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AFP Fact Check→ Claims of pandemic spike in suicides are not backed by data
Posts spread by celebrities and liked about 250,000 times on Instagram claim suicides have risen 200 percent since pandemic-linked lockdowns in America began. This is false; there is no data to support such a statement, the timing of which coincides w
AllSides→ Trump Is Right, AP Wrong, About Georgia Signature Matching
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Full Fact→ Martin Lewis and City of London Police have not warned about a scam involving banks and mobile networks
A repeatedly shared post on Facebook has claimed that City of London Police are warning people about a scam claiming to involve banks and mobile network operators that’s been warned about on Martin Lewis’s show. The post text reads: ‘
AFP Fact Check→ Former Indian prime minister has not been invited to Biden’s inauguration
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts claim that former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been invited to be “chief guest” at US President-elect Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony. The claim is false; Singh’s office denied receiving any such
AFP Fact Check→ This altered photo does not show the arrest of Ethiopia’s former head of intelligence
A photograph has been shared over a hundred times on Facebook with claims that it shows the arrest of Getachew Assefa, Ethiopia’s fugitive ex-intelligence chief and a leading member of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). This is false; t
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: A Close Look at Team Trump’s Dominion Conspiracies
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AFP Fact Check→ Hoax figures circulate in online posts about South Korea’s reported coronavirus cases
Multiple posts on Facebook and in Naver Blogs claim that South Korea has reported more than 600 domestic cases of the novel coronavirus on November 18, 2020. The claim is false; official figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Ag
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show the aftermath of a 2011 typhoon in the Philippines
Two photos have been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim they show children who died in flash floods after Typhoon Vamco hit the Philippines 2020. The claim is false: the photos actually show the aftermath of tropical storm W
AFP Fact Check→ The video contains no credible report that Turkey is ‘ready to crush France after French leader insulted Islam’
A video has been viewed more than one million times in multiple Facebook and YouTube posts alongside a claim it shows Turkey and “Arab [countries]” are “ready to crush France” after French President Emmanuel Macron “insulted Islam”. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Votes Are Recorded And Stored Locally In The US: They Are NOT Controlled By Scytl and Dominion Voting Systems
Does a company named Scytl control votes cast in United States elections because Dominion Voting Systems and other election technology companies upload election results to Scytl databases? No, that's not true: The OSET (Open Source Elect
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Army Didn’t Seize Election Servers in Germany
Quick Take A congressman and conservative news outlets are spreading the baseless claim that the U.S. Army seized an election software company’s server in Frankfurt, Germany, that could supposedly prove there was fraud in the 2020 election. There
Snopes→ Did Rudy Giuliani Suggest Borrowing a Legal Tactic from ‘My Cousin Vinny’?
A news conference held by President Donald Trump's legal team was part of a disinformation campaign falsely alleging mass voter fraud in the November 2020 general election.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the craziest news conference of the Trump presidency
President Trump's lawyers offered a stew of falsehoods and conspiracy theories in a desperate effort to claim he did not lose the election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Staffer Did NOT Claim A Dominion Vote Server Was Seized In Germany
Did a Trump staffer confirm that a computer server belonging to Dominion Voting Systems containing all of the U.S. votes was seized by the U.S. in Germany? No, that's not true. The person who was purportedly a "Trump staffer" who made the
FactCheck.org→ Loeffler-Warnock Runoff Starts with Attack Ads
About a week after Georgia’s special election headed to a runoff, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican, and Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, both launched questionable attacks that the other candidate has disputed: An ad from Loeffler claimed that
AFP Fact Check→ Biden’s Texas campaign director was not arrested for election fraud
Social media posts and an online article claim a top staffer from Joe Biden’s campaign team was arrested for electoral fraud. This is false; court records indicate that Dallas Jones, a political consultant hired to oversee the campaign in Texas, was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Systems CANNOT Change Votes In Real Time
Can Dominion Voting Systems change votes in real time? No, that's not true. A report on One America News questioned whether the company was "manipulating the outcome of the 2020 election." The segment noted Trump attorney Sidney Powell sa
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘So 54%’ of Americans Believe the 2020 Election Was Fraudulent?
On November 19 2020, “So 54%” was one of Twitter’s trending topics — due to a piece of of misleading math prompted by a tweet and article from TheHill.com: So 54% say he shouldn’t concede. Thanks for admitting more than half
FactCheck.org→ Opening Ads in the Perdue-Ossoff Runoff
In the first TV ads of the runoff campaign that could help decide the balance of the Senate, Republican Sen. David Perdue warned his opponent would “radically change America,” while Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff accused his opponent of d
AFP Fact Check→ This footage of a bustling intersection comes from Vietnam, not Kenya
A video showing motorbikes and vehicles zipping across a busy intersection has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook with the claim that it depicts Kisii, a town in Kenya. The claim is false; the footage, which has been sped up, was actually filme
AFP Fact Check→ South African pharmacy chain Clicks denies offering free sanitary pads, but is running a promotion
Social media posts shared thousands of times in South Africa claim that health and beauty retailer Clicks is giving away free sanitary pads. The claims are false; the pharmacy explained that while it is running a promotion on sanitary pads, they are n
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a simulation of a robbery staged by Malaysian police for a public awareness campaign
A video has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim that it shows a robbery outside a mall in Malaysia. The claim is false; the clip shows a simulation of a robbery that was staged by Malaysian police for a
AFP Fact Check→ The video shows a 26-year-old Chinese ballet dancer with her dance partner
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter, Facebook and Weibo which claim it shows a 74-year-old woman dancing with her grandson. The claim is false; the video is a clip from a Chinese dance television programme th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Statistics On This Protest Sign Are NOT From ‘Last Year’ — They’re From Four Decades Ago
Are the numbers cited on this protest sign representative of gun deaths from last year? No, that's not true: This list of statistics is 40 years old. Although the numbers are old, the photo shows a protest in Los Angeles that likely took
FactCheck.org→ Biden Adviser Didn’t Propose Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine for Food Stamps
Quick Take A report from two dozen experts — including a doctor named to President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board — recommended using existing social service programs to connect people with COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Th
AFP Fact Check→ Five days before deadline, Trump claims Michigan cannot certify vote
Donald Trump, seeking to overturn the results of the presidential election, tweeted that the state of Michigan cannot certify the ballot count. This is false; the state’s county canvassing boards had to certify their results by November 17, 2020 whic
The Dispatch→ Was a Biden Staffer Arrested for Voter Fraud?
A viral social media post claims to show a photo of a Biden staffer under arrest for voter fraud: a.image2.image-link.image2-745-718 { padding-bottom: 103.76044568245126%; padding-bottom: min(103.76044568245126%,
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows fliers sent out to Republicans in Pennsylvania with applications for mail-in ballots
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube which claim it shows shredded Trump ballots in the US state of Pennsylvania. The claim is false; the clip actually shows fliers sent out by Republ
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax Facebook posts circulating in November 2020 claim inquiry was launched in Myanmar to investigate election fraud
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook in November 2020 claim an inquiry has been set up to investigate fraud in Myanmar’s election, and that Myanmar’s army will soon announce the “true” election results. The claim is f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mobster ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino Was NOT Behind President-elect Joe Biden’s Win In Philadelphia
Did mob boss Joey Merlino, also known as "Skinny Joey," help Joe Biden win Philadelphia by getting him 300,000 fraudulent votes? No, that's not true: The Philadelphia City Commissioners, a bi-partisan body that supervises elections, say t
AFP Fact Check→ Eating persimmons with yoghurt and banana is not poisonous, health experts say
Multiple posts on Facebook and on the messaging app Line claim that eating persimmons with yoghurt and banana is toxic for your body. The claim is false; health experts told AFP it is “completely untrue” and there is no scientific evidence to sugge
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has been doctored – the original shows a 2010 road crash involving a Philippine broadcaster’s vehicle
A photo has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows a Philippine television network’s vehicle that was toppled by Typhoon Vamco in November 2020. The claim is false; the image has been doctored and in fact shows a road
AFP Fact Check→ This ‘flying penguins’ animation is actually a spoof produced by the BBC for April Fool’s Day in 2008
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Weibo, Facebook and Twitter which claim it shows penguins flying in the South Pole. The claim is false; the video is actually computer-generated spoof created by the BBC in
Truth or Fiction?→ Zuckerberg Doubles Down on Not Banning Steve Bannon in Senate Hearing
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has claimed in testimony to federal lawmakers that far-right broadcaster and Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s recent call for the decapitation of federal officials did not warrant being banned
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Biden Campaign Political Director Was NOT Arrested For Electoral Fraud
Did Dallas Jones, a political director in Texas for the presidential campaign of president-elect Joe Biden, get arrested for electoral fraud? No, that's not true: No arrest record was offered in support of the claim. A public affairs offi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dead People Cited As Evidence Of Fraud In Georgia Did NOT Vote
Did dead people vote in Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, providing evidence of fraud? No, that's not true: Of the four main cases mentioned, just one looks like an instance of potential fraud. Officials in the three other cases
Truth or Fiction?→ Twitter Amends Flag from ‘Official Sources Called This Election Differently’ to ‘Multiple Sources Called This Election Differently’
In mid-November 2020, Twitter updated one of its election information flags, changing the wording from the uncertain-sounding, “Official sources called this election differently” to the even less forceful, “Multiple sources called th
Truth or Fiction?→ Twitter Amends Flag from ‘Official Sources Called This Election Differently’ to ‘Multiple Sources Called This Election Differently’
In mid-November 2020, Twitter updated one of its election information flags, changing the wording from the uncertain-sounding, “Official sources called this election differently” to the even less forceful, “Multiple sources called th
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Electoral Votes (410 for Trump and 128 for Biden) Found on a Dominion Server Seized in Germany?
On November 16 2020, increasingly desperate claims that Donald Trump had actually defeated Joe Biden in the presidential election despite the reality of his decisive defeat continued to circulate; one such rumor included the assertion that Trump won 4