Is the CERN physics laboratory powered by child sacrifices or human blood? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that the lab, which is often referred to as the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, is being powered by anything oth
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Snopes→ John Deere Addresses Viral Post About Electric Tractors
A politically-charged Facebook post told the story of a Midwest farmer who was supposedly asked by John Deere to switch to electric tractors.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Jr. Tell Supporters Not to Come to Mar-a-Lago?
An image has gone viral that shows a tweet in which Donald Trump Jr. supposedly tells supporters of his father to “not come to Mar-a-Lago to support President Trump” as the club has “many important people coming through” and the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Boston Children’s Hospital Offers Gender-Affirming Hysterectomies To Children
Does Boston Children's Hospital offer gender-affirming hysterectomies to children? No, that's not true: A resource from the hospital's Center for Gender Surgery states that only patients who are 18 years old and older can receive gender-a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Gov. Ron DeSantis On Hannity Talking About Mar-A-Lago Search — It’s Doctored Video
Did Gov. Ron DeSantis argue with Sean Hannity about the FBI's role in the search of Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago home? No, that's not true: Video purporting to show the Florida governor defending the FBI search in a FOX News segment with Han
FactCheck.org→ Medicare Prescription Drug Provisions of Inflation Reduction Act
The reconciliation bill passed by Congress includes several provisions affecting prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Democrats and Republicans offer opposing views on how the legislation will affect seniors. We’ll explain what the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Declare That Failure To Find Sex Partner Is Now A Disability
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) declare that the inability to find an intimate partner is now considered a disability? No, that's not true: A WHO representative emailed Lead Stories that "this is a false claim." It has been resurf
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bubbling Water In Hudson River Is NOT ‘Boiling,’ NOT Near A Nuclear Power Plant
Was water in the Hudson River boiling? And was bubbling related to a nuclear power plant that was supposed to be nearby? No, neither claim is true: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) told Lead Stories via em
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The President Did NOT Announce New ‘Health Credits’ For Anyone Making Under $50,000 A Year
Did the U.S. president announce a program giving "Health Credits" to anyone making under $50,000 a year? No, that's not true: This claim does not contain any proof of the purported program, and government resources do not show any informa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Vladimir Putin Said Africa Is Just A Cemetery For Africans
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin describe Africa as a "cemetery for Africans"? No, that's not true: No English or Russian credible sources confirm he ever said this. The claim appeared in a TikTok video clip posted to Facebook on July
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Putin Is Preparing To Flee Russia ‘Should He Be Defeated In Ukraine’
Is Russian President Vladimir Putin preparing to "flee Russia should he be defeated in Ukraine"? As of August 2, 2022, there is no publicly available evidence that such plans are in place. The post making that claim cites a Telegram chann
Full Fact→ Viral hot dog clip was a ‘deliberate fake’ by creator
An edited version of the TikTok clip, which supposedly shows a hot dog contaminated by dirt and parasites, has been shared without proper context on Facebook.
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Immunity, Contrary to Immune Suppression Claims
SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines teach the immune system to recognize and fight the coronavirus, greatly reducing the likelihood of severe disease if a person is infected. There is no evidence the vaccines impair immunity, as some, including
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Does NOT Directly Offer Free Smartphone — Just Cheaper Service For Those Who Qualify
Can people receiving government benefits get a free smartphone directly through the government? No, that's not true: There is no government program that directly offers a free smartphone. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FC
FactCheck.org→ Unraveling Trump’s Unsubstantiated Claim of ‘Crooked’ Nursing Home Votes
Former President Donald Trump is making yet another unsubstantiated claim of voter fraud, this time relying on a disputed, partisan report to assert that “thousands and thousands and thousands of crooked votes” came out of nursing homes in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show New War Between Russia And Azerbaijan in 2022
Does this Facebook video show a new armed conflict between Russia and Azerbaijan in July 2022? No, that's not true: The clip recycles archival footage, and the narrator admits that there are no shots of the supposed event. The claim origi
Truth or Fiction?→ No, the Loch Ness Monster’s Existence is Not ‘Plausible’
On July 26 2022, several organizations claimed that the existence of the Loch Ness monster had just been deemed “plausible,” an odd story promoted to readers on social media already inured to bizarre developments: The Loch Ness Monster is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Klaus Schwab IS NOT Under Investigation For Mass Murder
Is Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, being investigated by Interpol for mass murder? No, that's not true: Interpol's website does not contain any evidence to back up the claim made by a satirical website. The claim ap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Register To Vote As A Man
Did Michelle Obama register to vote as a man in 1994 in Illinois? No, that's not true: A public information officer at the Illinois State Board of Elections told Lead Stories that this claim is inaccurate. The document that is supposedly
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Under Interpol Investigation For Genocide
Is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being investigated for genocide by Interpol? No, that's not true: As of July 26, 2022, the International Criminal Police Organization made no announcement regarding Trudeau being a suspect. The ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Government Is NOT Offering 2022 ‘Stimulus Loans’ Worth Up To $40,000 To Help Americans
Is the federal government offering "stimulus loans" worth up to $40,000 for Americans? No, that's not true: No such "stimulus loans" have been offered. There are many ads posted on Facebook that try to trick people into believing that fak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO’s Tedros Was NOT Arrested For ‘Crimes Against Humanity And Genocide’
Was Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, arrested by Interpol on July 24, 2022, for crimes against humanity? No, that's not true: The website of the International Criminal Police Organization does not cor
Snopes→ Is This a Real Trump Statement About Biden’s COVID-19 Diagnosis?
An image is spreading supposedly showing a statement by the former president wishing Biden a "speedy recover" because "no one wants Kamala [Harris]" as president.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Summary Since President Joe Biden took office: The economy regained nearly 9 million jobs, coming within about half a million of the pre-pandemic peak. Unemployment fell to 3.6%; unfilled job openings surged, with 1.9 slots for every person seeking wo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Losing Seven Pounds In One Week With This Juice Is NOT Realistic
Will this drink of cucumber, mint, ginger, pineapple and lemon make the body lose seven pounds in one week if taken twice a day? No, that's not true: Two registered dieticians say that losing seven pounds by following the claim in this vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO $1,728 ‘Boost’ To Social Security Checks Being Offered To People Born Before 1957
Is there a $1,728 "boost" to Social Security checks being offered to people born before 1957? No, that's not true: There was no such "boost" being added to seniors' Social Security checks when a social media post that made the claim was p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moon Landings Were NOT Fake, NASA Says
Has NASA "all but admitted the [moon] landings were fake" in the past 12 months, but mainstream media is not reporting on the revelations so the public doesn't know? No, that's not true: The Apollo missions that orbited and landed on the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Or NATO Planes Bombing Russia On July 14, 2022
Does a Facebook video show Ukrainian and NATO planes bombing Russia on July 14, 2022, resulting in a gigantic blaze? No, that's not true: The video manipulates information and uses irrelevant images. The claim was posted on Facebook on Ju
AllSides→ No, Biden didn’t give the ‘same exact speech’ months apart
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Poynter→ No, Biden didn’t give the ‘same exact speech’ months apart
Footage showing President Joe Biden’s supposed verbal blunders has repeatedly circulated on social media, especially in conservative circles. But many of these videos were deceptively edited or taken out of context. Such is […] The post No,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Huge Army Of 1 Million Ukrainian Special Forces Did NOT Launch All-Out Attack From North
Did a huge army of one million Ukrainian special forces launch an all-out attack from the north? No, that's not true: Such an attack would be impossible. Ukraine's entire army is estimated to have only around 200,000 active-duty troops an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Tax Yield’ Is NOT Real Term, Such Payments Are NOT ‘Guaranteed 100%’ By Government
Is there such a thing as a "tax yield" payment and are "tax yield" checks "guaranteed 100 percent by the government"? No, that's not true: "Tax yield" seems to be a made-up term for payments that result from tax deed sales by county gover
Snopes→ Did Dr. Seuss Say ‘Life Is Too Short’ To Wake Up with Regrets?
“Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it,” Seuss supposedly wrote.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Sapphire Rescue Ship Did NOT Break Into Crimea in July 2022
Is it true that Ukraine's Sapphire rescue ship "broke into" Crimea in July 2022? No, that's not true: Russian forces captured the vessel near Snake Island in the Black Sea and brought it to the annexed peninsula months earlier. In April 2
Snopes→ Were World Leaders Photographed with ‘Satanic’ Artwork at 2022 NATO Summit?
Photographs supposedly showed politicians such as Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau standing next to artwork depicting skulls and dead babies.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘BMW Charging for Heated Seats’
On July 12 2022, Twitter user Joe Pompliano tweeted about vehicle manufacturer BMW charging for heated seats in a subscription model: This is wild — BMW is now selling a monthly subscription service for heated seats in your car. • Monthly fee: $1
Snopes→ Hunter Biden’s iCloud Account Allegedly Hacked by 4chan User
A "data dump" supposedly revealed the contents of an iCloud account associated with an iPhone and iPad owned by U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.
Health Feedback→ Abortifacient plants are dangerous, and ineffective as an abortion method
REVIEW On 24 June 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court of Justice overturned the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, putting an end to the constitutional protection of abortion rights and enabling each state to set its own laws regulating abortions. As more than 10 st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Confirm Democrats Are Going To Use ‘Abortion Tents,’ ‘Abortion Vouchers,’ To Assist With Abortions
Does this video's video clips show Democrats are going to use "abortion tents" or "abortion vouchers" to assist with abortions? No, that's not true: Following the demise of Roe v. Wade, some Democratic legislators and leaders offered a ra
Snopes→ Was ‘Official Trump Rally Photo’ Photoshopped To Make Crowd Seem Bigger?
The image supposedly exposed a photoshop fail on behalf of the former president's campaign. But was that really the case?