Is global warming caused by the solar system having two suns? No, that's not true: An astronomy expert and the National Weather Service told Lead Stories this claim is "completely false." The claim appeared in a video on Instagram on Nove
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Poynter→ Google and YouTube partner with Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network on $13.2 million grant for the global fact-checking community
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Nov. 29, 2022) – The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the nonprofit Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, announces a partnership with Google and YouTube […] The post Google and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arizona Ballots Spilling From Trash Cans — Scene Was In Australia Two Months Before US Midterm Elections
Does a video show Arizona ballots falling out of trash can on an escalator, implying possible election fraud? No, that's not true: The footage, taken in Australia, was uploaded two months before the November 2022 Arizona mid-term election
Full Fact→ Wetherspoons still not offering free ‘meal for two’ Facebook deal
Another post from an account calling itself ‘JD Wetherspoon’ promising free meal offers has received thousands of shares on Facebook.
Logically→ Two large planes collided midair and caused a heavy explosion in Istanbul.
Images and videos of two planes crashing at an air show in Dallas have been falsely linked to the recent bomb blast in Istanbul.
Full Fact→ Wetherspoons ‘meal for two’ deal is fake
Thousands of people have shared a Facebook post which claims that Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin is retiring.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: David Icke NOT Labeled "Level Three Terrorist" In Dutch Letter Banning Him From Schengen Area Countries For Two Years
Was David Icke labeled a "level three terrorist" in an email he received from the Dutch government? No, that's not true: Dutch immigration authorities wrote Icke, a British conspiracy theorist and former soccer player, to inform him that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two ‘Far-Right Websites’ Attributed to Pelosi Attack Suspect David DePape Were NOT Faked — Archive.org Has Proof
Does the the Internet Wayback Machine prove that two of Pelosi attack suspect David DePape's webpages were "fabricated" after the suspect's arrest to smear conservatives? No, that's not true: The webpages attributed to DePape were so smal
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t prove two gunmen during the Las Vegas shooting. Authorities say he acted alone
There were two shooters in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘With an Insurance Card You’re Entitled to Four Free Boxes of Two Covid Tests Per Month from CVS or Walgreens’
On October 16 2022, a tweet went viral about eight free COVID-19 tests per month, available to Americans “with an insurance card” through pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens: Did you know that with an insurance card you’re entitled to f
Poynter→ A Jan. 6 committee hearing was postponed because of Hurricane Ian, not because of news networks
The U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol announced in September that its next hearing would be held Sept. 28. Just a day before it […] The post A Jan. 6 committee hearing was postponed because o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report About "Two Nurses Who Were Fired After Being Caught At Work" — This Headline Is Fake
Did CNN report about "Two nurses fired after being caught at work"? No, that's not true: CNN never published a story with this headline. This post is designed to introduce the name of a website to an audience on social media. Similar tact
Full Fact→ Two week waiting time for GP appointments not official requirement
Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey has described calls for a two week waiting time for GP appointments as an “expectation” rather than a requirement.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau DID Sing In A Hotel Lobby Bar Two Nights Before Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral
Did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sing in a London hotel lobby bar before Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral? Yes, that's true: Trudeau, accompanied by Canadian musician Gregory Charles on the piano, was belting out "Bohemian Rha
Snopes→ New York Museums to Disclose Artwork Looted by Nazis
Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required by law to let the public know about those dark chapters in their provenance.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Queen Elizabeth Had Two Severely Disabled First Cousins Who Were Publicly Pronounced Dead In 1940 and 1961 Respectively …’
Queen Elizabeth II’s death on September 8 2022 led to significant discussions both off and on social media about her reign, including a viral tweet about her “two severely disabled first cousins,” and the purportedly callous way that
Snopes→ Here’s What Two Scholars of Politics and Religion Observed Near the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Having studied political demonstrations before, these cultural anthropologists documented the public display and interviewed participants.
PolitiFact→ American Action Network – Most relief from Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan flows to lower-income borrowers, not higher
Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is a "bailout for rich kids."
Logically→ 5G networks can be used to detonate lithium battery-powered electric vehicles.
