“In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? 38,000."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Car that disrupted traffic in New York waved Puerto Rican flag, not Palestinian flag
A video shows “a car carrying men waving the Palestinian flag abruptly and dangerously stopping traffic to run ‘donuts.’”
PolitiFact→ Never Back Down PAC – No, Nikki Haley didn't say she wants the U.S. to take in Gaza refugees, as DeSantis PAC claims
“Nikki Haley argues in support of bringing Gaza refugees to America.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Joe Biden no advirtió en octubre de 2023 de un ataque de Corea del Norte contra EE. UU.
Joe Biden advirtió el 15 de octubre de 2023 “que Corea del Norte podría estar preparando un ataque parecido al Hamas en Israel pero este sería en suelo americano”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mass Vaccinations Did NOT Cause Spanish Flu
Did mass vaccinations cause the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918? No, that's not true: According to medical research and medical experts, the pandemic, which killed at least 50 million people worldwide, was caused by an influenza A (H1N1) vir
PolitiFact→ Jim Justice – Is Gov. Jim Justice right that West Virginia had its biggest tourism year in 2022?
“2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Gates Foundation ‘Insider’ Admits Depopulation Drugs Are Pumped Into Fast Food Meals
Did a Gates Foundation "insider" say that depopulation drugs had been injected into U.S. fast food to sterilize most of the world? No, that's not true: The People's Voice, the website that made this claim, provided no proof that someone a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video on 'American Debt Relief' program misleads
Video shows a family learning their debt was resolved by the “American Debt Relief program” for American citizens and legal residents who “have over $20,000” in credit card debt.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ An old and unrelated video from Spain is being misrepresented as a pro-Palestinian protest
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Embassy In Bahrain On Fire — It’s A 2012 Attack On A Sitra Police Station
Does a video show individuals setting the Israeli embassy in Bahrain on fire on October 19, 2023? No, that's not true: This video was filmed in 2012. It shows protesters throwing Molotov cocktails at a police station on the Bahraini islan
Full Fact→ HMA label on Asda beef does not mean it’s halal
The claim has been circulating online for at least eight years.
Full Fact→ Fake audio falsely suggests CNN staged Israel-Gaza border footage
The video shows a CNN correspondent and her team scramble for cover.
Full Fact→ Around a quarter of 10- to 11-year-olds are obese
Suzanne Webb MP claimed in Parliament that 40% of those in this age group are obese, but her office says she meant to say “obese or overweight”.
Logically→ Video from WYD Lisbon 2023 passed off as ‘Palestinians sleeping in the open’ during Israel-Hamas war
Logically→ Old video of ‘crying boy’ from Syria falsely linked to Israel-Hamas war
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: A clip circulating online doesn't show Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, threatening to cut off the world’s natural gas supply if Israel doesn’t
The Dispatch→ The House Speaker Fiasco Keeps on Going
Plus: Republican candidates split between Nevada’s primary and caucus.
Logically→ No, this video does not show Egyptian Bedouins driving to Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war
AllSides→ Nikki Haley ‘misleads’ town hall audience when questioned on Chinese land purchases in South Carolina: WaPo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-misleads-town-hall-audience-questioned-chinese-land-purchases-south-carolina-washington-post
AllSides→ Where does Hamas get its weapons?
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/oct/18/ask-politifact-where-does-hamas-get-its-weapons/ Photos
Logically→ The Wall Street Journal did not report a U.S.-made MK-84 was dropped on the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza
Logically→ కర్ణాటకకి చెందిన ఫొటో షేర్ చేసి తెలుగుదేశం నాయకుని ఇంట్లో ఆదాయపు పన్ను శాఖ జప్తు చేసిన నోట్ల కట్టలు అని ప్రచారం చేశారు
Logically→ సంబంధం లేని ఫొటో షేర్ చేసి తెలుగుదేశం నాయకుని డబ్బు జప్తు చేశారని ప్రచారం చేశారు
Logically→ Old video peddled as Israel Embassy attacked in Bahrain
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, October 2023 Update
Summary Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Since President Joe Biden took office: The economy added 13.9 million jobs, putting the total 4.5 million higher than before the pandemic. The unemployment rate dr
Logically→ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರರ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಶ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ ರೂ.೪೨ ಕೋಟಿಯನ್ನು ಈ ಚಿತ್ರವು ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Quote From Qatari Leader
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/social-media-posts-spread-bogus-quote-from-qatari-leader/ Posts on so
Logically→ Video of Tajikistan flood survivor falsely linked to Israel-Hamas war
The Dispatch→ You Belong With Me
It’s Russia and China against the world—maybe.
Logically→ Old photo of child in cardboard box from Greece falsely shared as Palestine
Logically→ मध्य प्रदेश कांग्रेस विधायक जयवर्धन सिंह की पुरानी तस्वीर को हाल की बताकर ग़लत दावे से शेयर किया गया
Logically→ Old, edited video shared claiming audience chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ during India vs Pakistan match
The Dispatch→ War in Israel: Hamas Took Her Sister
A conversation with an Israeli on Hamas terror.
The Dispatch→ A Dark Day for the Middle East—and Journalism
How the New York Times misled its readers about the hospital bombing in Gaza.
The Dispatch→ What About Jewish Nationalism?
Does Israel deserve a carveout from arguments against nationalism?
The Dispatch→ ‘China’s Not Going Away’
Sen. Bill Cassidy says senators talked fentanyl with Xi Jinping, but human rights not a top topic.
Logically→ আলজেৰিয়াত ফুটবল ক্লাবৰ বিজয় উদযাপনৰ ভিডিঅ’ ইজৰাইলৰ গাজা আক্ৰমণৰ দৃশ্য বুলি প্ৰচাৰ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Lia Thomas Was Booed Off Stage At NCAA Legends’ Meet And Greet — Claim Is From Satire Site
Was swimmer Lia Thomas "Booed Off Stage at the 'NCAA Legends' Meet and Greet"? No, that's not true: This claim appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. The website where this claim originated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Zionist Israeli Police’ Raiding Synagogue To Arrest Jewish Youth Who Support Palestinian Rights In October 2023 — It’s From 2021
Does a video shared on social media show an Israeli police raid on a synagogue to arrest a Jewish youth who supports Palestinian rights in the days following the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023? No, that's not true: The same video
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Quote From Qatari Leader
Quick Take Posts on social media are spreading the baseless claim that the ruler of Qatar has “threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.” The country’s government gets mo