The driver was identified only as a 71-year-old man.
Snopes→ Did Netflix Send Test Warning to Customers About Sharing Passwords?
Netflix, chill.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’
Are COVID-19 vaccines "weapons of mass destruction"? No, that's not true: There's no public evidence the vaccines put the future of mankind at risk. To the contrary, medical authorities widely agree the vaccines represent one of our best
Health Feedback→ Oxygen in the air doesn’t prevent people from getting tetanus through cuts with dirty or rusty objects; the vaccine is important to prevent infection
REVIEW On 7 March 2021, a video discussing the causes and consequences of tetanus was posted on Facebook by chiropractor Steven Baker, who runs the Facebook page named “Dr. Baker2.0”. The video makes several claims that are inaccurate or
Snopes→ Is Chinese Furniture Maker Selling a Trump Buddha Statue?
The description of the alleged product says, "Make your company great again!"
Snopes→ Did the Mickelsen Safeguard Complex Close After One Day?
According to a rumor from a TikTok video, the military's Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex had something to do with "the illuminati."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Banks Collected More than $30 BILLION in Overdraft Fees in 2020’
On March 11 2021, the Facebook page “Memes to Radicalize Your Friends” shared an undated screenshot of a tweet by @katmauvearts, which contained the claim that banks collected had collected a total of $30 billion in overdraft fees from Amer
Snopes→ Does a Pic Show Sunset on Mars?
NASA has taken several genuine photographs of the Martian sunset.
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show a small house in Vietnam
Multiple Facebook posts have shared photos they claim show a house built on the smallest plot of land in Sri Lanka. However, the claim is false: the images in fact show a house in Vietnam.
Poynter→ No, there is not a chip placed inside the coronavirus vaccine
There has been a lot of vaccine misinformation circulating the web, including the false claim that there is a tracking chip inside the COVID-19 vaccine. While there is a radio-frequency identification chip on the outside of some syringes, it’s there
Full Fact→ The public dislikes disruptive protests—but less than the Telegraph says
“[The public] felt—by a ratio of five to one—that such disruption from protests was ‘completely unacceptable’.” The Telegraph (print), 11 March 2020 An article on the front page of the Daily Telegraph exaggerates h
Logically→ The prices of Indian COVID-19 vaccines are the lowest in the world.
Several countries offer COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to individuals.
Logically→ The prices of Indian COVID-19 vaccines are the lowest in the world.
Several countries offer COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to individuals.
Snopes→ Did Marvin Hagler Die From COVID-19 Vaccination?
Hagler's wife was forced to intervene amid unfounded rumors that the Hall of Fame former middleweight had succumbed to the "after effects" of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Snopes→ Is Stonehenge Reset for Daylight Saving Time?
It's time to set your clocks — and move your rocks — according to this internet meme.
Full Fact→ Extrapolating figures around long Covid in kids is not the way to go
“More than 74,000 children’ suffering from long Covid months after infection” Metro, 8 February 2021 “Almost 500,000 UK children are known to have had Covid – suggesting around 74,000 have had Long Covid.” The Daily
AFP Fact Check→ Old videos circulate of Tanzania’s president in public following unexplained absence
Videos circulating online purport to show Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli making public appearances following week-long concerns about his whereabouts and health. The claim is false; one clip is from a 2019 news report when there were also co
Snopes→ Does Beyoncé Have More Grammys Than Any Other Female Artist?
She won for the first time in 2000 with Destiny's Child.
Snopes→ 2 Charged in Assault of Capitol Officer Who Died After Riot
U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer's death.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a Drone Hitting Plane Wing on Takeoff?
A video supposedly showing a drone hitting the wing of a passenger plane went viral ... again ... in 2021.
Full Fact→ This text from a GP is real
A text message claiming to be public health advice from a GP surgery has been causing concern on Facebook. The text message from Blyth Road Medical Surgery in Maltby, South Yorkshire, reads: “Covid-19 cases are rising in Maltby. If you have
AFP Fact Check→ Catholic doctors in Kenya reject Covid-19 vaccines, repeat false claims in statement
The Kenya Catholic Doctors Association recently issued a press statement discouraging people from getting Covid-19 vaccines, calling them “unnecessary” and “unsafe”. The press release, however, was wrong on a number of points, including claims
Snopes→ Chadwick Boseman is Posthumously Nominated for an Oscar
He is the first Black performer ever nominated posthumously for an Oscar.
