A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and YouTube purports to show Filipino tycoon Fernando Zobel de Ayala "shaming" Vice President Leni Robredo in an interview. The claim is misleading: the video shows the busin
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AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports about turbulence on an Etihad Airways flight in 2016
A video filmed inside a passenger plane has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, YouTube and Tencent Video alongside a claim it shows the moments before an Indonesian aircraft carrying 62 people crashed into the sea on Januar
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,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These 57 Counties Are NOT ‘Needed’ To Win The Electoral College
Are these 57 counties of thousands in the United States "needed" to win the Electoral College? No, that's misleading: A map showing 14 states that include 57 populous counties as a potential path to 270 Electoral College votes is not corr
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: An Arizona State Rep Claims Antifa Members Were ‘Confirmed’ to be at the Capitol
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AFP Fact Check→ This video of Biden meeting Pence at the US Vice President’s residence was filmed in 2016
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Twitter and Facebook in January 2021 purports to show the US Vice President Mike Pence meeting with the nation’s President-elect Joe Biden. The claim is misleading: the video has circulated in reports
AFP Fact Check→ This video circulated online in reports about an Ethiopian Airlines crash in 1996
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows footage of the Sriwijaya Air flight that crashed into the sea on January 9, 2021. The claim is false: the clip has circulated in reports about an Ethiopian
Snopes→ Discovery of Pipe Bombs in DC Obscured by Capitol Riot
As thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, federal agents were working at the same time to detonate two pipe bombs found just blocks away at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees.
AFP Fact Check→ US researcher exaggerated adverse reactions to Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
A speech by a biomedical researcher claiming that 21 percent of patients from the Moderna vaccine trial have experienced severe adverse events has been shared thousands of times on social media since December 11. This claim is false; a report to the U
AFP Fact Check→ US researcher exaggerated adverse reactions to Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
A speech by a biomedical researcher claiming that 21 percent of patients from the Moderna vaccine trial have experienced severe adverse events has been shared thousands of times on social media since December 11. This claim is false; a report to the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Family Having A Party While Watching The Assault On The Capitol
Does this video show the Trump family and others having a party while watching television coverage of the assault on the U.S. Capitol building? No, that's not true: This video, posted on the account of Donald Trump Jr., shows the scene in
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows an Indonesian magazine giving an award to a Muslim leader who was in self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim that it shows Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Islamic Defenders Front, receiving an award "from Malaysia". The claim is misleading; the footage act
AFP Fact Check→ This video of Indonesian officials dancing was taken before the country detected its first Covid-19 case
A video viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook purports to show Indonesia’s top officials “dancing without obeying health protocols” during the pandemic. The claim is false; the video was filmed in January 2020, weeks before Indonesia an
The Dispatch→ Does a Viral Photo Show Evidence of Shredded Ballots From the Georgia Runoff?
Earlier this week, in the midst of Georgia’s Senate runoff elections on January 5, a viral social media post was widely shared allegedly showing a photo of “shredded ballots” in Georgia. The original tweet, which has been retweeted mo
The Dispatch→ Debunking the Conspiracy Theories Claiming That Antifa Led the Attack on the Capitol
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Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccine did not cause the death of a Portuguese woman, contrary to social media posts suggestions
REVIEW On 4 January 2021, the Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã reported the sudden death of Sonia Azevedo, a 41-year-old operational assistant at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology (IPO) in Porto. Azevedo’s death occurred on 1 January
AFP Fact Check→ This video is from a Black Lives Matter protest in Philadelphia last year
A video of has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows “Batman” at a pro-Trump protest at the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. The claim is false; the video
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a failed robbery attempt in Indonesia
A video that has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows an unsuccessful robbery attempt in Penang, a state in Malaysia. The claim is false; the video shows a failed robbery attempt in Indonesia.
AFP Fact Check→ Old video of Memorial Day parade is shared in false social media posts about 2021 ‘Save America’ rally
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter that claim it shows US soldiers greeting Trump supporters as they gathered for the "Save America" rally in Washington DC in early January 2021. The claim is false; the
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Electoral College Debate
The process of certifying Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States occurred in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, after being disrupted by rioters and delayed by Republicans who repeated false and misleading claims about the election result
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Donald Trump’s Speech From the ‘Save America March’
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protesters in Wheelchairs Being Removed From Capitol Building During January 6, 2021, Events
Does a viral video show disabled people being forcibly removed from the Capitol by police and/or security during the January 6, 2021, breach? No, that's not true: the video dates back to 2017 and shows people protesting against Medicaid c
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows Thai king and queen attending a Koran recitation competition
A footage has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim that it shows the king of Thailand summoned Muslim clerics to pray to get rid of Covid-19. The claim is false; the video shows Thai King Maha Vajira
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax report falsely claims Philippines’ Duterte survived ‘ambush’ in 2020
A video has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube and shared in multiple Facebook and blog posts that claim it shows Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte survived an "ambush" in December 2020. The claim is false; the video shows unrelated clips,
AFP Fact Check→ The five-year-old photo shows activist Surat Singh Khalsa who is on hunger strike to support Sikh political prisoners
A photo of an emaciated elderly man in a saffron turban has been shared thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that claim that he is on a hunger strike to support ongoing farmers’ protests in India. The claim is misleading; the photo has ci
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Falsehood-Filled ‘Save America’ Rally
Prior to the violence that disrupted Congress’ counting of the electoral votes, President Donald Trump gave an indignant speech filled with falsehoods about the presidential election he lost two months ago to Democrat Joe Biden. “Now it is
AFP Fact Check→ Image shows New York pro-Trump parade in October
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim to show a caravan of Donald Trump’s supporters heading from California to Washington, DC to protest the presidential election result certification in January 2021. This is false; the image shows a Tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Big Payback’ Meme Uses Old Photo From Los Angeles 2017 Women’s March — Not January 6, 2021, In DC
Does a meme showing thousands of people packed into a street intersection depict a January 2021 "Big Payback" rally in Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: The image used in the meme shows a January 21, 2017, women's anti-Trump march in
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a protest against gun violence in Washington DC in 2018, not a pro-Trump rally in 2021
A photo of a large demonstration in Washington DC has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook that claim it was taken on January 6, 2021, the same day that supporters of US President Donald Trump organised a rally in t
AFP Fact Check→ Chinese social media posts falsely claim video shows ‘snub’ by US Supreme Court associate justice in 2021
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook that claim it shows US Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas ignoring two people who offered to shake hands with him at an event in early January
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delta Force Did NOT Raid Biden Compound in Ukraine — Recycled 2017 Hoax Story
Did Delta Force raid a "Biden compound" in Ukraine and did they recover gold bullion, drugs and weapons? No, that's not true: the story was put out by an anonymously operated website that had only been active for about a week, it quoted n
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows people in a coronavirus quarantine centre in Malaysia, not Thailand
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook that claims it shows Covid-19 patients in a Thai field hospital after a coronavirus outbreak in the Thai province of Samut Sakhon in December 2020. The claim is false
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a model for a smart projection bracelet that never made it to market
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook which appears to advertise a smart bracelet for sale in Singapore and Malaysia. The purported device projects an interactive screen onto the user’s arm, turning it in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT A Photo Of A Caravan Headed to DC For A January 2021 Protest: It Is From October 2020
Does this photo show one of the "caravans from all over the nation headed to DC" for the January 6, 2021, protests in support of President Trump? No, that's not true: The photo was taken at an October 24, 2020, Trump rally in the San Fran
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT A Photo Of A Caravan Headed to DC For A January 2021 Protest: It Is From October 2020
Does this photo show one of the "caravans from all over the nation headed to DC" for the January 6, 2021, protests in support of President Trump? No, that's not true: The photo was taken at an October 24, 2020, Trump rally in the San Fran
Health Feedback→ Nashville bomber died in the explosion, not from COVID-19
REVIEW On 25 December 2020, 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner exploded a bomb in a recreational vehicle in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, injuring eight people. A few days later, the claim that Warner died from COVID-19 started circulating on social
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Explaining the Claims Made by ‘Whistleblower’ Jesse Morgan
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AFP Fact Check→ Doctored video shared alongside false claim that Filipino official ‘beat man for violating coronavirus restrictions’
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and blog posts alongside a claim it shows a Filipino official beating a man after he violated coronavirus restrictions. The claim is false: the clip has been doctored t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Photo Does NOT Show Germans Protesting Increased Gas Prices
Did people in Germany protest against higher gas prices by abandoning their cars in the streets? No, that's not true: The photograph supporting the claim shows a traffic jam in Shenzhen in the Guangdong Province of China in 2012, and not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Trump Caravan Headed To DC From California in January, 2021 — It Is A 2020 Photo
Does this photo show a caravan headed to DC from California in support of the pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: The photograph on social media showing a long line of cars with American flags traveling on a highway i