Are human traffickers putting zip ties on cars to distract the car owners and then abduct them? No, that's not true: There is no concrete evidence to substantiate these claims. Multiple police departments, fact checking sites, and nonprof
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Top Fact Checks→ Trump: Unsolicited ballots are being given out by the millions, and thousands of them are dumped in dumpsters.
Most states allow voters to cast mail-in voting and isolated incidents of lost ballots are not indicative of a widespread problem.
Liste→ These photos do not show shoes and bottles being thrown at the royal motorcade in October 2020
Three photos have been shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim they show Thai pro-democracy protestors throwing shoes and water bottles at the Queen's motorcade on October 14, 2020. The claim is misleading: an analysis of the photos
Liste→ A photo of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi campaigning in 2019 is being shared in a misleading context after a high profile India rape case
A photo of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, the sibling leaders of the Indian National Congress party, has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that the image shows them smiling ahead of a meeting with the
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Amy Coney Barrett Say “Being Called the N-Word Does Not Constitute a Hostile Work Environment”?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barrett-nword-opinion/ In October 2020, as the U.S. Senate began conf
Snopes→ Did Amy Coney Barrett Say “Being Called the N-Word Does Not Constitute a Hostile Work Environment”?
Barrett wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel in 2019 that upheld the dismissal of a workplace discrimination lawsuit by a Black employee who claimed he was called a racial slur by a supervisor.
Full Fact - All content→ Flu and Covid-19 statistics are being published in one report, but not added together
Many Facebook users have shared a screenshot of a Public Health England (PHE) weekly Covid-19 surveillance report, which says that from 8 October, “the information in this report will be published in a combined Weekly flu and COVID-19 Surveillanc
Full Fact - All content→ Flu and Covid-19 statistics are not being added together
“Hey, why not combine Covid *and flu* statistics together to make the Covid numbers look worse than they really are! This is not a joke. This is what Public Health England is doing.” Julia Hartley-Brewer, 11 October 2020 The journalist an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Cute Baby With A Medical Condition Is Being Used By An Engagement-Baiting Scam
Did a mother publish photos of her baby along with a plea for the public to share the post and wish him a Happy Birthday? No, that's not true: These photos were taken from the mother's blog without permission and are being used as "engage
Snopes→ US Surgeon General Cited for Being in Closed Hawaii Park
The U.S. surgeon general was cited for being in a closed Hawaii park in August 2020 while in the islands helping with surge testing amid a spike in coronavirus cases, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mexico Is NOT On ‘Red Alert’ And There Are NO Credible Reports Of Minors Being Kidnapped For Organ Harvesting
Is Mexico on a "red alert" with children being targeted for kidnapping so their organs can be harvested? No, that's not true. The U.S. State Department told Lead Stories they are "aware of an increased risk of kidnapping in Mexico, as des
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Covid 19 Will NOT Go Away If You Stop Getting Tested, It’s NOT Just The Elderly Dying and NO ONE Is Being Intentionally Infected
Does not getting tested for Covid 19 make the disease disappear? Are the elderly the only people dying? Are Democratic governors intentionally infecting them? No, no and no. Those are not true: You will have the disease regardless of whet
Liste→ This video actually shows cashew-shaped biscuits being made
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows fake cashew nuts made from flour and various chemicals in the southern Indian state of Kerala. This claim is misleading; the video m
Liste→ Health officials have found no evidence of fake eggs being served in Sri Lanka
A claim that a local eatery in Sri Lanka was serving plastic eggs has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook. The posts also include tips on how to identify fake eggs. However, the claim is false; local health officials investigated the matter and f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women And Children Are Not Being Targeted By Sex Traffickers With A $100 Bill Left On Their Car At A Mall
Are women and children being targeted by sex traffickers who leave a $100 bill on their car at a shopping mall? No, that's not true. This is an urban legend that was debunked earlier this year and has been in circulation for years. The ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Did NOT Honor An Organization That Yelled ‘Hope They Die’ Outside Hospital Where Wounded Deputies Were Being Treated
Did the NFL (National Football League) honor an organization that yelled "hope they die" outside of a hospital where two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were being treated after they were shot in an ambush? No, that's not true: The
Snopes→ Is the Age of Consent Being Lowered to 4?
The age of consent in the U.S. varies by state, ranging between 16 and 18. No one seriously wants to lower that to age 4.
TruthOrFiction→ Did Josie Huang Identify Herself as Press While Being Arrested?
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s latest attempt to justify the violent arrest of a journalist was clearly exposed as false by video footage of the attack posted by the reporter and other news outlets. Huang, a reporter for KPC
Liste→ Old photo of US singer Cher and her mother is being passed off as a recent image
A photo has been shared thousands of times on Facebook with claims that it shows a recent picture of 74-year-old US singer Cher and her 94-year mother. But the claim is misleading. The photo was actually taken in 2012 when Cher was 66 and her mother w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Memes With Fake News (Still) Being Used To Promote A Shady Network of Dating Sites
Is this a real headline about a Nigerian Scammer going to jail? No, it's not real: This post is just a sneaky way to put the name of a website in front of an audience. It uses a format that may not immediately register as an advertisement
Liste→ This video shows a floating restaurant being moved by tugboats in southwest China
A video has been viewed hundreds of times on Facebook alongside claims that it shows a “moving mansion” boating up a river in China. The claim is false; the footage actually shows a floating restaurant being moved by tugboats in the Chinese city of
Snopes→ Is This Farmer Being Executed for Not Working with Castro?
A photograph of a man kneeling before a priest was widely shared on Twitter and Facebook.
Full Fact - All content→ This data does not show tests for coronavirus being ordered pre-2020
Numerous posts on social media have claimed that data on the World Integrated Trade Solutions website shows that countries have been ordering tests for Covid-19 for years before the pandemic started. This is not true. The World Integrated Trade Solutio
Liste→ A 2018 video is being misrepresented as ‘breaking news’ about a fatal stabbing at a restaurant
A video has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on Twitter alongside a claim that it shows a fatal stabbing at a restaurant in August 2020. The claim is false; this video has circulated online since June 2018 in reports about a deadly assault in
Top Fact Checks→ Adulterants that are dangerous to human health are being added to palm oil.
Sudan IV was discovered in adulterated palm oil. Sudan dyes are considered harmful to human health as it contains chemicals that could cause cancer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Evidence of Children Being Rescued From Tunnels
Does a video show evidence of children being rescued from tunnels by members of the U.S. military? No, that's not true: The video in question is chock-full of fabricated claims, some of which Lead Stories has previously debunked. It uses
Snopes→ 3-Year-Old Girl Safe After Being Lofted by Kite in Taiwan
Video shot at the scene showed her twisting several times above a crowd of adults who struggled to pull the kite back to earth.
Snopes→ Is This an Image of Trump and Manson Being Shared by Trump Supporters?
A depiction — or two — of Jesus took on a political life in the summer of 2020.
Snopes→ Lawyer: Blake Not Likely to Walk Again After Being Shot by Police
Jacob Blake, the Black man shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin, is paralyzed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his family’s attorney said.
Full Fact - All content→ Matt Hancock misstates the proportion of Test and Trace contacts being reached
“Test and trace is getting better and better and is now performing extremely well. On the main metric that people have challenged us to deliver which is how many of somebody’s contacts can you reach if they test positive…we’re
Liste→ Early overseas voting does not show Myanmar’s ruling party in the lead — voter lists are still being finalised
An image that claims to show strong support for Myanmar’s ruling party in early overseas voting in South Korea has been shared thousands of times on Facebook. The claim is false: overseas voter registration was still ongoing when the misleading po
Liste→ This photo shows Sri Lankan fruit and vegetables being exported to Oman
An image has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook which claim it shows Sri Lankan fruit and vegetables being exported to the US. The claim is misleading; Sri Lankan airport authorities said the image shows a consignment of fruit
Full Fact - All content→ mRNA vaccines are being developed for Covid-19, but they do not change your DNA
A Facebook post shared thousands of times has claimed that “the new vaccine for Covid-19 will be the first of its kind EVER. It will be an mRNA vaccine which will literally alter your DNA. It will wrap itself into your system. You will essentiall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Murder Of 5-Year-Old Cannon Hinnant Is NOT Being Ignored By Media
Is the media ignoring the tragic death of a 5-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a neighbor in Wilson, North Carolina, on August 9, 2020? No, that's not true: The heartbreaking story about the killing of Cannon Hinnant, who was
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Trump Floats False Kamala Harris Birther Theory After Being Given Every Opportunity To Refute It
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/13/trump-false-birther-conspiracy-theory-kamala-harris/ President Donal
Full Fact - All content→ Leicester residents are not being forcibly tested for coronavirus
A post shared hundreds of times on Facebook suggests that people in Leicester are being forcibly tested for Covid-19 by council representatives and police officers. This is not true. Leicester City Council told Full Fact that while they are knock
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Why false claims about Nancy Pelosi being drunk keep going viral — even though she doesn’t drink
Editor’s note: PolitiFact, which is owned by the Poynter Institute, is fact-checking misinformation about the coronavirus. This article is republished with permission, and originally appeared here. If your time is short An altered video that makes
Liste→ This video shows two separate clips of BJP politicians being harassed in West Bengal more than three years ago
A video that shows men being heckled and assaulted by an angry crowd has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows a local politician of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being harassed in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Was NOT Removed From The House Floor For Being Drunk
Was Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed from the floor of the House of Representatives for drunk and disorderly conduct? No, that's not true: This is a fictional piece written by a known satire website. These stories are often re-publis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elvis Statue Is NOT Being Removed From Downtown Memphis Because He Stole The Blues From Black Musicians
Is it true that "new guidelines" are forcing the removal of a statue of Elvis Presley from Memphis because the singer stole the Blues from Black musicians? No, that is not true. The Elvis statue still stands in downtown Memphis, Tennessee