Does a photo show the genuine "mud fossil remains" of the "dragon head cave in Egypt," as a video on TikTok claims? No, that's not true: The theory of "mud fossils" is a pseudoscientific notion, and there is no evidence that dragons were
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PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy says Iowa can’t use eminent domain to build CO2 pipelines. That remains to be seen
Campaigning in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy sided with landowners who have opposed using eminent domain to seize property and build carbon capture pipelines. Would doing so be unconstitutional, as he said? That remains to be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Video Shows Israel’s Flag At Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital — Exact Location Of Footage Remains Unconfirmed
Does a video show Israeli soldiers placing their national flag atop the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza? No, that's not true: Al Shifa buildings seen in other photos didn't appear to have any UN markings on the rooftops, while the building in v
Logically→ Old images used to claim Palestinians painted a donkey with Israeli flag, burned its remains
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Will NOT Start Charging $4.99 A Month ‘On Monday’ — As Of September 14, 2023, Basic Access To The Platform Remains Free
Did Facebook or its parent company Meta announce a plan to charge all of the platform's users $4.99 a month for access? Will copying and pasting a post about the change allow people to "opt out" or "bypass the system"? No, none of that is
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Human remains, aircraft debris recovered from 9/11 crash sites
No human remains or aircraft debris were found at the Pentagon or in Pennsylvania after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Remains Of Russian Soldiers Crushed ‘Into Meat Cubes’
Did a viral photo capture the bodies of Russian soldiers mashed together into a rectangular piece of flesh "for easy transportation"? No, that's not true: The image showed previously frozen but then thawed pet food left in the streets of
The Dispatch→ Debt Ceiling Deal Remains Elusive
Lawmakers may have only nine days to head off a default. Continue reading Debt Ceiling Deal Remains Elusive »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unsterile Human Remains Are NOT Drained Into Local Water Supplies During ‘Aquamation’
Are unsterile human remains processed by aquamation and being pulverized into a powder that is drained into local water supplies? No, that's not true: Bones are made into sterile ash, similar to that resulting from traditional flame crema
Logically→ Archaeologists have found the remains of the biblical giant Goliath.
A series of photoshopped images submitted in a contest have been used to falsely claim they are the skeleton of the biblical figure Goliath.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Resurfaced claim remains false: There’s no evidence Ilhan Omar faces criminal charges and prison
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Andrew Tate remains in Romanian custody but he hasn’t been charged, convicted or sentenced
“Andrew Tate officially gets sentenced to 15 years in prison! (Found guilty).”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Damar Hamlin remains in hospital as anti-vaxxers speculate about his collapse
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s collapse was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.
Logically→ Geological features are the petrified remains of giant humans and animals
There is no evidence to support the existence of such beings.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No bones about it. Persistent rumors that giant remains were found in Ohio are still False
“There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.”
Snopes→ Lawyer: Photos of Kobe Bryant’s Remains Shared ‘For a Laugh’
Vanessa Bryant's attorney told jurors that the cell-phone photos shot at the crash scene by a deputy and a fire captain were “visual gossip" viewed “for a laugh," and had no official purpose.
Snopes→ Hessian Remains Unearthed at Revolutionary War Battle Site
Researchers believe they have uncovered in a mass grave in New Jersey the remains of as many as 12 Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War.
Snopes→ China Says Remains of Rocket Booster Fall to Earth
Debris from a rocket that boosted part of China’s new space station into orbit fell into the sea in the Philippines.
Snopes→ ‘Princess Doe’ Identified 40 Years After Remains Were Found
A girl who was dubbed Princess Doe after her remains were found 40 years ago in a New Jersey cemetery has been identified as a Long Island teenager.
Snopes→ Johnson Resigns, Remains UK Prime Minister for Now
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned, acknowledging that it was “clearly the will” of his party that he should go.
Snopes→ Brazil Official: Police Find Human Remains in Amazon Search
Justice Minister Anderson Torres said the remains had not been identified.
Snopes→ Climate Progress Remains Elusive for Biden on Earth Day
The gap between the scale of the global warming crisis and the president’s initiatives seemed wider than ever.
