Claims that George Soros was arrested for election interference have gone viral on social media. The conspiracy states that Soros was indicted for a host of crimes, including wire fraud and identity theft, and that the judge ordered a publication ban t
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Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation: Introduction and Overview
This is the first of a series about how communities can fight back and protect themselves against weaponized disinformation. In 2015 and 2016, new and paranoid strains of political ideology took social media discourse by storm. The details varied by c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Statistics Show COVID-19 Is NOT ‘The Greatest Hoax Ever Perpetrated On An Unsuspecting Public’ And Is NOT ‘Just Another Bad Flu’
Is Canadian pathologist Dr. Roger Hodkinson correct when he asserts that COVID-19 is "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on an unsuspecting public" and "just another bad flu"? No, neither of those claims is true: Data from the CDC show th
Truth or Fiction?→ Giant Food ‘Super Spread’ Ad
On November 22 2020, a Reddit user shared the following image to r/facepalm, which purported to show a Giant Food “super spread” advertisement: No way this went unnoticed from facepalm The post, which was an image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Indicted For Treason, Conspiring With The Enemy And Fraud
Was Dr. Anthony Fauci indicted for treason, conspiring with the enemy and fraud? No, that's not true. A video posted by David Zublick on his "Truth Unsealed" Facebook page in May 2020 has gone viral, claiming that Fauci was indicted for c
Snopes→ No, George Soros Wasn’t Arrested in Philadelphia for Election Interference
An indictment against Russian hackers was altered to support the false claim that the financier had been arrested for "election interference."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion And Smartmatic Have NOT Closed Up Shop; Executives Are NOT On The Run
Have Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic closed up shop and are all their executives on the run after the 2020 vote count? No, that's not true: Neither Dominion nor Smartmatic has shuttered. Citing safety concerns, Dominion has encoura
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Soros NOT Arrested For Election Interference, NOT In Federal Custody
Was George Soros arrested by the FBI and is he currently in federal custody in Philadelphia under accusation of election interference? No, that's not true: the Canadian website that ran the story has a track record of publishing hoaxes an
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows people shouting support for a local politician in the Indian state of Assam
A video of a crowd outside an airport in the Indian state of Assam has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows people shouting pro-Pakistan slogans at a local politician. The claim was widely amplified by
Snopes→ Trump Slams Global Climate Agreement Biden Intends To Rejoin
President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet.
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Trump’s Post-Election Legal Challenges
On Nov. 19, President Donald Trump’s legal team spouted a gusher of false and unfounded allegations of voter fraud at a 90-minute press conference. We could fact check it, but we’re not going to. We’re not going to fact check Rudy Giu
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rudy Giuliani Announce That He Tested Positive for ‘Covid 9/11’?
Online mockery of former New York City mayor Rudolph “Rudy” Giuliani continued in late November 2020 with a tweet by a newly-formed parody account that had other users fooled, if only for a moment. The post from “@Rudy_Giuliani_̶
FactCheck.org→ Meme Distorts Facts on Annual Death Statistics
Quick Take An image circulating on social media erroneously claims that the total number of deaths in the U.S. this year is significantly down compared to previous years. The meme — which implies COVID-19 restrictions weren’t needed —
AFP Fact Check→ Claims of pandemic spike in suicides are not backed by data
Posts spread by celebrities and liked about 250,000 times on Instagram claim suicides have risen 200 percent since pandemic-linked lockdowns in America began. This is false; there is no data to support such a statement, the timing of which coincides w
Health Feedback→ Danish face mask study did not show that masks were ineffective at reducing spread of COVID-19; study was underpowered and results were inconclusive
REVIEW Several reports on the findings of a face mask study conducted in Denmark[1], which was published in the scientific journal Annals of Internal Medicine, went viral on Facebook within a day of publication, receiving a total of more than 18,000
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: A Close Look at Team Trump’s Dominion Conspiracies
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Logically→ The CDC has recommended Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving.
CDC recommended Americans to avoid traveling and celebrate Thanksgiving with the people they live in at homes as a safety measure against COVID-19.
