Did the U.S. Army Cyber Command find evidence that immigrants lacking permanent legal status in Colorado used fraudulent state identification cards to vote for Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections? No, that's not true: The claim origin
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin Poll Worker Was NOT Caught ‘Rigging Ballots On Live TV’
Did a poll worker in Dane County, Wisconsin get caught rigging ballots on live television? No, that's not true: The Dane County Clerk, whose office records election information, explained that this poll worker was doing routine work, prep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Did NOT Perform Hindu Ceremony Outside 10 Downing Street Before Assuming Office
Does a social-media video of Rishi Sunak lighting candles on a doorstep show the United Kingdom's new prime minister performing a Hindu ceremony before assuming office? No, that's not true: This video dates from November 12, 2020, and can
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Nancy Pelosi Being Arrested By US Marshals — She’s Leaving Her House With Security Detail
Does this video show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi being detained or arrested by U.S. marshals? No, that's not true: This is video of Pelosi leaving her home in San Francisco and getting into a GM Suburban SUV with a small security detail on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lack Of Presidential Seal Does NOT Mean Biden Isn’t President
Does the lack of the presidential seal on a podium from which Joe Biden spoke mean he's not really president? No, that's not true: Biden is the president of the United States. There is no requirement that presidents speak with the seal an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tap Water Does NOT Contain Harmful Levels Of Chlorine
Does tap water contain dangerous and harmful levels of chlorine, which is quickly absorbed by the skin? No, that's not true: Experts who spoke with Lead Stories said the volume of chlorine in ordinary tap water is considered safe and not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Of Paul Pelosi’s 911 Call Has NOT Been Leaked As Of November 3, 2022
Has a recording of Paul Pelosi's October 28, 2022, phone call to emergency dispatchers leaked? No, that's not true: The San Francisco Police Department, which responded to the attack on the 82-year-old husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelos
Truth or Fiction?→ U.S. President Joe Biden’s Speech on Threats to Democracy
On November 2 2022, United States President Joe Biden gave a speech ahead of the November 8 2022 U.S. midterm elections decrying a spike in political violence and urging voters to participate at the polls. Some Twitter users claimed that Biden’s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kids Reading Words On 9/11 Is NOT Proof Of Conspiracy
Did children read words predicting the 9/11 attack "moments before" planes hit the World Trade Center as then-President George W. Bush sat with the children in a Sarasota, Florida, schoolroom? No, that's not true: An online claim to that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Rapper Takeoff Was Killed By A Sniper Shot
Did gunfire from a sniper in Houston hit and kill Takeoff, a member of the rap group Migos? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, officials have presented no evidence that suggests that a sniper fired at Takeoff, the stage name of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Write A Book With The Same Title As Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
Has Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy written a book with the same title as Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf," the anti-Semitic manifesto for Nazism, and did Zelenskyy present the book to an Israeli embassy? No, that's not true. Social me
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Movie Trailer Does NOT Demonstrate That COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Sudden Death
Does the "Died Suddenly" movie trailer demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccinations cause widespread sudden death or severe medical events? No, that's not true: The trailer recycles previously debunked claims that the vaccine is lethal. To supp
Truth or Fiction?→ Hammer-Wielding Home Invader Attacks Paul Pelosi, Spouse of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Early on the morning of October 28 2022, news appeared that the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked at their residence by an individual with a hammer. A post to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter featured a tweet about the incident:
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Kanye West Banned from Yu-Gi-Oh’ Tweet
As several news stories about music artist Kanye West entered the news cycle on October 26 2022, a viral tweet suggested that West had been “banned” from trading card came Yu-Gi-Oh: kanye west has been suspended from yu-gi-oh! pic.twitter
Truth or Fiction?→ Immigrant, Retiree, Womens’ Groups File Lawsuits to Stop Voter Intimidation in Arizona
The right-wing group linked to various “poll watchers” in Arizona faces two separate lawsuits from organizations representing women, immigrants, and retirees. Both lawsuits — one by the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto
Truth or Fiction?→ Arizona Alerts DOJ After Complaints About Right-Wing Ballot ‘Watchers’
As election deniers and conspiracy theorists appeared to set their sights on Arizona (among other states), both state and federal officials have been alerted regarding possible voter intimidation in Phoenix in October 2022. According to KNXV-TV reporte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Proof That Moon Landing Was Hoax — It’s Lampoon Of Conspiracy Theories
Does a video that shows a stage-lighting support hitting an astronaut as he descends onto what appears to be the moon's surface prove that Apollo 11's July 20, 1969, moon landing was fake? No, that's not true: This video was produced as a
Truth or Fiction?→ How Local ABC Affiliates Spread the Same Debunked ‘Warning’ About Fentanyl
A story out of Los Angeles, California that hinged on fearmongering from law enforcement regarding “Halloween fentanyl” in October 2022 served as another example of how television news affiliates can amplify disinformation — all witho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Senior Commander Of The Russian Army Was Taken Prisoner
Does a video prove its headline claim that the senior commander of the Russian army was taken prisoner? No, that's not true: A video posted on Facebook made this false claim in its clickbait headline, but the video itself did not state or
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sound In Video Of Football Fans Booing Jill Biden Is NOT Authentic
Does a video of first lady Jill Biden singing at a Philadelphia Eagles football game include genuine audio of crowds loudly booing her? No, that's not true: While Lead Stories could not verify whether Biden was booed during the game on Oc
Full Fact→ Video doesn’t show American B-2 stealth bomber deployed to Poland
Footage purporting to show the aircraft landing was shot in England in 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi ‘Black Phone Screen’ Photo Does NOT Prove She Was Faking Call On Jan. 6
Does a photograph show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pretending to speak into a cellphone during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: Official footage from which a widely shared screenshot was taken clearly s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Offers NO Proof US M1A1 Abrams Tanks Were Deployed To Ukraine
Did the U.S. deploy M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine? No, that's not true: A video with a headline that makes this claim offers no proof. A tag in its lower right-hand corner says that "Video footages are used for illustration purposes only."
Snopes→ Video of Churchill Losing Swimsuit on Water Slide Is Real
"But in this footage, no one seems worried about being caught with their pants down."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Missile Did NOT Destroy Russian Tank Convoy On Crimean Bridge
Did the Ukrainian military fire a missile at the Kerch bridge in Russian-occupied Crimea, taking out a convoy of Russian tanks? No, that's not true: The video with this claim says the damage was caused by a truck that exploded on the brid
Truth or Fiction?→ What Did Alex Jones Do?
On October 12 2022, news that far-right broadcaster Alex Jones was ordered to pay “nearly $1 billion” ($965 million) to eight Sandy Hook families prompted significant discussions about disinformation — alongside a concerted effort to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show A ‘Kiev Orphanage’ Destroyed By A Russian Drone
Did a video circulating on social media depict the collapse of an orphanage in Kyiv after a Russian drone attack on October 10, 2022? No, that's not true. The video in a claim does not show an orphanage collapsing in Kyiv. The footage sho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO New Stimulus Giving $440 A Month To Low-Income Americans Who Don’t Have Medicaid Or Medicare
Is there a new stimulus package that is giving $440 a month to low-income Americans who don't have Medicaid or Medicare? No, that's not true: The claim offers no proof that the money is being distributed to people who do not have Medicaid
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Starbucks Corporate Is Leaving Mobile Orders on When Workers Are on Strike’
On October 11 2022, footage from TikTok was shared to Imgur with a descriptive on-screen top caption — “Starbucks corporate is leaving mobile orders on when workers are on strike”: Starbucks Corporate latest union busting tactics;
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Green-Screen-Studio Photo Does NOT Reveal Deception By Zelenskyy
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy use green screen technology, lots of editing and help from Hollywood to produce propaganda to "make things appear real"? No, that's not true: This photo shows a studio that created a hologram of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Was NOT ‘Thrown Out’ of Congress During A Hearing
Does this video show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez getting "thrown out" of Congress during a congressional hearing? No, that's not true: The footage is from a 2019 hearing and does not show her being ejected. The transcript from this hear
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Depict ‘Pyramids’ On Russia’s Kola Peninsula — They Are Natural Mountains In Faroe Islands
Were pyramids that are twice as old as the Egyptian pyramids found in Russian Lapland and does the photo with this article accurately represent what they look like? No, that's not true: Clickbait photos misrepresent what the Kola Peninsul
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. John Kennedy Exposing ‘Biden’s Dirty Secret’ In Congress
Does a video show Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana "exposing Biden's dirty secret" in Congress? No, that's not true: The video in a post making this claim shows unrelated clips of Kennedy questioning Labor Secretary Marty Walsh during an ap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elephant-Shaped Rock Formations Are NOT Proof Of Giants — They Had Volcanic Origins
Do rock formations that resemble elephants prove that giants once ruled the world? No, that's not true: These two formations -- one in Heimaey, Iceland, and the other off the eastern shore of Molokai in the U.S. state of Hawaii -- were bo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Videos Do NOT Prove That Meghan Markle Is ‘A Clone Or Robot’
Is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, the American wife of Britain's Prince Harry, "a clone or robot"? No, that's not true: The videos repeating this claim borrowed footage from the 2018 Madam Tussaud's live figures events, when actors put on lat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Caught Admitting ‘Climate Change Is WEF Scam’
Was Bill Gates caught admitting the climate change agenda is a giant scam for the New World Order? No, that's not true: A video clip of Gates used in a claim does not show him saying the word "scam" when speaking about climate change. He
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Seals Are NOT On Florida Streets After Hurricane Ian
Does a video circulating on social media show an elephant seal on a Florida street in the wake of Hurricane Ian? No, that's not true: The video is from a seaport community in southern Chile, where the large, flipper-footed mammal wandered
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Pope Francis Swat Away Trump’s Hand When They Met?
(Photograph by Vatican Pool/Getty Images.)A viral Facebook video appears to show Pope Francis swatting away Donald Trump’s hand, as Trump attempts to touch the pope’s finger. The viral video has a CNN logo in the bottom corner, making it se
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Say About Himself That Once He ‘Walked With My Husband Michael’
Did former President Barack Obama "expose" himself by referring to his wife Michelle as "Michael"? No, that's not true: While he did say the words, he was not talking about himself -- he was citing another person's experience. The claim a
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Most Intense Weather Broadcast Ever’
As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida in September 2022, old clips of Shepard Smith’s blunt warnings to Floridians about a different storm gained new life online. “So the weatherman just gonna OD on us like that?” read one tweet showi