A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a boat sinking off the coast of Indonesia’s Bali island in early February 2021. The claim is false: the video has circulated onli
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AFP Fact Check→ False video reports of Shanghai earthquake use old images of past disasters
Videos viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter purport to show the aftermath of a major earthquake in the Chinese city of Shanghai on January 31, 2021. The claim is false: the images in the clips show var
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Louisiana Floods Destroy Home of Christian Leader Who Says God Sends Natural Disasters to Punish Gay People’
On January 14 2021, an Imgur user shared the following screenshot of a headline (“Louisiana Floods Destroy Home of Christian Leader Who Says God Sends Natural Disasters to Punish Gay People”), in a post titled “Such dramatic way of c
Snopes→ Missing Cat Turns Up 3 Years After California Disaster
A pet cat believed killed along with her owner in a huge mudslide has been found three years later.
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show a baby rescued from an Indonesian boat disaster in 2018
A pair of pictures have been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that they show a baby who survived Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air flight that crashed into the sea on January 9, 2021. The claim is false; the pictures have
Logically→ Frankly, he ran the H1N1, swine flu, and it was a total disaster…700,000 people would be dead right now. But it was a far less lethal disease.
The kind of disaster which U.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting is with regards to the Obama administration's handling of H1N1 is not true. The swine flu is estimated to have killed 12,469 in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Declare COVID Less Fatal Than Flu When Revising Public Health Disaster Plans
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention downgrade COVID-19, rating it less fatal than seasonal flu? No, that's not true: The Sept. 10, 2020, document used as "proof" clearly states it is not a source of COVID data, and tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence President Trump’s Mother Called Her Son An ‘Idiot’ Who Would Be A ‘Disaster’ As A Politician
Did Mary Anne Trump call her son, President Trump, an "idiot" who would "be a disaster in politics"? No, there is no record such a statement was ever made by Trump's mother about her son. The claim stems from a meme that won't die. Social medi
Washington Post→ Trump’s bizarre effort to tag Obama’s swine flu response as ‘a disaster’
The Obama administration earned high marks for its handling of the swine flu pandemic. But Trump repeatedly trashes it as a debacle.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Is NOT A Fabrication Or A Scapegoat For Economic Disaster
Is there evidence that COVID-19 is (a) not real and (b) simply a scapegoat to deflect blame for an economic disaster? No, that's not true: The global pandemic that's infected about 1 million people that we know of and killed more than 51,000 a
Snopes→ UN Chief: Failure on Climate Will Mean Economic Disaster
Scientists say countries need to stop burning fossil fuels by 2050 at the latest to ensure global temperatures don’t rise more than 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit this century.
Snopes→ UK Media: Prince Andrew’s Sex Claims Rebuttal a PR Disaster
Britain’s newspapers and social media commentators criticized him for defending his friendship with Epstein and for failing to show empathy for the convicted sex-offender’s victims.
Snopes→ Last Survivor of The Hindenburg Disaster Dies at Age 90
The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, Werner Gustav Doehner, has died at age 90.
Snopes→ Congress Finally Sends $19B Disaster Aid Bill to Trump
It was backed by all the chamber's voting Democrats and more than 130 Republicans.
Snopes→ Disaster Aid Bill Again Blocked in House by GOP Conservative
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., spoke to reporters at the Capitol after he blocked a unanimous consent vote on a long-awaited $19 billion disaster aid bill.
Snopes→ GOP Conservative Temporarily Blocks $19B Disaster Bill
Texas Rep. Chip Roy complained that the bill does not contain any money to address increasingly urgent border needs.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a 1989 ‘U.N. Predicts Disaster if Global Warming Not Checked’ Article Authentic?
On May 14 2019, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot (archived here), purportedly showing a 1989 Associated Press item prognosticating “disaster” by the year 2000 if “global warming” remained unchecked: In the scree
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts the Facts on Disaster Relief
In a May 8 rally in Florida, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Democrats “are trying to stop” disaster relief aid from going to several states. This is an old political trick of claiming the other party doesn’t support somet
Snopes→ Different Disaster, Same Theme: Hoaxes and Misinformation Spread Online after Notre Dame Fire
Time after time, a major news event produces a big mess to mop up on social media.
Washington Post→ Here’s why Trump says Puerto Rico is getting $91 billion in disaster relief
The federal government has spent relatively little of what has been committed to repair the island. But bigger bills could be coming due.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did United States President Donald Trump Threaten to Withhold Disaster Funding from California?
