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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake DW and FAZ Articles Reported On Non-Existent "Scandalous" Anti-Ukrainian Graffiti In Berlin — Screenshot Propaganda

2023-09-16 Did at least two German news outlets, Deutsche Welle and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, publish reports about a graffiti mural in Berlin that showed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labeled a "Cannibal," eating the dismembered Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence CNN And BBC Reported That An Image Called ‘Mexico Did It’ Spreads Virus On Phones

2023-09-15 Does an image called "Mexico did it," referring to a supposed COVID-19 cure in Mexico, actually spread a virus within five seconds when opened on a phone and did CNN and the BBC report about this? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could f Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Yale University researchers reported a technology to deliver mRNA vaccines in the nose, not a way to remotely vaccinate people

2023-09-14 REVIEW Researchers from Yale University, Suberi et al., published a study in August 2023 on a new technology for mRNA vaccine delivery[1]. In early September 2023, a video from the Epoch Times claimed that this technology could be used to “dissemi Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media users spread false claim that CNN reported that Cash App is bankrupt

2023-09-08 CLAIM: CNN has reported that online payment service Cash App has gone bankrupt. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ How fact-checkers first reported on Biden’s family business

2023-08-03 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-fact-checkers-first-reported-on-bidens-family-business N Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence NBC Reported That NASA Admitted It Never Went To Space

2023-07-10 Did NBC News report that NASA admitted to never going to space? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that NBC reported on this. And there is no evidence that NASA ever made such a statement. The audio heard in this TikTok originates Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Rashid Buttar of the ‘Disinformation Dozen’ Reportedly Dies

2023-05-22 On May 20 2023 social media rumors began circulating, claiming that health disinformation purveyor Rashid Buttar had died: Rashid Buttar, one of the Disinformation Dozen, Dies Suddenly – Nuts Blame the Covid Jab Even Though he was Unva Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Typical Tesla Supercharger Station Line — Queue Reportedly Happened Over Thanksgiving 2019

2023-05-17 Does a video that shows a long queue for charging Tesla vehicles indicate some sort of government failure? No, that's misleading: The earliest version of this video was reportedly shot over Thanksgiving in 2019. Charging station locations Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Research on long term effects of childhood infections misreported

2023-03-14 Research showing increased risk of premature death from respiratory conditions in people who had chest infections as children has been reported on by the Sun–but with several errors. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘ExxonMobil Reported a Record-Smashing Profit of $55.7 BILLION in 2022 …’

2023-01-31 On January 31 2023, Imgur user Mech0T1 shared a screenshot of a tweet, which contained a claim that ExxonMobil had reported $55.7 billion in profit for 2022: BREAKING: ExxonMobil reported a record-smashing profit of $55.7 BILLION in 2022.While taxpay Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Lines reportedly seen in the sky around Heathrow are contrails, not chemtrails

2023-01-27 A social media post has shared a number of images showing vapour lines from aeroplanes in the sky, and claims that these are in fact “chemtrails”. They aren’t—they’re contrails. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Japan Is NOT Investigating ‘Millions Of COVID Vaccine Deaths’ — No Such Death Tolls Reported, No Investigation Launched

2023-01-04 Did Japan launch an official investigation into "millions of COVID vaccine deaths" in December 2022 or early January 2023? No, that's not true: As of January 4, 2023, there is no available evidence to suggest that "millions" of people in Go to site post…»

Logically→ Strep A is not lethal, and the recently reported deaths are actually due to COVID-19 vaccines.

2022-12-09 Strep A can be deadly depending on which disease it causes, but there is no evidence that it is being used to cover up deaths from COVID-19 vaccine Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pictures Of Thrown-Out Ballots Are NOT From 2022 — They Were Reported In 2020

2022-11-15 Did garbage collectors "from L.A. County California, to Chavez County New Mexico," find "thousands of midterm ballots" in the trash before the 2022 midterm elections? No, that's not true: The photos used in this claim are from news articl Go to site post…»

Logically→ Euronews reported that an auction house in Germany is raising funds for Ukraine’s armed forces by destroying art.

2022-11-04 The video report is fabricated and was never published by Euronews. The entities mentioned in connection with the event have denied any association. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ How the media misreported the ‘£2,500 energy bill cap’

2022-10-26 Our analysis using Full Fact’s AI media-monitoring software has found more than 100 potentially misleading claims about the government’s Energy Price Guarantee—which is a cap on prices, not bills. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Helmet Camera Footage Reportedly Shows Russian Pilot Ejecting from Downed Fighter Jet

2022-10-24 Russian government sources report that the incident occurred in June 2022, and that the pilot was unharmed. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Revisit ‘Whitehat Military Sting Operation’ Theory — Just Reported On Ginni Thomas’ Texts

2022-09-28 Did Fox News revisit a "theory" about a "huge Trump and military white hat sting operation" in 12 states about the 2020 U.S. presidential election? Did this include a statement that the Biden family, elected officials, bureaucrats, social Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Georgia ‘Fake Elector’ Had More Access to Voting Equipment Than Previously Reported

