The teenager had played for Afghanistan’s national youth team.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Danny DeVito Lose His ‘Verified’ Status on Twitter?
Actor Danny DeVito’s show of support for Nabisco workers gained attention on Twitter not just for the sentiment, but for the accusations that followed of reprisal from the platform. “Support Nabisco workers striking for humane working hours
Snopes→ New England Preps for 1st Hurricane in 30 Years with Henri
New Englanders bracing for their first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions as Tropical Storm Henri barreled toward the Northeast coast.
Truth or Fiction?→ Why is OnlyFans Banning Content?
On August 20 2021, an Imgur user shared screenshots of a Twitter thread about the news that OnlyFans was banning sexually explicit content: A lot of people are getting the OnlyFans story wrong, and the reality of it is a lot more damaging and concer
AllSides→ More Americans now say government should take steps to restrict false information online than in 2018
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Snopes→ Biden Pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We Will Get You Home’
Biden also said Friday the United States is committed to evacuating all Afghans who assisted the war effort.
Snopes→ Mike Richards out as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host After Past Scrutinized
Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week and following a drumbeat of criticism about his selection and how it was made.
Snopes→ Does Twitter Allow Taliban-Affiliated Accounts?
Such accounts are banned or being removed from Facebook and YouTube.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An Afghan Man Did NOT Ride On Airplane’s Engine – It Was Photoshopped
Did an Afghan man clamber onto a departing jet and ride atop its engine to escape the Taliban? No, that's not true: A Vietnamese man who produces trick photos did the video as a prank. Also, a spokesperson for an airplane manufacturing co
Snopes→ Walmart ‘GALE’ Receipts Are Outdated
Isolated cashiers' errors in 2019 continue to stir up concerns in 2021.
Snopes→ Did Boebert Praise Taliban for ‘Building Back Better’?
The supposed tweet came after the fundamentalist group took over Afghanistan in August 2021.
Full Fact→ Covid testing hasn’t left 12 million on NHS waiting lists
A Facebook post shares a meme which says “Britain in 2021: We are currently testing millions of people who aren’t ill, whilst not treating 12 million people who are ill”. The caption of the post then says that this backlog of “g
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Biden’s Claim That ‘Some of the Afghans Did Not Want to Leave Earlier’
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Snopes→ GOP Governors, School Districts Battle over Mask Mandates
Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class as school boards in mostly Democratic areas have defied their Republican governors and made face coverings mandatory.
The Dispatch→ Did Biden Nominate the First Gay Federal Appeals Court Judge?
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Health Feedback→ Video shared by Sebastian Gorka Facebook page shows nurse making false and unsubstantiated claims about ivermectin, COVID-19 PCR tests, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
REVIEW On 13 August 2021, the Facebook page “America First With Dr. Sebastian Gorka” published a video of nurse Nicole Whitley, who made several claims about ivermectin, COVID-19 vaccine safety, and the COVID-19 PCR tests. Sebastian Gork
Logically→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cannot alter your DNA.
mRNA is different from DNA. mRNA can’t combine with DNA to alter our genetic code.
Snopes→ US Struggles to Speed Kabul Airlift Despite Taliban, Chaos
The United States is struggling to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems.
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines and pregnancy: fact checked
We all deserve information we can trust, especially when making important decisions about our health. For pregnant women and their families, this has been an especially worrying time. Vaccine uptake among pregnant women has been lower than other
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICU Nurse Offers NO Proof Ivermectin Is Effective At Treating COVID-19
Does an ICU nurse give proof that ivermectin is effective at treating COVID-19? No, that's not true: Ivermectin, which is frequently used to treat or prevent parasites in animals, is not approved for treating or preventing COVID-19 in hum
Snopes→ Texas Democrats Return, End 38-Day Holdout over Voting Bill
A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections over
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PEZ Candy Dispensers CANNOT Be Loaded From The Bottom
Can PEZ candy dispensers be loaded from the bottom with a wrapped candy roll? No, that's not true: The PEZ Twitter account tweeted that "you can't load a wrapped #PEZ candy roll from the bottom." Why? Because there's a spring and a piece
Snopes→ Record Delta Wave Hits Kids, Raises Fear As US Schools Open
The surging virus is spreading anxiety and causing turmoil and infighting among parents, administrators, and politicians around the U.S., especially in states like Florida and Texas.
Snopes→ Man Surrenders After Claiming to Have Bomb Near US Capitol
A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings in the area.
Snopes→ Man Surrenders After Claiming to Have Bomb Near US Capitol
A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings in the area.
Snopes→ Three Senators Test Positive for COVID in Breakthrough Cases
Three senators said they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, a high-profile collection of breakthrough cases that comes as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly across the United States.
FactCheck.org→ On Facebook, Fake Stories Use Fox News Hosts to Hawk Dubious CBD Products
A round of fictitious stories masquerading as news articles from Fox News — invoking the names and faces of prominent hosts on the channel — and other outlets have been used in recent weeks to hawk dubious products through paid Facebook adv
Snopes→ Afghan Officer Who Fought with US Forces Rescued from Kabul
The rescue of Khalid, as he’s called by friends, came after frantic efforts by his supporters in the U.S. military, who said he was a brother in arms who helped save countless lives and faced certain death if found by the Taliban.
Snopes→ Why Did Thousands of Sand Dollars Wash Ashore in Oregon?
An invertebrate zoologist explains to Snopes what could have caused the mass die-off.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nashville’s Daily Press And Times Really DID Print These Female Statistics In 1869
Did Nashville's Daily Press and Times publish this accounting of the unmarried females in the Tennessee city on July 19, 1869? Yes it's true: This image of a newspaper clipping, from an unknown newspaper and date, cites the Daily Press an
Snopes→ Big Bird on Water is Mystery, but Town Calls It Just Ducky
The sudden appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that's defied sleuths so far.
Truth or Fiction?→ Bill Nye ‘There’s Already Enough Plastic in the Ocean’ Response Tweet
On August 16 2021, the Facebook page “Super News Supes” shared a screenshot in which science educator Bill Nye purportedly made a misogynistic comment about Kylie Jenner in a screenshot that was circulating as early as July 9 2019: In th
Snopes→ Soccer-Loving Pope Francis Gets a New Toy: a Foosball Table
Pope Francis has received dozens of soccer jerseys and game balls during his eight-year pontificate but he got a new football-themed toy: his very own foosball table.
Washington Post→ Four dubious claims from Biden’s ABC interview on Afghanistan
The president inflated troop numbers in Afghanistan — and deflated troop numbers in Syria.
Logically→ International Monetary Fund announced that Afghanistan would no longer be able to access its resources.
IMF has restricted Afghanistan from accessing loans or other resources due to a lack of clarity over recognition of a government in the country.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Reporter ‘Bernie Gores’ Was NOT Executed By The Taliban In Afghanistan — The Name, Story And Accounts That Reported It Are Fake
Was a CNN reporter from the U.S. named Bernie Gores executed by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan? No, that's not true: "Bernie Gores" is not a real CNN reporter, and the Twitter accounts that propagated the claim are all fake news accoun
Truth or Fiction?→ NBC LA ‘Shot On-Site’ Tweet
On August 19 2021, the following screenshot circulated, featuring a tweet from @NBCLA: It was not immediately clear if the tweets from NBC Los Angeles/@NBCLA were real, or if they were intended as humorous fakes. They read: [1] “Come With Vax Pr
Snopes→ 8th-Graders Lead Effort To Pardon Wrongly Convicted ‘Witch’
More than three centuries after a Massachusetts woman was wrongly convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death, she's finally on the verge of being exonerated.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death due to COVID-19 for under 50s by up to 177.5 percent.
A Daily Expose article has misinterpreted data from Public Health England to falsely claim that vaccines increase the risk of death.
Snopes→ Are These Women Wearing Skirts in Kabul During the 1970s?
Yes, but this image does not represent what life was like for the majority of Afghan women during that time.