In a hyped press briefing the eve of the Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump falsely said that convalescent plasma had been “proven to reduce mortality by 35%,” even though the therapy has not yet been shown to be effective for C
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FactCheck.org→ Meme Recycles Conspiracy Theory on California Wildfires
Quick Take A baseless conspiracy theory on Facebook suggests that the California wildfires were started by a “powerful laser.” The meme spreading the theory uses the same photos that circulated in 2018 to advance a similar claim. Full Stor
AFP Fact Check→ Church was not target of civil unrest in Wisconsin
Social media posts claim that a black church with a “Black Lives Matter” sign was burned down by the movement during civil unrest after a black man was shot by police in the US state of Wisconsin. This is misleading; only a sign for the church burn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Someone’ Is NOT Lying About The Need To Wear Masks Against Coronavirus Spread; Masks Work
Does a seeming dichotomy of face masks' effectiveness -- if masks work, let families visit loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes; if masks don't work, don't make children wear them -- mean "someone is lying"? No, that's not true. Mask
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oprah Did NOT Say When Done ‘Right’ Child Molestation Should Feel ‘Good’ To Children
Did Oprah Winfrey say when done "right" child molestation should feel "good" to children? No, that's not true. An article making that claim about Winfrey is false. The talk show host has spoken out on camera about child abuse for many yea
AFP Fact Check→ CDC program involves Covid-19 vaccine distribution, not injection, in North Dakota
Facebook posts claim Native Americans in North Dakota will be the first subjects to receive a novel coronavirus vaccine, in one case citing a local news article as “evidence.” This is false; North Dakota was selected by the US Centers for Disease C
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Claim Swirls Over Pledge of Allegiance at DNC
Quick Take The prime-time programming for the Democratic National Convention every night on TV included a recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, including the phrase “under God.” Two individual Democratic caucuses omitted those words during d
Truth or Fiction?→ Victoria’s Secret Bra ‘Tracking Devices’
In late June 2020, a Facebook user shared a video that purportedly showed Victoria’s Secret bras’ tracking devices: In a status update, an account named “Jimm Walker” wrote: THIS IS UNREAL SO Summer 2020 Facebook Posts Abou
Full Fact→ A retracted paper linking 5G and coronavirus with no evidence is doing the rounds on Facebook
A post is spreading on Facebook that contains screenshots of and a link to a scientific paper, which claims that “5G millimeter waves could be absorbed by dermatologic cells acting like antennas, transferred to other cells and play the main role
AFP Fact Check→ Headline was digitally altered, does not come from a Nigerian TV channel
Multiple social media posts in Nigeria have shared a screenshot purportedly taken from a Nigerian TV station which -- if it were real -- would be embarrassing, as its redundant headline reads “Breaking News: 40 dead bodies died as mortuary collapsed
Health Feedback→ Listicle of “facts” about COVID-19 contains numerous inaccurate and misleading claims
REVIEW An article on a website named Swiss Policy Research, formerly Swiss Propaganda Research, claims to give readers the “Facts about [COVID-19], provided by experts in the field.” Published in March 2020 and updated as recently as August 2020
FactCheck.org→ Republican Convention Night 2
Summary On the second night of the Republican National Convention, we found: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow falsely claimed that Trump inherited a “stagnant” economy on the verge of recession. Actually, economists were predicting contin
AFP Fact Check→ Trump son makes false claims on second night of Republican convention
One of Donald Trump’s sons falsely claimed that Joe Biden pledged to defund police and raise taxes on most Americans if elected, and also misconstrued the incumbent US president’s record on ending military conflicts, in a full-throated appeal for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Remove Post Because It Featured The Marine Corps Emblem
Did Facebook remove a post that featured the U.S. Marine Corps emblem because the emblem was deemed offensive? No, that's not true: Facebook did not label or delete a post for including the Marine Corps emblem, also referred to as the Eag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Someone Among Those Around Barack Obama WAS Indicted
Has no one surrounding Barack Obama ever been indicted? No, that's not true: Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted last year on charges related to work he did for the Ukrainian government after he had left the Obama adm
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You do NOT DIVIDE the deaths into the total population. EVER! NEVER!’
A popular Facebook post in August 2020 was not alone in taking issue with one estimate concerning the COVID-19 virus’ mortality rate, but might also mislead readers looking for an easy answer. The post, first published on August 20, 2020 and sha
Truth or Fiction?→ Frida Kahlo ‘If I Have to Say It … I Do Not Want It Anymore’
On August 22 2020, the Facebook page “She Is Fire” attributed the following poem — often titled “If I Have to Say It” — to artist Frida Kahlo: What became a text-only post read: Frida Kahlo to her husband…
Snopes→ Lawyer: Blake Not Likely to Walk Again After Being Shot by Police
Jacob Blake, the Black man shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin, is paralyzed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his family’s attorney said.
Snopes→ Did Melania Trump ‘Dig Up’ the Rose Garden at the White House?
Roses don't live forever, but this faux scandal may.
The Dispatch→ Did Facebook Ban President Trump’s Campaign From Advertising?
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Truth or Fiction?→ NBC News Article About Usain Bolt Testing Positive for Coronavirus Displays Photograph of Kevin Hart
On August 25 2020, images of a NBC News article began circulating showing the headline, “Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive, tests positive for coronavirus” and displaying a photograph not of Bolt, but showing comedian Kevin Hart: Pretty
FactCheck.org→ False Claims on Corporate Donations to Black Lives Matter
Quick Take Posts on social media repeat an error reported by Lou Dobbs on Fox Business in July, claiming that major corporations were donating large sums of money to Black Lives Matter. The companies have pledged support for racial equality initiatives
Full Fact→ Ukrainian soldiers have not died after having an American Covid-19 vaccine
A Facebook page has shared a status and several images claiming that four Ukrainian servicemen and one other person have died while taking part in a Covid-19 vaccine and medication trial. There is no evidence this is the case, and Ukraine’s Armed
Snopes→ Are Sex Traffickers Tagging Cars as Potential Targets?
Human trafficking is a real problem in the world, but the schemes outlined in many viral rumors like this one are not.
Logically→ Cori Bush, the Democratic candidate for St. Louis is a marxist revolutionary.
On the basis of her stated policy priorities and historic statements, Cori Bush is a progressive liberal, not a marxist.
FactCheck.org→ Republican Convention Opening Night
Summary Speakers in the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention engaged in political spin, particularly in making claims about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s policy positions: Several speakers at the convention mislea
AFP Fact Check→ Taking your temperature with an infrared thermometer does not damage the pineal gland
A Facebook post shared thousands of times claims that taking a person’s temperature with an infrared thermometer near their head risks damaging the pineal gland, which is located in the brain. This is false, said neuroscience experts, who explain
AFP Fact Check→ Two of these photos circulated in online reports about a fire in the UK in 2018
Three photos have been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter that claim they show "the first ever firenado in the history of the world" in the US state of California in August 2020. The claim, however, is mislead
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Tweet Vulgar Nicknames With Implication They Were Used for Her
Did Kamala Harris tweet "setting the record straight" about her name, citing vulgar nicknames with the implication they were used for her? No, that's not true. A tweet that has gone viral is not from the Democratic vice-presidential candi
Snopes→ Official Says Falwell Leaving Liberty; Falwell Says He’s Not
Jerry Falwell Jr.’s future at evangelical Liberty University was unclear, with a senior school official saying he had resigned from his leadership post but Falwell telling several news outlets that he does not plan to leave permanently.
Snopes→ Jerry Falwell Jr. Resigns as Head of Liberty University
The resignation came a day after Falwell issued a statement to The Washington Examiner publicly disclosing that his wife had an affair and saying the man involved had been threatening to reveal the relationship.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Brisket’ Among HEB Hurricane Supplies?
On August 23 2020, a popular screenshot of grocery chain H-E-B‘s “hurricane supplies” appeared to show a limit on brisket items — the only product specifically named other than water: In the screenshot of an apparent KPRC b
AFP Fact Check→ Posts criticize Democrats for not wearing masks at a time when they weren’t recommended
Facebook posts shared tens of thousands of times during the Democratic National Convention criticize Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and other top Democrats for appearing in a crowd without masks. This is misleading; the photos in the posts are from a Democr
FactCheck.org→ Trump Touts Misleading and Flawed Excess Mortality Statistic
On six separate occasions, President Donald Trump has claimed that Europe’s excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic is 33% to 40% higher than America’s. But that’s only possible when cherry-picking numbers or ignoring Europe’s larger popu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two British Siblings From Hampstead Did NOT Volunteer Truthful Stories About Satanic Ritual Abuse On Videotape
Were two British siblings witnesses and participants in sexually depraved, baby-killing, cannibalistic satanic rituals in which their father was the cult leader and every teacher in their school in Hampstead, England, was a member? No, th
Snopes→ Did Biden Say ‘Christians Violate LGBTQ Rights by Simply Existing’?
This was not a remotely accurate nor reasonable summary of what the former U.S. vice president actually said.
The Dispatch→ Did Democrats Remove ‘Under God’ From the Pledge of Allegiance at the DNC?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Are 85 Percent of White People Killed by Other White People, Even Though We Never Hear About ‘White on White Crime’?
On August 23 2020, amid global Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the following meme appeared on Facebook with the claim that 85 percent of white people are killed by other white people — and yet, no one ever talks about “white on white c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Adding A Stamp To Postage-Paid Ballot Does NOT Force USPS To Handle It As First-Class Instead Of Bulk — It’s Already First-Class Mail
Does adding a stamp to your postage-paid ballot force USPS to handle it as first-class instead of bulk mail? No, that's not true. A meme claims that adding postage to the mail-in ballots will speed up the delivery process before Election
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Satanist Raped And Tortured A Small Child Shown In Meme
Was a small child, whose graphic photo is being shared on social media, raped and tortured by a satanist? No, that's not true: The horrific image of the child shows evidence of abuse, but there's nothing to suggest that a satanist raped a