We’ve seen a number of seemingly contradictory claims at the last two PMQs. Some are more accurate than others, but none tell the full story.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Building Fire Did NOT Happen In France During 2023 Riots — It Was In The UAE
Does a video show a building on fire in France amid the 2023 protests following the police shooting death of a teenager of North African descent? No, that's not true: The video shows a fire in a residential building in Ajman, United Arab
Logically→ No, this is not a building set on fire by protesters in France
The Dispatch→ Rebuilding Ukraine
Plus: The scathing DOJ report on police misconduct in Minneapolis. Continue reading Rebuilding Ukraine »
Logically→ Video of building demolition from Turkey falsely linked to Manipur violence
Full Fact→ Privileges Committee investigation alone won’t rebuild public trust
MPs must do more to get their house in order—starting with Parliament's broken corrections system.
The Dispatch→ GOP Leaders Look to Build Support for Debt Deal
Kevin McCarthy aims to pass it this week—and quell a potential far-right uprising. Continue reading GOP Leaders Look to Build Support for Debt Deal »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soviet Victory Flag Did NOT Fly Over The Reichstag Building In Berlin In Early May 2023
Did a red banner resembling a Soviet flag fly in Berlin over the Reichstag building, the seat of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, on May 8, 2023 to commemorate the 1945 liberation of Europe from Nazi control? No, that's not t
Logically→ Underwired bras do not compress lymph nodes or cause toxins to build up in the breast tissue
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Prove Wearing Masks Causes Stillbirths, Testicular Dysfunction And Cognitive Decline ‘Due To Build-Up Of Carbon Dioxide’
Did a study prove that wearing face masks raises the risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline "due to build-up of carbon dioxide" (CO2)? No, that's not true: A "study" shared widely to social media was actually a
The Dispatch→ Can Reimbursing Lawmakers’ Expenses Build a Better Congress?
Tulips bloom outside the U.S. Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)New rules to ease the financial burden of public service risk political backlash. Continue reading Can Reimbursing Lawmakers’ Expenses Build a Better Congress? »
PolitiFact→ Rebuild by Design – Did every county in New York state experience a federally declared climate disaster between 2011 and
“Every single county in New York has experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jacob Chansley, The ‘QAnon Shaman,’ Was Led Through Capitol By Police Entire Time He Was In Building On Jan. 6, 2021
Was Jacob Chansley, aka the "QAnon Shaman," led through the Capitol by police the entire time he was in the building on January 6, 2021? No, there's no evidence that's true: Chansley broke into the building, where he ignored repeated requ
Full Fact→ Was Rishi Sunak’s new claim about a house building record accurate?
The Prime Minister claimed house building has hit a record high under the current government.
Logically→ A photo of a Kyiv residential building damaged in February 2022 by a Russian missile strike, and repaired a year later, proves the war is fake.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows building in Saudi Arabia, not collateral from the earthquake that rocked Turkey, Syria
Video shows “the earthquake in Turkey.”
Logically→ This photo shows a senior citizen holding bread and crying in front of a damaged building after the February 6, Turkey earthquake.
An image from the aftermath of the 1999 Turkey earthquake has been falsely linked to the 2023 earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Buildings Collapsing In Turkey After February 6, 2023, Quake — Video Was Posted Weeks Earlier
Does this video show high-rise buildings in Turkey falling after the deadly February 6, 2023, earthquake? No, that's not true: The footage was originally posted on TikTok on January 3, 2023, more than a month before the 7.8 magnitude eart
Logically→ Footage shows a building collapsing next to a busy road during an earthquake in Turkey.
This video shows what appears to be a controlled demolition in Saudi Arabia.
Logically→ These videos show buildings collapsing in Turkey and Syria during the earthquake on February 6.
Outdated videos of buildings collapsing have been shared falsely, claiming to show visuals from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starch Does NOT Cause Calcium Carbonate Buildup
Is "Dr." Sebi correct that eating starch causes a buildup of calcium carbonate in the body? No, that's not true: Two registered dietician nutritionists told Lead Stories that starch does not have this effect. Calcium carbonate is a natura
Logically→ A leopard was spotted inside Mysore’s CFTRI building in January 2023.
The video claiming to show a leopard inside the CFTRI facility is not from Mysuru. The incident occurred at Hetero Pharmaceuticals in Telangana.
Logically→ By projecting the text “Gaza is in our hearts” on a building, Qatar is supporting Palestine amid the World Cup.
Qatar does support Palestine, but an August 2022 video is being shared to claim the country is making a statement during the ongoing world cup.
Logically→ A building in Qatar was lit with the message “Gaza is in our hearts” during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Although Qatar supports Palestine, an August 2022 video is being shared to claim the country is making a statement during the ongoing world cup.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Reserve Did NOT Put Up ‘Walls’ Outside Its Building — They’re Renovating The Structure
Did the Federal Reserve put up "walls" outside its building, possibly in anticipation of unrest? No, that's not true: The Federal Reserve is planning to renovate and expand two of its buildings in Washington, D.C. The claim appeared in a
FactCheck.org→ Bodybuilder Died from COVID-19, Not the Vaccine as Social Media Posts Claim
SciCheck Digest A 62-year-old bodybuilder who had heart disease died after contracting COVID-19. But vaccine opponents are falsely suggesting that he died from the COVID-19 vaccine. He didn’t. He’d been vaccinated 18 months before his death
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Bodybuilder Doug Brignole died from a COVID-19 infection, not the vaccine, coroner finds
Bodybuilder died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Logically→ NATO combatants and 500 Polish soldiers died in the Russian missile strike at a building in Zaporizhzhya on October 8.
There is no evidence that NATO combatants and Polish soldiers died in the Zaporizhzhia missile attack on October 8.
Full Fact→ Video of Italian protesters removing European flag from building is from 2013
It’s been claimed that the video was filmed during the recent general election in Italy.
Snopes→ Did an Old Toys ‘R’ Us Building Later Become a Gun Store?
We looked for the truth on Google Maps.
Logically→ Sweden is building a prison for 5000 immigrants and can jail any Muslim without probable cause.
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – 9/11 conspiracy theories misconstrue how World Trade Center buildings collapsed
Says of 9/11, “Two planes can’t cause three buildings to collapse in free-fall time.”
Snopes→ Bannon Pleads Not Guilty in ‘We Build the Wall’ Scheme
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to duping donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rare Pentagon Impact Video’ Does NOT Show Missile Hitting The Building On 9/11
Does a "rare Pentagon impact video" show that something other than a commercial plane hit the building on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: The video shown has been digitally edited to show an object crashing into the building. It
Full Fact→ Will the next Prime Minister rebuild trust in politics? Not from what we’ve seen
Will the next Prime Minister rebuild trust in politics? Not from what we’ve seen. A Full Fact opinion piece.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UN Is NOT ‘Having China Build Thousands’ Of Robots That Could Scoop Up Human Bodies
Is the United Nations "having China build thousands" of robots that could scoop up human bodies? No, that's not true: In an August 15, 2022, email to Lead Stories, Farhan Aziz Haq, deputy spokesman for the U.N. Secretary-General, said th
Logically→ Wind turbines are not cost-effective as they produce less energy than they take to build.
Wind turbines operate for around 20 years and produce much more energy than invested during their lifetime.
Snopes→ Young Ukrainians Use Techno Parties to Rebuild Villages
In a bombed-out building, more than 200 young people have found a novel way to help rebuild their country.
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – Michels on target with claim his company was building Keystone Pipeline when Biden ended it
“My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.”
Snopes→ UK Breaks Its Record for Highest Temperature As Heat Builds
Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe.