Did special counsel John Durham unveil President Joe Biden's "Russian plot," aimed at getting Hillary Clinton elected in 2024? No, that's not true: Durham has said no such thing. A post making the claim includes various Newsmax clips as s
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ad NOT Realistic In Claiming Jewelry, Including Copper Bracelet, Relieves Gout
Is an online video advertisement realistic in showing people having inflammation reduced due to wearing a piece of jewelry? No, that's not true: Clinical studies that included multiple forms of arthritis, done by credible clinics and medi
Snopes→ Biden Did Not Wear His Pants Backwards in Puerto Rico
TikTok users pushed a rumor about U.S. President Joe Biden supposedly putting his pants on backwards, but the photographic evidence proves otherwise.
Truth or Fiction?→ PayPal ‘Misinformation’ Fine Controversy
In October 2022, frenzied posts on Twitter and Reddit alluded to a new PayPal “misinformation fine” of $2,500 — with some urging others to close their PayPal accounts: Just moved all money I had in my PayPal account out of it. And
Snopes→ No, PayPal Isn’t Planning to Fine Users $2.5K For Posting Misinfo
Here's what you should know about a since-deleted document supposedly outlining changes to the platform's user agreement.
AllSides→ Remembering the Border Patrol ‘Whip’ Smear, One Year Later
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/remembering-the-border-patrol-whip-smear-one-year-later/ One year a
Health Feedback→ Charlie Kirk’s video listing reasons to oppose COVID-19 vaccines contains multiple incorrect, misleading, and unsupported statements
REVIEW On 4 October 2022, American radio host Charlie Kirk posted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Fidel Castro’s Son
Is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the son of the late former Cuban President Fidel Castro? No, that's not true: That's an oft-repeated conspiracy theory that is not supported by any official evidence. A recent claim appeared in an
Health Feedback→ There is no evidence to support claim that Solfeggio frequencies remove toxins from the body
REVIEW A TikTok video that was shared widely on Facebook claimed that a tone at 741 Hz could aid “body regeneration”, “remove toxins”, and “remove negativity”. However, there is no evidence that this or any other frequency can have such
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Misleading Boast on Medicare Premium Drop
President Joe Biden boasted of a decrease in premiums for Medicare Part B as the “first” reduction “in more than a decade.” That’s true. But he neglected to mention the drop follows a large increase the prior year, partly
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Revisit ‘Whitehat Military Sting Operation’ Theory — Just Reported On Ginni Thomas’ Texts
Did Fox News revisit a "theory" about a "huge Trump and military white hat sting operation" in 12 states about the 2020 U.S. presidential election? Did this include a statement that the Biden family, elected officials, bureaucrats, social
Truth or Fiction?→ Publix Hurricane Cake (Ian Edition)
As Hurricane Ian approached Florida, images of “hurricane cakes” purportedly being sold at Publix began circulating on social media platforms: #HurricaneIan I think we're being warned pic.twitter.com/XLk9by8xTL — Inappropriate
FactCheck.org→ Johnson’s False Claim about Barnes’ Tax Plan
Like many Democrats, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes says he wants to cut “middle-class” taxes and make sure the wealthy “pay their fair share.” But an ad from his opponent, Sen. Ron Johnson, in the race for U.S. Senate false
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "Deathbed Confession" Video Does NOT Prove Moon Landing A Hoax
Does a viral video describing a father's "deathbed confession" prove the U.S. government faked the 1969 moon landing? No, that's not true: There is a significant amount of evidence that NASA landed on the moon and experts Lead Stories spo
Snopes→ Did Marilyn Monroe Really Say This?
"If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best," Monroe supposedly said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Drug-Soaked Napkins Are Being Placed in Car Door Handles
Is an instantly disabling drug being soaked into napkins and placed on car doors to incapacitate targets of rape, abduction and car theft? Experts that Lead Stories spoke with said that there is no scientific evidence or official reports
Snopes→ There’s No Evidence Ivana Trump Was Cremated
A baseless conspiracy theory held that she was cremated and that a casket supposedly for her was instead filled with classified and top secret documents.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Prove Ukrainians Were Selling A Stinger Missile Launcher In Bremen
Were Ukrainians arrested in Bremen, Germany, while trying to sell on the black market Western-provided, Stinger surface-to-air missiles and "other heavy weapons"? No, that's not true: The video posted on social media with supposed proof o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Newly Leaked Report’ From RAND Corp. Does NOT Reveal ‘True Motives Behind European Destabilization & The Russia/Ukraine War’ — It Is Fake
Does a "newly leaked report" from the RAND Corporation, a U.S. think tank, reveal the "true motives behind European Destabilization & The Russia/Ukraine War"? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories and a news release on its
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Simpsons’ Did NOT Predict Queen Elizabeth’s Death In 2022
Did the television show "The Simpsons" predict Queen Elizabeth II's death in 2022? No, that's not true: An image showing the queen in a coffin with the dates 1926-2022 is not a real still from "The Simpsons." The queen's death does not ap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Entire leadership of NATO’ Was NOT Fired On September 5, 2022
Did the "entire leadership of NATO" lose their jobs on September 5, 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support this claim. An event of this scale would be intensively covered by media organizations in many countries, inclu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illinois Did NOT Pass A Real ‘Purge’ Law – Judge Makes Final Decision On Bail
Did Illinois pass a real "PURGE" law? No, that's not true: A recently enacted law does not allow all crimes to be legal for one night, the plot of the Hollywood horror flick "The Purge." The state did pass a law that would eliminate cash
FactCheck.org→ Clinical Trials Show Ivermectin Does Not Benefit COVID-19 Patients, Contrary to Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Randomized clinical trials have repeatedly found that ivermectin does not benefit COVID-19 patients. The National Institutes of Health recommends against its use for COVID-19. Ivermectin enthusiasts continue to falsely claim the contrar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Leaked Letter’ Shows Clear Signs It Did NOT Come From UK Ministry Of Defence
Was a letter from the British Ministry of Defence about the Ukrainian Armed Forces' non-NATO-compliant level of training legitimate and "leaked" from the UK government to a website? No, that's not true: The published document's authentici
Snopes→ Keep Watch For These Internet Rumors about ‘Banned’ Books in Schools or Libraries
It's a trend with which the Snopes newsroom has become very familiar: memes listing supposedly "banned" books in public school or libraries.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Reveal That ‘Antarctica Is NOT What You’ve Been Taught To Think’
Did Russia publicly confirm the existence of a secret civilization under Antarctica? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a satirical fictional story labeled as such. The Russian government has never publicly revealed anything t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That ‘Marco, Polo’ Game Is Used For Sex Trafficking In Stores
Has the call-and-response game "Marco, Polo" proven to be a tactic to initiate sex trafficking in stores? No, that's not true: Spokespeople from human trafficking advocacy and awareness organizations told us that there are no confirmed re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Swiss Authorities Did NOT Call On Citizens To Report Neighbors Who Consume Too Much Gas
Did the Swiss government call on its citizens to turn in their neighbors to the authorities if people heat their homes above 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit)? No, that's not true: A claim on social media originated from a tabl
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this isn’t a video of a NASA astronaut pretending to be in space
Astronaut Karen Nyberg filmed what “was supposedly a video from space” in front of a green screen.
FactCheck.org→ Fetterman’s Commutation Vote on Convicted Murderer
A Republican super PAC’s ad labels Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman “dangerously liberal on crime,” citing a case in which Fetterman, the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, voted to recommend the commutation
Full Fact→ Report of abandoned newborn babies around the country are false
Images of a newborn baby supposedly abandoned in several English towns and cities were actually taken in Thailand in 2017.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The US Navy Does NOT Have a Flying Aircraft Carrier
Is the U.S. Navy ready to deploy a multi-billion-dollar aircraft carrier that can go airborne? No, that's not true: A video that announced supposed U.S. Navy plans to deploy such a carrier used images from the fictional Marvel Cinematic U
FactCheck.org→ Commentator Ben Shapiro Didn’t Receive $20K in Federal Loan Forgiveness
Quick Take Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized the Biden administration’s decision to forgive some student loan debt. Liberal social media accounts then falsely claimed Shapiro had received a loan of about $20,000 that had been forgiv
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccination Doesn’t Increase Miscarriage Risk, Contrary to Naomi Wolf’s Spurious Stat
SciCheck Digest Studies have repeatedly found that COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of miscarriage. Bogus claims that 44% of pregnant women in the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial miscarried rely on a faulty tally of miscarri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT Real ‘Banned Book List’ From Florida
Does Florida have a banned books list that includes such books as "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Handmaid's Tale" and "1984"? No, that's not true: There is no banned books list at the state level in Florida because such disputes about scho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cyber Polygon Did NOT Release Plans for Canada’s Telecom Outage
Did the cybersecurity conference Cyber Polygon, a partner of the World Economic Forum, release plans for Canada's July 8, 2022 nationwide Internet outage? No, that's not true: No documentary evidence links the shutdown to either the World
FactCheck.org→ Poliovirus Found in New York City Wastewater, Not Tap Water
Quick Take Wastewater surveillance is a public health tool that can track the spread of pathogens. The virus that causes polio was detected in New York City sewage as part of such monitoring efforts. Social media posts, however, have incorrectly clai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Tweet "Do Not Come To Mar-A-Lago" On August 13, 2022
Did Donald Trump Jr. tell Trump supporters via Twitter to not come to Mar-a-Lago because "many important people are coming through the club and we need to keep it clean"? No, that's not true: Trump Jr. did not tweet this; it's not on his
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine’s Navy Artillery Destroying 13 Russian Warships In The Black Sea
Does a Facebook video show the Ukrainian navy destroying "13 Russian warships in the Black Sea"? No, that's not true: The clip recycles old unrelated footage of Russian -- not Ukrainian -- ships in action. More importantly, the video neve
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Dubious ‘Standing Order’ to Declassify Documents
After the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home and retrieved boxes of documents — some of them labeled “top secret” — former President Donald Trump released a statement claiming that as president, he had a “standing order …