Did Kamala Harris tweet "setting the record straight" about her name, citing vulgar nicknames with the implication they were used for her? No, that's not true. A tweet that has gone viral is not from the Democratic vice-presidential candi
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Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Brisket’ Among HEB Hurricane Supplies?
On August 23 2020, a popular screenshot of grocery chain H-E-B‘s “hurricane supplies” appeared to show a limit on brisket items — the only product specifically named other than water: In the screenshot of an apparent KPRC b
FactCheck.org→ Trump Touts Misleading and Flawed Excess Mortality Statistic
On six separate occasions, President Donald Trump has claimed that Europe’s excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic is 33% to 40% higher than America’s. But that’s only possible when cherry-picking numbers or ignoring Europe’s larger popu
The Dispatch→ Did Democrats Remove ‘Under God’ From the Pledge of Allegiance at the DNC?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Are 85 Percent of White People Killed by Other White People, Even Though We Never Hear About ‘White on White Crime’?
On August 23 2020, amid global Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the following meme appeared on Facebook with the claim that 85 percent of white people are killed by other white people — and yet, no one ever talks about “white on white c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Convention Logo Does NOT Have The ‘EXACT Same Design And Measurements’ As Satanic Insignia
Does the Democratic Convention logo turned sideways have the "EXACT same design and measurements" as a well-known satanic insignia? No, that's not true: The logo and the insignia have no similarities other than the fact that a part of the
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Talking Points
As the Republican National Convention begins today, we present here a rundown of President Donald Trump’s repeated false and misleading claims during the 2020 campaign. If Trump’s recent speeches are a guide, he may well repeat some of thes
The Dispatch→ Was Joe Biden’s Speech Recorded Rather Than Delivered Live?
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AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates on Facebook that plant seeds can restructure their DNA if you spit on them
An image has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook which claim it shows plants can “read your DNA” if you spit on them and subsequently “structure [their] own genetic blueprint to create a superfood”. The claim is fa
AFP Fact Check→ This image was created by a US designer for a photo manipulation contest in 2011
An image has been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows archeologists in India discovering the skeleton of Ghatotkacha, a giant warrior that featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The clai
Logically→ President Trump claims that his administration has got COVID-19 under control.
COVID-19 cases and death rates are on the rise in the U.S. and have shown no signs of things being under control as opposed to Trump's claims.
FactCheck.org→ New ‘Plandemic’ Video Peddles Misinformation, Conspiracies
The second part of “Plandemic” — a documentary-style video that presents a sweeping conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, patents and vaccines — landed on Aug. 18, spinning together many of the falsehoods about t
FactCheck.org→ Posts Take Old Photos of Biden, Harris Out of Context
Quick Take Facebook posts are using out-of-context photos to suggest Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, are not abiding by public health recommendations regarding face masks. The photos are from early Ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mail-In Ballots Marked Democrat Or Republican Were NOT For November Election — They Were For Florida Primary
Did some mail-in ballots received by voters identify the voter's party on the envelope? Yes, but those ballots were for the primary election in Florida only. A meme that has gone viral shows ballot envelopes with D or R on them. In Florid
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading video raises fears of vote-by-mail fraud
A video showing two mail-in envelopes that displayed the voters’ party affiliation led to claims that ballots sent through the mail for November’s presidential election will not be secret. This is false; the ballots in the video are from an August
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ben Shapiro Tweet That He and His Wife Know There Are More Important Things in Marriage Than ‘Sexual Satisfaction’?
On August 21 2020, a tweet attributed to right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro appeared: The purported tweet, which spread in screenshot form, said: You know how much this endless parade of jokes about me and my wife bothers me? Not one bit. My wife and I b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Steve Bannon Was NOT Scheduled To Speak At The Republican National Convention After His Arrest
Was Steve Bannon slated to speak at the Republican National Convention -- and is he still on the schedule for Tuesday night? No, that's not true. The claim that Bannon would be one of the speakers at the GOP convention came in a Facebook
Full Fact→ Flu isn’t the underlying cause of death for more people than Covid-19
“Flu killing six times more people than coronavirus” The Mirror, 19 August 2020 “FLU has killed more people in the UK than coronavirus for eight weeks in a row” The Sun, 19 August 2020 “In the week to the end of July, fiv
The Dispatch→ Did Barack Obama Mock the Flint Water Crisis?
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FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the Democratic Convention
Summary As the socially distanced convention came to a close, Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination with a speech that was largely accurate, but lacked context in some instances: Biden claimed that America has “by f
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates on Facebook about Philippine housing projects under Duterte
A photo collage has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows a comparison between government housing projects in the Philippines under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte and his predecessor Benigno S. Aquino
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Face Masks Cause Staph Infections
Do face masks worn to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus cause staphylococcus, or staph infections? No, that's not true. While they can reportedly cause pressure ulcers and skin irritation, a skin doctor and infectious disease ex
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Does NOT Have A Plan To Raise Taxes On Families Earning $75,000 To 25% Rate
Does Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have a plan to raise the tax rate on families earning $75,000 from 12% to 25%, more than doubling what families now pay with that income? No, that's not true. Biden's tax plan actually calls
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Does NOT Have A Plan To Raise Taxes On Families Earning $75,000 To 25% Rate
Does Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have a plan to raise the tax rate on families earning $75,000 from 12% to 25%, more than doubling what families now pay with that income? No, that's not true. Biden's tax plan actually calls
Truth or Fiction?→ Was There a Potential COVID-19 Outbreak at a Las Vegas Strip Club?
A typically-false post from the “satirical” blog World News Daily Report (WNDR) got a bigger boost than usual online after being shared by an entrepreneur. The post delivered a characteristically lurid “story” about a COVID-19
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dems Strike ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2020 DNC?
On August 19 2020, a screenshot of a Fox News chyron asserting that Democrats had removed “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance began circulating on social media: We encountered the Fox News chyron in image-only form; it read: DEMS ST
Climate Feedback→ Article by CNN exaggerates study’s implications for future Greenland ice loss with “point of no return” claim
SUMMARY The article in CNN discusses findings from a study published August, 2020 that analyzes trends of ice discharge from the Greenland Ice Sheet over the past three decades[1]. Reports on this study were also published by Reuters and Phys.org, r
AFP Fact Check→ Fake WHO document shared in anti-mask posts
An image appearing to show an official World Health Organization (WHO) publication highlighting scientific research has been shared on social media in an attempt to prove the global health body does not recommend mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandem
Full Fact→ Lowering the state pension age for women won’t create four million jobs for young people
A Facebook post shared 22,000 times claims that four million job vacancies would be created for young people if the state pension age for women was lowered back to 60. This is not accurate. The post says: “4 million job vacancies could be c
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates on Facebook about dangers of face masks alongside photos of skin conditions
Five images have been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim they show images of people suffering from skin problems that have been caused by wearing face masks. The claim is misleading; three of the images show cases of chicke
AFP Fact Check→ Photos of the Burj Khalifa have been doctored to include the Israeli flag
Two photos have been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Facebook which purport to show Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, illuminated with the Israeli flag to celebrate a new peace treaty between Israel and the United Arab Em
AFP Fact Check→ Fabricated Myanmar newspaper report claims politician plans to ban English
An image has been shared multiple times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a newspaper report about Myanmar opposition leader U Than Htay of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) vowing to ban people from speaking English should the pa
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 3
Summary It was another quiet night on the fact-checking front at the Democratic National Convention. We found former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cited a dubious study on billionaires profiting during the pandemic, and former Labor Secretary Hi
AFP Fact Check→ This image is an illustration of a medical centre at a US university
An image of a building design has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows a design for a hospital set to be built by a Muslim body in India on land that was designated for a mosque. The claim is false;
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Plandemic – Indoctornation’ Video Contains Several False And Misleading Claims
Does the video "Plandemic - Indoctornation" by Mikki Willis released in August 2020 reveal new facts about the COVID-19 epidemic? No, that's not true: the video repeats the unsubstantiated claim this virus is man-made, edits together unre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fields Of ‘Human Cages’ Discovered In Caruthers, California, Are Old Jail Cells That Are No Longer In Use
Were fields of "human cages" discovered in Caruthers, California? Yes, but that is missing context. The viral video of cages with toilets stacked up in the desert shows old metal jail cells that are no longer being used to hold people and
Snopes→ The COVID-19 Virus Can Spread Through the Air
A growing body of research shows that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can spread from person to person through the air.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a Photo of Seattle — Brought to You By ‘The Environmental Left’?
On August 10 2020, a Facebook user shared the following picture, purportedly taken in Seattle the previous month and showing detritus left behind by the “environmental left”: Alongside a blurry image of a trash-filled street, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Black Lives Matter Arizona’ Is NOT Matching Donations Of $1 For Reposting Meme Supporting Breonna Taylor
Is the "Black Lives Matter Arizona" movement raising GoFundMe money in the name of Breonna Taylor? No, that's not true. The president of Black Lives Matter Arizona told Lead Stories that a meme making the claim on social media is false, a
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates on Facebook about Philippine retailer’s face shield price guide
An image has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts that purportedly shows an announcement from a Philippine retailer about the price of face shields in its malls. The purported price guide states face shields would be sold at SM’s mall