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Liste→ Social media posts mislead on Thai PM’s meeting with Myanmar foreign minister in Bangkok

2021-02-26 A photo has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha greeting Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin at Don Meung airport in Bangkok. The phot Go to site post…»

Liste→ Indian social media posts, media reports falsely claim WHO approved herbal medicine as Covid-19 treatment

2021-02-26 Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared hundreds of times claim the World Health Organization (WHO) approved Coronil, an Indian herbal medication, as a Covid-19 treatment. The claim was also shared in multiple Indian news reports. The claim is fals Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim footage shows Trump delivering supplies to Texas after storm

2021-02-26 After a major winter storm hit the US state of Texas in February 2021, a video was shared repeatedly in Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows former US President Donald Trump delivering supplies to desperate Texans. The claim is false: Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Fake Biden Tweet About Coca-Cola, Diversity Training

2021-02-25 Quick Take A popular image is made to appear as if President Joe Biden posted a racist tweet discussing Coca-Cola and “cultural reappropriation.” There is no record of Biden ever posting that tweet. Full Story An image circulating on socia Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden and his shifting goalposts on schools

2021-02-25 https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-8bdf19b1559ef31b611c0fd0b867ab0f Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Do These Transphobic Posts Show a Transgender College Basketball Player?

2021-02-24 The posts are both out of date and out of context. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Facebook users share image from Indonesia in misleading posts about failed construction projects in the Philippines

2021-02-23 A photo collage has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows failed construction projects by a political opposition party in the Philippines. The claim is misleading: while one photo in the collage genuinely shows a bridge in the Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim Vietnam has recorded no deaths from Covid-19

2021-02-23 Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim that Vietnam has recorded no deaths from Covid-19 due to widespread consumption of hot lemon tea in the population. The claim is false: as of February 22, 2021, Vietnam has recorded 35 coronavirus deaths. Go to site post…»

Liste→ AFP photo from 2018 circulates in misleading posts about unrest in Nigeria’s southeast region

2021-02-23 An image of a soldier rappelling from a chopper has been shared hundreds of times in Facebook posts with claims that it shows the Nigerian army attacking a local militia using a “war helicopter”. Although there has been a resurgence of unrest in Go to site post…»

Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim Australian PM’s Covid-19 vaccination was ‘faked’

2021-02-23 Multiple Facebook posts claim Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Covid-19 vaccination -- broadcast live on national television on February 21, 2021 -- was faked. The posts claim the doctor who vaccinated Morrison left the cap on the syringe Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts share false claim about Indian climate activist Disha Ravi

2021-02-23 Facebook and Twitter posts claiming that Indian climate activist Disha Ravi has a Christian surname have been shared thousands of times since the 22-year-old was arrested in February 2021. The posts claim that Ravi, who was detained for allegedly help Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts share edited image of anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar

2021-02-22 An image has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside claims it shows an anti-coup protest in  Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. The image, however, has been altered; although there have been huge crowds at protests against the Go to site post…»

Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim bicycles must be registered for new nationwide scheme in the Philippines

2021-02-22 Multiple Facebook posts shared in February 2021 claim that cyclists in the Philippines must register their bicycles as part of a new nationwide scheme. The claim is false: the posts shared a screenshot from an article published in June 2020 about Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Attribute Fake Tweet to Cruz

2021-02-19 Quick Take A screenshot purports to show a 2016 tweet from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz concerning climate change. Cruz’s office said the tweet was fake, and there is no record of Cruz ever posting it. The phony screenshot went viral anyway. Full Story A Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Biden’s Response to Texas Emergency

2021-02-19 Quick Take President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Texas after a winter storm began wreaking havoc, and held a call with its governor as the state experienced power outages. But Facebook posts misleadingly claim there has not been  Go to site post…»

Liste→ Facebook posts misrepresent Sri Lankan politician’s comments on Covid-19 vaccine

2021-02-19 A screenshot of a television interview with a Sri Lankan opposition leader has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim he said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is not effective in protecting people from Covid-19. The screenshot, howeve Go to site post…»

Liste→ Posts falsely purport to show ‘precious footage’ of Chairman Mao Zedong

2021-02-19 A video has been shared thousands of times in posts on Twitter and Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili purporting to show “precious historical footage” of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong exercising outdoors. The claim is false: the video in fa Go to site post…»

Liste→ Photo of Buddhist monks protesting in Yangon in 2007 shared in misleading posts after 2021 military coup

2021-02-19 A photo of Buddhist monks protesting in a street has been shared hundreds of times in multiple social media posts about demonstrations against the Myanmar military’s coup in February 2021. The photo, however, has been shared in a misleading context Go to site post…»

Liste→ Posts falsely claim minority jobless rate lowest under Trump

2021-02-18 A Facebook post shared tens of thousands of times claims unemployment for minorities hit an all-time low under Donald Trump, and that Joe Biden “killed” 135,000 jobs. This is false; Black men over the age of 20 did not enjoy record employment under Go to site post…»

Liste→ Posts falsely claim Facebook shut down Philippine polling company’s account after positive Duterte survey

2021-02-18 Social media posts shared hundreds of times claim that Facebook shut down an account for a Philippine polling company after it published a survey indicating an overwhelmingly positive approval rating for President Rodrigo Duterte. The claim is false: Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts mislead on New Zealand’s Covid-19 vaccination drive

2021-02-18 Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times in Thailand in February 2021 claim New Zealand has “returned to normal” as “the majority of people have been vaccinated [for Covid-19]”. The posts shared screenshots of a video featuring New Zea Go to site post…»

Liste→ Facebook posts share incorrect statistics about Earth’s glaciers

2021-02-18 Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim there has been no decline in the number of glaciers on Earth since former US vice president Al Gore was born in 1948. The claim, however, is false: experts told AFP that the posts use incorrect Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘Only in 1989’ Credit Scores Posts

2021-02-12 On February 11 2021, a tidbit of information about credit scores being introduced in 1989 spread on at least three places (a tweet, a Reddit post, and a Facebook post), indicating strong interest in the claim. That day, @sleepisocialist tweeted: I&# Go to site post…»

Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim hydroxychloroquine can be homemade as treatment for Covid-19

2021-02-11 Multiple Facebook posts shared repeatedly in January 2021 claim to reveal a recipe for hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug. The posts claim the drug is an alternative treatment for Covid-19, negating the need for Covid-19 vaccines. The posts g Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘Mandalorian’ TV Star Gina Carano Again Under Fire for Controversial Social Media Posts

2021-02-11 The Disney+ star was accused of amplifying conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic messages. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Twitter Posts Strong Q4 Results as User Base, Revenue Jumps

2021-02-09 Twitter posted solid results for the last three months of 2020, capping what CEO Jack Dorsey called “an extraordinary year” for the platform. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Facebook posts falsely report ‘arrest’ of discredited US researcher who featured in ‘Plandemic’ video

2021-02-09 Multiple Facebook posts shared in February 2021 claim police have detained discredited US researcher Judy Mikovits for "discovering evidence that deadly retroviruses are transmitted through vaccines". This is false: Mikovits has not been arrested in Go to site post…»

Liste→ Indian anti-citizenship law protest footage recirculates online in false posts about farmers’ protests

2021-02-08 A video of a crowd chanting has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook in 2021 alongside a claim it shows people urging Delhi police to beat Indian farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. The claim is false: the foota Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim old video shows Covid-19 vaccine side effects

2021-02-08 A video has been shared in multiple social media posts that claim it shows a girl suffering from severe side effects after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. The claim is false: the clip has circulated since at least 2015 in reports about a girl in Kazakhs Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts misrepresent Muslim woman’s contribution to President Biden’s inauguration ceremony

2021-02-08 Multiple posts shared hundreds of time on Facebook and Twitter claim that an American Muslim woman, Dr. Debbie Almontaser, "made history" by reciting the Koran during the inauguration ceremony of US President Joe Biden. The claim was shared alongside Go to site post…»

Liste→ Bus crash pictured in online posts happened in 2019 – not 2021 – and claimed two lives

2021-02-05 An image of a crashed bus being hoisted by a crane has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook with a claim that the accident happened recently in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, leading to the death of 27 people. This is false; AFP Fact Check tra Go to site post…»

Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim to show suicide of Cameroonian man in Sydney

2021-02-04 Widely shared Facebook posts purport to show the suicide of a Cameroonian engineer in Sydney, Australia after his wife cheated on him. But the claim is false: the videos and photos seen in the posts were taken in Baku, Azerbajan, and show a woman who Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts trumpeting “made in Nigeria” helicopters show aircraft manufactured in Belgium

2021-02-04 Several social media accounts with a history of promoting government activities in Nigeria have been circulating photos with claims that they show “the first set of made-in-Nigeria helicopters” built under a government partnership with Belgium’s Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim that coughing vigorously can stop heart attack

2021-02-04 Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook claim that coughing vigorously can avert the onset of a heart attack. A similar claim, shared on South Korean social platforms Daum Cafe and Naver Blog, advises people to "keep coughing every two seconds" Go to site post…»

Liste→ False social media posts claim WHO advised against wearing face masks in 2021, despite raging pandemic

2021-02-04 Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times in January 2021 claim the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new advice against wearing face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The posts contain a screenshot of an article that purports to Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Tie Myanmar Election to Dominion Voting Systems

2021-02-03 Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that the November election in Myanmar was conducted using Dominion Voting Systems, the company that was the focus of bogus theories about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The company said its systems aren Go to site post…»

Liste→ Posts falsely claim face mask use harms children

2021-02-03 A post spreading on social media claims that wearing face masks to help stop the spread of Covid-19 will cause children physical and psychological problems. But medical and psychological experts say the claims it makes about masks are false, and the po Go to site post…»

Liste→ Posts falsely claim face mask use harms children

2021-02-03 A post spreading on social media claims that wearing face masks to help stop the spread of Covid-19 will cause children physical and psychological problems. But medical and psychological experts say the claims it makes about masks are false, and the po Go to site post…»

Liste→ Hoax posts falsely claim Ethiopian prime minister is either critically ill or dead

2021-02-02 Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is either dead or in critical condition and receiving care in Europe. These claims are false; Abiy’s office rejected the “fake” rumours, which included at lea Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Facebook Apologize for Removing ‘Plymouth Hoe’ Posts?

2021-02-01 Plymouth Hoe is a landmark in Devon, England. The social media site erroneously flagged the name as offensive. Go to site post…»

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