https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hurricane-hanna-border-fence/ On July 25, 2020, Hurricane Hanna made
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FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Tweet In 2009 That He ‘Would Never Let Thousands’ Die in Pandemic
Quick Take An image on social media falsely purports to show a tweet from Donald Trump in 2009, saying he “would never let thousands of Americans die from a pandemic while in office.” There is no evidence Trump ever posted that tweet. Ful
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Was NOT Removed From The House Floor For Being Drunk
Was Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed from the floor of the House of Representatives for drunk and disorderly conduct? No, that's not true: This is a fictional piece written by a known satire website. These stories are often re-publis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Target Did NOT End Its ‘Shop with a Cop’ Program To Distance The Company From The Police
Did Target end its shop with a cop program in an effort to distance themselves from the police? No, that's not true: This is a false claim that went viral on social media. The program, branded as "Heroes & Helpers," pairs "pu
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax circulates that the WHO has approved Indian student’s ginger juice ‘COVID-19 remedy’
Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook and Twitter claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved an Indian student's ginger juice “home remedy” for COVID-19. The claim is false; the WHO's spokesperson for India said the posts
AllSides→ Is DeAanna Lorraine currently Running Against Nancy Pelosi?
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/27/fact-check-deanna-lorraine-currently-running-nancy-pelosi/ An imag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Does NOT Count Pneumonia And Seasonal Flu In The COVID-19 Toll
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just cut the COVID-19 tally from 90,000 to 11,000 in Florida to correct accidental inclusion of pneumonia and seasonal flu? No, the claim was made with no facts or sources to back it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Epstein’ Who Visited Executive Offices During Obama Years Was NOT Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein
Did Jeffrey Epstein visit former President Barack Obama three times at the White House? No, that's misleading: It's true that visitor logs show that a "Jeffrey E. Epstein" visited what was then known as the Old Executive Office Building (
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $11 Billion Dollar Border Wall Did NOT Blow Down In Hurricane Hanna
Did part of the border wall separating the United States from Mexico blow over during Hurricane Hanna? No, that's not true. Video purporting showing a section of the border wall in Texas blowing over with gale force winds during
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NIH Did NOT Admit 5G Can Actually Create Coronavirus Within Human Cells
Did the NIH admit 5G can actually create coronavirus within human cells? No, that's not true. The site Infowars.com claimed the National Institutes of Health admitted that 5G technology can create coronavirus within human cells based on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Origin Of The Word ‘Picnic’ Was NOT To Describe Festive Events Where Racist Whites Would Lynch Black Men
Does the English word "picnic" have its origins in describing festive events where racist whites would lynch Black men? No, that's not true: The word "picnic" dates back to the mid-to-late 18th century and comes from the French word "piqu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mandatory Vaccinations Are NOT In Direct Violation Of The Nuremberg Code
Are mandatory vaccinations in direct violation of the Nuremberg Code? No, that's not true: The Nuremberg Code, a set of principles that grew out of the Nuremberg trials at the end of World War II, applies to human experimentation, not app
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elvis Statue Is NOT Being Removed From Downtown Memphis Because He Stole The Blues From Black Musicians
Is it true that "new guidelines" are forcing the removal of a statue of Elvis Presley from Memphis because the singer stole the Blues from Black musicians? No, that is not true. The Elvis statue still stands in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Truth or Fiction?→ Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse Not Found on Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing
On July 26 2020, what appeared to be a shocking local news story (headline: “Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse Found On Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing In Ocala, Florida”) began circulating on Facebook and Twitter: It's times li
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Rockefeller Agenda For COVID, President Of Ghana Did NOT Read It in Video
Did the president of Ghana release an audio message reading exceprts from a 2010 Rockefeller Foundation document that predicted and planned the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated agenda and the president, Nana
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NOT Already A Cure For COVID-19
Is there already a cure for COVID-19? No, that's not true: No medicines have been shown to prevent or cure coronavirus, according to global health experts. The race is on, however, to find viable treatments. The claim was reported in an a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse NOT Found On Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing In Ocala, Florida
Was the decapitated corpse of a pedophile found on the doorstep of a judge in Ocala, Florida? No, that's not true: the story about the supposed "William Smith, 28" originated on two unreliable websites in 2017 which claimed the event happ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NOT An Upcoming Shortage Of Dr. Pepper Because Of The Coronavirus
Is there about to be a shortage of the soft drink Dr Pepper because of the novel coronavirus pandemic? No, there is not. The parent company of the Dr. Pepper maker assured Lead Stories that production of the soft drink is "smooth
FactCheck.org→ Video Misrepresents the Science Behind Face Masks
Quick Take A viral video misrepresents scientific papers and the reasons for wearing face masks to claim that they are ineffective in mitigating transmission of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that masks may help preve
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Testing Truck Logo Depicts an Aardvark, Not Death Deity
