Was CNN anchor Larry Madowo "threatened on live TV" by a Ugandan government minister? No, that's not true: An authentic interview between CNN One World's Larry Madowo and Ugandan Foreign Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo that aired on August 24,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The New Facebook ‘Like’ Button Sound Is NOT A Thing — The Memes Are A Practical Joke
Did Facebook add a new feature, a funny sound that is triggered by clicking the "like" button? No, that's not true: Memes suggesting that the new Facebook like button makes a sound so funny that people will laugh out loud are a practical
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: YouTube Did Not Ban ‘Sound of Freedom’ Clips For ‘Discriminating Against Pedophiles And MAPs’
Did YouTube ban video clips from the newly released movie, "Sound of Freedom" due to "discriminating against pedophiles" and "discrimination against MAPs"? No, that's not true: There is no policy listed under the community guidelines of Y
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UK Military Robot Sent To Help Ukraine In War — It’s Digitally Edited
Did the United Kingdom send a "'Robot Royal Force' 🇬🇧 Type-C robot" to help Ukraine with the war in July 2023? No, that's not true: There was no information or credible report online to corroborate the claim that the United Kingdom
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Luke Bryan didn’t encourage giving CMT ‘the Bud Light treatment.’ That originated on satire site
“Luke Bryan pulls his videos from CMT: ‘Time for the Bud Light treatment.’”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Headline about Hank Williams Jr. resigning from CMT to support Jason Aldean comes from satire site
“Hank Williams Jr resigns from CMT’s board of directors: ‘I support Jason Aldean.’”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A24 … Is Able to Adhere To SAG-AFTRA’s Terms,’ While Big Studios Are ‘Acting Like They Can’t Afford’ To
On July 19 2023, YouTuber @TheHorrorGuru tweeted an article from Variety, claiming that the smaller independent production company A24 managed to “adhere to SAG-AFTRA’S terms while the big studios making the top 10 grossing films of the yea
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pfizer facility destroyed by tornado didn’t manufacture COVID-19 vaccines
“A Pfizer warehouse full of Covid vaccines was just DESTROYED BY A TORNADO in North Carolina.”
The Dispatch→ Whitewash?
Untangling the controversy over Florida’s black history curriculum.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Joy Reid isn’t hawking diet gummies on CNN; ‘I’ve been deepfaked, MSNBC host says
MSNBC’s Joy Reid hawked diet gummies in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – World Economic Forum chairman Klaus Schwab didn’t admit to forced lockdown plot
Klaus Schwab “publicly admitted he is planning to implement China-style forced COVID lockdowns all over the world during the ‘next pandemic.’”
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Unfounded claims blaming COVID vaccine for ESPN analyst Shaka Hislop’s recent collapse spread online
ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop collapsed on air because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show Mel Gibson seeking protection from ‘Hollywood elite’ after ‘Sound of Freedom’
“7 MINUTES AGO: Mel Gibson Cries For PROTECTION From Hollywood Elite After Sound of Freedom.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Water Was Laced With Fentanyl’
A new fearmongering tale about fentanyl began circulating online in July 2023, this time involving officials from various jurisdictions as justification. At least one iteration is presented as a warning from the New York State Department of Transportat
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Do Florida school standards say ‘enslaved people benefited from slavery,’ as Kamala Harris said?
Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Worked At Disney’ In 1985
Do photographs of Ghislaine Maxwell with Donald Duck taken in 1985 confirm that the now-convicted sex offender -- associated with financier Jeffrey Epstein who died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges -- worked for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Morgan Wallen Did NOT Pull His Music From CMT In Jason Aldean Controversy — Claim Is From A Satire Site
Did country star Morgan Wallen pull his music from Country Music Television (CMT) in response to CMT removing a song by Jason Aldean? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated satirical article crafted to spin off the true news that CMT d
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old headlines about former President Donald Trump and migrants recycled as breaking news
Former President Donald Trump recently dispatched troops to the border.
PolitiFact→ Everything old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas
Republicans have floated ideas that could subtly let employers bypass the Affordable Care Act's basic benefits requirements. Options include association health plans, self-insurance and giving workers money to buy individual coverage.
PolitiFact→ FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation — sometimes with fuzzy facts
FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation, sometimes with fuzzy facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hank Williams Jr Did NOT Resign From CMT’s Board of Directors To Support Jason Aldean — Story Is From A Satire Site
Did country music's Hank Williams Jr. resign from the Country Music Television's (CMT) board of directors to support fellow singer Jason Aldean? No, that's not true: The website this claim is from is satirical. Lead Stories could not find
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Canada isn’t pushing minors to end their lives. Current euthanasia laws don’t apply to them anyway
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Sink FEMA Ship In The Pacific
Did U.S. Marine Corps jets sink a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) barge off the coast of California around July 19, 2023? No, that's not true: The Department of Defense press office told Lead Stories that the purported attack n
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Las explosiones en la planta química de Luisiana no causaron radiación, ni evacuaciones
"8 potentes explosiones en planta química de Luisiana - Estados Unidos, causando alerta roja por radiación en la zona donde se ordenó evacuar a toda la población".
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Florida no ha invalidado todas las licencias de Vermont, Delaware, RI, Connecticut o Hawai
Licencias de conducir de “Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai, Rhode Island y Vermont…han sido declaradas no válidas" en Florida.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Claim that Luke Bryan pulled his videos from CMT originated as satire
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blake Shelton Did NOT Cancel $30 Million Project With CMT Over Aldean Video Row — Story Is From A Satire Site
Did Blake Shelton cancel a $30 million project with CMT, saying that "Jason is my friend," in the aftermath of the network pulling Jason Aldean's music video? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical webs
Full Fact→ Amish people do get vaccinated
False social media claims link Amish lifestyles to the absence of diseases. Amish people do use vaccines and GMOs, and they do also have conditions like autism and SIDS.
Full Fact→ Irish Independent headline did not warn of ‘asymptomatic global warming’
No such headline appeared on the publication’s website.
Logically→ There are no plans for a lockdown in the U.K. to halt the spread of CCHF
Full Fact→ Viral photo of melted traffic lights not from Rhodes wildfires
A picture of a melted traffic light allegedly taken on the Greek island has been shared more than a thousand times on Facebook.
The Dispatch→ T-Minus One Month Until the First Republican Debate
Plus: Donald Trump tries to flood the zone with evidence he’s inevitable.
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Kamala Harris Error
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/social-media-posts-misrepresent-kamala-harris-error/ As the final sto
Logically→ Old Darjeeling video shared claiming Manipur locals assaulted BJP leaders
The Dispatch→ I, the Jury
Why ‘credibly accused’ is usually an uncredible accusation.
Logically→ The WEF has not launched a CBDC microchip that ‘will end gun ownership’ in the U.S.
Logically→ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನಿ ಸೇನಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯನ್ನು, ಅಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಸೀಮಾ ಹೈದರ್ ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Old video peddled as police thrashing Shiva devotees in West Bengal recently
Logically→ Old Bengaluru video used to falsely claim Muslim man ‘mixed urine in popcorn’
The Dispatch→ U.S. Reservists to Boost NATO
Plus: Biden administration blocks Wuhan lab from further funding.