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Snopes→ Thousands Party in Streets After Alabama Win, Despite Virus
Thousands of University of Alabama football fans partied in the street near campus after the Crimson Tide defeated Ohio State 52-24 for the national championship, ignoring pleas for safety at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in a celebration a to
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did the Trump Family ‘Party’ While the Capitol Was Overtaken?
A video showing President Donald Trump alongside family and aides in a tent went viral, with social media users claiming they were seemingly happily “watching the riot at the Capitol” and “gleefully partying from their secure bunker w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Family Having A Party While Watching The Assault On The Capitol
Does this video show the Trump family and others having a party while watching television coverage of the assault on the U.S. Capitol building? No, that's not true: This video, posted on the account of Donald Trump Jr., shows the scene in
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Trump Family Hold a Capitol Riot Watch Party?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-trump-family-hold-capitol-riot-watch-party-1559971 video purportedl
Snopes→ Did Trump Watch Capitol Riots From a Private Party Nearby?
Donald Trump Jr. posted a video of the Trump team smiling and dancing with music blaring on Jan. 6, 2021.
Snopes→ Will Biden’s Dog Get an ‘Indoguration’ Party?
Major Biden’s former shelter is celebrating the "first dog" with a virtual party.
TruthOrFiction→ Citing Conspiracy Theories, Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Seat Democratic Party Senator
As Pennsylvania’s legislature convened on January 5 2021 to commence its new two-year session, its Republican majority is blocking Sen. Jim Brewster (a Democrat) of Allegheny County from taking the oath of office: At the heart of the dispute is
Snopes→ Did Gov. Cuomo Host a Maskless Birthday Party in the Hamptons?
A spokesperson for the governor had a few choice words about this rumor.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Photo Does NOT Show Nancy Pelosi Unmasked At A Party During The Pandemic
Was Nancy Pelosi pictured unmasked at a party during the Covid-19 pandemic? No, that's not true: This is a photo from a restaurant opening January 7, 2020, 13 days before before the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the United States.
Full Fact - All content→ Full Fact publishes new report on Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking programme
Today we publish our second report on our experience of the Third-Party Fact-Checking programme run by Facebook. We attempt in these reports to create further transparency around the Third-Party Fact-Checking programme, so that people can reach i
Liste→ This photo shows a political rally by Pakistan’s current ruling party in 2018
A photo of an enormous crowd has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a major political opposition rally in the Pakistani city of Lahore on December 13, 2020. The claim is false; the photo actually s
Liste→ New Zealand party spreads misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, attributed to anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr
A New Zealand political party has shared a claim on Facebook that the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine will “intervene directly in the genetic material of the patient and therefore alter the individual genetic material”. The post, shared hundreds of times a
Snopes→ A Tea-Party Group Is Fundraising Off Their Call for Martial Law. Where’s That Money Going?
Snopes did a little digging into the We The People Convention and learned it has donated a significant amount of money to a PAC run by the Convention’s own president. Why is that?
Snopes→ Inauguration Planners Rethink How to Party in Age of Virus
This Jan. 20 is sure to be more subdued than prior inauguration days.
Liste→ These photos of coffins have been doctored to include Sri Lankan opposition party symbols
Two photos have been shared repeatedly on Facebook alongside a claim they show coffins donated by a Sri Lankan opposition party for victims of the novel coronavirus. The claim is false; the photos have been manipulated to include Sri Lankan oppositi
Liste→ Photo of Biden partying is pre-pandemic
Online users accused president-elect Joe Biden of hypocrisy after Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tweeted a video of them unmasked at an indoor party for his birthday. This is misleading; the video was shot at Biden’s birthday in 2019, before the
Liste→ These photos show an Indian regional party leader meeting UN officials in Geneva in August 2016
Three photos have been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts in November 2020 that claim they show an Indian regional party leader being awarded the title of “youngest politician in London”. The claim is false; the photos have ci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden and Friends Did NOT Party and Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ Without Social Distancing In 2020
Did Joe Biden have a big birthday party on Friday, November 20, 2020, where friends gathered close and sang "Happy Birthday" to him without masks? No, that's not true: The video purportedly showing the maskless celebration happened on Nov
Snopes→ Americans Across Party Lines, Regions Embrace Marijuana
The 2020 election helped prove how broadly accepted marijuana has become throughout the United States.
Top Fact Checks→ Every United States presidential election has been won either by the Republican or the Democratic party since 1852.
Millard Fillmore, a member of the Whig party was the last President (1850-1853) to not be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties.
Snopes→ Trump Election Party Draws Scrutiny as Ben Carson Tests Positive
Ben Carson, the secretary for Housing and Urban Development, is the latest election night watch party attendee to test positive.
Top Fact Checks→ A vote for a third party is a vote for Trump.
Unlike the 2016 election result, votes to third-party candidates are likely to have little significance this presidential race.
Snopes→ Wisconsin Republican Party Says Hackers Stole $2.3 Million
The party noticed the suspicious activity on Oct. 22 and contacted the FBI, said Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt.
Liste→ Hoax circulates online that Sri Lankan opposition party offered quarantine facilities in coronavirus hotspots
Multiple Facebook posts shared repeatedly in October 2020 claim that a Sri Lankan opposition party offered quarantine facilities and financial support for those infected with the novel coronavirus. The claim is false; on October 20, 2020, a spokesp
Top Fact Checks→ Trump: Biden’s party is totally against fracking on federal land.
While Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has flip-flopped on multiple occasions with respect to his stance on fracking, Biden has never pledged an outright ban on fracking. His environmental plan enlists a ban on new fracking permits
TruthOrFiction→ Threatening Messages Sent to Democratic Party Voters in Battleground States
In a preview of more organized disinformation campaigns to come in the 2020 U.S. elections and subsequent interregnum period, Democratic Party voters in swing states received threatening emails the week of October 19 2020, ordering them to switch thei
Liste→ Fake survey results about ‘declining public trust in Myanmar’s ruling party’ circulate on Facebook ahead of election
A graphic has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts and blogs alongside a claim it shows the results of a pre-election survey showing declining public trust in Myanmar’s ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), ahead
Top Fact Checks→ Biden: Trump is the only president, to be impeached and then have a member of his own party vote to expel him, which emboldened him.
During Trump's impeachment trial, Senator Mitt Romney became the first senator in US history to vote to remove the president of his own party.
Liste→ This video shows a Philippine senator celebrating her birthday in 2015, not at a prison party in 2020
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, YouTube and Twitter posts that claim it shows jailed Philippine Senator Leila De Lima attending a party in prison in 2020. The claim is false; the video has circulated online sin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Lives Matter Was NOT Involved In Videoed Disruption At Hispanic Child’s Birthday Party
Did Black Lives Matter have anything to do with a woman seen on video ruining a Hispanic child's birthday party? No, that's not true. Video of a woman flipping a table in anger at her neighbor's party for a 3-year-old shows nothing more t
TruthOrFiction→ ‘BLM Destroys Hispanic Child’s Birthday Party’
On October 5 2020, the aptly named Facebook page “Infodemik” shared a video captioned “BLM destroy Hispanic child’s birthday party Houston, TX”: Variations and Iterations Infodemik also shared the clip with a similar
WaPo Fact Checker→ GOP senator falsely claims opponent was endorsed by Communist Party
Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is basing his claim about Jon Ossoff on some very dubious evidence.
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online that Facebook posts show Gambian citizens supporting Myanmar’s ruling party ahead of 2020 election
Multiple photos and one video have been shared thousands of times in posts on Facebook and Twitter which claim they show Gambian citizens supporting Myanmar’s ruling party, the National League for Democracy, ahead of an election scheduled for Novembe
Liste→ New Zealand opposition party shares claim about country’s new agricultural legislation that omits key details
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times include a graphic from a New Zealand opposition party which claims “if cattle hoof prints cover 50% of a paddock, farmers will now be breaking the law”. The claim omits important context; the posts r
Snopes→ Which Party Is More Effective at Reducing Abortions?
It is hard to draw a straight line between federal government policy (let alone presidential policy) and abortion procurement.
Snopes→ Did Fire Caused by Gender Reveal Party Damage More Property Than 2020 Protests?
The viral claim seemed to be an attempt to counter U.S. President Donald Trump's framing of Black Lives Matter protests.
Top Fact Checks→ Kangana Ranaut’s mother, Asha Ranaut has joined the BJP party.
No reports or statements were found to support that Asha Ranaut has joined the Bharathiya Janatha Party.
FactCheck.org→ Mail-in Voting Envelopes Don’t Reveal Party During General Election
Quick Take Facebook posts falsely suggest that envelopes used for mail-in ballots in general elections reveal party affiliation, saying postal workers may “toss” votes. Voting experts say they don’t know of any such labels in general el
Top Fact Checks→ The latest episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ show has garnered over five lakh dislikes on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s YouTube channel.
PM Narendra Modi’s 68th Mann Ki Baat show aired on August 30, 2020, has gathered more than nine lakh dislikes on the BJP Youtube channel.