2022-09-20 On September 20 2022, discussions about a “fake elector” in Georgia appeared on several of Reddit’s subreddits: These fake electors should be in prison by now. from WhitePeopleTwitter A post shared to r/WhiteP Go to site post…»

Snopes→ iTunes Connect Email Not a Scam, Reportedly Sent by Apple in Error

2022-07-28 Social media users reported receiving an email from Apple about iTunes Connect that said, "Correct your banking details to receive payments." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Elephant Reportedly Returns to Woman’s Funeral After Trampling Her to Death

2022-06-20 Elephants are intelligent, social animals known to grieve the loss of their kin. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ 2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine

2022-06-16 Two U.S. veterans from Alabama who were in Ukraine assisting in the war against Russia haven't been heard from in days and are missing. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 58% Of SIDS Cases Reported To VAERS Do NOT Happen Within 3 Days Of Vaccination, Nor 78% Within 7 Days

2022-06-10 Did 58 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) happen within three days of vaccination and 78.3 percent within seven days? No, that's not true: Since the VAERS sy Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Sperm washing to help HIV-discordant couples conceive biological children safely was reported in the 90s; not “huge medical breakthrough” in 2022

2022-05-31 REVIEW Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is Instagram Down? Login Issues Reported by Users.

2022-05-26 Instagram users reported on Twitter and the Down Director website that they were unable to access the service. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ RECALL: Some Jif Peanut Butter Recalled After Illnesses Reported

2022-05-23 Various Jif peanut butter products were recalled due to potential salmonella contamination. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Case of Monkeypox Reported in Massachusetts Man

2022-05-19 Massachusetts reported a rare case of monkeypox in a man who recently traveled to Canada, and health officials are looking into whether it is connected to small outbreaks in Europe. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ High reported Covid-19 deaths due to Easter holiday backlog

2022-04-25 Posts on social media claim that 482 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the UK on 19 April, 508 on 20 April and 646 on 21 April. While these figures are correct, they need significant additional context. Firstly, these figures represent the number of dea Go to site post…»

Logically→ New York Times reported that the Aam Aadmi Party set a world record of gathering the highest number of people in a political rally.

2022-04-06 New York Times clarified through a tweet that the screenshot in circulation is fake. Go to site post…»

Logically→ New York Times reported that the Aam Aadmi Party set a world record for gathering the highest number of people in a political rally.

2022-04-06 The New York Times clarified that the screenshot of the news report in circulation is fake. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Russia Reportedly Asked North Korea for Help with Its Failing Invasion,’ North Korea Said Russia Was ‘Too Insane for Us’

2022-03-16 On March 16 2022, an Imgur screenshot of a tweet by @XSovietNews suggested that a British tabloid (specifically, The Mirror) wrote an entire news story about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine based solely on a single satirical post to social media: Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Bad Deepfake of Zelenskyy Shared on Ukraine News Site in Reported Hack

2022-03-16 One way to tell that this video is fake is that the size of Zelenskyy's head is disproportionate to that of his body. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Pfizer’s confidential document shows adverse events reported following vaccination; it doesn’t demonstrate that the vaccine caused the events or is unsafe

2022-03-11 REVIEW On 23 August 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the first approval for a COVID-19 vaccine to Pfizer and BioNTech. The information contained in the Biological License Application was confidential and unavailable to the p Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Airstrike Hits Ukraine Maternity Hospital, 17 Reported Hurt

2022-03-10 A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns

2022-02-10 Businesses need to report that they received a PPP loan if they are deducting related expenses, but the money isn’t considered taxable income. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Yacht Reportedly Built for Bezos Too Big for Dutch Bridge

2022-02-07 A giant, $500 million yacht reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos faces a delivery problem. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Higher number of reported Covid-19 deaths down to backlog

2022-02-03 Covid deaths climb to 534 in deadliest daily figure in 11 months The Evening Standard, 2 February 2022. 534 deaths recorded over 24 hours in highest rise for 11 months The Mirror, 2 February 2022. UK Covid deaths hit 11-month record high The Sun, 2 Go to site post…»

Logically→ Ontario Provincial Police has reported over 100,000 trucks and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has reported over 130,000 trucks in the “Freedom Convoy 2022” in Ottawa.

2022-02-02 The number of trucks in Ottawa is not reported to be as high as 100,000. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Reportedly Refuses to Wear a Mask

2022-01-18 As the global COVID-19 pandemic dragged into its third year, “Gorsuch” trended on Twitter on January 18 2022, primarily due to tweets claiming that Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch refused to wear a mask to work — which forces fello Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No One Clear Cause For Recent Reported Cardiac Events Among Soccer Players

2022-01-13 Are "all the soccer players getting heart attacks"? And can the recent cluster of cardiac events suffered by athletes be attributed to any one cause? No, that's not true: Several of the recent incidents are clearly unrelated to the COVID- Go to site post…»

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