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Snopes→ Audio Chatrooms Like Clubhouse Tap Into Age-Old Appeal of the Human Voice
The attention the app is getting is part of a wider reinvention and reinvigoration of the audio medium.
Liste→ US emergency agency is not providing free hotel rooms in storm-hit Texas
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing free hotel rooms to Texans without water or heat in their homes after a severe winter storm hit the southern state. The claim is false; the ag
Liste→ US emergency agency is not providing free hotel rooms in storm-hit Texas
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing free hotel rooms to Texans without water or heat in their homes after a severe winter storm hit the southern state. The claim is false; the ag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Phone Number For FEMA To Pay For Hotel Rooms Is NOT Correct Number For Cold Weather Victims
Does the number offered in a Facebook post connect to a line to secure FEMA disaster relief to pay for a hotel room? No, that's not true: The number listed is indeed a FEMA number, but it is a helpline for internet problems -- not a numbe
TruthOrFiction→ Was a Texas Ramada Hotel Charging $999 For Rooms After a Huge Winter Storm?
As residents across Texas fought power blackouts on February 15 2021 following a massive winter storm, a Ramada Hotel in Austin came under criticism online for appearing to respond by price-gouging people seeking shelter with electricity. Reporter Ton
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Guard Troops Do NOT Need Hotel Rooms Despite Reports President Trump Has Given Permission For National Guard Troops To Stay In His Hotel In DC
Do National Guard troops need the hotel rooms President Trump reportedly offered them in DC? No, that's a claim that's missing context and an assertion without evidence: Photos of troops reportedly forced into the garage of the Capitol Bu
Snopes→ Did a Man Suffer Organ Failure After Injecting Psychedelic Mushrooms?
The hallucinogenic drug typically enters the body as a food or drink.
Top Fact Checks→ Biden “plans to force schools to allow males to use female bathrooms”.
Biden's guidance for transgender students has been misrepresented.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Vanity and Greed’: Despite Disinformation Crises, Facebook Continues Making Inroads Into Major Newsrooms
Despite years of scrutiny now yielding a whole slew of lawsuits — such as those announced in the United States, Australia, and Germany in late 2020 — Facebook is continuing to pursue partnerships with news organizations, despite major c
Snopes→ Were Poll Watchers ‘Thrown Out’ of Vote Counting Rooms?
In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, the Trump campaign spread this rumor in fundraising emails but walked it back in court.
Snopes→ Did Canada Approve Psychedelic Mushrooms for Depression and Anxiety Treatment?
Research indicates that the hallucinogenic chemical in mushrooms may treat certain health issues.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fact-checkers head to the War Rooms to battle last minute invasion of conspiracy theories
Don’t be surprised if your social media feeds and your messaging apps become filled with conspiracy theories until Nov. 3, the U.S. Election Day. For a group of highly respected fact-checkers this is totally predictable. “Everything indicat
Snopes→ Are the ‘World’s Spookiest Mushrooms’ Real?
We're not sure how to objectively rate a mushroom's spookiness level, but we can verify the authenticity of these images.
Liste→ Saudi medical staff celebrate the closure of the hospital’s isolation rooms
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows Russian healthcare workers celebrating a new vaccine for the novel coronavirus. The claim is false; the video shows medical staff celebrating the closures of isolat
Snopes→ Did All Vegas Hotels Except Trump’s Donate Rooms for COVID-19 First Responders?
That would be a lot of hotels.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Is NOT A Hoax Proven By Empty Hospital Lots, Waiting Rooms
Are hospitals around the country empty -- not overwhelmed by coronavirus patients in desperate need of life-saving care or testing? No, that's not true: A viral video claims to provide evidence that media coverage of the pandemic isn't true --
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Is NOT A Hoax Proven By Empty Hospital Lots, Waiting Rooms
Are hospitals around the country empty -- not overwhelmed by coronavirus patients in desperate need of life-saving care or testing? No, that's not true: A viral video claims to provide evidence that media coverage of the pandemic isn't true --
Snopes→ Returning Troops Denied Water, Bathrooms Under Quarantine
It wasn’t the welcome home that U.S. soldiers expected when they returned from war zones in the Middle East.
Snopes→ NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS Closing Locker Rooms Amid Virus Scare
The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel, including media, in response to the coronavirus crisis.
Snopes→ Does ‘Gravitational Pull’ Allow Brooms to Stand on End on Certain Days?
Whether it's an egg or a #broomtrick, the real explanation is far less exciting.
Snopes→ Baboon Grooms Little Lion Cub in South Africa’s Kruger Park
A male baboon carrying and grooming a lion cub is an unusual sight, yet it happened in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.
TFCN Feature – Poynter→ Did mushrooms rule the earth before trees?
The post Did mushrooms rule the earth before trees? appeared first on Poynter.
TruthOrFiction→ The Most Chilling Mushrooms in the World — the Charms of the Fungi Kingdom
On August 14 2019, the Facebook page “Freaked” shared the following post of the “most chilling mushrooms” in the world, a post that became popular ahead of Halloween that year: Above four purported examples of mushrooms (an
Snopes→ Denver is 1st US City to Decriminalize ‘Magic Mushrooms’
Decriminalization led by a slim 51%, according to preliminary figures on Tuesday's election released by Denver's Election Division.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nuns Did NOT Cook Magic Shrooms By Mistake, Did NOT End Up In Orgy
Did some nuns in Albacete, Spain cook magic mushrooms by accident and did they end up in an orgy afterwards? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Spanish entertainment website and later got translated to English (sort of) for the i
TruthOrFiction→ How to Slow the Spread of Disinformation: A Guide for Newsrooms
Every day, a new fake story emerges with the power to affect policy or further corrode relationships, from interpersonal to international. This is corrosive disinformation, as different from garden-variety scams and hoaxes as a molehill is from a mount
Snopes→ Big Move for Big Bird: Sesame Street is Entering Classrooms
The TV program and Sesame Workshop's other educational pursuits have long been lauded for their record of helping kids learn, portraying diverse characters and offering sensitivity in addressing childhood experiences.
Snopes→ Colorado Governor Vetoes Marijuana ‘Tasting Rooms’ Proposal
Colorado's governor vetoed a bill to allow marijuana retailers to set up "tasting rooms," dashing hopes that the state would be the first to adopt a system letting consumers use marijuana in public spaces.
Snopes→ Egypt Says No Hidden Rooms in King Tut’s Tomb After All
New radar scans have provided conclusive evidence that there are no hidden rooms inside King Tutankhamun's burial chamber.
Snopes→ Did Disney Announce a Remake of ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ with Kate Winslet?
A fan-made movie poster tricked some readers.
Snopes→ A Grim Subway Reality: Corpses Sometimes Kept in Break Rooms
When someone kills themselves by jumping in front of a subway, police need to find a place to put the mutilated body until a medical examiner truck arrives.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Schools Are NOT Banning Dr. Seuss Books, Seuss Enterprises Has Withdrawn Six Titles From Publication
Did schools ban Dr. Seuss books? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has not found any recent reports of schools which have banned all Dr. Seuss books in the wake of Seuss Enterprises' decision to cancel six titles of dozens because of "hur
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Witches Stairs’
On March 3 2021, a Facebook user shared a post demonstrating “witches stairs” — purportedly found on occasion in very old New England homes and designed to prevent witches from accessing the next floor: Those are called Witches Stai
TruthOrFiction→ Did the Biden Administration Censor, Cancel, or Ban Dr. Seuss Books Due to Racist Content?
On March 2 2021, throngs of Twitter users objected to the purported canceling or banning of books by Theodor Geisel, also known as children’s author Dr. Seuss. In some tellings, it was actual censorship — a state-sponsored cancellation that
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech
In his first public speech since leaving office, former President Donald Trump delighted his audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference with numerous false and misleading claims, many of them criticisms of his successor. Trump falsely cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Lose All His Marriott Points
Did Ted Cruz lose all his Marriott points? No, that's not true: The story making the claim about the Texas senator is satirical. It wasn't meant to be real, although some social media users appeared to take it as such. The claim appeared
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Mayonnaise Takes Crayon Off Walls’ Cleaning Hack
Almost certainly due to the “On This Day” function, a February 2020 Facebook post about using mayo to remove crayon from walls recirculated in February 2021: Alongside an illustrative short video of blue crayon being effortlessly wiped from
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Actual Advice Being Given to Southerners About How to Drive in the Snow’
As much of the South contended with unusually harsh winter weather, a viral February 2021 tweet claimed that a screenshot showed “actual advice” being given to Southerners for driving in the snow — entailing a complicated visualizati
TruthOrFiction→ Clay Pot Candle Heaters: Do They Really Work?
As Texans struggled with widespread power outages and harsh winter weather, numerous Facebook posts advised using terracotta or clay pot “space heaters,” which would purportedly enable residents freezing in southern states to heat rooms wi