Figures circulating on social media aren’t all correct, and ignore the significant differences in the way pension schemes work in each country.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of 12-Year-Old ‘Bride’ With Older Man As ‘Groom’ In Times Square Does NOT Show a Real Event
Does a video on social media show an authentic 12-year-old child bride with an adult groom in Times Square in New York City? No, that's not true: These two individuals were part of a staged "social experiment" to record reactions from pas
FactCheck.org→ Indictment of FBI Informant Undermines Centerpiece of GOP’s Impeachment Case
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In directing the House to open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy cited, among other things, an unverified report from a “tr
The Dispatch→ Fetterman’s Act Is Nothing New
Despite support for Israel and tough talk on the border, he’s the same progressive he’s always denied being.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purported Ben Shapiro Post About Tracy Chapman At 2024 Grammy Awards Is NOT Real
Is an X post purportedly published by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro saying he believed Tracy Chapman stole the spotlight from Luke Combs at the 2024 Grammy Awards show real? No, that's not true: On February 7, 2024, Shapiro publicl
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Ben Shapiro did not say Tracy Chapman stole Luke Combs’ spotlight. That X post is fake.
Ben Shapiro posted that Tracy Chapman stole “the spotlight from Luke (Combs)” at the Grammys as part of “the woke war on straight white male success”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Immunologist Did NOT Admit COVID-19 Vaccines Would ‘Sterilise’ Humans — He Used Medical Term For Virus Eradication
Did an immunologist accidentally admit that COVID-19 vaccines were intended to sterilize humans, as a video on Instagram implied? No, that's not true: Though the post included genuine footage, it lacked context that makes clear what was m
Full Fact→ Video does not show a Palestinian woman saying ‘we’re prisoners of Hamas’
Incorrect subtitles have been added to the video.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No es cierto que China prohibió la Coca-Cola para el consumo humano
"El Comité Central Chino para la Calidad de los Alimentos ha anunciado la prohibición de la venta de Coca-Cola para consumo humano en todo el país".
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, wearing ‘humanic bracelets’ won’t aid weight loss
Wearing this bracelet aids in weight loss.
PolitiFact→ Matthew Rosendale – Congressman off base in ad claiming Fauci shipped COVID-19 to Montana a year before it was detected
“It’s been revealed that Fauci brought COVID to the Montana one year before COVID broke out in the U.S.!”
Full Fact→ How many people use food banks?
Labour and the TUC have claimed there are 2.98 million people now using food banks—but this figure appears to actually be the number of parcels handed out by the Trussell Trust.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atacama Skeleton Is NOT An Alien — It’s Human Fetus
Does a picture on social media of a tiny skeleton found in Chile's Atacama Desert show an "alien creature from another planet"? No, that's not true: The skeleton in question has been extensively studied. Scientific analysis, including DNA
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Texas tractors are not lining up on the U.S. southern border, that Facebook video is from Germany
“Texas tractors defend border.”
The Dispatch→ Is There a Future in the GOP for Haley’s Right-Hand Man?
New Hampshire salvaged Nikki Haley’s longshot campaign. It wouldn’t have been possible without Gov. Chris Sununu.
Logically→ Photo of Corporal John Horn in Germany shared as ‘British general killed in Gaza war’
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Los científicos chinos no crearon una cepa del COVID-19 que muestre 100% mortalidad a los humanos
China “experimenta con una nueva cepa de” COVID “que muestra ser 100% mortal”.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – How many women live in states with abortion bans? Fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
Full Fact→ A German court did not rule that the measles virus doesn’t exist
A famous case in the 2010s concerned whether proof had been provided in ‘a single publication’, not whether measles itself existed.
FactCheck.org→ FactCheck.org Managing Editor on C-SPAN
FactCheck.org Managing Editor Lori Robertson was a guest on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Jan. 28. She talked about debunking misinformation in the 2024 election cycle and, more broadly, explained how we do our work. Tia Mitche
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The WEF’s chairman did not confess that a ‘political revolution’ is destroying his agenda
Social media users are sharing a screenshot of a baseless article titled: “Klaus Schwab Admits ‘Political Revolution’ Against The ‘Great Reset’ Is Destroying His Agenda.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: LED Lights NOT Known To ‘Disrupt The Flow Of Hydrogen’ In Human Body
Does exposure to LED lights "disrupt the flow of hydrogen" in the human body, causing harm, as was suggested in a post on Instagram? No, that's not true: The post cited a 2023 study that examined techniques used for water splitting, a gre
Logically→ No, man walking on his hands in viral video is not headed to Ayodhya Ram temple
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Scientists Did NOT Uncover Evidence That EU Pfizer-BioNTech Batches Included Placebos
Did German scientists uncover evidence that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine batches in the European Union included placebos? No, that's not true: Germany's federal institute for vaccines and biomedicines and Pfizer said all batches are t
Full Fact→ Video does not show ‘Muslim black man’ pushing child off train platform in France
A woman named Brianna Lace Workman was charged over the incident which occurred in Oregon in the United States in 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT Real Video Of Social Media Personality Damon Imani Interrupting Klaus Schwab At WEF 2024 Davos Meeting With F-Word — It’s Satire
Is a video that shows social media personality Damon Imani interrupting World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab at its 2024 Davos meeting with the f-word real? No, that's not true: Imani wrote on his social media account that the video
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nope, there is no human flesh in processed, ground meat
“Any type of ground or processed meats have human flesh in them.”
Logically→ Video of protest against German political party passed off as support rally for Palestine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Social Media Personality Damon Imani Crashing WEF 2024 Davos Meeting Is NOT Real — It’s Satire
Is this a real video of Damon Imani, a self-described producer and artist based in Denmark, crashing the World Economic Forum 2024 meeting and yelling an expletive at the chairperson, Klaus Schwab? No, that's not true: Imani stated in pub
Logically→ German government hasn’t canceled ‘net zero’ agricultural diesel taxes
Health Feedback→ Rat study alleged to link COVID-19 vaccines to autism cannot be generalized to humans and contains important limitations
REVIEW A study published in the journal Neurochemical Research on 10 January 2024 became the subject of numerous social media posts on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). These posts alleged that the study showed COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could produce
Logically→ No, man in viral video didn’t end his life to protest Telangana’s free-bus-rides-for-women scheme
Logically→ No, man in viral video didn’t end his life to protest Telangana’s free-bus-rides-for-women scheme
Full Fact→ Petition calling for expulsion of Israeli ambassador wasn’t permanently removed after reaching 100,000 signatures
The petition was briefly deactivated while being reviewed but is now live again.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Synagogue Tunnels Discovered In NYC Are NOT Connected To Jeffrey Epstein Mansion
Were the tunnels discovered under a Brooklyn synagogue in early January 2024 connected to the former mansion of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: the New York City Department of Buildings stated that there's onl
Logically→ No, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has not left Israeli markets permanently
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen King HAS Sold Manuscripts In The Last Two Years
Has acclaimed author Stephen King not sold a manuscript in two years because he "went woke"? No, neither is true: This claim appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. The website where this cla
AllSides→ School Shootings This Year: How Many and Where
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-shootings-this-year-how-many-and-where/2024/01 School shooting
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – Grothman falsely claims birthright citizenship doesn’t apply to migrant children born in the US
“Our government, wrongly, is saying if you’re born in this country you’re automatically an American citizen.”
Logically→ Photo of man in hospital bed does not show Gaza ‘crisis actor’