Former President Donald Trump made a series of faulty comparisons to other past presidents to argue that he was being held to a double standard regarding the FBI’s pursuit of his presidential documents. Trump accused several of his presidential p
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Depict ‘Pyramids’ On Russia’s Kola Peninsula — They Are Natural Mountains In Faroe Islands
Were pyramids that are twice as old as the Egyptian pyramids found in Russian Lapland and does the photo with this article accurately represent what they look like? No, that's not true: Clickbait photos misrepresent what the Kola Peninsul
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson wrong to claim Jan. 6 was not an armed insurrection
"To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ID Card for Semen Hydenko / Samuyil Hydenko Found At Crimea Bridge Attack Scene
Was a Ukraine ID card in the name of "Semen Hydenko" (or Samuyil Hydenko) found at the scene of the October 8, 2022, explosion on the bridge linking Crimea to Russia? No, that's not true: The spoof ID card shown in online messages has the
Logically→ Covid vaccine particles are present in breast milk.
Although new research has shown this to be true, this does not mean that the vaccine is unsafe.
Logically→ Justin Trudeau is spending over $100 million of taxpayers’ money to promote Klaus Schwab’s agenda of enslaving people.
The pilot project has not taken off, and the budgeted amount of $105.3 million has not been spent.
Logically→ PayPal is set to fine users $2500 for sharing misinformation.
PayPal has stated this policy was announced in error and that it will take no such action.
Logically→ Go2Bank is depositing $1,000 into 50 brand-new accounts that have been registered by email.
Go2Bank is not running any such offer, and the links in the social media posts do not direct to the official website. The posts are phishing scams.
Logically→ Pneumonia vaccine shortage has affected the health system across India.
The Union health ministry clarified that there is no shortage of pneumococcal vaccine. The government has refuted media reports claiming otherwise.
Logically→ BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen pretended to be under attack while reporting on Russian-Ukraine war.
A still image from a BBC News video report is being shared without context. At the time of reporting, the two sides were trading shells near Irvin.
Health Feedback→ Charlie Kirk’s video listing reasons to oppose COVID-19 vaccines contains multiple incorrect, misleading, and unsupported statements
REVIEW On 4 October 2022, American radio host Charlie Kirk posted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Does NOT Cause ‘Astonishing Drop In Male Fertility’ — Sperm Count Dip Is Temporary
Does the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine cause an "Astonishing Drop in Male Fertility"? No, that's not true: The shot temporarily lowers sperm count, much the same as after a "simple viral infection," according to Itai Gat, one of the authors of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Demand To Remove From Circulation The Non-Existent ‘New Trump $2 Bill’
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi call on the Federal Reserve to "ban the new Trump $2 bill"? No, that's not true: This bill does not exist, and Nancy Pelosi did not tweet anything about it. The claim appeared in an Instagram post (archived
FactCheck.org→ In Context: Laxalt’s Comments on Latino Businesses
In the tight Senate race in Nevada, where nearly a third of the population is Latino, the campaigns of Republican challenger Adam Laxalt and Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto have been locked in a dispute over remarks Laxalt made about the impact
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Mahsa Amini’s Father Dancing On Her Grave
Was the father of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in Iran after being arrested for allegedly violating strict hijab laws, seen dancing on her grave? No, that's not true. A video alleged to show Amini's father dancing is an excer
Logically→ China produced more CO2 equivalent emissions than the entire western hemisphere in 2021.
China's net CO2e emissions are higher. Its per capita emissions are lesser than in many third-world countries. Data for 2021 is yet to be published.
Logically→ Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 has released an infographic listing restriction on alcohol, loud music, and profanity.
This is not an official release by FIFA organizers. A social group named 'Reflect your Respect' in Qatar shared it.
Truth or Fiction?→ USA Today Publisher Also Printing Right-Wing ‘Newspaper’ Mailings: Report
The publishing company behind USA Today and other reputable newspapers is also publishing a string of far-right and other disinformation-heavy political publications made up to look like news outlets. According to the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR),
Logically→ Thirty-three children have died after consuming cough syrups manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited in India.
Indian Health Ministry said that Maiden cough syrups are not sold domestically in India and there are no deaths among children from syrup consumption.
Logically→ The United Nations partnered with Google to suppress public access to climate change-related data.
The U.N. partnered with Google to ensure easily understandable, factual, trustworthy content about climate change is available to a global audience.
Logically→ A vaccination clinic at the University of West of England in Bristol has been shut down.
The vaccine clinic at UWE Bristol was temporarily closed on October 1 due to an anti-vaxx demonstration.
