A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple Facebook and YouTube posts in January 2021 purports to show President Rodrigo Duterte announcing that Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jnr has won a legal challenge over the 2016 election result aga
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Liste→ Image of hoax poster from Irish health service circulates online as Covid-19 cases soar
As coronavirus cases surge in Ireland, a picture of a poster that appears to be from the national health service asking people to report their neighbours for not wearing a mask has been circulating on Facebook around the world. The image is a hoax;
Liste→ Misleading viral video claims Filipino tycoon ‘shamed’ Philippine Vice President in interview
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and YouTube purports to show Filipino tycoon Fernando Zobel de Ayala "shaming" Vice President Leni Robredo in an interview. The claim is misleading: the video shows the busin
Liste→ This video of Biden meeting Pence at the US Vice President’s residence was filmed in 2016
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Twitter and Facebook in January 2021 purports to show the US Vice President Mike Pence meeting with the nation’s President-elect Joe Biden. The claim is misleading: the video has circulated in reports
Top Fact Checks→ Vice President Mike Pence was arrested as U.S. Capitol was stormed.
Mike Pence was not arrested amidst the siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 06, 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Stefan Serafini,’ An Alleged Foreign Service Officer, Did NOT Work With Barack Obama, Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi And Others To Rig The 2020 Election
Did "Stefan Serafini," a purported foreign service officer in Rome, work with Barack Obama, former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and others to rig the 2020 election? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support the internatio
TruthOrFiction→ Has Vice President Mike Pence Unfollowed President Donald Trump on Twitter?
As far-right rioters invaded the United States Capitol on January 6 2021, one viral rumor after another popped up in quick succession — among them a claim that the account belonging to Vice President Mike Pence had unfollowed President Donald Tr
Snopes→ ‘Is Slack Down?,’ Service Kicks Off 2021 with Global Outage
Slack, the messaging service used by millions of people for work and school, suffered a global outage on the first day back for most people returning from the New Year's holiday.
Snopes→ Viral Post ‘How To Fight Covid at Home’ Provides Problematic Advice
Though not all of the post's assertions lack a theoretical basis, their applicability to COVID-19 home care is largely flawed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sungard Availability Services Was NOT The Target Of The Nashville Bombing
Was Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS) the target of the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, Tennessee? No, that's not true: Sungard AS has not had a Nashville presence since May 2015. "Accordingly, there was not any impact to Sun
Top Fact Checks→ Activist Karima Baloch was abducted and murdered by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence Agency.
Though the Pakistani dissident groups in Canada claim that Karima was murdered; however, the matter is currently being investigated.
Liste→ Old video of whistleblower accusing Philippine vice president of poll fraud recirculates in misleading social media posts in 2020
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple YouTube and Facebook posts that claim it shows a December 2020 news report about a whistleblower accusing Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo of poll fraud. The claim is misleading;
Top Fact Checks→ The chiefs of the three Indian armed services have given written statements to Home Minister Amit Shah that they cannot chase away farmers’ large gathering as they are not terrorists to be attacked.
The Indian army was not deployed to deal with the gathering, and no such letter written by the army chiefs to Home Minister is publicly available.
Liste→ False claims circulates online that Facebook will shut down Messenger service
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that the social media giant's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced it will shut down its Messenger service. The claim is false: as of December 16, 2020, there is no record of Zuckerberg makin
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Have Patient-Tracking Devices
Quick Take A video circulating on social media falsely claims that vaccines for COVID-19 have a microchip that “tracks the location of the patient.” The chip, which is not currently in use, would be attached to the end of a plastic vial and
Snopes→ Visa, Mastercard Won’t Allow Charges for Services on Pornhub
Mastercard and Visa said they would block their customers from using the credit cards to make purchases on Pornhub following accusations the pornographic website showed videos of rape and underage sex.
Top Fact Checks→ Yahoo is closing its Yahoo Mail services.
Yahoo Groups will be shut down on Dec.15 due to a steady decline in usage over the past years, but Yahoo Mail will continue to function normally.
Top Fact Checks→ Yahoo is closing its Yahoo Mail services.
Yahoo Groups will be shut down on Dec.15 due to a steady decline in usage over the past years, but Yahoo Mail will continue to function normally.
Liste→ Philippine vice president becomes target of misleading typhoon relief claim, promoted by imposter AFP account
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter claim that Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo lied when she said she was not joined by journalists at her relief operation after Typhoon Vamco hit the Philippines in November
Snopes→ US Tightens Definition of Service Animals Allowed on Planes
The government has decided that when it comes to air travel, only dogs can be service animals, and companions used for emotional support don't count.
Full Fact - All content→ Mersey Care has only had five Covid-19 deaths because it is a mental health and disability services trust
A post on Facebook with over 1,000 shares shows a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, which says that there were only five deaths related to Covid-19 in that trust, and that those patients all had pre-existing cond
Liste→ False claim circulates online that Australian government cut funding for New South Wales fire service in 2020
Multiple posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter claim the Australian government cut AUD 200 million from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) in the state’s 2020-21 budget. The claim is false; NSW RFS told AFP that budget
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Pentagon And The State Department HAVE Issued Condolences After The Deaths of 5 U.S. Service Members In Egypt
Have President Trump, the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department not commented on the deaths of U.S. service members in a helicopter crash in Egypt on November 12, 2020? No, that's not true: Although Trump and the White House
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘DC Park Service’ Did NOT Put The Number Of People Attending The ‘Million MAGA March’ At 11,600
Did the "DC Park Service" put the number of people attending the "Million MAGA March" in Washington, D.C., at 11,600? No, that's not true. No agency released that number as an official crowd estimate. The National Park Service, not the "D
Snopes→ If a Service Dog Approaches Without Their Owner, Do They Need Help?
If you see an unaccompanied service dog in a vest, follow them.
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online about Supreme Court warning to Philippine Vice President Robredo over poll dispute case
Multiple Facebook posts shared in November 2020 claim that the Philippine Supreme Court has warned Vice President Leni Robredo to stop publicly discussing a poll dispute case filed against her by losing opponent Bongbong Marcos. The posts are misleadin
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Mitt Romney Asked To Lead Health And Human Services In Biden Administration: Report’
On November 9 2020, Daily Wire appeared to publish (and then delete) an article headlined, “Mitt Romney Asked To Lead Health And Human Services In Biden Administration: Report”: Mitt Romney Asked To Lead Health And Human Services In Bide
Snopes→ Will Kamala Harris Be the First POC as Vice President?
Kamala Harris will be the first woman and the first woman of color to serve as vice president, but not the first person of color.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Postal Service Did NOT Fail To Deliver 27 Percent Of Mail-In Ballots From Urban Florida Districts
Did the USPS fail to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots from Florida's urban areas? No, that's not true: The 27% figure originates from a misinterpretation of USPS data that cropped up the day after Election Day. U.S. Postal Service officials
Snopes→ After Judge’s Order, Postal Service Sweep Finds 13 Ballots
U.S. Postal Service inspectors found just 13 ballots — all in Pennsylvania — during an Election Day sweep of mail processing centers ordered by a federal judge.
Snopes→ Postal Service Says It Can’t Meet Judge’s Ballot Order
The U.S. Postal Service said it could not meet a federal judge's order to sweep processing centers for undelivered mail-in ballots, arguing that doing so would disrupt its Election Day operations.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Postal Service to Take Extraordinary Measures
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to take “extraordinary measures” to deliver ballots in time to be counted in Wisconsin and around Detroit, including using a priority mail service.
Liste→ Viral video claiming Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo compared herself to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern omits important context
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim that Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo compared herself to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The posts, however, omit important context; the vide
Top Fact Checks→ Trump administration has attacked the rights of transgender people – banning them from military service, weakening non-discrimination protection and even removing the word transgender from some govern
The Trump administration has rolled back several rights and measures against discrimination that protected the transgender community.
Snopes→ Postal Service Agrees to Reverse Service Changes
The U.S. Postal Service agreed to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock during a pandemic that is expected to force many more people to vote by mail.
Liste→ US Postal Service says it will deliver ballots with insufficient postage
Facebook posts shared more than 2,000 times just weeks before the US presidential election claim that mail-in ballots require two postage stamps in order to be counted. This is misleading; the United States Postal Service said postage requirements vary
Liste→ False claim that the Philippines has a new vice president spreads across social media platforms
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, TikTok and YouTube posts claims a newspaper reported that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the new Philippine vice president. The claim is false; the article referenced in the video does not
FactCheck.org→ Video Shows Arrest at a Protest, Not a Church Service
Quick Take A tweet, shared by President Donald Trump, mischaracterizes a video that purports to show “Americans being ARRESTED for holding outdoor church services.” The video actually shows a demonstration in Idaho against a public health o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vice President Mike Pence Did NOT Tweet Kamala Harris Received Debate Questions Beforehand
Did Vice President Mike Pence tweet that there was "evidence of Kamala receiving the questions beforehand" about their debate? No, that's not true. A fake Pence tweet claimed Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president,
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Vice Presidential Debate Live Updates And Fact Checks
https://apps.npr.org/liveblogs/20201007-debate/ There was plenty to fact-check, from the Biden-Harris c