The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who killed two people and wounded a third during a shooting spree in Kenosha, Wisconsin during protests against police brutality in August 2020, has made daily headlines nationally and internationally —
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pile of Bricks In Kenosha Is NOT Found Suspicious By Police And Photos Are From 970 Miles Away
Did a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer find a suspicious pile of bricks in a back alley and were these bricks placed by leftists in preparation for rioting? No, that's not true: An audio recording of police officers speaking with their
AllSides→ Rittenhouse Testified He Drove Himself to Kenosha Without Weapon
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/rittenhouse-testified-he-drove-himself-to-kenosha-without-weapon/ Kyl
Snopes→ Rittenhouse Lawyers Ask Judge to Declare Mistrial over Video
Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys asked the judge to declare a mistrial even as the jury in the murder case was deliberating, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a potentially crucial video from prosecutors.
FactCheck.org→ Rittenhouse Testified He Drove Himself to Kenosha Without Weapon
Kyle Rittenhouse, who is on trial for murder, testified in court that he drove himself from his residence in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 24, 2020, the day before he shot and killed two men at a protest that became violent. Accordi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Absence Of Cameras in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Is NOT Evidence Of A Cover-Up — They’re Banned In Most Federal Courts
Is there a cover-up in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell because while Kyle Rittenhouse's trial is televised, Maxwell's is not? No, that's not true: Rittenhouse was tried in Wisconsin state court, which allows television cameras and live stre
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Amazon Customers Blocked From Using Visa Cards’
On November 17 2021, Twitter curated a headline — “Amazon customers blocked from using Visa cards” — to its trending topics and as an “event”; it looked like this: Twitter’s trending topics and “events&
Snopes→ No Verdict After Daylong Deliberations by Rittenhouse Jury
The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial deliberated a full day without reaching a verdict over whether he was the instigator in a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
Snopes→ No, Ben and Jerry’s Did Not Honor Rittenhouse Shooting Victim with New Flavor
A Twitter post spoofed Ben & Jerry's public statement on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
FactCheck.org→ Aaron Rodgers’ Inaccurate COVID-19 Claims
Aaron Rodgers, the star quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, made headlines when he contracted COVID-19 and then defended his decision not to get vaccinated with a string of false and misleading claims that fact-checkers have frequently debunked. The
FactCheck.org→ How Many Died as a Result of Capitol Riot?
In a tweet on Oct. 24, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez referred to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 as “a terror attack,” which she said resulted in “almost 10 dead.” She called for “any member of Congress who helped plot” i
Truth or Fiction?→ Did DC Comics ‘Make Superman Gay’?
The announcement that DC Comics’ newest Superman will have a male love interest led to both enthusiasm for some readers of comics and regurgitated moral panics from right-wing pundits and media outlets. The company announced on October 11 2021 th
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Claims About Flight Cancellations Lack Evidence
SciCheck Digest Southwest Airlines’ flight cancellations fueled partisan claims over the weekend that transportation workers were protesting COVID-19 vaccine requirements and causing the cancellations. But there’s no evidence that workers s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prayer Request For Olivia Is NOT Current
Did the aunt of a 7-month-old baby recently post a prayer request after the baby, Olivia, had open-heart surgery? No, that's not true: While this prayer request was originally posted by Olivia's aunt on October 11, 2017, this post is no l
Truth or Fiction?→ Carrie Prejean Encinitas School Board Video
On August 30 2021, video of a woman later identified as Carrie Prejean Boller spread virally on Twitter; the clip depicted Prejean Boller “speaking out” against masks at a school board meeting in the southern California city of Encinitas on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish An Article Describing A Healthy 40-Year-Old COVID-19 Victim’s Sentiments Toward Unvaccinated People — It’s Satirical
Did CNN publish an article describing a 40-year-old COVID-19 victim's sentiments toward unvaccinated people? No, that's not true: The satirical story about a severely obese woman who was vaccinated and is now dying from COVID-19 was not p
Truth or Fiction?→ Robin Williams ‘Penpal’ Story
On August 9 2021, a Facebook account shared a screenshot of a comment by a person claiming to have been a penpal to Robin Williams, with a story that included a chance meeting at Disney World (or Disneyland): The text on the screenshot read: As a kid
Full Fact→ Viral Euro 2020 video shows football fans pushing into Wembley Stadium
A video posted to Facebook, viewed thousands of times, claims to show English and Italian fans clashing after the Euro 2020 final on Sunday 11 July. The short clip does appear to come from the Euro 2020 final, as a steward can be seen wearing a &
Truth or Fiction?→ YouTube Reverses Course, Reinstates Watchdog Site Monitoring Conspiracists
The media watchdog site Right Wing Watch (RWW) was reinstated onto YouTube after the platform initially removed its channel on June 28 2021 for unspecified reasons. “We are glad that by reinstating our account, YouTube recognizes our position tha
The Dispatch→ ‘This Race Needs To Be About Ohio’
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The Dispatch→ A Giant Disappointment
The point of a film review isn’t just to rehash the plot or critique the acting, but to examine its themes, the ideas it explores, the questions it asks. The recently released Godzilla vs. Kong asks a question I’ve never seen a movie ask be
Truth or Fiction?→ Law Professor Refutes Trump Attorneys’ Attempt to Cite Him in Impeachment Defense
An effort to sow weaponized disinformation benefiting former United States president Donald Trump ahead of his second impeachment trial was blunted in early February 2021, when the legal scholar cited by his attorneys publicly debunked their claims. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Rachel Levine Was NOT Featured On The Cover Of Vanity Fair
Did Vanity Fair feature Dr. Rachel Levine on the March 2021 cover of the magazine, and did Dr. Levine send a 'thank you' tweet to Vanity Fair expressing dreams of one day being President of the United States? No, that's not true: This pho
Snopes→ Wisconsin Prosecutors Seek Rittenhouse Arrest, Higher Bond
Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly failed to inform the court of his change of address within 48 hours of moving, Kenosha County prosecutors alleged.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Stimulus Pork’
A long-rumored “second stimulus” check of $600 was announced on December 21 2020 and widely deemed to be paltry to the point of insulting; not long after that, a screengrab of a chart labeled “Stimulus Pork” began spreading on
The Dispatch→ Did a Georgia County Use ‘Sequestered’ Machines to ‘Break the Dominion Algorithm’?
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Snopes→ Teen Charged in Kenosha Killings Poses with ‘Silver Spoons’ Actor
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during a demonstration Aug. 25 that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Pentagon And The State Department HAVE Issued Condolences After The Deaths of 5 U.S. Service Members In Egypt
Have President Trump, the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department not commented on the deaths of U.S. service members in a helicopter crash in Egypt on November 12, 2020? No, that's not true: Although Trump and the White House
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 132,000 ‘Likely Ineligible’ Ballots Have NOT Been Identified in Fulton County, Georgia
Have 132,000 ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, been identified as likely ineligible? No, that's not true: Officials in that county characterized the claim as "false and baseless." The claim appeared in an article (archived here) publishe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Corrupted Software Was Used In Michigan; 6,000 Votes NOT ‘Stolen’ From Trump
Was corrupted voting system software used in Michigan to steal 6,000 votes from President Donald Trump and was that software also used in seven U.S. swing states? No, there is no evidence for the first claim, the second claim is false, wh
The Dispatch→ Did Philadelphia Really Report ‘23,277 votes … all for Biden’ in One Update?
Following a tweet from polling website FiveThirtyEight reporting “23,277 votes in Philadelphia, all for Biden” on Wednesday, many social media users were confused about how every ballot reported could be for Biden, with some taking this as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stacks Of Bricks Found in Cities Nationwide Are NOT Connected To Election Results
Did groups hoping to incite violence stage stacks of bricks in cities around the country to be used in post-election rioting? No, that's not true: All of the photos of bricks presented in this article were associated with local constructi
Truth or Fiction?→ Suspects in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Used Facebook as a Recruitment Tool
Social media accounts of several people arrested and charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Party governor Gretchen Whitmer were devoted to supporting or promoting right-wing disinformation, according to investigators and conten
AllSides→ Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings
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FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden answered questions from the public in a CNN town hall, but he got some facts wrong and misled on others: Biden made the far-fetched claim that data show President Donald Trump could have prevented “all&
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Dallas Teacher Call the Kenosha Homicide Suspect a ‘Hero for the Modern Age’?
In mid-September 2020, the Dallas Independent School District in Texas drew national attention after local outlets began reporting on an assignment comparing a 17-year-old homicide suspect with both civil rights activists and one of the people he kill
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Kenosha Car Dealer Kills Himself After His Insurance Won’t Cover a Cent of the 2.5 Million Dollars of Damages’ Caused by BLM Protests
On September 9 2020, a screenshot of a fabricated Fox Business article headlined “Kenosha car dealer kills himself after his insurance won’t cover a cent of the 2.5 million dollars of damages caused by the riots” was shared to meme a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Demorats’ Did NOT Create ‘Defense Fund’ For Neighbor Accused In Cannon Hinnant Murder
Did Democrats set up a special "defense fund" for Darius Sessoms, the neighbor who allegedly shot and killed 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant last month in North Carolina? No, that's not true. There is no evidence that Democratic organizations,
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Fox News Interview
In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that aired over two days, President Donald Trump made several false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims: Trump falsely took credit for getting the National Guard to Kenosha to help quell violent p
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an Autopsy Reveal That Joseph Rosenbaum Was Shot in the Back Multiple Times?
On August 28 2020, a Facebook user shared the following post about 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with shooting and killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin: It read: BREAKING: Autopsy reveals that Kyle Rittenhouse’s first victim was s