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Top Fact Checks→ Foreigners are prohibited to take the local currency (rupees) with them when they leave India.
Any foreigner (other than Pakistani or Bangladeshi) may take Indian currency not exceeding Rs 25,000 outside India, except to Nepal and Bhutan.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines start to provide protection within two weeks of the first dose, with no evidence they increase the risk of infection before then
Review A Gateway Pundit article by Niall McCrae, a mental health researcher, claimed that a report from Public Health England showed a “48% rise in infections after the first dose of Pfizer and Astra Zeneca vaccines”. The report from Public Health
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Merrick Garland Deny Antifa Attacks Were Domestic Terrorism Because They Happened at Night?
Following the Senate confirmation hearings for attorney general nominee Merrick Garland, viral posts on social media claimed that he said Antifa attacks on federal property were not domestic terrorism because they occured at night.Disclose.tv
Snopes→ Did GM Announce They Would Stop Making Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035?
“As one of the world’s largest automakers, we hope to set an example of responsible leadership in a world that is faced with climate change,” GM's CEO Mary Barra said in January 2021.
Top Fact Checks→ Teachers are going to carry out medical examinations on students to ensure they are not trans.
Several bills have been introduced on state and federal level against transgender students, but none of them says teachers would examine students.
TruthOrFiction→ Clay Pot Candle Heaters: Do They Really Work?
As Texans struggled with widespread power outages and harsh winter weather, numerous Facebook posts advised using terracotta or clay pot “space heaters,” which would purportedly enable residents freezing in southern states to heat rooms wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook And American Journal Of Medicine Did NOT Admit They Were Wrong About HCQ As COVID Drug
Did Facebook and the American Journal of Medicine "admit" they were wrong about a malaria drug's effectiveness against COVID-19? No, that's not true: The claim refers to a Facebook Oversight Board ruling that contains no endorsement of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: mRNA Vaccines Are NOT Gene Therapy, Have NOT Killed ‘Thousands’ and Vaccinators Are NOT Violating The Nuremberg Code If They Don’t Call It Human Experimentation
Are the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines gene therapy that alters recipients' immune systems, a potential Nuremberg Code violation for doctors and nurses to administer them without telling patients they are part of a drug tri
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Simone Biles Was Banned from Doing Moves Because They Couldn’t Score Them Fairly,’ and ‘They Were Too Dangerous for Other Gymnasts’
One day after the February 7 2021 Super Bowl LV victory of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Twitter user @yungwonk (Regina Pearson) quote-tweeted another user’s praise of quarterback Tom Brady with additional information: Simone Biles was banned from
Liste→ Photos shared in misleading context to suggest they show Erdogan inspecting homes for survivors of a 2020 earthquake
Three photos have been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim they show Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspecting the construction project of “70,000 elite houses” for survivors of a 2020 earthquake. The claim is misleading
Snopes→ Pilots Say They, Too, Were Molested by Univ. of Michigan Doc
Robert Anderson, who died in 2008, is accused of molesting hundreds of young men over decades.
Snopes→ Fake Accounts Gain Traction As They Praise China, Mock US
Messages posted by the network, which also praised China, reached the social media feeds of government officials, including some in China and Venezuela who retweeted posts from the fake accounts to millions of their followers.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories: Why Are They Thriving in the Pandemic?
In contrast to past crises, recent conspiracy theories have been driven by the rapid change in how we communicate with each other.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Inauguration Day Video Does NOT Show National Guard Members Turning Their Backs To Show Disrespect To President Biden — They Are Busy Guarding Him
Did National Guard Members 'turn their backs' on President Elect Joe Biden's Motorcade as it drove past them on the way to the inauguration? No, that's not true: This video is real and does show National Guard Members along the route the
Top Fact Checks→ When drug companies say mRNA vaccines won’t alter our DNA, they are lying.
mRNA-based vaccines cannot change our DNA.
Snopes→ Journalists Prepare for Protests Where They Could Be Targets
No one wants to see repeats of the siege at the U.S. Capitol, and no one wants to be caught flat-footed.
Top Fact Checks→ In England, an employer must tell their staff if someone they work with tests positive for COVID-19.
An employer should inform workers if someone they have come into contact with has tested positive for COVID-19.
