Did Shelby Houlihan, an American runner poised to run in the Tokyo Olympics, receive a less harsh punishment than Sha'Carri Richardson, another potential American Olympic runner, when Olympic officials found out they both had banned subst
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AllSides→ Did Michael Phelps Test Positive for Marijuana and Still Compete in Olympics?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michael-phelps-test-positive-marijuana/ In July 2021, American track
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Phelps Did NOT Get Lighter Penalty Than Sha’Carri Richardson For Smoking Weed
Did U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps get a lighter penalty than U.S. runner Sha'Carri Richardson for smoking marijuana? No, that's not true: Phelps was suspended from competition for three months, while Richardson was suspended for one
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘White Influencer Identifies As Korean’
In late June 2021, a screenshot of a headline (“White Influencer Now ‘Identifies As Korean’ After Getting Surgery To Look Like Pop Star”) circulated: That screenshot originated with a June 27 2021 LadBible item: A British influencer ha
Full Fact→ Japan hasn’t banned Olympic athletes from taking the knee
A widely-shared post on Facebook claims that Japan has banned all Black Lives Matter (BLM) “apparel” from the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, and banned anyone in attendance from taking the knee or raising a fist in protest during the national anthems
Snopes→ New Zealand Weightlifter Set To Be First Openly Trans Olympic Athlete
Laurel Hubbard said she was "grateful and humbled by the kindness and support" shown to her as officials included her in the 133-strong New Zealand team for the Tokyo Olympics.
Snopes→ Japan Opens Mass Vaccine Centers 2 Months Before Olympics
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is determined to hold the Olympics in Tokyo after a one-year delay and has made an ambitious pledge to finish vaccinating the country’s 36 million elderly people by the end of July.
FactCheck.org→ Post Misleads on Japan’s Policy for Donating Blood After COVID-19 Vaccination
SciCheck Digest Japan only recently adopted guidelines for accepting blood donations from those who have received COVID-19 vaccines. The guidelines are intended to give donors time to get over any side effects from the vaccine. Without providing that c
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Japanese Police Shoot Paintballs at Fleeing Vehicles’ Meme
On April 17 2021, a Facebook page shared the following meme, which asserted that law enforcement in Japan uses paintballs as a means of marking vehicles involved in crime: Underneath a photograph of a vehicle covered with splotches of orange paint, te
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Effuel’ Company Behind The ‘ECO OBD2’ Purported Fuel-Saving Chip Is NOT What It Claims
Did a Japan-based startup company come up with a new, innovative and inexpensive fuel-saving device that not only helps lower a vehicle's fuel consumption but also reduces the carbon footprint? No, that's not true: The three men pictured
Snopes→ Olympic Athletes Promised Legal Support If They Protest
Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics have been promised legal support by a global union and an activist group in Germany.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Orphanages And Nursing Homes Are NOT Merging In Canada
Do orphanages and nursing homes in Canada move into one building so that orphans and the elderly can build relationships with each other? No, that's not true: Intergenerational programs do exist in Canada, but they are for the elderly in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This ‘Artificial Gill’ Does NOT Support Underwater Breathing
Did developers invent a device that allows divers to breathe underwater without the use of additional gear such as an air tank? No, that's not true: The device, called the Triton, is a prototype that was never launched as a product after
Snopes→ No Fear of Coronavirus at Drive-Through Haunted House
Production company Kowagarasetai, roughly translated as Scare Squad, has launched a drive-through haunted house in Tokyo in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Just a Mask, It’s Just a Vaccine’ [Covid Fanfics]
On July 14 2020, Facebook user Ryan Thames shared the following post, along with a claim that temporary behavior intended to curb the rates of a respiratory-borne virus during a pandemic, such as recommending the widespread use of face masks to cut ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Death Rate In NYC Is NOT 200 Times Higher Than World’s 10 Largest Cities
Is the rate of coronavirus-related deaths being reported out of New York City 200 times higher than the death rates of the world's largest 10 cities? No, that's not true: A meme making the claim uses inaccurate numbers for the total deaths in
Snopes→ ‘Host City Contract’ Gives IOC Much Leeway to Cancel Olympics
Japanese Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto suggested in Parliament this week that the Tokyo Games could be postponed by a few months from the planned July 24 opening.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did ‘Akira’ Predict a 2020 Coronavirus Outbreak?
On February 27 2020, a Facebook user shared the following meme about the 1988 anime classic Akira, the 2020 Olympics, and plot elements which were reportedly strangely prescient: A four-panel meme featured images on one side, text on the other. In s
Snopes→ Quarantine on Cruise Ship in Japan Comes Under Question
An extraordinary two-week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends Feb. 19, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo.
Snopes→ World Anti-Doping Agency Imposes 4-Year Ban on Russia
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Japan Did NOT Abandon The Development of 5G Networks For The Health of Citizens
Did Japan abandon the development of 5G wireless networks for the health of its citizens? No, that's not true: a now deleted article from a Russian website falsely made that claim in June 2019 but a copy of the story on the Internet Archive ha
Snopes→ Japanese Emperor Naruhito Ascends Chrysanthemum Throne
Three booming cheers of "Banzai!" rang out Tuesday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Naruhito formally declared his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne as the nation's 126th emperor.
Snopes→ Even Poop Is Cute at Japanese Museum That Encourages Play
Japan’s culture of cute makes no exceptions for poop. It gets a pop twist at the Unko Museum in Yokohama near Tokyo.
Truth or Fiction?→ Can You Grow ‘Tiffany Blue Roses’ from Seeds?
On May 5 2019, the Facebook page “Crafty Morning” shared a photograph of and affiliate link to purported “Tiffany Blue” roses (archived here), urging page fans to click through and purchase seeds to grow the stunning flowers:
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Campaign Kickoff Claims
Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off his third campaign for president with a speech in Pittsburgh that contained a few false and misleading statements: Biden said “we have the most productive workers in the world.” U.S. workers are
Truth or Fiction?→ April Fools’ Day 2019 Roundup
Traditionally, April Fools’ Day is a major “internet holiday” — but in recent years, roundups have largely been composed of a series of commercials designed to go viral on social media sites. Here is a list of April Fools’
Truth or Fiction?→ Snow Walls in Austria?
As temperatures in the Midwest plummeted in January 2019, the following photograph appeared on social media with the caption: “You think we got snow, how about Austria?” No context was provided for the images, and no clues about the locat
Snopes→ Google Employees Walk out to Protest Treatment of Women
Employees were seen staging walkouts at offices from Tokyo and Singapore to London and Dublin.
Snopes→ Japan Public Grade School Under Fire over Armani Uniform
A Tokyo public school adopted Giorgio Armani uniforms, triggering criticism in a country where hefty school tuition is already burdening young parents.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Business Boasts
As President Donald Trump listed the accomplishments of his trip to Asia, one example remains a mystery. “Vietnam is ordering at least $12 billion worth of Boeings. And I think they were going a different route. But now they’re going the r