Did Afghani Islamic militants execute 22 Christians? No, that's not true: This claim, with a variety of photos, has been making the rounds on social media since it surfaced in February 2009, and has been debunked even by groups dedicated
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Truth or Fiction?→ Tucker Carlson: ‘Well, If That’s What Democratic Socialism is, Then I’m Basically on Board.’
On September 18 2020, Twitter user Alexandra Halaby shared what became a viral tweet — it claimed that Dr. Cornel West appeared on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show and got Carlson to admit that he was “basically on board” with de
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Dallas Teacher Call the Kenosha Homicide Suspect a ‘Hero for the Modern Age’?
In mid-September 2020, the Dallas Independent School District in Texas drew national attention after local outlets began reporting on an assignment comparing a 17-year-old homicide suspect with both civil rights activists and one of the people he kill
Full Fact→ Lots of people are getting confused over testing figures
“We’re now doing about 240,000 antigen tests a day, at the moment… 240,000 is the latest figures… This is the capacity in the system.” Nadhim Zahawi MP, 17 September 2020 “The government’s own figures, the
Full Fact→ Lots of people are getting confused over testing figures
“We’re now doing about 240,000 antigen tests a day, at the moment… 240,000 is the latest figures… This is the capacity in the system.” Nadhim Zahawi MP, 17 September 2020 “The government’s own figures, the
AllSides→ Did CBS Conflate a Latinos for Trump Rally With a Biden Event?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-cbs-conflate-a-latinos-for-trump A viral tweet claims that CBS
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Biden’s Role in Social Security Taxes
Quick Take Posts on Facebook and Twitter suggest that former Vice President Joe Biden is responsible for taxes on Social Security, but those posts ignore the political history and mislead on the details. The posts also twist Biden’s proposals on
Full Fact→ Angela Rayner’s testing numbers are not quite right
"The government's latest figures show that there were an average of 62,000 people tested per day, not 500,000. The Prime Minister has said that testing capacity is at 300,000, but the average is 62,000 a day. How does he explain this?" Angela Rayner M
AFP Fact Check→ New Zealand doctor makes misleading claims about the country’s PCR testing regime in widely shared YouTube video
A video showing a New Zealand-based doctor claiming the PCR testing method for the novel coronavirus does not “actually test for the virus” and is being used inappropriately has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The claims are mi
AFP Fact Check→ New Zealand doctor makes misleading claims about the country’s PCR testing regime in widely shared YouTube video
A video showing a New Zealand-based doctor claiming the PCR testing method for the novel coronavirus does not “actually test for the virus” and is being used inappropriately has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The claims are mi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Demand Kayleigh McEnany Resign As White House Press Secretary
Did CNN demand that Kayleigh McEnany resign as White House press secretary for "perpetuating the lies" of President Trump to the media over COVID-19 health risks? No, that is not true. CNN did not author a piece demanding she step down; i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBS News Did NOT Use A Photo From A Trump Rally For Latinos And Show It As A Biden Rally
Did CBS News use a photo of a Trump rally for Latinos and show it as a Biden rally? No, that's not true. A CBS Evening News segment that aired on September 15, 2020, used video -- not a still image -- of Trump supporters in Florida to ill
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: November Could NOT Be The USA’s ‘First Internal Political War Of Its History’
Could November 2020 see the United States' first internal political war in its history? No, that's not true: If an internal war breaks out in the United States after the national elections in November, which some people are predicting, it
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Life Insurance Company’s Attempt to Curb Suicide on a South Korea Bridge Precede an Increase in Deaths?
On September 17 2020, the following post was shared to r/therewasanattempt, which described a purported initiative to curb suicides on South Korea’s Mapo Bridge: to stop suicide from therewasanattempt An image showed two
FactCheck.org→ CBS News Didn’t Misrepresent Trump Gathering as a Biden Event
Quick Take Social media posts are using an image of a CBS News report to accuse the network of misrepresenting a campaign event for President Donald Trump as one for former Vice President Joe Biden. That’s false. The report’s voiceover was
FactCheck.org→ Report Resurrects Baseless Claim that Coronavirus Was Bioengineered
Quick Take A paper that has not been peer-reviewed reaches faulty conclusions to advance the unsubstantiated claim that the novel coronavirus was bioengineered in a Chinese lab, according to immunology and microbiology experts. The paper’s claims
The Dispatch→ Did CBS Conflate a Latinos for Trump Rally With a Biden Event?
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Full Fact→ Data on how far people travel to get a Covid-19 test isn’t all that useful
“The vast majority of people who use our testing service get a test that is close to home, and the average distance travelled to a test site is now just 5.8 miles - down from 6.4 miles last week.” Matt Hancock, 15 September 2020 “Jus
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘FB Banned over 700 Pages Dedicated to Expose Pedophilia. That Should Scare the Absolute S*** Out of Everyone.’
On September 4 2020, a Facebook user asserted the platform had banned “700 pages” which were “dedicated to expos[ing] pedophilia”: White text against a blue background included the #SaveOurChildren hashtag: FB banned over 70
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘FB Banned over 700 Pages Dedicated to Expose Pedophilia. That Should Scare the Absolute S*** Out of Everyone.’
On September 4 2020, a Facebook user asserted the platform had banned “700 pages” which were “dedicated to expos[ing] pedophilia”: White text against a blue background included the #SaveOurChildren hashtag: FB banned over 70
Full Fact→ There’s no connection between new biometrics legislation and Covid-19 tests
Multiple posts on social media have claimed that new government legislation has enabled DNA to be “harvested and retained” from Covid-19 test kits. This is not true. The legislation, ‘The Coronavirus (Retention of Fingerprints a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jarrett Stepman Did NOT Receive A Ballot To A Home Where He Doesn’t Live – He Received A Voter Information Packet
Did a man who no longer lives in California receive an election ballot at his parents' house? No, that's not true. Jarrett Stepman, who is employed by The Daily Signal, a conservative news outlet, claimed on Twitter his parents received h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Kim Martin Morrow’ Is NOT The CEO Of Netflix And Was NOT Charged With 15 Counts Of Child Pornography
Was "Kim Martin Morrow the CEO of Netflix" charged with 15 charges for child pornography? No, that's not true. Kim Martin Morrow is not the CEO of Netflix -- that is Reed Hastings -- and neither has been charged on 15 counts for child por
The Dispatch→ Did Joe Biden Play ‘F*** tha Police’ at a Campaign Event?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Louisiana Man Did NOT Drop Dead Moments After Calling Woman A ‘Voodoo N***a B***h’
Did a Louisiana man drop dead moments after using a racist and sexist slur to accuse a woman of practicing voodoo? No, that's not true: It is a claim that has no factual support, no sourcing and the photograph used to illustrate the artic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Louisiana Man Did NOT Drop Dead Moments After Calling Woman A ‘Voodoo N***a B***h’
Did a Louisiana man drop dead moments after using a racist and sexist slur to accuse a woman of practicing voodoo? No, that's not true: It is a claim that has no factual support, no sourcing and the photograph used to illustrate the artic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Did NOT Witness UFO Over New Jersey On September 14, 2020
Did thousands of people witness a UFO over New Jersey September 14, 2020? No, that's not true: While there may have been some excitement and confusion about what they saw, it was not a flying saucer from outer space, but just one of the f
FactCheck.org→ Viral Post Falsely Attributed to Golfer Bubba Watson
Quick Take A viral post falsely attributed to PGA star Bubba Watson criticizes the Black Lives Matter movement and measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Watson has said the post “ain’t from me.” Full Story Facebook pos
AFP Fact Check→ Adding a stamp will not expedite US mail-in ballots with pre-paid postage
Social media posts claim that adding a stamp to a “postage paid ballot” will result in it being handled as first-class mail instead of the slower bulk. But the US Postal Service says pre-paid envelopes for ballots are already first class, so adding
Full Fact→ What do social distancing laws say about ‘mingling’?
“Mingling is people coming together. That is my definition of mingling, it’s people coming together.” Priti Patel, BBC Today programme, 15 September 2020 There has been some confusion about who is allowed to meet—and in what n
Full Fact→ This viral post understates the risk of Covid-19 infection
A post circulating on Facebook makes several claims about coronavirus, flu and cancer. The post starts: “There will never be an end to Covid. It will never go away. We have to get used to it and get used to living with it. Flu came along, k
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Play ‘F**k tha police’ At Campaign Event In Florida
Did Joe Biden play the N.W.A song "F**k tha police" on his phone at a campaign event in Kissimmee, Florida? No, that's not true: This is a doctored video created by a satire site. In reality, Biden played the song "Despacito" by Luis Fons
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Antifa Is NOT Calling For Election Rioting By Members Dressed As Trump Supporters — It’s An Old Post That Was Shared As Satire. And It Gets The Election Date Wrong
Is Antifa recruiting "comrades" to dress as President Trump supporters and police to riot on Election Day and fool people into thinking it was supporters of Trump who caused the mayhem? No, the online meme making the claim was posted by a
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Just Tested Positive for Coronavirus’ Engagement Bait Spreads on Facebook
On July 25 2020, Facebook user Stiven Flores shared the following photograph, with a claim he had “just tested positive for coronavirus” and an aggressive push for others to share the post in order to collect “prayers”: Alongsi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Antifa Did NOT Admit to Igniting Fires All Over The Country To Draw Attention To Climate Change
Did Antifa admit to igniting fires all over the country to draw attention to climate change? No, that's not true: The Twitter account behind the claim has been permanently suspended for violating the platform's manipulation and spam polic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Protesters Did NOT Block Hospital Entrance Before Arrival Of Ambulances Transporting Wounded Officers
Did protesters block the entrance to Saint Francis Medical Center before the arrival of ambulances transporting the two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who had been shot in Compton on the evening of September 12, 2020? No, that's no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AARP Did NOT Spend ‘Millions In TV Ads Targeting Republican Candidates’ — Nonprofit AARP Is Prohibited From Involvement In Any Political Campaigns
Did the AARP spend millions of dollars on TV ads against Republicans? No, that's not true: The AARP is a federally approved non-profit organization that is legally prohibited from being involved in any political campaign in favor or again
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Campaign ‘Antifa Alert’ Diamond Club Text Message
On September 12 2020, a screenshot of a purported Trump campaign text message began circulating — warning recipients that antifa might “attack” their homes and urging them to become a “Diamond Club Member”: Tonight in T
Logically→ The Biden-Bernie manifesto calls for abolishing cash bail, immediately releasing 400,000 criminals onto the streets and into your neighborhoods.
While it is true that Joe Biden wants to end cash bail, Trump's claim that it could lead to criminals being released en masse is wrong.
Health Feedback→ Cloth masks are effective at reducing virus transmission because it spreads in respiratory droplets, which are larger than smoke particles and the pores in fabric
REVIEW Memes appeared on Facebook in late August 2020 claiming that cloth masks are ineffective at reducing virus transmission because smoke particles are larger than virus particles and cannot be filtered by cloth masks (see examples here and here)