Did the Academy of Country Music (ACM) cancel Garth Brooks' Lifetime Achievement Award? No, that's not true: This article was written by a self-described satirical website that tries to troll people with their articles. No corporate state
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Military Gear Do NOT Show Unusual Deployment In June 2023 In US, Canadian Cities — It’s Training Season
Do images of military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities show some sort of military action or deployment is taking place in June 2023? No, that's not true: Military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities does not necessarily indicate th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Tom Cruise With Two Body Doubles — It’s AI Generated
Does a photograph authentically show Tom Cruise with his two "stunt doubles"? No, that's not true: An image shared widely on social media in June 2023 was generated using the artificial intelligence program Midjourney, the image creator c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Hobby Lobby Is Selling Satanic Statues — Images Are AI Creations
Do photos show that the craft store chain Hobby Lobby is selling demonic statues? No, that's not true: These images have been created by an AI artist. The images originated on Reddit and Facebook in groups for AI art. Hive Moderation, a p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Burisma Co-Owner’s Wife Is NOT Dead As Of June 19, 2023; Her Attorney Denies She Was Firm’s Accountant
Was the wife of a former Burisma co-owner found dead after she had offered to disclose the firm's secrets she had accessed as an accountant? No, that's not true: According to her attorney, the woman is alive and well as of June 19, 2023,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Live Footage Of Apollo 17 Moon Launch Was NOT Faked — Livestream Technology Existed In 1972
Is livestreamed footage of the lunar module Challenger's 1972 takeoff from the moon fake since the technology did not exist at the time to livestream such an event? No, that's not true: NASA's chief historian confirmed to Lead Stories tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show ‘Trump Dancing With A 13 Year Old Girl’ — It’s NOT Real Photo
Does a "photo" show Donald Trump "in his 50's," then a businessman, "dancing with a 13 year old girl"? No, that's not true: That is not a photo -- it is an image artificially created by algorithms. The story appeared in a tweet (archived
FactCheck.org→ Video Distorts Early Coronavirus Research To Promote Baseless Bioweapon Conspiracy Theory
SciCheck Digest Human coronaviruses first identified in the 1960s cause common colds. But a viral video misrepresents early research on common coronaviruses and cites unrelated patents to falsely suggest U.S. scientists created the viruses that cau
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purported Post From Trump About Documents And Aide Walt Nauta Is NOT Real
Did former U.S. President Donald Trump write in a post shared to his social media platform Truth Social that as president he "enforced the USA's classified document laws very powerfully," that he asked "LOYAL aide Walt Nauta" to pack his
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apricot Seeds Do NOT Prevent Cancer, Have NOT Caused Hunza Valley People To ‘Never Get Cancer’
Do the people of the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan never get cancer because they consume apricot seeds? No, that's not true: There are recorded cases of cancer among the people of the Hunza Valley that date back several decades and th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Chemtrails’ Do NOT Contain Chemicals Known To Cause Human Harm — Chemtrails Are NOT Proven To Exist
Do "chemtrails" contain the chemicals aluminum, barium, strontium and ethylene to cause a number of negative health impacts, including migraines, runny noses, depression, lethargy and anxiety? No, that's not true: Experts largely agree th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada’s Bill C-11 Does NOT Call For Online Censorship — Broadcasting Requirements Will Just Affect Online Streaming Platforms
Has Canada's Bill C-11 caused Canadians' social media posts to be censored, including posts about Canadian wildfires? No, that's not true: Bill C-11, also known as the Online Streaming Act, became law in Canada in April 2023. It requires
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson Is NOT ‘Secretly Working On A 4 Part Docu Series’ About Child Sex Trafficking Trade
Did Mel Gibson start working on a new documentary "exposing the 34 billion dollar global child sex trafficking trade"? No, that's not true: No credible sources confirmed he made such an announcement, and his publicist explicitly denied Gi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drinking Water Is NOT Unhealthy; Water Is NOT ‘One Of The Biggest Lies In History’
Is water consumption so unhealthy that people "are not supposed" to drink it? No, that's not true: The claim on social media is an unsupported misrepresentation of the known facts about the mechanisms of hydration in the human body. The c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Have NOT Endorsed Weight Loss Gummies
Have country singers and married couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill promoted weight loss gummies that melt weight off while one sleeps? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that McGraw and Hill have endorsed such a product. There is an
Truth or Fiction?→ The Amanda Gorman Banned Book Controversy, Explained
On June 7 2023, amid right-wing book-banning attempts sweeping the United States, poet and author Amanda Gorman addressed the banning of her own book The Hill We Climb at a Florida elementary school. Her book was part of a longrunning controversy about
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Are NOT Real Clips Of Pelosi, AOC, Biden Discussing January 6 Insurrection
Is there legitimate footage of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi giving a "shoot to kill order" for those who participated in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021? Similarly, is there legitimate footage of U.S. Rep. Ale
FactCheck.org→ What VAERS Can and Can’t Do, and How Anti-Vaccination Groups Habitually Misuse Its Data
For decades, an unassuming government vaccine safety surveillance system has done its job, quickly flagging possible side effects and allowing scientists and regulators to investigate further. But for nearly as long, the Vaccine Adverse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Commander-In-Chief Did NOT Disappear In May 2023 Or On June 3, 2023
Did Commander In Chief Of The Armed Forces Of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyy disappear during the battle of Bakhmut in May 2023 or on June 3, 2023, as the country was moving forward with its counteroffensive plans? No, that's not true: The cla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce ‘Family Pride Month’ To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023
Did the Italian government announce "Family Pride Month" to celebrate heterosexual "mothers and fathers" instead of the LGBTQ+ community? No, that's not true: While Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been criticized domestically an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of A Woman At An ‘International Airport’ Does NOT Show The Wife Of Russia’s Belgorod Region Governor Fleeing Country
Does a photo shared on social media during the May 22, 2023, attack on the Russian region of Belgorod by two paramilitary groups show the wife of the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, at an "international airport" with her "belonging
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ron DeSantis Picture Does NOT Show George Soros In The Background
Did Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis post a picture at an event showing George Soros, a billionaire philanthropist who is often the subject of conspiracy theories, in the background? No, that's not true: The o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Report That Snake Plants Will Improve Air Quality In A Home
Did a NASA study find that snake plants, a type of houseplant, improve air quality in your home while you sleep? No, that's not true: A public affairs officer for NASA told Lead Stories that NASA has not made this claim and that the resul
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Golden Globe ‘Ethics Board’ Did NOT ‘Cancel Whoopi Goldberg’s Lifetime Achievement Award’ — Story Is From A Satire Site
Did the Golden Globes "ethics board" cancel prominent actress Whoopi Goldberg's Lifetime Achievement Award? No, that's not true: This story originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. No corporate s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Target Did NOT Label ‘Tuck-Friendly’ Swimsuit As Kids’ Item
Did Target sell "tuck-friendly" Pride swimsuits as children's items? No, that's not true: Those swimsuits were labeled for adults and were not available in children's sizes. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram on May 17, 2023. Its c
Truth or Fiction?→ HBO’s ‘Max’ Transition Drops Writer, Director Credits
On May 23 2023, a post on Reddit to r/movies claimed that when HBO Max rebranded as “Max,” the platform stopped crediting writer and directors: The new "Max" streaming service doesn’t credit the director and wri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Jade Helm’ Military Training Is NOT Taking Place In Summer of 2023
Is a vast military exercise called Jade Helm taking place in the United States in the summer of 2023? No, that's not true: A video about Jade Helm reused a 2015 news report. The story appeared in a video published on TikTok on May 17, 202
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Seed Oil, Thymoquinone Do NOT Cure Several Major Diseases
Can black seed oil and one of its main compounds, thymoquinone, cure major diseases, including cancer and diabetes? No, that's not true: While some research suggests that black seed may be useful for certain conditions, there isn't suffic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet That ‘The World Is Flat’ in 2022
Did Elon Musk write that "the world is flat" on Twitter in April 2022? No, that's not true: The viral image of the supposed entry appears to have been digitally altered. Archived versions of Musk's account do not contain such a tweet. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Homeless Veterans Were NOT ‘Booted’ From New York State Hotel To Make Room For Immigrants
Were homeless veterans forced to move out from a hotel in Upstate New York so it could accommodate a "bus load of migrants" transported from New York City? No, that's not true: The supposed victims of the circumstances were not veterans -
Health Feedback→ Neurological adverse events are very rare after COVID-19 vaccination and less frequent than after SARS-CoV-2 infection
REVIEW On 10 May 2023, a tweet from an account called Leading Report claimed that “COVID vaccines could be causing ‘long-term brain damage’”. The claim was based on a review published by Hosseini and Askari in the European Journal of Medical
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccinated People Do NOT Emit Bluetooth Signals
Do vaccinated people emit Bluetooth signals? No, that's not true: There is no indication that the chip required to use this technology can be injected into a human body through a needle as of this writing. The claim's main argument derive
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soviet Victory Flag Did NOT Fly Over The Reichstag Building In Berlin In Early May 2023
Did a red banner resembling a Soviet flag fly in Berlin over the Reichstag building, the seat of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, on May 8, 2023 to commemorate the 1945 liberation of Europe from Nazi control? No, that's not t
Truth or Fiction?→ Anti-Immigrant Claims Involving Homeless ‘Veterans’ Fall Apart
A group of homeless men in New York state were tricked into posing as veterans for the purposes of spreading a story shaming asylum seekers, the Mid-Hudson News reported on May 19 2023. “It was brought to my attention that two people came to the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nike Was ‘Forced To Pay $1000 To Every Customer’
Was Nike "forced to pay $1000 to every customer" via gift cards? No, that's not true: As of May 18, 2023, there is no indication that courts or authorities made the company do so. The claim originated from a post published on Facebook on
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis’ Law Requiring Online Vendors to Charge Sales Tax Wasn’t a New Tax
A TV ad misleadingly accuses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of increasing taxes. But the law in question didn’t create a new tax. Instead, it implemented a more effective way of collecting an existing tax. The law required online vendors to direct
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Baby With Fish Tail Is NOT Real — It’s Manipulated Version Of A Real Image
Is an image showing a baby whose lower body resembles that of a fish legitimate? No, that's not true: The original image actually shows a baby girl born with a rare condition that fused her legs together. However, her legs did not look li
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image of White Woman With ‘Tail’ Is NOT Proof for Theory
Is a photograph of what appears to be a woman with a tail an authentic record of a real appendage, providing support for claims about the origins of white people? No, that's not true: The image was digitally edited and is a work of art. I
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gospel Singer Shirley Caesar Had NOT Died As Of May 9, 2023
Was Shirley Caesar, a Grammy award-winning gospel singer and celebrated pastor, deceased as of May 9, 2023? No, that's not true: Caesar made at least one public appearance after May 9, 2023. There is also no indication that her health was
FactCheck.org→ Viral Video Makes False Claim About Global Oil Supply
Quick Take Oil is formed in a process that takes millions of years, and there is a finite amount on the planet, scientists say. But a TikTok video shared on Instagram falsely claims that there is an “unlimited” supply of oil, and people