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Snopes→ Netflix Is Streaming Zelenskyy’s 2015 TV Show, ‘Servant of the People’
The one where he played a schoolteacher who was elected president of Ukraine.
FactCheck.org→ TV Ad Features Cherry-Picked Comments from Rep. Ted Budd About Putin
In late February, Republican Rep. Ted Budd described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “erratic,” a “thug” and “intelligent.” He also said Putin has “strategic reasons” for wanting to “protectR
AllSides→ Were Clips of Tucker Carlson Being Aired on Russian TV?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tucker-carlson-russian-television/ When Fox News host Tucker Carlson
Snopes→ Were Clips of Tucker Carlson Being Aired on Russian TV?
Russian state television translated numerous clips from the Fox News anchor in the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Quote about watching TV by candlelight originated with a comedian, not Marjorie Taylor Greene
Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “If it weren’t for electricity, we’d all be watching TV by candlelight.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine Did NOT Cause Fainting Spell For German TV Reporter Clara Pfeffer
Was the on-air spell suffered by German reporter Clara Pfeffer caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, as some social media posts suggest? No, that's not true: Pfeffer became disoriented during a live broadcast of the RTL News morning show, "ntv-
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Some TV coverage of the 1969 moon landing was animated, but that doesn’t mean the event was fake
Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake.
Snopes→ Biden Dog Commander to Make TV Debut During ‘Puppy Bowl’
The German shepherd will appear with Biden's wife, Jill, in a video message about pet love during Sunday's broadcast of “Puppy Bowl XVIII” on Animal Planet.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Mannequin Missing Arm In French Hospital In TV Report About COVID-19 Is NOT Real — It’s Photoshopped Montage
Is an image of a mannequin missing an arm in a French hospital, with the image made to appear part of a TV news report about COVID-19, real? No, that's not true: This image is a photoshopped combination of two separate screenshots. A repr
Snopes→ Is This CCTV Footage of Tonga Volcano Eruption?
There are many incredible videos of the devastating volcanic eruption in Tonga, but this is not one of them.
Snopes→ Is the World’s Oldest Living TV Star 106 Years Old?
A strange online advertisement led to a 156-page slideshow article. We clicked through the whole thing to find answers.
Logically→ A Brazilian reporter collapsed on live TV following his COVID-19 booster shot.
Rafael Silva was diagnosed with a congenital illness and there is no connection between his condition and the COVID-19 booster jab.
Snopes→ Bob Saget, Beloved TV Dad of ‘Full House,’ Dead at 65
Bob Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” has died.
Snopes→ Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, Dies at 99
White began her television career in 1949.
Full Fact→ A post offering free TVs from Tesco is a scam
A scam claiming to offer free TVs from Tesco is spreading widely on Facebook. The post, from an account called “Tesco Fans” says: “We're about to chuck around 300-400 TV's that have been use for display TV's in our stores around the U
Snopes→ Did Boris Johnson Cover CCTV Cameras With Plastic Bags?
Social media users attempted to add an extra layer of controversy to this news story.
Full Fact→ Downing Street quiz picture doesn’t show bin bag over CCTV
Following the emergence of a picture of Boris Johnson appearing to host a Christmas quiz from Downing Street last year, some have suggested that it also shows a security camera in the room covered by a bin bag. The photo seems to have been taken in the
Snopes→ Reality TV’s Josh Duggar Convicted of Child Porn Possession
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was immediately taken into custody after a federal jury convicted him of downloading and possessing child pornography.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show A German Mall Fencing Off The Unvaccinated — Latvian Mall Fences Outlets By ‘Epidemiological Conditions’
Does a Facebook post show a German shopping mall separating vaccinated shoppers from the unvaccinated ones, using a temporary barrier that looks like a fence? No, that's not true: The mall is not in Germany but Riga, the capital of Latvia
Snopes→ Pope Francis Disappears on Live TV, Explained
A video showed the pope go poof. Here's what happened.
