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Logically→ A doctor was attacked in Spain for asking a Muslim woman patient to remove her hijab.

2023-03-16 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Kat Cammack – At CPAC 2023, Florida congresswoman repeats false claim about DOJ labeling parents ‘terrorists’

2023-03-02 The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Posts about a lost woman with dementia are a hoax

2023-02-23 The posts claim to need help identifying an elderly woman with dementia who has arrived at a local shelter with her dog, but they appear in many different places. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Graves of a Catholic Woman and Her Protestant Husband, Who Were Not Allowed to Be Buried Together, Holland, 1888’

2023-02-09 On February 7 2023, Twitter account @historydefined shared an image described as the graves of “a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband,” buried side by side in neighboring cemeteries: The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant Go to site post…»

Logically→ Police have accused a migrant of sexually assaulting a woman in Finglas, Dublin.

2023-02-08 The accused suspect of the sexual assault is a white Irish man and not a migrant. At this time the accused has not been apprehended. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Vaccine did not cause young woman to lose both her legs

2023-02-07 Claire Bridges’ legs were amputated as a result of complications from a Covid-19 infection and her heart condition. Being vaccinated had nothing to do with it. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ A parody account criticizing Aretha Franklin’s ‘Natural Woman’ sparks confusion

2023-02-01 Are transgender activists lobbying music streaming platforms to remove Aretha Franklin’s famous song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” on grounds it’s offensive to trans women? No, but […] The post A parody account critici Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Parody account criticizing Aretha Franklin’s ‘Natural Woman’ sparks confusion

2023-01-26 “Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘A Natural Woman’ deemed ‘offensive’ by trans community.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical TMCA Tweet TCMA Demanding Aretha Franklin’s ‘Natural Woman’ Spotify Removal Is NOT Real — ‘Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance’ Is a Spoof

2023-01-24 Did a Norwegian group of trans activists request that Aretha Franklin's song "Natural Woman" be removed from audio streaming services Spotify and Apple Music on January 20, 2023? No, that's not true: The account that started the thread on Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ID Of Injured Woman NOT Unknown — Post Is Spam To Entice Shares

2023-01-17 Are police asking for help identifying a young woman who was allegedly mugged, stabbed and left for dead on a roadside? No, that's not true: The claim is a hoax meant to trick people into sharing the post to garner attention -- a "bait an Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Fake appeal to identify woman in ‘coma’ circulating on Facebook

2023-01-13 A social media post falsely claims an unidentified young woman was “mugged, stabbed and left for dead on the roadside”. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twenty-Year-Old Woman Did NOT Die After Receiving COVID Vaccine

2022-12-15 Did a 20-year-old woman from Kansas die shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: Although Regan Lewis did experience cardiac arrest and die shortly after receiving a vaccine, Regan's mother Connie Lewis clarified t Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman In Social Media Photo Is NOT Balenciaga Stylist Lotta Volkova

2022-11-28 Does a photo circulating on social media show Lotta Volkova, a stylist for Paris-based fashion house Balenciaga, which is facing condemnation after releasing an ad campaign featuring children holding stuffed animals in bondage gear? No, t Go to site post…»

Logically→ An old image shows Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru trying to kiss a woman.

2022-11-15 The image is of an actor playing Nehru in the 2013 play 'Drawing the Line' centered around India-Pakistan partition. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Joan Rivers Say Letting People Think You’re Mean Is ‘One of the Most Rebellious Things a Woman Can Do’?

2022-10-27 She didn't say it, but it's possible she thought it. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Dr. Oz on Abortion: Between a ‘Woman, Her Doctor, and Local Political Leaders’

2022-10-26 On October 26 2022, a post to Reddit’s r/politics suggested that Republican candidate for Senate and television personality Mehmet Oz stated that a decision to have an abortion should be between “a woman, her doctor, and local political lea Go to site post…»

Logically→ No transgender woman has ever been murdered in Scotland.

2022-10-20 Due to a lack of recording and record keeping, there is insufficient information available to support this statement. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ The Creepy Internet Tale of Hachishakusama, the 8-Foot-Tall Woman

2022-10-07 The story is reminiscent of Japanese urban legends and is said to have originated on the 2chan message board. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A video shows a topless woman in Iran protesting against the killing of Mahsa Amini.

2022-10-05 The video shared on Twitter shows a demonstration in Amsterdam, not in Iran. The demonstration was in solidarity with the protests in Iran. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Police have booked a woman for offering namaz in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh.

2022-09-30 The police said they have not filed any case against the woman who is seen offering namaz in the viral video. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ California Woman Charged with Killing Man over Cat Dispute

2022-09-29 A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ White House: Late Congresswoman ‘Top of Mind’ in Biden Flub

2022-09-29 President Joe Biden sought out deceased Rep. Jackie Walorski on Wednesday during remarks at a hunger conference, saying “Where’s Jackie?" Go to site post…»

Snopes→ At Least 9 Killed As Iran Protests over Woman’s Death Spread

2022-09-23 Protesters in more than a dozen cities — venting anger over social repression and the country’s mounting crises — continue to encounter security and paramilitary forces. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Woman Charged with Bomb Threat Against Children’s Hospital

2022-09-15 Catherine Leavy, 37, was arrested at her home in Westfield, Massachusetts, and authorities recovered the phone they believe she used to make the bomb threat on Aug. 30. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Woman with Toy Gun Grabs Trapped Savings from Beirut Bank

2022-09-14 A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Woman Whose Rape DNA Led to Her Arrest Sues San Francisco

2022-09-13 A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime filed a lawsuit against the city. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does Video Show Snake’s Head in Woman’s Ear?

2022-09-13 A video of a snake's head appearing to poke out of a woman's ear may have ended a bit prematurely for us to be able to provide a more conclusive rating. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Michigan Woman Blames Internet Conspiracy Theories for Father’s Fatal Shooting Rampage

2022-09-12 A Michigan woman whose father committed a fatal shooting attack against their family on September 11 2022 identified the “QAnon” conspiracy theory and several strands of online disinformation for the mental degeneration that preceded his ac Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Gerald Ford Say This About the First Woman President?

2022-09-08 Did Ford foresee ... President Selena Meyer? Go to site post…»

Logically→ The Indian national flag was designed by Muslim woman Surayya Badruddin Tyabji.

2022-09-06 Although Tyabji suggested swapping the spinning wheel with the Ashoka Chakra on the national flag, Pingali Venkkaya designed the flag. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did a Woman Go To Jail for Wearing Slacks in 1938?

2022-09-02 Helen Hulick wore a controversial pair of slacks to court while testifying. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A Hindu woman was physically assaulted by a group of people in Pakistan.

2022-09-02 The incident occurred over a land dispute, and both the victim and perpetrators were Muslim. It being shared with a false communal narrative. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Pregnant woman at an 85 percent risk of having a miscarriage after receiving COVID-19 vaccine.

2022-08-26 Netizens spreading this claim have wrongly considered a very selective sample size from a study to draw the conclusion. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Texas Woman Claims She Was Drugged by Napkin Stuffed in Car Door Handle

2022-08-23 The Houston-area salon owner was reportedly out to dinner for her birthday. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Statue Honors Once-Enslaved Woman Who Won Freedom in Court

2022-08-23 The story of an enslaved woman who went to court to win her freedom more than 80 years before the Emancipation Proclamation had been pushed to the fringes of history. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Metal-Detecting Stranger Retrieves Woman’s Ring Lost in Sea

2022-08-22 A woman's diamond wedding ring is back on her finger after a man with a metal detector found it at the bottom of the ocean. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A 27-year-old Scottish woman died suddenly due to adverse effects from the COVID-19 vaccine.

2022-08-18 The cause of Chelsea Tant's death is unknown, with no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine affected her adversely. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Found Dead In Arkansas River Is NOT Provably Linked To Clinton Advisor Who Apparently Killed Self

2022-08-18 Was a woman found dead in the Arkansas River linked to the "suspicious death" of former Clinton advisor Mark Middleton? No, that's not true: A report in radaronline.com quoted an anonymous source -- purportedly an associate of Middleton's Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman in Emmett Till Killing

2022-08-09 A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Woman Injured by Polar Bear on Norway’s Svalbard Islands

2022-08-08 A polar bear attacked a campsite in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist. Go to site post…»

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