A YouTube video, which supposedly shows Trump supporters with disabilities being arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, has been making the rounds on social media. However, the footage really shows disabled protesters being removed from
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence The FBI Special Agent Killed In Florida Was ‘Top Investigator For Hunter Biden’s Laptop’
Was one of the FBI special agents killed in Florida the "top investigator for Hunter Biden's laptop"? No, there is no evidence that claim is true. Special Agent Daniel Alfin was killed on February 2, 2021, as he attempted to serve a court
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove President Biden’s Oval Office Is Filmed In Castle Rock Entertainment Studio
Does a video comparing an aerial view of a studio in Culver City, CA, with a video clip showing journalists visiting Joe Biden's Oval Office prove the office is just a soundstage from "Castle Rock Entertainment"? No, that's not true: Seve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Illegally Called ‘Vaccines’, Are Effective Against Virus And Do Slow Spread
Have Moderna and Pfizer delivered vaccines that cannot legally be called COVID-19 "vaccines" and are these mRNA shots only designed to relieve symptoms caused by the S-1 spike protein, not by the SARS-CoV-2 virus? No, neither claim is tru
Snopes→ Did Rep. Greene Say ‘If English Was Good Enough for Jesus, It’s Good Enough for Us’?
These words have been supposedly spoken by numerous politicians.
Full Fact→ Fake letter from Cabinet Office spreads on social media
A fake “leaked” letter claiming to come from the Cabinet Office has been spread on Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp, apparently showing that “damage to the wider economy” is a government priority, and disorder will be quelled with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Giant Pandas Playing In The Snow Is NOT A Coded Message
Is video of giant pandas playing in the snow a coded message? No, that's not true: The video that originated from the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is just a cute diversion. Any suggestion that it contains a secret messa
Truth or Fiction?→ Did 20 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses ‘Go Missing’?
Online speculation around former presidential advisor Jared Kushner swirled on social media after stories appeared about ongoing problems facing United States President Joe Biden’s administration as it continued fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Buses At U.S. Capitol Is NOT Evidence Of An Operation Against Lawmakers And Does NOT Show Anything Unexpected
Is a video of buses at the U.S. Capitol evidence of an operation against lawmakers? Does it show anything unexpected? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence to support the idea that lawmakers were the target of a mili
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Wall Streeters Looking Down on Occupy Wall Street’
As the debate over the online stock activity surrounding GameStop — and subsequent questions about the activity by financial trading insiders responding to it — online commentary drew a link between the anger toward present-day Wall Street
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Military Was NOT At The White House Arresting Congress ‘Today’ on January 25, 26, 27, Nor 28, 2021
Was the U.S. military at the White House arresting Congress on January 25, 2021? No, that's not true: There's zero proof substantiating such a statement. A video offered as evidence does not show arrests; it's unclear when it was even sho
The Dispatch→ Did Legislation Passed in 1871 Make Washington, D.C., a Foreign Entity?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Is the Average Rent $1,234 a Month, Necessitating a $30.77 Hourly Wage to Afford to Live?
In January 2021, a Facebook post from three years before began to pick up notice on social media platforms again; it maintained that the average cost of rent was $1,234 a month — a sum that the post argued was unaffordable with a federal minimum
Snopes→ Did Trump Start a New Political Party Called the ‘Patriot Party’?
Trump supporters were selling memorabilia online promoting the supposed alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Act Of 1871’ Did NOT Establish The United States As A Corporation That Owns Its Residents
Did the "Act of 1871" establish the United States as a corporation? No, that's not true: The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 established a new, unified government for Washington, D.C. It "incorporated" that city, a common legal t
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Herewith Proof of Payment’ Malware Email
Supposedly, this “payment invoice” email contains proof of a recent payment in an attached PowerPoint file. However, the email is not a… The post ‘Herewith Proof of Payment’ Malware Email appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Will NOT Be Sworn In On March 4, 2021, As The 19th President Of The United States Of America
Will Donald Trump be sworn in on March 4, 2021, as the 19th president of the United States of America? No, that's not true: Joe Biden is president. He took office on January 20, 2021, and is expected to serve for four years. Biden is the
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Call Support’ Amazon Phishing Scam Emails
Keep an eye out for fake Amazon order notification emails that ask you to call "fraud prevention support" if you didn't authorize the supposed payment. The post ‘Call Support’ Amazon Phishing Scam Emails appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Full Fact→ A kiwi fruit did not test “positive” for Covid
We’ve seen many people sharing a video on social media that seems to show a kiwi fruit testing positive for Covid-19. It follows a similar video, in which a glass of Coca-Cola also appeared to test positive. The people in the videos, and many of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBS News Did NOT Report A Florida Man Kidnapped 27 People To Force Them To Play Yahtzee
