The White House gets a thorough cleaning during every presidential transition.
AFP Fact Check→ US Marine Corps commandant did not berate Nancy Pelosi over inauguration security
An article claims that the commandant of the US Marine Corps denied Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s request for troops to provide security for Joe Biden’s inauguration, calling her request “tantamount to treason” and adding “we don’t wo
Snopes→ Biden Takes the Helm As President: ‘Democracy Has Prevailed’
"This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day," President Joe Biden said.
Snopes→ What Does the Vice President Do?
The vice presidency has traditionally been a relatively insignificant position, though the office has become more influential in recent years.
FactCheck.org→ What President Biden Inherits
Summary As President Joe Biden takes office, he inherits: The worst disease outbreak in over a century, which is spreading faster and killing more people in the U.S. than at any time since it began one year ago. Highly effective vaccines that so far h
AFP Fact Check→ Video does not show Trump meeting troops in US capital
A video viewed tens of thousands of times on social media claims to show President Donald Trump on a surprise visit to National Guard troops in Washington, where they were deployed after a January 6, 2021 riot by his supporters. This is false; a reve
Snopes→ No-Go for Joe Exotic: Trump Pardon List Omits ‘Tiger King’
One name missing in President Donald Trump's flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic.
Snopes→ Did Trump Revoke His Own Executive Order?
When Trump took office, he signed an executive order banning lobbying by former officials.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Two People Fumigating The Oval Office Is NOT The Trump Oval Office
Does a photo show two people fumigating the Trump Oval Office after he left? No, that's not true: A picture posted shortly after Trump left the White House for the last time as president features two people in full hazmat suits fumigating
Logically→ Coca Cola has started a campaign in favor of farmer’s protest.
Coca Cola Corporation did not start any brand campaign in support of the famers protests. The image shared on social media is morphed.
AFP Fact Check→ False statement attributed to Paul Kagame on his Ugandan counterpart
A Facebook post claiming to quote Rwandan President Paul Kagame expressing support for his Ugandan counterpart has been shared multiple times on social media. The post emerged ahead of Uganda’s presidential election on January 14, 2021, which returne
Snopes→ Blast Partly Destroys Building in Madrid; Cause Not Clear
Spanish public broadcaster TVE said the explosion took place in a building near a nursing home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lin Wood Did NOT Base His Claims Of Trump Landslide, COVID Hoax, Vaccine Lethality On Verifiable Sources
Did Lin Wood have iron-clad sources for his on-camera claims that Donald Trump won the 2020 election in a landslide, that COVID-19 is a mild flu China used as a weapon against the U.S. and that the Pfizer vaccine is dangerous? No, that's
Snopes→ ‘Shameful’: US Virus Deaths Top 400K As Trump Leaves Office
“Everything about how it’s been managed has been infused with incompetence and dishonesty, and we’re paying a heavy price,” said Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University
Snopes→ Trump Leaves White House, Says ‘It’s Been a Great Honor’
“It’s been a great honor, the honor of a lifetime. The greatest people in the world, the greatest home in the world," Donald Trump told reporters before heading to Marine One, rotors whirring, on South Lawn.
Poynter→ U.S. fact-checkers expect new debates over policy as Joe Biden prepares to take office
U.S. fact-checkers are planning for a smooth transition from their work fact-checking the outgoing Trump administration to new claims about coronavirus relief, immigration and economic policy coming out of the soon-to-be inaugurated Biden administratio
AFP Fact Check→ Coca-Cola has not launched a bottle design to support protesting Indian farmers
A photo of two bottles of Coca-Cola has been shared in multiple Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts that claim the global beverage company has come out in support of Indian farmers, who have been protesting against new agricultural laws since Novem
Logically→ Donald Trump is declaring martial law to prevent Biden from being sworn in.
Trump has not indicated that he will impose martial law to prevent Joe Biden from being sworn in on January 20.
Poynter→ Trump ends his term as president with half of his campaign promises unachieved
“Promises made, promises kept.” That’s what President Donald Trump told his supporters at rally after rally — in Greenville, N.C., Montoursville, Penn., Green Bay, Wisc., Des Moines, Iowa, and on and on, from coast to coast. It was a
AFP Fact Check→ Viral video does not show Bobi Wine’s wife, son being harassed by Ugandan police ahead of election
A video has been shared thousands of times on social media alongside claims that it shows Ugandan police manhandling and stripping the wife of opposition leader Bobi Wine and her son. But this is false: Barbie Wine told AFP Fact Check that she was not
AFP Fact Check→ This is an animation created by a special effects artist — it does not show a real Apple vehicle
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and Weibo alongside a claim it shows an electric car made by US technology company Apple. The claim is false; the footage is actually a digital animation created
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax US security alert misleadingly warns of ‘national quarantine’ ahead of Biden’s inauguration
As US authorities ramped up security ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, social media posts warned of an imminent two-week national quarantine, business closures and the mobilisation of troops across the country. The claim, which circ
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a European flight hit by turbulence in 2019
A video has been viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim it shows the final moments inside Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ 182 before it crashed in January 2021. The claim is false; the video actually shows p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Band Was NOT Playing ‘Hit The Road Jack’ Outside White House Gates
Was a military marching band practicing the song "Hit The Road Jack" in preparation of President Trump's imminent departure? No, that's not true: video footage posted to Twitter by CNN journalist Jim Acosta showing the band practicing a d
AFP Fact Check→ This image has been manipulated from an artwork — it does not show ‘snow under a microscope’
A photo has been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter that claim it shows an image of snow under a microscope. The claim is false: the image has been manipulated from a photo of an artwork by artist Rogan Brown.
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Call Support’ Amazon Phishing Scam Emails
Keep an eye out for fake Amazon order notification emails that ask you to call "fraud prevention support" if you didn't authorize the supposed payment. The post ‘Call Support’ Amazon Phishing Scam Emails appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading video purports to show Trump speaking after second impeachment
A video viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube purports to show a speech by outgoing US President Donald Trump after he was impeached for a second time on January 13, 2021. The claim is misleading: the video shows Trump spea
AFP Fact Check→ Filipino pool champion Efren Reyes confirms he is alive after death hoax report
Multiple Facebook posts shared repeatedly in early January 2021 claim Filipino pool champion Efren Reyes had died at the age of 65. The claim is false: in response to the hoax reports, Reyes told AFP on January 19, 2021 that he was "still alive". The
Snopes→ Trump’s Farewell Falsehoods
On his way out, President Donald Trump claimed credit for things he didn't do and twisted his record on jobs, taxes, the pandemic and much more.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gen. John E. Hyten, Vice Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff, Does NOT Have A Telegram Account — Did NOT Say ‘Hold The Line’
Does Gen. John E. Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have an account on Telegram -- the encrypted social media platform -- and did he send some kind of message to followers? No, that's not true: A Telegram account usin
Snopes→ Election Claims, and Why It’s Clear Biden Won
What's the evidence that the 2020 election was valid and Biden is the duly elected president of the United States?
Snopes→ Did Domino’s Pizza Workers Save a Loyal Customer’s Life?
A 2016 news story about Domino's Pizza employees saving the life of a customer resurfaced in online advertisements nearly five years later.
New York Times→ In Farewell Video, Trump Repeats Familiar Falsehoods
The remarks contained some of the staples of his four years of inaccurate claims.
Snopes→ NJ High Court Overturns Conviction Over ‘Shining’ Reference
The New Jersey Supreme court has overturned a man's bank robbery conviction because of a prosecutor's reference to a classic horror movie.
Snopes→ Did a COVID Vaccine Candidate Produce False Positives for HIV?
The effort was the first COVID-19 vaccine candidate to be abandoned.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Trump’s farewell address
Trump's farewell address was like a mini version of campaign rally -- lots of falsehoods but no applause.
Snopes→ Police: Thief Berated Mom for Leaving Kid in Car He Stole
A car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle drove back and chastised the mother for leaving the child unattended before taking off again.
Snopes→ Were Capitol Rioters IDed Via Online Dating Apps?
One woman called it her “civic duty” to swipe through dating apps looking for men who had attacked the U.S. Capitol.
Snopes→ Sales of US Constitution Topped 1 Million During Trump Years
At the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia, they like to joke that what's bad for the country is often good for the organization.
Snopes→ Is Tesla Hiring Someone to Handle Complaints Tweeted at Elon Musk?
The job listing came after the electric car company dissolved its U.S. press team.