With that whopping gift, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund launched a scholarship program to put 50 students through law schools around the country.
AFP Fact Check→ Beware false job ads – WHO does not recruit through third-party job portals
A post circulating on Facebook claims the World Health Organization (WHO) is recruiting via a job portal called the Recruitment Trust. But this is false: the UN agency has confirmed it only hires people through its official careers website.
Logically→ Donald Trump has declassified the Obamagate documents.
The White House has not declassified or released any files related to the alleged Obamagate scandal.
Snopes→ Did Ulysses S. Grant Predict This About the Next Civil War?
"Let us begin by guarding against every enemy threatening the perpetuity of free republican institutions," President Grant advised.
Logically→ 190 countries have booked two billion doses of Covaxin
India's first indigenous COVID vaccine 'Covaxin' developed by Bharat Biotech has not been pre-booked by 190 countries.
Logically→ Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Ted Wheeler after demonstrations in Portland.
Nancy Pelosi did not send a letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler.
AFP Fact Check→ Thailand’s weather agency warns of old hoax about extreme weather circulating on social media
A message warning of “extreme weather change” that was purportedly issued by the Meteorological Department of Thailand has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook and Line. The claim is false; the Meteorological Department denied ever issuing the
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are made from aborted fetal cells.
None of the Covid -19 vaccines contain cells from an aborted fetuses
AFP Fact Check→ Daughter of prominent BJP politician did take India’s top civil service exam, records show
Facebook posts circulating in India claim that the daughter of Om Birla, the speaker of India’s lower house of Parliament, passed the top civil service exam without even taking the test. The claim is false; official exam records show that Anjali Bi
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored news graphic falsely claims Filipino official branded poor people a ‘burden’ in coronavirus vaccination drive
A photo repeatedly shared on Facebook purports to show a news graphic containing genuine remarks by a Philippine presidential spokesperson that poor people are a “burden” on the government's coronavirus vaccination efforts. The claim is false: the
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a Muslim shrine at a railway station in the north Indian city of Prayagraj, not Delhi
A photo of what appears to be an Islamic building on a railway station platform has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim it was taken in India’s capital Delhi. The claim is false: the photo actually shows a shrine at
AFP Fact Check→ Footage of movie props and flu shot clips used to falsely claim world leaders’ Covid-19 vaccines were ‘staged’
A video has been viewed thousands of times in Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts that claim it shows a man explaining how retractable syringes are used to stage the Covid-19 vaccinations of world leaders. The claim is false: the footage of a retra
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax warning about ‘WhatsApp virus’ resurfaces online in Pakistan
Multiple social media posts shared in January 2021 claim that a malicious video entitled “Argentina” is circulating on WhatsApp and will hack your phone within 10 seconds. Most of these posts attribute the warning to Pakistan’s National Informa
Snopes→ FBI Vetting Guard Troops in DC Amid Fears of Insider Attack
U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Snopes→ Cowboys for Trump Leader Arrested Over US Capitol Riot
A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump has been arrested by the FBI.
Snopes→ Michigan Lockdown Protesters At DC Riot Are In Denial About Its Cause
You may remember some of these organizers from the anti-COVID-lockdown “Operation Gridlock” protests in Michigan in 2020.
Snopes→ Records: Trump Allies Behind Rally That Ignited US Capitol Riot
Since the siege, several of them have scrambled to distance themselves from the rally.
Health Feedback→ Lower flu activity this season likely due to COVID-19 restrictions, increased flu vaccination, and other factors, not to misdiagnosis of flu cases as COVID-19
REVIEW So far, the 2020-2021 flu season has seen fewer cases than in previous years, leading to allegations that flu cases are being misdiagnosed as COVID-19. These claims started circulating on social media in late 2020 and early 2021, including th
Snopes→ Kremlin Critic Navalny Detained After Landing in Moscow
Navalny, who is President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent and determined foe, had spent the previous five months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent attack that he blamed on the Kremlin.
Snopes→ Deceptions in the Time of the ‘Alternative Facts’ President
Truth has caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase.
Snopes→ Can an iPhone 12 Disable Pacemakers or Other Cardiac Devices?
Researchers published a paper investigating the possibility that the iPhone 12's magnetic field could affect the function of a device known as an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.
Snopes→ No, FBI Did Not Uncover 256 Emails Between Rep. Schiff, Jeffrey Epstein
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ In Inaugural Address, Biden Will Appeal to National Unity
Joe Biden also intends a series of executive actions in the first hours after his inauguration.
Snopes→ Did 23 People In Norway Die After Receiving COVID Vaccine?
A death following vaccination is not necessarily evidence that the vaccination caused the death.
Snopes→ Statehouses, US Capital Brace for Potentially Violent Week
Fencing, boarded-up windows and extra police and National Guard troops transformed some statehouses.
Snopes→ Top 10 Taco Bell Fact Checks
The biggest rumors and stories about Taco Bell from the last several decades.
Snopes→ Did a Man Suffer Organ Failure After Injecting Psychedelic Mushrooms?
The hallucinogenic drug typically enters the body as a food or drink.
Snopes→ Vice President-Elect Harris to Resign Her Senate Seat Monday
California Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly will appoint Alex Padilla, now California's secretary of state, to serve the final two years of Harris' term.
Snopes→ Phil Spector, Famed Music Producer and Murderer, Dead at 81
California state prison officials Spector died of natural causes at a hospital.
Snopes→ Did The New York Times Report in 1924 That Hitler Was ‘Tamed by Prison’?
Critics of Donald Trump warned of historical parallels between the U.S. Capitol attack of 2021, and the Munich Putsch of 1923.
Snopes→ Betty White Marks 99th Birthday Sunday; Up Late as She Wants
True to form, Betty White has something impish to say about her birthday Sunday: “Since I am turning 99, I can stay up as late as I want without asking permission!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Marine Corps Did NOT Rebuke Nancy Pelosi, Did NOT Tell Her: ‘WE DON’T WORK FOR YOU!’
Did the Marine Corps rebuke the Speaker of the U.S. House, telling her "We don't work for you," in response to a request for troops to protect the Capitol during the Inauguration? No, that's not true: Both the Marine Corps and the House S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Military Combat Helicopters, Including Blackhawks And Osprey, Flying Low Over Washington, D.C. On January 15, 2021
Did an assortment of military combat helicopters, including Blackhawks and Ospreys, buzz Washington, D.C. on the morning of January 15, 2021 as shown in an online video? No, that's not true: The video posted on Friday that purported to be
Snopes→ Will Trump’s Mishandling of Records Leave a Hole in History?
The public won’t see President Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there’s growing concern the collection won’t be complete.
Logically→ Bill and Hillary Clinton have been arrested.
Neither former President Bill Clinton nor former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been arrested.
Snopes→ Did Burger King Unveil a New Logo?
The fast-food chain showcased a new look after more than 20 years.
Snopes→ Some in the GOP Parrot Far-Right Talk of a Coming Civil War
The heightened rhetoric mimics language far-right extremists and white supremacists have used for years.
Snopes→ Is the Barbie Ouija Board in This Photo Real?
Could one of Barbie’s countless hobbies involve the occult?
Snopes→ Was an Engagement Ring Hidden in a Necklace for 2 Years?
Viral content websites twisted the truth about a very real love story involving a necklace, an engagement ring, and a hidden compartment.
Snopes→ Nestlé Recalls 762,000 Pounds of Pepperoni Hot Pockets
The frozen stuffed sandwiches are being recalled because they “may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of glass and hard plastic."