Did Donald Trump pay hundreds of workers to help with search-and-rescue efforts after 9/11? It's unclear, but unlikely: Almost immediately after the attacks, Trump told reporters that he had men helping in the efforts. But we could find n
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Truth or Fiction?→ Attempted Florida Pizza Shop Abduction: ‘Hold Tight to Your Babies. 😭😭 They Are Coming for Them’
On September 11 2020, a Facebook user shared the following screen recording of an apparent attempted child abduction, captioned “Hold tight to your babies. They are coming for them”: That had been captured from the Instagram acc
The Dispatch→ Was President Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Forged?
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Full Fact→ People deciding not to get tested will not make it look as though coronavirus has been wiped out
A viral block of text on social media has claimed that if people stop getting tested for Covid-19, it’ll reduce the virus and the likelihood of a second lockdown. The post reads: “Can people just stop getting tested ? You do realise You are
Full Fact→ Covid-19 kills far more than 0.1% of the people who catch it
“Lockdown happened because we were told that Covid could kill one percent. But Covid was never going to kill more than about 0.1 percent – max.” RT.com, 6 September 2020 An opinion article on RT.com, a Russian state news site in Eng
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netflix Did NOT Clarify Its Content Is ‘Mostly Pedophilia-Free’ In Response To ‘Cuties’ Backlash
Did Netflix tweet that its content is "mostly pedophila-free" in response to criticism over its streaming of "Cuties"? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a satire article on a popular satire site. However, several non-satire sites
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Obama And Clooney Acted Inappropriately — Girl Is The President’s Niece And NOT The Girl Who Was Murdered
Do photos of former President Barack Obama and George Clooney with a young girl show them acting inappropriately? No, that's not true: The girl in Obama's lap is the former president's niece and the photo was taken by the White House phot
Snopes→ Did CDC Tell Parents To Prepare for ‘Sudden Sleepover’ at Schools Due to COVID-19?
As the coronavirus pandemic dragged on into fall 2020, so did the spread of fearmongering rumors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Has NOT Criminalized Measures That Require Masks, Social Distancing And Other COVID Precautions
Did Canada on Sept. 8, 2020, criminalize government measures that require the wearing of masks, as well as social distancing, vaccinations, and other protective measures that help thwart the spread of COVID-19? No, that is not true. The n
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Kenosha Car Dealer Kills Himself After His Insurance Won’t Cover a Cent of the 2.5 Million Dollars of Damages’ Caused by BLM Protests
On September 9 2020, a screenshot of a fabricated Fox Business article headlined “Kenosha car dealer kills himself after his insurance won’t cover a cent of the 2.5 million dollars of damages caused by the riots” was shared to meme a
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s False Attacks on Trump’s Social Security ‘Plan’
A Biden campaign TV ad falsely claims that a government analysis of President Donald Trump’s “planned cuts to Social Security” shows that “if Trump gets his way, Social Security benefits will run out in just three years from now.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Did NFL Fans Boo During a ‘Moment of Unity’?
The opening game of the National Football League’s 2020 campaign drew attention online beyond the boxscore on September 10 2020, as footage spread of fans booing during what the league had hoped would be soothe tensions between players and fans.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Exaggerates Progress, Credit on Future COVID-19 Vaccine
In a Labor Day press conference and at a rally in North Carolina the following day, President Donald Trump made several unsupported or inaccurate statements about a COVID-19 vaccine and distorted comments made by the Democratic ticket. Trump charged D
Full Fact→ Testing: Where are we?
The issue of Covid-19 testing has hit the headlines again in recent days, with reports both of tests not being available in certain areas of the country, and of an increase in how long it is taking to process certain tests. Back in spring and early sum
Full Fact→ How many children are missing or trafficked in the UK?
We’ve seen multiple posts online make general claims about the number of missing children in the UK, and around the world. We also know that there is a general interest right now in missing children due to incorrect claims made by online groups.&
Snopes→ US Remembers 9/11 as Pandemic Changes Tribute Traditions
Americans are commemorating 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign.
Logically→ Actor Kangana Ranaut is a beef eater.
Beef used to be Kangana's favorite dish until she turned into a vegetarian and now follows veganism.
Snopes→ Twitter Bans Account After Trump Amplified Its Racially Charged Videos
Trump's promotion of @AlwaysActions provided a fascinating insight into the information (and disinformation) ecosystem of the president's Twitter feed.
Snopes→ Twitter Bans Account After Trump Amplified Its Racially Charged Videos
Trump's promotion of @AlwaysActions provided a fascinating insight into the information (and disinformation) ecosystem of the president's Twitter feed.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Antifa’ Setting Fires in Oregon?
