Thanksgiving, a time-honored tradition celebrated avidly across various cultures, exhibits unique flavor and historical roots within each context. However, one of the intriguing mysteries lies within the Canadian Thanksgiving celebration, whereby a p
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Truth or Fiction?→ Unraveling the Origins of Thanksgiving: Fact vs Fiction
The celebration of Thanksgiving, observed annually in the United States, has its roots planted deeply in the country’s history, traced back to the times of the Pilgrims settling on the lands of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Inextricably linked with
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Disney World Skipping the Merry: Cancelling Christmas Celebrations?
In the world of merry carols, enchanting lights, and holiday cheer, one name stands out as the apex of seasonal festivities — Disney World. Families across the globe dream of celebrating their Christmas in the heart of this magical kingdom, romanci
FactCheck.org→ Online Video Misrepresents Putin Speech Commemorating WWII Victory
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take An online video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing a 2021 military rally commemorating the triumph over Nazism in World War II. But an Instagram post shar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Putin Announcing That ‘Russia Will Openly Help To Palestine’ — It’s An Old, Unrelated Recording
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin declare in October 2023 that the Kremlin will "openly help to Palestine"? No, that's not true: The footage on social media used to make the claim is a clip from a 2021 recording of Putin speaking at Ru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Lia Thomas Was Booed Off Stage At NCAA Legends’ Meet And Greet — Claim Is From Satire Site
Was swimmer Lia Thomas "Booed Off Stage at the 'NCAA Legends' Meet and Greet"? No, that's not true: This claim appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. The website where this claim originated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Brazil’s Independence Day In 2023
Does a collage from social media prove that nobody showed up to celebrate Brazil's Independence Day in the country's capital in 2023? No, that's not true: The composite image shared on social media does not contain any photos from 2023. T
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Disability Pride Month,’ Disabled Americans Can’t ‘Have More Than $2,000 in Money and Assets Combined’
On August 29 2023, a tweet about disabled people and Medicaid-related laws about cash and assets was shared to Reddit’s r/facepalm: I didn’t know that, yeah… by u/ColorlessHedgehog in facepalm The Post an
FactCheck.org→ Viral Video Repeats Bogus Claim About Vaccines and Visible Ailments
SciCheck Digest A video repeating the claim that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for the sudden onset of various visible ailments — such as fainting and facial paralysis — is making the rounds, again. But, just like the other, similar
Logically→ Video shows soldiers from Senegal, not Niger
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlantic Did NOT Publish ‘A Man Exposed His Genitals To My 6 Year Old’ Article — Spokesperson Denied It
Did The Atlantic magazine publish an article titled, "At this weekend's Pride parade a man exposed his genitals to my 6 year old. She was horrified. Am I raising a bigot?"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the magazine told us that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mexican Military Massing South Of US Border
Does a video filmed at night in an urban area show Mexican military currently massing just south of the U.S. border near California on June 17, 2023? No, that's not true: The footage shows a shopping district in Mexico City, which is abou
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We’re Not After Children, We Just Want to Live Our Lives’ Doctored Pride Image
On June 9 2023, a Twitter user shared a screenshot of a tweet featuring a purported photograph of a man wearing a “trans kids are sexy” shirt at an unspecified Pride event: That screenshot was shared as a response to a user objecting to ch
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Virtual Rainbow on Arc de Triomphe for Pride Month
Quick Take A video artist posted an animation of a large rainbow coiling around and through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on June 1 in celebration of Pride Month and support for the LGBTQ+ community. But posts on social media falsely suggested
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Man Wearing T-Shirt That Says ‘Trans Kids Are Sexy’ Is NOT Real — It’s Photoedited
Is a photo showing a man wearing a T-shirt that says "trans kids are sexy" legitimate? No, that's not true: The man in the original image was wearing a plain white T-shirt, not a shirt with the phrase "trans kids are sexy." The original p
Truth or Fiction?→ Elon Musk’s Pride Tweet
As Pride Month kicked off in June 2023, a post featuring a tweet attributed to Twitter owner Elon Musk was shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter: From woke to joke by u/DemocracyStan in WhitePeopleTwitter The Reddi
Truth or Fiction?→ Target Caves to Weaponized Narratives, ‘Pulls’ Pride Items
On May 24 2023, Target issued a statement regarding Pride Month in 2023, disclosing a controversial decision to change course in response to purported violent threats against its employees: Target Statement on 2023 Pride Collection For more than a deca
Truth or Fiction?→ L.A. Dodgers Capitulate to Right-Wing Campaign Against ‘Pride Night’
The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has disinvited a prominent drag performance and activism group following a campaign orchestrated by the Catholic League and supported by Marco Rubio (R-Florida). The team announced on May 17 2023 that it had resci
The Dispatch→ A Rat, Cornered
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2023. (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)Russia’s war machine might be breaking down. Continue readi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Shirtless Person In Jockstrap Is NOT Traceable To UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Does a photo that has been circulating online since November 2022 show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flashing his bare chest and wearing nothing but a white lab coat and a jockstrap? No, that's not true: This photo cannot be traced b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show HIMARS And Gepard Systems In Romania Heading To Moldova
Does a video show HIMARS and Gepard military weaponry on a street in Romania heading to Moldova? No, that's not true: The footage was shot in November 2022 of a military rehearsal for the National Day Parade in Alba Iulia, Romania, approx
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Twitter Employees Protesting Elon Musk
Did Twitter employees protest Elon Musk by marching in gay pride regalia with a banner after he became the owner of Twitter? No, that's not true: There have been no reports of Twitter employees protesting Musk's ownership by marching with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Tennessee Student Did NOT Win A Lawsuit ‘To Have Cat Litter Installed In High School Bathrooms’
Did a student called Fluffy Janow win a "lawsuit to have cat litter installed in high school bathrooms" in Rhea County, Tennesee? No, that's not true. A satire account on Facebook published the claim following a meeting of Tennessee legis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Zelenskyy At Gay Pride March
Was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy photographed shirtless and wearing an Afro wig at a gay pride event in the United States in the 1990s? No, that's not true: This photo has been digitally edited. The original photo was taken on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show North Korea Sending Troops To Ukraine
Is North Korea sending troops to Ukraine to help the Kremlin's war efforts? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Moscow appeared to be considering the idea of North Korean workers, not soldiers, working on reconstruction in Ukrain
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hillary Clinton Leading A Cult Ritual — It’s A Space-Themed Birthday Party
Does a "leaked video" show Hillary Clinton leading a space cult in an "annual Earth ritual"? No, that's not true: This video shows a space-themed birthday party that took place over Labor Day weekend 2022. The video and an article publish
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Biden in ‘Predator’ Sting Is NOT Real — It’s A Mashup of 2019 CNN Interview, Old ‘Dateline’ Footage
Was President Joe Biden caught in a child predator sting by NBC "Dateline" host Chris Hansen and a decoy pretending to be a 13-year-old girl? No, that's not true: This video mashup uses clips from two unrelated videos that were filmed mor
Snopes→ Black Family Sues Sesame Place, Alleging Discrimination
The lawsuit comes in the wake of a video, shared widely on social media, showing two other Black girls apparently being snubbed by a costumed employee during a parade at the park.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Police Statement About Fourth of July Shooter
Quick Take Seven people died in a mass shooting in a Chicago suburb on Independence Day. Police said they believe the shooter was dressed in women’s clothing to conceal his identity and help him during his escape. But some social media users are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mr. K Brendon’ Is NOT A Real Danger — It’s A Ruse — Using Canceled 2016 Public Warning
Did "Mr K Brendon" kill his wife's cat and go missing from his home, causing the police to issue a public warning to be on the lookout for this "very dangerous" man? No, that's not true: The post is designed to trick people to urgently sh
Snopes→ July 4 Celebrations Marred by Illinois Shooting
The shooting took place during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Young Girls Working at an Oyster Processing Plant’
On June 16 2022, an Imgur user shared a photograph of three young girls, purportedly child workers who labored shucking oysters; the same image was colorized and shared in May 2021 to Reddit’s r/TheWayWeWere: Coloured by me, 3 girls wh
PolitiFact→ Jan. 6 hearing piles on evidence: Pence didn’t have power to change 2020 election
Jan. 6 hearing shows Donald Trump pressured Mike Pence to violate the Constitution and change the outcome of the 2020 election. A parade of legal experts explain why Pence did not have that authority.
Full Fact→ The Platinum Jubilee will not cost each UK household £38,000
A post on Facebook with a screenshot of a tweet says: “If the estimated £1 billion being spent on the jubilee was divided amongst the 26 million households in the UK, it would mean a windfall for each household of £38,000. Now that wo
Truth or Fiction?→ … ‘In the 90s, the [Supreme] Court Held That Protesting Outside of the Homes of Abortion Clinic Employees Is Protected by the First Amendment’
On May 9 2022, discourse about the SCOTUS/Roe v. Wade leak turned to ongoing protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices — and a very popular tweet suggested that in the 1990s, that same court ruled that protests outside the homes of abo
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian Ambassador to Poland Covered in Red Paint?
On May 9 2022, three Imgur posts purportedly showed Russia’s ambassador to Poland after an incident in Warsaw in which protesters threw red paint at him: One of the three posts linked to a tweet featuring video of the purported protest in Warsa
Snopes→ No End in Sight for Ukraine War As Putin Hails Victory Day
The Russian leader oversaw a Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square, with troops marching in formation, military hardware on display, and a brass band blaring to mark the Soviet Union's role in the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prince Charles Was NOT ‘Rush Towards Hospital,’ Camilla HAS Improved Since COVID Infection
Was Great Britain's Prince Charles "rush towards hospital" and was his wife, Camilla, not showing any "signs of improvement at all" following her COVID-19 infection? No, that's not true: The royal heir to the throne had not been rushed to
Snopes→ New Orleans Hosts Its 1st Full-Dress Mardi Gras Since 2020
People are out to party as New Orleans’ first full-dress Mardi Gras since 2020 dawns, with a day of back-to-back parades through the city and masks against COVID-19 required only in indoor public spaces.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Unveil New Nuclear Weapon Called ‘Satan 2’ In 2022 – It’s From 2016
Did Russia unveil a nuclear weapon called "Satan 2" amid the invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: None of the images in the social media post making the claim are of new nuclear weapons. All are of older weapons, none of which have b