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PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a video of Zelensky singing a Lionel Ritchie song

2022-03-10 Video shows Volodymr Zelensky singing “Endless Love” with his wife. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Phony images masquerading as CNN coverage go viral amid war in Ukraine

2022-03-10 https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/05/politics/fact-check-fake-cnn-ukraine/index.html As CNN works to debunk Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenksy did not hold a jersey with a swastika. Photo is altered

2022-03-08 Volodymr Zelensky posed for a photo holding a jersey with a swastika. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – California gas prices are going up, but not at $9 a gallon in early March 2022

2022-03-07 Gas cost $9 a gallon in California in early March 2022. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘From a Pastor in Lviv’ Message Goes Viral on Facebook

2022-03-05 We found the origins of the message from Ukrainian Pastor Igor Ivanishin. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Putin didn’t say the West is controlled by Satanic pedophiles

2022-03-04 Says Vladimir Putin said the West is controlled by Satanic pedophiles. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of a Russian tank for sale on eBay

2022-03-04 Photo shows a Russian tank Ukrainians are selling on eBay. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ A viral photo of a girl confronting a soldier is from 2012 in West Bank, not Ukraine in 2022

2022-03-03 A nearly 10-year-old photo is being misrepresented on social media as an image from present-day Ukraine. “An 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronts a Russian soldier telling him to go back to […] The post A viral photo of a girl confronting a Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Viral Video of Biden Discussing Vaccinations with CNN’s Don Lemon Omits Context

2022-03-01 A 34-second clip plucked from a "CNN Presidential Town Hall" was shared without context on Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Viral Video Shows Palestinian Girl, Not Ukrainian, Confronting Soldier

2022-03-01 A 2012 video of young Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was repurposed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, nearly a decade later. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo of children sending off Ukrainian troops is from 2016, not 2022

2022-02-28 A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does a Viral Video Show Ukrainian Forces Destroying Russian Assets?

2022-02-25 A viral video from the Ukrainian Ground Forces—one of the branches of the Ukrainian military—claims to show the Ukrainian military destroying Russian military assets. (Facebook posts are not embeddable, please click the screenshot to see th Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Rioter Carrying Pelosi’s Podium in Viral Photo Gets Prison

2022-02-25 The image of Adam Johnson smiling and waving as he carried Pelosi's podium went viral after the pro-Trump mob's attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old footage of Russian planes mischaracterized amid new conflict

2022-02-25 Video shows footage from Russia invading Ukraine. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of a Russian plane under attack in Ukraine

2022-02-24 A photo shows a Russian warplane under attack. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ UKRAINE: Viral Hoax Falsely Claims ‘American Journalists’ Killed

2022-02-24 Widely shared social media posts were not sincere tributes but rather part of a distasteful trope from the darker corners of gamer culture. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral tweet on wealth tax generating £250 billion for NHS is misleading

2022-02-23 Trade unionist Howard Beckett has claimed that a 0.05% wealth tax on financial transactions would raise £250 billion per year, in a tweet shared thousands of times. Mr Beckett, who is Assistant General Secretary for the Unite union, says that in Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Canadian police badge numbers appeared on helmets in Ottawa — they weren’t removed

2022-02-21 Video shows that Sûreté du Québec officers “removed their identifying names and badge numbers from their uniforms in Ottawa.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Quote about watching TV by candlelight originated with a comedian, not Marjorie Taylor Greene

2022-02-18 Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “If it weren’t for electricity, we’d all be watching TV by candlelight.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic image of an eye condition

2022-02-18 An image shows “a medical oddity that is characterized by having two pupils in each eyeball.” Go to site post…»

Logically→ A viral image shows Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waving at a crowd looking elsewhere during the Jan Vishwas Yatra.

2022-02-18 A morphed image of CM Yogi Adityanath's Jan Vishwas Yatra in Mathura from December 2021 is circulated as an image of the 2022 Etawah campaign rally. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Some TV coverage of the 1969 moon landing was animated, but that doesn’t mean the event was fake

2022-02-16 Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this image doesn’t show pandemic protesters in Australia

2022-02-15 Photo shows the freedom convoy in Canberra, Australia, with over 1.5 million cars. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tweets – Books listed in viral tweet aren't banned statewide in Texas

2022-02-14 "Books banned in Texas include 1984, Maus, and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein Kampf." Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, OnlyFans isn’t recruiting for adult film stars on college campuses. Man in viral video is acting

2022-02-14 A video shows that “OnlyFans has guys on campus encouraging your daughters to do porn for ‘financial freedom.’” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ ‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

2022-02-14 Opponents of President Joe Biden have repeatedly circulated videos that cut his comments short or take his words out of context to leave a misleading impression. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A viral video shows Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath bribing voters amid the ongoing assembly elections in the state.

2022-02-14 A video from 2012 is recirculating with a misleading caption that Yogi Adityanath was distributing money ahead of the 2022 assembly elections. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ ‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

2022-02-11 Opponents of President Joe Biden have repeatedly circulated videos that cut his comments short or take his words out of context to leave a misleading impression. Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ Viral article that unleashed ‘crack pipe’ firestorm relied on assumptions

2022-02-11 The Washington Free Beacon did not specifically ask whether an administration plan would fund crack pipes, so it's unclear if this ever was under consideration. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral video is a simulation, does not depict a real grand jury proceeding

2022-02-10 “A grand jury trial begins into crimes against humanity" involving a fabricated coronavirus pandemic. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Kendall Jenner said she didn’t edit, share altered BLM photo

2022-02-10 Kendall Jenner edited a photo to look like she was holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A viral video shows Samajwadi Party supporters raising a pro-Pakistan slogan during an election rally in Bithoor, Kanpur.

2022-02-10 Kanpur District Magistrate Neha Sharma clarified that no slogans in favor of Pakistan were raised during the Samajwadi Party rally in Bithoor. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral posts about £49 fuel vouchers are false

2022-02-09 Posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that anyone with less than £4 credit on a prepayment energy meter (also known as a pay-as-you-go meter) and is struggling financially, is eligible for two free fuel vouchers a year, worth £4 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Biden didn’t give his used face mask to Justice Stephen Breyer

2022-02-08 Joe Biden gave his used face mask to Stephen Breyer. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this Pennsylvania Walmart didn’t run out of food

2022-02-07 A Walmart in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, ran out of food. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real AOC quote about truckers

2022-02-07 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “I don’t need truckers. I get my food from the grocery store.” Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Majority of ten countries listed in viral chain message haven’t dropped all COVID-19 restriction measures and aren’t considering COVID-19 as a seasonal flu, despite claims

2022-02-07 REVIEW On 2 February 2022, a screenshot was shared on Facebook of a Telegram message from Christiane Northrup who claimed that ten countries had “announced the cancellation of all quarantine procedures, Corona tests, and compulsory vaccination” Go to site post…»

Logically→ A viral video shows China launching an artificial sun.

2022-02-03 A video of the Long March 7A carrier rocket launched on December 23, 2021, has been widely shared with a false caption. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tweets – Ivermectin study showed ‘antiviral effect,’ which is not the same as being effective against omicron

2022-02-02 Research from Japan shows “ivermectin is effective against omicron in Phase III trial.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo shows a truck convoy in Canada, but not the “Freedom Convoy”

2022-02-02 Picture shows the “Freedom Convoy” trucks in Canada. Go to site post…»

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