One of the most dramatic claims in Prince Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey was the allegation that their son was denied a royal title, possibly because of his skin color.
Snopes→ Is Domino’s Pizza Hiring a Data Journalist?
Who said there were no more jobs in the media industry?
Full Fact→ What happens when pupils test positive for Covid-19?
“The really important thing here is to make sure we can keep schools open and minimise the risk of having Covid in the classrooms, and that is why if people have had the test that shows that they have got Covid through the lateral flow test, we
AFP Fact Check→ Biden did not cancel ICE operation targeting sex traffickers
Facebook posts claim President Joe Biden ended an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) effort that his predecessor Donald Trump began to target sex traffickers who are in the United States illegally. This is false; ICE said the operation was delay
Full Fact→ Misleading claims about Serco’s role in Test and Trace resurface
“...if £37 billion can be found to pay Serco for a failed track and trace system, the money must be available to pay NHS staff properly.” Jeremy Corbyn MP, 8 March 2021. Since its launch in May 2020, the NHS Test and Trace scheme has
Full Fact→ Side effects from the Oxford and Pfizer vaccines are about the same
An article on the Express website gives a very unclear account of the most common side effects from the two Covid-19 vaccines currently being used in the UK. In the process, the article wrongly implies that side effects with the AstraZeneca/Oxford vacc
Logically→ Foreigners are prohibited to take the local currency (rupees) with them when they leave India.
Any foreigner (other than Pakistani or Bangladeshi) may take Indian currency not exceeding Rs 25,000 outside India, except to Nepal and Bhutan.
Logically→ Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde told a man accused of rape to marry the victim.
Bobde said that his words were "misreported" and "twisted." He did not order the accused to marry the victim but asked him if he would.
Snopes→ Amtrak Worker Accused of Stealing, Selling 77 Chain Saws
The longtime employee sold the items for more than $50,000 between 2016 and July 2020, according to the complaint.
Logically→ Pakistan to receive 45 million doses of Covaxin from India.
Pakistan will be receiving 45 million doses of the Covishield vaccine from India under the United GAVI Alliance.
Snopes→ FBI Releases New Video After Bombs Left at RNC, DNC Offices
The two pipe bombs were placed outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees the night before the riots.
AllSides→ Manchin Wrong About How Many States Have $7.25 Minimum Wage
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/manchin-wrong-about-how-many-states-have-7-25-minimum-wage/ Sen. Joe
Logically→ The CIA declared the RSS a militant organization.
RSS was declared a nationalist organization in 2018 by the CIA and recent publication does not include RSS as a political party.
Snopes→ House Set to Vote on Virus Relief, Biden on Cusp of Triumph
The measure provides up to $1,400 direct payments to most Americans, extended emergency unemployment benefits and hundreds of billions for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, schools, state and local governments and ailing industries from airlines to co
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook has not sold WhatsApp to the Nigerian government
Posts circulating widely on Facebook in Nigeria claim that the Nigerian government has purchased the instant messaging service WhatsApp for 3 billion naira ($7.3 million) and plans to use it to spy on citizens. This is false; Facebook, WhatsApp’s par
Logically→ Donald Trump incited violence at the Capitol riots.
Trump made a number of inflammatory and false remarks on March 6. He was charged with inciting violence but was acquitted.
AFP Fact Check→ Old and unrelated images used in claim about assassination attempt on Nigerian lawyer
A photo of a black sport utility vehicle (SUV) with bullet holes has been shared in news articles and on social media along with claims of an attempted assassination targeting a lawyer linked to a separatist group in Nigeria. This is false; AFP Fact Ch
Logically→ Cyclones can eliminate COVID-19.
COVID-19 is an infectious viral disease and can only be tackled by vaccination and following public health measures.
Washington Post→ Vanita Gupta’s shifting views on defunding police, decriminalizing drugs
Gupta, who is up for a top Justice Department position, appears to have flip-flopped on several policing issues.
