A scene from the TV show Utopia, which aired between 2013 and 2014, was shared with a false narrative as a World Economic Forum commercial.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Health Organization Will NOT Have Authority To Lock Down All of America
Will the World Health Organization (WHO) have the authority to lock down all of America? No, that's not true: The claim, made by former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, spins proposed changes to WHO rules into something much greater than they
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ruble’s Designation As ‘World’s Best-Performing Currency’ Does NOT Tell Full Story
Was the Russian ruble named the "world's best-performing currency" in May 2022? Yes, but that claim requires significant context: Bloomberg did publish an article on May 11, 2022, stating that the ruble was the "year's best performing cur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Soros, Obama Are NOT Planning A New World Order Conspiracy — Quotes Are Being Taken Out Of Context
Did President Joe Biden, George Soros and former President Barack Obama talk about fulfilling the conspiracy theory of tyrannically taking over the world, otherwise known as the New World Order? No, that's not true: The quotes are legitim
Snopes→ United States to Host Rugby World Cup for 1st Time
The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as the host of the men's tournament in 2031 and the women's tournament two years later.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netherlands Does NOT Have Lowest Abortion Rate In The World, But Its Rate IS Low Compared To Other Countries
Does the Netherlands have the lowest abortion rate in the world? No, that's not true: Although the Netherlands has a low abortion rate, with data showing that it has an estimated average annual rate of seven abortions per 1,000 women, it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: End Of The World Was NOT Ushered In By A Shelf Cloud
Did an ominous cloud signal the end of the world? No, that's not true: This shelf cloud was photographed in Anna, Illinois, in 2018 and the world hasn't ended in the years since. The video of a dramatic cloud moving toward the parking lot
Logically→ Bill Gates and his “pandemic protection team” plan to control the world.
Bill Gates is planning to create a response team to help study and curb the current pandemic and any prospective ones.
Logically→ 7 World Trade Center collapsed in the 9/11 attack because of a bomb inside the building.
An investigation by NIST concluded that 7 World Trade Center collapsed due to fires ignited by debris falling from the collapse of the North Tower.
Poynter→ What would state laws look like in a post-Roe world?
The leak of an early draft ruling on a hotly contested Supreme Court abortion case has focused attention on what might happen if Roe v. Wade — the five-decade-old precedent requiring national […] The post What would state laws look like in a
PolitiFact→ What would state laws look like in a post-Roe world?
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as a leaked draft ruling suggests it might, then the rules governing abortion would revert to the states. In many states, the laws would either sharply restrict abortion or protect it.
Snopes→ 102 Marathons in 102 Days: Amputee’s Unofficial World Record
Jacky Hunt-Broersma achieved her goal of running 102 marathons in as many days, setting an unofficial women’s world record.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Walt Disney World was not tax-exempt in Florida, contrary to social media claims
“DeSantis erases Disney’s tax exempt law. Will cost Disney $200 Mil in taxes. Per year!”
Snopes→ Did Marion Stokes Record the World’s Largest Personal Archive of Television?
The activist had recorded thousands of hours of television over decades.
Snopes→ Is Elon Musk Ending World Hunger?
Musk's decision to buy Twitter is unrelated to any philanthropic efforts.
Snopes→ World’s Oldest Person, a Japanese Woman, Dies at 119
A Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of reaching 120.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hitler Said That Even In His Death He Will Start ‘World War 3’
Did Adolf Hitler say that even in his death he would start World War 3? No, that's not true: This is a recycled conspiracy theory, and multiple historians told Lead Stories it didn't happen. Also, contrary to the claim's suggestion, Hitle
PolitiFact→ What are 'tactical' nuclear weapons? And what do they mean for Russia, Ukraine and the world?
Everyone from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the director of the CIA is worried that Russia may use “tactical nuclear weapons” in Ukraine. We asked experts what that could mean.
