In a viral Facebook post, right-wing comedian Terrence K. Williams claimed that Twitter “removed” a post of his “that said ‘VOTE IN PERSON’ and ‘Don't let the Democrats steal the election.’”The tweet has
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Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dave Ramsey Warn Facebook Users About Biden’s Tax Plan?
In late October 2020, a number of Facebook users attributed a post about Joe Biden’s tax plan to money guru Dave Ramsey, instantly imparting far more weight and authority to its claims (archived): In the screenshot, an October 21 2020 post by
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spins ER Statistic to Claim U.S. Is in ‘Great Shape’ on COVID-19
At recent campaign rallies, President Donald Trump has made the misleading boast that the U.S. is in “great shape” because 97% of emergency room visits were for something other than COVID-19. But the number is not as impressive as it sounds
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We Are the Thin Blue Line’
An attack by Philadelphia police against a Black family that came to light online was distorted and repackaged as pro-law enforcement propaganda (which we have seen referred to as “copaganda”) on various social media platforms by separate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Santos Dumont Airport In Rio De Janeiro Does NOT Have A 1,300-foot Runway
Is the Santos Dumont Airport runway only 1,300 feet long? No, that's not true: The runway was 1,300 feet long back in 1934 when the airport was first being developed. The runway size was increased with improvements over time and currently
The Dispatch→ Did Kayleigh McEnany Give Lesley Stahl a ‘Binder of Blank Pages’?
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The Dispatch→ Does ‘Originalism’ Mean Adhering to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
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The Dispatch→ Does Joe Biden Want to Eliminate Private Health Insurance?
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AFP Fact Check→ This image shows Martin Luther King Jr’s aides shielding him as protesters throw rocks
An image of Martin Luther King Jr has been making the rounds on Facebook alongside claims it shows him being beaten by “American security forces”. The claim is false: the image shows aides protecting the famous civil rights activist as protesters i
AFP Fact Check→ Videos purporting to show violence during recent elections in Zanzibar are old and unrelated
Two videos claiming to show recent violence in Zanzibar following a disputed election have been viewed thousands of times on Twitter. The claims are false: one of the video clips dates back to 2005 while the other was debunked earlier this year by AFP
AFP Fact Check→ This Facebook post about an ‘eco-friendly’ hotel in Singapore was not shared by a verified account for Sir David Attenborough
A Facebook post shared tens of thousands of times purports to show famed British naturalist Sir David Attenborough praising an eco-friendly hotel in Singapore. The post’s caption claims the hotel is “the first to produce its own electricity with th
AFP Fact Check→ Experts say there is no evidence to support the claims
Claims that drinking water from a copper cup can help “kill bacteria, soothe arthritis pain, slow down aging” and “lower the risk of cancer and heart disease” have been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook. The claims are fal
AFP Fact Check→ This image has circulated in reports about a braid belonging to a concubine of Chinese Emperor Qianlong
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple online posts and articles that claim it shows the braid of Chinese Emperor Qianlong that was stolen by a Chinese warlord in the early 19th century. The claim is false; the braid has circulated in re
FactCheck.org→ Nothing Untoward About Counting Ballots After Election Day
In recent days, President Donald Trump has repeatedly and baselessly suggested that counting mail-in ballots after Election Day will result in fraud. The president, who has relentlessly attacked mail-in ballots as being rife with fraud, warned about po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: YouTube Did NOT Remove Tucker Carlson’s Full Interview With Tony Bobulinski
Did YouTube remove the video of Tucker Carlson's full interview with Tony Bobulinski, Hunter Biden's ex-business partner? No, that's not true: Fox News never posted the full interview, only a 17-minute clip. People who reposted the video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban This ‘President Trump Campaign Ad’ — Which Isn’t Really A Trump Ad
Did Facebook ban this "President Trump campaign ad"? No, that's not true. It goes without saying that videos playing on a platform proclaiming they are banned by that platform have not been banned. Those behind such posts use them as a wa
Truth or Fiction?→ As U.S. Election Looms, Agitprop Floods Social Media Platforms
In the days leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the disinformation that has been a hallmark of the Trump campaign, then administration, then campaign again reached new heights with political smears, Soviet-style weaponized conspiracy t
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Take Biden Quote on Voter Fraud Out of Context
Quick Take Social media posts shared by Eric Trump and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro take a quote by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden out of context to claim he “admits to voter fraud.” Biden was actually describing his efforts to
FactCheck.org→ Trump Baselessly Suggests COVID-19 Deaths Inflated for Profit
During a campaign rally in Wisconsin, President Donald Trump questioned the reported numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. by describing a purported “incentive” to report cases and deaths, because “doctors get more money an
AFP Fact Check→ Again, Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala has not yet been appointed head of WTO
For the second time this month, social media posts have claimed that Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named as the new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). But this is false; while the WTO General
AFP Fact Check→ Hong Kong actor Liu Kai-chi reduced to selling clothes for a living? No, it’s footage of him on the film set of an upcoming movie
