Does this photo show a human baby dubbed "The blackest South African baby in the world" or "the World's Tiniest, Darkest, and Most Resilient Baby"? No, that's not true: This photo doesn't show a human baby but a handcrafted doll by sculpt
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘World’s Largest Ship’ Is NOT ‘Slowly Sinking’
Is the "world's largest ship" slowly sinking? No, that's not true: The vessel at the center of this claim is not the largest ship in the world, nor has it sank. A widely viewed Facebook video featured footage of MV Modern Express, a Panam
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World’s First Female F-35 Fighter Pilot Did NOT Crash
Did the world's first female F-35 pilot crash a plane on its first flight? No, that's not true: According to Lt. Col. (retired) Christine Mau, she has "never crashed any airplane." A public affairs officer with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) c
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: 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→ The woman featured in many of the world’s newspapers as a victim of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is actually a crisis actor.
The picture of a Ukrainian woman injured during a Russian airstrike in Chuhuiv was taken on February 24, 2022, and she is not a crisis actor.
Lead Stories→ An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers
Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It's been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The world has seen time and time again how destructive disinformation and misinformation can be for social harmony, democracy, and public health; too many
Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.
There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world.
Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.
There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world.
Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.
There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world.
Logically→ World’s largest floating solar farm is being built in Singapore.
Sunseap Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BP Batam for building a floating solar farm on 1600 hectares of Indonesia's Batam island.
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: Photo Does NOT Show Militarized Robot– It’s A World’s Fair Animatronic Caveman
Does this photo show a humanoid robot and has it already been "perfected"? Furthermore, does this photo show military technology that's "ancient" and has been "militarized against the masses"? No, that's not true: This photo appeared in t
AllSides→ Kamala Harris said corruption costs as much as 5% of the world’s GDP. That stat is questionable
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/07/kamala-harris/kamala-harris-said-corruption-costs-much-5-worlds-/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Shots Are NOT Set To Contribute To The ‘Decimation Of The World’s Population’
Are COVID-19 shots set to contribute to the "decimation of the world's population"? No, that's not true: The claim is one of several presented without credible evidence during a video interview with Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, a German microbiol
Logically→ Tamil is the world’s oldest language.
Though we can not ascertain the world's oldest language, other languages including Chinese and Egyptian are older than Tamil.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Same-sex Couple Did NOT Celebrate World’s First Anal Birth After Successful Rectal-Ovary Transplant
Did a gay couple in Los Angeles have an "anal birth" after a "rectal-ovary transplant"? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving wei
AFP Fact Check→ The WHO did not rank Sri Lanka the world’s second best military for emergency deployments
A claim that the World Health Organization has ranked the Sri Lanka Army the world’s second best military force for emergency deployments has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts. The claim is false; the WHO said there was no
Logically→ India is becoming the world’s new coronavirus epicenter.
Although COVID-19 data shows that India recorded the highest cases on July 31, but it has a 74.28 percent recovery rate compared to other countries.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton NOT Ranked World’s 18th Richest Woman
Was Chelsea Clinton ranked the world's 18th richest woman? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Death Rate In NYC Is NOT 200 Times Higher Than World’s 10 Largest Cities
Is the rate of coronavirus-related deaths being reported out of New York City 200 times higher than the death rates of the world's largest 10 cities? No, that's not true: A meme making the claim uses inaccurate numbers for the total deaths in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mercury Does NOT Generate ‘Free Energy’
Does mercury generate "free energy" as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: Mercury is a metal that can "conduct electricity in ways similar to copper," an industrial chemist told Lead Stories and the clips shown in the video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney World Is NOT Adding Urinals To All Women’s Restrooms — Claim Originated On A Satire and Parody Website
Did Disney announce that urinals would be added to all women's restrooms in their theme parks to provide "a safer and more inclusive atmosphere for everyone"? No, that's not true: This claim appeared in an article in Mouse Trap News, a we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Practical Calculations’ Do NOT Prove That UN Global Population Total Is Hoax
Do "practical calculations" prove that the United Nations grossly overestimates the size of the world's total population? No, that's not true: The claim derives from a flat-earther's speculations. They ignore the fact that people living i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Undocumented Immigrants In US DO Pay Taxes
Do undocumented immigrants in the United States not pay taxes? No, that's not true: The claim made by Elon Musk on X that "illegals in America" do not pay taxes is "absolutely false," the deputy director of the Institute on Taxation and E
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Convict WHO Official Chikwe Ihekweazu In January 2024
Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps convict World Health Organization official Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu of committing multiple crimes on January 25, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regular
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Is NOT Giving Away Free $1,000 VISA Gift Cards — Audio Is Fake
Is Taylor Swift giving away free $1,000 Visa gift cards? No, that's not true: A video on social media that shows footage of Swift has an artificially generated version of her voice making the claim about the give-away. In the original vid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Netanyahu Once Said ‘America Is A Golden Calf And We Will Suck It Dry,’ ‘Destroy’ It
Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once say, "America is a golden calf and we will suck it dry," and then "destroy" it? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Netanyahu said this years before the Hamas-Israel war, or ev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Discuss Population Reduction In 2008 Interview With Klaus Schwab — Expects Health Programs to Impact Population Growth
Did Bill Gates say in early 2008 that he wanted to focus on "population control", implying he wants to reduce the population? No, that's not true: Gates made a comment in an interview where he said he expected health programs dealing with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portal Being Opened Over Geneva — It’s An Animation
Does a video on social media show a portal -- an entrance way to a supernatural dimension, realm or world -- being opened up over Geneva? No, that's not true: There is no evidence an event like this happened in September 2023. Additionall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: International Space Station Is NOT In Swimming Pool — It Orbits Earth In Space
Is the International Space Station (ISS) in a swimming pool? No, that's not true: The ISS is in space, orbiting Earth, contrary to images on social media referring to the ISS as "International Swimming Station". The images show NASA's Ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Hamas Has Been Using Rubber Baby Dolls
Does a video on social media provide evidence that Hamas has been staging civilian casualties in Gaza by filming rubber dolls that look like real babies? No, that's not true: The video reused on social media was first posted months before
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US National Debt Was NOT Paid Off In 2017 — Last Time Was 1835
Does a viral video show proof that the U.S. national debt was paid off in 2017? No, that's not true: The U.S. Treasury website shows the current U.S. national debt, which is about $33.7 trillion, a number accepted by U.S. financial market
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, the first lady didn’t say President Joe Biden is a cheerleader for ‘atrocities’ in Gaza
Video shows first lady Jill Biden calling President Joe Biden “the world's biggest cheerleader for the atrocities happening now in Gaza."
PolitiFact→ Marianne Williamson – Marianne Williamson correct that U.S. is world’s biggest arms exporter
“We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Lead Advisor To The World Economic Forum’ Revealing Plan To Hook ‘Useless People’ On Drugs And Video Games In 2023
Did a video on social media capture "the lead advisor to the World Economic Forum" advocating for making "useless people" addicted to drugs and video games? No, that's not true: The recording showed a pre-pandemic discussion about the soc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: October 2023 Titanic Magazine Cover Does NOT Show Cartoon Of People In Zelenskyy Masks Begging For Candy
Does the cover of the October 2023 issue of the German satirical magazine Titanic feature a cartoon of people wearing masks depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a title that translates to "This time there won't be enoug
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peter McCullough Cites Discredited Papers, Recirculates COVID-19 Falsehoods In September 13, 2023, Speech
Did Dr. Peter McCullough, an American cardiologist who has repeatedly made anti-COVID-19 vaccine statements, successfully discredit the World Health Organization (WHO) and the global health community's approach to COVID-19 treatment durin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Phoenix Did NOT ‘Impose WEF’s Ban On Meat, Dairy, Private Cars,’ As of September 28, 2023
Did Phoenix become the "first U.S. city" to prohibit "meat, dairy, private cars" in September 2023 at the directive of the World Economic Forum? No, that's not true: Had it been a real ban, it would have been officially announced on the g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cancers NOT Appearing In ‘Ways Never Before Seen’ After COVID Vaccinations
Are cancers appearing in "ways never before seen" following vaccination for COVID-19? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence to suggest that COVID vaccines cause or lead to the development of cancer in unprecedented ways. Th