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Snopes→ Cambodian Ambassador: Looted Artworks Are ‘Souls’ of Culture
Cambodia’s ambassador to the United States said that the transfer of 30 antiquities by U.S. law enforcement authorities to his country was a return of the “souls of our culture.”
Logically→ Six doctors died within two weeks in Canada after getting COVID-19 vaccine.
Three doctors suffered from previous illnesses, and the other three died of causes unrelated to COVID-19.
Full Fact→ A Cabinet minister was not entitled to £470,000 severance pay after two days on the job
Former education secretary Michelle Donelan was due much less—and has said she won’t be taking it anyway.
Logically→ Two Hindu students of an Uttar Pradesh college were expelled for reading Hanuman Chalisa instead of the Quran.
The college administration and the police have dismissed reports of two Hindu students being expelled from the college for reciting Hanuman Chalisa.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Humpback Whale Swallows Two Girls in California’ Video Real?
Two women who were enjoying a day of kayaking received the surprise of their lives when they had a close encounter with a humpback whale.
Snopes→ Ashes of 8,000 WWII Victims Found in Two Poland Mass Graves
Special investigators in Poland say they have found two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles slain by the Nazi during World War II.
Full Fact→ Post comparing chemtrails and contrails shows two examples of contrails
An image posted to Facebook of two vapour trails left by aircraft does not show how chemtrails differ from contrails. Chemtrails do not exist.
Logically→ A video shows two women swept away by waves on Bandra beach in Mumbai.
The footage is from an incident on Al Mughsail Beach in Salalah, Oman, not Bandra beach in Mumbai.
Snopes→ Were World Leaders Photographed with ‘Satanic’ Artwork at 2022 NATO Summit?
Photographs supposedly showed politicians such as Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau standing next to artwork depicting skulls and dead babies.
Full Fact→ Claim two-thirds of child asylum seekers are actually adults is false
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t fall for this hoax about two men pretending to be homeless to rob you
A photo shows two men on the run who pretend to be homeless and then “attack and rob you.”
Poynter→ The International Fact-Checking Network’s statement on the Philippine government’s decision to shut down Rappler
It is disappointing to see that the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed its earlier decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation, effectively […] The post The Internatio
Truth or Fiction?→ $7250 ‘Westwood Lake’ Housing Advertisement from 1955
On June 20 2022, Twitter user @glory_manz shared a purported old advertisement for “Westwood Lake,” featuring houses priced at $7450: They really had it easy back then pic.twitter.com/VQmizZlO5R — King Glocky (@glory_manz) June 20,
Full Fact→ Parliament corrections inquiry is an important step towards more trustworthy politics
The House of Commons Procedure Committee announces new inquiry into Parliament's corrections process.
Full Fact→ NASA Mars mission would cost much more than two years of NHS Test and Trace
£37 billion was the original budget for Test and Trace over two years.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this isn’t Lauren Boebert posing with two half-dressed men
Photo shows U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert with two scantily dressed men.
Snopes→ Is This Lauren Boebert With Two Near-Naked Men?
Social media users should be wary of photographs that start circulating after a scandal.
Logically→ France has banned the drug Doxycycline, which can effectively cure monkeypox in just two days.
Doxycycline is not a drug meant for treating monkeypox disease and has not been banned in France.
Logically→ Different news clips showing two different men as the father of a victim proves that the Uvalde school shooting was staged.
Both men who appear in TV interviews are identified as the victim's parents. One is her biological father, and the other is her stepfather.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Uvalde Victim Amerie Jo Garza Did NOT Have 2 ‘Different Fathers’ Speaking On 2 TV Networks — One Is Her Father, The Other Her Stepfather
Did two different television networks report on the same Uvalde school shooting victim with two different fathers? No, that's not true: Both the biological father and stepfather of Amerie Jo Garza, 10, gave interviews to different network
Full Fact→ Australian grandmother did not shoot two rapists
A Facebook post claiming an Australian grandmother shot off the testicles of two men who had raped her granddaughter is false. The post relates the tale of 81-year-old Ava Estelle, a former librarian, who, after two men raped her 18-year-old gran