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Snopes→ Are These Aerial Photos of Australia’s Freedom Convoy?

2022-03-01 This photograph from a concert is frequently used by those exaggerating an event's crowd size. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A Sikh group was spotted running a free “langar” food truck in Ukraine during the Russian invasion.

2022-02-28 The free food truck's image was captured in 2016 during the Good-Bye Hunger campaign in Brampton, Canada, and it is not connected to Ukraine. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Cost of ‘Defending Freedom’ in Ukraine: Higher Food, Gas Prices

2022-02-24 A national recession could be perhaps the biggest threat. Go to site post…»

Logically→ As a part of the Great Reset, a Canadian woman’s bank account has been frozen for making a $50 donation to the freedom convoy protests.

2022-02-23 Authorities have denied blocking the bank accounts of individual donors. This accusation against the Canadian government has been misrepresented. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Freedom Convoy’ Ran on Regurgitated Disinformation Narratives

2022-02-22 There was nothing original about the “convoy” that disrupted the Canadian capitol of Ottawa in early 2022. The occupation dovetailed almost entirely with other right-wing demonstrations, starting with the use of Facebook as both an organiza Go to site post…»

Snopes→ This Facebook Post Offering Free Red Lobster Is a Scam

2022-02-22 Be wary of phishing scams on social media. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, you won’t get free groceries from Aldi for sharing a Facebook post

2022-02-21 Grocery chain Aldi will send people who share a Facebook post a “bag full of family necessities” worth $750, and 100 random bags also have a voucher for $500. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Iceland’s CEO is not offering free food to people who like a Facebook page

2022-02-21 A Facebook post from a page called ‘Iceland Foods’ claims that anyone who shares or comments on the post will receive a box of essential goods worth £40. It has been shared over 24,000 times. The post features an image of a man smilin Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Swastikas and Confederate Flags Seen at Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’

2022-02-17 These were the sightings of swastikas and other symbols of hate at "Freedom Convoy" protests in Canada alluded to by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ 10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

2022-02-17 https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/feb/14/10-photos-falsely-linked-canadas-freedom-convoy-pr/ Days Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Absence of statewide school mask mandates does not mean 'living mask-free'

2022-02-16 Map shows states where “all of the children… are back to living mask-free, normal lives.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci Is NOT A Freemason Just Because He Put His Hand Inside His Jacket

2022-02-16 Did Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), prove he is a member of the secret society the Freemasons because he put his hand in his jacket? No, that's not true: A grand secretary o Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image is from Woodstock festival in 1969, not from Australia freedom rally

2022-02-15 Image shows "This is happening right now...in Australia!! 1.5 Million showed up for a Freedom March/Rally." Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show ‘Masonic Grips’ By Bush, Obama, Who Are NOT Freemasons

2022-02-15 Do these photos document masonic handshakes -- called "grips" -- being made by Freemasons? No, that's not true: Scholars and the grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York say these are not masonic grips and neither former President G Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aerial Image Does NOT Show ‘Freedom Convoy’ In Canberra, Australia

2022-02-15 Does an aerial image of several vehicles and hundreds of encampments on a farm show an offshoot of the "Freedom Convoy" in Canberra, Australia? No, that's not true: The image is actually of a festival site in England and was taken in 2019 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ 10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

2022-02-14 Supporters of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ are using images of large gatherings of trucks — some decades old, some taken in other countries — to claim that their demonstrations against vaccine mandates are more numerous and widespread than they actuall Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Plant Dumpster Full Of Rocks To Provoke Violence At ‘Freedom Convoy’

2022-02-11 Did the Canadian government leave a dumpster full of rocks in downtown Ottawa to provoke violence during the "Freedom Convoy" protests? No, that's not true: The owner of the company that owns the dumpster confirmed with Lead Stories that Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Cage-Free Chicken Campaign Scores Surprising Success

2022-02-11 In a decade, the percentage of hens in cage-free housing has soared from 4% in 2010 to 28% in 2020. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Picture of tractors in the Netherlands has nothing to do with Canada ‘freedom convoy’

2022-02-11 A number of posts on Facebook shared earlier this month falsely claim to show a major road in the Netherlands clogged with tractors “yesterday”. Some of the pictures include references to the current road blockades caused by “freedom Go to site post…»

Poynter→ C.S. Lewis didn’t write, ‘They believed blindly everything they heard or read in the papers. They gave up their freedoms.’

