AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show ‘Great Britain now’ with people underwater. Clips are misrepresented
Video shows the state of “Great Britain now,” with “78,000 people under the water.”
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Posts Misrepresent Royalty Payments to Fauci and Collins
SciCheck Digest Documents show that Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins received 58 royalty payments from 2010 to 2021 for their research. Only three of the payments came in 2020 or 2021; the rest were made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But
Health Feedback→ Conspiracy theory about the deaths of alternative medicine practitioners ignores evidence, misrepresents certain doctors
REVIEW A TikTok video published in early July 2023 implied that doctors practicing alternative medicine were killed to prevent “Big Pharma” from losing money. In the reel, herbalist Katryna Benson, who has more than 14,000 followers on TikTok, p
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Military’s Response to Maui Wildfires
Quick Take The White House declared the site of the Maui wildfires a disaster area, and the Department of Defense has provided more than 400 troops, air support and other resources in firefighting and recovery efforts. Yet posts on Instagram misrep
Full Fact→ Andrew Bridgen misrepresents study in letter to PM
The MP has called for a halt to the Covid-19 vaccine booster programme based on a Swiss study. But the study has a number of limitations, and the authors view their findings differently.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Old photos are being misrepresented online to fuel a conspiracy theory about the Maui wildfires
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
FactCheck.org→ Video Misrepresents Lasting Effects of Nuclear Bombs Dropped on Japan During World War II
Quick Take The United States dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, killing hundreds of thousands of people to force Japan’s surrender in World War II. A video on social media falsely claims the cities “wer
Health Feedback→ Pfizer documents misrepresented to spread the false claim that the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine contains graphene oxide
REVIEW On 15 July 2023, the davidicke.com website published an article claiming that Pfizer admitted to its COVID-19 vaccine containing graphene oxide, a “highly toxic and conductive substance”. This claim originates from documents released by t
Health Feedback→ No imminent avian flu pandemic is being staged by Bill Gates or the WHO; claim by Redacted YouTube channel misrepresented sources
REVIEW In a video on the “Redacted” YouTube channel, entrepreneurs Clayton and Natali Morris suggested that some institutions and individuals were working together to stage an avian flu pandemic. According to them, this false pandemic would be t
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim misrepresents removal of 500,000 fugitives from background check database
Former President Barack Obama “removed 500,000 pedophiles from background check database.”
Logically→ Nepal’s 2020 temporary ban on Indian news channels misrepresented as recent
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Kamala Harris Error
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/social-media-posts-misrepresent-kamala-harris-error/ As the final sto
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Kamala Harris Error
Quick Take While announcing an investment in clean energy programs, Vice President Kamala Harris mistakenly said “reduce population” when she meant “reduce pollution.” Online posts shared a video of the gaffe and misleadingl
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Attempted escape from Syrian camp misrepresented as child trafficking rescue
CLAIM: A video shows a child trafficking rescue operation. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video shows people discovered hiding in the tank of a water truck in 2020 as they attempted to escape from a camp in Syria where tens of thousands of people linked
FactCheck.org→ Online Post Misrepresents 2020 Wisconsin Voter Data, Turnout
Quick Take Nearly 3.3 million votes were cast in the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin, which the state calculated as a record turnout of 73%. A social media post tries to cast doubt on the results by citing incomplete data and claiming it sh
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Tesla shareholder meeting video altered to misrepresent CEO Elon Musk’s comments
Video shows Elon Musk “urging everyone in the UK to take advantage of this great opportunity before the big banks close completely.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A WHO report of infant myocarditis cases in Wales is being misrepresented on social media
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Pentagon Accounting Errors in Ukraine Aid
Quick Take The Pentagon discovered accounting errors that overestimated how much it had spent on aid for Ukraine by $6.2 billion over two years. But social media posts misinterpreted the discovery to falsely claim the U.S. “lost” $
FactCheck.org→ Online Posts Misrepresent Coin Commemorating Trump’s Second Indictment
Quick Take A privately owned company called the White House Gift Shop is selling a coin commemorating the second indictment of former President Donald Trump. But, contrary to a misleading tweet from Sen. Bill Cassidy, the online sales company
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Virtual Rainbow on Arc de Triomphe for Pride Month
Quick Take A video artist posted an animation of a large rainbow coiling around and through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on June 1 in celebration of Pride Month and support for the LGBTQ+ community. But posts on social media falsely suggested
Health Feedback→ Financial analyst David Martin misrepresents studies and patent applications to promote the baseless claim that SARS-CoV-2 was developed as a bioweapon
REVIEW In May 2023, a video featuring financial analyst David Martin went viral on social media platforms, gathering millions of views on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok (examples here, here, here, and here). In it, Martin claimed that SARS
AllSides→ Post Misrepresents Legal Power of Arizona Resolution on Electronic Voting Machines
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/post-misrepresents-legal-power-of-arizona-resolution-on-electronic-voting-machines/
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Legal Power of Arizona Resolution on Electronic Voting Machines
Quick Take The Republican majority leader of the Arizona Senate informed county election officials that a Senate resolution essentially bars electronic voting systems in the state. The state’s Democratic secretary of state and attorney genera
Logically→ WHO’s VigiAccess data used to misrepresent vaccine injuries and deaths
Full Fact→ Poster shared on Facebook misrepresents Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030
A Facebook post shows a photograph of a man with a poster that lists 22 alleged UN and WEF “goals”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ventilators Did NOT Kill ‘Nearly All COVID Patients’ — Study’s Conclusion Was Misrepresented
Did mechanical ventilators kill "nearly all COVID patients" during the early stages of the pandemic? No, that's not true: The headline making the claim misrepresented the results of a study that reached a different conclusion: that second
Logically→ 2020 video from Telangana misrepresented to claim “RSS defaming Muslims” in Karnataka
FactCheck.org→ Online Claims Misrepresent Washington Bill Aimed at Runaway Transgender Youth
Q: Does a proposed law in Washington state say that the government can take children away from parents who don’t agree to gender transition surgery? A: No. Under the bill, licensed youth shelters no longer have to report the location of a run
Logically→ U.K.’s ONS data has been misrepresented to show that COVID vaccines caused 600,000 deaths in the U.S.
AllSides→ Posts Misrepresent U.N. Panel’s Guidance on Consensual Sex Between Adolescents
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/posts-misrepresent-u-n-panels-guidance-on-consensual-sex-between-adolescents/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent U.N. Panel’s Guidance on Consensual Sex Between Adolescents
Quick Take An international judicial panel working with the United Nations’ AIDS agency issued recommendations in March on laws related to sexual conduct, including consensual sex between adolescents. Social media posts misrepresented the rec
Logically→ Protective coating used for fruits and vegetables misrepresented to be harmful for the human body
Health Feedback→ Analysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling misrepresents official UK data, doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines led to 600,000 deaths
REVIEW An article published by the website The Florida Standard claimed that 600,000 Americans died from the COVID-19 vaccines, attributing this to an analysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling. Stirling collaborated with financier Edward Dowd to
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ Georgia General Assembly resolution against Hinduphobia has been misrepresented
Logically→ Old speech by President Joe Biden misrepresented, falsely linked to former President Donald Trump’s indictment
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/social-media-posts-misrepresent-zelenskyys-remarks-on-u-s-military-involvement/
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted that if Russia’s invasion of his country is successful, it will invade nearby NATO countries, triggering a war involving the U.S. military. Some conservative commentator