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Full Fact→ Sydney student misidentified as Bondi attacker in viral online claims
Benjamin Cohen was falsely identified as the killer in viral social media posts and by a national TV network in Australia.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Facebook post overstates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments on Iran and Israel
“BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran’s soil in support of Israel.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video appears to show Kelly Clarkson endorsing weight loss gummies
Video shows Kelly Clarkson divulging her “weight loss tips.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – An ‘E.T.’ sequel isn’t coming to theaters, despite movie poster image
An “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” sequel is coming out in 2025.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, an embarrassing photo of Michelle Obama isn’t circulating the internet
“Michelle Obama humiliated after embarrassing photo emerges.”
Full Fact→ Viral screenshots claiming to show OJ Simpson’s final posts are not real
Screenshots suggesting the star confessed to the notorious double murder appear to have been faked as a joke.
AllSides→ Viral Claim Inflates Number of New Voters in Three States
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/viral-claim-inflates-number-of-new-voters-in-three-states/ A claim on
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claim Inflates Number of New Voters in Three States
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A claim on social media misrepresents the number of people who have registered to vote in three states in 2024 and suggests the new voters are immigrants
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Biden FCC nominee withdrew in 2023, not 2024
President Joe Biden’s “FCC pick just withdrew after being humiliated by Senator J.D. Vance” in April.
The Dispatch→ A Viral Post Distorts Comments Made by MSNBC Host Mika Brzezinski
Brzezinski was discussing Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, and later clarified her statement.
The Dispatch→ Viral Image of Zelensky Mugshot Comes From His Television Series
It was also altered to make it appear Tucker Carlson aired a video claiming the Ukrainian president had been arrested.
Full Fact→ New Senegal president did not tell France to ‘leave us alone’ in viral video
A video has been widely shared on social media supposedly depicting the new president making a speech in English. But it is actually a different politician and appears to have been altered using AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Animation Of Human Vaccination — It’s 2014 Depiction Of Viral Material Infecting Bacteria
Does a video shared on Instagram show what happens when a person is "injected" with a vaccination, thus offering evidence for detoxification supplements? No, that's not true: The video originally was posted to YouTube in 2014 by a creator
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Satirical headline about Pete Buttigieg and the Key Bridge taken out of context
“Buttigieg praises cargo ship for helping dismantle racism in American roads.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, these images aren’t evidence of a CGI Princess Kate
Photos are evidence a computer-generated Princess Kate appeared in her recent cancer treatment announcement.
Full Fact→ Viral photos do not show Yevgeny Prigozhin on a train this year
The founder of the Wagner Group was reported to have died in a plane crash in 2023. The man in the picture also appears to have different ears.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video does not show Russian President Vladimir Putin revealing Jesus was Black
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin revealing “that Jesus was Black.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Viral video misquotes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent state of the nation address
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Biblical figures were “all Black.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is still a human, not a reptile
Video proves “Pfizer CEO is a reptile.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, photos don’t prove a CNN reporter is a crisis actor or that mass shootings were staged
Photos show former CNN correspondent Barbara Starr “on the scene as a witness crisis actor,” proving mass shootings were staged.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this image doesn’t show Princess Kate’s double
Image shows a Princess Kate “stunt double.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old Senate news repackaged as a chamber drama that didn’t happen
Image shows “chaos unfolds on Senate floor — Chuck Schumer rushes out.”
The Dispatch→ Upcoming Eclipse Prompts Viral Conspiracy Theories
The National Guard will be present in Oklahoma, but only to assist with an expected influx of tourists.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – AI-generated building imagines life under the U.S. Capitol
Image shows “underneath the Capitol building.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, a ‘nasty photo’ of first lady Jill Biden wasn’t leaked
“Nasty photo of Jill Biden leaks.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, President Joe Biden’s comments on the Capitol insurrection aren’t new
Video shows President Joe Biden delivering new remarks on the Capitol insurrection.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, viral video doesn’t show Oklahoma students sucking adults’ toes
Video shows Oklahoma students “sucking on the toes of adults.”
Health Feedback→ The American Red Cross doesn’t prevent people vaccinated against COVID-19 from donating blood, contrary to rehashed viral claim
REVIEW In mid-February 2024, posts started circulating on social media claiming that the American Red Cross was warning potential blood donors to check their eligibility if they’d received a COVID-19 vaccine. Some asked, “I thought the vax was
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Ben Shapiro did not say Tracy Chapman stole Luke Combs’ spotlight. That X post is fake.
Ben Shapiro posted that Tracy Chapman stole “the spotlight from Luke (Combs)” at the Grammys as part of “the woke war on straight white male success”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, viral footage doesn’t show explosives disguised as food cans in Gaza
Photo shows explosives disguised as food cans.
Full Fact→ Viral video of speaker swearing at leaders at World Economic Forum meeting is satire
The video has been shared across social media platforms as if it shows a genuine scene.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misuse Rat Study to Make Unfounded Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines and Autism
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy benefits both mother and baby. Side effects are generally mild, and studies don’t show negative effects on the baby. A criticized study that gave COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant rats doesn’
Logically→ Viral images of Taylor Swift wearing anti-Trump t-shirt are digitally altered
Logically→ No, man walking on his hands in viral video is not headed to Ayodhya Ram temple
Logically→ Video of Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata goes viral as Ayodhya’s Ram temple
FactCheck.org→ Kentucky Lawmaker Fixes Incest Bill, But Not Until After It Goes Viral
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take State Rep. Nick Wilson proposed changing Kentucky’s incest law to add a ban on “sexual contact” to the existing ban on “sexual intercourse”
Logically→ No, man in viral video didn’t end his life to protest Telangana’s free-bus-rides-for-women scheme
Logically→ No, man in viral video didn’t end his life to protest Telangana’s free-bus-rides-for-women scheme
Full Fact→ Viral clip does not show discovery of crude oil in Burkina Faso
The video was originally shared by a contractor in Minnesota, and shows repairs to a sewer.