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Snopes→ Did Maxine Waters ‘Condone’ Violence, Looting During 1992 LA Riots?
The long-serving congresswoman's comments were taken out of context.
Snopes→ Did Portland Mayor Declare State of Emergency After Antifa, BLM Posters Called for Violence?
Flyers allegedly posted around Portland urged protesters to "rage" no matter what the Chauvin verdict proved to be.
Snopes→ N Ireland Leaders Call for Calm After Night of Violence
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed for calm, saying “the way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality.”
Snopes→ Did DJ Quik Post a Gun Violence April Fools’ Day Joke?
We may have a winner for this year's worst "prank."
Snopes→ Do Avon Reps Relocate Domestic Violence Survivors for Free?
Although the cosmetics giant has committed to supporting anti-domestic violence initiatives in the past, a viral TikTok made misleading claims.
Poynter→ Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned
A week after a gunman shot and killed eight people in Georgia, a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, including a police officer. After a year of social distancing and closures from the COVID-19 pandemic, the t
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Chuck Todd Host a Panel on Violence Against Asian-Americans Without One Asian-American Guest?
NBC News presenter Chuck Todd came under fire on March 21 2021 for addressing a mass shooting that killed eight people in the state of Georgia earlier in the week — six of whom were of Asian descent — without asking any Asian-Americans for
AFP Fact Check→ Image shows US march against gun violence, not Montreal rally
Facebook posts claim a photo shows protesters filling several blocks at a 2021 rally in Montreal to oppose Covid-19 restrictions. This is false; the image was taken in the US capital Washington at a 2018 march against gun violence.
FactCheck.org→ Senator Johnson Distorts Report on Violence in Defense of His Remarks on BLM, Antifa
Sen. Ron Johnson, as he predicted, got himself in trouble for saying he “never felt threatened” by those who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, but he “might have been a little concerned” if they were “tens of thousands of Bl
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi learned the idea of non-violence from Islam.
Rahul Gandhi’s speech in 2019 has been edited to mislead the viewers and stir controversy.
Logically→ Donald Trump incited violence at the Capitol riots.
Trump made a number of inflammatory and false remarks on March 6. He was charged with inciting violence but was acquitted.
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored image shows people fleeing violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2012
Social media posts in Kenya claim to show a photo of women and children fleeing the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya. This is false; not only was the image taken years later in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following skirmishes betwee
Logically→ Caste-based violence has risen in Tamil Nadu, reaching its peak with a 40 per cent increase during the lockdown.
Reports show cases of atrocities against Dalits rose multifold in Tamil Nadu with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic
Snopes→ Chief: Capitol Police Were Warned of Violence Before Riot
Capitol Police knew armed extremists were primed for violence at the iconic building on Jan. 6 and even provided officers with assault rifles to protect lawmakers.
Logically→ Election related violence has cost dozens of lives in West Bengal over the past decade.
Media reports suggest nearly 77 deaths from 2011 to 2021 due to violence during elections but the figure could be higher.
Snopes→ Did Ted Cruz Say Trump ‘Has a Consistent Pattern of Inciting Violence’?
A video from the 2016 presidential campaign was recirculated during former U.S. President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.
Logically→ Maxine Waters glorified and encouraged violence against Republicans.
Maxine Waters had asked people to put pressure on Trump's administration officials by way of protest and confrontation, but not my violence.
AFP Fact Check→ Video purporting to show violence in Orlu is old and unrelated to recent events
A video clip showing a crowd quickly dispersing amid what sounds like gunshots has resurfaced in social media posts in Nigeria claiming to capture the recent unrest in Nigeria’s southeastern region. But the claim is false; the video clip was first de
Logically→ One in every six American women is a victim of sexual violence.
Data suggests that one in six women experience sexual violence in their lifetime.
Logically→ India saw a 100% increase in the number of domestic violence victims seeking help during the lockdowns.
The data furnished by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in April 2020 shows an almost 100% rise in domestic violence cases during the lockdown.
Snopes→ US Terrorism Alert Warns of Politically Motivated Violence
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden's election.
Snopes→ Aloha Shirts on ‘Boogaloos’ Link Symbol of Peace to Violence
The boogaloo movement promotes violence and a second U.S. civil war.
AFP Fact Check→ Photos show Honduran migrants trying to enter Guatemala, not post-election violence in Uganda
A post shared dozens of times on Facebook claims to show violent clashes between civilians and security forces in Uganda following the recent presidential election. The claim is false; the images are of a caravan of Honduran migrants who were blocked b
AFP Fact Check→ Quotes from US Democrats falsely characterized as calls for violence
Social media posts shared after the storming of the US Capitol by followers of President Donald Trump combine images of prominent Democrats with pictures of burning buildings and quotes suggesting that the politicians previously incited unrest. But the
Snopes→ Was It a Coup? No, But Siege on US Capitol Was the Election Violence of a Fragile Democracy
Supporters of President Donald Trump, following his encouragement, stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Snopes→ Twitter, Facebook Muzzle Trump Amid Capitol Violence
In an unprecedented step, Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump from posting to their platforms following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
Snopes→ Capitol Has Seen Violence Over 220 Years, But Not Like This
In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns, disrupting the passage of power, desecrating the seat of the world’s greatest democracy.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a protest against gun violence in Washington DC in 2018, not a pro-Trump rally in 2021
A photo of a large demonstration in Washington DC has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook that claim it was taken on January 6, 2021, the same day that supporters of US President Donald Trump organised a rally in t
Snopes→ Chicago Ends 2020 with 769 Homicides As Gun Violence Surges
The number of homicides and shootings in Chicago spiked dramatically in 2020.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online since 2019 in reports about gun violence — it does not relate to the coronavirus pandemic
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows a television report about violence breaking out at a US hospital after patients were vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. The claim is false; th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NAACP Says It Did NOT Issue Warning About Violence Against Black Men This Weekend
Did the NAACP issue a warning in Georgia that white supremacists and other fringe groups will be targeting black men for violent acts this weekend? No, that's not true: The national leadership of NAACP and its Georgia chapter said separat
Snopes→ Violence Brewed in Facebook Groups Ahead of ‘Stop The Steal’ Protests
Violent rhetoric goes well beyond the short-lived "Stop The Steal" Facebook group.
AFP Fact Check→ Videos purporting to show violence during recent elections in Zanzibar are old and unrelated
Two videos claiming to show recent violence in Zanzibar following a disputed election have been viewed thousands of times on Twitter. The claims are false: one of the video clips dates back to 2005 while the other was debunked earlier this year by AFP
AFP Fact Check→ This image of Nigerians protesting police violence has been doctored to insert unrelated placards
An image that appears to show Nigerians holding placards demanding justice for a late Indian actor has been shared in multiple Facebook posts. The image, however, has been digitally manipulated; the original is an AFP photo that shows Nigerians holding
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored TV report does not depict recent electoral violence in Nigerian state
Footage of uniformed men firing gunshots to disperse a mob has been shared thousands of times on social media purporting to show violence during Nigeria’s recent election in Ondo state. However, the claim is false; the video was filmed in a differe
AFP Fact Check→ Photos of a Muslim domestic violence victim circulate online with misleading claim
Three photos have been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim they show a Hindu woman who was assaulted by her extended family for marrying a Muslim man in the south Indian state of Kerala. This claim is mi
AFP Fact Check→ Old video shared by Nigerian activist does not depict recent electoral violence in Nigerian state
A group of men filmed lying on the ground, surrounded by a vocal crowd, was shared by a popular Nigerian rights activist, claiming to show war in Nigeria’s Edo state ahead of a governorship poll on September 19, 2020. However, the footage was taken
New York Times→ Trump’s False and Misleading Statements About Protests and Violence
The president has wrongly claimed credit for sending in the National Guard. He has also made misleading assertions in attacking his Democratic rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Truth or Fiction?→ Two Killed in Kenosha During Racial Violence Inflamed in Facebook Groups
As racial violence escalated and echoed throughout the United States during the summer of 2020 and “civil defense” groups formed on Facebook and appeared at demonstrations throughout the country, a gunman shot and killed two people during