Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take An online video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing a 2021 military rally commemorating the triumph over Nazism in World War II. But an Instagram post shar
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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Yemen hasn’t declared war on Israel, contrary to online claims. Houthi rebels have launched missiles
CLAIM: Yemen has declared war against Israel. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Yemen’s internationally recognized government has not declared war on Israel.
Full Fact→ False claims that Great Western Railway is giving away a year’s free travel for £1.69 spread online again
Many people have shared a post promoting a fake Great Western Railway promotion on Facebook.
Health Feedback→ Claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
REVIEW On 27 October 2023, entrepreneur Tony Delgado, who has more than a million followers on Instagram, posted a screenshot of an article with the headline “New Study Reveals Covid mRNA Jabs Killed ‘3.5X More Americans Than Virus Itself’”.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The Maine shooting suspect is still at large, a video spreading online doesn’t show his arrest
CLAIM: An aerial video of a man lying on his stomach in the middle of a road, being detained by authorities, shows police arresting Maine shooting suspect Robert Card.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Incorrect photo of Maine shooting suspect spreads online
A mugshot shows that the suspect in the mass shooting in Maine is a registered sex offender who cannot legally possess a firearm. Assessment: False.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Unfounded claims about crisis actors amid Israel-Hamas war spread online
Video shows CNN interviewing “actors.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Wall Street Journal did not tie the Gaza hospital blast to a US-made bomb, contrary to online claims
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The Israeli military has not admitted it bombed a Gaza hospital, despite widespread claims online
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video about emergency declaration in Vermont stirs online anxiety
President Joe Biden declared a federal emergency and deployed the National Guard in October.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Qatar hasn’t threatened to cut off natural gas exports, as online posts claim
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
AllSides→ Online Video Misrepresents Ukraine’s Conscription of Women in War with Russia
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/online-video-misrepresents-ukraines-conscription-of-women-in-war-with-russia/
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A medieval church in Gaza was not razed by Israeli bombing, contrary to online posts
CLAIM: The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrios was destroyed during Israel’s bombing of Gaza. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
FactCheck.org→ Online Video Misrepresents Ukraine’s Conscription of Women in War with Russia
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Ukraine began requiring women with medical and pharmaceutical backgrounds to register for the military on Oct. 1 and remain in the country in the event they are called i
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video spreading online shows the making of a 2022 film, not propaganda for the Israel-Hamas war
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The US isn’t planning to order young men to enlist in the military, despite claims made online
CLAIM: The U.S. military is planning to reinstitute the draft. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Defense officials confirm the armed forces have made no such recommendation to Congress or the president, which are the entities empowered to authorize a draft.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A misleadingly-edited 2019 clip of Trump quoting Rep. Ilhan Omar on Israel is circulating online
CLAIM: A clip shows former President Donald Trump saying at a rally that “Israel has hypnotized the world” and has committed “evil-doings.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A top Israeli general was not kidnapped by Hamas, contrary to widespread online claim
CLAIM: Nimrod Aloni, a general in the Israeli army, was captured by Hamas militants during a deadly incursion Saturday into southern Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Biden hasn’t signed a recent order sending $8B in aid to Israel. A ‘memo’ circulating online was altered
CLAIM: A memo shows that President Joe Biden is sending $8 billion in military aid to Israel. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The memo being widely shared has been altered.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video doesn’t show Rep. Ocasio-Cortez crying on CNN, contrary to online claims
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
AllSides→ Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
https://thedispatch.com/article/conspiracy-theories-spread-online-about-fema-emergency-alert-test/ Hall
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Katie Hobbs is still Arizona’s governor, despite online claims
“Katie Hobbs no longer governor of Arizona.”
The Dispatch→ Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
Some say it will trigger reactions among vaccinated individuals.
FactCheck.org→ Online Posts Misrepresent Purpose of USDA Community Garden Database
Quick Take A U.S. Department of Agriculture program that promotes the growth of community gardens in areas with little access to fresh food encourages community groups to register with the USDA. But social media posts misleadingly suggest the USDA
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Videos of homeless housing in Hawaii and California misrepresented online as FEMA camps
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say It Was His First ‘In Person’ Picket While Meeting With Striking Autoworkers — He Was Misquoted In Online Post
Did President Joe Biden misspeak while addressing a picket line of striking United Auto Workers (UAW) in Michigan on September 26, 2023, saying that while he had marched in other UAW picket lines it was the "first time I've ever done it i
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ An AI image of Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe is circulating online after Senate drops dress code
CLAIM: A photo shows U.S. Sen. Rand Paul sitting on the Capitol steps in a red bathrobe. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergency alert test spread online
CLAIM: An emergency broadcast system test on Oct. 4 will send a signal to cell phones nationwide in order to activate nanoparticles such as graphene oxide that have been introduced into people’s bodies.
FactCheck.org→ Flu Shots, MMR Vaccines Have Saved Millions of Lives, Contrary to Online Claim
SciCheck Digest Flu shots and vaccines that protect children against measles, mumps and rubella have been effective in preventing illness, serious disease and death. But a meme has been circulating with the false suggestion that those vaccines are
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasn’t arrested, despite online claims
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi was arrested.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Walmart isn’t refunding $500 to anyone who shopped there last year, despite online claims
“Walmart must pay $500 to U.S. families who made purchases in 2022.”
FactCheck.org→ WHO Director-General Is Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Contrary to Online Post
SciCheck Digest Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, is an advocate for equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines in countries around the globe. But a social media post misleadingly claims,
The Dispatch→ False Claims About the 9/11 Pentagon Attack Continue to Circulate Online
Photo, video, and eyewitness accounts all tell the same story.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ There is no connection between rising COVID cases and elections, contrary to claims online
CLAIM: COVID-19 only spikes during election seasons. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. There is no connection between rising COVID-19 cases and the electoral process, epidemiology experts confirm.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Decades-old footage of Hawaiians being removed from parkland misleadingly shared online as recent
CLAIM: A video shows native Hawaiians being evicted from their property after the Maui wildfires. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video of Clearwater Beach mischaracterized online
Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia.
AllSides→ Is FEMA at Burning Man? Virus Outbreak Conspiracy Theory Spreads Online
https://www.newsweek.com/burning-man-fema-ebola-conspiracy-theories-1824295 After the Burning Man festi
Full Fact→ Bargain online offers at Wilko are fake
The real Wilko website no longer allows online purchases.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arkansas isn’t ditching voting machines for paper ballots, despite claims online
CLAIM: Arkansas is switching to election ballots that are marked by hand rather than by machine. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Austin and Houston aren’t cutting out meat and dairy to combat climate change, despite online claims
CLAIM: The Texas cities of Austin and Houston are part of a global alliance of cities seeking to eliminate meat and dairy products in order to combat climate change.