REVIEW An article published in the Jerusalem Post declares that people with type O blood are “more protected against COVID-19”. The article has received more than 23 million views on Facebook and more than 900,000 interactions on the platform si
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brooklyn Subway Attack NOT Related To Black Lives Matter Protests
Was a Brooklyn, New York, subway attack on a white woman by a black man related to current Black Lives Matter protests? No, it was not. The attack took place on Oct. 23, 2019, well before the wave of BLM protests began following the death of G
FactCheck.org→ Azar, Trump Mislead on FDA’s Hydroxychloroquine Decision
In a meeting at the White House, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar left the misleading impression that the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to revoke its emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT A Photo Of An Antifa Activist Posing With A Hammer-And-Sickle Cake
Did an Antifa activist pose with a cake that had a hammer and sickle symbol on top? No, that's not true: The viral image was digitally altered. Lead Stories spoke with the person in the picture, who provided the original photograph, which was
FactCheck.org→ Conspiracy Theory on Floyd’s Death Disproved by Footage
Quick Take A conspiracy theory on Facebook is falsely claiming that the killing of George Floyd was “filmed before covid19” because “[n]ot a single person is wearing a mask” in the videos. Some of the officers and officials in t
FactCheck.org→ Sarah Huckabee Sanders Did Not Post Conspiratorial Tweet
Quick Take A tweet that suggests a conspiratorial “pattern” — from the protests over George Floyd’s death, to the pandemic, to the presidential impeachment, to the 2016 election – is being falsely attributed to former White Ho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Antifa Debit Card’ Is NOT A Real Banking Card
Does the Antifa movement offer a debit card that can be funded to support looting, rioting, and gang-stalking? No, that's not true: The "card offer" appears on a German website that, according to the English translation on the site, belongs to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Images and Videos Do NOT Show Hells Angels and Mongols riding together on their way to Seattle to scrap with Antifa Terrorists
Do a viral video and several viral images show Hell's Angels and Mongols bikers riding to Seattle to scrap with "Antifa Terrorists" at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ)? No, that's not true: the footage is at least ten years old and appe
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claims of ‘Crisis Actors’ in Death of George Floyd
Quick Take False claims that nearly everyone involved in George Floyd’s death — including Floyd — are “crisis actors” have spread widely online. But the pictures that supposedly prove this theory actually show unrelated pe
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Facts on Floyd Pathologist’s Role in Past Cases
Quick Take Instagram posts erroneously claim the “SAME DOCTOR” performed the autopsies on “JFK, MLK, Epstein, AND George Floyd.” The doctor referenced, pathologist Michael Baden, has connections to those four cases — but h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Protester’ Was Joking When He Told Interviewer George Soros Paid Him To Protest
Was a man serious when he told a journalist that George Soros invited him to lunch, paid him by personal check to protest, and made him rich? No, that's not true: A video of the "paid protester" is a 3-year-old spoof, according to the man who
FactCheck.org→ The Continuing ‘Tear Gas’ Debate
The national semantics exercise over “pepper balls” and “tear gas” has continued. On CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Attorney General William Barr was asked if it was appropriate for the U.S. Park Police “to use smok
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Mayor of Buffalo Call 75-year-old Martin Gugino ‘an Agitator’?
Amid criticism of his local police department for its treatment of 75-year-old Martin Gugino that was captured on video and spread online, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown further inflamed the situation by attempting to smear the victim by implying he deserv
FactCheck.org→ The Semantics of ‘Tear Gas’ Versus ‘Pepper Spray’
Democratic politicians have criticized President Donald Trump for the use of “tear gas” to disperse protesters near the White House on June 1 before Trump walked to St. John’s Episcopal Church to pose for photos with a Bible. The pres
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: You CANNOT Legally Hit A Protester If They’re Blocking A Road
Can you legally hit a protester if they're blocking a road? No, that's not true: While some states considered legislation to provide legal protection in some cases when a driver hits a protester on a road, the proposals did not pass. A screens
FactCheck.org→ Viral Tweet ‘Alert’ Wasn’t From Antifa
Quick Take A tweet shared widely online during the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd — espousing a plan to bring violence to “residential areas… the white hoods” — was made to appear to be from antifa, the anti
FactCheck.org→ Trump Can’t Designate Antifa — or Any Movement — Domestic Terrorist Organization
As some nationwide protests have turned violent, President Donald Trump pointed to the anti-fascist movement antifa, claiming: “The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.” But there is no such offic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Boston Police Smashing Their Own Police Cruiser To Fabricate Evidence
Did police in Boston smash their own vehicle Sunday night with the intention of blaming it on protesters? No, that's not true: A YouTube video published Sunday night made this claim, as police circled and climbed on a damaged vehicle, but anot
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Amish People Protest the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis?
On May 30 2020, the word “Amish” trended on Twitter, due to circulating social media posts claiming Amish people gathered to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis: The Amish came out yesterday in Minneapolis to join the George
Snopes→ SpaceX Rocket Ship Blasts Off Into Orbit with 2 Americans
A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel.
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Conspiracy Theory Claims Floyd Case Was ‘Staged’
Quick Take Viral text posts are advancing the groundless claim that George Floyd’s arrest and death in Minneapolis were “staged” to incite “racial tensions.” But they offer no evidence to support that conspiracy theory.
Health Feedback→ To date, no therapy has been proven effective for preventing or treating COVID-19, contrary to claim by Dolores Cahill
REVIEW This video, published on 19 May 2020 on Facebook page The HighWire, features an interview between Del Bigtree and Dolores Cahill, a professor at University College Dublin who specializes in proteomics and the chairperson of the Irish Freedom
FactCheck.org→ More False Mail-In Ballot Claims from Trump
California will send every registered voter in the state a mail-in ballot for the November general election. But President Donald Trump falsely said, on Twitter and at the White House, that the ballots would go to “anyone living in the state, no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Rule Cliven Bundy And Co-Defendants Were ‘Justified In Their Actions,’ Bundy Case NOT Ignored In The News
Was cattleman Cliven Bundy unfairly forced off his own land by federal agents in 2014, and then vindicated in court because he was justified in his actions? No, that is not true. Bundy owed the government more than $1 million for 21 years of g
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Derek Chauvin Photographed Alongside Donald Trump at a Campaign Rally?
In the aftermath of the extrajudicial killing of 46-year-old George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, social media users spread a photograph online that they claimed showed one of the officers alongside United States President Donald
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a California Woman Caught Posting a Racist Letter on Neighbors’ Doors?
On May 24 2020, police in San Leandro, California arrested — and then released — a woman revealed on social media as the person behind a string of racist letters harassing Asian-American residents. According to authorities, 52-year-old Nan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sheryl Crow Did NOT Say, ‘I Forbid My Kids To Watch TV When Trump Is On, I Prefer Classy People Like Hillary Clinton.’
Did Sheryl Crow say on television that she won't let her kids watch TV when President Trump is on, and that she prefers "classy people like Hillary Clinton"? No, that's not true: This clickbait headline has been circulating since 2017. And whi
Truth or Fiction?→ Do You Need to Disable COVID-19 Contact Tracing on Your Phone?
In mid-May 2020, the following status update screenshot circulated on Facebook, urging people with iPhones (and possibly Android devices) to “turn off … exposure COVID notifications” via a series of directions in settings: It’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brad Pitt Did NOT Reveal Elite Hollywood Pedophiles Control America
Did Brad Pitt reveal "Elite Hollywood Pedophiles Control America?" No, that's not true. The big screen's hunkiest leading man did not drop the bombshell news that he believes Hollywood's elites are pedophiles that control America. The outrageo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Does NOT Order Children To Wear Masks In Guidelines For Opening Schools Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Did the CDC issue guidelines ordering schools to make children over the age of 2 wear masks, forbidding children from sharing toys and requiring physical barriers in bathrooms -- all for schools to reopen amid the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that i
FactCheck.org→ Trump Twists Record on Inspectors General
Defending his decision to fire a fourth inspector general this year, President Donald Trump has misleadingly compared his record to past presidents, claiming, “I think every president has gotten rid of probably more than I have.” According
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stories About Pedophile Priest With HIV Who Raped 30 Children Then ‘Forgiven By Church’ NOT Real
Did the Catholic Church forgive a pedophile priest with HIV who raped 30 children? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the priest the story claims was HIV-positive, raped 30 children and was forgiven by the Catholic church ever existed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Research Proves Mouthwash Could Protect Against COVID-19, But Scientists Say It Should Be Studied
Does research prove that commercial mouthwash could protect against COVID-19? No, that's not true: the effectiveness of gargling with mouthwash on killing the novel coronavirus is "under researched," according to British scientists who suggest
Snopes→ Is This a Photo of Trump with Osama bin Laden?
The terrorist mastermind appears to have moved at ease amidst the upper echelons of U.S. politics.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Card Does NOT Exempt Anyone From Wearing A Mask In Public
Is a card claiming to exempt the holder from wearing a face mask in public the real deal, sanctioned by the government? No, that's not true: the anti-mask meme circulating on social media is full of mistakes. It claims to have the backing of t
Snopes→ Coronavirus Vaccine: Reasons To Be Optimistic
The ideal vaccine should protect everyone and cause lifelong defenses with a single dose.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Police ‘Forcing A Family’ Out Of Home In Handcuffs NOT Tied to COVID-19 Or HR 6666
Did police violently force a family from their home in handcuffs because they were in violation of House Resolution 6666? No, that's not true. The incident shown in a video is unrelated to the coronavirus or proposed legislation. It happened i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Write ‘If The Political Winds Should Shift, I Will Side With The Muslims’
Did Barack Obama write "If the political winds should shift, I will side with the muslims" in his book titled "Audacity of Hope"? No, that's not true: This exact quote does not exist in the book and is a misrepresentation of what he was explai
FactCheck.org→ The Falsehoods of the ‘Plandemic’ Video
The first installment of a documentary called “Plandemic” stormed through social media this week, promising viewers on its website that the film will “expose the scientific and political elite who run the scam that is our global healt
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Hydroxychloroquine 60¢ a Pill, Remdesivir $1000 a Dose, Now Do You See Why They are Pushing the New Drug and Not the Old One?’
On May 1 2020, a Facebook user shared the following post, which contained the claim that antiviral medication remdesivir had replaced hydroxychloroquine as a favored hopeful treatment for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 because the former medica