As the UK Covid-19 vaccine roll out has gathered pace, and the use of “vaccine passports” continue to be debated, an increasing number of social media users are voicing their opposition to these moves and claiming they are an infringement o
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Snopes→ Does a Video Show Disneyland’s Splash Mountain Being Evacuated?
Disneyland recently reopened after being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Snopes→ Does a Photo Show Paris Hilton in a ‘Stop Being Poor’ Shirt?
This meme has been circulating for years.
Liste→ Arnold Schwarzenegger did not sleep on the street after being rejected by a hotel
A photo of American movie star and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger wrapped in a sleeping bag at the foot of his own statue has been shared thousands of times on social media since 2018. The posts claim that Schwarzenegger was forced
Full Fact - All content→ Donkey being carried out of compassion, not self-preservation
An image of a person in military uniform carrying a donkey has been widely shared on Facebook. The caption with the image reads: “Soldier carrying donkey through a minefield. If the donkey was free to wander as it pleased, it would likely detonat
Top Fact Checks→ Eight oxygen generation plants are being installed in Delhi.
So far, only one PSA oxygen generation plant has been installed in Delhi through the PM CARES Fund and four more are in progress.
Snopes→ Did Ma’Khia Bryant Make 911 Call to Police Because She Was Being Threatened?
We looked at the available information surrounding who made the initial 911 call on April 20, 2021.
Top Fact Checks→ Remdesivir is being black marketed in India.
Remdesivir vials were being sold for more than their official price of ₹899 in Bhopal, Jabalpur, Pune, and Mumbai.
Full Fact - All content→ Being near to people vaccinated against Covid-19 won’t give you side effects
Some social media posts claim that unvaccinated people can experience Covid-19 vaccine side effects, particularly issues with fertility, simply by being in close proximity to people who have had a vaccine. This is not true. The three types of vaccine d
Snopes→ Passenger Survives Being Hit in the Head by Flying Turtle
It’s not unusual for rocks and other debris to crash through a windshield and injure a driver or passenger — but a turtle?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Answers To Tucker Carlson’s Questions About COVID-19 Are Abundant And NOT Being Withheld
Have Tucker Carlson's questions about COVID-19 vaccines gone unanswered? No, that's not true: There are answers for the questions the FOX News host posed regarding COVID-19 vaccines, despite him saying there are none and despite long-esta
Liste→ DMX masters are not being purchased by Jay-Z and Beyoncé
The death of US rapper Earl Simmons, commonly known as DMX, was followed by claims that Jay-Z and Beyoncé are purchasing his musical masters -- the original recording and licensing of a song -- for $10 million. This is false according to a representat
Top Fact Checks→ Gun manufacturers are exempt from being sued in the US.
Gun manufacturers do not have blanket immunity against all kinds of liability and are not the only industry exempt from being sued in the U.S.
Full Fact - All content→ The chance of being killed by a cow and other AstraZeneca vaccine risk comparisons explained
On Wednesday the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the likelihood of getting a blood clot after a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is approximately four in a million. Of the 79 cases reported to the MH
Snopes→ Costco Salmon Burgers Being Recalled Over Fears They ‘May Contain Small Pieces of Metal’
Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact their healthcare provider.
Liste→ This video does not show Covid-19 victims — it shows a Russian music video being filmed
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts claiming it shows “dead bodies piled up from Covid”. One of the purported corpses can be seen smoking a cigarette, prompting claims that he could be a “crisis ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Homeless Shelter In San Diego Is NOT Being Closed to US Citizens To Make Room For Asylum Seekers
Are U.S. citizens in San Diego being displaced from a homeless shelter because asylum seekers are being moved in? No, that's not true: Although the post does not specify the San Diego Convention Center, that was the city's temporary shelt
Snopes→ Did Guess Stop Bag Sales After Being Accused of Ripping Off the Telfar Bag?
There were a lot of visual similarities between the two bag designs.
Snopes→ Did Nickelodeon Remove 2 Episodes of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ For Being Too Problematic?
“Mid-Life Crustacean” and “Kwarantined Krab” may have had some kontroversial kontent.
Snopes→ Were 2 Episodes of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Removed For Being Too Problematic?
“Mid-Life Crustacean” and “Kwarantined Krab” may have had some kontroversial kontent.
Top Fact Checks→ Udhay Stalin: The funds supposed to compensate for the shortfall in Tamil Nadu’s GST revenue are being used to make a new parliament building.
Through the final weekly installment, the central government has released the GST compensation shortfall to all the states, including Tamil Nadu.
Snopes→ Did Tucker Carlson Say He Can’t Go to Restaurants Without Being Harassed?
The Fox News host reportedly feels comfortable dining in only one restaurant in D.C.
Snopes→ Do Photos Show Prince William and Kate Being Carried by People of Color?
The gossip website TMZ produced photographs from 2012 in response to the Duke of Cambridge's insistence that the royal family were "very much not racist."
Snopes→ Did John Steinbeck Write a Horror Story About a Kid Being Chewed By Gum?
"I'm not chewing it, sir. It's chewing me."
Snopes→ Did Dolly Parton Say This About ‘Dixie’ Being An ‘Offensive’ Word?
The "Jolene" singer talked about the word amid renewed conversations on cancel culture.
Snopes→ Man Injures 8 with Ax in Sweden Before Being Shot, Arrested
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said a possible terrorist motive was being investigated.
Full Fact - All content→ Is Transport for the North’s budget being reduced by 40%?
“Is the 40% cut to Transport for the North’s budget part of the Prime Minister’s plans for levelling up the north?”—Dame Diana Johnson.“There has been no such cut, Mr Speaker. We intend to invest massively in Northe
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Critics Correct WaPo Fact Checker for Attempt to Absolve Joe Biden of Blame for Schools Being Closed
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/01/critics-correct-wapo-fact-checker-attempt-absolve-biden-blame-schools-closed/
Snopes→ Would a Bill Bar Trump from Being Buried at Arlington Cemetery?
The “No Glory for Hate Act” appears to have a particular former president in mind.
TruthOrFiction→ Are Life Insurance Policies Being Canceled Because of the COVID-19 Vaccine?
As an example of how disinformation can get laundered through Facebook, witness the attempt to spread a lie about the current vaccination efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic. The claim originated with a post from a user based in England reading: Che
Liste→ This photo shows a Sri Lankan minister being vaccinated for Covid-19, not a Sri Lankan shaman
A photo has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows a Sri Lankan ayurvedic practitioner being vaccinated for Covid-19 after he touted a false herbal cure for the disease. The claim is false: the image actually shows a senio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Tweet About Comment Regarding "Minorities Not Being Able To Use The Internet" Is NOT Real
Did President Joe Biden send out a racist tweet regarding his comment about minorities not being able to use the internet ? No, that's not true: the viral screenshot of the supposed tweet is an obvious forgery containing way more characte
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Actual Advice Being Given to Southerners About How to Drive in the Snow’
As much of the South contended with unusually harsh winter weather, a viral February 2021 tweet claimed that a screenshot showed “actual advice” being given to Southerners for driving in the snow — entailing a complicated visualizati
Snopes→ Thousands of Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles Being Rescued in Texas
Texas residents, some of whom lack heat or basic amenities in their own homes due to the unusually chilly weather, have been rescuing cold-stunned sea turtles and taking them to a convention center.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ In context: Joe Biden’s remarks about being ‘shot at’ in Iraq
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/08/context-joe-bidens-remarks-about-being-shot-iraq/ In a s
Liste→ This photo shows a subway being constructed in Moscow, not the Philippines
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook in January 2021 alongside a claim it shows a subway construction project in the Philippine capital Manila. The claim is false: the photo, which has circulated online
Top Fact Checks→ An 88-year-old man collapsed and died several hours after being vaccinated in Israel.
Doctors discouraged linking the vaccine with the death and said that the man suffered from multiple illnesses.
Full Fact - All content→ Flu deaths aren’t being miscategorised as Covid-19 deaths
A post shared on Facebook shows the number of positive influenza tests for each week from 2015 to 2020, using legitimate graphs from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The graph for 2020 shows the number of positive influenza tests falling to n
Liste→ This video shows Indonesian students falling ill after being vaccinated for diphtheria in 2018
A video viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok purports to show people fainting after receiving Covid-19 vaccines in Indonesia. The claim is false: the video in fact shows students getting sick after receiving diphtheria v
Liste→ This photo shows Joe Biden being sworn in as US vice president in 2009
A photo of Joe Biden circulating on social media has been shared alongside a claim that it shows him being sworn in as 46th president of the United States on a Bible with an upside-down cross. The claim is misleading: the photo was taken in 2009, whe