AFP Fact Check→ Image from 2018 shows girls in Tanzania who were expelled from school for falling pregnant
A photo has been shared on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows students in Uganda returning to class after a Covid-19 shutdown. This is false: the girls in the photograph, taken in Tanzania in 2018, were expelled from school for falling pregnan
AllSides→ Did The Royal Family Really Support The Nazis? Fact-Checking ‘The Crown’
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Logically→ Queen Elizabeth thanked PM Modi for sending COVID-19 vaccines.
The image being circulated is fake. An old picture of a billboard has been edited to show the Queen's message.
Snopes→ Vatican Bars Gay Union Blessing, Says God ‘Can’t Bless Sin’
The decree distinguished between the church’s welcoming and blessing of gay people, which it upheld, but not their unions.
Logically→ BJP MLA Surendra Singh wants the Taj Mahal to be renamed, Ram Mahal.
Surendra Singh said that the Taj Mahal should be renamed as 'Ram Mahal' or 'Shiva Mahal' but there is no evidence that its name would change.
AFP Fact Check→ Old footage of Trump arriving in Switzerland shared in false posts about his first visit to New York since leaving office
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts in March 2021 that claim it shows former US President Donald Trump landing in New York for the first time since leaving the White House. The posts also
Poynter→ 6 things we’ve learned from a year of misinformation about the coronavirus
One year ago, Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The NBA suspended its season. About 1,000 Americans were infected, and the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. Today, more than 500,000 Ameri
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a security guard in Malaysia having a meal
Two photos — one of a man eating an austere meal and another a close-up picture of his food — have been shared in multiple Facebook posts. The photos were published in posts that comment on perceived hardships experienced by common people in Sri La
AFP Fact Check→ The United Nations denies issuing an organ trafficking alert for the Middle East
A purported alert from the United Nations about the killing of migrant workers in the Middle East for organ harvesting has been shared on Facebook and Twitter hundreds of times. The posts also warns people about fake agencies who offer employment abr
Washington Post→ Ron Johnson’s unscientific take on the coronavirus vaccine
Johnson said the “best immunity possible” probably comes from having covid-19, so he would not be getting the vaccine. Experts say he's wrong.
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored newspaper front page claims medics advise against Covid-19 jab
An image has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that purportedly shows a headline in the February 16, 2021 edition of The Times that reads “Doctors and experts advise against taking experimental jab”. The posts circulated amid widespread mi
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows Indonesian President Joko Widodo reversing his policy on allowing new alcoholic drinks investments
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows Indonesian President Joko Widodo announcing plans to shut down liquor factories. The claim is misleading; the video shows the Indonesian president talking about revokin
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was taken in 2019, not during the Covid-19 pandemic
Soon after a rapidly expanding cluster of Covid-19 infections was reported in a Hong Kong gym in March 2021, a group photo of people without facemasks in a gym has circulated on Facebook alongside claims that the picture was taken during the pandemic
AFP Fact Check→ Bhagat Singh’s sister Prakash Kaur passed away in September 2014 in Canada
A photo of Prakash Kaur, the younger sister of Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh, been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim that Kaur died in March 2021. The claim is false; Kaur in fact died in September 2014 in Canada.
Snopes→ Did Google Offer a Pi Calculator to Test Your Mathematical Savviness?
All hail International Pi Day!
Snopes→ Does a Photo Show a Mother Duck With 76 Ducklings?
Snopes never *ducks* its fact-checking duties.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Poll Did NOT Show 70% of Georgians Would Vote For Trump In 2024
Did a March 2021 poll show that 70% of Georgians said they would vote for former President Donald Trump in 2024? No, that's not true: The March 7-9, 2021 poll by Trafalgar Group/InsiderAdvantage notes that only likely GOP primary voters w