The giant Ever Given container ship that clogged up the Suez Canal for six days isn’t out of the news just yet. After it was freed, Egyptian authorities towed the 1,300-foot ship to Great Bitter Lake, a wider expanse of the canal where authorities w
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Top Fact Checks→ Pictures of Rabindranath Tagore removed from Santiniketan Express as the train is renamed after Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
Eastern Railway denied allegations of renaming Howrah-Bolpur Santiniketan Express as Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
Hoax-Slayer→ Letter Z To Be Removed from the Alphabet Hoax
Message claims that the "English Language Central Commission (ELCC)" has decided to remove the letter "Z" from the English Alphabet from June 1st. The post Letter Z To Be Removed from the Alphabet Hoax appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Were 2 Episodes of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Removed For Being Too Problematic?
“Mid-Life Crustacean” and “Kwarantined Krab” may have had some kontroversial kontent.
Snopes→ Was Trump Statue Removed From Floor of Wax Museum Because People Kept Hitting It?
It's not easy being a wax president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Have ‘This Photo Removed From Twitter’
Did U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, have an unflattering "photo" of her removed from Twitter? No, that's not true: First, it's not a photo. It's a caricature that depicts the congresswoman flashing a toothy g
Top Fact Checks→ Biden removed military flags from the Oval Office on the first day as president.
The Oval Office is redecorated by every new president and military flags are not traditionally displayed in the Oval Office.
Snopes→ Two Guard Members Removed from Biden Inauguration
Washington has been on edge since the deadly insurrection at the Capitol, which has prompted extraordinary security measures ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.
Snopes→ 12 Guard Members Removed from Biden Inauguration
Washington has been on edge since the deadly insurrection at the Capitol, which has prompted extraordinary security measures ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.
Snopes→ Were Panic Buttons Removed From Democratic Lawmaker’s Office Prior to Insurrection?
The circumstances under which the buttons were allegedly "torn out" of U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley's office were unknown.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Would NOT Lose Lifetime Benefits If Impeached — He’d Also Have To Be Convicted And Removed
Would President Donald Trump lose lifetime benefits if impeached? No, that's not true: To lose such benefits, he'd also have to be convicted and removed from office. Impeachment is a process. The House of Representatives first votes on ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protesters in Wheelchairs Being Removed From Capitol Building During January 6, 2021, Events
Does a viral video show disabled people being forcibly removed from the Capitol by police and/or security during the January 6, 2021, breach? No, that's not true: the video dates back to 2017 and shows people protesting against Medicaid c
Snopes→ No, Biden Transition Team Wasn’t ‘Removed’ from Pentagon for Leaking Intel to China
A meme circulating on social media offered no evidence to support its extraordinary claims.
Snopes→ Statue of Slave Kneeling Before Lincoln Is Removed in Boston
Workers removed the Emancipation Memorial, also known as the Emancipation Group and the Freedman’s Memorial, from a park just off Boston Common.
Snopes→ Did Alex Jones Say Biden Would Be ‘Removed’ From Office ‘One Way or Another’?
The comment prompted some to state that Jones had issued a veiled threat against Biden.
Snopes→ Athletes Say They Removed Utah Monolith, Legal Case Unclear
Two men known for extreme sports in Utah say they stepped in late at night and tore the monolith down.
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online that Philippine Supreme Court justice has been ‘removed’ from participating in poll dispute case
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube and in multiple online posts which claim it shows that a Philippine Supreme Court justice has been "removed" from participating in a vice presidential poll dispute case. The claim is mis
Snopes→ Exclusive: Facebook Groups Removed for Trump Train, Candace Owens, and Ivanka Trump
Three pro-Trump Facebook Groups with more than 1.6 million total members all disappeared in September 2020.
Top Fact Checks→ Biden: After Trump removed BLM protestors to walk across to a church, he held a Bible upside down, and then went back to a bunker in the White House.
Biden's claims are false since both the incidents happened on two separate days amid protests in the wake of George Floyd's death
Top Fact Checks→ A Nagpur medical hospital performed a post-mortem on a living human and removed his kidney.
A video from a Mumbai hospital has been misattributed as that of a Nagpur hospital and the BMC has refuted the allegation of improper treatment.
Snopes→ Did Pelosi Call For Votes To Be Removed From U.S. Troops Overseas?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Were USPS Mailboxes Removed in Oregon?
The number of U.S. Postal Service collection boxes overall has fallen by at least 60% since the 1980s.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Was NOT Removed From The House Floor For Being Drunk
Was Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed from the floor of the House of Representatives for drunk and disorderly conduct? No, that's not true: This is a fictional piece written by a known satire website. These stories are often re-publis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elvis Statue Is NOT Being Removed From Downtown Memphis Because He Stole The Blues From Black Musicians
Is it true that "new guidelines" are forcing the removal of a statue of Elvis Presley from Memphis because the singer stole the Blues from Black musicians? No, that is not true. The Elvis statue still stands in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online that Google and Apple removed label for Palestine from maps
Multiple posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in July 2020 claim that Palestine has been removed from Google Maps and Apple Maps. The claim is misleading; on July 20, 2020, a Google representative told AFP that Pale
Snopes→ Will Don Knotts Statue Be Removed in West Virginia?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Protections for Police Removed From Georgia Hate Crimes Bill
In addition to removing "first responders" from the bill, senators added “sex” as a protected factor.
Snopes→ Barr: Trump Has Removed Top Federal Prosecutor in Manhattan
Attorney General William Barr told the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan that President Donald Trump has removed him from the high-profile job.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Americans want some online misinformation removed, but aren’t sure who should do it
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and accountability journalism, from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here Who should police speech online? A new survey
Snopes→ Aunt Jemima to be Removed from Syrup and Pancake Mix
“We recognize Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype," said a Quaker Foods North America spokesperson.
Snopes→ Black Lives Matter Banner Removed at US Embassy in Seoul
The banner, along with the rainbow pride flag, was taken down from the side of the embassy building.
Snopes→ Was This Lung Removed from a COVID-19 Patient?
A patient in Chicago was so sick she had to receive a double-lung transplant.
Snopes→ Statue of Divisive Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo Removed
Rizzo, a former police commissioner and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972-80, had a reputation for being tough on crime coupled with complaints of racial discrimination.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Did NOT Have 100-Year-Old Ten Commandments Monument Removed from Capitol
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi order a 100-year-old Ten Commandments monument removed from the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: This is a fake story published by a satire website. The publisher is infamous for trolling conservative readers w
Snopes→ Native American Woman Removed from Land O’Lakes Packaging
The Native American woman who has graced the packaging of Land O’Lakes butter, cheese and other products since the late 1920s has quietly disappeared.
TruthOrFiction→ Was Rep. Bobby Rush Removed From the House Floor for Wearing a Hoodie?
After Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) donned a gas mask while Congress debated a bill securing emergency funding to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the United States and beyond, one of his colleagues rebuked both him and an apparent set of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cops Did NOT Threaten A West Hollywood Homeowner With Jail If He Removed A Tent Erected In His Yard By Homeless Men
Did police threaten a West Hollywood, California, homeowner with jail if he removed a tent erected in his yard by a homeless person? No, that's not true: West Hollywood laws allow for the removal of trespassers from private property, including
Snopes→ Did Biden’s Campaign Demand an American Flag Be Removed from a Library?
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign was accused of a common election season smear.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Did NOT Say ‘If Trump Is Removed, I Deserve To Be Given The Presidency’
Did the 2016 Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton say that she deserved to given the presidency if Trump was removed from office? No, that's not true: the article comes from a liberal satire website, and Clinton has neither publicl
Snopes→ Is Greta Thunberg Going on Hunger Strike Until Trump is Removed From Office?
A routine review of content labeled satire.