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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Suggest Americans Drink Disinfectant To Protect Against COVID-19
Did President Trump suggest that Americans drink disinfectant to protect against COVID-19? No, that's not true: The president only urged that there should be research into the possible effectiveness of disinfectants injected "inside the b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands of Seattle Democrats Did NOT Unsafely Gather To Demand Protection From COVID-19 Risks of In-Person Voting
Does a photo posted on social media show thousands of Seattle Democrats crowded onto downtown streets to demand mail-in voting as a safe alternative to in-person voting during a pandemic?No, that's not true: The photo was taken at Black L
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Is NOT Automatically VP If Joe Biden Is Elected President And Can’t Finish His Term
Will Speaker Nancy Pelosi automatically become vice president if Joe Biden is elected and then can't serve out his term? No, that's not true. The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution clarified rules of succession, starting the vice pre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A USPS Carrier Was Caught On Camera Stealing A Trump-Pence Campaign Sign… In 2016
Was a U.S. Postal carrier recently caught on camera stealing a Trump-Pence campaign sign out of the yard of a supporter? No, that's not true. It happened four years ago and the mail carrier was investigated by the postal service and the O
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Maskne’ a Sign of a Lung Infection?
As far-right disinformation purveyors continued flailing for relevancy in August 2020, one graphic regurgitated the conspiracy theory that blemishes caused by accumulations of facial moisture under face masks (worn in order to protect others from pote
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wilson Police Did NOT Say That Darrius Sessoms Did Drugs With Austin Hinnant Before Killing Cannon Hinnant
Did the Wilson, North Carolina, Police say that the suspect in the shooting death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant did drugs with the victim's father before the killing? No, that's not true: This was a fabricated Facebook post doctored to mak
Snopes→ Does Texting ‘USPS’ to 50409 Send a Letter to Your Political Representatives?
A political crisis surrounding the Postal Service inspired some novel campaigning techniques in August 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Mozart Write a Song Called ‘Lick My Ass’?
In August 2020 a Facebook screenshot of a tweet contrasted a moral panic over Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” with a claim that classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote a song called “Lick My Ass”: A sc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Portion Of What You Pay A.A.R.P. Does NOT Go Directly To The Democratic Party
Does a portion of what people pay A.A.R.P. (the American Association of Retired People) go to the Democratic Party? No, that's not true: The AARP is forbidden by federal tax law, as a non-profit group, from making political contributions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Truck Driver Attacked In Portland Near Black Lives Matter Protest Has NOT Died
Has the truck driver attacked in Portland, Oregon, near a Black Lives Matter protest died? No, that's not true. The man attacked on video during a protest on August 16, 2020, has not died, the Portland police confirmed to Lead Stories on
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Have You Ever Seen a LOCKED Mailbox at the USPS? Now You Have’
As criticism of the treatment of the United States Postal Service (USPS) continued to mount in August 2020, various photographs shared online prompted fears that U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration were locking mailboxes as part of effo
FactCheck.org→ Tweet, Shared by Trump, Misrepresents Photo as ‘Mail-in Voting’ Protest
Quick Take A photo taken at a Black Lives Matter protest in June is now being shared on social media, including by President Donald Trump, with the false claim that it shows a recent rally in Seattle to “demand mail-in voting.” Full Story
AFP Fact Check→ Kamala Harris does not oppose gun ownership or the Second Amendment
An article and Facebook post claim Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris opposes the right to own a gun and has plans with running mate Joe Biden to “dismantle” the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. These claims are false; al
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Thousands of Seattle Democrats Gather to Demand Mail-In Voting Because Voting in Person Is Too Dangerous?
On August 18 2020, a photograph purportedly showing “thousands of Seattle Democrats” (at least, according to random people online) circulated on Twitter: This is a photo of thousands of Seattle Democrats gathering to demand mail in votin
The Dispatch→ Did Trump Say He Would ‘Go to Prison’ if Biden Were Elected?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof That Government Contractors Played A Role In Carrying Out A ‘Coup Against President Trump’
Did government contractors play a role in carrying out a "coup against President Trump" as claimed in the "ShadowGate" video? No, that's not true: There's zero evidence to support the claim, a variation on the oft-debunked myth that Trump
Full Fact→ Claims that a 2011 lightning composite picture were taken in the Lake District are false
A number of posts on Facebook have claimed to show a striking image of a storm taken in Caldbeck in the Lake District in early August 2020. This is not the case. The picture is a composite taken in 2011 by photographer Chris Kotsiopoulos. He took
Full Fact→ It’s not true that migrants get a free TV licence
A Facebook post that has been shared 28,000 times claims that pensioners have to pay for a TV licence while migrants get a licence for free. This is not correct. The post says: “Funny that those who fought on the beaches of Northern France
Full Fact→ You cannot catch Legionnaires’ disease from a mask
A Facebook post shared hundreds of times has claimed that a woman who thought she had Covid-19 actually had actually contracted Legionnaires’ disease from her mask. The post reads: “Mask wearers beware... Worth checking it out. A caller to
Poynter→ Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recreated a coronavirus press briefing complete with PowerPoint, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke in front of an impressive amount of firewood, and a guy only identified as Eric from Illinois recorded a message from his phone holding what lo
Full Fact→ Charles Bronson has not attacked Ian Huntley in prison
Multiple Facebook posts have claimed that Charles Bronson recently attacked Ian Huntley in jail. Bronson is a robber who has become known for violent behaviour in prison; Huntley was convicted of murdering two schoolgirls in 2003. The post’
Poynter→ Africa Check sees huge growth in its WhatsApp podcast debunking widely circulated misinformation
“What’s Crap on WhatsApp,” a voice note podcast produced by fact-checking organization Africa Check and podcast company Volume, has gained a dedicated following during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the first six months of 2020, subscriptions to the
Full Fact→ This is not a photo of people seeking asylum in England
A post shared hundreds of times of Facebook claims to show a recent group of migrants who have arrived in England. The post also complains that the people in the photo don’t appear to be practising social distancing or wearing masks. However, the
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows Sri Lankan fruit and vegetables being exported to Oman
An image has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook which claim it shows Sri Lankan fruit and vegetables being exported to the US. The claim is misleading; Sri Lankan airport authorities said the image shows a consignment of fruit
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Opening Night
Summary Our major finding from the first night of the four-day 2020 Democratic National Convention is that it wasn’t accurate to call it a “convention” at all. That word means “coming together,” and Democratic delegates stayed apart because o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: C.S. Lewis Did Not Write Satan And Jesus Conversation On Shutting Down Businesses, Schools, Places Of Worship and Sports Events
Did C.S. Lewis write a conversation in which Satan told Jesus he would "shutdown business, schools, places of worship and sports events and "cause economic turmoil"? No, that's not true: The fictional exchange purportedly penned
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Was NOT Born In Pakistan
Was President Donald Trump actually born in Pakistan as Dawood Ibrahim Khan and then adopted by the Trump family nine years later? No, that's not true: Donald Trump was born in Queens, New York, and an image of his birth certific
Snopes→ Could Kids with COVID-19 Symptoms Be Quarantined Without Parental Consent?
An erroneous Facebook post swept across various countries in August 2020.
AFP Fact Check→ George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose
Social media posts shared tens of thousands of times claim that George Floyd died of an overdose, criticizing the amount of attention given to his death. This is false; the 46-year-old black man died while in police custody when a white officer knelt o
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online about pay rise for Sri Lankan government ministers
A screenshot of a Sinhala language newspaper has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts published in August 2020 which claim it shows the Sri Lankan government approved a salary increase for government ministers. The claim is mislead
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a New Strain of Coronavirus Known as D614G and ‘Ten Times More Infectious’ Emerge in Malaysia in August 2020?
On August 16 2020, a number of anxiety-provoking tweets discussed the purported discovery of a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 (D614G), described as “ten times more infectious” after mutating: The highly infectious Covid-19 mutation, known as
Health Feedback→ Flawed “study” incorrectly claims that countries adopting hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 experienced reduced mortality rates
REVIEW On 5 August 2020, an “analysis” comparing COVID-19 mortality rates in countries with different practices regarding the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat the disease started circulating in social media posts on Facebook and Twitter. In th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Predict An Outbreak Of AFM Cases To Cover Up Anticipated Future Vaccine Injuries
Did the CDC predict an outbreak of AFM (acute flaccid myelitis) cases to cover up anticipated future vaccine injuries from the COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot? No, that's not true: The CDC has been tracking AFM cases since 2014. AF
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say She Would Sign An Executive Order To Send Police To Take Your Guns
Did Kamala Harris vow to sign an executive order that would send police to your door to get your guns if you do not surrender them? No, that's not true. Sen. Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee, said when
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Budget Breakdown of a 25-Year-Old Who Makes $100,000 a Year and Is Excellent with Money’
As COVID-19 related economic woes dragged on in August 2020, a Facebook user shared a CNBC “budget breakdown” chart — which involved a 25-year-old man earning $100,000 a year: On August 14 2020, the user shared the above ch
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Greatest Hits
As the Democratic National Convention kicks off today, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the claims we have fact-checked from presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden over the course of the campaign so far. For more on each statement,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Annabelle Doll Did NOT Escape From The Warren’s Occult Museum
Did the Annabelle doll escape from the Warren's Occult Museum in August 2020? No, that's not true: The son-in-law of the famous paranormal investigators who created the museum posted a video to prove the purportedly possessed dol
Full Fact→ We don’t know whether “misinformation” killed 800 people
“'Hundreds dead' because of Covid-19 misinformation” BBC News website, 12 August 2020 “Online conspiracy theories and misinformation relating to Covid-19 have resulted in at least 800 deaths from coronavirus” The Independent,
The Dispatch→ Is Kamala Harris Described as ‘Caucasian’ on Her Birth Certificate?
A series of viral social media posts and articles claim that presumptive Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris’ race was listed as “Caucasian” on her birth certificate. Harris is biracial, with an Indian mother and