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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims about FEMA, Red Cross “confiscating” donations to Hawaii victims are False
FEMA and Red Cross are “confiscating” donations meant for Hawaii wildfire victims.
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis’ Military Service as Navy Lawyer for SEAL Commander
At the first Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his military experience, saying he “was assigned with U.S. Navy SEALs in Iraq” and “deployed to Iraq alongside U.S. Navy SEALs.” That’s
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tenerife wildfire has no connection to smart city concept
Smart-city plans are behind wildfires in Tenerife.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Dr. Anthony Fauci did not say unvaccinated people should be ‘locked down’ this winter
“Fauci declares that all unvaccinated citizens must be locked down this winter.”
PolitiFact→ Experts say Ron DeSantis’ plan to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn't lower fentanyl flow
Ron DeSantis said that if elected president he would send troops to both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border and use lethal force against drug smugglers. Experts say these proposals wouldn’t curb fentanyl flow.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media post mischaracterizes Donald Trump’s comments in Tucker Carlson interview
Social media post mischaracterizes Donald Trump’s comments in Tucker Carlson interview
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vitamin K Shots Do NOT ‘Poison’ Babies — They Protect Newborns From Life-Threatening Events
Do vitamin K shots typically given to infants at birth put their lives at risk with excessive and unreasonable exposure to dangerous ingredients? No, that's not true: The claim is misleading about the properties of the additives and omits
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Posts Misrepresent Royalty Payments to Fauci and Collins
SciCheck Digest Documents show that Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins received 58 royalty payments from 2010 to 2021 for their research. Only three of the payments came in 2020 or 2021; the rest were made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t trying to block Donald Trump from the California primary ballot
Fox News reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom said former President Donald Trump “is not eligible for future presidential elections & has asked the California’s State Assembly to pass a bill that will remove Trump’s name on any future b
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nope, Hillary Clinton was not executed in 2018
Hillary Clinton was “EXECUTED December 31, 2018.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, there isn’t a new lawsuit revealing 2020 ballot fraud in Georgia. An old video is recirculating
CLAIM: A new lawsuit against voting machine manufacturer Dominion Voting Systems has uncovered thousands of “duplicate ballots” in Fulton County, Georgia, from the 2020 presidential election.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – True blue? No. Story about celebs’ paint preferences is fake
Celebrities are “painting their Maui properties the same weird shade of blue.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Candace Owens Did Not Call Megan Rapinoe An ‘Angry Toddler’, Did NOT Debate Her During ‘Candace’ Show
Did conservative TV personality Candace Owens call professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe an "angry toddler" while debating Rapinoe on a segment of her show, "Candace"? No, that's not true: A representative of Rapinoe told Lead Stories
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Unlucky Charms? No, your cereal isn’t poisonous
Lucky Charms contains an unsafe amount of cleaning compound trisodium phosphate.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Treatable Disease’: NY Health Commisioner Ignores Long COVID
In attempting to reassure New Yorkers wary of COVID-19, the head of the state’s department of health ignored the virus’ long-term effects in August 2023. “If we get COVID, it’s a treatable disease,” Dr. Jim McDonald said i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lyme Disease Is NOT HIV/AIDS
Is Lyme disease a "made-up disease" that "was and is always" HIV/AIDS? No, that's not true: Lyme disease and HIV, the infection that causes AIDS, are distinct. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread by ticks. HIV is a virus. The two
FactCheck.org→ Online Videos Share Fabricated Story About FEMA and Marines on Maui
Quick Take The Federal Emergency Management Agency operates a Disaster Recovery Center on Maui and has approved $7 million in assistance to thousands of wildfire survivors. Online videos, however, are sharing a fabricated tale about FEMA’s op
Health Feedback→ Misleading Instagram posts use news headlines out of context to imply COVID-19 vaccines increase COVID-19 mortality risk
REVIEW Entrepreneur and podcaster David Harris Jr. posted a picture on Instagram of headlines from two news articles, one from CNN in January 2021, and the other from the Washington Post in October 2022, with the caption “Just posting two headline
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Settlement Explained
On August 25 2023, accounts across social media platforms discussed a Facebook settlement and called attention to the fact that a deadline was approaching for users to submit a claim: Last day to submit your Facebook claim re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show Americans celebrating Trump’s mugshot release
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America?
Fox News debate moderators Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier used attention-grabbing statements and statistics to paint a vivid picture of the state of America. We fact-checked some of their debate comments.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Los incendios forestales en Maui no fueron creados por láser, ni para crear una ciudad tecnológica
El incendio forestal en Maui, Hawai, fue provocado por un arma "láser" para crear una nueva ciudad tecnológica.
The Dispatch→ House Republicans Want Joe Biden’s Emails
The House Oversight Committee wants clarity about Biden’s use of pseudonyms.
Logically→ Photo of Tom Hanks wearing “Keep America Trumpless” T-shirt has been digitally manipulated
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Transportation Security Administration managers weren't told they must start wearing face masks again in mid-September.
Full Fact→ Fake Donald Trump mugshots shared online
The real picture of the former president has been released, but two others are also being shared.
Full Fact→ You don’t need an electric vehicle to comply with ULEZ
TfL says most vehicles seen driving in outer London on an average day comply with the ULEZ standards.
Full Fact→ BBC article overstated increase in asylum application withdrawals
The BBC has corrected an article which claimed only 60 asylum cases were withdrawn over a 12 month period after being contacted by Full Fact.
The Dispatch→ Post-Debate, Nikki Haley Gets a Second Look
Plus: Trump and Tucker discuss the prospect of civil war.
Full Fact→ London’s Low Emission Zone and Ultra Low Emission Zone are two separate schemes
A since-corrected Daily Mail article wrongly claimed that the Low Emission Zone in London “became known as ULEZ” after being extended in 2019.
Full Fact→ Great Western Railway is not giving away a free year of travel for £1.69
Hundreds of people have shared a Facebook post advertising the implausibly good deal.
Logically→ नहीं, यह नासा द्वारा जारी किया गया चंद्रयान-3 का लैंडिंग वीडियो नहीं है
Logically→ ಇಸ್ರೋ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರ ನೃತ್ಯದ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ-೩ ರ ಲ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್ ನಂತರ ನಡೆದ ಸಂಭ್ರಮಾಚರಣೆಯದ್ದು ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಬಿಂಬಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
Lead Stories→ Mike Lindell’s WMD Online Detection Viewer: Dennis Montgomery And A Cryptic Message
Mike & Dennis At Lead Stories we have a long history of looking at Mike Lindell's election fraud claims. Readers will remember our fact checks about Lindell's four conspiracy-filled election fraud "documentaries" here, here, here and
Logically→ ಫೋಟೋಶಾಪ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರನ ಮೇಲೆ ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ-೩ ರ ಪ್ರಗ್ಯಾನ್ ರೋವರ್ ನ ಮುದ್ರೆಯೆಂದು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ కృత్రిమ మేధ ద్వారా సృష్టించిన వీడియోని చంద్రయాన్-3 తీసిన భూమి వీడియో అని షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ చంద్రుడి మీద చంద్రయాన్-3కి చెందిన ప్రగ్యాన్ రోవర్ ముద్ర ఫొటో ఇది అంటూ షేర్ చేసిన ఫొటో ఫొటోషాప్ ద్వారా తయారుచేసిన ఫొటో
Logically→ टीवी पर धीरेंद्र शास्त्री की कथा सुनते हुए पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी का एडिटेड वीडियो वायरल
PolitiFact→ Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation
Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation