Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming defended his vote against the American Rescue Plan Act, in part, by claiming that the legislation would provide $1,400 stimulus checks to prisoners and “illegal immigrants” who shouldn’t receive them. But, l
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Poynter→ Factually: Covid disinformation turning up in the mail
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. In your traditional mailbox: pizza coupons and COVID-19 disinformation Germa
Snopes→ Invalidations of Meghan’s Claims of Racism Hurt Black Women
As Prince Harry and Meghan’s TV interview reverberates internationally, it’s left the more than 50 million viewers who tuned in grappling with the couple’s claims of racism and lack of support.
AFP Fact Check→ The images show soldiers digging up an old bomb
Social media posts shared thousands of times purport to show photos of Myanmar soldiers excavating the grave of Kyal Sin, a teenager who was gunned down at an anti-coup rally in early March 2021 in Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay. The claim is
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Princess Diana Lose Her ‘Royal Protection’?
On March 7 2021, a highly-anticipated interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by Oprah Winfrey aired, and among discourse about that interview was a claim that Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, lost her royal protection — which was in tu
Snopes→ UK Royals Absorb Shock of Revealing Harry, Meghan Interview
In a two-hour soul-baring interview with Oprah Winfrey, the couple painted a deeply unflattering picture of life inside the royal household.
AFP Fact Check→ This image is an AFP photo that shows a dog culling in 2015 in Pakistan, not Myanmar
An image showing dozens of dead dogs has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside claims the animals were killed by soldiers in Myanmar as part of a crackdown on protests following the military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim is false;
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts falsely claim Chinese military insignia seen on troops in Myanmar
As the Myanmar military intensified a crackdown on protesters after seizing power in a coup in February, social media posts began sharing images of soldiers, pointing to the insignia on their uniforms to claim the pictures showed Chinese troops draft
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Schools Are NOT Banning Dr. Seuss Books, Seuss Enterprises Has Withdrawn Six Titles From Publication
Did schools ban Dr. Seuss books? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has not found any recent reports of schools which have banned all Dr. Seuss books in the wake of Seuss Enterprises' decision to cancel six titles of dozens because of "hur
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Cruz’s Partisan Spin on COVID-19 Bill
Sen. Ted Cruz says only 9% of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan “focuses on health spending” and that the remaining “91% is a partisan wish list paying off the Democratic special interests that got them elected.” While argu
FactCheck.org→ Video Targets Gates With Old Clip, Misleading Edit
Quick Take In a 2010 TED Talk focused on developing new technologies to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Bill Gates briefly mentioned reducing the rate of population growth. A conspiratorial video circulating on Facebook misleadingly edits
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the CDC Issue Zombie Apocalypse Guidelines in 2021 Because of a Nostradamus Prophecy?
On March 3 2021, a number of Fox affiliates shared an article claiming that due to a purported 2021 Nostradamus prophecy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had created “just in case” guidance for a “zombie apocalypse̶
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Biden Administration Censor, Cancel, or Ban Dr. Seuss Books Due to Racist Content?
On March 2 2021, throngs of Twitter users objected to the purported canceling or banning of books by Theodor Geisel, also known as children’s author Dr. Seuss. In some tellings, it was actual censorship — a state-sponsored cancellation that
Truth or Fiction?→ About That ’11-Year-Old Made $1K Selling N-Word Passes to White Friends at School’ Screenshot
In late February 2021, a screenshot of an apparent news article was shared to Facebook to support an assertion that an 11-year-old earned $1,000 by selling “n-word passes” to white classmates: 1k!!!! He had to have sold a few to some teach
AFP Fact Check→ These photos were taken after fuel vehicles exploded in Afghanistan
Multiple Facebook posts have shared photos they claim show a gas pipeline exploding in Myanmar. The posts began circulating online after anti-coup activists issued calls to damage gas pipelines connecting Myanmar and China, as they accuse Beijing of
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates online that Thai court postponed verdict on 2014 protest leaders
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared in February 2021 claim the Thai Court of Justice postponed its verdict on a group of protest leaders charged with sedition over anti-government demonstrations staged in 2014. The claim is false: on February 2
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored TV report misleads on payments to Myanmar’s civil servants and pensioners
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts purports to show a television news report from Myanmar's state-owned MRTV announcing civil servants and pensioners will no longer receive state payments following a governmentÂ
AFP Fact Check→ This image shows a South Korean film released in 2007 — it was not taken in Myanmar
A photo has been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Twitter and TikTok alongside a claim it shows Myanmar security forces cracking down on anti-coup protesters in the city of Mandalay in February 2021. The claim is false: the image in fact shows a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden Quote About Not Having Covid-19 Vaccine Coming Into Office Was About Supply Backlog — NOT About Vaccine Existence
Did President Biden say the US didn't have a COVID-19 vaccine before he took office? No, that's not true: he said there was no supply of the vaccine in storage awaiting distribution, not that the vaccine didn't exist. The words in quotati
The Dispatch→ Did a Helicopter Use Petroleum-Based Chemicals to De-Ice a Texas Wind Turbine?
A viral imagepurportedly shows a wind turbine in Texas frozen by recent winter storms being sprayed with a fossil-fuel-based chemical. a.image2.image-link.image2-559-510 { padding-bottom: 109.60784313725492%; padding-b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Germany’s Wind Turbines And Solar Panels Did NOT Suddenly Stop Working Due To Weather Conditions
Did all of Germany's close to 30,000 wind turbines and millions of photovoltaic panels suddenly stop working due to harsh weather conditions? And do wind turbines in Germany have to be heated in cold temperatures, taxing the country's ene
AFP Fact Check→ The image has been doctored to add a woman into a photo of a tank patrolling in Yangon
An image purportedly showing a woman with a sword confronting a tank in Myanmar has been shared on Facebook and Twitter as the junta intensifies a crackdown on anti-coup protesters. However, the image has been doctored from a photo of military vehic
Truth or Fiction?→ Can You Mop Your Floors With Tide Powder?
“Quarancleaning” became a major trend as the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to shelter in (and in many cases, work from) their homes. As stressed-out people traded “hacks” for keeping living spaces clean, mopping with powdered
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was not taken in Myanmar — it shows a Black Lives Matter protest in the US
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows protesters demonstrating on a street in Myanmar after a military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim is false: this photo was taken during a Black Li
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden White House Freeze of Trump Executive Order Did NOT Cause Insulin Prices To Increase
Did a regulatory freeze on "any new and pending rules" put in place by the Biden Administration on January 20, 2021 cause the price of insulin to increase? No, that's not true: Among Trump's executive orders President Biden froze for 90 d
AFP Fact Check→ These photos of police on a building in Yangon were not taken during protests in 2021
As tens of thousands of people protested on the streets of Myanmar following a military coup, two photos circulated on Facebook and Twitter purporting to show police snipers aiming their weapons from a rooftop bar in the country's largest city,
Logically→ Nancy Pelosi will receive a $1,400 stimulus check in the next round of the COVID-19 stimulus package.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not benefit from the new stimulus package as it excludes individuals earning over $100,000 and couples over $200,000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News DID Air Impeachment Proceedings On February 10, 2021
Is it true that Fox News Channel did not air the impeachment proceedings on Wednesday, February 10, 2021? No, that's not true: Fox News aired the impeachment from the beginning at 12 p.m. EST to 5 p.m. EST, and then cut away at 5 p.m. to
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrating Brexit in January 2020
Photos circulating on Facebook purport to show UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson banging a traditional Burmese gong in support of people in Myanmar after a military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim is false:Â the photo shows Johnson celebrating Britai
AFP Fact Check→ Children of billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates have all been vaccinated
A now-deleted video shared on Facebook claimed that billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates had refused to inoculate his children, despite being an ardent supporter of vaccines. This is false: his wife Melinda Gates has previously confirmed that their th
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
AFP Fact Check→ After Trump loss, US vote conspiracy theory shifts to Myanmar
Social media users in America say that companies falsely accused of rigging the presidential election against Donald Trump were also employed in Myanmar, where the military cited alleged vote irregularities to justify a coup. But the claims are baseles
AFP Fact Check→ Myanmar army chief mocked online for short stature in doctored photo
A photo shared repeatedly on Twitter and Weibo purports to show Myanmar’s army chief General Min Aung Hlaing standing on a blue stool for a group photo with foreign military officials. The posts, shared two days after Myanmar's military seized power
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
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.
Health Feedback→ The American Journal of Medicine didn’t recommend hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19; scientific evidence doesn’t show hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19
REVIEW In late January 2021, social media posts and articles claimed that hydroxychloroquine was effective for the early treatment of COVID-19 patients based on a scientific publication in The American Journal of Medicine. The claim went viral on so
Snopes→ Did Myanmar Use Dominion or Smartmatic Election Software?
Baseless conspiracy theories from the 2020 U.S. presidential election found a new home after Myanmar underwent a military coup.
Truth or Fiction?→ What Is a Short Ladder Attack?
During viral interest in the GameStop short squeeze, claims that a “short ladder attack” was driving drops in the price of “meme stocks” like $GME and $AMC became popular on Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter — which in turn
AFP Fact Check→ This image shows actress Michelle Yeoh playing Aung San Suu Kyi in 2011 movie The Lady
A photo has been shared in social media posts and news articles about the Myanmar military’s arrest of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi as it seized power in a coup on February 1, 2021. The photo has been shared in a misleading context; it shows actr