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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Zombie Deer Virus’ Did NOT Spread After Mark Zuckerberg’s Foundation Vaccinated Deer
Did the "zombie deer virus," officially known as chronic wasting disease, spread after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's foundation vaccinated deer across the country? No, that's not true: The foundation, better known as the Chan Zuckerberg
FactCheck.org→ Tucker Carlson Video Spreads Falsehoods on COVID-19 Vaccines, WHO Accord
SciCheck Digest Contrary to claims amplified by podcaster Bret Weinstein during an interview with Tucker Carlson, COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, not killed 17 million people worldwide. Weinstein also inaccurately characterized a pr
PolitiFact→ Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media
Baseless claims about child sex trafficking and other crimes emerged after an underground tunnel was found at the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. The Anti-Defamation League says the claims feed antisemitic tropes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York City Billboard Did NOT Read ‘Ceasefires Are Anti-Semitic’
Did a billboard in New York City's Times Square say "CEASEFIRES ARE ANTI-SEMITIC"? No, that's not true: An image of this billboard on social media was digitally altered. In the original October 2023 photo of the billboard, the ad urges: "
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Woman With Swimsuit Reading ‘Not A Dude!’ Is NOT Authentic
Is an image of a woman in a swimsuit that reads "Not A Dude!" used in a social media post a real photo? No, that's not true: There is an early version of the image that proves that the woman in question did not have "Not A Dude!" on her s
The Dispatch→ Get Ready For the Final Debate Before Iowa
Plus: How will a severe cold snap affect next week’s caucuses?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 32-Page Report Does NOT Provide Proof Of Widespread 2020 Election Fraud In 5 Swing States
by: Ed Payne and Alexis Tereszcuk Does a 32-page report shared online in January of 2023 provide proof of widespread 2020 election fraud in five swing states? No, that's not true: The report lacks credible nonpartisan documentation or ver
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Car Full Of Kids ‘Ready To Be Sold’ For Sex, Organ Trafficking
Does a viral video show a child trafficker caught while driving a sedan with 25 children in Uzbekistan? No, that's not true: According to local law enforcement and local news reports, the reason for the traffic stop was unsafe driving, no
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False reports of crash victim being stabbed and robbed are spreading virally in US cities
Social media users are sharing the image on community Facebook pages, along with a plea to help identify the girl.
PolitiFact→ Here is PolitiFact readers’ pick for 2023 Lie of the Year
It’s time to announce the winner of our 2023 Lie of the Year Readers' Choice poll — and this year, it’s a close one.
FactCheck.org→ Post Spreads Misleading Information About Texas Abortion Case
SciCheck Digest Kate Cox petitioned to be allowed to have an abortion in Texas to “protect her life, health, and future fertility,” after receiving news that her baby was unlikely to survive, according to her court filing. A popular Instag
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Edited images falsely depict Donald Trump talking about deadly Panera Bread lemonade
During a speech former President Donald Trump said, “Even the lemonade is killing people” under President Joe Biden.
PolitiFact→ ‘How is this not a Pants on Fire?’: What PolitiFact readers thought of recent fact-checks
PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks of President Joe Biden, Former President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy and a claim about the cost of groceries in the “Home Alone” movie.
FactCheck.org→ Fake Story About Trans Athlete Spreads Online
Quick Take Lia Thomas, who received widespread attention as a transgender member of the women’s swimming team at the University of Pennsylvania, has graduated from college and is no longer on the school team. But claims about her persist onli
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ US Senate candidate spreads false claims about migrant aid
CLAIM: The federal government gives people who enter the U.S. illegally a cell phone, a domestic plane ticket to a location of their choosing and a $5,000 Visa gift card.
