Are a series of images circulating on social media accurately depicting what life looked and felt like during the 1918 flu pandemic? No, that's not true: While some of the photographs are, in fact, from the time when what was kno
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FactCheck.org→ Video Using Trump’s State of the Union Address Wasn’t ‘Banned’
Quick Take A viral video on Facebook claims to show a “campaign ad” for President Donald Trump that was “banned” by Facebook. There’s no evidence the video — showcasing audio from Trump’s 2020 State of the Unio
Snopes→ Donald Trump’s ‘Quiet Acts of Random Kindness’
A viral Facebook post recounted several supposed gestures of generosity by the U.S. president.
FactCheck.org→ Voting by Mail in the Swing States
President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting as “fraudulent” and “corrupt,” even going so far to suggest it might be a reason to postpone the Nov. 3 election. But voters can use that option without giving a reas
Snopes→ Was Trump ‘Campaign Ad’ Banned by YouTube and Facebook?
Seems odd to describe a video as "banned" while watching it on the platform that supposedly banned it.
FactCheck.org→ Asthma Medicine Not Proven as COVID-19 ‘Cure’
Quick Take A viral headline on Facebook claims that a vaccine isn’t “Needed” for COVID-19 because “There Is Already A Cure.” But the supposed “cure” is an asthma medication, touted by a Texas doctor, that has not yet b
Full Fact→ Ordinary face masks are not harmful
We’ve seen posts on Facebook claiming or implying that face masks can be harmful, because they force the wearer to breathe in too much carbon dioxide. For most masks and face coverings, as we have mentioned before, this is not true. (In rar
Health Feedback→ Health authorities encourage the general public to wear face masks to reduce COVID-19 transmission
REVIEW An enormous variety of social media posts questioning the safety and efficacy of face masks to control the spread of COVID-19 have backed their claims by citing health authorities such as the World Health Organization (example), the U.S. Cent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Capture ‘Alien Cube Ship’ On Photo Shared By UFO Hunter
Did NASA sight a huge "alien cube ship" in pictures taken by its SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite? No, that's not true: According to NASA the black squares in pictures returned by SOHO are nothing more than mis
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Uniformed Private Contractors Patrolling Portland and Snatching Protesters?
On July 25 2020, a rumor spread on Facebook that that individuals patrolling Portland in military uniform (sometimes snatching people off the street) were private contractors, and that they were working for a company called “Black River”:
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Tweet In 2009 That He ‘Would Never Let Thousands’ Die in Pandemic
Quick Take An image on social media falsely purports to show a tweet from Donald Trump in 2009, saying he “would never let thousands of Americans die from a pandemic while in office.” There is no evidence Trump ever posted that tweet. Ful
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Origin Of The Word ‘Picnic’ Was NOT To Describe Festive Events Where Racist Whites Would Lynch Black Men
Does the English word "picnic" have its origins in describing festive events where racist whites would lynch Black men? No, that's not true: The word "picnic" dates back to the mid-to-late 18th century and comes from the French word "piqu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse NOT Found On Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing In Ocala, Florida
Was the decapitated corpse of a pedophile found on the doorstep of a judge in Ocala, Florida? No, that's not true: the story about the supposed "William Smith, 28" originated on two unreliable websites in 2017 which claimed the event happ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cathy Areu Did NOT Pose For A Photo In An Antifa Cap
Did Cathy Areu, a former frequent guest on Fox News who is now a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against the network, appear in a photograph while wearing an Antifa stocking cap? No, that's not true: An image of her smiling while pointing to a
Truth or Fiction?→ Did WitchTok ‘Baby Witches’ Hex the Moon?
On July 18 2020, a rumor began spreading on “WitchTok” (a TikTok witch community) that a group of “baby witches” endeavored to “hex the moon” and “hex the fae,” setting off moral panics and fevered discu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Black Kid’ Suspect In Assault On Elderly White Couple Was NOT Arrested ‘Yesterday’ — Crime Was Eight Years Ago, Suspect Is Doing Life in Prison
Was a "black kid named Tyrone Woodfork" arrested "yesterday" for severely beating an elderly Tulsa, Oklahoma, white couple, raping and killing the wife and leaving the husband for dead -- and is the national media ignoring the crime? No, that'
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Quote on Projected Deaths of Children Attributed to DeVos
Quick Take Social media posts claim that Betsy DeVos said “only” 0.02% of children are “likely to die” of COVID-19 from schools reopening in the fall. There’s no evidence she ever said that. Full Story As a new school
FactCheck.org→ ‘Face Mask Exempt Card’ Isn’t Legitimate
Quick Take A “face mask exempt card” shared on social media invokes the Americans with Disabilities Act and claims to excuse people from wearing face masks. But the group behind the card — “Freedom to Breathe Agency” ̵
Truth or Fiction?→ The #FreeBritney Movement, Explained
In July 10 2020, a Facebook post appeared about the #FreeBritney movement (evidently aimed at liberating Britney Spears), becoming hugely popular within just a few days: The Text of the Post The post — which was lengthy and full of de
Snopes→ Was Trump Caught Wearing His Mask Below His Nose?
