A video viewed millions of times has been shared alongside claims that President Donald Trump was “meandering” and “disoriented” on the White House South Lawn. But the clip has been misleadingly edited; a longer version shows Trump waiting for
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The Dispatch→ Did Someone From Nike Say the Company Can Afford to Lose ‘MAGA Customers’?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Tweet About Colin Kaepernick and ‘Madden 21’
Did President Trump post a combative tweet about Colin Kaepernick ? No, that's not true: This is a fake tweet created by a sports satire site, @SavageSportsMMZ. The site's watermark is clearly visible in two places on the screenshot of th
FactCheck.org→ Politicians Have Died of COVID-19
Quick Take A meme circulating on Facebook falsely claims, “Not one politician has died from the virus.” Actually, at least five current or former politicians across the country have died due to COVID-19. Full Story More than 189,000 people
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Started School In 1968 And WAS Bused In 1969.
Did Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris start school in 1970, proving that she was not bused in Berkeley, California, during the 1960s like she claims? No, that's not true: The Berkeley school district confirmed her element
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disneyland Is NOT Moving To Texas
Is Disneyland leaving California and moving to Texas? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim. The Mouse House is not abandoning its home state for the Lone Star State. The claim originated from an article (archived here) where it
Full Fact→ Matt Hancock gets test and trace figures wrong again
“[Referring to the performance of NHS Test and Trace in England] Nationally, only 69.4% of contacts are now reached and asked to self-isolate.” Jonathan Ashworth MP, 8 September 2020 “I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman got int
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake USPS ‘Problem With Your Package’ Email Links to Malware
According to this email, which purports to be from the United States Postal Service (USPS) there has been a problem with your package. The post Fake USPS ‘Problem With Your Package’ Email Links to Malware appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You Do Know that Eliminating the Payroll Tax Defunds Social Security, Don’t You?’
As a payroll tax deferral ordered by United States President Donald Trump took effect, a Facebook user’s warning went viral: The post states, “Hey folks. ‘You Do Know that Eliminating the Payroll Tax Defunds Social Security, Don’t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Bombshell Allegation Puts George Clooney ‘Smack Dab In The Middle’ Of Epstein’s ‘Unlawful Sex Cabal’
Does a "bombshell" allegation put actor George Clooney in the middle of the Jeffrey Epstein's human trafficking "sex cabal"? No, that's not true: This claim is a clickbait headline unsupported by the article below it. Epstein's former gir
AFP Fact Check→ Authorities did not find 39 children in a Georgia trailer
Social media posts shared more than a million times claim US authorities found 39 missing children in a double-wide trailer in Georgia. This is false; a spokesman for the US Marshals Service said 39 youngsters were found in different locations in seven
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a Super-Spreader Event?
September 8 2020 marked approximately one month from the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, and it heralded purported news that the widely-attended gathering served as a “super-spreader event” during an ongoing COVID-19 pand
The Dispatch→ Does a Video Show President Trump Wandering Around Disoriented?
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Snopes→ TikTok Scrambles to Remove Suicide Video Clips, Ban Users
TikTok says it’s working to remove videos of a man apparently taking his own life and banning users that keep trying to spread the clips on the popular social media platform.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Infrared Thermometers Do NOT Emit Radiation And Do NOT Damage The Pineal Gland
Do infrared thermometers emit radiation and damage the pineal gland? No, that's not true: Such thermometers are passive; they don't emit infrared radiation. They simply detect infrared energy. Furthermore, the pineal gland is not near the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A ‘Savage’ Who Was ‘Violently Burning Down’ A Neighborhood Or ‘Looting’
Does a photo of a fist-raised protester show someone who is violently burning down a neighborhood and looting? No, that's not true: The man shown in the photo was taking part in a 2014 protest in Oakland, California, in which no looting o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Bank Did NOT Document Existence Of COVID-19 Test Kits Since 2017
Does a World Bank website prove COVID-19 test kits were sold worldwide as early as 2017? No, that's not true: On a web page, the World Bank put the "COVID-19" label on existing virus test kit components to help disease fighters find equip
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Tweet Kenosha Has Fewer Black People ‘Which Means Less Looting’
Did Joe Biden tweet that Kenosha, Wisconsin, has fewer Black people "which means less looting"? No, that's not true. The did not come from Biden's verified Twitter account. Kenosha, Wisconsin, is where Jacob Blake was shot by the police o
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 test kits were not purchased in 2017 and 2018; claim is based on mislabeled data
REVIEW Claims that the coronavirus pandemic was planned has been fanned by online posts showing data tables from the World Integrated Trade Solutions (WITS) website, developed by the World Bank and other organizations, which “allows users to acces
Full Fact→ The word “robot” comes from Czech, not Greek like GPT-3 claims
“Robots in Greek means “slave”.” GPT-3, The Guardian, 8 September 2020 In an opinion piece written for The Guardian, an instance of the machine learning language model GPT-3 claims that the word “robots” is Greek f
Logically→ Pfizer’s stage three results of Covid 19 vaccine trial will be out by October.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has said that they expect to submit the late-stage coronavirus vaccine results by the end of October this year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci, Gates, Soros And Epstein Are NOT All Connected Through The Company Moderna
Are Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffery Epstein all connected through an association with the company Moderna? No, that's not true: Dr. Fauci was not the first CEO of Moderna, he and Bill Gates did not attend the same
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Was NOT ‘Lost & Disoriented’ In Video Clip
Was President Trump videotaped while disoriented and aimlessly wandering after talking to reporters? No, that's not true: The full video clearly shows that Trump was walking away from the reporters toward where he would join hands with fi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nixon Did NOT Pardon The Late John McCain — McCain Was Never Charged With Anything, Never A Reason For A Pardon
Did former President Richard M. Nixon pardon the late U.S. Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, on multiple charges including treason? No, this is not true. McCain -- who is hailed by many as a hero for his service and s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Concern Over Testing Does NOT Mean Every ‘Stat’ About COVID-19 Is Bogus
Does concern raised over the sensitivity of testing mean that every statistic about COVID-19 is bogus? No, that's not true: A recent article raised important questions about the sensitivity of standard tests and whether a positive test is
Full Fact→ Advice to clinically extremely vulnerable people varies by local lockdown area
We’ve been asked by readers whether people who were classed as extremely clinically vulnerable, and who live in areas affected by local lockdowns, are supposed to continue shielding. This depends on which area you live in. There are currently loc
Snopes→ In Battlegrounds, Absentee Ballot Rejections Could Triple
Absentee ballots get rejected in every presidential election, but this year, that problem could be much worse and potentially pivotal in hotly-contested battleground states.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 62 Girls Were NOT Found In A Shipping Container In Delaware ‘Ready To Be’ Sex Slaves
Were 62 girls found locked in a shipping container at a Delaware port in "ready to be shipped" as sex slaves? No, that's not true: The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said it found "zero evidence" to support the claim. The claim appeared i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Kyle Rittenhouse’s Mother In Militia Gear And Armed At Kenosha Protest
Does a photo show Kyle Rittenhouse's mother dressed in militia gear and carrying an AR-15 rifle at the Kenosha protest the same night her son allegedly killed two men and wounded a third? No, that's not true: The image used in a meme clai
Logically→ Trump signed the largest increase in national defense since the days of Ronald Reagan.
Despite Trump's national defense budget reaching near historical records, defense expenditure got the largest hike under Bush during the Iraq War.
AFP Fact Check→ A 2018 video is being misrepresented as ‘breaking news’ about a fatal stabbing at a restaurant
A video has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on Twitter alongside a claim that it shows a fatal stabbing at a restaurant in August 2020. The claim is false; this video has circulated online since June 2018 in reports about a deadly assault in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Portland Mayor Did NOT Say He Is Moving Out Of The City Due To Rioters
Did Portland's mayor say he was moving out of the city because rioters have made it unsafe to live there? No, that's not true: Mayor Ted Wheeler said he would seek a new home in the city to relieve his neighbors of the burden of protester
AFP Fact Check→ Trump overturned a Nigeria arms embargo imposed by Obama
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that the United States has officially declared Nigeria a “terrorist and unstable nation”. They also allege that US President Donald Trump has “rejected” a new arms deal with the West
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former President George W. Bush Has NOT Said He Supports The Biden/Harris Ticket
Has former U.S. President George W. Bush said he supports the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: While Bush has said he would not support Donald Trump's reelection campaign, he has not endo
Logically→ Donald Trump has suggested postponing the General Elections in November.
President Donald Trump tweeted out his suggestion to delay the voting in order to avoid voting by mail.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Fraudulently Count Poisoning, Trauma And Unintentional Injuries In COVID Death Tally
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fraudulently add deaths from poisoning, trauma and unintentional injury to its tally of COVID-19 deaths? No, that's not true: That claim is based on a mischaracterization of CDC list
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Med Beds’ And ‘Tesla Chambers’ Are NOT Rapid-Healing Devices Created By Extra-Terrestrials That Have Been Hidden From The Public
Are "med beds" and "Tesla chambers" rapid-healing devices created by extra-terrestrials that have the ability to wipe out any medical ailment? No, that's not true: There is absolutely zero evidence that devices with these capabilities exi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Plan to Lead Another Non-Violent March Tomorrow’
A political cartoon depicting the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recirculated online in August 2020, as users pointed out the parallels between how his efforts for Black liberation were viewed during his life and skepticism around the Black Lives Mat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Demorats’ Did NOT Create ‘Defense Fund’ For Neighbor Accused In Cannon Hinnant Murder
Did Democrats set up a special "defense fund" for Darius Sessoms, the neighbor who allegedly shot and killed 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant last month in North Carolina? No, that's not true. There is no evidence that Democratic organizations,
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Coronavirus Vaccines
In the more than eight months since the novel coronavirus emerged and then spread around the world, scientists across the globe have made rapid progress on developing a COVID-19 vaccine. As of Sept. 3, at least 176 vaccines are in the works, with nearl