Search Results (3027) for: woman
PolitiFact→ Kat Cammack – At CPAC 2023, Florida congresswoman repeats false claim about DOJ labeling parents ‘terrorists’
The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.”
Full Fact→ Posts about a lost woman with dementia are a hoax
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.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Graves of a Catholic Woman and Her Protestant Husband, Who Were Not Allowed to Be Buried Together, Holland, 1888’
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
Logically→ Police have accused a migrant of sexually assaulting a woman in Finglas, Dublin.
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.
Full Fact→ Vaccine did not cause young woman to lose both her legs
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.
Poynter→ A parody account criticizing Aretha Franklin’s ‘Natural Woman’ sparks confusion
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Parody account criticizing Aretha Franklin’s ‘Natural Woman’ sparks confusion
“Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘A Natural Woman’ deemed ‘offensive’ by trans community.”
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
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ID Of Injured Woman NOT Unknown — Post Is Spam To Entice Shares
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
Full Fact→ Fake appeal to identify woman in ‘coma’ circulating on Facebook
A social media post falsely claims an unidentified young woman was “mugged, stabbed and left for dead on the roadside”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twenty-Year-Old Woman Did NOT Die After Receiving COVID Vaccine
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman In Social Media Photo Is NOT Balenciaga Stylist Lotta Volkova
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
Logically→ An old image shows Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru trying to kiss a woman.
The image is of an actor playing Nehru in the 2013 play 'Drawing the Line' centered around India-Pakistan partition.
Snopes→ Did Joan Rivers Say Letting People Think You’re Mean Is ‘One of the Most Rebellious Things a Woman Can Do’?
She didn't say it, but it's possible she thought it.
Truth or Fiction?→ Dr. Oz on Abortion: Between a ‘Woman, Her Doctor, and Local Political Leaders’
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
Logically→ No transgender woman has ever been murdered in Scotland.
Due to a lack of recording and record keeping, there is insufficient information available to support this statement.
Snopes→ The Creepy Internet Tale of Hachishakusama, the 8-Foot-Tall Woman
The story is reminiscent of Japanese urban legends and is said to have originated on the 2chan message board.
Logically→ A video shows a topless woman in Iran protesting against the killing of Mahsa Amini.
The video shared on Twitter shows a demonstration in Amsterdam, not in Iran. The demonstration was in solidarity with the protests in Iran.
Logically→ Police have booked a woman for offering namaz in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh.
The police said they have not filed any case against the woman who is seen offering namaz in the viral video.
Snopes→ California Woman Charged with Killing Man over Cat Dispute
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.
Snopes→ White House: Late Congresswoman ‘Top of Mind’ in Biden Flub
President Joe Biden sought out deceased Rep. Jackie Walorski on Wednesday during remarks at a hunger conference, saying “Where’s Jackie?"
Snopes→ At Least 9 Killed As Iran Protests over Woman’s Death Spread
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.
Snopes→ Woman Charged with Bomb Threat Against Children’s Hospital
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.
Snopes→ Woman with Toy Gun Grabs Trapped Savings from Beirut Bank
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.
Snopes→ Woman Whose Rape DNA Led to Her Arrest Sues San Francisco
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.
Snopes→ Does Video Show Snake’s Head in Woman’s Ear?
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.
Truth or Fiction?→ Michigan Woman Blames Internet Conspiracy Theories for Father’s Fatal Shooting Rampage
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
Snopes→ Did Gerald Ford Say This About the First Woman President?
Did Ford foresee ... President Selena Meyer?
Logically→ The Indian national flag was designed by Muslim woman Surayya Badruddin Tyabji.
Although Tyabji suggested swapping the spinning wheel with the Ashoka Chakra on the national flag, Pingali Venkkaya designed the flag.
Snopes→ Did a Woman Go To Jail for Wearing Slacks in 1938?
Helen Hulick wore a controversial pair of slacks to court while testifying.
Logically→ A Hindu woman was physically assaulted by a group of people in Pakistan.
The incident occurred over a land dispute, and both the victim and perpetrators were Muslim. It being shared with a false communal narrative.
Logically→ Pregnant woman at an 85 percent risk of having a miscarriage after receiving COVID-19 vaccine.
Netizens spreading this claim have wrongly considered a very selective sample size from a study to draw the conclusion.
Snopes→ Texas Woman Claims She Was Drugged by Napkin Stuffed in Car Door Handle
The Houston-area salon owner was reportedly out to dinner for her birthday.
Snopes→ Statue Honors Once-Enslaved Woman Who Won Freedom in Court
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.
Snopes→ Metal-Detecting Stranger Retrieves Woman’s Ring Lost in Sea
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.
Logically→ A 27-year-old Scottish woman died suddenly due to adverse effects from the COVID-19 vaccine.
The cause of Chelsea Tant's death is unknown, with no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine affected her adversely.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Found Dead In Arkansas River Is NOT Provably Linked To Clinton Advisor Who Apparently Killed Self
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
Snopes→ Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman in Emmett Till Killing
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.
Snopes→ Woman Injured by Polar Bear on Norway’s Svalbard Islands
A polar bear attacked a campsite in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist.