Does this photo show a new species of shiny blue, purple and yellow Atlantic Ocean sea turtle? No, that's not true: It's a piece of glass artwork. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (now unavailable but archived here) on May 27, 2021.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Say ‘If Jesus Were Alive Today He’d Be Working At Planned Parenthood’
Did Chelsea Clinton say "if Jesus were alive today he'd be working at Planned Parenthood"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence she ever said that. The source for the claim is a fake tweet, which cannot be found on Clinton's verified
Snopes→ Did Chelsea Clinton Tweet ‘If Jesus Were Alive Today He’d Be Working at Planned Parenthood’?
Outrage over this alleged Chelsea Clinton tweet is misdirected.
Snopes→ QAnon Hasn’t Gone Away – It’s Alive and Kicking
Perhaps the greatest success of the conspiracy is its ability to create a shared alternate reality.
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts falsely claim Indonesian submarine’s crew were found alive
Social media posts claim that all crew members of an Indonesian navy submarine that went missing on April 21, 2021 were found alive one day later. This claim is false: Indonesia’s military confirmed all the submarine’s crew members died after the r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ohio Child Was NOT Shot With ‘No Questions Asked,’ And NOT All U.S. Capitol Rioters Are Still Alive
Did a child get shot, "no questions asked"? And are all the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, still alive? No, that's not true: A post compares the death of a Black teenager, who was shot by police in Columbus, Ohio,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Capitol Rioters Did NOT ‘Go Home Alive’ After January 6, 2021 Encounters With Police
Did all the rioters at the U.S. Capitol survive their encounters with Capitol Police during the January 6, 2021 assault? No, that's not true: Ashli Babbitt, one of the rioters, was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer while breaking i
Snopes→ Infant Found Alive After Egypt Building Collapse
Search and rescue workers pulled a 6-month-old baby alive from the rubble of a collapsed building as the death toll from the incident rose to 25, Egyptian officials said Sunday.
Snopes→ Lucky to Be Alive, Tiger Woods Faces Difficult Recovery
Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer, said Woods shattered tibia and fibula bones in multiple locations.
AFP Fact Check→ Filipino pool champion Efren Reyes confirms he is alive after death hoax report
Multiple Facebook posts shared repeatedly in early January 2021 claim Filipino pool champion Efren Reyes had died at the age of 65. The claim is false: in response to the hoax reports, Reyes told AFP on January 19, 2021 that he was "still alive". The
Snopes→ Woman Ruled Dead in 2017 Fights to Be Declared Alive
Frenchwoman Jeanne Pouchain has an unusual problem. She's officially dead. She has been trying for three years to prove that she is alive.
Logically→ A swarm of honeybees can gang up to roast invading hornets alive.
Japanese Honeybees create heat balls by swarming around the hornets and burn them to death, but European honeybees don't have these defensive tactics.
Snopes→ Was a Mummified Monk Found Alive in Mongolia?
The 200-year-old remains were found in 2015.
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows the funeral of former Nigerian leader Yar’Adua – not President Buhari, who is alive
A video showing a body wrapped in a Nigerian flag and carried by military officers through a crowd has been shared thousands of times online, with claims that it documents the funeral of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. This is false; the footage c
AFP Fact Check→ This video does not show a Covid-19 patient who was nearly buried alive
A video viewed thousands of times claims to show a Covid-19 patient in a Kenyan village who was “nearly buried alive” during his own funeral. The claim is false; county officials confirmed to AFP Fact Check that while the video was indeed taken du
Snopes→ Did 41 Senators ‘Vote to Let Babies Scream Until They Die If Born Alive’?
U.S. Senate Bill 311 provoked widely shared social media posts that targeted Democratic and Independent senators in 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd Is NOT Alive And There Is No Evidence Video Of His Death Was Faked
Is George Floyd alive and was video of him dying under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer faked? No, that's not true: Two autopsies -- one by a medical examiner, and a second private examination -- confirmed that Floyd is dead. Video rec
Snopes→ Can Honeybees ‘Cook’ a ‘Murder Hornet’ Alive?
The Asian giant hornet may have rightly earned the nickname "murder hornet," but don't underestimate the Japanese honeybee.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jeffrey Epstein Did NOT Have Plastic Surgery And Is NOT Alive And Well In Cuba
Did Jeffrey Epstein have plastic surgery and is alive and well in Cuba? No, that's not true: The story was fabricated by a Canadian entertainment website that publishes fictional stories about bizarre crimes, weird sexual acts, and other made-
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO 300 Kids Found Frozen Alive For Selling Organs For Transplantation
Were 300 kids found frozen alive for the purpose of selling their organs for transplantation? No, that's not true: a video recently went viral with a description making that claim but it only shows one child and according to Chinese news sourc
Snopes→ Were 300 Children Found Frozen Alive for Organ Harvesting?
A video of a tragic event was repurposed for social media clicks.
Snopes→ Was a Baby Born Alive at 23 Weeks ‘Thrown in the Trash’?
Pro-life commentators highlighted the 2006 Florida case of Sycloria Williams in September 2019.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: JFK Jr. Is NOT Alive And Will Not Replace Vice President Pence as Donald Trump’s 2020 Running Mate
Is John F. Kennedy Jr. alive and will he make a public return to join President Donald Trump as his vice presidential running mate in 2020? No, that's not true: It is a cornerstone of a conspiracy myth promoted by QAnon followers who believe t
Snopes→ Fourth and Final Crewman Pulled Alive from Capsized Ship
Coast Guard rescuers pulled four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship, drilling into the hull's steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a Georgia port.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Conspiracy Theory Claims Epstein is Alive
Quick Take A Facebook post from a user who appears to subscribe to QAnon conspiracies claims that Jeffrey Epstein is not dead. The theory is based solely on a news photo that shows an unresponsive Epstein being wheeled into a hospital on a gurney. Fu
Lead Stories→ Proof Of Life: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Confirms She’s "Very Much Alive," Disproving QAnon Conspiracy Theory
Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead and are recordings being faked to hide the U.S. Supreme Court justice's death to prevent President Trump from having another high court appointment? No, that's not true: The 86-year-old Ginsburg appeared on camera o
Snopes→ Was Man Found Alive After Bear Broke His Spine, Kept Him as Food?
An unbelievable story of survival was, well, pretty unbelievable.
Snopes→ Was Man Found Alive After Bear Broke His Spine, Kept Him as Food?
An unbelievable story of survival was, well, pretty unbelievable.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Keanu Reeves Did NOT Write ‘None Of Us Are Getting Out Of Here Alive’
Did Keanu Reeves write a quote about eating healthy and concluding that "none of us are getting out of here alive"? No, that's not true: The quote has been falsely attributed to the "John Wick" actor and other celebrities over the past several
Snopes→ North Carolina ‘Born-Alive’ Abortion Bill Clears Senate
A bill requiring doctors and nurses to protect and care for children born alive during a failed late-term abortion has cleared the North Carolina Senate.
Snopes→ Was Rapper XXXTentacion Found Alive?
Is a reverse death hoax even more callous than a death hoax?
Snopes→ Was a Trophy Hunter Eaten Alive by Lions after He Killed 3 Baboon Families?
The death of a single poacher has been rehashed and embellished numerous times by disreputable websites.
FactCheck.org→ Henry Winkler, Democratic Donor, Still Alive
Quick Take Henry Winkler is very much alive, contrary to a hoax story about his “death” that falsely claims he had been a “huge Trump supporter” and an NRA member. Full Story Henry Winkler, the actor who has been on televis
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on the Born-Alive Debate
Republicans and Democrats traded accusations on the topic of abortion after a “born-alive” bill failed in the Senate. Democrats say the legislation was unnecessary and aimed at restricting access to legal abortion, while Republicans say it was ab
Snopes→ Was a Hindu Girl Burned Alive for Attending a Christian Prayer Service?
The back story to this video is nightmarish, no matter the details.
Snopes→ Was an Ohio Woman Charged After Slowly Eating Her Husband Alive?
You won't be hearing about this grisly incident on the nightly news, for very good reason.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman NOT Charged After Slowly Eating Husband Alive Over Three Years
Was a woman in Centerville, Ohio (or anywhere else) charged after slowly eating her wheelchair-bound husband alive? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that is part of a larger network of sites all publishing made up tales
Snopes→ Was Essie Dunbar Discovered Alive in the Coffin During Her Funeral?
In 1915, Essie Dunbar was allegedly pronounced dead after suffering from a seizure. Legend has it that she was discovered to be alive mid-way through her burial.
Snopes→ Was a Russian Woman ‘Embalmed Alive’ with a ‘Formalin Drip’?
A number international reports a Russian woman was "embalmed alive" sensationalized what appears to have been a tragic medical error.
Snopes→ Dead Man Walking: Court Rejects Romanian’s Claim He’s Alive
I am a living ghost,” he said venting his frustration against local authorities and his wife who he says unlawfully took ownership of a property after he was declared dead.