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WaPo Fact Checker→ McAuliffe doubles down on false budget claim that has been fact-checked three times
The former Virginia governor, who is seeking his old job again, earns Four Pinocchios.
Snopes→ Video Shows Arkansas State Trooper Flip Pregnant Woman’s Car Then Argue With Her While She Hangs Upside Down
Dashcam footage showed that the woman's emergency flashers were on when a state trooper hit her car, causing it to flip.
Snopes→ Internet Down: Dozens of Major Sites Offline After Cloud Outage
Dozens of websites, from the New York Times to Reddit to the U.K. government's homepage, are down due to an outage at cloud service Fastly.
Snopes→ Nevada Bans Racially Offensive Mascots and ‘Sundown Sirens’
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a bill that directs local school boards to ban “racially discriminatory” mascots, logos and names amid a national movement to phase out the use of symbols that Native Americans have long considered offensive.
Snopes→ Canadian Police Say Family Run Down by Truck Were Targeted as Muslims
A family of five who were struck by a vehicle were targeted because they were Muslims, Canadian police said.
Full Fact - All content→ The BBC did not claim 350 people attended anti-lockdown protests
Several posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter claim that the BBC lied about the size of the anti-lockdown march in London on 29 May 2021. Altogether these posts were shared thousands of times. In fact, the posts themselves contain a fabrication, bec
Top Fact Checks→ Argentina imposed a nine-day lockdown due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
To combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, President Alberto Fernández declared a nine-day lockdown from May 22 to May 30.
Snopes→ Founder of TikTok’s Chinese Owner Stepping Down As CEO
Zhang founded ByteDance in 2012. Its first short-video platform, Douyin, was launched in 2016. TikTok was launched outside China the following year.
Snopes→ Down Syndrome Abortion Bans Gain Traction After Court Ruling
This has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states seeking to prohibit abortions based solely on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Colonial Pipeline Was Shut Down Over Fears About Billing Customers’ Rumor
On May 17 2021, a headline screenshot appeared on Imgur with the claim that the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline cyberattack shutdown occurred because its owner wanted to ensure they would still “get paid”: That post included an undated (“
Snopes→ Russia Won’t Block Twitter, But Partial Slowdown to Continue
Russian authorities criticized social media platforms earlier this year for bringing tens of thousands of people into the streets across the country in January to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scope Of Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Is NOT Related To Whether States Are Red Or Blue
Is the scope of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown somehow related to whether states are red or blue? No, that's not true: There's no connection between the shutdown and whether states are Democratic or Republican. The system spans more than
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: If The Gas Station Is Out Of Gas You Can NOT Put Diesel In Your Car As Long As You Water It Down
If the gas station is out of gas, can you put diesel in your car as long as you water it down? No, that's not true. "Water and internal combustion gasoline engines are not compatible," Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson, told Lead Stories. Am
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PlayStation Will NOT Shut Down Its PS3 Servers
Is Sony PlayStation "shutting down forever" its PlayStation 3 (PS3) servers on June 3, 2021? No, that's not true: at the time of this writing on May 11, 2021, PlayStation has made no announcement saying that PS3 servers will shut down in
Liste→ This is video game footage — it does not show rebels shooting down Myanmar military aircraft
A video has been viewed more than a hundred thousand times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a prominent rebel group in eastern Myanmar shooting down military aircraft in March 2021. The claim is false: the clip, which has circulated online sinc
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Evidence shows that lockdowns implemented to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have saved lives, contrary to claims in the New York Post
REVIEW In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, long before vaccines became available, many countries tried to curb the spread of the virus by imposing lockdowns. Exactly what a lockdown consists of is highly variable depending on the country and
Full Fact - All content→ Sun wrong to claim lockdown doubled suicide rates
“It’s time for the Government to look at the facts around other causes of death in this country and implement some common sense. Particularly as those figures will undoubtedly rise as a direct result of lockdown. For starters...suicides ha
Liste→ Misleading posts about Myanmar unrest share old video of helicopter downed in Syria
A video has been viewed thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows a Burmese military helicopter shot down by a leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army in May 2021. But the claim is false: the video has circulated online since February 2020
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Traffic Reporter Did NOT Melt Down On Live TV: It’s A Comedy Sketch
Did a traffic reporter "melt down" on live TV, first correcting the anchors' pronunciation of his name and then expressing annoyance to the news anchors about how live roadside traffic reporting is obsolete? No, that's not true: This is a
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Traffic Reporter Meltdown on Live Television’
On May 5 2021, video of purported traffic reporter Anavid Reyes “having a meltdown” on live television appeared on Reddit’s r/funny: This traffic reporter has a meltdown and show how ridiculous his job really is. from
Top Fact Checks→ Kerala has announced a full lockdown from May 8 to May 16, 2021.
The Kerala government has announced a complete lockdown in the state for 9 days due to the rising cases of COVID-19.
Snopes→ Did Kentucky Derby Winner Turn Down White House Invitation?
The great thing about this joke is that you can repeat it every year, regardless of who is in the White House.
Top Fact Checks→ A full lockdown has been declared in the Indian state of Bihar until May 15, 2021.
Bihar government has imposed a complete lockdown in the state until May 15 due to a steep rise in COVID-19 cases.
Top Fact Checks→ COVID-19 lockdowns have led to the deaths of about 228,000 children in South Asia.
UNICEF estimated 228,000 deaths among South Asian children in 2020 due to cuts in the availability and use of public health services, not lockdowns.
Top Fact Checks→ Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation released new lockdown guidelines effective from May 1, 2021.
BMC clarified that it has not released any new lockdown guidelines over the COVID-19 outbreak. The state government's guidelines will remain in place.
Top Fact Checks→ U.S chief medical adviser recommends few weeks of lockdown in India to control the COVID-19 transmission.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said a nationwide lockdown could help take specific immediate, intermediate, and long-range measures to control the situation.
Top Fact Checks→ Lockdown has been imposed in India between May 3-20, 2021, amid the second COVID-19 wave.
A nationwide lockdown has not been imposed. States and UTs have been asked to implement strict containment measures in places seeing a surge in cases.
Snopes→ T-Pain Posts Video Showing Him Shutting Down Racist Gamers
Don't mess with T-Pain on Call of Duty.
Full Fact - All content→ Images of decorated room are not the Downing Street refurbishment
In the midst of discussions around the spending on the refurbishment of the Prime Minister’s Downing Street flat, an image of a brightly decorated room has been widely shared on social media, including by Labour MP David Lammy. Posts either say,
Liste→ Photo shows march calling for referendum on final Brexit deal in 2018, not anti-lockdown protest
Multiple Instagram, Facebook and Twitter posts have shared an aerial photo which they claim shows a protest against coronavirus lockdowns in the UK capital of London in April 2021. The claim is false: the photo shows a march in October 2018 that cal
Top Fact Checks→ Boris Johnson is lying about the costs of refurbishing of his Downing Street flat.
The investigation is underway to review Prime Minister Boris Johnson's No 10 refurbishment expenses.
Full Fact - All content→ There were nowhere near one million people at the anti-lockdown march
Following the anti-lockdown protest in London on Saturday 24 April, claims that up to one million people attended have been shared widely. Crowd sizes are difficult to estimate accurately. Nevertheless one million is an implausible estimate. One video
Snopes→ Apple’s IPhone Privacy Clampdown Arrives After 7-Month Delay
The new privacy feature, dubbed “App Tracking Transparency,” rolled out Monday.
Full Fact - All content→ Photo of 2018 anti-Brexit march mislabelled as showing 2021 anti-lockdown march
An aerial image of a mass of people near Hyde Park Corner in London has been shared widely on social media, with people claiming it shows the anti-lockdown protest on 24 April 2021. This is false. While other images being shared of crowds are from prot
Full Fact - All content→ Mike Yeadon wrong again on lockdowns and face masks
Ex-Pfizer scientist turned lockdown sceptic Mike Yeadon appears in a video liked thousands of times on social media telling mistruths about the pandemic. He first claims: “You don’t need masks, they don’t work.” Masks do work. M
Snopes→ Nicole Poole Franklin Pleads Guilty to Hate Crimes for Running Down Children
A Des Moines woman has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in 2019 because she said she thought one was Mexican and the other was a member of the Islamic State group.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Florida Gov. DeSantis and YouTube are sparring over a video takedown. Is it censorship or misinformation?
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Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Florida Gov. DeSantis and YouTube are sparring over a video takedown. Is it censorship or misinformation?
In early April, YouTube took down a video featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a group of controversial scientists at a March 18 coronavirus roundtable. The online video platform, owned by Google, cited as its rationale that the video contained fals
Snopes→ No Evidence for Claim That Meghan and Harry’s Son Archie Has Down Syndrome
Like many rumors surrounding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, this one has no apparent basis in fact.