A Facebook post shared in Ethiopia claims to show comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin backing the African country in its dispute with neighbours over the mega-dam it has built on the Nile river. However, AFP Fact Check found no evidence that
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Full Fact→ A Covid-19 vaccine is not being administered via Covid-19 nasal swab tests
A post on Facebook has claimed that if you have been tested for Covid-19, you have been vaccinated, suggesting that a vaccine is being delivered via nasal swab tests. This is not the case. The post uses genuine screenshots of several scientific papers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Mammoth Wall In Front Of The White House Is NOT Real
Is a photograph that shows a mammoth wall in front of the White House real? No, that's not true: It's been Photoshopped. The doctored image is based on a decade-old photograph. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on Nove
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Video Does NOT Show Riot Gear Being Unloaded From A Truck After The Election
Does a video show a truck carrying protest riot gear being unloaded after the 2020 U.S. election? No, that's not true: This story was resurfaced on November 4, 2020, with intentional contextual deception regarding the date this incident o
Health Feedback→ The number of COVID-19 deaths over the entire pandemic is higher in the U.S. than Europe, even when controlling for population size
REVIEW This article, published by Issues and Insights at the end of October 2020, claims that “coronavirus cases are now exploding in Europe at rates far higher than the U.S.,” and, “the share of positive test results is higher in Europe, as i
AFP Fact Check→ Old video of Indian politician handing out money to flood victims misused during Bihar election
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows Indian politician Tejashwi Yadav handing out cash while campaigning in Bihar state elections. The claim is false: the footage actually shows Yadav pro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Proof People Are Planning On Mass Murder Of POC And LGBTQ+ People If Biden Wins
If Joe Biden wins the election are there people planning on mass murdering POC and LGBTQ+ people? No, that's not true. A claim has gone viral that if the Democratic nominee beats Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, there are p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gov. Whitmer Did NOT Say ‘I Will Not Certify The Vote In My State For Donald Trump, No Matter The Outcome’
Did Gov. Gretchen Whitmer say "I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the Michigan governor ever said that. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archive
The Dispatch→ Did a Caravan of Trump Supporters Block Access to a Polling Location?
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FactCheck.org→ Overblown Claims of ‘Bad Things’ at Philly Polls
Quick Take A story circulating on social media deceptively claims “Bad Things Are Happening in PA.” It overstates the significance of a video that shows a Republican poll watcher being denied access to a Philadelphia polling place on Electi
Snopes→ What Social Media Platforms Are Doing To Stem Election-Related Issues
Actions being taken by Facebook and Twitter show that 2020 is an election like no other in recent history.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Person Who Claimed He Threw Away 100 Pro-Trump Ballots In Erie, Pennsylvania, Was NOT A Poll Worker
Did a poll worker in Erie, Pennsylvania, throw away more than 100 pro-Trump ballots on Election Day? No, that's not true: Erie County Board of Elections Chair Carl J. Anderson III says the "poll worker" who purportedly admitted the allege
FactCheck.org→ Viral Voting Misinformation
Several posts on social media have made false or misleading claims alleging voter suppression and voting fraud across the United States. Below is a roundup of some of the claims we have fact-checked. We will update this list as necessary. A popular De
FactCheck.org→ False Claim of Voter Intimidation in New Jersey
Quick Take A popular Democratic Facebook page falsely claimed that “Trump supporters are blocking access to polling sites” in a New Jersey town on Election Day. Local police called the report “entirely false.” The photo cited in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Time Magazine Did Not Publish Cover Showing Donald Trump And The Text ‘Time To Go’
Did Time magazine publish a cover showing Donald Trump and the text "Time to go"? No, that's not true: This cover is not shown on the Time magazine website. It is a fake. The claim began circulating online around Election Day. Among the p
FactCheck.org→ Antifa ‘False Flag’ Flyer Is an Old Hoax
Quick Take A viral blog post falsely claims that an “Antifa flyer” shows that left-wing activists are planning to masquerade as supporters of President Donald Trump and riot following the election. The purported flyer cited as evidence has
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Posts Claim ‘Poll Worker’ Tossed Ballots in Pennsylvania
Quick Take A bogus post on Instagram purports to be from an Erie County, Pennsylvania, poll worker who claimed he threw out over 100 pro-Trump ballots. The chair of the Erie County Board of Elections says the man “does not work in any way with Er
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret Video of North Carolina Voter Rally
Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that a video shows get-out-the-vote marchers in North Carolina were pepper-sprayed by police because they were “blocking polls & intimidating voters.” The nearest voting place was a block away
Truth or Fiction?→ Mysterious ‘Piles of Bricks’ in Chicago on Election Day
Retreads of previously debunked rumors were part of the disinformation attacks that swarmed Election Day 2020 in the United States, and one particular tweet about a mysterious pile of bricks placed in Chicago (archived) inspired significant chatter a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Supporters Are NOT Blocking Access To Polling Stations In Clifton, New Jersey And Doing So Is NOT A ‘Class A’ Felony In The State
Is this Trump supporter blocking a polling site at City Hall in Clifton, New Jersey, and would doing so be a "Class A Felony"? No, neither claim is true: The voter holding the Trump flag up was not blocking any polling site. And if he wer
The Dispatch→ Did a Poll Worker in Pennsylvania Throw Away Trump Ballots?
A viral tweet, now deleted, and other social media posts claim to show the Instagram story of a poll worker named Sebastian Machado in Erie, Pennsylvania, who admitted to throwing away ballots cast for President Trump. The claim received wide coverage
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar IS Correct — Minnesotans CAN Register To Vote At The Polls On Election Day
Was it shocking when Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeted to Minnesota citizens that they don't have to be registered to vote before they go to the polls on Election Day? No, because it is true: Minnesota election law allows qualified citizens to sign
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Biden Campaign Bus Was NOT Surrounded By Horse-Drawn Buggies On A Country Road
Did a group of horse-drawn buggies flying American and Trump flags surround the bus of the Biden-Harris campaign on a country road? No, that's not true: This is a photoshopped image made from a photo that really does show about 10 buggies
Snopes→ With Election Looming, Astroturfing ‘Kullberg Network’ Reemerges
A network of Facebook pages with names like Blacks for Trump and Catholics for Trump disappeared after a 2019 Snopes investigation. They returned just weeks before Election Day.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Karlie Kloss DOES Show ‘Trump’s Sister-In-Law’ Voting For Biden
Does a photograph of model Karlie Kloss show "Trump's sister-in-law" voting for Joe Biden? Yes, that's true, assuming the Trump referred to is senior adviser to the president Ivanka Trump and not her father, President Donald Trump. The cl
FactCheck.org→ Pennsylvania Voters Told to Quarantine Can Still Cast a Ballot
Quick Take Pennsylvania voters told to quarantine due to potential COVID-19 exposure are entitled to vote and can request and return an emergency absentee ballot through 8 p.m. on Election Day. A viral Facebook post misleadingly suggests they are being
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Stay Home’ Robocalls To Voters Are NOT Authentic
Did election officials warn voters to "stay home and stay safe"? No, state officials in Nebraska and other states say robocalls with that message are fraudulent attempt to suppress voting. The deception was spotlighted in a tweet (archive
FactCheck.org→ Video Doesn’t Show Voter Fraud in Utah
Quick Take A video suggesting that there’s been “voter fraud” in Utah has been circulating online, but all it actually shows is a misunderstanding of a poll worker’s mistake on the first day of early, in-person voting. The mista
Full Fact→ “Article 61” of Magna Carta doesn’t allow you to ignore Covid-19 regulations
A number of posts on social media have claimed that under “Article 61” of Magna Carta people have the right to lawfully dissent or rebel if they believe they’re being governed unjustly. Other posts show a video shared thousands of tim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Democrats Are Colluding With CIA To Alter Voting Machines
Are Democrats colluding with the CIA to alter voting machines in key swing states to help Joe Biden? No, there is no evidence to support this. The source of the claim is a retired U.S. Air Force general who, contrary to the claim, never s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Constitution Does NOT Say That A Candidate Can Just Declare Themself Winner
Does the Constitution say if Trump declares himself the winner at any time on November 3 then he automatically wins? No, that's not true: This is satire from Houston talk radio host Michael Berry. The claim was posted to Facebook and Twi
Snopes→ ‘#OperationBlockTheBus’: Inside the Pro-Trump FB Group Where Biden Bus Convoy Was Organized
Activity in the private Facebook Group included pro-QAnon messages, cheering on the idea to "block" a Biden-Harris campaign bus, and talk of being armed with guns.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Such Thing As The ‘Texas Day Of Purge’ Allowing ‘DemSocialist Anarchist’ To Be Chased Down And Legally Shot Under The Insurrection Act
If President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act after the election does it mean that "DemSocialist Anarchists" can be "chased down and legally shot" for the Texas Day of Purge"? No, that's not true: Shooting American citizens beause of th
Truth or Fiction?→ Pennsylvania Bakery Cookie Poll’s ‘Landslide’ Result Goes Viral
Less than a day before Election Day (November 3 2020), “PA bakery cookie poll” spiked as a search term and a topic of interest on social media: Let’s just say the cookie has red frosting “Pa. bakery's 'cookie poll,' w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Simpsons’ Did NOT predict Donald Trump’s 2015 Candidacy Announcement Or The 2016 Electoral Map
Did "The Simpsons" animated TV sitcom predict Donald Trump's 2016 victory 15 years before he even announced his candidacy? Did the show also foretell the full electoral map of the 2016 election results? No, that's not true: The cartoon im
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Claim Songwriter Billie Eilish Is ‘Destroying Our Country’ In Leaked Documents
Did the Trump administration state that Billie Eilish, the acclaimed songwriter, is "destroying our country and everything we care about" in leaked documents? No, that is not true. Eilish was the one who said that Trump was ruining the na
AFP Fact Check→ Quote on fear misattributed to Hermann Goering
A post shared several thousand times on Facebook claims that the Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering said during the Nuremberg trials that "the only thing a government needs to turn people into slaves is fear." However, there is no trace of the statement
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Misleads on ‘Ballot Box’ Posters
Quick Take A popular Instagram post suggests nefarious actors are misrepresenting trash cans in Philadelphia as ballot boxes. The signs seen in the images were actually part of a poorly conceived advertising effort for an exhibit about voting rights
Full Fact→ BBC presenters did remove their poppies as they were wearing them earlier than BBC guidelines allow
Multiple posts online have claimed that Royal Legion poppies worn by BBC Breakfast presenters seemed to disappear during the show. It is true that the presenters did remove their poppies around five minutes into the programme on 30 October. The removal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Covid-19 Pandemic Was NOT Planned By Bill Gates And 5G Does NOT Cause It
Was the COVID-19 pandemic pre-planned with help from billionaire Bill Gates and have the illnesses associated with it been spread by 5G technology? No, that's not true: The claims made in the "Covid-19 Genocide of 2020" video are a rehash