Yes, but this image does not represent what life was like for the majority of Afghan women during that time.
Snopes→ Did Don Trump Jr. Say Taliban Spokesman Not “Wrong” About Facebook Censorship?
The spokesman faced a question about freedom of speech in Afghanistan.
Full Fact→ Trafalgar Square “Freedom Rally” speech littered with false claims
During an anti-lockdown event on 24 July, dubbed the “The Worldwide Rally For Freedom”, Vernon Coleman (who we have fact checked before, under his online pseudonym “Old Man In A Chair”) made a speech in Trafalgar Square where he
Full Fact→ How long should you wait between vaccines if you’re pregnant?
We’ve been asked on WhatsApp how long pregnant women should wait between getting their routine vaccines in pregnancy, and getting a Covid-19 vaccine. The guidance from NHS England is to wait seven days between the Covid vaccine and any other vacc
Full Fact→ What we know about Covid-19 vaccines and miscarriages
We’ve seen a number of claims over the last few months about the Covid-19 vaccines and miscarriages. Here we debunk a few of the most common ones. What we know so far There is no scientific reason the vaccine might be expected to affect pregnancy
Full Fact→ What do we know about Covid-19 vaccines and fertility?
We’ve been asked on WhatsApp for information regarding the Covid-19 vaccines and womens' fertility. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) which is the professional association of pregnancy, childbirth, and women's reproduct
Snopes→ Dan Stock’s Speech to Mt. Vernon School Board Is Not Scientifically Credible
You would be hard pressed to find a single sentence in Dr. Stock's speech on "the futility of mask mandates and COVID-19 protocols" that is not misleading or explicitly false.
Snopes→ Police Probing Report of Explosive in Truck Near Capitol
Police were investigating a report Thursday of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated multiple buildings on the sprawling Capitol complex.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s claim that Afghans didn’t want to leave
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/19/politics/biden-afghan-visa-fact-check/index.html The Biden administratio
Full Fact→ How media reporting of modelling has shaped our understanding of the pandemic
Over the course of the past 18 months, it’s overwhelmingly likely that you’ve seen a scientific model about Covid-19 reported in traditional media like newspapers and television, or on social media—and they’re informing policies
Logically→ The global elite has chosen to begin the Great Reset in Australia.
The Great Reset is an initiative launched by the World Economic Forum. Conspiracy theorists have used to make outlandish claims.
Snopes→ No, 229 Christian Missionaries Were Not Sentenced to Death in Afghanistan
In the midst of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, a bogus, 12-year-old prayer chain about imperiled missionaries was revived on social media.
FactCheck.org→ Tweets Misrepresent Border Data
As of July, there had been more than 1.3 million “encounters” at the southwest border in fiscal year 2021, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. That does not mean that 1.3 million people crossed the border, nor does it mean
Logically→ Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are damaging to the environment.
Non-fungible tokens use huge amounts of energy, leading to high carbon emissions.
Snopes→ US Jobless Claims Hit a Pandemic Low As Hiring Strengthens
America's job market is rebounding from the pandemic recession as employers boost hiring to meet a surge in consumer demand.
Logically→ The Indian government advised caregivers of quarantined patients to take hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis as a preventative measure.
It was previously suggested that COVID-19 caretakers take Hydroxychloroquine by the Indian government, but in May 2021, the advice was dropped.
Poynter→ Lessons learned from a year covering fact-checking
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every Thursday. The rolling boulder This will be my last edition of Factually. I’m moving
Logically→ Women and children did not leave Afghanistan.
A miscaptioned image states that no women or children left Afghanistan. However, this image shows Afghan refugees being deported in 2018.
Snopes→ Did Fauci Spend Taxpayer Dollars on ‘Cruel and Unnecessary’ Test of Vaccine on Beagles?
Allocated government funds for the experiment reportedly totaled nearly a half-million dollars.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of A Woman’s Execution Did NOT Just Happen In Afghanistan — It Was In Syria In 2015
Does this video show a Taliban killing in Afghanistan in the summer of 2021? No, that's not true: This footage of the public execution of a woman accused of adultery was identified in 2015 as having been carried out by Nusra Front jihadis
Snopes→ Does Oregon Allow H.S. Students to Graduate Without Proof of Reading, Math Proficiency?
In August 2021, news outlets and commentators reacted with outrage to Gov. Kate Brown's signing of Senate Bill 744 — but they failed to mention some key context.
Snopes→ Desperation, Pressure for Aid Increase in Haiti After Quake
Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly earthquake mounted as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the injured continued to arrive from remote areas in search of medical care.
Snopes→ Taliban Militants Violently Disperse Rare Afghan Protest
Taliban militants attacked protesters in Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it with the country’s flag, killing at least one person and fueling fears about how the insurgents would govern this fractious nation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Masks Are NOT As Ineffective At Blocking Virus As Chain-Link Fencing Is At Blocking Mosquitoes
Is wearing a face mask to prevent the transmission of an airborne virus as ineffective as building a chain-link fence to keep mosquitos out of a yard? No, that's not true: This is a misleading analogy, but it was made as a joke. The gapin
Snopes→ CNN’s Clarissa Ward Says Kabul Colleague Nearly Pistol-Whipped
“I've covered all sorts of crazy situations,” Ward said in a report that aired on CNN. “This was mayhem. This was nuts.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Images Do NOT Show Kabul After Taliban Took Control — They’re From Call Of Duty Video Game
Were images of a crashed helicopter and destroyed homes taken less than 24 hours after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city? No, that's not true: The images are stills of multiplayer maps from the video game Call
Snopes→ FBI Joins Criminal Probe in Colorado Voting Equipment Breach
The agents are working with Mesa County prosecutors to determine if there was a criminal violation, FBI spokeswoman Courtney Bernal said in a statement.
Snopes→ Police Caller Must Pay BLM Protesters $4.5K for False Report
A former ice cream shop owner accused of calling police on peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters was ordered to pay them $500 each by a judge hearing a state lawsuit citing a new law targeting false, race-based police reports.
Snopes→ Did Trump Admin Get Taliban Leader Out of Pakistani Prison?
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is a key public figure for the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Snopes→ Misleading Ad Does Not Show Nelly’s Abandoned Mansion
The picture isn't even from the United States.
Truth or Fiction?→ Teddy Roosevelt: ‘I Again Recommend a Law Prohibiting All Corporations from Contributing to Campaign Expenses’
On August 18 2021, an Imgur user shared the following meme, which purports to contain a legitimate quote from U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt saying he recommended a “law prohibiting all corporations” from contributing to political campai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prayer Request For 229 Christian Missionaries Is NOT Based On A Verified Current Event
Have 229 Christian missionaries been sentenced to death "tomorrow afternoon" by "Afghan Islamists"? No, that's not true: Variations of this specific prayer request have been circulating since at least 2009 with some changes and various de
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Polio and Smallpox Never Reached Herd Immunity; They Were Eradicated by Vaccines’
On July 20 2021, a Facebook account shared the following image text, which contained the claim that polio and smallpox “never reached herd immunity”: Text across a nature-like background read: I don’t know who needs to hear this but
Logically→ Queensland did not permit NSW fans to attend the State of Origin game final in Goal Coast.
Queensland closed the border to New South Wales, preventing ticket holders and fans from reaching Goal Coast for the State of Origin game finale.
Snopes→ Woman Comes Face-To-Face with Snake in Australia Supermarket
The head of the 3-meter-long (10-foot-long) non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
Snopes→ Years in the Making, R. Kelly Sex Abuse Trial Gets Underway
Kelly, 54, is perhaps best known for his smash hit “I Believe I Can Fly,” a 1996 song that became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings, advertisements and elsewhere.
Snopes→ Vid Shows Lincoln Animatronic Partially Collapsed at Disney World’s Hall of Presidents
We also found a second video of Lincoln falling at the Hall of Presidents attraction in 1992.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Digital Billboard In Wilmington, NC, Was NOT Hacked To Show Unflattering Memes Of Biden — The Memes Came From A ‘Private Citizen’
Was a digital billboard in Wilmington, North Carolina, hacked to feature memes that were critical of President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: According to Donald Tedder, owner of the digital billboard, the billboard was not hacked -- the
Full Fact→ Conservative Woman article falsely claims vaccines don’t work
An article from TCW Defending Freedom (formerly, The Conservative Woman) reports what it claims are “five key Covid truths that could have saved us from self-destruction.” It sources these to Dr Peter McCullough, a Texas-based cardiologist,
Logically→ The U.S. trained and equipped an Afghan military force of some 300,000 strong.
There is no consensus on the size of the Afghan military force.