Did CBS News report on Twitter that a Florida man had been arrested for kidnapping 27 people and forcing them to play Yahtzee for 36 hours straight? No, that's not true: the widely viral screenshot of a tweet supposedly sent by @CBSNews i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Broken Link That Included The Word ‘Guantanamo’ On The Site Of The Office Of Military Commissions Did NOT Have Any Special Significance
Did a broken link that included the word "Guantanamo" on the website of the Office of Military Commissions have any special significance? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the link, which took users to a dead page on the site of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Photos Are NOT Associated With ‘Chemtrails’
Does this collection of photos show the inner workings of airplanes that spray "chemtrails" and has this information been "declassified"? No, that's not true: These photos do not show "chemtrail spraying equipment." The photos are either
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An ‘Emergency Broadcast Alert’ Has NOT Been Issued Revealing Donald Trump Has Invoked The Insurrection Act
Did an Emergency Broadcast Alert reveal Donald Trump invoked the Insurrection Act? No, that's not true: A video makes the baseless claim that President Donald J. Trump informed the mayor of Oklahoma City that the "Insurrection Act has bee
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Much Of The ‘What Is Happening?’ Post Is NOT Happening: It’s Either Old Or Fake News
Does the "What is Happening?" Instagram post offer some alarming news, such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel resigning and also the unrelated matter of Italian officials interfering with the U.S. presidential elections? No, that's not t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Raw Data Analytics’ Posted By The American Report Does NOT Prove China, Russia Hacked 2020 Election
Does an article posted by The American Report prove China and Russia hacked the 2020 Election and does it show IP addresses from China, Russia, Hong Kong, Germany, Canada and the Czech Republic hacking "PA, NV, MI, GA Battleground States"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Issue A Correction Over A Ted Cruz Qanon Pin That Turned Out To Be A Dorito
Did CNN issue a correction over a misidentified Qanon pin supposedly being worn by Ted Cruz that turned out to be a Dorito chip? No, that's not true: CNN never reported such a story in the first place and the image with the correction is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two CNN Journalists Were NOT Arrested For Infiltrating U.S. Capitol Dressed As Trump Supporters
Were two CNN journalists arrested and charged for infiltrating the U.S. Capitol dressed as Trump supporters during the January 6, 2021 insurrection? No, that's not true: The two people identified in a video as being with CNN have no conne
Snopes→ Was a ‘Trump Does the Unthinkable’ Op-Ed Written by Liz Crokin?
An opinion piece by Liz Crokin supposedly recounting the various good deeds Trump performed before his presidency contains a mixture of truth and fiction.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does This Photograph Show a Tour Group the Day Before the Capitol Insurrection?
As the United States continued to grapple with a destructive and deadly right-wing riot at the Capitol building on January 6 2021, disturbing stories from Democratic Party lawmakers began to trickle out indicating that some participants may have plann
Snopes→ Is Trump Considering Pardoning Capitol Riot Extremists?
The Trump administration's acting pardon attorney supposedly made the announcement in a Parler post.
FactCheck.org→ Road to a Second Impeachment
In the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, the House Democrats on Jan. 11 introduced legislation to impeach President Donald Trump, charging him with “inciting violence against the Government of the United States.” The impeachment resolution,
Snopes→ Does Website for Wisconsin Republicans Say ‘Prepare For War’?
The St. Croix County Republican Party supposedly kept the phrase on its website, despite requests to to take it down.
Snopes→ Does Website for Wisconsin Republicans Say ‘Prepare For War’?
The St. Croix County Republican Party supposedly kept the phrase on its website, despite requests to to take it down.
AllSides→ Fact checking Republicans’ unsubstantiated claims that Antifa infiltrated Capitol riot
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/capitol-antifa-infiltration-fact-check/index.html In the wake o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘A Letter from the Chairman’ From Nye County, Nevada GOP Repeats Several Unproven Conspiracy Theories
Does a letter published by the chairman of a Nevada county Republican Central Committee, disputing the outcome of the presidential election, include evidence for the conspiracy theories proposed? No, that's not true: the widely viral arti
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Look What I’ve Found’ Facebook Messenger Scam
If you use Facebook Messenger, keep an eye out for posts with the text "Look what I've found". The posts supposedly link to a "private video". The post ‘Look What I’ve Found’ Facebook Messenger Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
The Dispatch→ Debunking the Conspiracy Theories Claiming That Antifa Led the Attack on the Capitol
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Truth or Fiction?→ Zip Ties and the Capitol Riots
On January 8 2021, “zip ties” became a topic of discourse around the January 6 2021 Capitol riots as the public began to unpack and come to terms with the events of that chaotic day: Many are wondering about this USA TODAY photo –
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Antifa Claims Follow Capitol Riot
Quick Take Viral social media posts and a Republican House member have amplified claims wrongly identifying some right-wing figures at the U.S. Capitol riot as part of “antifa.” The claims feed into an unfounded conspiracy theory that anti-
Snopes→ Does Video Show Capitol Police Opening Gates for Rioters?
Footage of law enforcement officers supposedly condoning trespassing garnered millions of views.