Quick Take A popular post on social media pages for conspiracy theorists claims that a mobile COVID-19 testing station bears a logo that depicts an ancient deity of death. It actually shows an aardvark, which is the name of the company that designs and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Maps Of ‘Human Trafficking Hot Spots’ And ‘China Virus Hot Spots’ Do Not Have A Connection
Does a comparison of maps show there is a shocking connection between human trafficking hotpsots in the United States and coronavirus outbreaks? No, that's not true. A meme that has gone viral showing two maps of the U.S. with heavy numbe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jim Carrey Did NOT Say ‘Hollywood Elites Eat Whole Babies For Christmas’ – ‘The More They Suffer – The Better They Taste’
Did Jim Carrey say that Hollywood elites eat whole babies for Christmas and that the more they suffer, the better they taste? No that's not true. This story originated on a website that was notorious for publishing questionable stories an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cathy Areu Did NOT Pose For A Photo In An Antifa Cap
Did Cathy Areu, a former frequent guest on Fox News who is now a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against the network, appear in a photograph while wearing an Antifa stocking cap? No, that's not true: An image of her smiling while pointing to a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 25% Of White People Are NOT Born With Tails That Are Cut Off At Birth
Are 25% of white people born with tails? No, that's not true: A 2019 paper published in the "Asian Journal of Neurosurgery" reported that only 40 cases of a "true human tail" have been reported in the scientific literature and those cases
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meijer DOES Now Require Masks Of All People Shopping In Company Stores
Are shoppers at Meijer groceries and express stations free to "politely decline" a mask against the novel coronavirus and go on their way, shopping in the stores without pressure? No, that is not true. While Meijer did just change their p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video ‘Urgent Information On Covid Vacc!ne’ By Dr. Carrie Madej Is NOT All Science-Based Or Factual
Is there a "vaccine that's coming" to fight the novel coronavirus that is funded by Bill Gates and could change human genes to the point where a different species is created that could battle, or replace, humans? No, there is no evidence
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO Shooting Death Of A Child In Florida Counted As A COVID-19 Death
Did the death of a child shot and killed in Florida get added to the state's COVID-19 death tally? No, that's not true: Trump 2020 campaign adviser Brad Parscale made the claim in a tweet (archived here) on July 23, 2020. The tweet, which
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Macaulay Culkin Did NOT Say Satanic Hollywood Elites Murder Children During Rituals
Did Macaulay Culkin say satanic Hollywood elites murder children during sickening sex rituals? No, that's not true. Current social media posts, using quotes from a fake French interview in 2017, are claiming the famous actor confessed to witne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Panda Eyes’ Bruising Is A Pedophile Phenomenon or Slang Term
Is the term "panda eyes" a pedophile slang term for swollen, bruised eyes caused by sodomy? No, that's not true. There is no medical evidence sodomy causes these types of injuries in children and an image of a child often used in social m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Conclude Mask Wearers Have Lower IQ
Did a study conclude that face mask wearers have a lower IQ? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published on a website that trolls conservatives. The study is fictional. Lead Stories does not fact check satire, but we published thi
The Dispatch→ Is There a Connection Between Jeffrey Epstein and … SpongeBob SquarePants?
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Full Fact→ Mark Francois did not deny that there is a gender pay gap
A post on Facebook shows a picture of the Conservative MP, Mark Francois, accompanied by a quote that it attributes to him. The quote says, “There is no gender pay gap. The simple fact is that female workers are only about 70% as productive
The Dispatch→ Did the New York Times Publish Tucker Carlson’s Address?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘New Health Care Act’ To Force Your Whole Family To Take A ‘Killer Vaccine’ For COVID-19
Is there a new health care act in effect or making its way through Congress that would allow the government to place your child in an isolation centre if they test positive for COVID-19 and require your whole family to be vaccinated by a "kill
Poynter→ Por que em vez de correr para aprovar uma lei incapaz de dar conta da desinformação, o Brasil não monta um projeto colaborativo para as eleições?
*Note: This article is in Portuguese. It will be soon translated into English. Luto contra a desinformação há sete anos. Preocupo-me dia e noite com o que se convencionou chamar de “fake news” antes mesmo dessa expressão ganhar força e
AFP Fact Check→ There is no evidence that budesonide asthma inhalers can cure COVID-19, experts say
Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook claim that budesonide, a steroid used in asthma inhalers, can "cure" COVID-19. The claim is misleading; as of July 2020, health experts say there is no scientific evidence that budesonide can cure or treat
FactCheck.org→ Prank Posts Falsely Suggest Second Stimulus Payment Is Approved
Quick Take Viral posts on Facebook falsely claim the government has approved a second round of coronavirus stimulus payments to everyone who signs up — and that the money will be forthcoming in “5-7 business days.” Congress is conside
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Did NOT Call For A Ban On Tractor-Trailers; Did NOT Say ‘Trucks Are Killing America’
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York call for a ban on tractor-trailers, saying, "Private truck drivers are destroying America?" No, that's not true: This claim was made in a satirical article published by a satire website that trolls
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Black Kid’ Suspect In Assault On Elderly White Couple Was NOT Arrested ‘Yesterday’ — Crime Was Eight Years Ago, Suspect Is Doing Life in Prison
Was a "black kid named Tyrone Woodfork" arrested "yesterday" for severely beating an elderly Tulsa, Oklahoma, white couple, raping and killing the wife and leaving the husband for dead -- and is the national media ignoring the crime? No, that'
FactCheck.org→ Video Doesn’t Show Biden Hosting ‘Black Face Skit’
Quick Take A video clip of Joe Biden jokingly introducing a Black singer at a 1985 fundraiser as “Michael Jackson” has been manipulated and shared with a false claim that Biden was participating in a “black face” skit. Full St