Posts have been shared on social media which claim that 20 Tesla cars have been bought to transport conference delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, also known as COP26. The posts state that as the hotel that the delegat
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Trade Center Building 7 Did NOT Collapse Due To Explosives — It Was Because Of Fire Damage To Its Columns
Did World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) collapse due to a controlled explosion right after the collapse of the first two World Trade Center buildings in New York City on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: Investigators found no ev
Top Fact Checks→ Only two people in the world know Coca-Cola’s recipe, and they aren’t allowed to travel on the same plane.
The recipe is only known to a small number of people at a time. Anyone who reproduces Coca-Cola's recipe wouldn't be able to market it as Coca-Cola.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In World War II, Socialism Was NOT ‘Beat’ — USSR Among Allies Who Beat Nazism, Imperial Japan and Italian Fascism
Did World War II result in socialism being "beat?" No, that's not true: socialism, one of the many adopted ideologies of the era that continued into the later 20th century, is not the same as "national socialism," more popularly known as
Snopes→ Did a Group Set New Record for World’s Longest Charcuterie Board?
The meat and cheese table was said to measure 315.3 feet long.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Does the U.S. Have the Fourth Highest Poverty Rate in the World?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/does-the-us-have-the-fourth-highest Washington state Democratic Rep
Snopes→ Does This Photo Show the World’s Highest Altitude Lake?
Tilicho Lake, or Tilicho Tal, is nestled in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal.
Snopes→ Yes, the Fugees Are Reuniting for Their First World Tour in 25 Years
The album "The Score" went seven times platinum.
Snopes→ A New Restaurant at Walt Disney World Gives Guests a ‘Space’ Adventure
If you're lucky, you might see a lightsaber battle.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Does the U.S. Have the Fourth Highest Poverty Rate in the World?
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Snopes→ Did Guinness World Records Pronounce Zion Clark the Fastest Man with No Legs?
The entrepreneur attempted the fastest 20-meter “walking on hands” at his former high school gym.
Snopes→ IN PHOTOS: World’s Largest Tree Wrapped in Fire Foil
An encroaching California wildfire had raged to nearly 24,000 acres.
Snopes→ Japanese Sisters Certified As World’s Oldest Twins at 107
Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings on Shodoshima island in western Japan on Nov. 5, 1913.
Full Fact - All content→ ‘Scary’ Mickey Mouse picture wasn’t taken at 1940s Disney World
A rather unsettling picture shared on Facebook includes a caption which suggests it shows a child with what appears to be Minnie and Mickey Mouse at Disney World in the 1940s. However, the picture wasn’t taken at the theme park in the 1940s
Full Fact - All content→ World Trade Center 7 didn’t collapse for ‘no apparent reason’
A post on Instagram has claimed that on 9/11, World Trade Center 7 collapsed “for no apparent reason”. During the terror attacks of 11 September 2001, four planes were hijacked: two were flown into the Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon and
Top Fact Checks→ Lawyers worldwide have submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court alleging that COVID-19 vaccines are in violation of international law.
Two U.K.-based individuals, whose claims are largely based on COVID-19 misinformation narratives, have requested that the ICC look into the matter.
Snopes→ This 500-Year-Old ‘Swimming Head’ Fossil Once Swam the World’s Oceans
The ancient sea-dweller used a pair of spiny claws like "multiple stacked rakes" to capture prey.
Snopes→ Only 100 Corporations Responsible For Most of World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
This piece of misinformation, which has circulated online for years, stems from a misleading headline.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson Is NOT Directing A Film About The Rothschild Family And ‘Hitting The New World Order’
Is Mel Gibson directing a film about the Rothschild family and "hitting the new world order"? No, that's not true: Gibson was slated to act in, not direct, a movie titled "Rothchild," but the movie never went into production. Gibson's rep
Top Fact Checks→ Cyber Polygon 2021 is part of The Great Reset to shut down the internet worldwide.
Cyber Polygon 2021 is an online initiative centered on the secure development of digital ecosystems. It is unrelated to the "Great Reset" conspiracy.
Full Fact - All content→ Cadbury World ‘promotion’ is fake
A Facebook post claims to offer a chocolate hamper courtesy of Cadbury World to every user who reshares and comments on the post. At the time of writing there were 13,000 comments on the post. This is a fake scam offer and the Facebook page is not an o
Snopes→ WATCH: Check Out the Winners of Nikon ‘Small World in Motion’ Video Competition
From a pooping worm to a birthing water flea, the videos offer an up-close-and-personal look at our world.
Snopes→ Vid Shows Lincoln Animatronic Partially Collapsed at Disney World’s Hall of Presidents
We also found a second video of Lincoln falling at the Hall of Presidents attraction in 1992.
Snopes→ California Drought Takes Toll on World’s Top Almond Producer
Almond orchards are thirsty permanent crops that need water year-round, clashing with a worsening drought and intensifying heat waves tied to climate change.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jim Carrey Did NOT Say Shutting Down National Media For 30 Days Would Eliminate 80% Of World’s Problems
Did comedian Jim Carrey say that shutting down national media for 30 days would eliminate 80% of the world's problems? No, that's not true: Carrey's publicist confirmed he never made the statement. The claim was implied in a Facebook post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Schools Were NOT Planning On Closing On August 10, 2021, Due To ‘Drastic Events Going On In The World’
Were schools planning on closing on August 10, 2021, due to "drastic events going on in the world"? No, that's not true: social media posts that made the claim included a link that led users to a meme indicating the post was a spoof. The
Top Fact Checks→ Administering pseudo vaccines are a method of controlling the world.
The pseudo vaccine method is used to help with the stages of testing during development and study of vaccines for disease screening.
Snopes→ Abandoned Disney World Roller Coaster Shown in New Video
The abandoned Disney World ride had a dark history that included the tragic deaths of two workers in unrelated incidents.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Finding truth in a world of fiction
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2021/7/30/22547621/how-to-find-truth-in-a-world-of-fiction-harvard-solzhenitsyn
Snopes→ Trump Absent from Highlight Reel at Disney World’s Reopened Hall of Presidents
Video from Joe Biden's animatronic debut at the reopened Magic Kingdom attraction showed a film that ended with Obama, not Trump.
Full Fact - All content→ No evidence that Jeff Rothschild ever called for WW3 to bring about a ‘new world order’
A Facebook post shares a meme featuring a picture of American billionaire Jeff Rothschild, with a quote calling for another world war in order to bring about a ‘new world order’. There is no evidence Mr Rothschild has ever said this.&
Snopes→ NYC Restaurant Sets World Record for Priciest Fries
It's not the first record broken by Serendipity 3 with a menu item.
FactCheck.org→ Photo Shows 2018 France World Cup Celebration, Not Vaccine Protest
SciCheck Digest Social media posts are misrepresenting an old photo from France by suggesting the sea of people in the streets shows “[p]eople are waking up against vaccine tyranny.” The photo actually shows a celebration in Paris after Fra
Snopes→ The World’s Largest Mushroom Looks Nothing Like These Viral Images
Images of a humongous fungus actually show a Boletus photoshopus.
Full Fact - All content→ Viral social media picture doesn’t show world’s oldest living land animal
A picture of a tortoise, claimed to be the oldest known living land animal in the world, has been shared widely on social media. It’s true that the oldest known living land animal in the world is a tortoise named Jonathan, at almost 190 yea
Snopes→ Watch ‘Space Mountain with the Lights On’ at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
"It's more scary with the lights on," read the TikTok comment with the most likes.
Snopes→ Before Shark Week and ‘Jaws,’ World War II Spawned America’s Shark Obsession
The monumental wartime mobilization of millions of people placed more Americans into contact with sharks than at any prior time in history, spreading seeds of intrigue and fear toward the marine predators.
Snopes→ Does Zaila Avant-garde Hold Basketball-Related Guinness World Records?
After she became the first Black American to win the National Spelling Bee, attention turned to the Louisiana eighth-grader's remarkable resumé.
Snopes→ Is This the World’s Smallest Cow?
A 20-inch-tall cow in Bangladesh has become a major tourist attraction.
Snopes→ There’s a Longstanding Rumor That Trump’s Animatronic Figure at Disney World Was Originally Hillary Clinton
Curiously, some also think the figure looks like Jon Voight.