Snopes→ Who Were They? Records Reveal Trump Fans Who Stormed Capitol
Records show that some of the mob were heavily armed and included convicted criminals, such as a Florida man recently released from prison for attempted murder.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Despite Claims In Georgia Senate Hearing, Dominion Voting Machines Were NOT Hacked Because They Don’t Have Modems
Did someone hack into the electronic voting system being used in Georgia for the January 5, 2020, U.S. Senate runoff races? No, Georgia election officials say that's not true: The digital poll book was not even in use on December 30, 2020
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Despite Claims In Georgia Senate Hearing, Dominion Voting Machines Were NOT Hacked Because They Don’t Have Modems
Did someone hack into the electronic voting system being used in Georgia for the January 5, 2020, U.S. Senate runoff races? No, Georgia election officials say that's not true: The digital poll book was not even in use on December 30, 2020
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Researchers developed an AI system that predicts the likelihood people will spread misinformation based on words they use
Lee en español University of Sheffield researchers Yida Mu and Dr. Nikos Aletra report they’ve developed an artificial intelligence system to help identify Twitter users who are more likely to share unreliable news sources. In their study published
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 14 Generals Did NOT Say They Will Never Take Orders From Joe Biden
Did 14 U.S. military generals say they would never take orders for President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a satirical article published by the ALLOD network of websites that troll conservatives, hoping to trick th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT Primarily Designed To Improve Survival Rates Of Those Already Infected — They Work By Reducing The Risk of Infection
Are coronavirus vaccines primarily designed to improve survival rates of those already infected? No, that's not true: Vaccines are designed to reduce the risk of infection in the first place. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archive
Snopes→ The History of Candy Canes and Why They Taste So Cool
Candy canes were once white sticks of sugar. Now candy canes are striped and come in a variety of flavours, including pickle.
Top Fact Checks→ The chiefs of the three Indian armed services have given written statements to Home Minister Amit Shah that they cannot chase away farmers’ large gathering as they are not terrorists to be attacked.
The Indian army was not deployed to deal with the gathering, and no such letter written by the army chiefs to Home Minister is publicly available.
Top Fact Checks→ When people test positive for COVID-19, they don’t actually have COVID-19.
The claim that people who test positive for COVID-19 have been “fooled” is untrue.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories May Seem Irrational – But They Fulfill a Basic Human Need
Many irrational beliefs are attempts to protect mental health by responding to the human need for control, understanding and belonging.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GOP Observers Did NOT Swear In Affidavits They Were Told To Leave Fulton County, Georgia, Vote Count Center On Election Night
Did Republican campaign staffers assigned to observe at the Fulton County, Georgia, vote counting center on election night swear under oath in affidavits that they were told to leave before the ballot counting ended on election night? No,
TruthOrFiction→ Do Squirrels Land Like Superheroes When They Jump?
The “science of cute” collided with animal behavioral science on social media in a major way after a post about squirrels went viral. “The best thing I’ve learned this week is that when squirrels fall/jump — they land like su
Snopes→ Athletes Say They Removed Utah Monolith, Legal Case Unclear
Two men known for extreme sports in Utah say they stepped in late at night and tore the monolith down.
Liste→ These photos have been manipulated — they do not show Aung San Suu Kyi in her youth
Photos of Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show her in her youth. The claim is false; the photos have been manipulated from recent photos of Aung San Su
Snopes→ They’re Baaack: Trump and Allies Still Refuse Election Loss
The 2020 presidential race is turning into the zombie election that Trump just won’t let die.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Votes Are Recorded And Stored Locally In The US: They Are NOT Controlled By Scytl and Dominion Voting Systems
Does a company named Scytl control votes cast in United States elections because Dominion Voting Systems and other election technology companies upload election results to Scytl databases? No, that's not true: The OSET (Open Source Elect
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Statistics On This Protest Sign Are NOT From ‘Last Year’ — They’re From Four Decades Ago
Are the numbers cited on this protest sign representative of gun deaths from last year? No, that's not true: This list of statistics is 40 years old. Although the numbers are old, the photo shows a protest in Los Angeles that likely took
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wayne County, Michigan, Board Of Canvassers Did NOT ‘Refuse’ To Certify The Results Of The Presidential Election — First They Deadlocked, Then They Certified The Votes
Did the Wayne County, Michigan, Board of Canvassers "refuse" to certify the presidential election results? No, that's not true: First, the board of four deadlocked in a 2-2 tie over certifying the votes. Then a couple hours later, the boa
Snopes→ If a Service Dog Approaches Without Their Owner, Do They Need Help?
If you see an unaccompanied service dog in a vest, follow them.
Snopes→ Military Voters Fear They’re Part of Unsupported Fraud Claim
There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election despite President Donald Trump's claims.
Liste→ This video actually shows Los Angeles County staff collecting mail-in ballots so they could be counted in the US presidential election
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows postal ballot fraud in the US during the 2020 presidential elections. The claim is false; this video shows Los Angeles County staff collecting
Snopes→ Barr Tells DOJ to Probe Election Fraud Claims If They Exist
Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, if they exist.