A viral image supposedly shows the U.S. president wearing his mask below his nose, but the origin of the image is less clear.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dave Ramsey Warn Against a Cashless Society Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
In early July 2020, posts attributed to financial pundit Dave Ramsey on the subject of what “no cash” or what having a “cashless society actually means” began circulating: Dave Ramsey repost HERES WHAT NO CASH ACTUALLY MEANS:
Full Fact→ Government issues contradictory advice on travel quarantine
“If your mother arrived in the UK from one of the exempt countries, then she can stop quarantining on the 10th July.” Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice on Twitter, 10 July 2020 “Self-isolation is subject to current legal
Full Fact→ The “Irish slave” myth has been widely discredited
We’ve seen numerous claims online that white Irish people were enslaved for hundreds of years. However, the idea of “Irish slaves” is a common myth, and claims of white Irish slavery have been continually discredited for decades. In 2
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Carsyn Davis Die After Attending a ‘COVID Party’?
In early July 2020, news of the death of Florida teenager Carsyn Leigh Davis began spreading on social media — alongside rumors the girl, who was purportedly medically fragile, was intentionally exposed to SARS-CoV-2 by her mother: A parent se
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Rashid Buttar Video Does NOT Prove ‘Everyone Could Test Positive’ for Coronavirus And ‘Hardly Anybody’ Has Died From COVID-19
Is it true that "everyone could test positive" for the novel coronavirus that has ravaged the United States and world? And is it true that hardly anyone has died of the disease COVID-19 caused by the virus? No, neither is true. If you just loo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Post Story Saying Ghislaine Maxwell Moved To Intensive Care as Coronavirus Symptoms Worsen
Did the BBC accidentally publish and then pull a story saying Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsened? No, that's not true: the viral screenshot that appears to show a story dated July 11, 2020 is an obvi
Truth or Fiction?→ Does ‘Qabalista’ by Selki Girl Trigger ‘Out-of-Body Experiences’?
In late June and early July 2020, a rumor on TikTok’s #witchtok hashtag held that the album Qabalista by Selki Girl “triggered astral projection” or other strange experiences; a video with hundreds of thousands of engagements involve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Covid911 – Insurgency’ Video Pushes Several Falsehoods And Unproven Conspiracy Theories
Is the COVID-19 pandemic a conspiracy manufactured by "Deep State Democrats" and the "mass media" to disrupt, even rig, the upcoming presidential election in a bid to topple Donald Trump? And did the coronavirus provide the perfect cover for t
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax circulates about United Nations’ ‘mission goals’
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts that purports to list a series of “mission goals” for the United Nations. The posts claim the goals are part of a “new world order”. The claim is false; the UN said the list
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Teenager Get Pleurisy From Wearing a Face Mask for Work?
On May 31 2020, Facebook user Lena Kovacs shared the following screenshot of a redacted post, in which a person claimed their neeninet-year-old daughter developed pleurisy solely due to her use of a face mask in her job at “a huge grocery store
The Dispatch→ Is a Muslim Group Preparing to Patrol Streets in Minneapolis?
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Full Fact→ There is no evidence that suicides have increased 200% under lockdown
Numerous prominent Twitter users have claimed that suicides have supposedly increased 200% under lockdown. However, we can find no evidence at the time of writing to support this claim. It is unclear where this statistic has come from, or how the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Restrictive ‘Teachers Contract’ From 1923 NOT Real
Is a contract laying out a restrictive morality code and other rules for female teachers in 1923 a real document? No, it's a fake that has been showing up for years in various forms all over the internet. Most recently, a version of this phony
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Unsupported Claim About Opportunity Zone Investments
At his rally in Tulsa on June 20, President Donald Trump asserted without evidence that $100 billion had been invested in opportunity zones under a federal program that provides tax incentives to encourage development in low-income neighborhoods. That
The Dispatch→ Was the Original ‘Aunt Jemima’ a Millionaire Entrepreneur?
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Full Fact→ Police have not warned the public about face masks doused in chemicals
Facebook posts that have been shared thousands of times—including one post shared over 28,000 times—falsely claim to be a police bulletin, warning the public of a scam involving face masks doused in chemicals. The information in these
Truth or Fiction?→ Is There a Painting of J. Marion Sims’ Experiments on Black Women at the Alabama State Capitol?
Amid the removal and re-evaluation of statues commemorating historical figures in June 2020, a Facebook post that spread widely in June 2020 conflated a statue of a gynecologist who experimented on enslaved Black women with a painting depicting him al
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Tweet People Who Had Tickets But Failed to Show At Tulsa Rally Should Face ‘Powerful Charges’
Did President Trump threaten by Twitter that people who ordered tickets to his Tulsa rally but failed to attend should be "arrested and face very powerful charges," suggesting it was treason. No, that's not true. The president, while constantl
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Unprofessional Hairstyles for Men or Women’ Versus ‘Professional Hairstyles for Men or Women’ Google Image Results
On June 9 2020, Facebook user Xavier Dillingham shared the following Twitter screenshots, which purportedly showed Google search results for the terms “professional hairstyles men,” “unprofessional hairstyles men,” “p
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Officer McMuffin’ Stacy Talbert a Security Guard, Not Law Enforcement?
After a June 15 2020 Facebook Live video from Stacey Talbert (during which she sobbed over a delayed Egg McMuffin at a Georgia McDonald’s) went viral, a couple of tweets claimed that Talbert was a security guard posing as a police officer: UP