Identical posts have been shared across the UK.
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Full Fact→ Abandoned baby hoax uses old photo from US
The photograph actually shows a baby that was found at Minneapolis Airport in 2022.
Full Fact→ Post about puppy with leg cast is a hoax
A fake appeal on social media features a picture of a very small puppy wearing a blue cast on its leg.
Full Fact→ Missing girl Facebook post is a hoax
The photograph of a girl who’s supposedly just been found in a number of locations is at least seven years old.
Full Fact→ Hoax appeal for missing boy and dog uses images of a child in the US first shared in 2019
The post, which is similar to other hoax appeals we’ve written about recently, claims an autistic boy named Brandon Smith has gone missing with his dog.
Full Fact→ Missing girl hoax uses photos from US of two different children
The Facebook post uses photos of two different children who both went missing in the US.
Full Fact→ Hoax alert about missing boy and dog uses stock image
A post about a boy named Brandon Smith has been shared in community Facebook groups.
Full Fact→ Facebook hoaxes about missing UK children use old photos from the US
The posts have appeared in community groups across the UK.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘lol CRYBABIES’ Billboard Is NOT A Real Bud Light Promotion — Edited Video Hoax
Did Bud Light introduce a new "lol CRYBABIES" billboard campaign as a response to recent backlash over the brand's association with transgender social media personality Dylan Mulvaney? No, that's not true: This is not a real ad campaign f
Full Fact→ Thousands share hoax post about injured dog
Police in the US have recently warned that identical posts are connected to scams.
Logically→ Smart city project in Ladyzhyn misidentified as a 15-minute city, fuels claim that the war in Ukraine is a hoax
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about missing woman with dementia are hoaxes
The posts appear in community groups across the UK and even in the US.
Full Fact→ Hoax alerts for missing pensioner shared thousands of times
Identical posts falsely claiming a man named Martin Jones has gone missing have been shared across the UK.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Medicine Capsules Contain Nails — Internet Scare Hoax
Did several videos in countries around the world accurately show that tiny sharp nails or pins were in medicine capsules sealed in tamper-evident blister packs? No, that's not true: In February 2021 several videos circulated on the intern
Full Fact→ Hoax posts claim Facebook user is searching for their birth parents
Almost identical posts appear in community groups across the UK using the same black-and-white photo of a child.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about ‘missing’ man ‘Martin Jones’ recirculating on social media
False claims that an elderly man with dementia is missing are circulating widely in local Facebook groups.
Full Fact→ Hoax ‘injured dog’ posts use old photo which appears to be from Ukraine
Facebook posts falsely claim a dog has been injured in a hit-and-run incident in various locations around the UK.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘QAnon Shaman’ NOT Released Early From Prison Because Of ‘Video Evidence Showing That January 6 Was A Hoax,’ ‘Inside Job’
Was Jacob Chansley, the Capitol rioter better known as the "QAnon Shaman," released early from prison to a halfway house "following video evidence showing that January 6 [2021] was a hoax" and an "inside job"? No, that's not true: The Bur
Full Fact→ Facebook post appealing to find missing dog’s owner is a hoax
The photo used in this post comes from a genuine post about a lost dog being found.
AllSides→ Old Hoax Shows Up in Posts About Nashville School Shooter
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/old-hoax-shows-up-in-posts-about-nashville-school-shooter/ False clai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Missile Strikes On Ukraine In March 2023 NOT A Hoax
Does a social media video prove that reported Russian missile strikes on Ukraine didn't take place or were staged? No, that's not true: The video, which alternates between images of Independence Square in the capital Kyiv and BBC televisi
FactCheck.org→ Old Hoax Shows Up in Posts About Nashville School Shooter
Quick Take False claims about the shooter at a Christian elementary school in Nashville have been swirling on social media. Police shot and killed the suspect, whom they identified as 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale. The person was no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Samantha Hyde’ Was NOT Identified As Suspected Shooter In Nashville — It’s Another ‘Sam Hyde Is The Shooter’ Hoax
Was "Samantha Hyde" positively identified as the suspected shooter in the Nashville Covenant School shooting? No, that's not true: According to local police, it was Audrey Elizabeth Hale. Posts on social media were based on a long-running
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Bigfoot Airlift Is NOT Real — Edited Image Using Old Hoax
Does a photo of a helicopter airlifting a large creature show evidence that Bigfoot is real? No, that's not true: This image has been edited. The silhouette of the Bigfoot that appears below the helicopter was pulled from a popular 2006 e
Full Fact→ Facebook hoax about missing child uses photo of girl believed to have been murdered years ago
A Facebook post claiming to be a mother searching for her missing daughter is a hoax. It uses the photo of a girl who is believed to have been murdered in New Hampshire, US.
Full Fact→ Post about man with dementia missing with his dog is a hoax
A Facebook post claims that a man with dementia is lost with his dog and needs help getting home. It is a hoax.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about ‘missing uncle’ Martin Jones shared widely online
Hundreds of people have shared fake alerts about a missing pensioner with dementia.
Full Fact→ Facebook post about dog ‘injured in a hit-and-run’ is a hoax
A Facebook post about an injured dog found in south-east London is a hoax. It uses a photo from a hit-and-run incident in New Jersey in 2020.
Full Fact→ Posts about a lost woman with dementia are a hoax
The posts claim to need help identifying an elderly woman with dementia who has arrived at a local shelter with her dog, but they appear in many different places.
FactCheck.org→ Internet Hoax Spreads False ID on Michigan State University Shooter
Quick Take Police identified the suspect in the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University as Anthony Dwayne McRae, who shot and killed himself. But a viral internet hoax used the photo of another man and falsely claimed that th
Full Fact→ Posts about a missing man with Alzheimer’s are hoaxes
These posts claim that a man has gone missing in several different UK locations, but use photographs of different men from the US.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Speedway NOT Offering Consumers $500 Gift Card As ‘Settlement’ for High Prices — It’s Hoax
Is the Speedway gas and convenience store chain giving $500 gift cards to consumers who answer three questions as part of a price-gouging lawsuit settlement? No, that's not true: The post is a hoax. There is no evidence on Speedway's offi
Full Fact→ Facebook post about missing autistic boy and his dog is a hoax
The post includes a picture of a boy who it says is from Derbyshire and called Brayden. In fact the picture shows an American boy called Kai seven years ago.
Truth or Fiction?→ Tennessee Lawmaker Switches From School ‘Litter Box’ Hoax to ‘Leashes’ Narrative
When asked to admit her claims of “litter boxes” in schools were a hoax, a right-wing Tennessee lawmaker instead shifted to claiming she was told about “leashes” instead. The Tennessee Holler news outlet posted footage of an int
Truth or Fiction?→ Before Being Elected, George Santos Pushed His Own ‘Stolen Election’ Hoax
Amid continuing criticism and demands — even from local party members — that he leave office, a video circulating online shows right-wing Rep. George Santos (R-New York) appearing at a January 5 2021 rally and falsely claiming that an elect
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon — This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax
Did an American doctor admit on video that he created the HIV and AIDS viruses in a U.S. military medical laboratory, Fort Detrick, so that they could be used as biological weapons for depopulating the world? No, that's not true: Dr. Robe
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about missing grandfather circulating on local Facebook groups
The posts, which claim to be from someone looking for their missing grandfather, feature an image of a man who passed away earlier this year.
Full Fact→ Facebook post about dog found ‘freezing’ in Falkirk is a hoax
The picture accompanying the post was taken from an article about a dog attack in Northern Ireland.
Logically→ A 56-year high in snow cover in the northern hemisphere in November 2022 proves global warming is a hoax.
A small spike in the snow cover extent in mid-November 2022 has been misrepresented to claim that global warming and climate change are not real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WikiLeaks Did NOT Release Video Proof That Apollo 11 Moon Landing Was Hoax Filmed In Nevada Desert
Did WikiLeaks in December of 2022 release Apollo 11 "moon landing cut scenes filmed in Nevada desert," proving that the moon landing never happened and was instead staged for filming right here on Earth? No, that's not true: The video in