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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Explosion Did NOT Happen in 2022 — It’s A 2012 Controlled Explosion In Germany
Is this footage of Russia bombing Ukraine? Did this explosion happen in 2022? No, that's not true: This is a controlled explosion from 2012 in Munich. The claim appeared in a TikTok video (archived here) on February 14, 2022. Text above t
Full Fact→ Photos claiming to show explosions in Ukraine are actually from Gaza
A post shared over 1,000 times on Facebook features three images of explosions, with a caption describing the current invasion of Ukraine and stating: “Explosions have been heard in Ukraine after Russia launched a full-scale invasion this morning
Full Fact→ Videos claiming to show Ukraine invasion sourced to old TikTok videos
A video shared on Facebook, which has been viewed over 77,000 times, claims to show footage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Troops entered two rebel held areas in eastern Ukraine on 22 February, before an invasion was announced by Russian president
Full Fact→ Video claiming to show planes during Russian invasion of Ukraine is actually of 2020 parade rehearsal
A video of military planes flying overhead, widely shared on Facebook, is claimed to be footage from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spanish fact checking organisation Maldita has revealed the video actually shows a military parade rehearsal near Mosc
Logically→ This image from a video clip shows a Russian fighter jet shot down in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army has said it has shot down five Russian jets but this image is from footage in Libya in 2011.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show February 24, 2022, Bombardment in Ukraine
Does this video show Ukraine being bombarded on February 24, 2022? No, that's not true: The video appeared on TikTok as far back as January 29, 2022, with a caption suggesting it showed a lightning strike on a power plant. The video appea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nyonoksa Incident Was NOT ‘Chernobyl 2.0,’ NOT Related To Ongoing Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Was an explosion of a nuclear-powered missile that took place near the Russian village of Nyonoksa comparable to the Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986? No, that's not true: Although the Nyonoksa incident did involve fatalities, there is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: News Report Accidentally Used Wrong Clip Featuring Incorrect Medication — Queen Is NOT Being Treated With Ivermectin
Did a news report accidentally reveal that doctors are giving a "banned" COVID-19 treatment to Queen Elizabeth? No, that's not true: Due to an editing error, the Australian program "A Current Affair" featured a clip showing a bottle of St
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Age Verification On Graphic Video Is NOT From Facebook — It’s A Ruse To Phish For Passwords
Does Facebook require users to verify their age before viewing a graphic video hosted on another website? No, that's not true: Compromised accounts have been posting fabricated stories into Facebook groups. These stories, such as "suspect
Snopes→ Does Watching the Super Bowl Cause Male Impotence?
It was rumored that a 2011 study “successfully linked the watching of high-intensity, fast-paced sports footage to a sharp decrease in the male virility.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine Did NOT Cause Fainting Spell For German TV Reporter Clara Pfeffer
Was the on-air spell suffered by German reporter Clara Pfeffer caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, as some social media posts suggest? No, that's not true: Pfeffer became disoriented during a live broadcast of the RTL News morning show, "ntv-
Snopes→ Did Buzz Aldrin Admit Moon Landing Was Faked?
CBS News did not air genuine footage of the moon landing because, well, CBS is on Earth.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Buzz Aldrin Did NOT Say The Moon Landing Was Faked
Did Buzz Aldrin reveal that the Apollo 11 mission was faked when he corrected Conan O'Brien's recollection of having watched the moon landing live on TV as a child by telling him that what he watched was an animation? No, that's not true:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Conflict Between Russia, Ukraine
Does a video posted to Facebook show footage of conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022? No, that's not true: The video shows gameplay from Arma 3, a military shooter video game. Many social media users have posted similar fo
Truth or Fiction?→ Anthony Bourdain: ‘Eat at a Local Restaurant Tonight’ Quote
On February 12 2022, the Facebook page “Messages for the Soul” shared the following quote attributed to Anthony Bourdain, along with an image: “Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Clips Do NOT Provide Evidence of Reptilian Beings Or Shapeshifters
Does this compilation of video clips provide evidence of a race of shape-shifting reptilian beings who live among us? No, that's not true: This collection of videos shows an assortment of interesting video artifacts with a variety of expl
Truth or Fiction?→ Mysterious Black Liquid Falling in Las Vegas
On February 10 2022 an Imgur user shared a screenshot of the following tweet about a “mysterious black liquid” that had reportedly been falling from the sky in Las Vegas: A mysterious black liquid has been falling on people in East Las V
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Plant Dumpster Full Of Rocks To Provoke Violence At ‘Freedom Convoy’
Did the Canadian government leave a dumpster full of rocks in downtown Ottawa to provoke violence during the "Freedom Convoy" protests? No, that's not true: The owner of the company that owns the dumpster confirmed with Lead Stories that
Full Fact→ Moving ‘crisis actor’ in body bag is actually climate change protester
A video on Facebook is being circulated with claims that it shows “crisis actors”. The footage shows a news reporter in front of people appearing to be in body bags, before one of those people moves and uncovers themself, and then a woman r
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a GOP Lawmaker Accuse Nancy Pelosi of Having a ‘Gazpacho Police’?
