After the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, the House passed two gun control measures: one extending background checks to private sales and the other extending the time limit to conduct background checks on gun purchasers. AR
Full Fact→ Beware of scam texts claiming to be from Royal Mail
A number of posts on Facebook have shared images of text messages, purporting to be from the Royal Mail, which they say may be a scam. The messages do appear to be scams or hoaxes. The messages are largely similar in their wording, they say a parcel ad
Snopes→ Greek Police Recover Ancient Statue of ‘Exceptional Artwork’
A man has been arrested on suspicion of antiquities smuggling for trying to sell an ancient marble statue that once likely adorned a temple on Athens’ famed Acropolis or the slopes around it.
AFP Fact Check→ US Congress has not raised its salary since last federal minimum wage increase
A Facebook post shared more than 55,000 times claims that members of the US Congress raised their own salaries nine times over the last 18 years but increased the federal minimum wage only once. But experts and government records say that while Congres
AFP Fact Check→ Covid-19 vaccination does not invalidate US life insurance policies
Social media posts say that life insurance companies will not pay claims if a person dies within one year of receiving a vaccination against Covid-19. This is false, according to the organization that represents American life insurance firms and severa
Washington Post→ How to spot a fake video
Here's The Fact Checker's guide to let you investigate manipulated video on your own.
Snopes→ Did Biden Fall on Stairs to Air Force One?
He was not the first president to take such a spill.
Full Fact→ Saying your religion is ‘Freedom’ on the census won’t make it a recognised belief
Some social media posts shared hundreds of times claim that if more than 250,000 people respond to a question about religious belief on the 2021 census with the answer “FREEDOM”, it will become a “recognised belief system” or &l
Snopes→ Did Sean Hannity Vape On Air?
"Uh-oh," the Fox News host said, looking into the camera.
Snopes→ AstraZeneca Vaccinations Resume in Europe After Clot Scare
The suspensions came after reports of blood clots in some recipients of the vaccine, even though international health agencies urged governments to press ahead with the shot, saying the benefits outweighed the risks.
Snopes→ CDC Changes School Guidance, Allowing Desks to Be Closer
Some schools have had to remove desks, stagger scheduling and take other steps to keep children apart due to the previous guidance.
AFP Fact Check→ Video shows a plane used for drug smuggling and seized by the army in Guatemala
Footage of an aircraft taking off from a dirt runway has been circulating on social media in Nigeria alongside a claim that the video shows illegal miners smuggling gold out of the country’s northern Zamfara state to the United Arab Emirates. The cla
Snopes→ Biden Picks Former Senator Who Flew in Space to Lead NASA
If confirmed by the Senate, former Fla. Sen. Bill Nelson will become NASA’s 14th administrator,
Snopes→ Judge Limits Evidence, Refuses to Move Trial in George Floyd Death
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is charged with murder and manslaughter.
Logically→ A GoFundMe page was launched for Meghan and Harry’s mortgage.
A woman named Anastasia Hanson began the GoFundMe page to pay off Meghan and Harry's mortgage, but the page was shut down after raising $110.
Snopes→ Indonesia Resumes Use of AstraZeneca’S COVID-19 Vaccine
“The benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca outweigh the possible risks, so that we can start to use it,” Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority said in its announcement.
AFP Fact Check→ Photo does not show Tanzania’s deputy leader visiting president in hospital before he died
Facebook posts claim to show Tanzanian's vice president Samia Suluhu Hassan visiting late president John Magufuli in hospital before the announcement of his death on March 17, 2021. But this is false: the picture shows Hassan and opposition leader
AFP Fact Check→ This footage circulated before the Covid-19 pandemic in reports about students fleeing tear gas at a school in Nigeria
Footage of students fleeing a building has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that it shows children running from a school where “live virus” Covid-19 vaccines were being forcibly administered to black kids. The claim, however
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading Facebook posts tell people with Covid symptoms not to get tested in Papua New Guinea
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