Snopes→ Briefcase Changes Color from Red to Green on TV, Explained
Sky News explained what happened with the purported "Matrix glitch."
Snopes→ William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, Blasts into Space
Shatner became the oldest person in space, eclipsing the previous record by eight years.
Snopes→ Matt Amodio’s History-Making Run on TV’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Ends
All good things must come to an end and Matt Amodio's historic run on “Jeopardy!” did just that on Monday's show, leaving the Yale doctoral student with 38 wins and more than $1.5 million in prize money.
Logically→ Iceland Foods has announced it will not have a Christmas TV ad in 2021.
Iceland Foods has not released any statement saying it has decided not to release its Christmas TV ad in 2021.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Swedish TV Accidentally Puts Subtitles from a Kids’ Show over a Political Debate’
An October 2 2021 Facebook post (screengrab included) contained a claim that a Swedish TV station accidentally put subtitles from children’s’ programming over a political debate: Beneath an apparent username from an unspecified platform
Full Fact→ CCTV showing woman’s drink being spiked is a dramatisation
A Facebook post shows what appears to be CCTV footage of a woman having her drink spiked in a bar. The film shows two men target the woman. One distracts her while the other slips a substance into her glass. Subtitles on the video claim the
Snopes→ Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber Top Star-Packed MTV VMAs
Lil Nas X won video of the year at MTV's VMAs on a night that Justin Bieber triumphantly returned to the stage as a performer and as winner of the artist of the year.
Snopes→ Actor Ed Asner, TV’s Blustery Lou Grant, Dies at 91
Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday.
Full Fact→ Facebook post makes incorrect claims about TV licence fee non-payment
A Facebook post claims the BBC has lost £50 million “this year” from non-payment of the TV licence fee. It also states that 260,000 over-75s have “refused to pay” for the TV licence. Neither of these points are right. 
Snopes→ Markie Post, TV Veteran Actor of ‘Night Court,’ Dies at 70
Markie Post, a regular presence on television for four decades, has died. She was 70.
Snopes→ ‘Bigfoot Chases Man on ATV’ in Woods, Viral Video Claims
"That's probably Karen in a costume just to say it is illegal to ride there," a commenter posted.
Snopes→ State TV: NKoreans Heartbroken Over Kim’s ‘Emaciated Looks’
Kim’s health is the focus of keen outside attention as the 37-year-old leader hasn’t publicly anointed a successor who would take charge of North Korea’s advancing nuclear arsenal.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say FDR Went on TV To Discuss Stock Market Crash?
The remark was made in 2008, TV became popular in the 1950s, Franklin D. Roosevelt was president in 1933, and the stock market crashed in 1929.
Snopes→ Former President Trump Returns As a Diminished TV Draw
Former President Donald Trump reached less than a million measurable television viewers in his return to the public stage at a North Carolina political event.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say Interracial Couples in TV Ads Make Him ‘Optimistic’?
Social media posts highlighted the one-off comment during the president's 45-minute speech to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Snopes→ Did André the Giant Play Bigfoot on TV?
And, is Bigfoot a robot?
Snopes→ HGTV’s Nicole Curtis Wins Dispute over Detroit Home Project
The star of HGTV’s “Rehab Addict Rescue” has won a dispute with Detroit over ownership of a blighted home.
AFP Fact Check→ Myanmar TV did not announce obligatory military service for all adults
As Myanmar’s military continues a crackdown on protesters and rebel groups fighting its February coup, Facebook posts surfaced claiming that a major TV channel announced that all Myanmar citizens aged 18 and over must serve in the army. The claim, ho
Truth or Fiction?→ CTV Calgary Chris Watts Stock Image
On May 5 2021, posts on Facebook and Twitter suggested that CTV Calgary had featured an image of Chris Watts and the Watts family in a segment about family finances; Chris Watts was convicted of murdering his wife and children in 2018: That Facebook p