Did the CIA declassify a 1957 file in 1999 that proves true the theories about the hidden history of an advanced global civilization, the Tartarian Empire? No, that's not true: The CIA document "National Cultural Development Under Communi
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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New ‘energy weapon’ conspiracy theory targets collapsed Baltimore bridge
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, your legal name is not a corporation. That claim is based on a discredited conspiracy theory.
“Your legal name is in fact a corporation. This is why you always see your name written in ALL CAPS.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rothschild conspiracy theory resurfaces, but family doesn’t control global financial system
“The Rothschilds were behind the Federal Reserve, and they now control the global financial system.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Texas chicken farm fire revives baseless conspiracy theory about food supply attacks
Chicken farm fire that killed 12 million birds intentionally set
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexa Answers Do NOT Provide Proof Of Birth-Certificate-Bond Conspiracy Theory
Do answers by Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa provide proof of the birth-certificate-bond conspiracy theory? No, that's not true: Alexa produces answers gathered from a variety of sources, and in some instances can be gamed to provide in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Alexa’s Answers Does NOT Prove Chemtrails Conspiracy Theory That Government Is Spraying Aluminum In Sky
Does a video on Instagram of an Alexa digital assistant prove the accuracy of the chemtrails conspiracy theory that the U.S. government sprays aluminum in the sky for nefarious purposes? No, that's not true: There is no verified evidence
PolitiFact→ Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, psyop? How conservative pundits spread a wild theory
In January, conspiracy theories that Taylor Swift is a government operative, a Pentagon asset or a “psyop” went from fringe to primetime news. We tracked how it happened.
The Dispatch→ Theory, Properly Misunderstood
The worst part was the hypocrisy.
The Dispatch→ The Year of the Horseshoe Theory
Extremists on both sides have a shared appetite for illiberalism.
Full Fact→ Photos show pilots with badges mocking ‘chemtrails’, not supporting the conspiracy theory
The badges are a long-running joke about the conspiracy theory among pilots and social media users.
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Ramaswamy’s Pants on Fire claim that the Democratic platform includes the ‘great replacement theory’
“The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.”
Washington Post→ The ‘black’ hole in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s housing conspiracy theory
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets many things wrong -- including Blackstone, the name of the company he is attacking -- as he makes false claims about the reason homes prices have risen.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Elon Musk and others spread meme reviving unfounded ‘pizzagate’ conspiracy theory
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Princess Diana died in 1997. A conspiracy theory that loops in former President Donald Trump claims
Princess Diana “is still alive” and “possibly could be with Trump.”
The Dispatch→ The Ka-Ching Theory of Truth
Whether something is true on social media matters less than whether it gets eyeballs.
PolitiFact→ Why Barack Obama's sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory
In August, a small magazine published an interview with a Barack Obama biographer. Dozens of conservative news stories followed, speculating on the former president’s sexuality. The unproven claims come from old sources, so why did they spread so fast?
Logically→ Rikligt med bevis för att “the blue theory” om skogsbränder på Hawaii inte är sann
The Dispatch→ The ‘Mean to Mitt’ Theory
Enough already.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pesky conspiracy theory about GMO mosquitoes is back. Here’s why they aren’t in Ohio.
"Modified mosquitoes have officially made it to Ohio.”
AllSides→ Is FEMA at Burning Man? Virus Outbreak Conspiracy Theory Spreads Online
https://www.newsweek.com/burning-man-fema-ebola-conspiracy-theories-1824295 After the Burning Man festi
Logically→ Ample evidence to prove Hawaii wildfire ‘blue theory’ isn’t true
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media videos push baseless conspiracy theory that blue items were spared from Maui wildfires
CLAIM: Only blue items survived the Maui wildfires and lasers do not impact that color, suggesting the island was actually hit by a directed energy weapon “attack.”
Logically→ Yuval Noah Harari discussing potential dangers of AI misconstrued linked to conspiracy theory
Health Feedback→ Conspiracy theory about the deaths of alternative medicine practitioners ignores evidence, misrepresents certain doctors
REVIEW A TikTok video published in early July 2023 implied that doctors practicing alternative medicine were killed to prevent “Big Pharma” from losing money. In the reel, herbalist Katryna Benson, who has more than 14,000 followers on TikTok, p
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – DeSantis says he removed critical race theory from K-12 schools, but districts say it wasn’t taught
“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Old photos are being misrepresented online to fuel a conspiracy theory about the Maui wildfires
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
AllSides→ Conspiracy theory falsely links Obama to personal chef’s paddleboarding death
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/08/02/obama-chef-tafari-campbell-died-in-paddleboarding-accident-fact-check/70507813007/
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Barack Obama’s taped fingers evidence he’s connected to his chef’s death? That’s a conspiracy theory
Photos of Barack Obama golfing with bandaged fingers are proof of his involvement in Tafari Campbell’s death.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Nuclear weapons are real, contrary to conspiracy theory about archival test footage
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ SCOTUS Shoots Down the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory
Plus: The latest Hunter Biden allegations.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Gold fringe on the US flag means the Constitution is suspended? That’s a fringe theory
Gold fringe on an American flag means “the Constitution is suspended.”
AllSides→ Titanic Conspiracy Theory Takes Off After Sub Tragedy—’Hit Job’
https://www.newsweek.com/titanic-conspiracy-theory-takes-off-after-titan-sub-tragedy-1808616 Aconspirac
Logically→ No, WEF is not promoting ‘degrowth’ economic theory to depopulate the world
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video does not show Donald Trump floating a Biden body double conspiracy theory
Video shows former President Donald Trump saying an impostor is pretending to be President Joe Biden.
The Dispatch→ Critical Trump Theory
Many on the right have embraced the idea that the system is rigged against the former president. Continue reading Critical Trump Theory »
AllSides→ Video Distorts Early Coronavirus Research To Promote Baseless Bioweapon Conspiracy Theory
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/video-distorts-early-coronavirus-research-to-promote-baseless-bioweapon-conspiracy-theory/
FactCheck.org→ Video Distorts Early Coronavirus Research To Promote Baseless Bioweapon Conspiracy Theory
SciCheck Digest Human coronaviruses first identified in the 1960s cause common colds. But a viral video misrepresents early research on common coronaviruses and cites unrelated patents to falsely suggest U.S. scientists created the viruses that cau
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump was indicted, despite social media conspiracy theory that suggests it’s all show
Trump "hasn't been 'indicted.' It's all part of the Operation.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Rainbow disconnection: Roseanne Barr didn’t share conspiracy theory about arcs in the sky
Roseanne Barr made a video of a rainbow in a sprinkler questioning 'what the heck is in our water supply.'