On March 16 2022, an Imgur screenshot of a tweet by @XSovietNews suggested that a British tabloid (specifically, The Mirror) wrote an entire news story about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine based solely on a single satirical post to social media:
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Snopes→ 7.3 Magnitude Quake Hits North Japan, Tsunami Alert Issued
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows 2019 meeting with North Korean leader, not South Korean president
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with South Korea’s president.
Truth or Fiction?→ Republican Candidate Booed by University of North Texas Students
On March 3 2022, a video apparently showing Texas House candidate Jeff Younger (R) getting booed by a university classroom full of students spread virally on Twitter: Anti-trans Texas House candidate Jeff Younger came to the University of North Texas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Nations Airplane In North Bay, Ontario Is NOT Connected To Police In Ottawa
Does a United Nations plane sighted at the North Bay Airport in Ontario have a role in bringing a U.N. police force to Ottawa? No, the claim presented in this video is not based in fact: There is a plane with U.N. markings at the North Ba
PolitiFact→ North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus – NC Democrats target Republicans but leave out context
Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case.
Logically→ There’s an outbreak of gastrointestinal virus affecting dogs in the northeast of England.
While there is a seasonal rise of gastroenteritis in dogs, the information being shared is from 2020, and is not accurate.
PolitiFact→ Ralph Northam – Northam's economic development claim largely holds up
“We’ve brought in more than $81 billion in economic investment, more than four times any previous administration.”
Snopes→ North Pole High School Bathroom Incident: the Facts
The story from 2019 found new life on Reddit in 2022.
Snopes→ Snow Blasts California and Freezes Pacific Northwest
Severe weather sweeping parts of the U.S. brought frigid temperatures to the Pacific Northwest, heavy snow to mountains in Northern California and Nevada and unseasonable warmth to Texas and the Southeast.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aboriginal Population Is NOT Being Forcibly Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In Australia’s Northern Territory
Is the Aboriginal population in Australia's Northern Territory being forcibly vaccinated against COVID-19? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that COVID-19 vaccination in Aboriginal populations is not compulsory. The claim app
Snopes→ USGS: Magnitude-7.5 Earthquake Strikes Northern Peru
The quake occurred at 5:52 a.m. (1052 GMT) and its epicenter was in the Amazon region, 42 kilometers (26 miles) north northwest of the city of Barranca.
Snopes→ Differences Endure As Biden Brings Back North America Summit
North America's leaders are reviving three-way summitry after a Trump-era break.
Snopes→ Atmospheric River Whips Northwest; 1 Missing, Roads Closed
Flooding and landsides prompted the complete closure of the West Coast's main north-south highway near Bellingham, Washington.
Snopes→ More Than 90 Snakes Found Under Northern California Home
Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under houses.
Snopes→ Did FBI Find a 9/11 Hijacker’s Plane Ticket Moments After North Tower Collapsed?
The story was mentioned on a podcast by investigative journalist Chris Hansen.
Snopes→ Circus Owner Says Northern Ireland is Experiencing a Clown Shortage
This is no joke.
Snopes→ Oldest Human Footprints in North America Found in New Mexico
Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago.
Snopes→ Fawn Fire Prompts Evacuations in Northern California
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office issued a mandatory evacuation order because of the Fawn Fire burning in the unincorporated Mountain Gate area north of the city of Redding at the far north end of the Central Valley.
Snopes→ North Carolina Has 170 COVID Clusters in Schools, Centers
Districts without mask-wearing requirements are seeing substantially more spread of the virus and hours of lost learning among students.
Logically→ Pakistan army has attacked the Northern Alliance in Panjshir valley.
Old videos from various scenarios and footage from a military-based game are resurfaced, being linked to Panjshir. Panjshir's capture is unofficial.
Snopes→ Cleanup and Mourning Continue After Ida Soaks Northeast US
At least 48 people in five states died as storm water cascaded into people's homes and engulfed automobiles, overwhelming urban drainage systems never meant to handle so much rain in such a short time.
Snopes→ Death Toll Tops 40 After Ida’s Remnants Blindside Northeast
A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage and continuing calls for rescue after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars.
Snopes→ Death Toll Rises After Ida’s Remnants Hit Northeast
The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic rain over New York City, with at least nine deaths linked to flooding in the region, as it swamped subway cars and submerged vehicles and homes.
Snopes→ Hurricane Henri: What to Know As Rare Cyclone Heads North
Henri strengthened into a hurricane — and will perhaps become New England’s first in 30 years.
Snopes→ Northwest Sizzles As Heat Wave Hits Many Parts of US
The high temperatures in Portland, part of a usually temperate region, would break all-time records this week if the late June heat wave had not done so already.
Snopes→ Taliban Complete Northeast Afghan Blitz as More Cities Fall
The Taliban seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local army headquarters Wednesday to complete a blitz across the country's northeast, giving them control of two-thirds of the nation.
Snopes→ Small Northern California Community of Greenville Decimated by Dixie Fire
The Dixie Fire is the largest fire currently burning in the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Josh Stein – North Carolina AG compares opioid deaths to COVID-19 deaths
“More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.”
PolitiFact→ Mark Walker – Trump's farm bill, food stamps, and North Carolina's GOP Senate candidates
Says he worked to pass the 2018 farm bill “that helped farmers, invest(ed) in rural broadband, and added work requirements for able-bodied adults, Budd voted NO.”
Snopes→ Did Richard Nixon order Nuclear Strike On North Korea While Drunk?
Even without Twitter, presidents can tangle foreign relations on a whim.
Snopes→ Did a University of North Texas (UNT) Mug Spell a Vulgar Word?
Some social media commenters asserted the joke was a well-known one at UNT.
Full Fact→ This isn’t a real image of the Northern Lights from space
An image claiming to show the Northern Lights from space has been going viral on Facebook. The post says the image comes “courtesy of NASA” which is true. But the image is not a real photo from space but a computer generation. As Snop
Snopes→ Study: Northwest Heat Wave Impossible Without Climate Change
The deadly heat wave that roasted the Pacific Northwest and western Canada was virtually impossible without human-caused climate change that added a few extra degrees to the record-smashing temperatures.
Snopes→ Over 100 Deaths May Be Tied to Historic Northwest Heat Wave
The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Washington state and Oregon said that they were investigating more than 100 deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered al
Snopes→ Trump Rally Song Plays Briefly at Biden North Carolina Event
A song heard at every Donald Trump campaign rally blared at least twice at the close of a North Carolina event featuring President Joe Biden.
Snopes→ Did North Korea Ban Skinny Jeans as a Symbol of ‘Capitalistic Lifestyle’?
Mullets, dyed hair, and body piercings are also considered unacceptable.
Snopes→ Burning Man Cancels 2021 Festival in Northern Nevada Desert
Burning Man organizers announced they are canceling this summer’s annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Snopes→ Judge Denies Requests for Video in North Carolina Shooting
A judge on Wednesday denied requests to release body camera video in the case of a Black man who was shot to death by North Carolina deputies as they tried to arrest him on drug-related warrants.
Logically→ Northern Ireland has voted to ban conversion therapy.
A motion calling for a ban on gay conversion therapy moved by Ulster Unionist has been passed in the Assembly, but legislation is yet to be drafted.