An image purporting to show a genuine press release from the office of Australia's Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has been shared in multiple Facebook posts following his admission to hospital after an injury. The supposed statement, however, was not
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AllSides→ Did People Wear ‘Biden Please Let Us In’ Shirts at US-Mexico Border?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigrants-biden-shirts-let-us-in/ In March 2021, images started to c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: San Diego Police Say Photo Does NOT Show Officer Pointing His Gun At A Boy, But Videos Suggest A More Nuanced Reality
Did a San Diego police officer point his gun at a young boy during a traffic stop? Police say no, that's not true, but various videos of the incident, including those released by police, suggest both the still-photo-based claim and the po
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dove Remove ‘Normal’ from Packaging So People Don’t Feel ‘Excluded’?
On March 10 2021, Sean Hannity continued his barrage of disinformation about so-called “cancel culture” (which has replaced the phrase “political correctness”) by sharing a claim that Dove had removed the word “normalR
Snopes→ Was the World’s Longest Human Poop 26 Feet Long?
The world record was supposedly set at a bowling alley.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Vackseenz’ Video Is NOT Correct — mRNA Vaccine Does NOT Revise Your DNA
Does the video "The One About Vackseenz," correctly describe the genetic impacts of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true. The video peddles multiple COVID-19 conspiracy theories, including that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines "alter the f
FactCheck.org→ Video Targets Gates With Old Clip, Misleading Edit
Quick Take In a 2010 TED Talk focused on developing new technologies to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Bill Gates briefly mentioned reducing the rate of population growth. A conspiratorial video circulating on Facebook misleadingly edits
Full Fact→ Luminescent enzymes not in Covid-19 vaccine and other myths debunked
A video of a man shouting vaccine misinformation through a megaphone in front of a Nottingham hospital has gone viral on Facebook. Here we look at the claims and why they are (mostly) wrong. “[The Covid-19 vaccine] will change your DNA” The
Hoax-Slayer→ DHL ‘Arrived Cargo’ Email is a Phishing Scam
This email, which purports to be from international courier company DHL, supposedly includes attached documents about a package delivery. The post DHL ‘Arrived Cargo’ Email is a Phishing Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Lab Results Do NOT Prove That There Are Harmful Microorganisms Growing On Your Mask
Did a laboratory analysis commissioned by a German children's charity find bacteria and mold on a mask? Yes, that is true, but it does not mean these microorganisms are harmful or abnormal. According to experts, it is likely that the bact
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the CDC Issue Zombie Apocalypse Guidelines in 2021 Because of a Nostradamus Prophecy?
On March 3 2021, a number of Fox affiliates shared an article claiming that due to a purported 2021 Nostradamus prophecy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had created “just in case” guidance for a “zombie apocalypse̶
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Doctors and Experts Advise Against Taking Experimental Jab’: Fake Headline Circulating
On March 3 2021, a screenshot February 2021 headline from The Times (UK) — “Doctors and experts advise against taking experimental jab” — spread virally across anti-vaccine social media groups. It looked like this: We first spotted t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Donald Trump Will Be Inaugurated On March 4
Will Donald Trump be inaugurated on March 4, 2021? No, that's not true: The "five pieces of evidence" held up to support such a claim have been debunked before or are speculative, assigning significance to otherwise neutral facts. Joe Bid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Is NOT In Control Of The Military After January 20, 2021
Is Donald Trump in control of the military? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, March 2, 2021, Joe Biden is commander in chief, a position he assumed when he was sworn in as president of the United States on January 20, 2021 on t
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech
In his first public speech since leaving office, former President Donald Trump delighted his audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference with numerous false and misleading claims, many of them criticisms of his successor. Trump falsely cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jerry Nadler Did NOT Say ‘God Has No Authority In The House Of Representatives’
Did Jerry Nadler say "God has no authority in the House of Representatives"? No, that's not true: Video from the debate during which the New York representative supposedly said that shows he didn't utter the phrase. Lead Stories rates the
Truth or Fiction?→ A 15th Century Machine Invented by Priests to ‘Break Hands and Fingers of Scientists, Artists, Painters, Sculptors Considered Heretic’?
A February 20 2021 Facebook image of a frightening device purportedly showed an elaborate machine “invented in the 15th century by Christian priests to break the hands and fingers of scientists, artists, painters, sculptors considered hereticR
Snopes→ Is That CPAC National Anthem Video Real?
A viral video supposedly showing a befuddled pianist and an offkey singer went viral.
Full Fact→ The link between vitamin D and Covid-19 is complex
“The death rate in Andalucía almost halved following the introduction of their Vitamin D policy. Tragically, here in the UK our death rate more than doubled over the same period, despite us having 5x the vaccinations.” David Davis MP
Hoax-Slayer→ Computer Generated ‘Earth, Venus and Jupiter as Seen From Mars’ Image Again Circulating
An image that supposedly depicts Earth, Jupiter and Venus in alignment as seen from the surface of Mars is once again circulating via social media. The post Computer Generated ‘Earth, Venus and Jupiter as Seen From Mars’ Image Again Circula
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Louder with Crowder’ Video Of Vacant Voter Addresses In Nevada, Michigan Includes Errors, Is NOT Proof Of ‘Mass Voter Fraud’
Is a "Louder with Crowder" video that shows vacant lots at voter addresses in Nevada and Michigan proof of voter fraud? No, that's not true: Lead Stories dug into the Nevada data and found at least two types of mistakes. In some instances
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Fake Biden Tweet About Coca-Cola, Diversity Training
Quick Take A popular image is made to appear as if President Joe Biden posted a racist tweet discussing Coca-Cola and “cultural reappropriation.” There is no record of Biden ever posting that tweet. Full Story An image circulating on socia
FactCheck.org→ Biden Hasn’t Reduced COVID-19 Testing at the Border
Quick Take The Biden administration has made no changes to COVID-19 testing policies for either U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Patrol. But a claim circulating online falsely suggests that the administration has stopped t
Snopes→ Did Coca-Cola Add ‘Try To Be Less White’ to Cans?
Photographs of the supposed new line of Coke cans appeared online after a controversy over anti-racism training in February 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Tweet About Comment Regarding "Minorities Not Being Able To Use The Internet" Is NOT Real
Did President Joe Biden send out a racist tweet regarding his comment about minorities not being able to use the internet ? No, that's not true: the viral screenshot of the supposed tweet is an obvious forgery containing way more characte
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Attribute Fake Tweet to Cruz
Quick Take A screenshot purports to show a 2016 tweet from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz concerning climate change. Cruz’s office said the tweet was fake, and there is no record of Cruz ever posting it. The phony screenshot went viral anyway. Full Story A
Full Fact→ Santander bank card ‘scam’ probably doesn’t exist
Posts warning people about a possible scam involving Santander bank cards have been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The posts largely use the same text, which was being shared at least as early as October 2020. It claims that the o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United States’ Energy Independence Was NOT ‘Sent Back Fifty Years’ In 10 Days
Was the United States' energy independence "sent back fifty years" in 10 days? No, that's not true: Although it's true that the country was "energy independent" in 2019 for the first time in more than 60 years, there's no evidence policy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Claims About Diseases And More Relies On Common Conspiracy Theories
Does a list of claims about diseases and more rely only on factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: Most of the claims are common conspiracy theories repeatedly disproven. Medical experts, for example, agree that the Spanish fl
The Dispatch→ Assessing the Various Claims in Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Website for "Cannibal Club" Restaurant is Joke Site Created For Web Design Class
Is there really a "Cannibal Club" restaurant in Los Angeles and can you read all about it on their website? No, that's not true: the site was created as part of a web design class and uses stock photos and fake names for its staff. Peddle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden White House Freeze of Trump Executive Order Did NOT Cause Insulin Prices To Increase
Did a regulatory freeze on "any new and pending rules" put in place by the Biden Administration on January 20, 2021 cause the price of insulin to increase? No, that's not true: Among Trump's executive orders President Biden froze for 90 d
FactCheck.org→ Video Makes Bogus Claims About ‘War Crimes’ and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
Quick Take A video falsely claims that people receiving authorized COVID-19 vaccines are taking part in a deadly clinical trial and that those administering the doses are war criminals under the Nuremberg Code. That’s bogus. People getting the
Snopes→ Can Teachers Hear ‘Muted’ Students on Zoom?
Viral TikToks alleged that educators can secretly listen in on students whose microphones are supposedly turned off.
Snopes→ Was ‘the Truth About Costco’s Kirkland Meat’ Revealed?
An ominous online advertisement displayed pictures of raw meat and teased supposedly revealing information about some of Costco's Kirkland products.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Unmasked’ Video Does NOT Uncover The Truth About The 2020 Presidential Election
Does the "Unmasked" video uncover the truth about the 2020 presidential election? No, it doesn't: The video remixes previously debunked claims of vote fraud and election theft. Chief among them were allegations that "vote spikes" in battl
Snopes→ Kamala Harris Didn’t Threaten To Use the Military Against ‘Trumpers’
The VP supposedly said she does not care about the Constitution and will use federal law enforcement and the military against Trump supporters.
Snopes→ Did Nikola Tesla Describe Cell Phones in 1926?
"When wireless is perfectly applied, the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain," the iconoclastic thinker supposedly said in a 1926 interview.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Sniper Assassination Foiled at Mar-a-Lago on January 26, 2021 — Secret Service Formally Denies Story
Was an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump foiled late in January 2021? No, that's not true: the source of the assassination story is a website with a history of publishing false claims and there has been no offici
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims
By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy