Two aerial photos of massive crowds have been shared in Facebook posts that purport to show celebrations at the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela in the northern Indian city of Haridwar as the country grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases. However, the po
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Full Fact→ The term ‘double mutants’ doesn’t mean much
With reporting of the impact of the current wave of Covid-19 in India, there has been interest in the B1.617 variant of Covid-19 which was first identified there, and has been dubbed the ‘Indian variant’. It has often been described a
Logically→ COVID-19-induced black fungus cases reported in Delhi hospitals.
Cases of mucormycosis induced after COVID-19 recovery have increased in Delhi and other Indian places in May 2021.
AFP Fact Check→ Covid-19 vaccine does not cause impotence, health experts say
Social media posts share an image combining photographs of well-known Indian doctors with a claim that Covid-19 jabs can cause permanent impotence and infertility. The claims are false. India's drug regulation authorities dismissed the claims as "ab
Logically→ IPL 2021 has been suspended due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has been suspended after players from various teams tested COVID-19 positive.
Snopes→ Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 Champ in Great Racing Family, Dies
Bobby Unser, who began racing jalopies in New Mexico and went on to become a beloved three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, has died.
Truth or Fiction?→ Navajo Nation Sends PPE to India?
On May 2 2021, a Reddit user shared an undated screenshot to r/MadeMeSmile, showing a tweet describing how the Navajo Nation donated personal protective equipment, or PPE, to India; the image was shared to Imgur a few hours later: Navajo Nat
Logically→ Pakistan has sent oxygen tankers to India as part of the COVID-19 aid package.
Oxygen express trains with tankers operated by the Indian Railways are falsely depicted as COVID-19 aid sent by Pakistan.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a school-turned makeshift Covid-19 hospital in Delhi
A photo has been shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram alongside a claim that it shows a 1,500-bed hospital set up to cope with surging Covid-19 cases in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. The claim is false: the image is actually from a school
Truth or Fiction?→ Native American Journalists Call On Cohorts to ‘Withdraw Support from CNN’ after Pundit’s Racist Comments
The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) called on fellow industry advocacy groups to push back against CNN in response to inaccurate and racist comments by one of the news network’s pundits. The group made the request in the wake of pa
AFP Fact Check→ Pre-pandemic photo of elderly woman on roadside shared in posts about India coronavirus surge
As Indian hospitals buckle under record Covid-19 infections, a photo of an elderly woman sitting by the road with an oxygen tank has been circulating on Facebook and Twitter. The claim is false; the image predates the pandemic and has circulated onl
AFP Fact Check→ This doctored image does not show Amit Shah campaigning in Kolkata’s red-light district
A photo shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts purports to show India's Home Minister Amit Shah campaigning in Kolkata's red light district. The posts were shared during elections in the east Indian state of West Bengal. The claim is false: th
Snopes→ Police: FedEx Shooter Legally Bought Guns Used in Shooting
A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indianapolis, legally bought the rifles in July and September of last year,
Snopes→ FBI Says It Interviewed FedEx Mass Shooter Last Year
FBI agents last year interviewed the gunman who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the bureau said.
Snopes→ Police ID Gunman in FedEx Shooting As Young Male in 20s
Deputy Chief Craig McCartt of the Indianapolis police said the gunman started randomly shooting at people in the parking lot and then went into the building and continued firing.
Snopes→ Police ID Killer in FedEx Shooting as 19-Year-Old Man
Police scoured a FedEx facility in Indianapolis and searched the suspected gunman’s home looking for a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S., as family members of the eight victims spent agonizing hours awaiting word on their loved ones.
AFP Fact Check→ This video predates the West Bengal election in 2021
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Twitter posts that claim it shows voter fraud during the 2021 elections in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The claim is false: the video has circulated online in unrelated pos
AFP Fact Check→ The photo shows a design proposal for a school in Malawi, not an actual building
A photo has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows a secondary school in Malawi constructed with wood and straw bale. But this is misleading: the image is a visual representation of a design proposal for a secondary
AFP Fact Check→ Shortened video circulates in misleading posts that claim politician ‘threatened’ West Bengal voters
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows an Indian politician “threatening mothers and sisters of West Bengal” amid ongoing elections in the state. But these posts omit important conte
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Under Stalin, Repression Was So Severe That Soviet Gulags Held 22% Of the World’s Prison Population’
On April 8 2021, Imgur user “superscout0233” shared the following meme with a fakeout ending, initially stating that “under [Joseph] Stalin,” the Soviet Union’s gulags held 22 percent of the world’s prison population
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was taken in November 2019, before India detected its first Covid-19 case
A photo of top officials in the Indian capital Delhi has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim that it shows them placing a mask on a boy's face while they themselves are not wearing masks, despite rising Covid-19 cases.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Missteps on Gun Policies
In outlining steps his administration would take on gun regulations, President Joe Biden misstated the facts on three existing policies: Biden falsely said that “you can buy whatever you want” at a gun show with “no background check.
Logically→ Centre: Kumbh Mela is becoming a super spreader event.
The Indian government clarified that the media report quoting the Centre as saying that the ongoing Kumbh Mela is a COVID-19 super-spreader is fake.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Spring/Summer PSA’ on Rabbit Nests and Mowing
As spring began in the Northern Hemisphere, screenshots of a post warning readers planning yardwork to be on the lookout for rabbits and their nests began to circulate: We were able to track down what appeared to be the original post (frequently share
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a 2020 anti-France rally in Bangladesh
A photo of a protest has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a caption about Bangladeshi Muslims protesting against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka in March 2021. The photo, however, has be
The Dispatch→ ‘This Race Needs To Be About Ohio’
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The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week Georgia Was on Our Minds. Again.
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The Dispatch→ Mick Mulvaney and the Reasonable Nutjobs
In a wide-ranging conversation spanning from his time working in the Trump White House, to his early days as a leader in the House Freedom Caucus (which we learned was supposed to be called the “Reasonable Nutjob Caucus), Mick Mulvaney talks with
The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: Understanding Georgia’s New Elections Law
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AFP Fact Check→ The image has been doctored from a photo showing a black flag
A photo has surfaced on Facebook and Twitter in posts claiming it shows members of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a group advocating for the rights of the Pashtun ethnic group in Pakistan, waving the Indian flag at a protest in March 2021. The cla
AFP Fact Check→ This image has been doctored to show a fabricated message from Queen Elizabeth II
An image has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows a UK billboard displaying a message from Queen Elizabeth II thanking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing Britain with Covid-19 vaccin
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the First Full Week of Spring
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The Dispatch→ Tales from the Free Speech Foxhole
David French graciously guest-hosts in Jonah’s place on today’s program, wherein he has a long-ranging conversation with a longtime friend, Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. David and Greg discu
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson handgun quote is real
A post on Facebook claims that in the wake of the Dunblane Massacre and calls for the government to ban handguns that followed, then-journalist Boris Johnson wrote: “Nanny is confiscating their toys. It is like one of those vast Indian programmes
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows monkeys sliding down electricity cables in India
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows monkeys sliding on electricity cables outside a hospital in Thailand’s Lopburi province. The claim is false: the video shows monkeys near
AFP Fact Check→ The cross has been put up on a different hill, local authorities said
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts claim that a giant Christian cross has been erected on a hilltop sacred to Hindus in a village in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The claim was widely amplified by politicians from India’s ruling Bharati
Snopes→ Asian Women Say Shootings Point to Relentless, Racist Tropes
From the moment Asian women began to migrate to the U.S., they were the targets of hypersexualization, said Ellen Wu, a history professor at Indiana University.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Turn Gates Foundation Into A Corporation To Carry Out U.S. Plot To Depopulate Developing Countries
Is the Gates Foundation a multinational corporation that profits from vaccines as part of a U.S. government plot hatched in the 1970s to depopulate developing countries? No, that's not true: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a re
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Scotty from ‘Star Trek’ Inspire a Woman to Not Take Her Own Life?
Actor James Doohan’s relationship with a fan was remembered fondly online in March 2021 to commemorate what would have been his 100th birthday. Fans of the Canadian actor’s work on the original series of Star Trek honored the occasion onlin
Snopes→ NCAA Inequity Raised in Women’s Basketball Weight Training Facilities
The teams had barely landed in Texas when complaints of inequity between the women’s and men’s tournaments roared over social media posts noting the women’s weight training facilities in San Antonio were severely lacking compared to what the men