A video shared on Facebook featuring influencers Kate Shemirani and Kevin Corbett makes a number of false claims and has been viewed thousands of times. The clip contains many claims that are not backed up by evidence, or that don’t provide
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The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Interference’ Video
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Health Feedback→ A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for children would protect children and at-risk people by reducing the virus’ spread
REVIEW On 5 May 2021, Canada’s health ministry authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children aged between 12 to 15. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to do the same soon and the European Medicines Age
AFP Fact Check→ This image shows a silicone model foetus created for a film — it does not show a real dolphin’s womb
A photo has been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a foetus of a dolphin in the womb. This is false: the image in fact shows a silicone model foetus created for a film.
Snopes→ Does a Snapple Lid Say ‘Trump Lost’?
The underside of the cap reportedly read, “Trump lost and the election was not stolen.”
Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Reveal on ‘SNL’ He Had Asperger’s?
The tech entrepreneur and billionaire hosted the show on May 8, 2021.
Snopes→ China Says Most Rocket Debris Burned Up During Reentry
People in Jordan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia reported sightings of the Chinese rocket debris on social media.
AllSides→ Kamala Harris said corruption costs as much as 5% of the world’s GDP. That stat is questionable
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/07/kamala-harris/kamala-harris-said-corruption-costs-much-5-worlds-/
Snopes→ Prospects Dim for Passage of LGBTQ Rights Bill in Senate
With no Republicans signed on, for now, Democrats are unlikely to win the 60 votes needed to pass the Equality Act, potentially putting the issue in limbo indefinitely.
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading posts about Myanmar unrest share old video of helicopter downed in Syria
A video has been viewed thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows a Burmese military helicopter shot down by a leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army in May 2021. But the claim is false: the video has circulated online since February 2020
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney And Maria Zack Video Shows NO Proof Of Election Fraud
Did a video featuring Lt. General Tom McInerney and Maria Zack show proof of election fraud? No, that's not true. The retired general and the Nations in Action website founder repeated previously debunked claims about election fraud in th
Truth or Fiction?→ Piute Reservoir ‘Fake Town in Utah … Like Truman Show Fake’
On May 3 2021, one of several identical posts were shared to Imgur about an anonymous user’s discovery of a “fake town” in Utah; the first iteration (from u/AlexeyMalykhin) was titled “Spooky Pasta”: Spooky pasta That pa
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Donald Trump’s Latest Voting Fraud Claims
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Blank Product Insert Inside J&J Vaccine Box Does NOT Show Anything Unexpected Or Untoward
Does a video of a blank product insert inside a box of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine show anything unexpected or untoward? No, that's not true: The insert's front and back panels were intentionally left blank, accordi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ohio Doctor’s Death Caused By Second Shot Of Covid-19 Vaccine
Did a surgeon from Ohio die shortly after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine? There is no evidence that Dr. Thomas Lee Flanigan's death on April 27, 2021, was related to the COVID-19 vaccine he had received 12 weeks earlier
Full Fact→ Prince William is not leading a global depopulation agenda
A viral Facebook post claims that the Duke of Cambridge said there are “too many people on earth” and is part of a powerful group pushing a “global depopulation” agenda. While Prince William has made comments in the past a
Full Fact→ The term ‘double mutants’ doesn’t mean much
With reporting of the impact of the current wave of Covid-19 in India, there has been interest in the B1.617 variant of Covid-19 which was first identified there, and has been dubbed the ‘Indian variant’. It has often been described a
Logically→ The third wave of COVID-19 in India is inevitable.
India's scientific adviser K Vijay Raghavan said the third wave is inevitable, and the health care system should be prepared for more waves.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "Live" Video Does NOT Show Live Gas Station Explosion
Does a "live" video currently streaming on Facebook show a gas station explosion happening right now? No, that's not true: The video appears to be a looping piece of video footage taken in 2014 of an incident at an Exxon Mobile station in
AFP Fact Check→ This clip actually shows a Kazakh newscaster performing tongue twisters
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts claiming it shows a news report announcing that Indonesia has lifted a travel ban for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr this year. However, the posts are intended as sa
AFP Fact Check→ Images of Filipino students ‘calling for end to free food stalls’ have been doctored
Three photos shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts purport to show students in the Philippines calling for an end to community-run stalls offering free food during the Covid-19 pandemic. But these photos have been doctored: they originally sh
FactCheck.org→ Two Views of American Families Plan
The White House and Republican National Committee are each touting different economic analyses that reach far different conclusions about the budget and economic impact of President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan. One analysis from Penn Wharton B
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Pentagon Coup — The Joint Chiefs Of Staff Were NOT Overthrown
Was there a coup at the Pentagon? Were the Joint Chiefs of Staff overthrown? No, that's not true: A Pentagon spokesperson denied the claim, which was based on a single purported "confidential" source. The story was published by a website
Truth or Fiction?→ A Labor Shortage in 2021? Viral ‘Signs’ Are Not Employment Data
As the world began to emerge from more than a year of pandemic-related uncertainty in May 2021, an avalanche of photographs showing signs about businesses being “short staffed” because “no one wants to work” on social media p
Washington Post→ Stefanik defends election falsehoods told on Jan. 6
On Jan. 6, the New York Republican made several false claims about the vote count in Georgia. She has no regrets.
The Dispatch→ Has the Maricopa County Audit Yielded Hundreds of Thousands of Votes?
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Snopes→ Burger King Sign Falls on Minivan, TikTok Videos Show
We often report on odd and perhaps questionable stories like these, as they can sometimes bloom into other kinds of content in the future, such as memes.
Truth or Fiction?→ Signal Says Facebook Banned ‘Transparent’ Ads, Facebook Issues Denial
On May 4 2021, Signal app creator Moxie Marlinspike (Matthew Rosenfeld) tweeted about a series of Facebook ads purportedly banned by the platform — for reasons apparent upon seeing examples of the advertisements: Signal tried to use Instagram a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Boycott Did NOT Cause Pepsi To Outsell Coke And Was Not Cause Of 100 Cancelled Delta Flights
Did Pepsi sell more products than Coca-Cola during the April, 2021 boycott declared by conservatives to punish the company for criticizing Georgia's new voting restrictions? Did Delta cancel 100 flights because of the boycotts? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New Evidence’ On Voting Systems In Antrim County, Michigan, Lacks Context
By Dana Ford and Maarten Schenk Does "new evidence" on voting systems in Antrim County, Michigan, give a full and complete picture of how tabulation machines and software work? No, that's not true: The evidence, which consists of a video
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence demonstrates that COVID-19 and the virus that causes it exist and are different from the flu
REVIEW In little more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused 3,2 million deaths worldwide, 577,000 of them in the U.S. Still, false claims that the virus doesn’t exist and that the pandemic is a hoax continue circulating on social media. On
Health Feedback→ The benefits of getting the COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks; there is no increased mortality rate among vaccinated people relative to unvaccinated people
REVIEW Social media posts calling the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines into question commonly point to adverse events occurring after vaccination as evidence that the vaccine is responsible. As shown by this previous Health Feedback review, posts mak
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a UAE minister attending the opening ceremony of a church in Abu Dhabi
A picture has been shared multiple times on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows the Saudi king and priests from the Vatican inaugurating a Catholic church in Saudi Arabia. The claim is false: the picture has circulated in reports about a United Ar
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows Indian police dispersing a village fair that breached pandemic restrictions
A video has been shared repeatedly in social media posts that claim it shows scuffles in an Indian village after soldiers tried to force people to receive Covid-19 vaccinations. The claim is false: the video has circulated in reports about police dis
AFP Fact Check→ This image shows the wreckage of an Indian military helicopter that crashed in 2019
After a leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army said it had shot down a military helicopter on May 3, 2021 a photo was shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claimed it showed the wreckage from the crash. But the claim is false: the image has circ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Carters and Bidens Were NOT Breaking Indoor Mask-Wearing Guidelines In Photo
Did President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden put former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter at risk by not wearing masks inside the Carters' home? No, that's not true: Although the Centers for Disease Control
Snopes→ Did a Black Woman Get Prison for Illegal Voting, While a White Man Got Probation?
In May 2021, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna cited race as the decisive factor in the vastly different punishments given to Crystal Mason and Bruce Bartman.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Featuring DeSantis Presents Misleading Picture of COVID-19 and Vaccine Safety
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. But a meme featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis minimizes the toll the pandemic already has taken — particularly among the elderly. The meme also questions getting
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dollar General Workers Quit and Call for a General Strike?
A call to action by a trio of former Dollar General employees in Maine went viral after they announced their resignations on Twitter. Berndt Erikson’s first posted aa photograph declaring the group’s intent on May 3 2021. “Got real ti
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Senegal Pink Lake’
An April 29 2021 tweet (reading only “Senegal pink lake”) was popular on and off Twitter, for obvious reasons: Senegal pink lake pic.twitter.com/yfyyezdUF1 — Andonia (@andohood) April 29, 2021 In addition to the three-word caption,