As the Senate approaches the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial on Feb. 9, one name keeps popping up — a once-obscure secretary of war from the 1870s, William W. Belknap. Belknap’s impeachment and trial offer the c
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AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows a charity event in Germany
A video of a procession of tractors lit up with fairy lights has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows protesting farmers in India preparing for a ‘Tractor Rally’ planned for January 26, 2021. The
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows a simulation exercise in Indonesia, not a real Covid-19 vaccination
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times after being posted on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok alongside a claim that it shows a man fainting after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara province. The claim is false:
Snopes→ Did CNN Issue Correction That Ted Cruz’s ‘QAnon Pin’ Was Actually a Doritos Chip?
Beware tweeted screenshots traveling without links.
AFP Fact Check→ These photos actually show ballots from the 2015 Myanmar election
Photographs of burned ballot papers have been shared in Facebook posts that claim they show evidence of fraud in the 2020 Myanmar elections. The claim is false; the photos actually show ballots from Myanmar’s 2015 election which were destroyed by lo
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a Deleted Scene From ‘Love Actually’?
Since it takes place around Christmas, the film Love Actually becomes an online conversation topic every holiday season. In December 2020, however, still more people became aware of a scene that didn’t make it into the movie’s final cut. I
Snopes→ Salt Doesn’t Melt Ice – Here’s How It Actually Makes Winter Streets Safe
Salt is a cheap and effective way to protect roads from ice due to a simple scientific principle: freezing point depression of solutions.
Full Fact→ PPE: What actually happened during the first wave?
On 16 April, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced at the daily coronavirus briefing the five tests that needed to be met before the government would consider easing the first national lockdown. To consider adjusting the current measures, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fact-Checking on Facebook Is NOT Done by Appen. How Fact-Checking Actually Works Is NOT How ‘Whistleblower’ Describes It
Is fact-checking on Facebook done by the Australian data company Appen? No, that's not true: Fact-checking on Facebook is done in the U.S. by 10 members of the independent International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), a worldwide forum who
AFP Fact Check→ These photos actually show a figurine of an ancient mythical creature made by a Spanish artist
Two pictures have been shared multiple times on Facebook and Instagram alongside a claim that it shows a four-eyed animal newly discovered in South Sudan. The claim is false; the pictures actually show a figurine of a Basque mythical creature made by a
Logically→ When people test positive for COVID-19, they don’t actually have COVID-19.
The claim that people who test positive for COVID-19 have been “fooled” is untrue.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: What The Story About China, Dominion and $400 Million Is Actually About
Did China buy Dominion Voting Systems for $400 million in October 2020? No, that's not accurate: A Swiss investment bank's New York subsidiary, UBS Securities LLC, in October bought $400 million in shares Dominion's parent company, Staple
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows Sikhs at a 2018 event marking the anniversary of a historical military victory
Footage showing armed men marching and riding on horses has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows Sikh men heading to Delhi in support of India’s ongoing farmers protests. H
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows a scene from a South Korean movie by Bong Joon-ho
A photo has been shared multiple times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows imprisoned former South Korean President Park Geun-hye in a cell. This claim is false; the photo is actually a scene from the 2009 South Korean movie ‘Mother’ by award-wi
AFP Fact Check→ This clip actually shows a 2014 White House event marking Gandhi’s birthday
A video has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that it shows a Sanskrit-language poem being recited during a Hindu ceremony, held ahead of “the first entry” of US president-elect Joe Biden into the White Hous
AFP Fact Check→ The footage actually shows the wedding of a Taiwanese YouTube star and his boyfriend
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube which claim it shows the grandson of Singapore’s revered founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew getting married to his boyfriend in South Africa. The claim is
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows renowned Indian yoga teacher B.K.S Iyengar
A video of an Indian man demonstrating advanced yoga asana has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts that claim it shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his youth. The claim is false: the video actuall
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows the Afghan capital of Kabul during winter
A photo of a snow-covered street has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter in November 2020 that claim it was taken in the Pakistani city of Karachi. The claim is false; the photo was actually taken by an Afghan photog
AFP Fact Check→ This ‘flying penguins’ animation is actually a spoof produced by the BBC for April Fool’s Day in 2008
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Weibo, Facebook and Twitter which claim it shows penguins flying in the South Pole. The claim is false; the video is actually computer-generated spoof created by the BBC in
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows Los Angeles County staff collecting mail-in ballots so they could be counted in the US presidential election
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows postal ballot fraud in the US during the 2020 presidential elections. The claim is false; this video shows Los Angeles County staff collecting
Snopes→ Was the ‘Nevada Poll Worker’ Interviewed by Ingraham Actually Trump Himself?
Laura Ingraham interviewed a Nevada poll worker, face and voice masked, who claimed to have witnessed rampant voter fraud.
AFP Fact Check→ The video actually shows a Russian social media personality burning his luxury German-made car
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows a young man setting fire to his French-made luxury car in response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s defense of the Prophet Muhammad’s
Snopes→ Did Social Media Actually Counter Election Misinformation?
Their measures still didn't really address the problems exposed by the 2020 U.S. presidential contest, critics of the social platforms contend.
Poynter→ The press skewered the White House for saying the pandemic is over. Did it actually say that?
If the pandemic has taught us nothing else, it’s that science and politics can be a dangerous brew. The national press jumped on an Oct. 27 White House press release that, by some lights, claimed victory over the coronavirus. The release, under the
AFP Fact Check→ No, these photos actually show a scene from a Syrian television drama series
Six photos have been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show a public execution of a pregnant woman in Pakistan. The claim is false; the photos have actually been captured from a Syrian television drama series
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows a protester kicking away a tear gas canister in Beirut in 2019
A clip has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times on Facebook and TikTok alongside a claim that it shows protesters in the Indonesian city of Bandung kicking away a tear gas canister during a recent protest. The claim is false; the clip shows a protester
AFP Fact Check→ This clip actually shows computer-generated imagery from a video game
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows an Azerbaijani fighter jet downed by an Armenia attack during continued clashes over Azerbaijan's separatist region of Na
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading posts claim rickshaw seizure happened in India — but the video actually shows an eviction drive in Dhaka, Bangladesh
A video showing a man crying inconsolably as his rickshaw is seized by local authorities using a mechanical digger has been viewed hundreds of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that suggest the incident took place in India. The claim is misleading: t
Snopes→ Was ‘Stalking’ Mountain Lion Actually Protecting Her Cubs?
"This is not fun," the Utah hiker said breathlessly as he was followed by a cougar for six harrowing minutes.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows a former Indian ruler in the princely state of Bundi in northeast India
A photo has been shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows "the very first Islam King of Rakhine State" in Myanmar. The claim is false: the photo shows a former Indian ruler of the princely state of Bundi in northeast India.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows bears at a conservation centre in the US
A photo of black bear cubs eating apples under a tree has been shared hundreds of times on multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that the photo was taken in the disputed region of Kashmir. The claim is false; the photo actually shows
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows a carving created in 1999
A photo has been shared thousands of times on multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr which claim it shows an Ancient Egyptian carving of a human playing with a cat. The claim is false; the image shows an artwork created by an Australian sculpto
Full Fact→ What did Rishi Sunak actually say about people in the arts?
Claims that the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, said musicians and other people in the arts sector “should retrain and find other jobs” went viral this week. This claim came from an interview Mr Sunak gave to ITV News on Tuesday 6 October, after w
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows cashew-shaped biscuits being made
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows fake cashew nuts made from flour and various chemicals in the southern Indian state of Kerala. This claim is misleading; the video m
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows an incident during Modi’s visit to New York in 2014
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows an Indian journalist assaulted after a controversial interview with a Bollywood actress implicated in her former partner’s suicide
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows a safety training exercise in China
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Twitter alongside a claim it shows a fatal construction accident in China. This claim is false; the video actually shows a mock rescue operation in the Chinese city of Lanzhou in September 2020; Lanzhou o
AFP Fact Check→ This video actually shows a skit by a US comedian
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter alongside a claim it shows an international student from Tanzania smashing televisions at a university in China. The claim is false; the video actually shows a skit by a
AFP Fact Check→ These old photos actually show an actress and a Muslim murder victim
Two photos — one of a young woman and one of a female corpse — have been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts that claim they show a Hindu woman who was killed after marrying a Muslim man. The photos were published alongside an image of a
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows an Indian Air Force chopper that crashed in the state of Uttarakhand in 2018
A photo showing wreckage of a helicopter crash in a mountainous area has been shared in Facebook and Twitter posts in September 2020 that claim it shows an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper accident in India's Ladakh region. The claim is false: the photo
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows an Indian Air Force chopper that crashed in the state of Uttarakhand in 2018
A photo showing wreckage of a helicopter crash in a mountainous area has been shared in Facebook and Twitter posts in September 2020 that claim it shows an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper accident in India's Ladakh region. The claim is false: the photo