Soon after the Baltimore bridge collapse, paid subscribers on X blamed Ukraine and Israel for the disaster. A review of X and other platforms shows these false claims came largely from pro-Russia, “MAGA” and QAnon accounts.
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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fake Mossad account spreads misinformation about airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza
Following the Israeli airstrikes that killed the World Central Kitchen workers and led the charity to suspend delivery of vital food aid to Gaza, social media users claimed that Israel had blamed Hamas for the incident.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hallie Biden Did NOT Write On X That Trump Won The 2020 Election — Post Is From Suspended Account That Impersonated Her
Did Hallie Biden, the widow of the president's son Beau Biden, post on X in 2024 that Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The post originally appeared on an account impersonating her. That account was already suspended in 20
PolitiFact→ Patrick Burke – Do the Great Lakes account for over 20% of the world’s freshwater?
The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”
PolitiFact→ Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation
Social media accounts are using artificial intelligence-generated audio to push false 2024 election claims. PolitiFact talked to experts about how this technology is affecting the information landscape and how to detect it.
PolitiFact→ Katie Britt – Did Joe Biden ban TikTok for US workers but start a campaign account? Fact-checking Sen. Katie Britt
President Joe Biden “bans TikTok for government employees but creates an account for his own campaign.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Did NOT Threaten To ‘Seize’ Homes And Bank Accounts Of Truckers Who Boycott
Did New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warn truck drivers against boycotting or she would "seize" their bank accounts and homes? No, that's not true: Hochul's press secretary denied this claim in an email to Lead Stories. A search in an online ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 97% Of Guns NOT In Areas Of US That Account For 3% Of Gun Violence
Are 97 percent of the guns in the United States located in areas that account for only three percent of gun violence? No, that's not true: Gun violence experts told Lead Stories that different statistics demonstrate a correlation: In regi
Full Fact→ Fake Nicola Sturgeon WhatsApp messages shared by satirical account
A post on X claiming former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been “urged to apologise” for “leaked WhatsApp messages” about a number of high profile Conservative MPs has gone viral.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Claim To Have Sparred With ‘Cassius Clay’ — Story Came From Parody Account
Did Donald Trump brag on social media about boxing sessions with Muhammad Ali, the now-deceased legendary athlete known as Cassius Clay in the early days of his career? No, that's not true: The former president's social media accounts did
Health Feedback→ Social media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”
REVIEW A video published by the YouTube channel “I AM Awakened” at the end of December 2023 questioned a spate of illnesses in China and New York, claiming that this was caused by chlorine and benzene in the food and water. The video also added
Logically→ Did Travis Head back Usman Khawaja’s pro-Palestine stance on X? No, It’s an imposter account
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Amazon locker addresses were added to customers’ accounts in error. The company wasn’t hacked
“Amazon got hacked. … Hackers added Hub lockers as your default delivery addresses.”
The Dispatch→ Advent and the Hope of Divine Accountability
Our dissatisfaction with our body politic underscores important spiritual truths.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A baseless claim about Putin’s health came from an unreliable Telegram account
An unverified claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin had suffered a heart attack is being amplified by news outlets and social media around the globe this week.