2022-02-11 C.S. Lewis, the late author of books including “The Chronicles of Narnia,” has been credited with penning a passage that predates the pandemic by about 80 years but might sound […] The post C.S. Lewis didn’t write, ‘They belie Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Order Ottawa Police To Return Seized Fuel Taken During ‘Freedom Convoy’

2022-02-11 Did a judge order the Ottawa Police Service to return all the fuel they seized during demonstrations related to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy"? No, that's not true: According to Canadian officials, no such court order was found. The claim Go to site post…»

AllSides→ ‘Mostly False’ Free Crack Pipes: How ‘Fact-Checkers’ Debunked Reality … Again

2022-02-10 https://www.dailywire.com/news/mostly-false-free-crack-pipes-how-fact-checkers-debunked-reality-again E Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Troy Nehls – Claim that kids more likely to have access to crack pipes than mask-free education is Pants on Fire!

2022-02-10 "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education." Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Keanu Reeves did not say ‘humanity is showing signs of breaking free from the matrix’

2022-02-10 A number of posts on Facebook, shared hundreds of times, falsely claim that actor Keanu Reeves said that “humanity is showing signs of breaking free from the matrix”.  The lengthy alleged quote from the star of the Matrix franchise goe Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Indonesia Frees Croc from Tire Stuck on Its Neck for 6 Years

2022-02-09 A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Keanu Reeves Did Not Write ‘Humans Will Break Free of the Matrix’

2022-02-09 A notorious purveyor of junk news and conspiracy theories strikes again. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, half of Ottawa’s police force didn’t quit in connection with the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

2022-02-08 “Fifty percent of the Ottawa police force have all turned in their resignation.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Trucks With Brazilian Flags NOT Linked To Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’

2022-02-07 Is a video of several trucks driving on a road and displaying Brazilian flags linked to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" held in 2022? No, that's not true: The video was taken in May 2021 and shows a rally in support of Jair Bolsonaro, presi Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘2 Million People Are in the Streets of Ottawa Demanding Their Freedom’

2022-02-04 On February 3 2022, a Twitter user tweeted that “2 million” people took to the streets of Ottawa “demanding their freedom,” along with a purported photograph of the purported two million: 2 Million People are in the Streets of Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ False communication offence risks unintended damage to freedom of expression

2022-02-04 The government confirmed today (4 Feb) that it accepts the Law Commission's recommendations on a false communications offence.  Full Fact is concerned about the Law Commission’s proposed new anti-harassment offence of sending knowingly false Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Freedom Convoy’ Facebook Post Does NOT Use Image From That 2022 Event

2022-02-03 Does a viral post about the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" held in 2022 also show an image of the trucks participating in the convoy? No, that's not true: The picture used in the post is not of the 2022 convoy, but of a convoy held in 2019 cal Go to site post…»

Logically→ The mainstream media are not talking about the Freedom Convoy protests.

2022-02-02 Some mainstream outlets have been covering the Freedom Convoy since the protests began, while others have only recently started to cover it. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada didn’t set a Guinness World Record

2022-02-02 “The convoy in Canada has made the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest convoy.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo shows a truck convoy in Canada, but not the “Freedom Convoy”

2022-02-02 Picture shows the “Freedom Convoy” trucks in Canada. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Did US Truckers Join Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’?

2022-02-02 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/freedom-convoy-canada/ In January 2022, as hundreds of truckers drove Go to site post…»

Logically→ Ontario Provincial Police has reported over 100,000 trucks and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has reported over 130,000 trucks in the “Freedom Convoy 2022” in Ottawa.

2022-02-02 The number of trucks in Ottawa is not reported to be as high as 100,000. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of Amish following and feeding the ‘Freedom Convoy’

2022-01-31 Photo shows Amish who drove 2.5 hours with the “Freedom Convoy” to cook them food at their next stop. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ Did NOT Make Guinness World Records Book For ‘Longest Convoy’

2022-01-31 Did the so-called "Freedom Convoy" of Canadian truckers who were primarily protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates make it into the Guinness World Records book for "longest convoy?" No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Guinness World Reco Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Looking at how many trucks are participating in the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada

2022-01-28 250,000 trucks are participating in the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘Freedom Convoy’ Size Exaggerated by Miscaptioned Videos

2022-01-28 If the "freedom convoy" is as big as people say it is, why are so many videos being miscaptioned to exaggerate its size? Go to site post…»

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