FactCheck.org→ Paul Misleads on Natural Infection and COVID-19 Vaccines
In a tweet, Sen. Rand Paul misleadingly suggested that immunity from “[n]aturally acquired” COVID-19 was better than that from a vaccine. But it’s not known how immunity from the two sources compares — and the entire point of a vaccine is t
FactCheck.org→ Loeffler-Warnock Runoff Starts with Attack Ads
About a week after Georgia’s special election headed to a runoff, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican, and Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, both launched questionable attacks that the other candidate has disputed: An ad from Loeffler claimed that
FactCheck.org→ Twisting the Facts on ‘Dirty Money’ in the Georgia Race
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff’s production company received payments from a Hong Kong media company and Al Jazeera for the rights to air investigative pieces, but a Republican TV ad misleadingly claims Ossoff got cash from “
Health Feedback→ Non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as lockdowns and wearing face masks, are effective measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission, contrary to claims in viral video
REVIEW This video, published on 13 November 2020 by the student activism organization Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), features the historian Tom Woods in a 7 November symposium in Texas. In it, Woods presents the COVID-19 pandemic and the public
FactCheck.org→ Rand Paul Baselessly Says Only Anti-Trump Protesters Arrested at MAGA March
In an appearance on Fox News, Sen. Rand Paul claimed without evidence that only counterprotesters were arrested at the Million MAGA March and its tumultuous aftermath, and that they were solely responsible for the outbreaks of violence there. The Washi
Snopes→ GOP Canvassers Again Oppose Certifying Detroit-Area Votes
The Michigan Republicans initially voted against certification Tuesday, leaving the Wayne County Board of Canvassers deadlocked, before reversing course hours later.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Do NOT Use Smartmatic Software — There Is No Connection Between The Two Companies
Do Dominion voting machines use Smartmatic vote counting software? No, that's not true. There is no connection between Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic. The companies are rivals and have been involved in legal battles against each o
Health Feedback→ Article claiming that “masks don’t work” misleads readers by inaccurately interpreting a withdrawn study and a published study conducted on U.S. Marine Corps recruits
REVIEW This article, written by Daniel Horowitz and published by The Blaze on 16 November 2020, claims that “masks don’t work.” To support its claim, it cites the withdrawal of a preprint (a study that has not yet been peer-reviewed or publish
AFP Fact Check→ Eating persimmons with yoghurt and banana is not poisonous, health experts say
Multiple posts on Facebook and on the messaging app Line claim that eating persimmons with yoghurt and banana is toxic for your body. The claim is false; health experts told AFP it is “completely untrue” and there is no scientific evidence to sugge
Truth or Fiction?→ Zuckerberg Doubles Down on Not Banning Steve Bannon in Senate Hearing
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has claimed in testimony to federal lawmakers that far-right broadcaster and Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s recent call for the decapitation of federal officials did not warrant being banned
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Biden Campaign Political Director Was NOT Arrested For Electoral Fraud
Did Dallas Jones, a political director in Texas for the presidential campaign of president-elect Joe Biden, get arrested for electoral fraud? No, that's not true: No arrest record was offered in support of the claim. A public affairs offi
Truth or Fiction?→ Twitter Amends Flag from ‘Official Sources Called This Election Differently’ to ‘Multiple Sources Called This Election Differently’
In mid-November 2020, Twitter updated one of its election information flags, changing the wording from the uncertain-sounding, “Official sources called this election differently” to the even less forceful, “Multiple sources called th
Truth or Fiction?→ Twitter Amends Flag from ‘Official Sources Called This Election Differently’ to ‘Multiple Sources Called This Election Differently’
In mid-November 2020, Twitter updated one of its election information flags, changing the wording from the uncertain-sounding, “Official sources called this election differently” to the even less forceful, “Multiple sources called th
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump’s Disinformation Spree After Losing Election Propelled by Social Media
In the days after a resounding popular vote loss to former United States Vice President Joe Biden, sitting president Donald Trump advanced numerous conspiracy theories before beginning to deny the results of the election outright. The first set of con
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump’s Disinformation Spree After Losing Election Propelled by Social Media
In the days after a resounding popular vote loss to former United States Vice President Joe Biden, sitting president Donald Trump advanced numerous conspiracy theories before beginning to deny the results of the election outright. The first set of con
FactCheck.org→ Fabricated Claim of Biden Campaign Official’s Arrest
Quick Take A viral tale on social media falsely claims that a campaign official for President-elect Joe Biden was arrested in an illegal ballot-harvesting scheme in Texas. He has not been charged or arrested. The false claim stems from unverified alle
Full Fact→ The figure for a dose of a potential Covid-19 vaccine covers the cost of delivering the treatment
We’ve been asked whether it is true that GPs will be paid to give people vaccinations. We’ve seen variants of this claim posted in relation to both the flu vaccine and a potential Covid-19 vaccine with some stating that GPs will recei
The Dispatch→ Did a Postal Worker Witness Ballot Tampering in Pennsylvania?
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AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a military games event held in Brazil in 2013, not the Pakistani army
A video has been viewed more than a million times in multiple posts on Facebook which claim it shows Pakistani army officers winning a military competition against US army officers. The claim is false; this footage actually shows an event in the 60th W
AFP Fact Check→ Four-year-old video of Chinese air raid siren circulates in misleading posts about standoff in India’s Ladakh
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in posts that claim it shows a "super loudspeaker" that the Chinese military is deploying against Indian soldiers in Ladakh. The claim is misleading: the video is actually four-year-old footage o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: First Effective Vaccine Probably WILL Stop Community Spread Of COVID-19, As Vaccines Do
Does the first study of an effective COVID-19 vaccine show that it only reduces symptoms without stopping transmission? No, that's not true: The transmission part of the study is not complete, so it's too soon to say, either way. But, amo
Logically→ A judge ruled that Tucker Carlson is not a credible source of news.
A judge dismissed a defamation case against Carlson stating that "he is not a provider of 'the news' as we know it, or 'facts.'"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aborted Male Fetus Is NOT Confirmed In COVID-19 Vaccine
Has it been confirmed that cells from an aborted male fetus are in the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: AstraZeneca's ChAdOx1 vaccine candidate has been tested using MRC-5 cells, which are replications of lung tissue cells taken fro