Logically→ No, IDF’s Arabic Facebook account did not state Israel bombed Gaza hospital
Health Feedback→ Analysis claiming to find COVID-19 vaccines killed 17 million people is highly flawed, doesn’t account for COVID-19 mortality surges
REVIEW A claim that COVID-19 vaccines have killed 17 million people appeared in
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A post from a parody Trudeau account about a ‘Digital Existence Act’ is being misrepresented as real
CLAIM: A screenshot shows a social media post from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing the “Digital Existence Act” in response to a new COVID-19 variant.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Latvia Did NOT Plan To Invade Russia In 2023 Or Between 2011 And 2015 — It’s A Parody Account’s Claim
Have Latvia's "secret plans" to invade Russia recently been exposed? And does information from military archives confirm these plans? No, that's not true: The author of the claim later publicly referred to it as "obvious satire." The stor
Truth or Fiction?→ U.S. Navy Twitter Account Features Russian Ship on Independence Day Post
The U.S. Pacific Fleet — which calls itself the largest naval force of its type in the world — tweeted, then deleted a tweet marking the July 4th Independence Day holiday after a researcher pointed out that it used a photo depicting Russian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Former Biden Campaign Worker Runs ‘Erica Marsh’ Twitter Account — Name Not Known To Biden Campaign, DNC, FEC
Is a Twitter account under the name of Erica Marsh run by someone with that name who identifies themself as a "Proud Democrat: Former Field Organizer to elect President Biden. Volunteer for the Obama Foundation"? No, that's not true: Ther
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Pentagon Accounting Errors in Ukraine Aid
Quick Take The Pentagon discovered accounting errors that overestimated how much it had spent on aid for Ukraine by $6.2 billion over two years. But social media posts misinterpreted the discovery to falsely claim the U.S. “lost” $
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Accounting error on military support does not mean US sent Ukraine $6.2 billion by mistake
The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Fake Twitter Account @OceanGateExpeds Suspended After Spreading OceanGate Disinformation
As efforts to locate a “missing submersible” operated by OceanGate Expeditions continued on June 21 2023, the Twitter account @OceanGateExpeds published several viral tweets. The account was eventually suspended, but not before putting out
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO US Government Program Launching In July 2023 Allowing Officials To Control Access To Bank Accounts
Is the federal government launching a new program that will allow officials to control individuals' bank accounts, and have officials of Visa and Mastercard warned about such a program? No, that's not true: The Federal Reserve is simply l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Burisma Co-Owner’s Wife Is NOT Dead As Of June 19, 2023; Her Attorney Denies She Was Firm’s Accountant
Was the wife of a former Burisma co-owner found dead after she had offered to disclose the firm's secrets she had accessed as an accountant? No, that's not true: According to her attorney, the woman is alive and well as of June 19, 2023,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call For 20 Minute Twitter News Show – Tweet Originated on Parody Account
Did Elon Musk send a tweet calling for the introduction of "Twitter News," which would be a 20-minute clip each day covering "the most relevant topics from an unbiased viewpoint"? No, that's not true: The tweet originated on a parody acco
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Tell Elon Musk To Delete Tucker Carlson’s Twitter Account In 72 Hours
Did Ukraine demand Elon Musk delete Tucker Carlson's Twitter account within 72 hours, threatening consequences if the demand was not complied with? No, that's not true: the claim originated on a Russian Telegram channel known for satirica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Website Hosting Hunter Biden Photo Archive NOT Shut Down For Distributing Child Porn — It’s A Joke Account
Was a website that posted photos from Hunter Biden's laptop shut down for distributing child porn? No, that's not true: The social media account that originated the claim routinely posts satire. The tweet that began the claim was deleted
Truth or Fiction?→ AOC Parody Account on Twitter Aims to Confuse
On May 30 2023, screenshots appeared of a tweet by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), about a verified “parody account” targeting her: FYI there’s a fake account on here impersonating me and going viral. The Twitter CEO has e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Leaked Footage’ Of ‘Flat Earth From 1977’ — It’s From A Satire Account
Does a video shared on social media show "leaked footage of our flat Earth from 1977"? No, that's not true: A 22-second clip that was first posted to TikTok in February 2023 was created by a satirical account that uses computer-generated
Full Fact→ Monzo is not closing all customers’ accounts
A Facebook post which wrongly claimed the online bank is closing everyone’s accounts was shared over 1,500 times before being deleted.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Image of Jeffrey Epstein, boys was posted on an artificial intelligence art account
A photo shows Jeffrey Epstein with four boys on a beach.
PolitiFact→ Brandon Creighton – Texas lawmaker says 30 states have education savings accounts. Is that true?
When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scotiabank Is NOT Transitioning To Digital Bank Accounts As Of March 29, 2023
Did Scotiabank, one of the largest banking corporations in Canada, announce in an online article and on a store sign that it is currently closed so that it can convert "all banking accounts to digital bank accounts" by April 1, 2023? No,
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Bank run in 'The Simpsons' episode didn’t foretell Bank of America account glitch
“The Simpsons” predicted money missing from Bank of America customers’ accounts in January.
Logically→ Punjab government has ordered the monitoring of social media accounts of government employees.
An order issued by the Jammu & Kashmir administration was misrepresented as a Punjab government directive.
PolitiFact→ Jim Jordan – U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan's list of cities that 'defunded' police doesn't account for reversals
"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."
Poynter→ A parody account criticizing Aretha Franklin’s ‘Natural Woman’ sparks confusion
Are transgender activists lobbying music streaming platforms to remove Aretha Franklin’s famous song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” on grounds it’s offensive to trans women? No, but […] The post A parody account critici
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t tweet this demand that Instagram delete a conservative account
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that Instagram needs to “TERMINATE…a right-wing media page posting CONSERVATIVE content.”