Logically→ This jersey featuring several manga characters is Japan’s official jersey for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
This Manga-inspired jersey is a concept by graphic designer Ziovisuals. The official jersey for the 2022 World Cup is yet to be revealed.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Hitler didn’t say this about World War III
Says Adolf Hitler said, “The day mankind finds out what I was trying to defend this nation, Germany, from, then that’s the day World War III starts.”
Snopes→ Is This the ‘Tallest Family in the World’?
When combined, the height of the Trapp family is equal to the length of half a tennis court.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Rothschilds, Vatican Are Trillionaires, Richest In The World
Does the Rothschild family have an amassed wealth of $2 trillion? Do the pope and Vatican City have a net worth of $20 trillion? No, a post making those claims does not substantiate the numbers. Both of these groups are extremely wealthy,
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Day 47: Ukraine Has Now Lasted Longer Than France Did in World War II’
On April 13 2022, a Reddit screenshot suggesting that Ukraine “lasted longer than France did in World War II,” in terms of how long the European country has been resisting Russia’s invasion, made its way across platforms: That post
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Ukraine isn’t the money laundering or child sex trafficking capital of the world
Ukraine is the “money laundering and child sex trafficking capital of the world!”
Poynter→ World’s largest forum of fact-checkers heads to Oslo
In June, journalists, technologists, policymakers and fact-checkers of every stripe will convene in Oslo, Norway, to attend the ninth iteration of the world’s largest fact-checking conference, Global Fact 9. This […] The post World’s larg
Poynter→ Fact-checkers around the world share their experiences with harassment
Plainclothes policemen arrived at an office of Filipino journalists in Quezon City, professing they’d come to carry out a routine background check. But for the VERA Files reporters who had […] The post Fact-checkers around the world share their
Logically→ Digitalizing the economy supports the New World Order that seizes control of people’s lives.
Dr. Pippa Malmgren's words have been quoted out of context. She talked about the future of money becoming digital and how it could support the world.
Logically→ New York Times reported that the Aam Aadmi Party set a world record of gathering the highest number of people in a political rally.
New York Times clarified through a tweet that the screenshot in circulation is fake.
Logically→ New York Times reported that the Aam Aadmi Party set a world record for gathering the highest number of people in a political rally.
The New York Times clarified that the screenshot of the news report in circulation is fake.
Poynter→ #FactCheckingIsEssential: Fact-checkers from around the world pause to reflect on a heightened disinformation landscape
Misinformation is no longer a topic of interest for the International Fact-Checking Network’s signatories — it is a focal point for a global news story. As false information (from individuals, […] The post #FactCheckingIsEssential: Fact-check
Logically→ World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab wants to regulate information on the internet as part of the Great Reset.
An image of Klaus Schwab with a fake tweet from the WEF is being shared to propagate the Great Reset Conspiracy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Does NOT Grow 25% Of World’s Wheat – It’s Only 3%
Does Ukraine produce 25% of the world's wheat crop? No, that's not true: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates Ukraine's annual wheat harvest at just over 3% of the global total. Ukraine accounts for
Logically→ Joe Biden just confirmed that the New World Order conspiracy theory is true.
The U.S. president did not accidentally admit to the New World Order conspiracy being true. but used the phrase in the context of geopolitics.
Snopes→ Is a Ukraine Pavilion Coming to EPCOT at Disney World?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – U.S. is making progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions when compared to the rest of the world
"The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not."
Logically→ Vladimir Putin has warned FIFA that there will be no world cup in Qatar if Russia is not allowed to participate.
Vladimir Putin has not threatened FIFA for suspending the Russian football team from participating in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Logically→ The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a “smokescreen” meant to distract the public from the New World Order.
This is an instance of a well-known conspiracy theory, and there is no evidence to support it.
Logically→ Ukraine is fighting for a New World Order.
An offhand comment by a Ukrainian MP has been taken out of context by conspiracy theorists.
Logically→ The media wants us to hate Putin because he rejected the New World Order.
Putin is facing criticism because Russia is invading its neighbor Ukraine. This has nothing to do with the New World Order conspiracy theory.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – New Russian nuke weapon dubbed Satan 2 cannot destroy ‘everything breathing in the world’
Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world."