On September 10 2020, wildfires raged across western states — as did social media rumors that anti-fascist protesters (or “antifa”) started fires in Oregon (and elsewhere) in a coordinated mass attack. Examples Claims often came fro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Memes With Fake News (Still) Being Used To Promote A Shady Network of Dating Sites
Is this a real headline about a Nigerian Scammer going to jail? No, it's not real: This post is just a sneaky way to put the name of a website in front of an audience. It uses a format that may not immediately register as an advertisement
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Latest Bogus Talking Point on Voter Fraud
Nine states and the District of Columbia will mail ballots to about 44 million registered voters for the November election. Several of them have done this for past elections, too. But in recent days, President Donald Trump repeatedly has distorted the
FactCheck.org→ Mnuchin Spins Pre-COVID Path to Debt Reduction
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office in January forecast rising debt for the rest of President Donald Trump’s presidency and beyond. Yet, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed that before COVID-19 hit, the U.S. was experiencing “
Health Feedback→ Adequate immunization and improved sanitation together protect against infection from both wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus
REVIEW Articles like this one, published on 4 September 2020 on 21st Century Wire, report an outbreak of 13 cases of vaccine-derived polio that began in Sudan in March 2020 and was announced by the Sudan Federal Ministry of Health just one week afte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There is NOT An ‘Irrefutable Paper Trail’ To Prove COVID-19 Is Lab-made
Is there an "irrefutable paper trail" that shows COVID-19 was manufactured in a laboratory? No, that's not true: Screenshots taken from the rapid-fire display of documents in the video making that claim show only that a number of scientis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ohio Is NOT Setting Up FEMA Camps To Separate Children From Parents During COVID-19 Outbreak — Governor Calls Claims ‘Garbage’ And ‘Ridiculous’
Is Ohio setting up FEMA camps to separate children from parents during the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not true. Gov. Mike DeWine shot down the claims that the state would be forcing parents with coronavirus and children to be split up
FactCheck.org→ Inaccurate Story About Trump Supporter Spreads Again
Quick Take A viral meme falsely claims to show President Donald Trump touching the face of a “veteran wounded so badly that he had no arms.” The man shown in the meme was born without arms and is not a veteran. Trump himself amplified the i
FactCheck.org→ Politicians Have Died of COVID-19
Quick Take A meme circulating on Facebook falsely claims, “Not one politician has died from the virus.” Actually, at least five current or former politicians across the country have died due to COVID-19. Full Story More than 189,000 people
Full Fact→ Matt Hancock gets test and trace figures wrong again
“[Referring to the performance of NHS Test and Trace in England] Nationally, only 69.4% of contacts are now reached and asked to self-isolate.” Jonathan Ashworth MP, 8 September 2020 “I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman got int
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a Super-Spreader Event?
September 8 2020 marked approximately one month from the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, and it heralded purported news that the widely-attended gathering served as a “super-spreader event” during an ongoing COVID-19 pand
Snopes→ Infrared Thermometers Used for COVID-19 Testing Do Not Pose Risk to Pineal Gland
Infrared thermometers don’t emit radiation into the brain; they sense heat emitted by the body.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Infrared Thermometers Do NOT Emit Radiation And Do NOT Damage The Pineal Gland
Do infrared thermometers emit radiation and damage the pineal gland? No, that's not true: Such thermometers are passive; they don't emit infrared radiation. They simply detect infrared energy. Furthermore, the pineal gland is not near the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci, Gates, Soros And Epstein Are NOT All Connected Through The Company Moderna
Are Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffery Epstein all connected through an association with the company Moderna? No, that's not true: Dr. Fauci was not the first CEO of Moderna, he and Bill Gates did not attend the same
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Was NOT ‘Lost & Disoriented’ In Video Clip
Was President Trump videotaped while disoriented and aimlessly wandering after talking to reporters? No, that's not true: The full video clearly shows that Trump was walking away from the reporters toward where he would join hands with fi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mark Zuckerberg Did NOT Declare Richard Jewell To Be A ‘Mass Murderer’ Or Ban His Defense Raising Money On Facebook
Did Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook declare that Richard Jewell was a "mass murderer" and were efforts to raise money for Jewell's defense and family banned from social media? No, that's not true: The claim was oddly made by the lawyer who h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former President George W. Bush Has NOT Said He Supports The Biden/Harris Ticket
Has former U.S. President George W. Bush said he supports the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: While Bush has said he would not support Donald Trump's reelection campaign, he has not endo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland Antifa ‘Anarchist’ Camps — They Are Temporary Outdoor Homeless Shelters
Does a video show a secret Portland Antifa "anarchist" camp where "rioters" are staying as protests rage in the city? No, that's not true. A video that was shot in Portland, Oregon, shows two outdoor homeless camps that were set up by the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Fraudulently Count Poisoning, Trauma And Unintentional Injuries In COVID Death Tally
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fraudulently add deaths from poisoning, trauma and unintentional injury to its tally of COVID-19 deaths? No, that's not true: That claim is based on a mischaracterization of CDC list
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Med Beds’ And ‘Tesla Chambers’ Are NOT Rapid-Healing Devices Created By Extra-Terrestrials That Have Been Hidden From The Public
Are "med beds" and "Tesla chambers" rapid-healing devices created by extra-terrestrials that have the ability to wipe out any medical ailment? No, that's not true: There is absolutely zero evidence that devices with these capabilities exi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Plan to Lead Another Non-Violent March Tomorrow’
A political cartoon depicting the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recirculated online in August 2020, as users pointed out the parallels between how his efforts for Black liberation were viewed during his life and skepticism around the Black Lives Mat