PolitiFact→ Readers’ choice: Vote for PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year
The end of the year means one thing at PolitiFact: Lie of the Year! We’d like to know what you think we should pick as the biggest falsehood of 2023. Vote today:
Health Feedback→ Anti-vaccination organization spreads baseless claim that global HPV vaccination campaign will lead to “mass casualty event”
REVIEW An article published by Children’s Health Defense on 7 November 2023 claimed that a campaign for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in low- and middle-income countries will result in a “mass casualty event” due to serious side effec
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Elon Musk and others spread meme reviving unfounded ‘pizzagate’ conspiracy theory
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Full Fact→ Widespread confusion over number of ‘people’ on NHS waiting lists
The latest figures show there are 7.8 million cases waiting for planned treatment in England—but only 6.5 million people, because some are waiting for more than one thing.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread False Claim About Moderna Patent Application
SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines — like many other vaccines — can contain small amounts of DNA left over from the manufacturing process. There’s no evidence this residual DNA causes “turbo cancer,” or very aggressive cancer. Nor
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – More fake ‘Quantum AI’ claims about Elon Musk spread online
Video shows “Elon Musk and the Dubai billionaire have unveiled new software called ‘Quantum AI.’”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Satirical post about bank foreclosing on Mar-a-Lago spreads as real
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Health Feedback→ James Thorp spreads false claims that COVID-19 vaccines harm fertility, pregnancy, infant survival in The Sentinel Report interview
REVIEW On 1 November 2023, host Alex Newman interviewed gynecologist James Thorp for the U.S. TV show The Sentinel Report. During the interview, Thorp claimed that “Americans are dropping dead” from COVID-19 vaccines and that the spike protein f
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ 2015 image of journalist wounded in east Jerusalem spreads as new
CLAIM: Journalist Hana Mahameed is back on camera with her face covered in bandages after being wounded by an Israeli grenade in the latest Israel-Hamas war.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news
Websites posing as local news outlets may just be copy-and-paste sites pushing Russian propaganda. An expert describes how to detect linkages among these dubious pages.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Israel-Hamas war: Here are the facts as misinformation spreads
Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, which often crowd out real reporting from the conflict.
Full Fact→ False claims that Great Western Railway is giving away a year’s free travel for £1.69 spread online again
Many people have shared a post promoting a fake Great Western Railway promotion on Facebook.
Health Feedback→ Marty Makary relies on misleading and unsubstantiated claims to accuse U.S. government of spreading misinformation
REVIEW In October 2023, a video in which surgeon Marty Makary accused the U.S. government of being the “Greatest perpetrator of misinformation during the pandemic” circulated on Facebook. This video showed an excerpt of a Roundtable “Examining
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The Maine shooting suspect is still at large, a video spreading online doesn’t show his arrest
CLAIM: An aerial video of a man lying on his stomach in the middle of a road, being detained by authorities, shows police arresting Maine shooting suspect Robert Card.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Incorrect photo of Maine shooting suspect spreads online
A mugshot shows that the suspect in the mass shooting in Maine is a registered sex offender who cannot legally possess a firearm. Assessment: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg Did NOT Post A Photo Of Herself Holding A Poster Reading ‘6 Million Wasn’t Enough’ — Her Photo Was Doctored
Did the Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg post a photo of herself holding a placard that reads "6 Million wasn't enough"? No, that's not true: She never posted the photo in question. Thunberg did express her pro-Palestinian st
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Unfounded claims about crisis actors amid Israel-Hamas war spread online
Video shows CNN interviewing “actors.”
PolitiFact→ How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation
Researchers and misinformation experts say that a year of Elon Musk’s changes to Twitter, now X, have worsened the information ecosystem on a platform once revered as a go-to place for breaking news. We unpacked how he did it.
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Quote From Qatari Leader
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/social-media-posts-spread-bogus-quote-from-qatari-leader/ Posts on so
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Quote From Qatari Leader
Quick Take Posts on social media are spreading the baseless claim that the ruler of Qatar has “threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.” The country’s government gets mo
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The Israeli military has not admitted it bombed a Gaza hospital, despite widespread claims online
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Logically→ Assamese media outlet falsely claims Indian soldiers at Lebanon border ready to fight Hamas
AllSides→ What We Know About Three Widespread Israel-Hamas War Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/what-we-know-about-three-widespread-israel-hamas-war-claims/ Since fi
FactCheck.org→ What We Know About Three Widespread Israel-Hamas War Claims
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Since fighting broke out between Israel and Hamas militants on Oct. 7, misinformation about the war has circulated online. But a widely viewed and shared video supp