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Truth or Fiction?→ Does This Photo Show Train Riders Ignoring a Woman Needing a Seat?
A story that first spread online without context in February 2019 did so once again in January 2021 — prompting the same disgusted reaction. The photograph shows an elderly woman holding on to a safety pole inside a metro train in Sydney, Austra
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Fun Fact … If a Fire Starts in the [Yale] Library, All the Oxygen Leaves the Building,’ ‘Killing [People] … to Protect the Rare Books’
On February 7 2021, a Facebook user shared a Twitter screenshot with a “fun fact” about a library at Yale University that involved a mechanism that would “protect the rare books” from the effects of a putative fire, but at the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Corner Wall Is NOT Coming Apart On The Oval Office ‘Film Set’ – Photo Shows A Door In The Round Room
Does a photograph of the Oval Office show a corner wall coming apart in the room, proving that it is a "film set" and not in the White House? No, that's not true. A picture of President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi show
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Anti-Racist is Code for Anti-White’ Billboards in Harrison, Arkansas
In early February 2021, a purported photograph of two billboards in Harrison, Arkansas circulated on Facebook and Reddit — the first of the two claiming that “anti-racist” is a “code word for anti-white”: Is th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Students Did NOT Jump From A Balcony At School To Flee A Mandatory Vaccine
Did students in a school in Nigeria jump from a balcony to get away from a mandatory vaccine? No, that's not true: This is video of a May 2019 incident at the Community Secondary School in Oroworukwo, in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The stampe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘SATAN’ Was NOT Flashed During The Weeknd’s Performance At The Super Bowl – The Video Is Three Years Old
Was the word "SATAN" flashed during the 2021 Super Bowl? No, that's not true. A screengrab showing the word on an on-stage video screen is from a 2017 concert in Denmark, not the February 7, 2021 halftime show at the Super Bowl game in Ta
The Dispatch→ Do ‘All the Economics Show’ That a Minimum Wage Increase Will Help the Economy?
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Snopes→ Is Big Bird from ‘Sesame Street’ Different Colors Worldwide?
The Twitter account for Big Bird addressed viral pictures that purportedly showed orange, blue, green, and yellow Big Bird look-alikes.
FactCheck.org→ Both Sides Spin CBO Report in COVID-19 Relief Debate
In the debate over competing rescue plans, those in both political parties have miscited a recent report by the Congressional Budget Office to make their case. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy suggested the unemployment benefits in the Democratic package
FactCheck.org→ Headlines Distort the Facts on CDC Mask Order
Quick Take Headlines shared on social media distort the facts of a recent order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that mandates face masks be worn on public transportation. The order doesn’t require that individuals wear two masks
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Is NOT Putting Passengers Arriving On International Flights In ‘Forced Detention…COVID Camp’
Is the Canadian government putting passengers arriving on international flights into 'forced detention' in a 'COVID camp'? No, that's not true: Canada has recently required passengers arriving on international flights, who had traveled fo
FactCheck.org→ Buffett Didn’t Donate to Biden or Cause Pipeline to be ‘Cancelled’
Quick Take Social media pages are spreading a false claim that President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline because of a campaign donation from Warren Buffett. Buffett did not donate to Biden’s campaign. Full Story A viral
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Irish Health Service Did NOT ‘Admit’ Novel Coronavirus Doesn’t Exist, Nor That Masks, Distancing and Lockdowns Don’t Work
Did Irish Health Service officials "admit" COVID-19 does not exist? No, that's not true: The claim rests on a purported Irish Health Service (HSE) letter the agency says does not exist. The person based her claim on a bit of sophistry: Sh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Say, ‘Poor Kids Are Just As Bright And Talented As White Kids’
Did former President Donald Trump say, "Poor Kids are just as bright and talented as White kids"? No, that's not true:Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made the comment in 2019 while campaigning in Iowa. The claim appeared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims
By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy
Full Fact→ Some people have died after Covid-19 vaccination—not because of it
We’ve seen several posts on Facebook using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in the US to claim that Covid-19 vaccines have caused many deaths. This is not what the VAERS data means. It is a list of reported incidents that took p
Snopes→ Did McDonald’s Ads Once Feature ‘Phil A. O’Fish’?
An anthropomorphic sea cod carrying a fishing net might look like another example of the "fake vintage ad," but was it?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Rachel Levine Was NOT Featured On The Cover Of Vanity Fair
Did Vanity Fair feature Dr. Rachel Levine on the March 2021 cover of the magazine, and did Dr. Levine send a 'thank you' tweet to Vanity Fair expressing dreams of one day being President of the United States? No, that's not true: This pho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence The FBI Special Agent Killed In Florida Was ‘Top Investigator For Hunter Biden’s Laptop’
Was one of the FBI special agents killed in Florida the "top investigator for Hunter Biden's laptop"? No, there is no evidence that claim is true. Special Agent Daniel Alfin was killed on February 2, 2021, as he attempted to serve a court
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel Washington Did NOT Denounce Or Even Mention Black Lives Matter Protesters In Interview Discussing His ‘Utmost Respect’ For Police, Soldiers
Did actor Denzel Washington praise police and denounce Black Lives Matter protesters in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment? No, that's not true: Washington expressed in the interview that he had "the utmost respect" for the work many l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Driver Is NOT Asleep At The Wheel In A Roundabout
Did a woman walking her dog bravely step out into the road to wake a person passed out asleep at the wheel of a moving car that was accurately circling a roundabout? No, that's not true: This is a "caught on camera" skit from Rick Lax Pro
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Crayons DYED Her Hair’
A January 2021 video by the verified Facebook page of Adam Trent (titled “Crayons DYED her hair”) was heavily promoted by Facebook’s algorithm, purportedly demonstrating how to use ordinary crayons and common household items to add
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elderly Woman In Washington State Was NOT ‘Kidnapped’ For Refusing To Take A Test For COVID-19
Was an elderly woman in Washington state "kidnapped" for refusing to take a COVID-19 test? No, that's not true: The woman was placed in quarantine while she received medical treatment, according to a statement from the Clark County Sherif
The Dispatch→ Clearing Up What Happened to Ocasio-Cortez During the Storming of the Capitol
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Of ‘Democrat’ Protesters Storming The Capitol In 2018 During Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing — It Is From 2011 At The Wisconsin State Capitol
Does a photo show hundreds of people storming the U.S. Capitol building in 2018 during the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearing? No, that's not true: The photo is from protests at the Wisconsin state capitol in 2011 -- seven
The Dispatch→ Did the Washington Post Say It Wouldn’t Fact Check Joe Biden?
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Full Fact→ No evidence that nanoparticles in Covid-19 vaccines affect fertility
A post on Facebook has claimed the Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines “use lipid nanoparticles to deliver an mRNA load into cells” and claims those nanoparticles have adverse effects, like harming both male and female reproductive systems
The Dispatch→ Has Merck Said It’s ‘More Effective’ to Catch COVID Than Take a Vaccine?
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The Dispatch→ Did Family Members of Trump and His Team Cash In on Their Connections?
A viral post from popular left-wing Facebook account The Other 98% claims that various family members of individuals in former-President Donald Trump’s orbit received lucrative government positions. a.image2.image-link.image2-1118-1188
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove President Biden’s Oval Office Is Filmed In Castle Rock Entertainment Studio
Does a video comparing an aerial view of a studio in Culver City, CA, with a video clip showing journalists visiting Joe Biden's Oval Office prove the office is just a soundstage from "Castle Rock Entertainment"? No, that's not true: Seve
Full Fact→ ONS death figures not averaged correctly
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been shared on social media, which apparently shows the number of deaths from various non-Covid causes was far lower in December 2020 than in previous Decembers. This has been used to suggest
Health Feedback→ The lethality of COVID-19 is much higher than the flu; the Biden press corps didn’t say COVID-19 was a hoax
REVIEW The coronavirus caused more than 100 million COVID-19 cases and more than 2 million deaths worldwide as of January 2021. However, the impact of the disease has been the subject of disinformation throughout the pandemic. Many claimed that COVI
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are useful even when there is a treatment for a disease, contrary to claim by Lee Merritt in The New American video
REVIEW A video of an interview, published by The New American on 15 January 2021, featured Lee Merritt, an orthopedic surgeon and former president of the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). The AAPS has previously published misin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Illegally Called ‘Vaccines’, Are Effective Against Virus And Do Slow Spread
Have Moderna and Pfizer delivered vaccines that cannot legally be called COVID-19 "vaccines" and are these mRNA shots only designed to relieve symptoms caused by the S-1 spike protein, not by the SARS-CoV-2 virus? No, neither claim is tru
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Tie Myanmar Election to Dominion Voting Systems
Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that the November election in Myanmar was conducted using Dominion Voting Systems, the company that was the focus of bogus theories about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The company said its systems aren
Truth or Fiction?→ Was AOC ‘Not in the Capitol’ During Riots on January 6 2021?
On February 3 2021, a viral tweet by @Breaking911 claimed that “AOC.” or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was not in the Capitol building during the January 6 2021 riots, adding that “rioters did not breach the Cannon Build
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Say ‘If English Was Good Enough For Jesus, It’s Good Enough For Us’
Did U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene say, "If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for us?" No, that's not true: There is no evidence the Republican freshman from Georgia ever made that comment. It is a quote that is often
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Capitol Rioter Allowed to Take a Vacation in Mexico?
A Texas woman who boasted that she took part in the seditious attack against the U.S. Capitol on January 6 2021 became an online symbol for white privilege in the judicial system after asking for permission to leave the country. It is true that Jenny
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘TIL That Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, QAnon Conspiracy Theorist, Obtained Her GED Just Last Year’
On February 2 2021, a screenshot of a tweet was shared on Reddit and Imgur, highlighting Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s purported level of education and adding that “they” (presumably conservatives or Republicans) complain about Rep.