FactCheck.org→ Zelensky Remains in Ukraine, Despite False Claims on Social Media
Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appeared in several recent videos that show he has remained in the country since Russia invaded on Feb. 24. But a post circulating on Facebook falsely claims he fled and recorded a video using a gre
Snopes→ FBI Investigating Old NJ Landfill for Jimmy Hoffa’s Remains
The decades-long odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa apparently has turned to a former New Jersey landfill that sits below an elevated highway.
Snopes→ FBI: Remains Found in Florida Park ID’D As Brian Laundrie
He was a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip.
Snopes→ Officials: Items Linked to Laundrie, Potential Remains Found
Items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie and potential human remains were found at a Florida wilderness park during the search for clues in the slaying of Gabby Petito during the couple's cross-country road trip.
Snopes→ Coroner IDs Remains, Says Gabby Petito Was Homicide Victim
Gabby Petito was killed by another person, a coroner concluded while also confirming that the human remains found recently at a Wyoming national park were those of the 22-year-old woman who disappeared months after she set out on a cross-country road t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The President Did NOT Refuse To Pay To Fly Remains Of Sgt. Ryan Knauss To Arlington Cemetery
Did the president of the United States refuse to pay to fly the body of Sgt. Ryan Knauss, killed in the August 2021 Kabul airport bombing, to Arlington National Cemetery? No, that's not true: The president is not responsible for decisions
Snopes→ Lake Tahoe Evacuation Orders Lifted, but Fire Threat Remains
The lifting of a mandatory evacuation order for South Lake Tahoe's 22,000 residents is a confident milestone in the fight against the Caldor Fire, but it remains only 48% contained and still threatens areas south of the resort town.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Hundreds of Cars Are Lined Up Along Hwy 18 Into Mission, South Dakota as the Remains of Native Children Were Returned to Their Homelands’
On July 17 2021, a photograph described as showing “Hundreds of cars … lined up along Hwy 18 into Mission, South Dakota as the remains of Native children were returned to their homelands” was posted to Facebook, echoing a tweet from t
Snopes→ Will a Company Turn Human ‘Cremains’ into Artificial Ocean Reef?
It’s described as an “urn, ash scattering, and burial at sea” all in one.
FactCheck.org→ Understanding Pennsylvania’s Proposed Bill on Handling Fetal Remains
Q: Did Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to “fine” women who miscarry? A: No. But a bill proposes to mandate that health care providers bury or cremate fetal remains, regardless of when or how the pregnancy ends. Experts say such requirements
Poynter→ Dominion’s defamation lawsuit against Giuliani, Powell remains active, despite claims of otherwise
Two of Donald Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, repeatedly pushed conspiracy theories and baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election, leading Dominion Voting Systems to sue them for defamation. Over the Memorial Day week
Snopes→ Philadelphia Now Says MOVE Victims’ Remains Weren’t Cremated
Among the 11 slain when police bombed MOVE’s headquarters in 1985, causing a fire that spread to more than 60 row homes, were five children.
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.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause herpes infections; a possible association with the reactivation of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatic diseases remains unconfirmed
REVIEW On 20 April 2021, the New York Post published this article claiming that “herpes infections may be a side effect of a COVID-19 vaccine”. News outlets like Fox News echoed the New York Post article, which received more than 25,000 interact
Health Feedback→ The World Health Organization doesn’t recommend ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment; the drug’s safety and effectiveness remains uncertain in COVID-19 patients
REVIEW On 13 April 2021, Collective Evolution published this article claiming that data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows ivermectin reduced COVID-19 mortality and hospitalizations by 81% and 64% respectively, compared to standard of ca
Full Fact→ Ivermectin for Covid-19 remains controversial
In recent months there has been a lot of debate about the drug Ivermectin and how it could be used to treat or prevent Covid-19. One particular claim that gained a lot of attention was that the drug could reduce Covid-19 deaths by three quarters. This
AFP Fact Check→ Video shows human remains in a 13th century church ossuary in Milan, not Vatican City
A video showing human skulls and bones stored in a church has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, alongside the claim that it depicts “human skulls in the Vatican”. This is misleading; while ossuaries exist in Vatican City, the footage show
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tiny Mummified Remains From Atacama Desert Are NOT Alien Mystery — She Was A Human Baby Girl
Are mysterious remains discovered in the Atacama Desert in Chile proof of a tiny alien life form? No, that's not true: In 2003, a 6-inch-long mummified body was found in La Noria, an abandoned mining town in the Atacama Desert. Scientists