Following the announcement of the European Super League, a number of fake quotes attributed to people in the footballing world have gone viral on social media. The European Super League would involve 20 clubs, including 15 founder members which would b
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The Dispatch→ Are the COVID Vaccines Experimental? Did They Skip Animal Trials?
A viral Facebook post lists “6 facts” about the three COVID-19 vaccines currently in use in the United States. These “facts” are listed as follows: “none are FDA approved, all are considered ‘experimental,’ non
The Dispatch→ Are the COVID Vaccines Experimental? Did They Skip Animal Trials?
A viral Facebook post lists “6 facts” about the three COVID-19 vaccines currently in use in the United States. These “facts” are listed as follows: “none are FDA approved, all are considered ‘experimental,’ non
AFP Fact Check→ Image of ‘river’ resembling a human face is a painting and entirely fictional
Screenshot of the false post, taken on April 16, 2021Screenshot of the false post, taken on April 16, 2021 An image that appears to show an expanse of water shaped like a human head with flowing hair has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Out Of Shadows’ Film Does NOT Prove Satanic Child Rapists Control Government, Hollywood, And A D.C. Pizza Parlor
Does the film "Out of Shadows" prove a child-raping satanic cult controls the U.S. government and Hollywood, and operated out of a Washington, D.C., pizza parlor? No, that's not true: The film declares that the lid came off in a leading D
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Maxine Waters Accused of ‘Inciting a Riot’
On April 19 2021, far-right blogger and commentator Dan Bongino shared an hour-long video under the title “Ep. 1502 Caught on Tape, Maxine Waters Is Inciting Violence.” It appeared to be very similar to a claim tweeted by self-styled right-
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Monastery of Sakia, Library Found in Tibet Containing 84,000 Secret Manuscripts’
A February 6 2021 Facebook post purportedly detailed the discovery of a hidden library at a monastery in Tibet which contained thousands of “secret manuscripts”: The Post As originally written, the post read: ¡Increíble! Biblioteca encont
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT Poison And Fact Checkers Are NOT Bots
Are vaccines poison? Can fact checkers not read cursive? No, both claims are not true: the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has a listicle on its website titled, "14 Diseases You Almost Forgot About (Thanks to Vaccines)," describing disea
Health Feedback→ The World Health Organization doesn’t recommend ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment; the drug’s safety and effectiveness remains uncertain in COVID-19 patients
REVIEW On 13 April 2021, Collective Evolution published this article claiming that data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows ivermectin reduced COVID-19 mortality and hospitalizations by 81% and 64% respectively, compared to standard of ca
Logically→ Marks and Spencer is taking Aldi to court over its caterpillar-shaped cake.
M&S has started legal proceedings against Aldi. M&S claims Aldi's Cuthbert The Caterpillar is too similar to its Colin The Caterpillar.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Supporting The Story Attached To Photo Of Irish Woman Shooting A Military Rifle
Did an Irish woman take the gun of her wounded fiance and continue fighting the British army until she was killed? And did someone overhear the comments of the British commander who had called off the fighting so the "Irish could bury the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Was NOT Convicted By Military Tribunal
Was Hillary Clinton convicted by a military tribunal on April 16, 2021? No, that's not true. "The story is false," the Defense Department press operations duty officer told Lead Stories via email on April 16, 2021.There is no military tri
Snopes→ ’18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a COVID Vaccine’ Post Filled With Reckless Falsehoods
A blog post riddled with misinformation is effectively a "Now That's What I Call Music" style anthology of debunked anti-vaccine and COVID-19 denial claims.
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t said the vaccine will cause a third wave of deaths
A video spreading on Instagram claims to show evidence of the government saying that the third wave of deaths during the pandemic will come from vaccines. The person recording the video can be heard saying: “People need to read this: ‘The r
AFP Fact Check→ There is no evidence that putting onions under feet cures cancer or malaria
A Facebook post shared in Nigeria claims that putting sliced onions under one's foot overnight can cure several deadly diseases, including cancer and malaria. This is false; there is no evidence that the vegetable is effective against these ailments. M
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Birth Control Pills 1000 Times More Likely To Cause Blood Clots Than The J&J Vaccine?
An April 13 2021 Facebook screenshot of a tweet was part of disordered discourse surrounding a “pause” by the Biden administration of the Johnson & Johnson shot for COVID-19. As conspiracy theories about and disinformation about the eff
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Shark Tank Judges Did NOT Back Keto Pill
Was this product -- keto diet pills -- backed by "every judge on Shark Tank"? No, that's not true: These fake promotions are part of what's called a "subscription scam." These pills were never presented on the TV show "Shark Tank" and wer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jay-Z and Beyonce Did NOT Buy DMX’s Masters And DMX Did NOT Have 17 Kids
Did Jay-Z and Beyonce buy DMX's masters? No, that's not true: The family of DMX, born Earl Simmons, released a statement about the late rapper saying the speculations were false. The claim originated from a now deleted post (archived here
AFP Fact Check→ DMX masters are not being purchased by Jay-Z and Beyoncé
The death of US rapper Earl Simmons, commonly known as DMX, was followed by claims that Jay-Z and Beyoncé are purchasing his musical masters -- the original recording and licensing of a song -- for $10 million. This is false according to a representat
Health Feedback→ Shark Tank judges didn’t endorse a “keto diet pill”; many advertisements for keto diet supplements promoted by suspicious Facebook accounts
REVIEW Multiple Facebook ads containing a video clip appearing to promote a diet supplement to aid weight loss, such as this one and this one, claimed that “every judge” from the American business reality television show “Shark Tank” had “
AFP Fact Check→ This ATM robbery using a digger took place in Northern Ireland, not South Africa
A Facebook post shared thousands of times claims to show a dramatic video of thieves using a digger to steal an ATM in South Africa. While the video is real, the incident took place in Northern Ireland.
AllSides→ Has the Biden Administration Resumed Building the Southern Border Wall?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/has-the-biden-administration-resumed A widely shared tweet from Apr
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a U.S. Army Sergeant Caught On Video Harassing a Black Youth?
A white sergeant in the U.S. Army was arrested on April 14 2021, days after video spread online of him berating a Black youth in a subdivision near Columbia, South Carolina. The local Post & Courier newspaper confirmed that 42-year-old Jonathan Pen
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘In 2020, There Were 18 Days When Police Officers Didn’t Kill Anyone At All’
On April 14 2021, Imgur user ButtBot9900 shared a screenshot of a tweet by an account called @LAPDParody, which claimed there were only “18 days in 2020” where American police officers “didn’t kill anyone at all.” No date
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Daunte Wright’s Outstanding Arrest Warrant Was NOT About Weed
Was Daunte Wright's outstanding arrest warrant about weed? No, that's not true: He was wanted on a warrant related to a gross misdemeanor weapons charge. In a separate case, court documents show Wright pleaded to a marijuana charge. By th
FactCheck.org→ Underselling the Infrastructure in Infrastructure Plan
President Joe Biden has taken an arguably expansive view of infrastructure to justify some of the proposed spending in the $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan. But some Republicans have gone too far with claims about how little in the bill qualifies as in
AFP Fact Check→ Doctor did not say George Floyd’s death should be ruled an overdose
American conservative political activist Charlie Kirk claims in a video viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook that a medical examiner said George Floyd’s death should be ruled an overdose. This is false; the doctor, who conducted Floyd’
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘George Floyd’s Girlfriend Was Daunte Wright’s Teacher, Fred Hampton’s Mom Babysat Emmett Till’
An April 13 2021 tweet made an unsettling claim — that the girlfriend of George Floyd was Daunte Wright’s teacher, and that Fred Hampton’s mother occasionally babysat Emmett Till: Finding out that George Floyd’s girlfriend was Dau
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccine did not kill every animal it was tested on
A viral Facebook post claims that all animals involved in Covid-19 vaccine studies died months later from immune disorders, sepsis and/or cardiac failure. This is false. The post appears to be a screenshot of an online article which makes a
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Identify Suspect in Fatal Shooting as George Floyd’s Brother
Quick Take Viral Facebook posts falsely claim Dejywan Floyd — a Black man arrested April 1 in the fatal shooting of a woman in North Carolina — is George Floyd’s brother. There is no evidence the suspect is the brother of George Floyd
Full Fact→ Fibres from masks and swabs aren’t ‘Morgellons’
Videos are being shared on social media warning of small black fibres that apparently come out of face masks and Covid-19 test swabs. The videos claim the fibres could be evidence of parasites or nanoparticles being inserted in humans, that they cause
AFP Fact Check→ These photographs actually show Buddhist archeological sites in Afghanistan and Mongolia
A series of images of archeological ruins have been circulating in Facebook posts that claim they show ancient Buddhist sites in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The claims are false: the photographs actually show Buddhist sites in Afghanistan and Mongolia.
Washington Post→ A pair of misleading GOP attacks on Biden’s infrastructure plan
Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) have offered dubious claims and faulty numbers to attack Biden’s infrastructure plan.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Did You Know Disney Once Considered Building a Park Dedicated Entirely to Villains Called the Dark Kingdom?’
On April 6 2021, a popular Imgur post involved a purported Disney fact — namely that Disney once conceived, then scrapped, plans for a “Dark Kingdom” theme park, with its branding focused around Maleficent’s castle: The Imgur P
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Face A Military Tribunal On April 8, 2021
Did Hillary Clinton face a military tribunal on April 8, 2021? No, that's not true. "The story is fabricated," the Defense Department press operations duty officer told Lead Stories via email on April 12, 2021. Lead Stories previously deb
The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Resumed Building the Southern Border Wall?
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The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Resumed Building the Southern Border Wall?
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AFP Fact Check→ This image of a Guinean hospital has been used in multiple false posts
An image showing sick patients lying on the floor of a hospital hallway receiving intravenous (IV) treatment has been used in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims that the facility is located either in Uganda, Mali or Nigeria. In reality, AFP Fact
AFP Fact Check→ Story claiming Chinese confiscated shipment of 7,200 penises originated on satirical website
A story that has been shared multiple times on social media, including on WhatsApp, claims that thousands of human penises shipped from Nigeria in a refrigerated container were intercepted in China. The claim is false; the story originated on a satiric
Snopes→ ‘Skilled Predator’ FBI Boss Harassed 8 Women, Watchdog Finds
Several senior FBI officials were highlighted in an investigation last year that found a pattern of supervisors avoiding discipline — and retiring with full benefits — even after claims of sexual misconduct against them were substantiated.