During mass shootings at Banquet Hall, more than 20 were shot, and at Wynwood, seven were shot on two consecutive days. The probe is ongoing.
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Snopes→ Is This Meme About Adam Toledo and Kyle Rittenhouse Accurate?
Some social media users drew comparisons between two high-profile incidents involving teens.
Logically→ The U.S. has reported 45 mass shootings in March 2021.
A report by Gun Violence Archive depicted that in March 2021, the U.S. recorded 45 cases of mass shootings & 150 incidents in 109 days in 2021.
Snopes→ Is Man Who Killed Cop in ’81 Helping NY Officials Reform Policing?
Headlines mischaracterized the connection between Richard Rivera, who served a prison sentence for a police officer's death, and a 2020 initiative by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Logically→ The Netherlands has closed more than 23 of its prisons since 2004.
The Dutch government has closed more than 23 prisons as the number of prisoners halved in a decade.
Logically→ Robert Aaron Long said the U.S. must “fight back” against China on Facebook.
A screenshot of a Facebook status supposedly written by Robert Aaron Long, the suspected Atlanta gunman, is a hoax.
Logically→ Caste-based violence has risen in Tamil Nadu, reaching its peak with a 40 per cent increase during the lockdown.
Reports show cases of atrocities against Dalits rose multifold in Tamil Nadu with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic
Logically→ Georgia has referred 35 cases of election fraud for criminal prosecution.
The state of Georgia reported 35 alleged cases of election law violations, but many have criticized the move as an attempt to intimidate voters.
Logically→ War criminals were present at Biden’s inauguration.
Biden's Inauguration was attended by hundreds of dignitaries, including former presidents, Supreme Court justices, and lawmakers.
Logically→ Hundreds died after a massacre at an Oriental Orthodox Church in Ethiopia.
Over 750 people died in a massacre at a church in Ethiopia where the Ark of the Covenant is believed to be kept.
Logically→ Supreme Court stays Bombay High Court’s order on groping a minor without “skin to skin” contact is not sexual assault.
A bench of the Bombay High Court headed by Justice Pushpa Ganediwala ruled that touching a minor without skin contact is not sexual assault.
Logically→ Joe Biden is a criminal.
There’s no evidence of criminal wrongdoing or illegal activity on Joe Biden's part.
Logically→ 33 missing children were found in Southern California as part of “Operation Lost Angels.”
The FBI has recovered 33 children in a joint agency operation to recover missing children.
Logically→ There is an arrest warrant out for President-elect Joe Biden.
The arrest warrant in question is an obvious fake.
Logically→ President-elect Joe Biden was accused of rape.
Biden has not been accused of rape. Instead, he was accused of sexually assaulting a former Senate aide and behaving inappropriately towards women.
Logically→ A new law in Pakistan would allow chemical castration of convicted rapists.
Under the Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020, repeated offenders could be chemically castrated.
Logically→ West Bengal has the highest number of rape cases.
The National Crime Records Bureau’s 2019 annual report shows that Rajasthan reported the highest number of rapes cases with 5,997 cases.
Logically→ Coca-Cola was involved in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of union leaders in Miami.
All the allegations against the Coca-Cola company were dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and evidence.
Logically→ Two Californian men have been booked for manipulating over 8000 votes of homeless people.
Carlos Antonio De Bourbon Montenegro and Marcos Raul Arevalo were arrested for seventeen counts of crimes related to voter fraud.
Logically→ Joe Biden wants to take away Americans’ gun rights.
Joe Biden wants to impose stricter regulations around gun control but does not advocate to take back Americans' gun rights.
Logically→ Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh claimed the Hathras incident was not a rape.
Dilip Ghosh said that the girl in Hathras had not been raped and his comments were based on the forensic report.
Logically→ BLM activist Charles Wade has been charged with child trafficking and prostitution.
BLM activist Charles Wade was arrested in Prince George’s County and charged with prostitution and human trafficking.
Logically→ BLM activist Charles Wade has been charged with child trafficking and prostitution.
BLM activist Charles Wade was arrested in Prince George’s County and charged with prostitution and human trafficking.
Logically→ Twenty-seven men were arrested in an undercover online child predator operation.
The officials confirmed that 27 men from Ohio were arrested in an undercover operation led by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Logically→ Forwarded good morning pictures and videos contain phishing codes designed to hack into the phone and steal data.
There are no official warnings that the forwarded good morning messages contain phishing codes designed to steal data. So, the claim is baseless.
Logically→ Senator Keith Farnham resigned over allegations of molestation.
Keith Farnham had tendered his resignation citing health reasons but the allegation of molestation against has not been proven in the court of law.
Logically→ Aindrita Ray is arrested over drugs scandal.
CCB police have only questioned the actor Aindrita Ray over the drug scandal. She has not been arrested.
Logically→ The justice department is intervening on Trump’s rape accusation case.
On Sep 8, 2020, U.S. Department of Justice filed a petition to transfer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against Trump to Manhattan Federal court.
Logically→ Modi’s twitter account has been hacked.
Indian PM Narendra Modi's twitter account which is linked to his personal website was briefly hacked in the early hours of September 3, 2020.
Logically→ In 2018 an ex-Russian spy, his daughter, and a couple were poisoned with a Novichok agent in Salisbury.
A former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia Skripal and a policeman named Nick Bailey were poisoned with Novichok nerve agent in 2018.
Logically→ Fourteen people are on trial in France over the deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2015.
Thirteen men and a woman went on trial on September 2, 2020, in the 2015 attacks against the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an RNC Speaker Say Her Biracial Son ‘Might Grow Up to be a Large Intimidating Brown Man,’ and Her ‘Biological Kids’ to be ‘White and Nerdy’?
On August 26 2020, the Facebook page “This American Carnage” shared the following meme, which purportedly shows a quote from Republican National Convention (RNC) speaker Abby Johnson on her biracial son growing up as a “large, intimi
Truth or Fiction?→ Are 85 Percent of White People Killed by Other White People, Even Though We Never Hear About ‘White on White Crime’?
On August 23 2020, amid global Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the following meme appeared on Facebook with the claim that 85 percent of white people are killed by other white people — and yet, no one ever talks about “white on white c
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rolex Sales Records Help Solve a Murder?
In September 2019, a Reddit r/todayilearned post claimed that luxury watch manufacturer Rolex maintained such “meticulous” sales records that their data was used to solve an open homicide: TIL of The Rolex Murder. On July 28, 19
Snopes→ Was a Black Man Acquitted of a Crime — and Also Jailed for It?
A viral video gets some details right about the case of Ramad Ahshad Chatman, but leaves out one crucial fact.
Snopes→ Do U.S. Citizens Have the Right to Resist ‘Unlawful Arrest’?
It's probably best not to get your legal advice from social media.
Snopes→ Vehicle Crashes Into Crowd in Germany, Killing Three People
Police say the driver killed himself after the crash and that his motives are unclear.
Snopes→ Was Al Sharpton’s Brother Arrested for Murder After Speaking at a March for Our Lives Rally?
Kenneth Glasgow has been accused of driving the car when his passenger shot and killed a woman.
Snopes→ Bill Cosby Goes to Court to Stop Accusers from Testifying
Cosby's lawyers are urging the judge to limit the number of accusers allowed to testify.
Snopes→ Was a Young Girl Decapitated By a Seat Belt in a Car Crash?
A web site that publishes viral content accurately recounts the terrible story of Katie Flynn's death in 2005.