Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The 2024 hurricane season has brought with it a deluge of conspiracy theories and false or misleading claims about storms that have devastated some parts of the country and killed h
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FactCheck.org→ Baseless Claims Proliferate on Hurricanes and Weather Modification
SciCheck Digest Experts say people cannot create or meaningfully alter hurricanes through existing weather modification techniques. That has not stopped a deluge of social media posts baselessly claiming or implying that Hurricanes Helene and Milto
Full Fact→ Video of house flooding is from New Jersey in 2021, not recent scenes in Florida
Footage taken in New Jersey following Hurricane Ida in 2021 is being shared online with the suggestion it shows the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
Full Fact→ Video shows coral farm not HAARP research facility around Florida
Misleading posts have been circulating on social media linking Hurricane Milton with claims that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program is in the nearby ocean.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Official Saying ‘We Should Focus Our Efforts On LGBTQIA People’ During FEMA Disaster Preparedness Meeting — Clip Is Misrepresented
Does a video clip show a speaker saying, "We should focus our efforts on LGBTQIA people" during a disaster preparedness meeting by the Federal Emergency Management Agency? No, that's not true: This was a 2023 panel event, not a "disaster
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show HAARP Devices ‘Positioned Perfectly’ Around Florida — Coral Restoration Project
Does a video shared on Facebook genuinely show underwater HAARP devices surrounding Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall? No, that's not true: The video shows a coral restoration project in the Florida Keys, two marine scient
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Misleading Claims About FEMA’s Future Under Trump
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Social media posts misleadingly claim that “Trump’s Project 2025 will end” the Federal Emergency Management Agency and provide “ZERO federal he
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Federal Response, Funding for Hurricane Helene Victims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $210 million in immediate assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Helene, which the Departm
FactCheck.org→ Harris Has Always Identified as Indian American and Black
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris has only recently begun identifying as Black, and that until a few years ago “she was only prom
FactCheck.org→ Competing Narratives on Real Wages, Incomes Under Biden
In recent weeks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Sen. Tim Scott offered seemingly contradictory claims when discussing the impact of inflation on the typical American’s wages and income. During prepared testimony to the House Ways and Mea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Original Pinocchio Story Does NOT Say Gepetto Was Slave Master Who Made Puppet From Human Skin, Hair
Does the "real" story of Pinocchio include the details that Gepetto was a slave master who made a puppet from the skin and hair of human slaves? No, that's not true: The fictional story is about a puppet made from an enchanted piece of wo
FactCheck.org→ Photo Shows 1924 KKK March in Wisconsin, Not Democratic Convention in NYC
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The Ku Klux Klan caused a divisive Democratic National Convention in 1924 but failed to nominate its preferred candidate. A social media post shows a photo of a Klan mar
Health Feedback→ 2018 coronavirus research in NIAID Montana lab is unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic, contrary to claim by Fox News’s Jesse Watters
REVIEW In June 2023, Fox News anchor Jesse Watters took over the primetime slot formerly occupied by Tucker Carlson. During his tenure at Fox News, Carlson repeatedly made inaccurate claims about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines. Watters appears to fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada’s Pierre Poilievre Did NOT Endorse ‘Quantum AI’ Investment Platform
Did Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre endorse a "QuantumAI" platform? No, that's not true: The video showing Poilievre speaking has been doctored to make it appear he is extolling the virtues of a money-making program t
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this project isn’t proof your money will be confiscated and replaced with a ‘digital dollar’
Under Project Hamilton, “every dollar you hold in your bank account, your wallet and even your retirement” will be confiscated and “replaced with a dangerous new totally digital dollar.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Moms for Liberty’s ‘Americans and Jews’ Tweet
On July 12 2023, a screenshot of a tweet addressing “Americans and Jews” was attributed to the far-right activist group Moms for Liberty. It was quickly shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter and r/MarchAgainstNazis: “Am
Truth or Fiction?→ A Moms For Liberty Chapter Quoted Hitler in Newsletter
On June 22 2023, claims that a chapter of far-right group Moms for Liberty in Hamilton County, Indiana had apologized “quoting Adolf Hitler” circulated on social media: Remember when members of the Republican Party went on a 3-day ran
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Drone Did NOT Kill Human Operator In Air Force Simulation — An Air Force Official Misspoke
Did an artificial intelligence (AI) drone kill its operator in a U.S. Air Force simulated test? No, that's not true: Although a report of a conference stated that the Air Force conducted such a test, the official who gave the details late
Truth or Fiction?→ State Farm No Longer Insuring California Homes, Insurance Industry in Climate Crisis
On May 30 2023, The Recount tweeted about a purported decision by insurer State Farm, which would evidently no longer be accepting new applications from California homeowners: State Farm is no longer accepting new applications for homeowner insurance
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Found Dog’ Posts Are NOT Legit Effort To Find Owner — It’s A Ruse To Get Shares And Harvest Personal Info
Was a dog picked up on the road in some town and is she "really depressed and not eating," and will sharing the post help to locate the owner of this "sweet girl"? No, that's not true: This found dog post is one of many narratives that ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Backflip Was NOT Prohibited In Figure Skating Because Of Surya Bonaly
Was the backflip banned after it was performed by the prominent Black figure skater Surya Bonaly in 1998? No, that's not true: Decades ago, the International Skating Union banned somersault jumps, which includes backflips with a one-foot
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking GOP’s Censorship Claim in Arizona Over Deleted Tweets
Republican officials have called for state and federal investigations of Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs after learning her office on Jan. 7, 2021, asked Twitter to review two tweets about the state’s voter registration database that it d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Gold Standard’ Scientific Trial Does NOT Prove N95, Surgical Masks Ineffective In Preventing COVID-19 Transmission
Does a "gold standard" scientific trial prove that N95 respirators and surgical masks are ineffective at preventing the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: This claim misrepresents the intent and findings of the trial, the study auth
FactCheck.org→ GM, Ford Vehicles Were Donated to Ukraine by Carmakers
Quick Take Two American carmakers have donated 100 pickup trucks and SUVs to assist with humanitarian aid in Ukraine. But an Instagram post makes the baseless claim that the vehicles were provided at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. Full Story Since Rus
FactCheck.org→ Clinical Trials Show Ivermectin Does Not Benefit COVID-19 Patients, Contrary to Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Randomized clinical trials have repeatedly found that ivermectin does not benefit COVID-19 patients. The National Institutes of Health recommends against its use for COVID-19. Ivermectin enthusiasts continue to falsely claim the contrar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Did NOT Lose Its Lawsuits Against Rudy Giuliani And Sidney Powell — It’s A Recycled Claim
Did Dominion Voting Systems lose its lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and personal attorney for Donald Trump; and Sidney Powell, another Trump attorney? No, that's not true: In an August 22, 2022, email from Domi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Represent Devon Island, Canada, As Mars
Did NASA use the landscape of a remote Arctic island in Canada to produce fake images that were then falsely represented as exploration on the planet Mars? No, that's not true: This accusation lacks a key element -- there is no evidence t
FactCheck.org→ Stimulus Spending a Factor, But Far From Whole Story on Inflation
Economists cite several reasons for high inflation in the United States, starting with the unprecedented circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. But TV ads in midterm races across the country blame one culprit: stimulus spending by President Jo
FactCheck.org→ Post Misleadingly Equates 2016 Democratic Effort to Trump’s 2020 ‘Alternate Electors’
Quick Take After the 2016 presidential election, some progressive Democrats tried to convince electors for Donald Trump to switch their Electoral College votes to Hillary Clinton. But a conservative commentator misleadingly claimed in a social media po
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Economic Spin
In a speech on inflation and the economy, President Joe Biden made some misleading claims and used political spin to criticize Republicans and promote his policies. Biden said higher inflation was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian President Vla
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You Remember The Real America if You Can Remember…’
On April 28 2022, the Facebook page “Vagina Devil Magic” shared an image of a “You Remember the Real America” handbill, dated June 1980 and featuring eerily familiar political sentiments — 42 years later. The text on the f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Sniper Wali Was NOT Killed In Ukraine — He Continues Giving Video Interviews To Reporters Who Know Him
Is it true that a Canadian sniper who calls himself Wali was killed in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol before March 23, 2022? No, that's not true: The person who runs the online application portal for Canadians volunteering t
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: No, There Are No U.S.-Funded Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine
(Stock photo from Getty Images.)Several viral social Facebook posts are falsely claiming that the United States has biological weapon laboratories in Ukraine. Examples of widely shared Facebook posts can be seen here, here, and here.But the rumor hasn&
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Flooding in Australia Cause a Quad Bike to Get Stuck on a Power Line?
A photograph showing one of the milder effects of fatal flooding in eastern Australia spread online in March 2022, but despite (reasonable) skepticism, it is legitimate. The photograph was first posted by the power company Energex on February 28 2022 a
Full Fact→ MPs can’t claim £50 for a breakfast
A false claim about MPs’ breakfasts is being widely shared on Facebook again. One post from 14 February 2022 includes what appears to be a screenshot from Twitter, showing an image with the words: “Not one family in Britain should have to u
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Does NOT Discriminate Against Phoneless With Proof-Of-Vaccination QR Code System
Does Canada discriminate against the phoneless by requiring proof of vaccinations with a printed QR code? No, that's not true: Paper copies of the proof of vaccination QR code are acceptable; they do not have to be on a phone to show proo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thrombosis Deaths In UK Are NOT 500-600% Greater Than In Any Of The Last 14 Years
Are thrombosis deaths in the United Kingdom 500% to 600% greater than in any of the last 14 years? No, that's not true: The UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) says there's no evidence of an increase in thrombosis deaths in 2021. In
FactCheck.org→ Jim Jordan’s Beef with Jan. 6 Committee
In a recent interview on Fox News, Rep. Jim Jordan rattled off several grievances he has with Democrats — including with the Democratic-controlled committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. During his Jan. 3 appearance
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Betty White And Barbara Bush Are NOT Sisters
Were the late Barbara Bush and the late Betty White sisters? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the former first lady and the actress were related. White was an only child while Bush had three siblings, and the two attended hi
Full Fact→ Funeral director’s viral claims about vaccinated people not based in fact
A video of a man who runs a funeral home in Milton Keynes talking about the pandemic has gone viral on social media. The man does operate a funeral home, and we have fact checked him before. He makes a number of claims in the video, namely that he&rsqu