Logically→ During the Hindu festival of Navratri, Muslims burned a Hindu temple in Birmingham and beat up Hindus.
West Midlands Police clarified that the fire did not break out at a temple but at a supermarket in Birmingham. The fight was over an unrelated matter.
Logically→ The bitten apple in the Apple logo is a tribute to English mathematician Alan Turing who died due to cyanide poisoning.
There is no link between the Apple logo and Alan Turing's death. The logo designer called it an "urban legend".
Health Feedback→ Biden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
REVIEW In late September 2022, Hurricane Ian hit several parts of the U.S., leaving a trail of destruction, with Florida and South Carolina being the most affected areas. Around the same time, social media posts began to appear, suggesting that U.S.
Logically→ Justin Trudeau’s 2021 election win is invalid because the number of uncounted ballots surpassed the winning margin.
205,904 ballots were not counted because they arrived late or were not filled in properly. Trudeau formed a minority government in a tight 2021 race.
Logically→ The Indian government is planning to scrap the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The central government clarified that the news report claiming the ministry would be merged with the social justice and empowerment ministry is false.
FactCheck.org→ Fetterman’s Tattoos Under Scrutiny in Pennsylvania Senate Race
Quick Take John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor who is running for the U.S. Senate, has tattoos on his arms, some of which memorialize victims of violence. But conservative pundits — including Newt Gingrich — claim, with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Prove That NASA Confirmed That Vaccinated People Are ‘No Longer Human’
Has NASA classified people vaccinated against COVID-19 as "Homo Borg Genesis"? No, that's not true: This term cannot be found in any of the agency's publicly available documents, and NASA's representative told Lead Stories the agency hasn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jay-Z, Kanye West Did NOT Predict Pandemic, COVID-19 In 2011 Song
Did Jay-Z and Kanye West predict the pandemic and COVID-19 in a 2011 song? No, that's not true: The lyrics in the video are fake and based on their 2011 song "N***as in Paris," which doesn't mention the words pandemic or COVID-19. The cla
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Jimmy Carter Unveiling Solar Panels Atop the White House. Ronald Reagan Removed Them 2 Years Later’
On October 6 2022, a submission to r/pics came with the claim that former United States President Jimmy Carter had at one point unveiled solar panels on the White House — only to have his successor uninstall them just two years after the photogr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Elijah Wood Was NOT Arrested for Child Sex Crimes
Was actor Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings" movies, arrested for child sex crimes? No, that's not true: Contrary to the claim that Wood was arrested by the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, the Posse
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Herschel Walker Drop Out of His Debate With Raphael Warnock?
Herschel Walker. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)Following the accusations that Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for an abortion, a claim went viral that Walker had withdrawn from his sole debate with Democratic opponent Sen
Logically→ Humans will be confined and be given orders via drones when the WEF’s Agenda 2030 is achieved.
Visuals of COVID-19 lockdowns in China have been wrongly shared to claim that Agenda 2030 will confine humanity and impose similar orders via drones.
Logically→ A global recession has been planned and coordinated to implement a social credit system in the U.K. similar to China.
Health Feedback→ Article by cardiologist Aseem Malhotra made unsupported claims about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination
REVIEW On 26 September 2022, cardiologist Aseem Malhotra published a two-part article (archived here and here) in the Journal of Insulin Resistance—of which Malhotra is an editor— calling for a global pause of mRNA vaccines. Part 1 of the articl
Logically→ Rajasthan government banned all religious activities at a temple in Barmer city.
The government allowed general public to worship at the Hinglaj Mata temple. Two groups involved in a dispute were banned during Navratri festivities.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MRNA COVID Vaccines Are NOT So Risky That Vaccinations Should Stop
Do mRNA COVID vaccines pose a significant health risk to recipients that warrants halting vaccination while global policies for COVID-19 are reappraised? Was insufficient testing performed on the vaccines prior to their public release? No
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Comment on Delaware’s Puerto Rican Population
In Puerto Rico to tour hurricane damage and recovery efforts, President Joe Biden said there was a “large Puerto Rican population in Delaware — relative to our population” and that he was “sort of raised in the Puerto Rican communit
FactCheck.org→ American Dream Federal Action
Political leanings: Conservative 2020 total spending: N/A American Dream Federal Action is a hybrid PAC with a mission to back “forward-looking” Republicans who will “protect America’s long term economic and national security by advancing sma
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Antony Blinken ‘Confess’ That the U.S. Was Behind the Nord Stream Pipeline Leaks?
Antony Blinken. (Photo by Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images.)A video from website TFIGlobal claims that Secretary of State Antony Blinken “confessed” in a recent speech that the United States was responsible for the leaks in the Nord Stream g