A photo has been shared in multiple news articles and social media posts in January 2021 alongside a claim it shows a woman who was arrested in Mexico after stabbing her husband. The claim is false: the image has circulated online since 2019 in repo
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Dr. Jill’ Was NOT The Biden’s ‘Teenage Baby Sitter’
Was "Dr. Jill" the Biden family's teenage babysitter before Joe Biden's first wife Neilia was killed in a car accident? No, that's not true: This meme is readily debunked by checking the timeline of events. The car accident that claimed t
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘President Trump’s New Office Looks STUNNING’
Even after the end of his presidency, supporters of Donald Trump continued peddling bad information online in February 2021. Anti-Muslim lecturer Brigitte Gabriel posted a photograph of Trump on Twitter saying, “President Trump’s new office lo
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Mexico House Committee Did NOT Pass A Bill To ‘Legalize Killing Babies In Abortions Up To Birth’
Did a New Mexico House of Representatives committee recently pass a bill that would "legalize killing babies in abortions up to birth"? No, that's not true: A bill that would repeal a 1969 law banning abortion was passed out of the Health
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myanmar Did NOT Use Dominion Voting Systems In Its Election Before Military Coup
Did Myanmar use Dominion Voting Systems to calculate election results prior to the military coup in that country? No, that's not true: A Dominion spokesperson told Lead Stories that they "do not have systems in Myanmar, and never have." T
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misleads on Early Actions by Biden
Quick Take A meme purports to list actions taken by President Joe Biden in his “first 48 hours” in office — but most of the points are misleading or wrong. For example, the purported tax changes are proposals — some of which nee
Truth or Fiction?→ What Is a Short Ladder Attack?
During viral interest in the GameStop short squeeze, claims that a “short ladder attack” was driving drops in the price of “meme stocks” like $GME and $AMC became popular on Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter — which in turn
Snopes→ Does a Picture Show Cameron Diaz Working a 9-to-5 Job?
A misleading online advertisement with a picture of former movie actor Cameron Diaz claimed she now had a "regular 9-5 job."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hunter Biden Does NOT Work For A Foreign Oil Company
Does Hunter Biden work for a foreign oil company? No, that's not true: He used to sit on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company, but no longer. He left the board in 2019 and has said that he won't work for foreign-owned
Full Fact→ There’s no proof steam inhalation cures Covid-19
We’ve been asked to check a chain message spreading on WhatsApp and Facebook, that makes a number of claims about Covid-19 and steam inhalation. The message claims that inhaling steam through the mouth and nose kills the virus while it is still i
Full Fact→ Pfizer vaccine effective, though not as effective as newspapers suggest
“Two Pfizer doses 'are 99.96% effective': Double jab weeks apart prevents almost ALL cases of Covid-19, research in Israel suggests”. Daily Mail, 29 January 2021. The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has been shown to be over 90% effective, but not
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
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports since 2018 about a nurse trying to give a Chinese man an injection
A video of a man crying in fear while a nurse attempts to give him an injection has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts alongside a claim that it shows Thailand's health minister receiving the Covid
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Please Consider Buying’ Girl Scout Cookies from ‘Troop 6000,’ ‘Entirely Made up of Girls Living in NYC’s Homeless Shelters’
On February 1 2021, a screenshot of a tweet was shared to Imgur which contained the claim that anyone interested in Girl Scout cookies without a scout to buy from could obtain an order from “Troop 6000,” whose scouts live in New York Cit
AFP Fact Check→ No, this viral video does not show rodents at Charles de Gaulle airport
A Facebook post shared more than 380,000 times claims to show a video of rodents in the window of a takeout restaurant at Charles de Gaulle airport on the outskirts of Paris. This claim is false; other scenes from the video show that it was actually fi
Poynter→ Opinion: To control online misinformation, we need real-world solutions
The big lie was planned well in advance. Before he became president in 2016, Donald Trump was saying that U.S. elections were rigged. In 2020, months before voting began, Trump said the only way he’d lose would be because of voter fraud. After Electi
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
Poynter→ The WHO did not say you don’t need to wear a mask
As some experts have advised Americans to wear higher-quality or multiple face masks to protect against the coronavirus, a recent blog post that’s spreading widely on social media claims the World Health Organization says no masks are necessary.
AFP Fact Check→ This is an AFP photo of Aung San Suu Kyi attending a funeral in 2017
A photo purporting to show Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi being detained during the military coup on February 1, 2021 has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The claim is false; the image is an AFP photo of Suu Kyi attendi
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a subway being constructed in Moscow, not the Philippines
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook in January 2021 alongside a claim it shows a subway construction project in the Philippine capital Manila. The claim is false: the photo, which has circulated online
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘When Covid Hit New Zealand’ Tweet
In February 2021, an undated screenshot of a tweet spread on Reddit and Imgur, which purportedly described the way New Zealand handled the COVID-19 pandemic (with an unvoiced but inherent contrast with the United States): Yep here you are f
The Dispatch→ Are Guantanamo Prisoners Getting COVID Vaccines Before American Citizens?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: France And Australia Did NOT Say COVID-19 Vaccine Is A Fraud
Did France and Australia suspend their COVID-19 vaccination programs and say vaccine is a fraud? No, that's not true. Both France and Australia are continuing their vaccination programs to protect people from coronavirus infection. The cl
Full Fact→ HS2 will not cost Scotland £17 billion
A Facebook post claims that Scotland’s bill for the High Speed Two rail network (HS2) is £17 billion, despite the fact that the line won’t reach Scotland. There’s no evidence that Scotland will pay £17 billion for HS2. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Testimony On Programming That Can Allegedly Rig Elections Is From 2004, NOT 2020
Is this video of testimony about programming that can allegedly rig elections a description of 2020 elections systems? No, that's not true: The taped testimony of Clint Curtis is outdated. At the time the video was recorded, December 13,
AllSides→ Is Alleged Capitol Rioter Kevin Seefried a ‘Registered Democrat and Biden Supporter’?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kevin-seefried-democrat-biden/ In January 2021, Snopes received sever
AFP Fact Check→ Clip from German TV programme circulates in misleading posts about coronavirus vaccines and Bill Gates
As countries around the world scramble to roll out vaccination campaigns, a video showing computer-generated images of people being implanted with microchips is circulating online alongside warnings that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plans to "obtain
AFP Fact Check→ Videos show protesters placing Sikh flag at iconic building, but Indian flag remained intact
Videos of protesting Indian farmers storming Delhi’s historic Red Fort and hoisting flags have been widely shared on Facebook and Twitter alongside claims that they replaced the Indian national flag with the flag of Sikh separatist ideology Khalistan
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Biden’s First Week in Office
All but three of 20 claims the president made were accurate, demonstrating his regard for basic facts and his proclivity to err when speaking off the cuff.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Health Organization (WHO) Did NOT Say You Do Not Need To Wear A Mask
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) say you do not need to wear a mask? No, that's not true: A WHO Global COVID-19 Press Conference on January 22, 2021 emphasized that the public needs to wear masks in order to protect themselves from
Truth or Fiction?→ Does Jen Psaki Have a Brother Working for Citadel LLC?
As discourse and debate surrounding online trading in general and the app Robinhood in particular continued to spread in January 2021, some right-wing social media users attempted to link it to new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, claiming that
Snopes→ Is Alleged Capitol Rioter Kevin Seefried a ‘Registered Democrat and Biden Supporter’?
Seefried was photographed brandishing a Confederate flag inside the halls of Congress. Claims that he is a secret Biden supporter are sorely lacking in evidence.
Snopes→ Does Subway’s Tuna Contain No Actual Tuna or Fish?
A lawsuit claimed that the sandwich company’s tuna is actually a “mixture of various concoctions.”
AFP Fact Check→ Warren Buffett did not donate $58 million to Joe Biden’s campaign
Social media posts claim billionaire investor Warren Buffett donated $58 million to Joe Biden’s campaign, linking this to the Democratic president’s decision to revoke the Keystone XL oil pipeline permit. But US Federal Election Commission records
The Dispatch→ Was Joe Biden’s Inauguration ‘Empty’?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Is Robinhood Selling People’s Shares Without Consent, and Under Market Value?
During the late January 2021 GameStop ($GME) short squeeze, trading app Robinhood came under fire for halting the buying only (not selling) of popular tickers — and anecdotal reports began filtering into the news cycle that Robinhood was, in add
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines currently in use stimulate immunity to the same degree as natural infection without exposing the vaccinated person to the risks associated with the disease
On 25 January 2021, the U.S biopharmaceutical company Merck announced its decision to stop the development of its COVID-19 vaccine candidates. This article, published on 26 January 2021 by Summit News, reported on Merck’s announcement and claim
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines currently in use stimulate immunity to the same degree as natural infection without exposing the vaccinated person to the risks associated with the disease
On 25 January 2021, the U.S biopharmaceutical company Merck announced its decision to stop the development of its COVID-19 vaccine candidates. This article, published on 26 January 2021 by Summit News, reported on Merck’s announcement and claim
AFP Fact Check→ ‘Radioactive’ vaccine was not stolen from a German medical institute
Facebook posts claim tests on a stolen sample of an unspecified vaccine showed it is radioactive enough to cause “disease and genetic damage,” and speculates that it could contain radium. This is false; the German institute from which the sample wa