Ashish Lata Ramgobin’s ancestor fought for India’s independence from the British.
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Snopes→ Mine-Sniffing Rat Magawa Ends Years of Hard Work in Cambodia
“Although still in good health, he has reached a retirement age and is clearly starting to slow down,” APOPO said. “It is time.”
TruthOrFiction→ Is Joe Biden ‘Thinking About Extending’ Public Education to 16 Years?
A pop culture blog grabbed attention in June 2021 with a tweet miscasting part of United States President Joe Biden’s American Family Plan. The post, by an account called @MyMixtapez. said that Biden believes that “12 years of public school
Snopes→ Bob Dylan Album Returned 48 Years Late
After nearly five decades of blowin' in the wind, a double Bob Dylan album finally has a direction home.
Full Fact - All content→ No evidence Nobel Laureate said vaccinated people will die in two years
It’s been claimed that Luc Montagnier, a Nobel Laureate, has said there is no chance of survival for people who have received a Covid-19 vaccine. Posts sharing this text also claim that all vaccinated people will die within two years. Professor M
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nobel Laureate Luc Montagnier Did NOT Say All Vaccinated People Will Die Within Two Years
Did Nobel laureate Luc Montagnier say that all vaccinated people will die within two years? No, that's not true: Montagnier, a prominent virologist, is a Nobel Prize winner who in recent years has said some controversial things, but he di
Top Fact Checks→ French virologist Luc Montagnier: People vaccinated for COVID-19 will die within two years.
Luc Montagnier has expressed his concern about vaccines, but he did not say that vaccinated people would die.
Full Fact - All content→ Are senior civil servants really as privileged as they were 50 years ago?
“The class composition of the senior ranks of the civil service has barely changed since 1967, research reveals.” The Guardian, 20 May 2021. “Senior civil servants are as privileged today as 50 years ago, with fewer than one in five
Snopes→ HIV/AIDS Vaccine: Why Don’t We Have One After 37 Years?
The biological properties that HIV has evolved make development of a successful vaccine very, very difficult.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Does NOT ‘Admit’ More Dead from COVID-19 Vaccine Than Vaccines Over Last 20 Years Combined
Did the CDC "admit" that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more Americans than all vaccines since 2001, combined? No, that's not true: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors vaccine reactions and safety, says the oppos
Liste→ Instagram video falsely claims pandemics happen every 100 years
An Instagram video with more than 600,000 views claims pandemics recur like clockwork once a century. This is false; the clip has incorrectly dated some of the widespread infectious disease outbreaks, and medical historians say it ignores many others w
Snopes→ Did Michael Yeadon Say COVID-19 Vaccine Will Kill Recipients Within 2 Years?
The former pharmaceutical employee has spouted widely discredited conspiracy theories.
Top Fact Checks→ Almost 70 percent of Americans over 65 years of age are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Sixty-nine percent of fully vaccinated adults over 65 years were 94 percent less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19.
Snopes→ Bill and Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years of Marriage
The Microsoft co-founder and his wife, who launched the world’s largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Snopes→ Baseball’s Jim Gentile Received $5K ‘Bonus’ – 50 Years Late
How would you feel if you had qualified for a performance bonus at your job, but nobody recognized you'd met your goal until half a century later? Ask Jim Gentile.
Snopes→ All Aboard! Biden to Help Amtrak Mark 50 Years on the Rails
Amtrak was formed after President Richard Nixon signed the Rail Passenger Service Act in 1970.
Snopes→ English Rockers Genesis Announce 1st U.S. Tour in 14 Years
Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford announced The Last Domino? Tour on Thursday, which will kick off in Chicago on Nov. 15.
Snopes→ Did a Woman Face a Felony Charge Over Unreturned VHS Rental Tape 21 Years Ago?
In April 2021, reports detailed how an overdue "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" video led to a felony embezzlement charge in Oklahoma that remained on the books for 21 years.
Snopes→ Was a Hospital Employee in Italy Accused of Skipping Work For 15 Years?
The "serial absenteeist" was placed under investigation for fraud, extortion, and abuse of office.
Snopes→ Do Humans Age Most At 34, 60, and 78 Years Old?