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts share fabricated Trump tweet following Oprah interview with Prince Harry and wife Meghan
Soon after Oprah Winfrey's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was aired on CBS on March 7, 2021, an image circulated online purportedly showing a screenshot of a tweet by former US President Donald Trump commenting about the show. The claim
Hoax-Slayer→ Amazing Hand Paintings – The Work of Artist Guido Daniele
These photographs, which depict human hands wonderfully painted to look like various animals and birds, have been circulating via email, blogs and social media websites for more than a decade. The post Amazing Hand Paintings – The Work of Artist Guid
AFP Fact Check→ False allegations of fraud in Philippines’ 2016 vice presidential election surface online
An image purportedly showing screenshots from a TV news report has surfaced on Facebook alongside a claim it shows “evidence of cheating” in the 2016 Philippine vice presidential race, which Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. narrowly lost to Len
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a Ukrainian strongman carrying a horse to demonstrate his strength
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a photo they claim shows a man carrying a horse on his shoulder for three kilometers to hospital after the animal was bitten by a snake. The claim is false: the photo actually shows Ukrainian strongman Dmytro Vasili
Snopes→ Meghan’s Racism Claims Come as No Surprise to Black Britons
Ethnic minorities in the U.K. say racist attitudes and structures of discrimination are pervasive — and all too often denied by society at large.
Snopes→ Arkansas Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law
The Republican governor had expressed reservations about the bill, which only allows the procedure to save the life of the mother and does not provide exceptions for those impregnated in an act of rape or incest.
Snopes→ Were Biden’s Dogs Kicked Out of White House Due to Aggressive Behavior?
The two German shepherds, Major and Champ, moved into the presidential mansion in late January.
Snopes→ No, Pizza Hut Isn’t Giving Away Free Anniversary Pizza
Beware of phishing scams on social media.
Snopes→ Did Franz Kafka Invent Letters from a Missing Doll to Comfort a Little Girl?
"In the end, love will return in another way," the renowned author of "The Metamorphosis" was quoted as saying in viral social media posts.
Truth or Fiction?→ Has Disney Canceled ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Peter Pan,’ and ‘The Aristocats?’
On March 9 2021, disinformation purveyor Sean Hannity tweeted at least twice to complain Disney had “canceled” the childrens’ films Dumbo, Peter Pan, and The Aristocats: THE PURGE! Disney Pulls Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Aristocats, Swi
AllSides→ Is the Effort to Recall Gavin Newsom About ‘Telling People to Wear Masks’?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/is-the-effort-to-recall-gavin-newsom In a recent tweet, Sen. Bernie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Next Week’ In March 2021 Does NOT Have A Full Moon Or Friday The 13th — But It Does Have A US Time Change
Does "next week" in March 2021 have a time change, full moon AND Friday the 13th? No, that's not true. There is not a week of March 2021 when all three things happen. While daylight saving time does begin on March 14, 2021, a full moon do
Snopes→ Did John Steinbeck Write a Horror Story About a Kid Being Chewed By Gum?
"I'm not chewing it, sir. It's chewing me."
Snopes→ Biden Won’t Put His Name on Relief Checks, Unlike Trump
The next round of paper checks will bear the signature of a career official at the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
The Dispatch→ Is the Effort to Recall Gavin Newsom About ‘Telling People to Wear Masks’?
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Snopes→ Remains of Cold War-Era Russian Sub Seen in Film Catch Fire
A Cold War-era Russian submarine once seen in a movie starring Harrison Ford caught fire as workers were using a blowtorch to cut it up for scrap.
The Dispatch→ Did Navy SEALs Loyal to President Trump Arrest Hillary Clinton?
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Snopes→ Four Oaks, One Sacred Destiny: Recreating Notre Dame’s Spire
The 93-metre-high spire, made of wood and clad in lead, became the most potent symbol of the April 2019 blaze when it was seen engulfed in flames, collapsing dramatically into the inferno.
Snopes→ Norton Juster, ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ Author, Dead at 91
Juster's friend and fellow author Mo Willems tweeted that Juster “ran out of stories” and died “peacefully.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The ‘Keystone’ Pipeline Was NOT ‘Just About Completed’ When Biden Stopped It
Was the "Keystone" pipeline "just about completed" when President Joe Biden stopped it? No, that's not true: Less than one tenth of the Keystone XL segment of the Keystone system was complete when Biden revoked the permit for Keystone XL
Snopes→ Was Pepé Le Pew ‘Canceled’ Because of an NYT Op-Ed?
Many took to social media to claim without evidence that the lecherous skunk was the latest "cancel culture" victim.