Did Joe Biden tweet that he got Instagram to take down the page that falsely posted that Biden wore a special earpiece during the first presidential debate with Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Biden never tweeted the claim. The page @e
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Logically→ Joe Biden used a tax loophole that the Obama administration tried and failed to close, substantially lowering his tax bill.
Passing their income through an S corporation, Biden and his wife avoided paying self-employment tax, reportedly saving $500,000.
Full Fact→ Crime in London has risen less than the rest of England since 2016
“Since Boris Johnson stepped down as London mayor, crime in Khan’s London has soared at five times the rate of the rest of the country.” The Sun, 1 October 2020 After being “mugged in broad daylight” recently, journalist
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO 6.0 To 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake In the San Francisco Bay Area Over The Weekend, Leaving Prediction Flat
Was a post's prediction accurate for a 6.0 to 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the San Francisco Bay between October 1 and 2, 2020? No, as anyone in the Bay Area or keeping up with news can testify, that didn't happen. Earthquakes are still un
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Nancy Pelosi, George Stephanopoulos, And Chris Wallace Is From February 2019
Is this a photo of Nancy Pelosi, George Stephanopoulos and Chirs Wallace? Yes, it was taken on February 5, 2019, as Speaker Pelosi met with the network television anchors just before President Trump delivered the annual State of the Union
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Abandoned 2020 Mail-In Ballots
Is this a photo of 2020 general election mail-in ballots abandoned on the side of the road? No, that's not true: This a photo from 2018. A New Jersey-based U.S. Postal Service worker dumped this mail and later resigned. The claim appeared
FactCheck.org→ Chris Wallace Pictured With Clooney, Not Epstein
Quick Take A photo of Chris Wallace circulating on social media purports to show the Fox News anchor with Jeffrey Epstein. He was actually pictured with George Clooney. Full Story Fox News anchor Chris Wallace moderated the first presidential debate of
Full Fact→ Fact checkers need to work together to create better models for distributing our fact checks online
This post is published on the websites of the International Fact-Checking Network (in English, Portuguese and Spanish), Maldita.es (in Spanish) and Full Fact (in English). Partnerships with internet platforms are vital for fact checkers that want
AFP Fact Check→ The Eswatini government rejected claims of a new law prohibiting foreign-owned businesses
Multiple posts on Facebook claim that Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, has passed a new law that reserves all businesses for citizens and prohibits the renewal of operating permits for foreigners. The claim is false; the government has dismissed reports t
AFP Fact Check→ Photos of a Muslim domestic violence victim circulate online with misleading claim
Three photos have been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim they show a Hindu woman who was assaulted by her extended family for marrying a Muslim man in the south Indian state of Kerala. This claim is mi
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are not expected to be available for the public before several months, contrary to viral claim on social media
REVIEW An article published by SHTFplan.com on 16 September 2020 and reposted on the website Beforeitsnews.com, titled “the [U.S] government has released their initial plans to force a [COVID-19] vaccine on everyone”, has gone viral in early Oct
FactCheck.org→ Timeline of Trump’s COVID-19 Comments
President Donald Trump announced in the early hours of Oct. 2 that he and the first lady had tested positive for COVID-19. By late afternoon, the White House said that “out of an abundance of caution” the president was taken to Walter Reed
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis
On Oct. 2, President Donald Trump revealed that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. Here we answer common questions about the risks of the disease, treatments available and the shortcomings of testing. What do we know abou
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation, Speculation Follow Trump COVID-19 Diagnosis
The news that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump contracted the novel coronavirus led to a wave of social media posts spreading misinformation — and politically charged speculation. Some of posts tapped into baseless conspiracy t
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘There’s More Cases of Covid in the White House Than in All of New Zealand’
After news broke of U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump testing positive for COVID-19, a viral tweet contrasted the spate of positive tests in the White House outstripped the rate of positive tests in all of New Zealand: There
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say He Attended College At HBCU Delaware State University
Did Joe Biden say he attended college at HBCU Delaware State University? No, that's not true. A comment made by the former vice president during the campaign in 2019 that he "got started out of an HBCU, Delaware State University," a histo
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Trump Campaign Use His COVID-19 Diagnosis in a Fundraising Message?
As speculation circulated online following United States President Donald Trump’s announcement late on October 1 2020 (or early on October 2 2020, depending on your time zone) that both he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for CO
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Trump Campaign Use His COVID-19 Diagnosis in a Fundraising Message?
As speculation circulated online following United States President Donald Trump’s announcement late on October 1 2020 (or early on October 2 2020, depending on your time zone) that both he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for CO
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Camp Did NOT Send Mailer Asking For $421 Million In Donations After President’s Positive COVID Test
Did President Trump's campaign send out a mailer asking for the public's help in raising $421 million soon after the president tested positive for COVID-19, to care for his recovery? No, that is not true. The supposed mailer, which is mak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Simpsons’ TV Show Did NOT Air A Scene With Donald Trump In A Coffin
Did "The Simpsons" TV show air a scene several years ago that showed Donald Trump in a coffin? No, that's not true: This image is not a real still taken from "The Simpsons" TV show. Although the artwork is in the style of the show, it is
Full Fact→ Ordinary colds and flu aren’t the reason for rising Covid-19 cases
“It's NOT a SECOND WAVE of C19 coming soon. It's the NORMAL COLD / FLU SEASON. Same as last year.” Facebook post, 1 September 2020 A post on Facebook says that there is not an approaching “second wave” of Covid-19 infections.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mask-wearing Killed A German Schoolchild
Did a German schoolchild die as a result of wearing their required mask in school? No, there's no evidence: The person making the claim provided no evidence, not even the place, age or date of death. Police in the Lower Franconia region o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump’s COVID Announcement Connected to E6A or E6B Mercury "Doomsday Planes" Going Airborne
Was an airborne command center of the type Boeing E6A (or E6B) Mercury readying for any kind of invasion when it took off even before President Trump announced he and the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19? No, there is no current ev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say ‘I Am Ready To Take My Rightful Place As President Of These United States’
Did Nancy Pelosi say "I am ready to take my rightful place as President of these United States?" No, that's not true. A website posted a story claiming that the Speaker of the House said she was "ready to take my rightful place as Preside
Snopes→ President Trump and First Lady Test Positive for COVID-19
Trump was last seen by reporters returning to the White House and looked to be in good health.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grizzly Bear Killed By Alaska Hunter Was NOT The Largest On Record And There’s No Evidence It Had Killed Anyone Beforehand
Did a hunter in Alaska kill the largest grizzly bear on record? And did the grizzly kill two hunters beforehand? No, neither assertion is true: This meme is a still-circulating exaggeration of a real grizzly killing that occurred in 2001,
Snopes→ Minnesota Journalist Attacked by Trump Supporter at Rally
A Minnesota photojournalist was attacked by a supporter of President Donald Trump who punched a cellphone out of the reporter’s hands near the president’s rally in Duluth.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chris Wallace With Jeffrey Epstein — It’s Wallace And George Clooney
Does a photo in a social meme show Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein together? No, that's not true: The implication is that Wallace, who is the target of social media attacks after he modera
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Other Countries Have NOT Proved U.S. FDA Was Wrong to Withdraw Approval Of Hydroxychloroquine as COVID Drug
Have other countries proved the U.S. Food and Drug Administration endangered thousands of lives by withdrawing approval of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19? No, that's not true: The findings of clinical studies in the U.S. a
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 is at least an order of magnitude more deadly than seasonal flu, according to current estimates
REVIEW An Instagram post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that COVID-19 is less deadly than flu started circulating on 27 September 2020. The post replicates a table included in a 10 September 2020 update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a
Full Fact→ What are the facts behind claims of a child-snatching panic on social media?
In the past few weeks, many reports of suspicious behaviour around children, including attempted abductions, have appeared on social media. There’s evidence to suggest that some of these reported cases may be genuine attempts to abduct children,
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the first Trump-Biden presidential debate (part 2)
There were so many false claims made by President Trump in the first debate we needed to produce a second report.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Was NOT Wearing A Communications Device In Debate With Trump
Do images from the September 29, 2020, presidential debate show that Joe Biden was wearing a communications device, perhaps to receive tips on what to say? No, that is not true. Social media posts are making this claim after a rosary, wor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whether The New York Times Paid Zero Federal Income Tax In 2017 On Earnings Of $111 Million Is Open To Interpretation
Did The New York Times pay zero federal income tax in 2017 on earnings of $111 million? It's entirely possible, but open to interpretation: Public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission include tax estimates. While those esti
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Biden Was ‘Wearing a Wire’ in Debate
Quick Take Facebook posts baselessly accuse former Vice President Joe Biden of wearing a wire during the first presidential debate. The low-quality videos and photos being cited don’t support that claim. Full Story Unsubstantiated claims about
FactCheck.org→ Video: The First Debate
In this video, we review six claims we fact-checked in the first presidential debate on Sept. 29 between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Trump rattled off supposed instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Photos Show Donald Trump With A ‘Neural Stimulator Device’
Do photos show President Donald Trump with a "neural stimulator device" on his scalp under his hair? No, there's no evidence that's true: Even assuming the photographs are real, which we don't, the images are not suggestive of such a devi
Truth or Fiction?→ Joe Biden’s Wrist ‘Wire’
During the September 29 2020 presidential debate, a purported “wire” seen on Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden’s wrist as he coughed into his sleeve predictably became a hot topic on social media, with increasingly conspiratorial an
Snopes→ Flash in Dark Sky Was Probably Random Meteor, Expert Says
Many social media users around the Pittsburgh area reported seeing a streaking fireball shortly after 4 a.m.
AllSides→ Joe Biden called troops ‘stupid bastards,’ but only ‘jokingly’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/29/fact-check-2016-joe-biden-called-troops-stupid-bastards-jest/3560443001/