Quick Take Widely shared posts on Facebook purport to show photos of law professor Pamela Karlan, who testified in support of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, dressed in pro-feminist attire at two different events. Karlan told us she did not
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Two Christmas Parades NOT Cancelled In North Carolina Because of Potential For ANTIFA Violence
Were two Christmas parades in North Carolina cancelled because of the potential of ANTIFA Violence? No, that's not true: There is no known Antifa connection to the decision by officials in Wake Forest and Gardner, North Carolina, to cancel the
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Hong Kong Protester Looks Like a Post Apocalyptic Survivor’
On November 17 2019, the following image was shared to Reddit’s r/pics, titled: “Hong Kong Protester looks like a post apocalyptic survivor. May HK have the strength it needs to survive”: Hong Kong Protester looks like a p
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Campus Young Republican Club Did NOT Topple Obama Statue
Did the Campus Young Republican Club at Bartlett College in Oregon topple an Obama statue? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up sto
Truth or Fiction?→ Have Gender Reveal Parties Killed More People Than Anti-Fascists?
On October 31 2019, a Facebook page shared a text-based status update asserting that gender reveals had caused more deaths than antifascist protesters, popularly referred to as “antifa”: That status update appeared to reference a gender
Truth or Fiction?→ What Is a SCIF and Why Does It Matter?
On October 23 2019, the term “SCIF” trended abruptly on Twitter with chatter about the purported actions of some House Republicans as they disrupted testimony about the United States reportedly withholding financial aid to Ukraine: A prote
Snopes→ NBA Says Chinese Wanted Morey’s Firing; China Denies Claim
The rift between the NBA and China appeared to widen again, as the fallout over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong continued.
Truth or Fiction?→ Lyndon LaRouche: An Explainer
An attempt to troll U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) in early October 2019 led to newfound attention for the devotees of failed political candidate, convicted felon, and one-time Marxist-turned-Democratic-presidential-candidate-turned-f
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Stella Brazier or Greta Thunberg Actually ‘Child Actresses’?
As part of their push to demonize young protesters demanding that their leaders recognize global warming, some far-right and climate change denier blogs have published the unsubstantiated claim that one Australian protester was actually performing, re
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Estella Brasier (aka Estella Renee) Is NOT A Child Actress Paid For Climate Protest
Is Estella Brasier, a girl who can be seen crying during an interview at a climate protest in Australia really a child actress who is being paid to protest? Or is she not really an activist but is she just acting? No, that's not true: Lead Sto
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Facebook Does NOT Support Openly Calling For Assassination of Republicans That Defeat Democrats
Does Facebook support openly calling for assassination of Republicans that defeat Democrats? No, that's not true: a meme making that claim uses an image that has been found to be a forgery by fact checkers working with Facebook at the time it
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trashy Photo Is NOT Aftermath Of The Climate Change Rally In Hyde Park
Did protesters at a climate change rally in Hyde Park leave the grassy lawn littered with trash? No, that's not true: A photo purportedly showing a trashy park scene in the wake of a climate change rally is actually the aftermath of a pro-mari
FactCheck.org→ A Misleading Take on the Trump Family’s Citizenship
Quick Take Viral social media posts wrongly suggest that President Donald Trump’s three eldest children are citizens only because of birthright citizenship. Full Story President Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana, became a U.S. citizen in 1
Snopes→ Portland ‘Ground Zero’ for Protests Between Right, Left-Wing
Hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland for a long-hyped rally that attracted President Donald Trump’s attention and resulted in at least 13 arrests.
Snopes→ GOP Freezes Twitter Spending After McConnell Account Locked
Twitter temporarily locked McConnell’s campaign account after it shared a video in which some protesters spoke of violence outside his Kentucky home.
FactCheck.org→ Politics of Gun Violence
In the aftermath of two deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, U.S. political leaders made a series of statements on gun violence that were unsubstantiated, lacked context or were seemingly contradictory. Here we look at some of those statements and
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking July’s Round Two Debate
Summary Another debate, and another crop of false and misleading claims. Sen. Kamala Harris of California and former Vice President Joe Biden disagreed on whether his health care plan would “cover everyone.” Biden’s website says it w
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Second Democratic Debate
Summary We flagged false and misleading claims from several candidates: Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke got it wrong in claiming “no other country comes even close to” the number of gun-violence deaths in the United States. Brazil ha
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Only People Under 40 Hear This Sound?
In July 2019 a number of posts circulated Facebook, all of which linked to video of a 15000 Hz/15 kHz frequency sound that is purportedly only audible to people younger than 40. One iteration (archived here) accrued a large number of shares. Its origi
Snopes→ Hong Kong Arrests Men with Gang Links Over Mob Attack
Men armed with metal rods and wooden poles beat up anti-government protesters and others inside a subway station in Hong Kong's Yuen Long neighborhood, injuring 45 people.
Snopes→ Astronomers Stop Using Telescopes in Hawaii During Protests
The protesters object to construction of the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope out of concern it will further harm the mountain.
Snopes→ Fed Up Puerto Ricans Protest, Demanding Governor Resign
Protesters are demanding Gov. Ricardo Rossello step down for his involvement in a private chat that showed him and members of his administration mocking women, the handicapped, and victims of Hurricane Maria.
Snopes→ Avowed White Supremacist Gets Life Sentence in Car Attack
An avowed white supremacist who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison on hate crime charges.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Round Two of the Democratic Debate
Summary The second group of 10 Democratic presidential candidates made false and misleading claims about immigration, gun control legislation and the environment, and repeated familiar talking points on taxes, health care and poverty. Former Vice Pres
Truth or Fiction?→ Scams and Hoax Accounts Proliferate on Instagram
April 2019 saw the culmination of a months-long popular uprising in the country of Sudan, when its former president Omar al-Bashir stepped down from his post. The Sudanese military quickly took control of the country in what it called a transitional p
Snopes→ 25 Officers Injured in Memphis After Marshals Kill Fugitive
Protesters took to the streets of the Frayser community in anger after the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Brandon Webber.
FactCheck.org→ Video of ‘We Love Trump’ Chant is From 2018
Quick Take A video clip of a July 2018 rally in support of President Donald Trump has gone viral with the false claim that it is from his June 2019 trip to London. The posts wrongly accuse the media of ignoring the year-old rally to make the president
FactCheck.org→ Anti-Trump Protests in London Not ‘Fake News’
President Donald Trump claimed not to have seen the large groups of anti-Trump protesters during his trip to the United Kingdom this week, and then falsely labeled media reports of those protests “fake news.” In reality, images and video su
Truth or Fiction?→ Donald Trump’s British Fans?
In June 2019, as United States President Donald Trump visited Britain to meet with the royal family and elected officials, a photograph purportedly of his English fans appeared on social media and made the usual rounds. One popular variation (archived
Lead Stories→ Old Video: NOT An Aerial View Of 2019 Anti-Trump Protests In London
Does a BBC video being shared on social media show an aerial view of anti-Trump protests in London during his 2019 state visit? No, that's not true: the video is actually from 2018 (but it does show protesters demonstrating against Trump's vis
Lead Stories→ Old Video: Crowd in the UK Chants "We Love Trump"
Is there a video of a crowd in the UK chanting "We Love Trump" during President Trump's current state visit and is the media ignoring it? No, that's not true: the video is from a demonstration in 2018 (when Trump also visited the UK) and has n
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrats Do NOT Say We MUST Accept Islam And All Their Beliefs
Do Democrats say "We must accept Islam and all their beliefs?" No, that's not true: It is a made up claim in a meme using a photo of Muslims in India protesting an anti-Islam film in 2012 and not of American Democrats holding a banner that dem
FactCheck.org→ Doctored Photo Adds Biden Smooch
Quick Take A photo of a woman protesting Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court has been manipulated to make it look like former Vice President Joe Biden was there and kissed her. Full Story Joe Biden, who is leading the pack of
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Venezuelans Being ‘Shot in the Streets’ After a 2012 Gun Ban?
An April 30 2019 text-based Facebook post (archived here) claiming that 2012 gun control legislation in Venezuela prompted political unrest was shared over 100,000 times in a few days: The status update, which came in text form without news links o
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Venezuelans Being ‘Shot in the Streets’ After a 2012 Gun Ban?
An April 30 2019 text-based Facebook post (archived here) claiming that 2012 gun control legislation in Venezuela prompted political unrest was shared over 100,000 times in a few days: The status update, which came in text form without news links o
FactCheck.org→ Anti-America Image From Iran, Not Michigan
Quick Take A popular meme wrongly claims that a photo showing protesters advocating the demise of the U.S. was taken in Michigan. The image is from a 2013 rally in Iran. Full Story Facebook users have spread a meme that falsely presents an anti-Ameri
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Macron Did NOT Deploy Tanks to Tackle Yellow Vests in France
Did French President Macron deploy Army tanks to the streets of France to tackle the yellow vest protests? No, that's not true: he did order the deployment of army troops alongside regular security forces of the Gendarmerie but no tanks were d
FactCheck.org→ Social Posts Spin Sanders Photo
Quick Take A viral hoax claims that Sen. Bernie Sanders was arrested in 1963 for “throwing eggs” at black civil rights protesters. He was arrested while protesting on behalf of civil rights. Full Story A black-and-white photograph from 19
Truth or Fiction?→ Shocking Video of ‘Abortion Doctor’ Saying He ‘Loves Killing Babies’?
On February 7 2019, Facebook user Marcus Rogers shared a video post captioned: “SHOCKING VIDEO of Abortion Doctor GROWLING and Saying He loves Killing Babies. This is just DISGUSTING [emoji] AND YOU KNOW, they don’t want you to see this one
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kaepernick NOT Arrested By Superbowl Security
Was Colin Kaepernick arrested by Superbowl security? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click and read links befor