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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Behind Claims Tying Hillary Clinton, Human Trafficking And Cargo Ship Stuck In Suez Canal
Is a ship that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, used for human and sex trafficking? Is there a connection between the ship and Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence the container
Full Fact→ Oranges don’t test positive for Covid-19
A post shared widely on Facebook claims that an orange has tested positive for Covid-19 using a lateral flow test. It’s unclear whether the post is implying that the tests are inaccurate or unreliable. In reality, the test cannot work properly wi
Full Fact→ Avoid this report about a child attack
Links are being shared on Facebook to a story with the headline “12 year old girl was forced to endure a 15-minute journey before being attacked in an isolated spot”. This is a false story about a girl called Ellie Morrad alleged to h
AFP Fact Check→ The story of an American plane reappearing after 37 years is a myth
A post shared more than 75,000 times on Facebook in Kenya and India claims that a plane that went missing in 1955 appeared again 37 years later. The claim is false; this story was first published in an American tabloid known for its fictitious stories
Hoax-Slayer→ Netflix ‘Reset Your Information’ Phishing Scam Email
According to this email, which claims to be from Netflix, information on your account appears to be missing or incorrect. The post Netflix ‘Reset Your Information’ Phishing Scam Email appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aloe Vera Is NOT Effective For Tattoo Removal
Is it possible to painlessly and completely remove a tattoo in just a few minutes using a variety of items that could be purchased at a grocery store? No, that's not true: This demonstration includes a video trick that creates the illusio
AFP Fact Check→ Anti-lockdown group promotes misleading claims about face masks as ‘fact check’
A Facebook post in South Africa makes several claims about masks, including that they are ineffective in preventing the spread of Covid-19 in the general population and that they inhibit children’s social development. But these allegations are missi
Health Feedback→ Messenger RNA is essential for life and a normal component of cells; study by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering is unrelated to RNA vaccines
REVIEW An article published by Natural News on 2 March 2021 claimed that COVID-19 RNA vaccines will cause cancer, as mRNA “can instruct human cells ultimately in the same way as cancer drivers”. The article cited a study published by researchers
AFP Fact Check→ AstraZeneca rejects rumours it is planning to sue South Korean media
Facebook posts circulating in March 2021 claim that AstraZeneca is preparing to file a lawsuit against South Korean media outlets for damages. The claim is missing context: the pharmaceutical giant told AFP the claim is groundless and that it has repo
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts share misleading claims about IS suspects Lisa Smith and Shemima Begum
Facebook posts shared hundreds of times from Kenya claim that suspected Islamic State (IS) brides Lisa Smith and Shamima Begum received different legal treatments, with one able to resume a normal life at home while the other faced punishment including
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mr. Rogers Was NOT Photographed Wearing A Bob Ross T-Shirt While Hanging Out With Steve Irwin – It’s A Composite
Was children's show host Fred Rogers photographed wearing a Bob Ross T-shirt while hanging out with naturalist Steve Irwin? No, that's not true. The viral image is a composite of two different photos of Rogers and Irwin, both deceased. Th
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Scotty from ‘Star Trek’ Inspire a Woman to Not Take Her Own Life?
Actor James Doohan’s relationship with a fan was remembered fondly online in March 2021 to commemorate what would have been his 100th birthday. Fans of the Canadian actor’s work on the original series of Star Trek honored the occasion onlin
The Dispatch→ Did a California Mayor Pro Tempore Plead Guilty to Election Fraud?
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Please DO NOT Offer Yarn, String or Human Hair for Birds to Build Nests!
In March 2021, a Facebook post circulated, warning readers not to leave certain materials for birds to use in their nests: Please DO NOT offer yarn, string or human hair for birds to build nests! Every year we see both young and adult birds… Pos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Nancy Pelosi Was Drunk When She Told A Story About A ‘Magic Word — Open Biden’
Was Nancy Pelosi drunk on vodka or "losing it" when she declared, "In order to open these doors, we do not say, 'Open Sesame.' We say 'Open Biden'"? No, that's not true: Pelosi staff and family members have publicly declared the House Spe
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Bodies Float in Lake Superior?
In early March 2021, as the first signs of spring began to touch the Northern Hemisphere and melt the ice rimes from its lakes, a popular Facebook post claiming that bodies in Lake Superior don’t float was very popular: Well… Here’s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There is NO Mystery To Dramatic Increase In Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Net Worth: He Married Into A Shipping Magnate’s Family
Is there something mysterious about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's net worth multiplying eight-fold from $2,962,015 in 2005 to $23,965,520 in 2015 on a salary of $193,400 a year? No, that's not true: The Republican from Kentucky
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White Van Videos Do NOT Include Evidence Of Sex Trafficking, Organ Harvesting Kidnappers
Does the proliferation of "white van" warning videos show that vans in the most common truck and van color are to feared as the tools of kidnappers engaged in human trafficking or organ harvesting? No, that's not true: Governmental and pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Donald Trump Will Be Inaugurated On March 4
Will Donald Trump be inaugurated on March 4, 2021? No, that's not true: The "five pieces of evidence" held up to support such a claim have been debunked before or are speculative, assigning significance to otherwise neutral facts. Joe Bid
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts mislead on UK’s Covid-19 vaccination data
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim the British government blocked the UK’s Office for National Statistics from releasing data on deaths related to Covid-19 vaccinations. The claim, however, is missing context: the ONS is not the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Details Of Inaugural Wreath Ceremony Do NOT Mean Biden Isn’t Official President
Is Joe Biden not the official president because soldiers at a wreath ceremony did not wear their decorations on their coats and the 21-gun salute was moved to Arlington Cemetery on January 20, 2021? No, that's not true: Biden is the offic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Details Of Inaugural Wreath Ceremony Do NOT Mean Biden Isn’t Official President
Is Joe Biden not the official president because soldiers at a wreath ceremony did not wear their decorations on their coats and the 21-gun salute was moved to Arlington Cemetery on January 20, 2021? No, that's not true: Biden is the offic
AFP Fact Check→ US health authority has not established a link between Covid-19 vaccines and reported deaths
A Facebook post shared in South Africa alleges that the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines have “killed” hundreds of people in the United States according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But this claim
The Dispatch→ Did Biden Dismiss Uighur Genocide During His Town Hall?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Avoid That ‘Popcorn in Muffin Tin’ Hack Which ‘Breaks the Internet’
A February 12 2021 “muffin tin popcorn hack” shared to Facebook Watch by the page “Paul Vu” went viral almost instantly; it purported to demonstrate how to produce the colorful (and clearly mass-produced) varieties of flavored
AFP Fact Check→ The photo has circulated online since 2013 in reports about members of the RSS helping flood victims in Uttarakhand
Multiple Facebook posts share a photograph they claim shows members of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh group carrying food and medicine to the survivors of a deadly flash flood in a remote Indian Himalayan valley on February 7, 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jeffrey Epstein And Other Famous White Men Accused Of Sex Crimes Did NOT ‘Walk’ Free From Jail While Bill Cosby And R. Kelly, Both Black, Were Locked Up
Did Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and other famous white men accused of sex crimes "walk" free from jail while Bill Cosby and R. Kelly were locked up? No, this is missing context. A meme from 2019 has gone viral in 2021, claiming Cosb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: mRNA Vaccines Are NOT Gene Therapy, Have NOT Killed ‘Thousands’ and Vaccinators Are NOT Violating The Nuremberg Code If They Don’t Call It Human Experimentation
Are the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines gene therapy that alters recipients' immune systems, a potential Nuremberg Code violation for doctors and nurses to administer them without telling patients they are part of a drug tri
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Casual Reminder That in 1861, 11 Senators and 3 Representatives Were Expelled from Congress for Failing to Recognize Lincoln’s Election and Supporting Insurrection’
On February 10 2021, a post titled “Casual Reminder” was shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter. The post claimed that in 1861, a total of fourteen lawmakers were “expelled from Congress” for failing to recognize the election of Abraha
Snopes→ Wallet Lost in Antarctica in ’60s Returned to California Man
Paul Grisham’s wallet was missing for so long at the bottom of the world he forgot all about it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims
By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy
The Dispatch→ Has Merck Said It’s ‘More Effective’ to Catch COVID Than Take a Vaccine?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove President Biden’s Oval Office Is Filmed In Castle Rock Entertainment Studio
Does a video comparing an aerial view of a studio in Culver City, CA, with a video clip showing journalists visiting Joe Biden's Oval Office prove the office is just a soundstage from "Castle Rock Entertainment"? No, that's not true: Seve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Illegally Called ‘Vaccines’, Are Effective Against Virus And Do Slow Spread
Have Moderna and Pfizer delivered vaccines that cannot legally be called COVID-19 "vaccines" and are these mRNA shots only designed to relieve symptoms caused by the S-1 spike protein, not by the SARS-CoV-2 virus? No, neither claim is tru
Full Fact→ Fake letter from Cabinet Office spreads on social media
A fake “leaked” letter claiming to come from the Cabinet Office has been spread on Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp, apparently showing that “damage to the wider economy” is a government priority, and disorder will be quelled with
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a travel blogger pulling an unrelated rickshaw driver
A photo has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows a young girl pulling her father in a rickshaw to honor him after she passed her exams. The claim, however, is missing context; the image shows a travel blogger posing for a photo wi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘President Trump’s New Office Looks STUNNING’
Even after the end of his presidency, supporters of Donald Trump continued peddling bad information online in February 2021. Anti-Muslim lecturer Brigitte Gabriel posted a photograph of Trump on Twitter saying, “President Trump’s new office lo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Testimony On Programming That Can Allegedly Rig Elections Is From 2004, NOT 2020
Is this video of testimony about programming that can allegedly rig elections a description of 2020 elections systems? No, that's not true: The taped testimony of Clint Curtis is outdated. At the time the video was recorded, December 13,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California DID Lift Stay-At-Home Order While Hospitalizations Remain High — Because Those Numbers Are Dropping
Did California lift the state's regional stay-at-home order in January 2021 even though hospitalization numbers are much higher than when the order was put in place in 2020? Yes, but that summary leaves out context: California Gov. Gavin