Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times advise people with Covid symptoms in Papua New Guinea that they “must manage themselves at home” and not to go for Covid-19 tests. The posts also list “home remedies'' for the disease. The posts a
AFP Fact Check→ Watch out for Facebook page giving away “free” tiny houses – it’s a scam
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook in New Zealand and South Africa claim to be giving out free tiny homes and motorhomes. However, this is a scam. The group running the promotions has been using images from tiny house builders without
Hoax-Slayer→ Security Tip: Check Email Addresses in Suspect Messages
One way to help identify a message as a suspected scam is to check the email addresses it uses. The post Security Tip: Check Email Addresses in Suspect Messages appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Poynter→ Why European governments took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
The news that most European governments suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has health experts worried that it could hamper an already slow vaccine rollout on the continent and fuel vaccine skepticism. France, Italy, Spain and
AFP Fact Check→ The picture of Pfizer vaccines sold online is ‘fake’ – Malaysia prohibits the sale of Covid-19 vaccines
A picture has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines are sold on Shopee, a popular e-shopping platform, in Malaysia. The claim is false; Shopee says the photo is “fake” and Covid-19
Full Fact→ Champion honesty and fix parliament’s corrections process: Full Fact writes to senior politicians
We all make mistakes. We know that politicians will make mistakes when they speak in public, and that’s okay. Full Fact has never sought a world without mistakes. What we will always fight for though, is a world where politicians calmly and
AFP Fact Check→ New Zealand-based anti-lockdown page shares misleading anti-vaccine video
A video posted on Facebook by a New Zealand-based anti-lockdown page makes a number of claims, including that Covid-19 vaccines are the “most rushed vaccines ever”. The claim is misleading: according to experts, Covid-19 vaccines have been develop
Washington Post→ Ron Johnson’s misleading citation of data to back his ‘concern’ about BLM protesters
The Republican senator from Wisconsin drew fire when he said Trump supporters were less threatening than Black Lives Matter protesters, but he’s twisting data to support his concerns.
AFP Fact Check→ The lotus blossoms were digitally inserted into this image by a graphic artist
An image that appears to show a canal in Venice laden with lotus blossoms has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts. The posts, however, lack context; the image was created by a graphic artist and the lotus blossoms were digitally i
AFP Fact Check→ This image of Indian politician Mamata Banerjee is a doctored photo from a satire page
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts have shared a photo that they claim shows Indian politician Mamata Banerjee walking out of a wheelchair, suggesting she faked a leg injury sustained while campaigning in March 2021. The claim is misleading: the photo
AFP Fact Check→ Pre-pandemic photo recirculates in false posts about Covid-19 outbreak linked to Hong Kong gym
Following the detection of a Covid-19 infection cluster in Hong Kong linked to a gym, multiple Facebook and online forum posts have shared a photo that they claim shows an employee at the gym and a club member engaging in indelicate behaviour. The clai
AFP Fact Check→ One of the photos was taken in 2008, not eight decades ago
A photo collage has been shared repeatedly on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that the two photos were taken 80 years apart and show there has been no rise of the sea level. However, the claim is false: the first image was taken in 2008 and h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hawks CANNOT Carry A 12-Pound Pet
Did "Park Rangers and Vet Offices" put out warnings about an unusually high number of hawks endangering small pets this year? No, that's not true: This post has been circulating on social media for several years, at least since 2015, and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Proof 2,000 People Died From The COVID-19 Vaccine And People Over 60 Do NOT Need To Have Someone With Them For 20 Days After The Shot For Health Precautions
Did 2,000 people die from the COVID-19 vaccine and do people over 60 need someone to stay with them for up to 20 days after getting the vaccine, as a health precaution? No, that is misleading. There is no proof that the deaths of people w
Snopes→ Does Drinking Alcohol Impair Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccine?
To cheers or not to cheers, that is the question.
Hoax-Slayer→ Million Dollar Giveaway From Warren Buffett Scam
According to this email, your email address was chosen online while searching at random, making you eligible to receive a million dollar giveaway from Warren Buffett, the American billionaire investor and philanthropist. The post Million Dollar Giveawa
Snopes→ Video Shows TV Anchors Scrambling Off Set During Storms
Storms that left splintered homes and broken trees across Alabama and Mississippi moved east, forcing a TV newscast out of their studio for a few minutes, but largely sparing the Atlantic Coast states any significant damage.
AFP Fact Check→ Biden did not fake comments to reporters on White House lawn
Joe Biden’s delay in holding a news conference has spurred criticism online, with some social media users claiming the US president staged an on-camera exchange with reporters. This is false; Biden did take questions from journalists at the White Hou
Snopes→ Pentagon Looks to Root Out Extremists Targeting US Troops
A top official compared the recruitment effort to that undertaken by international terrorist groups trying to lure the support of servicemembers.
Snopes→ Has US Seen Surge in Hate Crimes Against Asian People During COVID?
A study released by the California State University, San Bernardino revealed striking numbers.
Snopes→ USPS Agents Found No Evidence of Backdated Ballots
U.S. Postal Service investigators did not find evidence of any backdated presidential election ballots in the post office in Erie, Pennsylvania, according to a report summarizing the investigation into claims by a postal worker that spurred calls from
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Medbeds’ Exist Or That They’ll Be Available Soon
Do "medbeds" exist? Will they be available soon? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence such devices are real. The claim is situated within the broader QAnon conspiracy theory that believes the world is controlled by
Snopes→ Did Biden Say ‘President Harris’ During a Speech?
Gaffes do not determine transitions of power.
Snopes→ No, Drag Queen Story Hour Leader Wasn’t Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Inflammatory posts misleadingly conflated two separate organizations.
Snopes→ Is Kanye West the Richest Black Man in America?
A high value deal does not translate into an individual’s net worth.
AFP Fact Check→ Study did not find link between Covid-19 mRNA vaccines and cancer
An article shared thousands of times on social media claims a study from a renowned US cancer center found that Covid-19 mRNA vaccines could be linked to cancer. But the researchers did not examine such vaccines, and the article falsely portrays the ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Hanks Did NOT Die Of Coronavirus In March Of 2020
Did Tom Hanks die of coronavirus in March of 2020? Or, were reports of his 'death' last year just a code to let certain people know that he had been indicted? Was Hanks then executed in May of 2020? Has the public been tricked with comput
Snopes→ A Good Boy Again: Biden’s Dog Will Return to the White House
There is Major breaking news: President Joe Biden’s wayward pup is no longer in the doghouse.
Snopes→ Did Police Say Atlanta Shooting Suspect Had a ‘Bad Day’?
The "bad day" remarks in question came from Capt. Jay Baker with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office in Canton, Georgia.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘President Harris’: Biden Misspeaks During Vaccine Update
Just after 3:30 on March 18 2021, “President Harris” trended on Twitter alongside short clips of United States President Joe Biden’s larger remarks about the vaccine rollout status: BIDEN: "When President Harris and I…&qu
Snopes→ Stone Tablet Marking First Amendment Freedoms Finds New Home
A four-story, 50-ton marble tablet engraved with the text of the First Amendment will find a new home in Philadelphia across from Independence Hall.
Health Feedback→ No aborted fetal tissue or cells in the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
REVIEW On 27 February 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a third COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The vaccine was developed by Janssen, a pharmaceutical company from the Johnson & Johnson group, and has two advantages over the
Snopes→ Did Robert Aaron Long’s Parents Help Police Find Him?
Long was arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing eight people of mostly Asian descent at Atlanta-area massage parlors.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Coffee with Cotton Candy’ Facebook Post
A March 9 2021 Facebook meme purportedly shows a fanciful coffee with a cotton candy cloud perched above it — arranged so that the heat from the hot drink created cotton candy “rain”: Words on the image read: This coffee is served wit
Snopes→ Biden Plans to Send COVID Shots to Mexico, Canada
The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada.
Snopes→ Is Transgender Surgery Now ‘Free for the Military’ Thanks to Biden Order?
March 2021 internet outrage over a Jan. 25 executive order was more spectacle than substance.
Snopes→ I Got the COVID-19 Vaccine. What Can I Safely Do?
You can enjoy small gatherings again, but should continue wearing a mask and social distancing in public.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden Did NOT Cause the Price of Gasoline to Increase
Did President Biden cause the early 2021 increase in the price of gasoline? No, that's not true: petroleum industry analysts agree that prices nearly doubled in less than a year for several reasons not under the control of any president:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlanta Spa Shootings Did NOT Happen Hours After Trump Interview On Fox News
Did the Atlanta spa shootings happen hours after a Donald Trump interview on Fox News? No, that's not true: Although they took place on the same day, March 16, 2021, Trump's interview, in which he referred to COVID-19 as "the China virus"
The Dispatch→ Did the Gates Foundation Get $3.5 Billion From the COVID Relief Bill?
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