Did Russia unveil a nuclear weapon called "Satan 2" amid the invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: None of the images in the social media post making the claim are of new nuclear weapons. All are of older weapons, none of which have b
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samuyil Hyde Is NOT The Mythical "Ghost of Kyiv" Pilot in Ukraine
Is a man named Samuyil Hyde the mysterious pilot known as the "Ghost of Kyiv"? No, that's not true: at this point in time it is still uncertain if the rumored pilot said to have downed six or more Russian planes over Ukraine even exists.
Full Fact→ Ukraine and beyond: How to fact check misleading videos
Since news broke that Russia had invaded Ukraine, we’ve checked a number of videos claiming to show the war unfolding. Often during a crisis people share videos claiming to show what’s happening. This can be in good faith, but it does
Snopes→ Propaganda, Fake Videos of Ukraine Invasion Bombard Users
The messages, videos and photos flying across Twitter, Facebook and Telegram far outnumber the airstrikes raining down on Ukraine.
Full Fact→ Ukraine disinformation
The war in Ukraine was fomented by disinformation and information warfare will be part of the battle. In the UK we have seen a little of this, for example after the Salisbury poisonings. In 2018 Russia put numerous narratives into play with the aim of
FactCheck.org→ Russian Rhetoric Ahead of Attack Against Ukraine: Deny, Deflect, Mislead
As Russia amassed troops on the Ukrainian border, Russian President Vladimir Putin, his spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, and other Russian officials repeatedly denied that their country had plans to invade Ukraine. They blamed the U.S., Ukraine and others for
Full Fact→ Video of 2015 explosion in China being mislabelled as Ukraine
A post on Facebook claims to show a “Fire starting by russian airstrike” with hashtags mentioning Ukraine alongside a video of large explosions, where a man can be heard swearing in the background That’s not what this video shows.&nbs
Full Fact→ Photos claiming to show explosions in Ukraine are actually from Gaza
A post shared over 1,000 times on Facebook features three images of explosions, with a caption describing the current invasion of Ukraine and stating: “Explosions have been heard in Ukraine after Russia launched a full-scale invasion this morning
Full Fact→ Fake Ukraine video includes footage from 2015 and a computer game teaser
A post on Facebook claims a video which includes a number of different clips depicts Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was posted on the morning of 24 February 2022 and at the time of writing has over 19,000 views. The two-minute video contains fi
Snopes→ Russia Attacks Ukraine, ‘Shattering’ European Peace
Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show February 24, 2022, Bombardment in Ukraine
Does this video show Ukraine being bombarded on February 24, 2022? No, that's not true: The video appeared on TikTok as far back as January 29, 2022, with a caption suggesting it showed a lightning strike on a power plant. The video appea
Snopes→ Canada’s Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers to Quell Trucker Protests
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their l
Snopes→ No, Keanu Reeves Did Not Write ‘Humans Will Break Free of the Matrix’
A notorious purveyor of junk news and conspiracy theories strikes again.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Data Do NOT Reveal COVID-19 Vaccines Killed, Injured 946,000
Do government data reveal that more than 946,000 people suffered injuries or death from COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The so-called revelations are misused and misquoted material from a list of unverified vaccine reaction report
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Real Video Does NOT Prove Race Against China to Recover F-35C That Crashed Onboard USS Carl Vinson
Does this Facebook post prove China is racing the U.S. Navy to recover an F-35C that crashed on landing and fell off the USS Carl Vinson into the South China Sea? No, that's not true: The video is authentic, showing a January 24, 2022, cr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Quarantine Camps For Unvaccinated Were NOT Proposed By Washington Health Board
Did the Washington State Board of Health adopt a rule that would involuntarily place unvaccinated residents, including children, into COVID-19 quarantine camps? No, that's not true: The board made an administrative rule change to the law
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MIT Scientist Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Has Possible Long-Term Side Effects
Did an MIT scientist prove that the COVID-19 vaccines have possible long-term side effects? No, that's not true: The "scientist" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a computer scientist who offered no proof that the COVID-19 v
Truth or Fiction?→ Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Reportedly Refuses to Wear a Mask
As the global COVID-19 pandemic dragged into its third year, “Gorsuch” trended on Twitter on January 18 2022, primarily due to tweets claiming that Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch refused to wear a mask to work — which forces fello
Full Fact→ Express overstates Brexit trade deal value, again
“Since Brexit, Britain has been able to strike new free trade deals with 70 countries worth over £760billion, according to the Government.” Daily Express, 16 January 2022. The Express has repeated a misleading claim about Britain&rsq
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No One Clear Cause For Recent Reported Cardiac Events Among Soccer Players
Are "all the soccer players getting heart attacks"? And can the recent cluster of cardiac events suffered by athletes be attributed to any one cause? No, that's not true: Several of the recent incidents are clearly unrelated to the COVID-
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Kellogg’s tweet about striking workers is fake
Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?"
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the ‘Bad Guy’ in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Dr. Fauci?
On December 12 2021, a smear meme circulated on Facebook and Twitter, asserting that the “bad guy” in the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club was Dr. Anthony Fauci: pic.twitter.com/GlpYe3VPhK — TDD (@Tymnyc325) December 12, 2021 Atop a D
The Dispatch→ Is Donald Trump’s Christmas Card, Um, NSFW?
A viral image of what is purportedly former President Donald Trump’s Christmas card has been making the rounds on social media, as it shows Trump as … errrrr, well if real it would feature a major design flaw. (We normally embed tweets when
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Austrian Protests Against ‘Health Dictatorship’ Are NOT Accurately Represented With Captions And Photos In Online Posts
Does this collection of images and this caption accurately portray protests against Austrian COVID-19 mandates between November and December of 2021, in the capital of Vienna? No, that's not true: Online reverse image searches reveal that
Truth or Fiction?→ Big Macs in Denmark Versus Big Macs in the USA
On November 23 2021, the Facebook page “Gritty 2020” shared an image which purported to contrast the costs of Big Macs in the United States and Denmark with McDonald’s workers’ wages and benefits: In the above meme (“USA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Baking Soda Does NOT Combat Cancer — It Treats Digestion Problems
Does baking soda combat cancer? No, that's not true: While there are immunotherapy studies that explore how acidity may affect cancer cells, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) representative tells Lead Stories that baking soda "is not an a
Truth or Fiction?→ Minnesota Insulin Access Law
On November 16 2021, an Imgur user shared the following screenshot about Minnesota’s “insulin access law,” in a post with the title, “Big Pharma has to be taken down a peg or 10”: It showed a tweet from the verified @Publ
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Boss Texts on Your Day Off? Leave Them Unread’ Billboard
On November 3 2021, performance artist and political activist Vermin Supreme shared a photograph of a purported “Leave Them Unread” billboard: ‘Boss Texts on Your Day Off? Leave Them Unread’ Meme Origin Three mobile app icons (
FactCheck.org→ How Many Died as a Result of Capitol Riot?
In a tweet on Oct. 24, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez referred to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 as “a terror attack,” which she said resulted in “almost 10 dead.” She called for “any member of Congress who helped plot” i
FactCheck.org→ Video Spreads Bogus Claims About Plane Crashes and COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest The number of U.S. plane accidents has been about the same this year as it was last year. But posts on social media falsely claim that there has been a significant increase due to pilot reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines. The Federal Av
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Spin NIH Letter About Coronavirus Gain-of-Function Research
Republicans say a letter from a National Institutes of Health official is an admission that the agency funded so-called gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses in China, with some falsely linking the work to the pandemic coronavirus. But the res
FactCheck.org→ Colin Powell’s COVID-19 Death Followed Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment
SciCheck Digest Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died from complications of COVID-19. Although he was fully vaccinated, he was also 84 years old and was a cancer patient who had undergone treatment for multiple myeloma — factors that put hi
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Is Sending Aid to Independent Groups in Afghanistan, Not the Taliban
Quick Take The U.S. is providing humanitarian aid through several independent organizations in Afghanistan, but not through the Taliban government. Yet an online article falsely claims that the Biden administration will “send the Taliban millions
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Been Illegal for Employers to Forbid Workers From Discussing Their Pay For the Last 86 Years, Since the National Labor Relations Act of 1935’
An October 16 2021, a Facebook post by performance artist and perennial political candidate Vermin Supreme highlighted an October 11 tweet claiming that it became illegal for employers to forbid workers from discussing their pay rate 86 years earlier:
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Claims About Flight Cancellations Lack Evidence
SciCheck Digest Southwest Airlines’ flight cancellations fueled partisan claims over the weekend that transportation workers were protesting COVID-19 vaccine requirements and causing the cancellations. But there’s no evidence that workers s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Shaking A Mobile Phone Does NOT Inadvertently Send Friends To ‘Facebook Jail’
Did Facebook add a new feature that allows users to "shake phone to report a problem" and is this resulting in people accidentally and unknowingly reporting their friend's posts -- which is then causing their friend to be sent to "Faceboo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amtrak Employees Are NOT Walking Out Because Of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Are Amtrak employees walking off the job because of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate? No, that's not true. The cancellation of two trains on a route in the Northeast on October 10, 2021, were not due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Amtrak to
Logically→ Brexit has led to supply shortages in a Brussels supermarket.
The image of empty shelves is being incorrectly linked to Brexit. Carrefour's supply chain has been hit amid a strike at its logistics provider.
Truth or Fiction?→ Eric Cantona ‘Kicking a Nazi’ Facebook Post
On September 17 2021, the Facebook page “These memes kill fascists” shared a post about Manchester United striker Eric Cantona kicking a Nazi: Kicking a Nazi cost Manchester United striker Eric Cantona a 9 month penalty, an €18000 fine, a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: People In Plastic Bags Are NOT Christians Being Killed In Afghanistan — It’s A Protest Performance In Colombia
Do these photos depict Christians who refused to deny their faith being suffocated in Afghanistan? No, that's not true: These are video stills taken at a protest performance 8,800 miles from Afghanistan in Medellín, Colombia, on May 26,