The answer, my friend, is flowing in the vein.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fact-checkers will meet in Oslo for the first in-person Global Fact conference in two years
After two years of interruption, Global Fact 9 will take place in Norway, at the Oslo Metropolitan University’s City Center Campus, from June 22-25, 2022. It is organized by the International Fact-Checking Network in partnership with Norwegian fact-c
Snopes→ Are These Dildos Really 28,000 Years Old?
The Hohle Fels phallus is popularly considered to be the oldest known dildo.
Snopes→ Soviet Cosmonaut Made Pioneering Spaceflight 60 Years Ago
Yuri Gagarin’s steely self-control was a key factor behind the success of his pioneering 108-minute flight.
Top Fact Checks→ The Supreme Court of India has said that persons above 18 years of age are free to choose their religion.
The SC ruling came after a PIL was filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking a law to control black magic and forceful religious conversions.
Snopes→ Did World’s Oldest Fish ‘Hanako’ Live To Be 226 Years Old?
Hanako, a scarlet koi, was rumored to have been alive at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Liste→ To date, no tree has been verified to be 6,000 or more years old
An image of a large baobab has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook alongside claims that the tree is 6,000 years old and located in Tanzania. But experts say that to date, no tree in the world has been discovered to date that is this old. The
Snopes→ Did Draining the Paris Canal for First Time in 200 Years Yield ‘Frightening Finds’?
A great headline does not always make for factual — or even interesting — reading.
Snopes→ NASA Gives All Clear: Earth Safe from Asteroid for 100 Years
Whew, now here's some good cosmic news: NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say ‘I Came Into the US Senate 120 Years Ago’?
The remark in question came during his first news conference of the new administration.
Liste→ The story of an American plane reappearing after 37 years is a myth
A post shared more than 75,000 times on Facebook in Kenya and India claims that a plane that went missing in 1955 appeared again 37 years later. The claim is false; this story was first published in an American tabloid known for its fictitious stories
Liste→ False claim that Pakistani singer was sentenced to three years in jail for defamation circulates online
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim that Pakistani singer Meesha Shafi was sentenced to three years in jail for falsely accusing fellow singer Ali Zafar of sexual harassment. The claim is false; a court is yet to pass judgment in an ongoing de
Top Fact Checks→ Under the Prime Minister’s housing scheme, four million poor people in UP have got housing in the past three years.
Around 1.45 million houses have been completely constructed under the PMAY-G project in Uttar Pradesh since 2015, out of the sanctioned 2.19 million.
Liste→ These images show different vaccinations in recent years
A collage of seven photos featuring Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder receiving vaccinations has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, purporting to show the evidence of “fake jabs” as countries including Germany and Australia roll ou
Snopes→ Cat That Vanished 15 Years Ago Is Reunited with Owner
Brandy, a brown tabby, was reunited with Charles, who adopted her as a 2-month-old kitten in 2005.
Liste→ British monarch’s first visit to Ethiopia came 10 years after this photo was taken
Posts circulating on social media claim to show a photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip bowing before the Ethiopian emperor and empress. This claim is false; the queen did not visit Ethiopia for the first time until 1965, a decade after the ph
WaPo Fact Checker→ Kerry’s claim that ‘we have nine years left’ to avert the climate crisis
The former secretary of state is citing a date for action that climate scientists say is frequently misunderstood.
Liste→ The photo is of a church destroyed more than 20 years ago
Posts claiming to show a church destroyed by the Ethiopian government during the recent conflict in the Tigray region have been shared multiple times on Facebook and Twitter. The claim is misleading; the church depicted in the images was destroyed in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United States’ Energy Independence Was NOT ‘Sent Back Fifty Years’ In 10 Days
Was the United States' energy independence "sent back fifty years" in 10 days? No, that's not true: Although it's true that the country was "energy independent" in 2019 for the first time in more than 60 years, there's no evidence policy
Snopes→ Did Limbaugh Thank Trump ‘For the Last 4 Years’ in an Open Letter?
The controversial radio personality received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump in January 2020.
Snopes→ Did Biden Set US ‘Back 50 Years’ on Energy Independence Progress?
It is true that 2019 was the first year since 1957 in which the U.S. was energy independent.