Does the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hide the existence of the military base on Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the agency discusses this specific base on the publicly available sect
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson Is NOT ‘Secretly Working On A 4 Part Docu Series’ About Child Sex Trafficking Trade
Did Mel Gibson start working on a new documentary "exposing the 34 billion dollar global child sex trafficking trade"? No, that's not true: No credible sources confirmed he made such an announcement, and his publicist explicitly denied Gi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Prove That No Plane Hit Pentagon On 9/11
Does footage related to the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon prove that no airplane struck the building? No, that's not true: The video -- which was published online by the FBI more than a decade ago -- only shows "recovery and investigative o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: False Promotions Use Famous Brand Names — Tricking People To Hand Over Personal Information
Can simply answering three or four questions and paying a nominal handling fee qualify people to redeem tickets, receive expensive products, $500 or even $1,000 gift cards, store credit or compensation from well-known brands? No, that's n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show The Deadly Nepal Plane Crash On January 15, 2023
Was this video taken just before the deadly Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal on January 15, 2023? No, that's not true: The post's video, showing a plane on fire and then crashing, is of a Russian military transport plane prototype that
Logically→ This image shows Nepal security forces near the 2023 plane crash debris in Pokhra.
An old image from the 2012 Sita Air plane crash has been shared by people claiming it is from the recent Yeti Airlines plane crash in January 2023.
Truth or Fiction?→ Robin Williams: ‘Politicians Should Wear Sponsor Jackets’ Like NASCAR Drivers …
In January 2023, a viral tweet from late December 2022 continued to circulate, with a purported quip from late comedian and actor Robin Williams that politicians ought to wear “sponsor jackets” like NASCAR drivers: Robin Williams was righ
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent FDA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research
SciCheck Digest A vaccine safety surveillance study from the Food and Drug Administration has been misrepresented online. The paper did not establish a link between the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots, as some have claimed — a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Twin Towers Were NOT ‘Hollow’ Or Largely Empty On 9/11
Were the Twin Towers almost empty when the 9/11 attack took place on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: The recycled conspiracy theory contradicts a large body of evidence that proves the opposite, including government documents, me
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kids Reading Words On 9/11 Is NOT Proof Of Conspiracy
Did children read words predicting the 9/11 attack "moments before" planes hit the World Trade Center as then-President George W. Bush sat with the children in a Sarasota, Florida, schoolroom? No, that's not true: An online claim to that
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Ads’ Claims of ‘Anti-White Bigotry’
Radio and TV ads from a group headed by a former senior adviser to Donald Trump accuse President Joe Biden and the left of “racism against white people” and “anti-white bigotry.” But in context, some of the claims about the alle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airplanes Do NOT Fly ‘Straight and Level’ — Earth Is NOT Flat
Is it true that airplanes fly "straight and level" and that this proves the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: An aviation expert told Lead Stories that "airlines don't fly in a literal straight line" because airplanes fly based on altit
Truth or Fiction?→ Russia ‘Traffic Jam at the Finnish Border’ Video
On September 21 2022, “Russia traffic jam” became a trending topic on Twitter, largely due to the virality of a tweet purportedly showing massive gridlock at the border shared by Russia and Finland: #Breaking: just in – The traffic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airline Industry Does NOT Lie About Best Crash Position To Save $$ On Passenger Death or Injury Costs
Does the airline industry give passengers incorrect information about bracing themselves for a crash because the financial cost to airlines is $40 million lower for passenger deaths than it is when passengers survive? No, that's not true.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Rumsfeld Did NOT Report That $2.3 Trillion Was Missing The Day Before 9/11 Attacks
Did then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld report that $2.3 trillion was missing the day before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? No, that's not true: Rumsfeld gave a speech on September 10, 2001 about the bureaucratic red
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rare Pentagon Impact Video’ Does NOT Show Missile Hitting The Building On 9/11
Does a "rare Pentagon impact video" show that something other than a commercial plane hit the building on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: The video shown has been digitally edited to show an object crashing into the building. It
Snopes→ Southwest Attendant Suffers Broken Back in Hard Landing
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAA Weather Cams Are NOT Offline Along Entire Coastline Of Lower 48 States — They Only Operate In Select Locations
Are Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) weather cameras offline along the entire coastline of the lower 48 states? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories, the FAA said it has no weather camera systems in those areas. Hundreds
Snopes→ US Proposes to Increase Refund Protections for Air Travelers
The Transportation Department is proposing to require airlines to offer passengers a refund if their flight schedule is changed significantly or the airline makes major changes to their itinerary.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delta Pilots In Video Were NOT Protesting COVID-19 Vaccine
