A court hearing on the girl's request was set for June 2021.
Snopes→ Netflix Tests out a Possible Password-Sharing Crackdown
The popular streaming service has been using popups to ask some users to verify their account via email or text.
Snopes→ Minneapolis to Pay $27M to Settle Floyd Family Lawsuit
The Minneapolis City Council emerged from closed session to announce the record settlement, which includes $500,000 for the neighborhood where Floyd was arrested.
AFP Fact Check→ Covid-19 relief act does not include bonus for US lawmakers
Facebook posts claim that the $1.9 trillion US pandemic relief act includes a $25 million bonus for members of the House of Representatives. This is false; it mentions no such measure, and a government official said the claim is inaccurate.
Snopes→ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Refer to Guam as a Foreign Country?
The Republican Congresswoman from Georgia was met with bemusement after remarks she made on the fringes of CPAC 2021.
Logically→ U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island.
There is no evidence to show that Chief Justice John Roberts had visited Jeffrey Epstein's island.
AFP Fact Check→ Article misrepresents CDC study on mask mandate effectiveness
An article from One America News Network shared thousands of times on Facebook claims that a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found face masks do little to prevent the spread of Covid-19. This is false; the research exam
Snopes→ Was Prince Harry Photographed in a Nazi Costume?
An old story resurfaced after Oprah Winfrey's 2021 interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Propose a ‘Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act,’ But While ‘Failing to Explain How Landlords, Banks’ Would Pay Bills?
On March 12 2021, Sean Hannity continued his disinformation offensive when he shared a post in a tweet that read, “THIS IS REAL: Omar Introduces Bill to ‘Cancel All Rent And Mortgage Payments Until April 2022′”: THIS IS REAL:
Health Feedback→ Mask mandates are associated with reductions in the spread of COVID-19 cases and deaths; contrary to One America News article
REVIEW This article published by the One America News Network (OAN) on 7 March 2021 claims that a recent study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that masks had a “negligible impact on coronavirus numbers”. The
Snopes→ Case of Sarah Everard Who Vanished on Way Home Stirs Grief, Anger
The suspect arrested on suspicion of killing her is a U.K. police officer whose job was protecting top politicians and diplomats.
Snopes→ Did Queen Charlotte Have African Ancestry?
The wife of Britain's King George III was rumored to be mixed race.
Snopes→ Multiple NY Congressional Members Call on Cuomo to Resign
“The repeated accusations against the governor, and the manner in which he has responded to them, have made it impossible for him to continue to govern at this point,” Rep. Jerry Nadler said.
Snopes→ Is a Man in Joker Face Paint Running for Governor in Japan?
His political party reportedly aimed to make his home district “a land of dreams and magic.”
Snopes→ Federal Look into Breonna Taylor’s Death Casts a Wider Net
Despite disappointment with the grand jury outcome, there is “cautious and guarded hope” that the federal investigation could bring some measure of justice, community activist Christopher 2X said.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s address to the nation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/11/fact-checking-bidens-address-nation/ President Biden
The Dispatch→ Do 60 Percent of Republicans Support the $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package?
On Thursday, Rep. Ilhan Omar claimed that nearly 60 percent of Republicans support the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act that Joe Biden signed into law earlier in the day.Haley Talbot @haleytalbotnbcCongresswoman @IlhanMN re COVID relief bill:
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi learned the idea of non-violence from Islam.
Rahul Gandhi’s speech in 2019 has been edited to mislead the viewers and stir controversy.
Snopes→ Tape That: Dutch Inventor of Audio Cassette Dies at Age 94
Lou Ottens' goal was simple: Make tapes and their players far more portable and easier to use.
AllSides→ SciCheck Video: How Viral Deceptions Spread
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/scicheck-video-how-viral-deceptions-spread/ In this video, SciCheck r
Full Fact→ Addressing Health Misinformation: Lessons from 2020
In early December 2020, Full Fact co-hosted with Facebook a virtual conference titled ‘Addressing Health Misinformation: Lessons from 2020’. This event brought together representatives from industry, academia, media, healthcare and governme
Full Fact→ Clearing up the NHS pay debate
“Last year, Tory MPs promised, budgeted and voted into law a 2.1% pay rise for NHS staff.” Jonathan Ashworth MP, 7 March 2021. “[Keir Starmer] voted against the document in question [which pledged a 2.1% pay rise for NHS staff].&rdq
Logically→ Special intelligence told Donald Trump about COVID-19 spreading in the U.S.