Conspiracy-theory-slinging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) bungled her latest attempt to paint Democrats as tyrants in a rant that spread online on February 9 2022. The conservative group The Republican Accountability Project captured Greene
Full Fact→ West Yorkshire Police is not investigating the Covid-19 vaccine programme
Multiple Facebook posts claim West Yorkshire Police is investigating the Covid-19 vaccine programme. This is not true. The posts include a reference number and encourage other Facebook users to contact the force with reports of adverse reactions they s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dan Bongino Used Wrong Places In Graphic Of Unhealthy U.S. Cities Run By Democrats
Did Dan Bongino show a graphic that accurately showed that the unhealthiest cities in the United States are run by liberal politicians? No, that's not true: He showed a graphic during his February 5, 2022, show on Fox News that inverted t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Trucks With Brazilian Flags NOT Linked To Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’
Is a video of several trucks driving on a road and displaying Brazilian flags linked to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" held in 2022? No, that's not true: The video was taken in May 2021 and shows a rally in support of Jair Bolsonaro, presi
Full Fact→ What did Boris Johnson tell MPs about the alleged 13 November Downing Street party?
Following the publication of Sue Gray’s initial update on her report into the alleged parties in Downing Street during lockdown, there has been speculation about whether or not Boris Johnson misled Parliament over an alleged party on 13 November
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking More Claims About the 2020 Presidential Election in Georgia
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Health Feedback→ No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain bacteria and HIV; the vaccines enhance the body’s ability to respond to pathogens, not reduce it
REVIEW A video published on Facebook, showing a woman wearing a mask who claimed to be a “natural doctor”, alleged that the COVID-19 vaccines decreases our ability to produce white blood cells, and that the vaccine contains “81 strands of fore
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That Was NO UFO On A U.S. Navy Ship — It Was Photoshop
Did someone record the finding of a triangular-shaped UFO aboard a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Gerald Ford? No, that's not true: A spokesperson from the U.S. Navy told Lead Stories that this claim is false, and sent us the original footage wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Harris Did NOT Visit Area 51 By Plane On January 8, 2022
Did President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visit Area 51 -- a U.S. Air Force facility that has spawned numerous conspiracy theories -- on January 8, 2022, by plane? No, that's not true: Biden and Harris flew to Nevada to att
PolitiFact→ Dinesh D'Souza – D’Souza falsely claims Jan. 6 video shows police using ‘massive’ force on ‘unarmed Trump supporters’
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hydroxychloroquine CANNOT Be Made At Home By Boiling Grapefruit And Lemon Peels In Water
Can hydroxychloroquine be made at home by boiling grapefruit and lemon peels in water? No, that's not true: This claim is "totally false," Dr. Joseph Fortunak, professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences at Howard University, told
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Director-General Did NOT Say Countries Are Giving COVID-19 Booster Shots To Kill Children
Did the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus say that countries are administering COVID-19 booster shots to "kill children"? No, that's not true: A WHO spokesperson told Lead Stories that Gheb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Knocking At Wrong House Is NOT Real — It’s A Skit
Did a police officer, believing there was a domestic incident, knock for 10 minutes on the door of a house where no one lives until the homeowner arrives and tells her the house was empty? No, that's not true: This video is a scripted ski
Truth or Fiction?→ In ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ Disinformation is a Supervillain
Even as it deals with super-powered confrontations, the December 2021 movie Spider-Man: No Way Home introduces a different form of villainy to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in depicting the impact of disinformation on its titular hero. This post contai
Full Fact→ What we know about the alleged Downing Street parties so far
The biggest political story of the last month has been a series of reports on parties allegedly held late last year in Downing Street and Westminster at a time when strict Covid-19 restrictions were in force. Much of the coverage so far has been based
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Teachers in South Dakota Compete in a ‘Dash for Cash’ Event?
A reporter’s account of a “Dash For Cash” promotion in South Dakota in December 2021 unintentionally turned into a glimpse at something more dystopian. Annie Todd of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper documented the contest, hoste
Full Fact→ Video of Michael Gove dancing is from Conservative conference not Christmas party
A video of Michael Gove dancing in a crowded room to a cover of the Whitney Houston song ‘I wanna dance with somebody’, with the caption “Leaked 10 Downing Street party footage, plenty more to come” has been viewed 16,000 times
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Helicopter Crash Video Was NOT One That Killed General From India — This Crash Is From Syria
Is this the video of the helicopter crash that killed former Gen. Bipin Rawat of the Indian Armed Forces on December 8, 2021? No, that's not true: This footage documented a helicopter crash in Syria almost two years earlier, in February 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Indigenous Elder Being Forced Into Van For Violation of Australia’s COVID-19 Vax Policies
Does a video posted online show an indigenous elder being forced into a van by law enforcement for violating Australia's COVID-19 vaccination policies? No, that's not true: The video shows an individual who was arrested during a gathering
Full Fact→ Do police normally investigate things that happened a year ago?
The police don't normally look back and investigate things that have taken place a year ago. Dominic Raab MP, 5 December 2021. A clip of justice secretary Dominic Raab appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show has been widely shared online after M