Sizable wildfires burning up and down California have killed at least 25 people and destroyed at least one entire Northern California town, Paradise. The exact toll and cost as of November 11, 2018 is still unknown, because at least two enormously dest
Snopes→ Florida: Too Soon for Homeowners to Return to Disaster Zone
Row after row of beachfront homes were so obliterated by Michael's surging seas and howling winds that only slabs of concrete in the sand remain.
Snopes→ Was the Mayor of San Juan Arrested for Misuse of Disaster Funds?
Junk news sites reported that a "Puerto Rico mayor" was arrested on fraud charges and misleadingly used images of San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, who has not been charged with a crime.
Snopes→ Can Apps Like Waze Steer You Clear of Disaster? Maybe Not
Navigation apps like Waze are trying to help motorists avoid hurricane flooding. But can people really rely on their smartphones to steer themselves out of a disaster zone?
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nike Did NOT Lay Off 13,000 Employees In Wake Of Kaepernick Disaster
Did Nike lay off 13,000 employees after the controversy involving the sponsorship of Colin Kaepernick by the brand? No, that's not true: the "news" was invented by a liberal website that tries to get conservatives and Trump supporters to shar
Snopes→ Dolly Parton Said California’s ‘Biblical Disasters’ Were Punishment For ‘Embracing Satan?’
A fake news web site attempted to ride a wave of Parton-related controversy in January 2018.
Snopes→ Does the 2017 Tax Plan Eliminate Deduction for Losses from Wildfires, Other Natural Disasters?
Blowback against the proposed elimination of deductions for personal losses caused by natural disasters surged as wildfires ravaged southern California.
Snopes→ Puerto Rican Hurricane Disaster Reignites Debate Over U.S. Shipping Law
Sen. John McCain and a group of Democratic lawmakers have called for the Jones Act to be suspended to allow aid to more easily reach the island territory.
PolitiFact→ How the U.S. funds disaster recovery
As vast swaths of the country reel from the one-two punch of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the focus now is on efforts to help affected states and communities recover from the devastation. Natural disasters often leave in their wake a years-long process
Truth or Fiction?→ Hotels Required to Accept Evacuees With Pets During Natural Disasters-Fiction!
Hotels Required to Accept Evacuees With Pets During Natural Disasters-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Under the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act of 2006, hotels are required to accept evacuees with pets during natural disasters and o
Snopes→ Are Hotels Required to Accept Pets During Natural Disasters?
Popular Facebook posts falsely assert that FEMA or the 2006 PETS law require hotels and motels to accommodate pets during an emergency.
Snopes→ Is the Red Cross Charging Victims of Hurricane Harvey for Disaster Relief Services?
Rumors that the Red Cross is charging victims of Hurricane Harvey conflate past controversies with current events.
Snopes→ Harvey Disaster Relief Donation Rumors
In the wake of a massive hurricane, rumors abounded about public figures who have donated to victims.
Snopes→ Harvey Disaster Relief Donation Rumors
In the wake of a massive hurricane, rumors abounded about public figures who have donated to victims.
Snopes→ Radioactive Canadian Salmon Tied to Fukushima Disaster?
A single sock-eyed salmon found in a Canadian lake in 2015 did test positive for trace amounts of Fukushima radiation, but this is not a demonstrable health concern.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Harris’ and Trump’s Fox News Appearances
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Both presidential candidates appeared on Fox News on Oct. 16 — former President Donald Trump in a town hall with women voters in Georgia and Vice President Kamala Harris in an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Is NOT Confiscating Supplies, Donations For Hurricane Helene Victims
Is the Federal Emergency Management Agency confiscating supplies and donations for Hurricane Helene victims? No, that's not true: An agency spokesperson told Lead Stories that such accusations are "false." State and local officials in mul
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, 2024 Pre-Election Update
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary Here’s how the U.S. has fared since President Joe Biden took office: The economy has added more than 15 million jobs. The number is now about 6 million higher t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Purple Skies’ Over Florida Before Hurricane Milton Do NOT Indicate HAARP Interference — It’s A Naturally Occurring Phenomenon
Did the sky over Florida turning purple around the time of Hurricane Milton's landfall prove that HAARP manufactured the natural disaster? No, that's not true: The university responsible for HAARP has rejected such claims before. The Nati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Milton — It’s Compilation Of Old, AI-Generated Or Digitally Manipulated Clips
Does a viral video montage show actual tornados and damage from Hurricane Milton in Florida in October 2024? No, that's not true: The montage is a compilation of older, unrelated clips. Some of them show signs of digital manipulation. The