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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show a Google Street View of Antarctica with a tree-lined landscape
Video claims Google Street View shows Antarctica with green vegetation and brick buildings.
Snopes→ ‘Brazil in a Nutshell’ Street Gunfire Video Shows TV Series Filming
According to HoaxEye, a video of men on a motorcycle trading gunfire with others in a Brazilian street was from the shooting of a film.
Snopes→ World Shares Wobbly After Wall Street Sinks into Bear Market
Global stocks drifted lower in the wake of Wall Street's tumble into a bear market, as investors anxiously contemplated a new and uncertain world of higher interest rates, international conflict and recession fears.
Logically→ A video shows U.P. Police officers rescuing themselves from an overturned vehicle in a flooded street.
The viral video is from Rajasthan, not Uttar Pradesh.
Logically→ A video shows hundreds of Muslims praying on the streets of Paris to celebrate Eid.
The video showing a mass gathering of worshippers on the streets is from Moscow, Russia, not Paris, France.
Logically→ Ukrainian artist Daria Marchenko created a portrait of Vladimir Putin titled ‘The Face of War’ in 2022 using bullet shells from the streets of Ukraine.
The giant portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin made of bullet shells was not created during the recent Ukraine invasion, but in 2015.
Logically→ The image from a video shows Uttar Pradesh police beating people offering prayers on the street.
An old video from Madhya Pradesh in 2021 purports to show police thrashing people offering prayers on the street in Uttar Pradesh.
Snopes→ Did Trump Call Pence ‘a Dog that Belongs on the Street’?
The former president has criticized his one-time ally for not attempting to overthrow Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Lithuania Has Imposed an Inexpensive Sanction on Russia,’ Ukrainian Heroes Street
On April 5 2022, a screenshot of a Facebook post circulated on various platforms, claiming that Lithuania had imposed “an inexpensive sanction on Russia” by renaming a road the “Street of Ukrainian Heroes”: Although the screens
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Corpses Waving Or Moving Along Street In Ukrainian City Of Bucha
Does a video in the Ukrainian city of Bucha show "corpses" waving and moving alongside a road? No, that's not true: Bodies laying along the street can be seen in a video taken after Russian forces pulled out of the town, but none move or
Snopes→ Emilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for 45 Years, Dies
Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street,” has died at 81.
Climate Feedback→ Wall Street Journal op-ed by Steven Koonin publishes misleading claims about how climate change influences Greenland ice melt
SUMMARY The Wall Street Journal published a range of misleading claims about Greenland’s ice melt in an op-ed by Steve Koonin, a theoretical physicist and professor at the New York University Stern School of Business. The op-ed downplays the impac
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘2 Million People Are in the Streets of Ottawa Demanding Their Freedom’
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
Full Fact→ What did Boris Johnson tell MPs about the alleged 13 November Downing Street party?
Following the publication of Sue Gray’s initial update on her report into the alleged parties in Downing Street during lockdown, there has been speculation about whether or not Boris Johnson misled Parliament over an alleged party on 13 November
Logically→ California state has passed a law to curb the menace of open defecation on the streets.
The report was published by a satirical website. In California, there has been no decree on alternative street defecation.
Snopes→ Did a Woman Carry a Lion Down the Street?
A bizarre video supposedly showing a woman carrying a lion down the street went viral in January 2022.
Full Fact→ What we know about the alleged Downing Street parties so far
The biggest political story of the last month has been a series of reports on parties allegedly held late last year in Downing Street and Westminster at a time when strict Covid-19 restrictions were in force. Much of the coverage so far has been based
Full Fact→ Downing Street quiz picture doesn’t show bin bag over CCTV
Following the emergence of a picture of Boris Johnson appearing to host a Christmas quiz from Downing Street last year, some have suggested that it also shows a security camera in the room covered by a bin bag. The photo seems to have been taken in the
Snopes→ ‘Sesame Street’ Debuts Ji-Young, First Asian American Muppet
What's in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of “Sesame Street,” her name is a sign she was meant to live there.
Full Fact→ Churchill street sweeper quote has been attributed to many politicians
A post on Facebook tells the story of a supposed conversation between former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine Churchill. In the anecdote, shared more than 1,700 times, Mrs Churchill tells her husband that she had been
Snopes→ 7-Foot Statue of Harambe Placed in Front of Wall Street’s Charging Bull
The gorilla installation supposedly depicts how Wall Street has gone "bananas."
Full Fact→ Emergency services can’t use the numbers on street lamps to find you
A Facebook post suggests that the emergency services can use numbering on UK street lights to locate people who might be lost or in trouble. The post states: “Did you know if your lost or in trouble if you ring the emergency services and yo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Vaccine Bandits’ Are NOT Taking Over Los Angeles’ Streets — It’s A Joke
Are "vaccine bandits" abruptly giving unsuspecting pedestrians COVID-19 vaccines and taking over Los Angeles' streets? No, that's not true: The idea was a joke started by a known satirical account on TikTok. The creator of the original vi
Snopes→ Are ‘Vaccine Bandits’ Taking Over Los Angeles Streets?
There's a predictable answer to the question "why is nobody else talking about this?"
Snopes→ First Lady Jill Biden Makes ‘Sesame Street’ Debut
Biden joins other first ladies who have appeared on the children’s television program.
Snopes→ On ‘Sesame Street,’ Elmo Gets a Puppy (Cue Adorableness)
Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the Muppet gang are introducing a new character to the show this summer — a white-and-brown puppy named Tango.
Snopes→ ‘Sesame Street’ Introduces Family with Two Dads
It was a first in the show's more than half-century history of filming.
Snopes→ Wall Street Snaps Back Following Worst Week Since February
Stocks rebounded on Wall Street, clawing back most of their sharp loss from the previous week, as the initial jolt passes from the Federal Reserve’s reminder that it will eventually offer less help for markets.
Snopes→ Disneyland Park’s ‘Secret Brick’ on Main Street, U.S.A.
According to TikTok comments, the "secret brick" was repaired with "fresh cement" after it appeared in popular videos.
Snopes→ US Military Guns Keep Vanishing, Some Used in Street Crimes
An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes.
Snopes→ Yes, R.L. Stine’s ‘Fear Street’ Books Are Becoming a Netflix Series
The teenage horror fiction series sold millions of copies since the initial book release in 1989.
Snopes→ Google Street View Driver Orders at McDonald’s Drive-Thru
The driver of the Google Street View car can be seen ordering and then reaching out to pay for food at a McDonald's drive-thru window.
Snopes→ Vatican Issues a Street Art Stamp, Ends Up Getting Sued
One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge near the Vatican.
AFP Fact Check→ These photos of messy Johannesburg streets are old and taken out of context
A gallery of photos has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook alongside a claim that accuses South African politicians of living a high life while the country looks like a “dumping site”. While the photos are real, at least four of them date ba
Snopes→ US Cities See Surge in Deadly Street Racing Amid Pandemic
Across America, illegal drag racing has exploded in popularity since the coronavirus pandemic began, with dangerous upticks reported from Georgia and New York to New Mexico and Oregon.
Snopes→ Detroit Pizza Man Paints Street, Tries to Save People Dough
A Detroit pizzeria owner upset over people getting $150 tickets for unwittingly parking in a handicap zone got a bucket of blue paint and marked the street himself.
Snopes→ Was a ‘Super Rabbit’ Hit by a Google Maps Street View Car?
We were left with questions after watching a TikTok video that appeared to show a hare being launched into the air by a Google Maps Street View car.
Climate Feedback→ Wall Street Journal article repeats multiple incorrect and misleading claims made in Steven Koonin’s new book ’Unsettled’
SUMMARY A Wall Street Journal article published in April 2021 reviews Steven Koonin’s book ‘Unsettled’, which is scheduled to be published in May 2021. In ‘Unsettled’, Koonin, a theoretical physicist and professor at New York University,
AFP Fact Check→ Arnold Schwarzenegger did not sleep on the street after being rejected by a hotel
A photo of American movie star and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger wrapped in a sleeping bag at the foot of his own statue has been shared thousands of times on social media since 2018. The posts claim that Schwarzenegger was forced