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Full Fact - All content→ Martin Lewis and City of London Police have not warned about a scam involving banks and mobile networks
A repeatedly shared post on Facebook has claimed that City of London Police are warning people about a scam claiming to involve banks and mobile network operators that’s been warned about on Martin Lewis’s show. The post text reads: ‘
Liste→ This video shows a simulation of a robbery staged by Malaysian police for a public awareness campaign
A video has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim that it shows a robbery outside a mall in Malaysia. The claim is false; the clip shows a simulation of a robbery that was staged by Malaysian police for a
Snopes→ Police: Woman Posing as FBI Agent Sought Free Fast Food
Police have jailed a woman in Georgia accused of pretending to be an FBI agent to score a free fast-food meal, saying she allegedly threatened to arrest restaurant workers if they didn’t serve her a complimentary bite.
Liste→ This video shows French police forcibly removing Muslims from a mosque in Paris in 2017
A video has been viewed more than 10,000 times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows Muslims resisting French police’s efforts to close down the mosque under the French president’s order in 2020. The claim is misleading; this vide
Liste→ These images show police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh beating an alleged thief
An image has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts in November 2020 on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows an Indian television journalist being assaulted by police in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The claim is false; the i
Liste→ This video shows a Canadian police officer assaulting a woman in custody in 2017
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a French policeman hitting a Muslim woman. The claim is false; the video has circulated in reports about a Canadian police
Liste→ ‘Quebec Halloween attacker’ video not authentic, police say
A video showing a mysterious white figure is circulating in social media posts that claim to show the man who killed two people and injured five others in a Canadian Halloween rampage. While the footage does show parts of the Old Quebec neighborhood wh
Snopes→ Austrian Police Say Several Injured After Gunfire in Vienna
Austrian police said that several people were injured and officers were out in force following gunfire in the capital Vienna.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Toddler Lost Amid ‘Violent Riots’ In Philadelphia — Child Was Pulled From SUV During A Police Stop
Does a photograph show a police officer rescuing a toddler wandering alone amid "violent riots" in Philadelphia? No, that's not true: Officers pulled the barefoot child from the backseat of an SUV after smashing its windows and removing t
Liste→ This image of Nigerians protesting police violence has been doctored to insert unrelated placards
An image that appears to show Nigerians holding placards demanding justice for a late Indian actor has been shared in multiple Facebook posts. The image, however, has been digitally manipulated; the original is an AFP photo that shows Nigerians holding
Snopes→ Woman Injured in Police Shooting Says Cops Let Boyfriend Die
A woman who was shot by police in suburban Chicago said that officers did nothing more than cover her boyfriend with a blanket after he was shot and left him on the ground to die.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mail-In Ballots And Other Mail WERE Stolen From Locked Mailboxes, Dumped In A Park In Washington State — But Police Suggest Motive Was Financial, NOT Political
Is it true that mailboxes in Camas, Washington, were broken into and that mail including election ballots was taken and dumped at a local park, where the mail was then rained upon? Yes, this is true. Camas police confirmed the incident an
Liste→ The footage from 2017 is unrelated to protests against police brutality in Nigeria
Footage of armed men singing in speedboats has been shared thousands of times in social media posts claiming it shows current footage of militants in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region. Some posts imply that the rebels are preparing to confront t
Liste→ Victoria Police launch investigation into how sticker attacking state leader Daniel Andrews appeared on police car
Two images of an Australian police force vehicle displaying a sticker that attacks Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews have been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts. The posts claim the photos are evidence that “even Victoria police
Liste→ The footage predates Nigeria’s protests against police brutality
Footage of a military gunner firing into the night has circulated on social media with claims that it shows how troops used live ammunition on civilians during ongoing protests against police brutality in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos. But the claim is fa
Liste→ Video of police officer stomping on man’s head was filmed in Kenya, not Nigeria
A video clip of a police officer stomping on a man’s head has been shared on social media claiming it was taken in Nigeria, as the country faces widespread protests against police brutality and the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). H
Liste→ CNN anchor did not condemn Nigeria police unit, Covid-19; photo is doctored
A widely shared image claims to show CNN anchor Don Lemon denouncing Nigeria's controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and Covid-19 as "two deadly viruses" killing people in the West African nation. The photo emerged as Nigeria faces widespr
Top Fact Checks→ Donald Trump spent time at ground zero alongside firefighters and police officers after 9/11.
There is no evidence to suggest that President Trump spent time at ground zero alongside firefighters and police officers after 9/11.
Liste→ This footage shows a police training drill in Hangzhou in 2020
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Weibo, YouTube, Facebook and WeChat which claim it shows a real police operation to rescue a hostage in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. The claim is false; the video actually sho
Liste→ Photos of Punjab policewoman who died in road accident circulate with false rape claim
Three photos showing the body of a dead policewoman and her identity card have been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram alongside a claim that she was raped before she was killed. The claim, however,
TruthOrFiction→ Did California Police Recommend Voting Against a Bill ‘for Racial Equality’?
A photograph of an advocacy group’s voter guide drew widespread attention on Twitter on October 7 2020 for bringing back to light a recurring nuisance for California voters. Scott Zabielski’s post showing the state ballot recommendations f
Top Fact Checks→ West Bengal police threw crude oil bombs at BJP protest rally on Oct. 8, 2020.
Howrah city police were hurling smoke bombs to disperse the crowd at the BJP protest rally on October 8, 2020, and not crude oil bombs.
Snopes→ No, Kamala Harris Didn’t Tweet, ‘We Need to Focus on Defunding the Police’
The tweet boosted a false claim about the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Liste→ Hong Kong police poster doctored in social media posts to include slogan coined by China’s Chairman Mao
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Twitter posts that purports to show a Chinese political slogan coined by Communist China's founding father Mao Zedong in an advert for the Hong Kong police force. The posts claim the slogan "start
Top Fact Checks→ I’m totally opposed to defunding the police. Trump’s budget calls for a $400 million cut in local law enforcement assistance.
Trump’s budget proposal has cut police programs by $515 million, while Biden plans on investing in law enforcement.
Snopes→ Does Joe Biden Support ‘Defunding’ Police?
U.S. President Donald Trump has made the claim about his political opponent on numerous occasions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Breonna Taylor’s Family Settlement Is NOT Connected To No Charges For Police Officers
Did the officers involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor get no criminal charges because the Taylor family accepted the $12 million settlement from the city of Louisville? No, that's not true: The civil suit settlement and the cri
Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden wants to defund the police.
The Biden Plan for Strengthening America’s Commitment to Justice mentions that Biden will reinvigorate the COPS program by investing $300 million.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Did NOT Officially Order ‘All Police And Citizens To Stop Sharing The Booking Photo Of His Daughter Caught Up During Rioting’
Did New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially order "all police and citizens to stop sharing the booking photo of his daughter caught up during rioting"? No, that's not true. The claim that de Blasio "officially" ordered police and ci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Mugshots Do NOT Represent All Of The People Who Killed Police Officers This Year
Did all of the people pictured in this meme kill police officers this year? No, this is an old meme from 2016. That caption is undated and the phrasing is unclear. The 16 people pictured were eventually found guilty of killing one or more
Liste→ Building falsely linked to human trafficking is a police residence, say cops
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim that two addresses in South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria are “hotspots” for human trafficking. The claims are false, according to the police, who say one of the buildings is actuall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Louisville Police Did NOT Have A Warrant For Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend
Did Louisville police have a warrant for Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth "Kenny" Walker, the night she was fatally shot by police? No, that's not true: The police were not executing an arrest warrant on Walker that night. Rather, poli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justine ‘Diamond’ Family Did NOT Receive A $55 Million Settlement In Minneapolis Police Shooting — The Justine Damond Family Got $20 Million
Did the family of Justine "Diamond" receive a $55 million settlement after she was fatally shot by a police officer while unarmed? No, that's not true: the family of Justine Damond actually reached a $20 million settlement agreement with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Coroner’ Did NOT Say George Floyd Died From A Drug Overdose, Instead of Injuries From Police Restraint
Did a "coroner" say George Floyd died from a drug overdose and not because a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes? No, that is not true. While the autopsy report said Floyd had drugs in his system and oth
Snopes→ Did a BLM Member Kill 3 People at a Retired Police Officer’s Bar?
The fatal shooting of three people was politicized when rumors circulated on social media.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ No, Minneapolis Has Not ‘Defunded the Police’
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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Joe Biden Play ‘F*** tha Police’ at a Campaign Event?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Play ‘F**k tha police’ At Campaign Event In Florida
Did Joe Biden play the N.W.A song "F**k tha police" on his phone at a campaign event in Kissimmee, Florida? No, that's not true: This is a doctored video created by a satire site. In reality, Biden played the song "Despacito" by Luis Fons
Top Fact Checks→ Trump: African Americans in this country, black communities, are 81 percent in favor of having more police
20 percent Black Americans said they would like more police presence in their area and 61 percent prefer police presence to remain the same.