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Liste→ Image of frozen waterfall inside house predates recent Texas winter storm
A photo showing a frozen waterfall inside a house has been shared on social media with claims that it was taken in Texas during the recent devastating winter storm. This is false; the image has been on the internet since 2018, more than two years befor
Snopes→ ‘Sawing New York in Half’ Hoax
If you can't move the people off the land, just move the land ...
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden administration did not block Texas from increasing power before winter storm
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/22/infowars/biden-administration-did-not-block-texas-increasin/
Snopes→ Did Oregon Officials Say ‘Showing Work’ in Math Class Is White Supremacism?
We reached out to the Oregon Department of Education about a newsletter it sent to math teachers statewide.
Snopes→ Power Failure: How a Winter Storm Pushed Texas into Crisis
As temperatures plunged and snow and ice whipped the state, much of Texas’ power grid collapsed, followed by its water systems.
FactCheck.org→ Wind Turbines Didn’t Cause Texas Energy Crisis
A steep decline in energy generated by fossil fuels and nuclear power plants was largely responsible for the power outages in Texas during the deep freeze that recently gripped the state, according to the operators of the state’s power grid. D
Liste→ German solar, wind power did not fail in cold weather
Posts shared more than 200,000 times on Facebook in February 2021 allege that Germany’s renewable energy supply failed after snow covered solar panels and wind turbines froze. This is false; figures show that the country’s electricity production fr
Liste→ German solar, wind power did not fail in cold weather
Posts shared more than 200,000 times on Facebook in February 2021 allege that Germany’s renewable energy supply failed after snow covered solar panels and wind turbines froze. This is false; figures show that the country’s electricity production fr
Snopes→ Did ‘Total Collapse’ in Wind and Solar Energy Leave Germans in Need of Coal-Fired Power?
The European nation is heralded as a leader in wind and solar energy production.
Top Fact Checks→ Senator Ted Cruz left Texas for Cancun during harsh winter storms in Texas.
Cruz returned to Texas after his trip to Mexico drew criticism. His trip coincided with power outages and water supply issues across the state.
Liste→ Photo shows helicopter de-icing wind turbine in Sweden, not Texas
Claims that an image shows a helicopter de-icing a wind turbine in the state of Texas have circulated online as a winter storm left millions of people without power in the southern United States. But the photo was taken in Sweden years earlier, and alt
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Win a Tiny House’ Facebook Scams Continue
Facebook scammers seemingly love giving away imaginary tiny houses. In recent years, there have been dozens of versions of these giveaway scams on Facebook, all featuring stolen images of tiny houses in various parts of the world. The post ‘Win
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Was NOT Silent On The 4 Million People Without Power Due To The Winter Storm
Was Joe Biden silent on the 4 million people without power due to a February 2021 winter storm? No, that's not true. The president did not appear on camera to address the situation, but he made several public statements about the storm an
Snopes→ Did Texas Mayor Say ‘Only the Strong Will Survive’ Amid Winter Storm?
We should say former Texas mayor, since he resigned.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Renewable Energy Sources Are NOT The Leading Cause Of Blackouts Amid Deadly Winter Storm
Are renewable energy sources the main reason for blackouts amid a deadly winter storm? No, that's not true: Renewables like wind and solar continue to produce, according to power grid officials, and are not the leading cause of the blacko
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did a Helicopter Use Petroleum-Based Chemicals to De-Ice a Texas Wind Turbine?
A viral imagepurportedly shows a wind turbine in Texas frozen by recent winter storms being sprayed with a fossil-fuel-based chemical. a.image2.image-link.image2-559-510 { padding-bottom: 109.60784313725492%; padding-b
Snopes→ Does Antarctica Have Functioning Wind Turbines?
At least one base in Antarctica is powered completely by renewable energy.
WaPo Fact Checker→ ‘Frozen windmills’ aren’t to blame for Texas’s power failure
Texas relies almost entirely on fossil fuels — and didn’t prepare its power grid for extreme cold.
Top Fact Checks→ Frozen wind turbines caused the Texas blackout.
The electricity failure in the state was mainly caused by freezing natural gas pipelines and the wind turbine shutdowns accounted for a fraction of it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Germany’s Wind Turbines And Solar Panels Did NOT Suddenly Stop Working Due To Weather Conditions
Did all of Germany's close to 30,000 wind turbines and millions of photovoltaic panels suddenly stop working due to harsh weather conditions? And do wind turbines in Germany have to be heated in cold temperatures, taxing the country's ene
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Is the Texas Power Grid ‘Totally Reliant’ on Windmills?
On Tuesday, Tucker Carlson claimed that “The Green New Deal came to Texas, the power grid in the state became totally reliant on windmills, then it got cold and the windmills broke, because that’s what happens in the Green New Deal.”A
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fact-checkers score wins in court, but the threat of legal harassment remains
Fact-checkers in Greece, Kazakhstan and Brazil celebrated legal victories this month after fighting off court challenges that could have crippled their organizations. In Athens, a court rejected a lawsuit by a group called the Union of Greek Physicists
Liste→ This video shows Win Myint in 2018 after he was elected president — not after the 2021 military coup
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows Myanmar’s President Win Myint after he was detained in a military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim is false: the video shows Win My
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Helicopter Is NOT Spraying A Chemical Made Of Fossil Fuel On Wind Turbine- It’s Hot Water
Does this photo show a helicopter running on fossil fuel, and spraying a chemical made of fossil fuel to de-ice a wind turbine made of fossil fuel? No, that's only partly true. The helicopter is just spraying plain hot water on the iced b
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: Hand Recount Of 2020 Election Results In Windham, New Hampshire Is NOT Proof Of Election Fraud By ‘Dominion Voting Machines’
Is a hand recount of 2020 election results in Windham, New Hampshire, proof of election fraud by "Dominion Voting Machines"? No, that's not true: The results changed markedly in the recount, but it's unclear why. The original report, the
Snopes→ Months After Biden Win, Arizona Officials Still Face Threats
For months, the four elected Republicans and one Democrat on the board overseeing Arizona's most populous county have been facing threats and harassment for backing election results that saw Democrat Joe Biden win in the state.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Campaign Did NOT Win ‘Two-Thirds Of the Cases Adjudicated’ — Unless You Count Pre-Election Day Suits
Has former President Donald Trump won "two-thirds of the cases that have been adjudicated by the courts" in his crusade to overturn the election result? That's only true if you leave out certain cases and add in others. The "two-thirds" c
Liste→ The video is doctored from a 2017 video showing Trump signing a healthcare executive order
A video has been shared thousands of times on Twitter and Facebook, purporting to show former US President Donald A video shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter purports to show former US president Donald Trump signing a document featuring t
Top Fact Checks→ Two police officers took their lives following the Capitol insurrection.
Two officers died by suicide after the Capitol insurrection, but it is not known if their suicides came about because of the Capitol insurrection.
Snopes→ Did a Super Bowl ‘Streaker’ Win $374K on Prop Bet?
Wanna bet?
Liste→ Alleged tweet by Nigerian opposition party vowing not to steal again is a hoax
A screenshot shared in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram claims to show a tweet from Nigeria’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) promising to stop stealing if voted into power in the 2023 general elections. But this i
Snopes→ Marty Schottenheimer, NFL Coach with 200 Wins, Dies at 77
His success was rooted in “Martyball,” a conservative approach that featured a strong running game and tough defense.
Snopes→ Bucs’ Javadifar, Locust 1st Female Coaches to Win Super Bowl
Locust and Javadifar became the first female coaches on a team to win the Super Bowl, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9.
Snopes→ Brady Wins 5th Super Bowl MVP Award with Vintage Performance
Brady delivered Tampa Bay its second Lombardi Trophy, and first since 2003, with a 31-9 victory over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Snopes→ Did Biden Sign an Executive Order Allowing the U.S. to Fund Abortions Abroad?
The so-called "global gag rule" was instated by Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Snopes→ Oscar Winner, ‘Sound of Music’ Star Christopher Plummer Dies
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music,” has died at 91.
Snopes→ Dem-Led House, Drawing a Line, Kicks Greene off Committees
A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories.
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Did Candace Owens Accuse Pelosi of Knowing in Advance About the Capitol Riots?
More evidence is required before this claim can be rated in a traditional Snopes fact check.