Social media posts claim that 62 girls were rescued from a shipping container in the US state of Delaware. This is false; Customs and Border Patrol said it investigated the claim and found no evidence to support it, and the Delaware Department of Justi
Snopes→ Rapper Lil Yachty Arrested for Driving 150 MPH in Ferrari
Georgia State Patrol arrested rapper Lil Yachty after he was allegedly caught driving more than 150 mph on an Atlanta highway.
Snopes→ Did Biden Promise ‘Fewer Fires, Floods, and Hurricanes’ If Elected?
In a September 2020 address, Biden called Trump a “climate arsonist” and “climate denier.”
Full Fact→ It’s wrong to say that only 3% of Covid-19 cases are caused by restaurants and pubs
“PUBS and restaurants caused less than three per cent of coronavirus infections in the week before the 10pm curfew, official data shows.” The Sun, 27 September 2020 The Sun, the Daily Star and the Telegraph have all claimed that pubs and re
Snopes→ Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Putdown in a Presidential Debate
Delivering a comeback can be a potent political weapon, deflecting criticism, hammering home a point and even leaving an opponent speechless.
Full Fact→ It’s true that women escaping domestic abuse can get a free train ticket in Great Britain if they are travelling to refuge accommodation
You may have seen a claim spreading online that women escaping domestic violence for refuge can currently travel for free on UK trains. We’ve seen one post of this kind shared over 70,000 times on Facebook since it was posted on 16 August 2020. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Made Up Legal Notice Does NOT Supersede The Terms Of Service Of Social Media Platforms
Does posting a legal notice to Instagram regarding permissions you grant the platform change the terms of service a social media user agreed to when they signed up for an account? No, that's not true: This notice is a made up argument wit
AllSides→ Media prepares to fact check debates in real time
https://www.axios.com/media-prepares-to-fact-check-debates-in-real-time-3c451832-2f9f-43b1-9182-c516580c6697.html
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Declare COVID Less Fatal Than Flu When Revising Public Health Disaster Plans
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention downgrade COVID-19, rating it less fatal than seasonal flu? No, that's not true: The Sept. 10, 2020, document used as "proof" clearly states it is not a source of COVID data, and tha
Snopes→ Kuwaiti Ruler Sheikh Sabah Has Died at 91
In a Middle East replete with elderly rulers, Sheikh Sabah stood out for his efforts at pushing for diplomacy to resolve a bitter dispute between Qatar and other Arab nations that continues to this day.
AllSides→ Trump, Biden and the facts: The tale of the tape
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/29/trump-biden-falsehoods-tale-tape/ Both President Tru
AllSides→ FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/factchecking-trumps-weekend-claims/ On Sept. 26 and 27, President Don
Snopes→ AG Agrees to Release Grand Jury Tapes in Breonna Taylor Case
Kentucky’s attorney general has agreed to release the recordings of the secret grand jury proceeding that considered charges against three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Poynter→ FactChat has three times more users in Spanish than in English and is ready for tonight’s debate
(Versión en español) FactChat, the WhatsApp chatbot that the International Fact-Checking Network developed to expose fact-checks about the United States presidential campaign, is gaining popularity in the Hispanic community and will have a great chal
The Dispatch→ What Florida’s Reopening Order Does—And Doesn’t—Do
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Logically→ Joe Biden wants to defund the police.
The Biden Plan for Strengthening America’s Commitment to Justice mentions that Biden will reinvigorate the COPS program by investing $300 million.
Health Feedback→ In spite of its relatively small infection fatality ratio, COVID-19 has led to many deaths due to high virus transmission
REVIEW The claim that the COVID-19 pandemic response has been unwarranted has taken many forms. Some involved misleading comparisons with other respiratory diseases like the flu and tuberculosis, while others relied on misinterpretations of COVID-19
Full Fact→ Full Fact launches a WhatsApp fact checking service in the UK
Since the coronavirus pandemic began we’ve seen more and more harmful content coming to us from via WhatsApp. In one case a viral voice message from someone who claimed to work for the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
AFP Fact Check→ The video shows a 39-year-old Chinese acrobat performing with her husband
A video of an acrobatic ballet performance has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a 74-year-old woman dancing with her grandson. The claim is false; the video actually shows a 39-year-old Chinese acrobat pe
AFP Fact Check→ Health officials have found no evidence of fake eggs being served in Sri Lanka
A claim that a local eatery in Sri Lanka was serving plastic eggs has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook. The posts also include tips on how to identify fake eggs. However, the claim is false; local health officials investigated the matter and f
Washington Post→ Trump, Biden and the facts: The tale of the tape
Trump is the heavyweight champion of falsehoods. Biden is no slouch, but more in the middleweight or welterweight class.
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows Narendra Modi with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Israel in 2017
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrating his birthday with top industrialists as the country faces an agricultural crisis during the novel corona
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Diet Of No Sugar, Drinking Lemon And Hot Water, And Consuming Coconut Oil Does NOT Kill Cancer
Does stopping sugar intake completely, together with mixing lemons and hot water, and consuming coconut oil kill off cancer cells? And is the recipe proven to be "1,000 times better than chemotherapy" in curing cancer? No, none of this is
Snopes→ Amy Barrett Tied to Faith Group Ex-Members Say Subjugates Women
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the “head” of the family and faith.
Snopes→ Fox News Uses the Word ‘Hate’ Much More Than MSNBC or CNN
Fox News is up to five times more likely to use the word “hate” in its programming than its main competitors.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims
On Sept. 26 and 27, President Donald Trump spoke for about two hours and 15 minutes in five appearances — including one campaign rally in Middletown, Pennsylvania. We’ve compiled many of the president’s false and misleading claims fro
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s SCOTUS Speech and Repeats
In remarks about President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made some questionable statements: Biden claimed that a Supreme Court nominee has never been “nominated and installed while a p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NY State Assembly Bill A99 Does NOT Aim To Take Children From Homes For COVID-19
Was New York state Assembly Bill A99, sponsored by Assemblyman Nick Perry, drawn up to take advantage of the pandemic, with the purported aim of allowing state officials to remove infected residents -- namely children -- from their homes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Retired Marine Setting Fire To Antifa Activist’s Car — Picture Is At Least Seven Years Old
Does a photo show a retired Marine who followed an Antifa protestor back to the activist's house and set his car on fire? No, that's not true: The viral posting comes from an unrelated meme from at least 2013 often used in humorous postin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Did NOT Officially Order ‘All Police And Citizens To Stop Sharing The Booking Photo Of His Daughter Caught Up During Rioting’
Did New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially order "all police and citizens to stop sharing the booking photo of his daughter caught up during rioting"? No, that's not true. The claim that de Blasio "officially" ordered police and ci
Snopes→ Ethics Experts See National Security Concern in Trump’s Debt
Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting a shadow over his presidency that ethics experts say raises national security concerns he could be manipulated to sway U.S. policy.
Snopes→ Was Justice Ginsburg the First Woman To Lie in State at the US Capitol?
The late justice was the second woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and was described as a pioneer for women’s rights.
Snopes→ Trump Went Even Further Than Other Uber-Rich to Shrink Taxes
The tax-avoidance strategies that President Donald Trump capitalized on to shrink his tax bill to essentially zero are surprisingly common among major real estate developers and other uber-wealthy Americans.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did DACA Recipients Pay $891 Million in Federal Taxes?
Shortly after a New York Times report appeared detailing years of financial dealings by United States President Donald Trump, various online posts took the opportunity to highlight the differences between his own reputed practices and those of commun
Truth or Fiction?→ Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Susan Struck
On September 20 2020, two days after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Facebook user Amber LeBeau shared a post claiming that Ginsburg had intervened on behalf of combat nurse Susan Struck, more broadly addressing the narrative
Climate Feedback→ Article by The Daily Caller oversimplifies drivers of wildfires and downplays role of climate change
SUMMARY The article in The Daily Caller claims that land management practices enacted during the Clinton administration “paved the way for future debilitating wildfires.” The article received over 45,000 interactions on Facebook as of 28 Sept 20
Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Lie About a Drunk Driver Killing His Wife?
A few weeks after Biden was first elected to the U.S. Senate, his wife and one-year-old daughter were killed in an automobile accident while Christmas shopping.
Snopes→ Did Biden Disparage Troops as ‘Stupid Bastards’?
An offhanded remark during a 2016 speech was "made in jest," according to the Biden campaign.
Snopes→ Did Trump Inherit a ‘Depleted’ Stockpile of Ventilators From Obama?
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly tried to buck the blame for the “empty cupboards” of federal emergency medical supplies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say She Wants To Remove Votes From Soldiers Overseas
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say that she wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas? No, that's not true: The story was published by a satire site known for trolling conservatives with unbelievable claims, hoping they will believe th