioned Cutting Child Poverty?
Left-leaning critics accused the GOP of universal callousness during U.S. President Joe Biden's first address to Congress in April 2021.
Top Fact Checks→ The Indian government did not specifically request vaccines from the U.S.
India had made a general request for help to the U.S and other countries to fight against COVID-19, and not specifically for ready-to-use vaccines.
Top Fact Checks→ Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal is now the effective in-charge of Delhi.
Delhi's elected government will now have to seek Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's opinion before taking an executive decision.
Top Fact Checks→ The central government has not supplied COVID-19 vaccines to Maharashtra.
Data published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shows that Maharashtra has received over 93 lakh doses of vaccines.
Liste→ Photo of collapsed flyover was taken in India, not Nigeria
An image showing a damaged flyover has circulated in numerous social media posts claiming that it shows shabby construction work in Nigeria’s northern Taraba state. However, this is false; the photo showing the collapsed structure was taken in India,
Top Fact Checks→ The number of COVID-19 recovery cases is higher in India than in the U.S.
As of April 28, 2021, India has a higher rate of recovery from COVID-19, but experts have warned that the data may not be accurate.
Top Fact Checks→ Indian State governments are receiving money from the PM CARES Fund to build new oxygen plants.
The center allocated PM CARES funds to the Central Medical Services Society for installing PSA oxygen plants Pan India. Not to the state governments.