U.S. intelligence reportedly warned Donald Trump about the existence of the virus in November 2019 and about its spread in January and February 2020.
Poynter→ You’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19. What can you do now?
Tens of millions of Americans who have received their COVID-19 vaccines can now entertain the prospect of boldly going places, seeing people and doing things again, even if a return to normal life remains a ways off. The first set of public health rec
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows an American man jailed for illegally building reservoirs in Oregon, not collecting rainwater
A photo has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook and Instagram alongside a claim that it shows a man who was jailed and fined for collecting rainwater in the US as “rainwater is the state's property”. The claim is misleading; the man was jaile
AFP Fact Check→ Viral video recirculates hoax that Marcos heir is Philippine vice president
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook and YouTube posts that claim it shows a "breaking news" report that Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of a former Philippine dictator, has been declared Philippi
AFP Fact Check→ Old hoax circulates on Thai social media warning people to turn off mobile phones due to harmful cosmic rays passing Earth
A warning has been shared repeatedly in Facebook, Twitter and Line posts that urge people to turn off their mobile phones because “dangerous cosmic rays will pass by earth.” The claim is false; a Thai expert told AFP that the warning is “fake new
AFP Fact Check→ No, the video was originally uploaded as satire by a Greece-based Facebook user
A video that appears to show a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking chip in a face mask was published by a New Zealand-based Facebook user alongside a claim that masks made in China “often contain RFID chips”. The claim, however, is false
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a fire at a shopping mall in the Philippines in 2020
A photo of a burning building has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows a fire at Kan Thar Yar hospital, which is linked to Myanmar’s military chief, in Yangon in March 2021. The claim, however,
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts misleadingly claim Israel reserves beach chairs for vaccinated people only
An image showing beach chairs with signs reading “RESERVED FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE ONLY” has been shared repeatedly on Facebook alongside a claim it’s the evidence of Israel’s “persecution” of people who don’t wish to get Covid-19 vaccinati
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows South Korea’s governor taking part in a Covid-19 vaccination simulation exercise
A photo has been shared on multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and Naver blog alongside a claim that Kim Kyoung-soo, the governor of South Korea’s South Gyeongsang province, received a Covid-19 vaccine shot on his jacket. The claim is misleading: t
Washington Post→ Lauren Boebert’s tall tale about a man’s death that led her to pack heat
Police records and an autopsy report show Boebert's oft-told tale of a man being beaten to death outside her restaurant is not true.
AFP Fact Check→ Experts dismiss Philippine volcano warning
Facebook posts circulating in the Philippines warn that a hiking mountain was recently found to be a volcano, which scientists worry could become active and erupt. The claim is misleading; the Philippine volcanology agency said there was no reason for
AFP Fact Check→ This is a mis-subtitled video which shows Putin giving a speech during a 2016 military parade
A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin giving a public speech has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Twitter and Facebook, with embedded French subtitles purporting to show Putin criticizing world leaders for their “evil plan” to “eli
Snopes→ Kentucky Senate Votes to Make It a Crime to Taunt Police
It could become a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky, under a bill that passed the state Senate.
AFP Fact Check→ Sheikh Mohammed did not say great-grandson ‘will be back on a camel’ in 2014 interview
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim that Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed told the BBC in 2014 that his great-grandson will be “back on a camel”, implying that the wealthy emirate's development is diminishing. The claim is false: Sheikh M
Hoax-Slayer→ How to Report Bitcoin Scammers and Why You Should
Criminals often use Bitcoin to receive payments from victims. How do you go about reporting Bitcoin scammers and does reporting do any good? The post How to Report Bitcoin Scammers and Why You Should appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading posts circulate online claiming that NYT, Deutsche Welle endorsed China’s Covid-19 vaccines
A claim that US newspaper The New York Times and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle have endorsed China’s Covid-19 vaccines has been shared in multiple Facebook posts, alongside a list claiming the top four safest Covid-19 vaccines in the world are a
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Biden’s address to the nation
There were at least two moments when Biden stretched the truth.
Logically→ A group of Jihadists attacked Hindu women and demolished idols in a house in Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
An incident of a property dispute between two parties has been incorrectly attributed and circulated with a communal angle to mislead people.