A video of Hong Kong actor Liu Kai-chi standing in a clothing booth has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Weibo, Facebook and Douyin posts that claim it shows Liu selling clothes for a living despite his successful acting career. The claim
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a Chinese singer performing on a television programme in 2013
A video of a woman signing a Chinese song has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim that the singer is Ri Sol Ju, wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The claim is false; the footage actually shows
AFP Fact Check→ No, this artwork was created by a Canadian sculptor in 1992
A photo has been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest alongside a claim it shows armour that King Henry VIII, who reigned as England's monarch from 1509 to 1547, made for his cat. The claim is false;
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientific American Did NOT Warn That 5G Is Unsafe, An Op-Ed Guest Writer Did
Did Scientific American warn that 5G technology is not safe? No, that's not true: That's the opinion of one guest columnist of many. The magazine has not taken a stand on the safety of 5G. The claim appeared in an article published by Nat
AFP Fact Check→ Flu and Covid-19 tracked separately in Canada
Facebook and Instagram posts in Canada are sharing a chart showing only six reported cases of the flu for this season alongside claims that the government is falsely passing off flu cases as Covid-19. The claims are false; influenza and Covid-19 are te
AFP Fact Check→ Flu and Covid-19 tracked separately in Canada
Facebook and Instagram posts in Canada are sharing a chart showing only six reported cases of the flu for this season alongside claims that the government is falsely passing off flu cases as Covid-19. The claims are false; influenza and Covid-19 are te
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Urge Company To ‘Expand The Size Run So Everyone Can Have A Pair’
Did Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorse a shoe store on Twitter, urging it to "expand the size run so everyone can have a pair"? No, Austin, Texas-based Nice Kicks posted a fake tweet using images from the congresswoman'
AFP Fact Check→ These photos have circulated in reports since 2015 about a rally after the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks in Paris
Two photos have been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show protesters rallying in the French capital of Paris in October 2020 over the murder of a school teacher who was beheaded in a terrorist attack. The claim i
AFP Fact Check→ This photo predates Nigeria’s #EndSARS rallies and shows the earlier arrests of alleged army impostors
Multiple posts shared more than 10,000 times on Facebook claim to show a group of Nigerian soldiers who killed peaceful protesters during anti-police brutality protests in Lagos. This is false: the people in the picture allegedly posed as soldiers fro
AFP Fact Check→ The image shows Priyanka Gandhi visiting a temple in north India during the Indian election campaigns in 2009
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a photo they claim shows Indian Congress party politician Priyanka Gandhi campaigning for upcoming elections in Bihar state. The claim is false: the image is actually from 2009 and shows Gandhi visiting a temple in U
AFP Fact Check→ Paul Pogba has not quit France’s national football team over president’s remarks on Islam
Numerous posts shared hundreds of times on social media in Africa claim that French football player Paul Pogba has retired from the international game in protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments about radical Islam. However,
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports about flooding in southern China in May 2018
A video of a traffic light being swept away along a flooded street has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it was captured in the Indian city of Hyderabad in 2020. The claim is false; the
AFP Fact Check→ This video has been doctored to add Koranic verses to a popular UK talent show
A video of a young man reciting verses from the Koran apparently on the popular television show “Britain’s Got Talent” has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim the audience of the talent show was “mesmerised
AFP Fact Check→ Famous Pakistani TikTok user Hyderabadi targeted by death hoax
A video claiming that a Pakistani social media star died in a car accident in August 2020 has been viewed millions of times in multiple posts on TikTok, Facebook and YouTube. The claim, however, is false: as of October 2020, TikTok star Ali Khan Hyder
FactCheck.org→ In Pennsylvania Rallies, Trump Distorts Voting Issues
In the swing state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump repeatedly rattled off false and misleading claims about ballots and voting in arguing to his supporters “the only way we can lose, in my opinion, is massive fraud.” On Oct. 26, Tru
Snopes→ No, Hunter Biden Did Not Die From a Drug Overdose
The false and distasteful rumor emerged from some dark corners of the internet in October 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trash Can Plastered With ‘Ballot Box’ Sign In Philadelphia Was NOT Intended To Get People To Toss Their Ballots In The Trash
Did a worker in Philadelphia disguise trash cans so that people would throw away their ballots? No, that's not true: The posters proclaiming "Ballot Box" on sidewalk solar-powered trash compactors were created to advertise "Ballot Box" an
Lead Stories→ Student’s Chart Explaining Wild Conspiracies Trolled To Spread More Conspiracies
Abbie Richards, a climate science student in the Netherlands, was looking with bewilderment at the state of her home country of the United States. So many conspiracy theories echoing, particularly ahead of the election. Struggling to wran
AFP Fact Check→ US Democrats did not block bill on tuition for children of vets killed in action
Social media posts claim US Democrats blocked a bill offering college tuition assistance to the children of veterans killed in action. This is false; Democrats did not oppose such a bill, but they did oppose expanding these benefits in New York state,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Data Do NOT ‘Reveal’ Hospitals Have Counted Heart Attacks as COVID-19 Deaths
Does Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data "reveal" that COVID-19 death totals have been exaggerated by hospitals counting heart attacks as COVID deaths? No, that's not true: Hospitals don't fill out death certificates, doctors