An image purportedly showing former US First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wearing an electronic ankle monitor has been shared repeatedly on Facebook in February 2021. The posts claim the photo is evidence that Clinton "may have been arre
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Truth or Fiction?→ Does This Photo Show Train Riders Ignoring a Woman Needing a Seat?
A story that first spread online without context in February 2019 did so once again in January 2021 — prompting the same disgusted reaction. The photograph shows an elderly woman holding on to a safety pole inside a metro train in Sydney, Austra
AFP Fact Check→ Indian anti-citizenship law protest footage recirculates online in false posts about farmers’ protests
A video of a crowd chanting has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook in 2021 alongside a claim it shows people urging Delhi police to beat Indian farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. The claim is false: the foota
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden NOT to Send $3 Trillion on Plane to Iran as Apology for Soleimani Assassination
Is President Biden about to send $3 trillion to Iran by plane to apologize for the drone strike that killed General Soleimaini last year? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump
AFP Fact Check→ Doctor with expired license falsely claims masks don’t work
A YouTube video and social media posts claim a man blowing vape smoke through various face masks shows that they do not help prevent the spread of coronavirus. This is false; experts agree that while the virus itself is small enough to fit through mask
FactCheck.org→ Headlines Distort the Facts on CDC Mask Order
Quick Take Headlines shared on social media distort the facts of a recent order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that mandates face masks be worn on public transportation. The order doesn’t require that individuals wear two masks
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims
By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy
Poynter→ No, this video does not show Trump supporters with disabilities storming the Capitol
A YouTube video, which supposedly shows Trump supporters with disabilities being arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, has been making the rounds on social media. However, the footage really shows disabled protesters being removed from
AFP Fact Check→ Social media users share 2007 video alongside misleading claim about Myanmar military coup in 2021
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows a violent military crackdown on protesting monks in Myanmar. The posts circulated online shortly after Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel Washington Did NOT Denounce Or Even Mention Black Lives Matter Protesters In Interview Discussing His ‘Utmost Respect’ For Police, Soldiers
Did actor Denzel Washington praise police and denounce Black Lives Matter protesters in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment? No, that's not true: Washington expressed in the interview that he had "the utmost respect" for the work many l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Driver Is NOT Asleep At The Wheel In A Roundabout
Did a woman walking her dog bravely step out into the road to wake a person passed out asleep at the wheel of a moving car that was accurately circling a roundabout? No, that's not true: This is a "caught on camera" skit from Rick Lax Pro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elderly Woman In Washington State Was NOT ‘Kidnapped’ For Refusing To Take A Test For COVID-19
Was an elderly woman in Washington state "kidnapped" for refusing to take a COVID-19 test? No, that's not true: The woman was placed in quarantine while she received medical treatment, according to a statement from the Clark County Sherif
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove President Biden’s Oval Office Is Filmed In Castle Rock Entertainment Studio
Does a video comparing an aerial view of a studio in Culver City, CA, with a video clip showing journalists visiting Joe Biden's Oval Office prove the office is just a soundstage from "Castle Rock Entertainment"? No, that's not true: Seve
Full Fact→ ONS death figures not averaged correctly
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been shared on social media, which apparently shows the number of deaths from various non-Covid causes was far lower in December 2020 than in previous Decembers. This has been used to suggest
Health Feedback→ The lethality of COVID-19 is much higher than the flu; the Biden press corps didn’t say COVID-19 was a hoax
REVIEW The coronavirus caused more than 100 million COVID-19 cases and more than 2 million deaths worldwide as of January 2021. However, the impact of the disease has been the subject of disinformation throughout the pandemic. Many claimed that COVI
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are useful even when there is a treatment for a disease, contrary to claim by Lee Merritt in The New American video
REVIEW A video of an interview, published by The New American on 15 January 2021, featured Lee Merritt, an orthopedic surgeon and former president of the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). The AAPS has previously published misin
AFP Fact Check→ Old video circulates alongside false claim Delhi police quit after clashes with protesting farmers
After clashes broke out between police and protesting Indian farmers in Delhi on January 26, 2021, footage of a distressed police official has been viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts claiming it shows a “revolt” and mass resi
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored photo of Rihanna with Pakistani flag circulates online after singer tweeted support for Indian farmers’ protests
An image purportedly showing Rihanna holding the national flag of Pakistan has circulated online in social media posts after the pop star tweeted her support for protesting farmers in India. But the image, which was shared tens of thousands of times,
AFP Fact Check→ Video shared alongside misleading claim about mass police resignations at Indian farmers’ protest
A video of police officers chanting slogans at a farmers' protest in India has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows a "revolt" in the Delhi Police force, resulting in the resignations of 200 po
AFP Fact Check→ False social media posts claim WHO advised against wearing face masks in 2021, despite raging pandemic
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times in January 2021 claim the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new advice against wearing face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The posts contain a screenshot of an article that purports to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: False Eyelashes Were NOT Invented By A Prostitute Named Gerda Puridle in 1882
Did a 19th century prostitute invent false eyelashes to block semen from getting in "working girl's" eyes? No, that's not true: This false eyelash history meme has no basis in fact, and real historical evidence points to a very different
FactCheck.org→ Video Wrong About Fauci, COVID-19
Quick Take A video from conservative commentator Liz Wheeler falsely claims the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, repeatedly “lied” to the American public about the COVID-19 pandemic. She also misleads about C
Health Feedback→ The American Journal of Medicine didn’t recommend hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19; scientific evidence doesn’t show hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19
REVIEW In late January 2021, social media posts and articles claimed that hydroxychloroquine was effective for the early treatment of COVID-19 patients based on a scientific publication in The American Journal of Medicine. The claim went viral on so
Washington Post→ Sanders’s claim the 2017 tax cut went to the ‘wealthiest’ and ‘large corporations’
Actually, new research shows most Americans ended up with a reduction in taxes from the 2017 tax law.
AFP Fact Check→ Viral video falsely claims US President Biden signed blank executive orders
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, TikTok and other platforms alongside a claim it shows US President Biden signing blank executive orders. The claim is false; while the overexposed lighting of the footage appears to show
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Calculations of Tanker Truck Fuel Needed To Replace Keystone XL Pipeline Capacity Does NOT Compute
Will tanker trucks needed to take the place of the now-canceled Keystone XL pipeline have to burn the volume of fuel stated in various pro-pipeline memes? No, that's not true: There are several variables beyond the issue of arithmetic tha
AFP Fact Check→ The image has circulated since 2019 in reports about a woman arrested for murder in Argentina
A photo has been shared in multiple news articles and social media posts in January 2021 alongside a claim it shows a woman who was arrested in Mexico after stabbing her husband. The claim is false: the image has circulated online since 2019 in repo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Officer Did NOT Catch Wife Cheating During Traffic Stop — It’s A Joke Video
Did a police officer catch his wife cheating during a traffic stop? No, that's not true. The video is a comedy sketch video and is published on a satire page. The "police officer" has played the same role in other joke videos on the site.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did 20 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses ‘Go Missing’?
Online speculation around former presidential advisor Jared Kushner swirled on social media after stories appeared about ongoing problems facing United States President Joe Biden’s administration as it continued fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, n
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports since 2018 about a nurse trying to give a Chinese man an injection
A video of a man crying in fear while a nurse attempts to give him an injection has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts alongside a claim that it shows Thailand's health minister receiving the Covid
Logically→ James Lyon Weilers: 21% of people are having serious adverse events from the Moderna vaccine.
Moderna’s data shows that 0.5% of people had a serious adverse reaction and data quoted by James Lyon Weilers is incorrect.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Testimony On Programming That Can Allegedly Rig Elections Is From 2004, NOT 2020
Is this video of testimony about programming that can allegedly rig elections a description of 2020 elections systems? No, that's not true: The taped testimony of Clint Curtis is outdated. At the time the video was recorded, December 13,
AFP Fact Check→ This is an AFP photo showing the aftermath of a Taliban attack in Pakistan in 2014
A photo circulating on Facebook and Twitter purports to show a student in Pakistan who allegedly died during protests against in-person exams in January 2021. However, the posts are misleading; the photo shows the aftermath of a Taliban attack on a sc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Health Organization (WHO) Did NOT Say You Do Not Need To Wear A Mask
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) say you do not need to wear a mask? No, that's not true: A WHO Global COVID-19 Press Conference on January 22, 2021 emphasized that the public needs to wear masks in order to protect themselves from
Truth or Fiction?→ Does Jen Psaki Have a Brother Working for Citadel LLC?
As discourse and debate surrounding online trading in general and the app Robinhood in particular continued to spread in January 2021, some right-wing social media users attempted to link it to new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, claiming that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT A Picture Of Two Oceans Meeting But Not Mixing
Does this video show the meeting of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at Cape Horn? Or two oceans meeting in the Gulf of Alaska? No, that's not true: This video was filmed in Canada, near Vancouver Island, and shows the dramatic difference
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines currently in use stimulate immunity to the same degree as natural infection without exposing the vaccinated person to the risks associated with the disease
On 25 January 2021, the U.S biopharmaceutical company Merck announced its decision to stop the development of its COVID-19 vaccine candidates. This article, published on 26 January 2021 by Summit News, reported on Merck’s announcement and claim
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines currently in use stimulate immunity to the same degree as natural infection without exposing the vaccinated person to the risks associated with the disease
On 25 January 2021, the U.S biopharmaceutical company Merck announced its decision to stop the development of its COVID-19 vaccine candidates. This article, published on 26 January 2021 by Summit News, reported on Merck’s announcement and claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: H&M Is NOT Selling A "Koolest Kid In The Klan" Sweatshirt
Is clothing retailer H&M selling a sweatshirt for children that says, "Koolest Kid in the Klan," with the three 'K's featured prominently? No, that's not true: An H&M spokesperson said this is a fake photo. The image appears to or
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Distort WHO Guidance on COVID-19 Tests
Quick Take Dubious websites and viral posts falsely claim that the World Health Organization changed COVID-19 testing protocols for political reasons following Joe Biden’s inauguration and admitted that false-positive cases had been inflating th