Facebook posts circulating in May 2021 claim that China has abandoned Covid-19 jabs in favour of a vaccine that can be inhaled. The claim is false: while a Chinese vaccine company is carrying out trials for an “inhaled vaccine”, the product has
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Top Fact Checks→ Instagram and Twitter removed Palestinian posts reporting evictions in East Jerusalem.
The social media platforms admitted to deleting posts on evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, but said this was due to a technical glitch.
Liste→ This video has circulated in posts since March 2020 about a Covid-19 stunt in Jordan
As violence escalated in Gaza in May 2021, multiple online posts shared a video that they claimed shows Palestinians staging a fake funeral in Gaza in a bid to gain world sympathy. The claim is false: the video has circulated online since March 2020
Liste→ Posts misrepresent US study on dangers of coronavirus spike protein
Multiple Facebook posts have shared parts of a study by US-based scientists that analysed spike proteins of the novel coronavirus. The posts suggest the study is evidence that some Covid-19 vaccines could be harmful. The claim is misleading: both the r
Liste→ Misleading posts claim video shows South Asian passengers arriving at Singapore airport just before travel ban
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows a large group of South Asian travellers at Singapore’s Changi Airport on May 5, 2021 -- just before the country announced new travel restrictions on vis
Liste→ Korean posts mislead on origin of the English word ‘family’
Social media posts circulating in South Korea claim that the origin of the English word “family” is a combination of the words “father,” “mother” and “I love you.” The claim is false: the Oxford English Dictionary traces the origin of t
Liste→ Hoax posts sharing ‘tip’ for phone bill discount in South Korea resurface online
Korean-language Facebook posts circulating in May 2021 purport to share a tip about how people can obtain a discount on their mobile phone bills. The claim is false: the South Korean government and domestic telecommunications operators said the purpo
TruthOrFiction→ Gas Shortage ‘Couple in Alabama’ Posts
On May 10 2021, rumors of an imminent gas shortage spread everywhere, followed immediately by a photograph purportedly showing a couple “stocking up” on gas to get ahead of the situation. The image was absolutely everywhere, with at least t
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
Liste→ Misleading posts about Myanmar unrest share old video of helicopter downed in Syria
A video has been viewed thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows a Burmese military helicopter shot down by a leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army in May 2021. But the claim is false: the video has circulated online since February 2020
Liste→ Posts share data from faulty study on domestic violence
Social media posts claim that the words “How To Hit A Woman So No One Knows” were searched on Google 163 million times in2020, during the pandemic. This is false; the claim is based on a study whose author admitted to using flawed methodology that
Liste→ Video of vaccination error in Mexico shared in misleading posts about Covid-19 surge in India
A video that appears to show a failed vaccination attempt has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and Weibo. The clip was shared alongside a claim that it was filmed in India as Covid-19 cases surged. But the video has been shar
Liste→ Facebook posts promote fake South African job vacancies
Multiple posts on Facebook shared in Tanzania claim to promote job vacancies at various South African companies. However, the listings are a hoax and do not lead to the advertised listings. The alleged employers also confirmed that the ads were fake.
Liste→ False posts claim a woman’s menstrual cycle affects efficacy of Covid-19 vaccination
Facebook posts circulating online in India claim women should avoid receiving the Covid-19 vaccine on specific dates during their menstrual cycle. The claim is false, health experts said. Vaccine manufacturers in India have not warned that a woman's
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Vaccines Benefit Those Who Have Had COVID-19, Contrary to Viral Posts
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/04/scicheck-vaccines-benefit-those-who-have-had-covid-19-contrary-to-viral-posts/
Liste→ Posts on Biden jobs plan falsely claim 2020 unemployment was lowest ever
Social media posts shared thousands of times question the merits of US President Joe Biden’s “$4 trillion jobs plan” by claiming unemployment was the lowest in history a year ago, when Donald Trump was in office. This is inaccurate; the plan is p
Liste→ Online posts misrepresent video of routine birth procedure as Covid-19 ‘abuse’
A video of a mother and her newborn baby purportedly separated by a plastic sheet has been viewed thousands of times in posts that claim it shows medical “child abuse” justified by the pandemic. The claim is misleading: the baby's mother and vario
Liste→ Facebook posts exaggerate size of London protest against coronavirus rules
Facebook posts claim that a rally in the British capital of London against coronavirus rules on April 24, 2021 attracted 750,000 protesters. This figure, however, has been exaggerated; British media reported the rally attracted around 10,000 protes
Liste→ Social media posts mislead on reasons for India’s lack of oxygen plants
As India's coronavirus disaster deepened, Facebook and Twitter posts, including a tweet from a top Bollywood actress, accused the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Delhi states of failing to build sufficient oxygen plants despite being given fundi
Snopes→ T-Pain Posts Video Showing Him Shutting Down Racist Gamers
Don't mess with T-Pain on Call of Duty.
Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim Indonesia has salvaged wreckage of sunken submarine
YouTube clips viewed hundreds of thousands of times claim that Indonesia has salvaged the wreckage of a submarine that sank in April 2021, with the loss of all 53 people aboard. The claim is false. As of April 29, 2021, there are no credible reports th
Liste→ Misleading face mask graphic shared in incorrect virus posts
Multiple online posts have shared a graphic that purports to show the virus that causes Covid-19 is small enough to pass through certain face masks. The claim is misleading, according to health experts. The virus spreads as part of larger particles -
Liste→ Indian social media posts share fake Covid-19 plasma donor lists
Social media posts circulating in India have shared a purported list of blood and plasma donors as the country’s healthcare system struggled to cope with a second wave of Covid-19 cases. The posts urged “anyone requiring plasma for Covid treatment
Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim Indonesian submarine’s crew were found alive
Social media posts claim that all crew members of an Indonesian navy submarine that went missing on April 21, 2021 were found alive one day later. This claim is false: Indonesia’s military confirmed all the submarine’s crew members died after the r
Liste→ Online posts misrepresent image of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip sharing a laugh
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts have shared an image they claim shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her late husband Prince Philip sharing a laugh at Buckingham Palace after he “pranked” her by dressing as a guard. This claim is misleadin
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Words of Alternate Juror in Chauvin Trial
Quick Take An alternate juror in the trial of Derek Chauvin said she initially had “mixed feelings” about jury duty, because of concerns about “disappointing” either side and the possibility of “rioting.” She said sh
FactCheck.org→ Vaccines Benefit Those Who Have Had COVID-19, Contrary to Viral Posts
SciCheck Digest There is no evidence that vaccines could cause harm to people who already have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 or have become ill with the disease COVID-19. On the contrary, recent studies show the vaccine gives an important immunity boos
Liste→ Wrestling photo mischaracterized in posts about trans athletes
Facebook posts are misleadingly sharing a 2018 photo that shows two teen wrestlers, to claim that transgender athletes are “just boys beating up on girls.” But one of the athletes in the picture, Mack Beggs, a trans male athlete, was not allowed to
Liste→ Pre-pandemic photo of elderly woman on roadside shared in posts about India coronavirus surge
As Indian hospitals buckle under record Covid-19 infections, a photo of an elderly woman sitting by the road with an oxygen tank has been circulating on Facebook and Twitter. The claim is false; the image predates the pandemic and has circulated onl
Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim death row convicts in Indonesia pay for their own executions
Multiple social media posts have shared a claim that death row inmates in Indonesia are individually responsible for paying around 200 million rupiah ($13,700) to cover the expenses of their own executions. This claim is false: the expenses are covere
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim South Korean ruling party’s headquarters are in Pyongyang
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a screenshot of Google Maps that purports to show South Korea’s ruling Democratic party's headquarters are situated in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. The claim is false: the party’s headquarters are l
Liste→ ‘Eat whatever you like’: Facebook posts mislead on ages that inventors and sports stars died
A list circulating in multiple Facebook posts purports to give the ages at which various inventors and sports stars died. The posts advise people to "eat whatever you like" and "enjoy life", because, they claim, exercise does not necessarily prolong l
Liste→ Facebook posts mislead on ‘stroke dangers’ for people ‘getting out of bed too quickly’
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a purported health notice that warns people who get out of bed "too quickly" are likely to suffer a stroke. The claim is misleading: health experts said the warning was “not true” for healthy people who ha
Liste→ Facebook posts mislead on benefits for South Korean war veterans
A chart circulated in multiple Facebook posts purports to show Korean War veterans in South Korea receive lower government benefits than a group of South Korean pro-democracy demonstrators who protested against the military junta in 1980. But the
Liste→ Old photo of burning rickshaw resurfaces online in false posts about protests in Pakistan
A photo of a burning motorcycle rickshaw has been shared in multiple Facebook posts which claim it was set ablaze during protests in Pakistan in 2021. The claim is false: the photo has circulated online since at least 2018 in reports about a different
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely tout plant extract as cure for cancer and dementia
Multiple Facebook posts claim that butterbur -- a plant extract sometimes used for medicinal purposes -- is effective in curing dementia and cancer. The claim is false. Butterbur is not a cure for cancer, according to medical experts. Separately, South
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Identify Suspect in Fatal Shooting as George Floyd’s Brother
Quick Take Viral Facebook posts falsely claim Dejywan Floyd — a Black man arrested April 1 in the fatal shooting of a woman in North Carolina — is George Floyd’s brother. There is no evidence the suspect is the brother of George Floyd
Liste→ This image of a Guinean hospital has been used in multiple false posts
An image showing sick patients lying on the floor of a hospital hallway receiving intravenous (IV) treatment has been used in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims that the facility is located either in Uganda, Mali or Nigeria. In reality, AFP Fact
Liste→ Facebook posts misrepresent Indian politician’s visit to Muslim shrine ahead of West Bengal polls
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows Indian politician Mamata Banerjee making a "secret" visit to a Muslim shrine. The posts go on to claim that Banerjee was "deceiving Hindus" as she seeks re-el
Liste→ This video has circulated online since at least 2019 in posts about a crocodile in Indonesia
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a crocodile in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara after flash floods in April 2021. The claim, however, is false: the video has