Does this video show Delta Air Lines pilots protesting against the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: This video shows Delta pilots picketing at an airport to demand higher pay. The picket was unrelated to the COVID vaccination. The c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Report From 9/11 Does NOT Prove That Plane Didn’t Crash Into Pentagon
Does a news report from CNN that aired on September 11, 2001, prove that a plane didn't crash into the Pentagon on that day? No, that's not true: There is plenty of evidence that a plane crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, and the news rep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flight Attendant Vaccine Mandate Did NOT Lead To Staffing Shortages, Widespread Flight Delays In June 2022
Did the now-suspended COVID vaccine mandate for flight attendants cause a shortage in staffing that was to blame for widespread June 2022 flight delays? No, that's not true: None of the airlines that responded to inquiries by Lead Stories
Snopes→ Pilots in Line for Big Raises Amid Global Travel Disruptions
The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14% over the next 18 months.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Commercial Airliners, Military Jets Do NOT Run On Compressed Air — They Use Aviation Fuel
Do commercial airliners and military jets run on compressed air? No, that's not true: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) say none of their planes work that way. The jet engines that power th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Most Horrible Emergency Landing Ever’ — It’s Computer-Generated Video Game Footage
Does this video accurately show airplanes in situations that depict the "most horrible emergency landing ever"? No, that's not true: This footage is not real. It is a computer-generated video that is from a flight-simulator game, one of n
Snopes→ Is the ‘Southwest Air Fans’ Facebook Ticket Giveaway a Scam or Legit?
The fake "69th anniversary" and "86th anniversary" free tickets scams on pages named "Southwest Air Fans" spread so quickly and widely on Facebook that Southwest Airlines decided to issue an official statement on a Sunday.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove No Planes Were Involved In 9/11 Attacks — There Are Other Angles, Images, Videos
Does a video showing an explosion at the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001, but no aircraft, prove no planes were involved in the 9/11 attacks? No, that's not true: Video and images from other angles show the planes h
Snopes→ Delta to Begin Paying Flight Attendants During Boarding
It is a notable change for U.S. airlines, where pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close.
PolitiFact→ Ruling on mask mandate highlights limits of CDC’s power
The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of this week’s court ruling that overturned the mask mandate for travelers on airlines, trains, and the nation’s mass transit systems.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Known Transcript Exists Of Call Between 9/11 Victim Todd Beamer And Phone Operator
Is there a full transcript of the conversation between Todd Beamer, a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, and GTE Airfone operator Lisa Jefferson? No, that's not true: Although Beamer did talk to Jefferson as Flight 93 was hijacked on
Truth or Fiction?→ Florida Judge Kathryn Mizelle Overturns CDC’s Public Transportation Mask Mandate
On April 18 2022, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle vacated a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) mask mandate for public transportation, a reversal with broad implications. Forbes was one of the first outlets to cover the ruling, prefacing the
Snopes→ Searchers in China Find Wing, Engine Parts After Plane Crash
No survivors have been found since the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 dived into a mountainous area.
Snopes→ Europe, Canada Close Their Airspace to Russian Airplanes
Europe and Canada said they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same.
PolitiFact→ Team PAC – In race for open US Senate seat in Missouri, fact-checking a PAC attack on Eric Schmitt over China
Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Navy Pilot Crashed Aircraft Because They Received COVID-19 Vax Booster
Did a U.S. Navy pilot have to eject themselves from an aircraft before a crash caused by their reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine booster? No, that's not true: Although a Navy pilot was involved in an incident with a fighter jet that caused t
The Dispatch→ Did George Clooney Turn Down $35 Million to Do an Israeli Airline Commercial?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pilot Deaths Are NOT ‘Up 1700% After Vax Mandates’
Are pilot deaths up 1,700% after vax mandates? No, that's not true: The erroneous claim is based on an "In Memoriam" list that was published in the Air Line Pilots Association magazine that shows that more pilots died in 2021 than in 2020
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccinated Pilots Are NOT Dropping Dead Midflight
Are vaccinated pilots dropping dead midflight? No, that's not true: "There is no truth to the claims about these two pilots," American Airlines told Lead Stories. The claims appear on a website known for farcical stories regarding politic
Full Fact→ Vaccinated pilot did not die mid-flight
An Instagram post claims that a vaccinated pilot died during a flight causing an “emergency landing and uproar in the aviation industry”. While the screenshot used on Instagram doesn’t specify the airline involved, the article t
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Been Illegal for Employers to Forbid Workers From Discussing Their Pay For the Last 86 Years, Since the National Labor Relations Act of 1935’
An October 16 2021, a Facebook post by performance artist and perennial political candidate Vermin Supreme highlighted an October 11 tweet claiming that it became illegal for employers to forbid workers from discussing their pay rate 86 years earlier: