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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Toddler Lost Amid ‘Violent Riots’ In Philadelphia — Child Was Pulled From SUV During A Police Stop
Does a photograph show a police officer rescuing a toddler wandering alone amid "violent riots" in Philadelphia? No, that's not true: Officers pulled the barefoot child from the backseat of an SUV after smashing its windows and removing t
Logically→ Kamala Harris put poor people in prison.
Kamala Harris supported a California law that was tough on low truancy rates and disproportionately affected the poor.
AFP Fact Check→ This is not a real photo of a Russian jet flying under a bridge — it is a collage
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Chinese social media posts and articles online alongside a claim it shows the moment a Russian pilot navigated a plane under a bridge in 1965. The claim is misleading; the image is not a real photo
Health Feedback→ The percentage of excess deaths in the U.S. not directly caused by COVID-19 range from 14% to 33%; it remains unclear how lockdowns influenced excess mortality
REVIEW A claim that COVID-19 only caused two third of the excess mortality observed in the U.S. in 2020 and that lockdowns are in part responsible for the remaining third circulated in October 2020. One article containing this claim was published by
FactCheck.org→ Nothing Untoward About Counting Ballots After Election Day
In recent days, President Donald Trump has repeatedly and baselessly suggested that counting mail-in ballots after Election Day will result in fraud. The president, who has relentlessly attacked mail-in ballots as being rife with fraud, warned about po
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s ‘Super V’ Recovery
President Donald Trump has been boasting for weeks of a “super V” economic recovery. But figures released today show an economy still far from fully recovered. The “super V” phrase is now a staple at his campaign rallies. On Oct
Truth or Fiction?→ Nutella PR and Accidentally Racist Halloween ‘Ghosts’
Around October 29 2020, a purported Nutella Puerto Rico (@NutellaPR) Halloween post — an apparent screengrab from Facebook or Instagram featuring Ku Klux Klan-like ghosts — began circulating on Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook: Some posts ab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban This ‘President Trump Campaign Ad’ — Which Isn’t Really A Trump Ad
Did Facebook ban this "President Trump campaign ad"? No, that's not true. It goes without saying that videos playing on a platform proclaiming they are banned by that platform have not been banned. Those behind such posts use them as a wa
FactCheck.org→ Revived Political Post Falsely Attributed, Again, to Clint Eastwood
Quick Take Facebook users falsely claim a post critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was written by actor Clint Eastwood. A nearly identical post aimed at former President Barack Obama — and also misattributed to Eastwood —
Truth or Fiction?→ As U.S. Election Looms, Agitprop Floods Social Media Platforms
In the days leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the disinformation that has been a hallmark of the Trump campaign, then administration, then campaign again reached new heights with political smears, Soviet-style weaponized conspiracy t
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Take Biden Quote on Voter Fraud Out of Context
Quick Take Social media posts shared by Eric Trump and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro take a quote by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden out of context to claim he “admits to voter fraud.” Biden was actually describing his efforts to
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Attacks on Biden Over Fracking
President Donald Trump and his allies continue to ignore Joe Biden’s written plan to only prohibit permits for new oil and gas drilling on federal land and waters. That plan would allow for extraction methods, such as fracking, to continue under
FactCheck.org→ Trump Baselessly Suggests COVID-19 Deaths Inflated for Profit
During a campaign rally in Wisconsin, President Donald Trump questioned the reported numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. by describing a purported “incentive” to report cases and deaths, because “doctors get more money an
Health Feedback→ Fewer flu cases observed in the start of this year’s flu season than in previous years, but Donald Trump Jr.’s tweet suggesting data manipulation is unsupported and cites inaccurate figures
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic introduces an element of uncertainty regarding the dynamics of this year’s flu season. Although scientists expressed concerns about the simultaneous occurrence of the pandemic and the flu, they also observed a curious
Logically→ Joe Biden will repeal Trump’s tax cuts which will lead to increased taxes for the middle class.
Joe Biden only wants to repeal parts of the 2017 law which allowed tax cuts and the bulk of the tax increases would impact top earners.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belakwa, New York, Was NOT Abandoned After Hydrofracking ‘Left Its Soil Toxic And Its Aquifer Irreparable’ — The Town Is Fictional
Was the town of Belakwa, New York, abandoned in 2012 after a "routine hydrofracking operation left its soil toxic and its aquifer irreparable?" No, that's not true: Belakwa, New York, is not a real place. A sign, describing the fictional
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hobby Lobby DOES Sell Jewish Holiday Items
Does Hobby Lobby not sell Jewish holiday items? No, that's not true: Hobby Lobby sells Jewish holiday items -- just as it did seven years ago when a now-recirculating post on Facebook appeared, accusing the company of religious bias. The
Truth or Fiction?→ Were People Left Stranded After a Trump Rally in Omaha?
The aftermath of United States President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Omaha, Nebraska drew as much attention for potentially affecting his supporters’ health than the event itself. Social media posts following the October 27 2020 event
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Urge Company To ‘Expand The Size Run So Everyone Can Have A Pair’
Did Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorse a shoe store on Twitter, urging it to "expand the size run so everyone can have a pair"? No, Austin, Texas-based Nice Kicks posted a fake tweet using images from the congresswoman'
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Trump Administration Claim Credit for ‘Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic’ in October 2020?
On October 27 2020, rumors appeared that the Trump administration credited themselves in a press release with “ending the COVID-19 pandemic” as a first-term achievement: WTF headline of the year? The White House science office listed &q
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘If You Ever Wonder What Food Is Like on a U.S. Navy Ship, Here It Is, the USS Nimitz (Cvn 68)’
On October 3 2020, Facebook user Kevin Selfaison shared the following image set, which purportedly showed rations aboard the Navy ship USS Nimitz (archived here): Alongside a gallery of 25 images, Selfaison wrote: If you ever wonder what food is li
Logically→ America’s imprisonment rate has dropped to its lowest level under Trump administration.
America’s imprisonment rate has been dropping consecutively for 11 years reaching its lowest in 2019 since 1995.
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim spreads online that Sri Lankan opposition politicians wore ‘bullet wound’ sticker to protest drug lord’s death
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim a group of Sri Lankan opposition politicians wore a sticker resembling a bullet wound in protest over the death of a notorious drug lord. The claim is misleading; a spokesperson for the group, who
FactCheck.org→ In Pennsylvania Rallies, Trump Distorts Voting Issues
In the swing state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump repeatedly rattled off false and misleading claims about ballots and voting in arguing to his supporters “the only way we can lose, in my opinion, is massive fraud.” On Oct. 26, Tru
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Dubious Plan to Pay for Free State College
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has twice botched a talking point on an already dubious claim that his proposal for a minimum corporate tax would pay for his free-tuition plan. Several independent tax groups that have analyzed Biden’s t
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Messages on Gasoline Prices
Quick Take Eric Trump misleadingly claimed on social media that gasoline was $5 per gallon “under O’Biden,” but “unbelievably good” during his father’s administration. The average retail price of gasoline while Barack Obama was
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Democrats ‘Kill a Bill’ Helping Gold Star Families to Help Immigrants Instead?
A 2019 attack by United States President Donald Trump against Democratic lawmakers in New York state was regurgitated and repurposed online again in 2020 — this time, in order to attack the party on the national level. The issue unfolded in Apri
AllSides→ Insisting that the Hunter Biden laptop is fake is a trap. So is insisting that it’s real.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/10/24/hunter-biden-laptop-disinformation/ “You mean the l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Over 220 Million Americans Have NOT Died From COVID-19 In The Last Several Months
Did over 220 million Americans die in the last several months from COVID-19? No, that's not true: That number is way too high. According to data provided by both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Johns Hopkins University
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trash Can Plastered With ‘Ballot Box’ Sign In Philadelphia Was NOT Intended To Get People To Toss Their Ballots In The Trash
Did a worker in Philadelphia disguise trash cans so that people would throw away their ballots? No, that's not true: The posters proclaiming "Ballot Box" on sidewalk solar-powered trash compactors were created to advertise "Ballot Box" an
AllSides→ How to consume information about ballot errors
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2020/how-to-consume-information-about-ballot-errors/ Ballot and p
Lead Stories→ Student’s Chart Explaining Wild Conspiracies Trolled To Spread More Conspiracies
Abbie Richards, a climate science student in the Netherlands, was looking with bewilderment at the state of her home country of the United States. So many conspiracy theories echoing, particularly ahead of the election. Struggling to wran
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Does NOT Own One Of The Largest Mansions In Delaware
Does this photo of one of the largest homes in Delaware show the home of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden? No, that's not true: "Marimon" is one of the largest mansions in Delaware, but has never been the home nor property of B
Truth or Fiction?→ “As Trump Attacks Lesley Stahl, Remember He Said: ‘I Do It to Discredit [and] Demean You All So … No One Will Believe You’”
In late October 2020, just after United States President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an election with longtime broadcast journalist Lesley Stahl, an older statement of his appeared: As Trump attacks Lesley Stahl now, remember his comments to
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Democrats Tried to Slip a Law Banning Pledge of Allegiance Into Aid Package’
In late October 2020, a number of people on Facebook appeared to share screenshots of what looked like an article headlined, “Democrats Tried to Slip a Law Banning Pledge of Allegiance Into Aid Package”: Spread Out Examples As a matter
Full Fact→ Old faked picture of Obama and Bin Laden surfaces again
An image seemingly showing former Barack Obama with Osama Bin Laden is fake. As we have written before, the original image shows the former US president with Hawaii-based attorney Andre Wooten. We’ve written more about how to spot misleadin
AllSides→ In Context: Did Joe Biden confuse Donald Trump with George W. Bush?
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/26/context-did-joe-biden-confuse-donald-trump-george-/ Soci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bon Jovi Did NOT Perform For A Crowd Of 12 At Biden Campaign Event
Did a Bon Jovi performance at a Biden campaign event in Dallas, Pennsylvania draw a mere 12 people? No, that's not true: There were far more than 12 people in attendence. The exact crowd size is hard to discern because people attended the
Full Fact→ A tube sign expressing solidarity between London and Manchester is not a real sign
A sign apparently seen at a London tube station has been shared across social media. The sign has been praised for expressing solidarity between London and Manchester during recent negotiations regarding financial support for Manchester’s move in