Does a well-known video of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, now on social media, show an inflatable prop rather than a real military plane? No, that's not true: There's no credible evidence to suggest that the scores of peopl
FactCheck.org→ What We Know About Three Widespread Israel-Hamas War Claims
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Since fighting broke out between Israel and Hamas militants on Oct. 7, misinformation about the war has circulated online. But a widely viewed and shared video supp
The Dispatch→ A Coalition of the Willing
Will Republicans and Democrats come together to elect a speaker?
Truth or Fiction?→ So Long, and Thanks for All the Facts
Today we, the staff at TruthOrFiction.com, are shutting down the site. It will remain live for the foreseeable future, but it will no longer be updated. We are eternally grateful for our readers. You made us everything we were. We appreciate you and wi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The U.N. isn’t paying military service members to invade the U.S. Cash aid helps some asylum seekers
A debit card issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is being used to pay for a U.S. invasion.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley mixes red meat with more moderate tone in Exeter, New Hampshire, town hall
In a New Hampshire town hall, Nikki Haley took a blended tone, telling voters she would cut unwieldy government spending and crack down on immigrants in the country illegally. Here are some of the claims she made.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Reports of 260 Israeli music fest deaths aren’t unsubstantiated. Photos, videos document toll
“There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel.
The Dispatch→ The Rise of the Republican Echo-System
Obsession with purity caused GOP dysfunction well before Donald Trump came along.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Joe Biden isn’t ‘funding every angle’ of Israel-Hamas war, as misleading post claims
Biden is “funding every angle” of the Israel-Hamas war.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Push Bill Gates-Connected ‘Air’ Vaccine Conspiracy
SciCheck Digest Inhalable or spray versions of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are still in development and don’t have regulatory approval. Posts online are distorting recent research from Yale University to falsely claim that governments have approved su
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Cargo plane that evacuated people from Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021 is real, not a decoy
Video shows an “inflatable decoy plane” at the Kabul airport in 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Convict, Sentence Gen. Mark Milley To Hang
Did the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) convict and sentence U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley to "hang"? No, that's not true: The website where this claim was made has a disclaimer that states it publishes satirical content. Fictiona
PolitiFact→ Brian Krassenstein – Why do Americans have to pay for a State Department evacuation from Israel? It’s the law
It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Old video of pro-Palestine supporters shouting antisemitic remarks is being misleadingly shared
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim that there’s ‘zero footage from the Ukraine war’ ignores countless photos and videos
Less than 48 hours after Israel was attacked “we have hundreds of hours worth of footage but zero footage from the Ukraine war.”
The Dispatch→ ‘Congress is Going to Have to Steel Ourselves’
Lawmakers are backing Israel in next phase of conflict.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – ‘Gates of hell’ in Gaza? No, a viral video shows fireworks in Algeria
A video shows red flares and fireworks going off in Gaza.
The Dispatch→ Will Trump Suffer Politically For His Israel Comments?
Not in a Republican primary, if past is prologue.
AllSides→ Clip shows Arma 3 gameplay, not downed Israeli helicopters
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/clip-shows-arma-3-gameplay-not-downed-israeli-helicopters-2023-10-12/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Woman Captured At Site Of Israeli Music Festival Massacre — Video Shows 2015 Guatemala Attack
Does a video of a girl being beaten and burned alive depict a woman captured at the site of the October 2023 Israeli music festival massacre, where Hamas gunmen killed more than 260 people? No, that's not true: The video predates the atta
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Qatar hasn’t threatened to cut off world’s gas supply if Israel didn’t stop bombing Gaza
"The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – False flag claims amid Israel-Hamas violence lack evidence
The 2023 Israel-Hamas war is a “false flag.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Falso: La Esfera de Las Vegas no se ilumino con la bandera israelí
"La Esfera de Las Vegas se ilumina con la bandera de Israel”.
The Dispatch→ Unproven Claims That Steve Scalise Has Ties to White Supremacists Resurface
A 2014 story saying he spoke at a EURO convention cannot be verified.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Altered image shows Las Vegas Sphere displaying Israeli flag. That didn’t happen
The Las Vegas Sphere displayed an Israeli flag.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video from 2020 isn’t evidence that recent violence in Israel and Gaza is ‘fake’
Video shows recent violence in Israel and Gaza is “fake.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a CNN reporter didn’t ‘fake’ being near the Israel-Gaza border
A CNN reporter “faked” being near the Israel-Gaza border.
Full Fact→ Fake subtitles show Putin and Erdogan ‘warning America’ over Israel support
The videos have been shared widely across social media platforms in recent days.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Pentagon: Video doesn’t show U.S. pilots arriving in Palestine
Video shows U.S. Navy pilots arriving in Palestine.
Full Fact→ Fake US government memo authorising $8 billion of aid for Israel circulates on Facebook
The fake memo appears to be an edited version of a memo published earlier this year authorising aid to Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how.
The concept of an Iron Dome works differently in the U.S. than in Israel. The missile-defense technology has been deployed by the U.S., though for limited purposes. Here’s why.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Estados Unidos no lanzó ataque hacia el Medio Oriente en apoyo a Israel
"Estados Unidos lanza el primer ataque hacia Medio Oriente" después del ataque de Hamas a Israel.
Logically→ Old video of protesters breaching Israel’s border wall in 2021 claimed to be from 2023
Logically→ Old video of protesters breaching Israel’s border wall in 2021 claimed to be from 2023
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: BBC News did not report that Ukraine provided weapons to Hamas; a video circulating online was fabricated to look like it came from the news outlet.
Logically→ Bacon is not made from skinned dog carcasses
Logically→ తెలంగాణలో ఒక వ్యక్తి మీద దాడి చేసిన వీడియోని ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ లో జరిగినట్టుగా షేర్ చేశారు
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Este video no muestra a un camión de la ONU traficando niños en Senegal
Video muestra "camión de la ONU traficando con niños” en Senegal.
AllSides→ Online Video Misrepresents Ukraine’s Conscription of Women in War with Russia
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/online-video-misrepresents-ukraines-conscription-of-women-in-war-with-russia/
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Este video de bombardeo en Gaza es de mayo de 2023, antes del ataque de Hamas a Israel
Este video muestra un "contraataque israelí" hacia Hamas en Gaza.