The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oct. 17 Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an American missile.
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Logically→ Reports do not state that explosions caused the evacuations of polling stations in Warsaw
Full Fact→ Video game footage used to falsely claim clip of missile hitting helicopter is in Gaza
Scenes from the same game have been linked to misinformation about other conflicts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show White Phosphorus Bomb Used In Gaza — Scene Was Originally Recorded In Ukraine
Does a video shared to social media in October 2023 show "white Phosphorus bombs" dropped on Gaza? No, that's not true: The video was shot in Ukraine and was posted to social media in March 2023, which predates the October 7, 2023, start
Logically→ Video of thermite being used in Ukraine misattributed to conflict in Israel and Gaza
Logically→ Clip from short film used to falsely claim that both Hamas and Israel are producing fake news of injured boy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hamas Did NOT Claim Ukraine Sold Them Weapons Used To Attack Israel In October 2023
Did Hamas claim that Ukraine sold them the weapons, purportedly paid for by the United States, that they used to attack Israel on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: Hamas has made no such public claim. Additionally, there is no credibl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Report 99% Of COVID Deaths Weren’t Caused By COVID — Claim Abuses A Headline Gaffe
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that 99 percent of "Covid deaths" were not primarily caused by the virus? No, that's not true: The claim was propagated by an incorrect headline written by the Daily Mail, wh
Logically→ Morphed photo used to spread false claims about Manipur students’ murders
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A U.S. patent does not show that 5G towers are used for brainwashing people
Patent shows 5G towers are used for brainwashing.
Logically→ No, this video doesn’t show attack on a U.N. vehicle used for human trafficking in Senegal
Logically→ Report claiming Zelenskyy’s security guard caused a brawl at a U.S. bar is fabricated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mayo Clinic Website NOT ‘Recently’ Updated To Say Hydroxychloroquine Can Be Used To Treat COVID-19 Patients — Doctors Can Prescribe But It’s Not Recommended Treatment
Did the Mayo Clinic website change in September 2023 to say hydroxychloroquine can be used to treat COVID-19 patients, after previously saying it was ineffective? No, that's not true: First, the Mayo Clinic's website was not "recently" up
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Barrels On A Plane Shows Ballast Tanks Used For Load Testing — Center Of Gravity Tests Are Not Mysterious
Does a photo of barrels inside the fuselage of a plane show anything strange or is it legitimately unclear what they are for? Nope, these are just water ballast tanks that allow a test plane to be loaded with weight which can be distribut
Full Fact→ Photo of a man who died in 2014 used in recent hoax appeals for ‘missing’ man
The hoax has been shared in community groups across the UK and abroad.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lakes Are NOT Man-Made Features Used To Cover Artifacts Of A ‘Tartarian’ Empire Wiped Out By ‘Mud Flood’
Are all lakes man-made to cover up ruins of an ancient civilization? No, that's not true: While there are some man-made lakes, ponds and reservoirs, lakes are also naturally formed features created over time through several geological pro
Logically→ Old footage used to claim Indira Gandhi hosted G20 summit in India 40 years ago
Logically→ 2013 video of PM Narendra Modi used to falsely claim he expressed support for INDIA bloc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT ‘Accidentally’ Send $6 Billion To Ukraine — Funds Will Be Used For Future Aid
Did the United States transfer $6 billion to Ukraine by mistake? No, that's not true: In the summer of 2023, the Pentagon admitted that it overestimated the value of military gear sent to Ukraine due to an accounting mistake but the money
Full Fact→ Bad breath, headaches and pimples not caused by worm urine
A video about parasites from the 1990s has resurfaced on social media. But the claims made about worm infection symptoms and blood results aren’t accurate.
Logically→ The floods in Libya were caused by Storm Daniel, not HAARP
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK’s MI6 Did NOT Reveal ‘Weather Weapon’ Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Demo Video And Blue Objects Do NOT Prove A Laser Caused Hawaii’s Maui Fires
Do an unburned blue car and beach umbrella seen in a social-media video about the August 2023 wildfire that ravaged the town of Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui prove that lasers caused the blaze since the color blue can resist lasers?
FactCheck.org→ Trump Walked Back Abortion Statement Misleadingly Used in Biden-Harris Ad
As a presidential candidate seven years ago, Donald Trump said women needed to face “some form of punishment” for violating abortion bans — a position he quickly retracted after being criticized. In a statement issued the same day, T
Logically→ No, the charred carcass of a dog does not prove the Maui fires were caused by energy weapons
PolitiFact→ Could the 14th Amendment be used to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot?
Discussion has intensified about using the 14th Amendment to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. Some scholars have suggested that Trump’s role on Jan. 6, 2021, breaches the amendment, which bars people who join an “insurrection”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Watermelon Cracks Are NOT Caused By Plant Growth Regulator And Do NOT Cause Cancer, Other Health Issues
Should cracked watermelon not be eaten because the cracks may be from the plant growth regulator forchlorfenuron, which causes cancer and neurological complications? No, that's not true: The cracks in the flesh of watermelon are caused by
PolitiFact→ What is Ken Paxton accused of that is leading to his impeachment trial in Texas?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the first statewide elected official impeached in more than 100 years. What does he stand accused of?
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, a meat allergy caused by ticks is not tied to a Gates Foundation-funded program. Here’s why
CLAIM: Increased incidence of a meat allergy linked to tick spit in the U.S. is connected to a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that involves genetically modifying cattle ticks.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Your Policies Caused This’: DeSantis Heckled Trying to Appeal to Black Floridians
The initial attempt by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to reach out to Black residents in the wake of a racist shooting attack was met with derision and criticism for the contrast to his administration’s prior policies regarding Black history. R
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jason Aldean Refused $1M To Sing National Anthem At Super Bowl — Claim Comes From A Satirical Website
Did country singer Jason Aldean refuse a $1 million paycheck to sing the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl, saying, "I'll do it for free"? No, that's not true: This claim came from a satirical website. Google News' index of thousands
Full Fact→ Windowless cars in Maui aftermath pictures don’t mean fires were caused by weapon
People online have also claimed the fires weren’t hot enough to melt glass. Some fires are hot enough to do that, but often the glass shatters from heat.
Logically→ No, viral clip does not show a plane crash caused by tropical storm Hilary
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Directed energy weapons weren’t used to start the fires in Hawaii and these photos don’t rebut that
Images of burned cars in Lahaina, Hawaii, are evidence wildfires there were started by directed energy weapons.
Logically→ Video of gas station explosion manipulated to suggest blast caused by advanced weapons
AllSides→ Kamala Harris claims climate change caused deadly Maui wildfires
https://thepostmillennial.com/kamala-harris-claims-climate-change-caused-deadly-maui-wildfires While on
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence direct energy weapons caused Maui wildfires
"Hawaii is being attacked by direct energy weapons."
Logically→ Digitally altered image used to claim laser beam started fires in Hawaii
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Explosion Was NOT Caused By Laser From Sky — A Transformer Blew In Macul, Chile
Does a video show a laser beam from the sky, or a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW), cause an explosion in a city, or spark the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii? No, that's not true: This viral video predates the August 8, 2023, Maui wildfires. It sh
Full Fact→ No evidence directed energy weapons caused fires in Hawaii and California
Baseless claims about deliberately-started fires have been shared widely online.