https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/10/03/trumps-lawyers-forget-check-box/ On Oct. 2, 2023, former U.S. Pr
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Measurements’ Do NOT Prove That Plane Didn’t Crash Into Pentagon On 9/11
Do "measurements" of winds, the Pentagon, and a plane prove that an airplane did not crash into the Pentagon on 9/11? No, that's not true: According to multiple credible and corroborating sources, including videos and photographs of the a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘An F-35B Fighter Jet Crashing Near Charleston, South Carolina’
Does a video on TikTok capture the moment of the F-35B crash in South Carolina on September 17, 2023? No, that's not true: the clip does not accurately portray the location. It was originally published by an account specializing in sharin
Truth or Fiction?→ Mexico’s ‘Mummified’ Alien Corpses
On September 13 2023, a pair of popular posts about “alien corpses” presented at a hearing before Mexico’s government appeared on Reddit’s r/aliens (and elsewhere): Aliens revealed at UAP Mexico Hearing byu/im2much4u2handlex in
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking McCarthy’s Impeachment Inquiry Claims
Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Sept. 12 that he would direct the House to open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. The unilateral move came just a week and a half after McCarthy told Breitbart News that an impeachment inq
The Dispatch→ False Claims About the 9/11 Pentagon Attack Continue to Circulate Online
Photo, video, and eyewitness accounts all tell the same story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Of Exploding Twin Towers Without Planes Is NOT Real — Plane Crashes Are Edited Out
Does a video of the South Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City exploding without a plane crashing into it during the 9/11 attacks mean that bombs were the reason the buildings exploded? No, that's not true: The video has been
FactCheck.org→ The Problem with Greene’s Warning About ‘Communist Takeover’ of Judicial System
Responding to news that the former national leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called it “despicable” and commented: “We ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Truck Driver Did NOT Rescue ‘Approximately 15’ Children ‘Trapped In Padlocked Cages’ On Pickup Truck — It Was Mother, Her 4 Kids Heading Home, Police Say
Did a truck driver in New Mexico rescue "'Approximately 15' Children Trapped in Padlocked Cages in the Back of Pickup Truck" during a kidnapping incident? No, that's not true: The New Mexico State Police told Lead Stories, "This story is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Was NOT Executed On December 31, 2018
Was Hillary Clinton executed on December 31, 2018? No, that's not true: The former U.S. senator and secretary of state has been seen numerous times since that date in public settings. She has been photographed, videotaped and given live i
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→ TikTok posts – It’s not a cover-up: Maui arrests made after people allegedly trespassed in disaster area
Maui, Hawaii, police chief arrests “witnesses” in part of wildfire cover-up.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hurricane Dora DID Affect Winds During Maui Wildfires, Even Though It Was Hundreds Of Miles Away
Was Hurricane Dora, which passed nearly 500 miles south of Hawaii, too far away to fan the deadly wildfires that killed scores of people on Maui in early August 2023? No, that's not true: The flames that raced across western Maui were dri
FactCheck.org→ High Winds, Drought Conditions Led to Maui Fires, No Evidence Intentionally Set
SciCheck Digest It’s not known what sparked the wildfires in Maui, although some evidence points to downed power lines. The conditions were ripe for fire, as large amounts of invasive grasses were dry due to drought and high winds helped to rapid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Fire Crawling On Cement In Maui — It’s Ohio In 2022
Does a video show fire crawling on cement in Maui during the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: The video appeared online more than a year before the Maui fires. It shows a fire in Cleveland, Ohio, in June 2022 that was report
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Co-Conspirators in Georgia
In addition to former President Donald Trump, the indictment handed up by a state grand jury in Georgia names 18 defendants. The list includes familiar names, such as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and others who may not be known outsid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gas Station Explosion Was NOT Ignited By Red Laser Beam Weapon — CGI Effect Added To Real Video
Does this video of a gas station attacked with a red laser beam show an example of a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW)? No, that's not true: This video has been edited. The original eyewitness video does not feature a laser beam. Filmed in the
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Oversell Archer’s Testimony About Hunter and Joe Biden
Congressional testimony by Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer, on July 31 led to competing narratives about what Archer said, and how damaging his testimony was to President Joe Biden. The release of a transcript of Archer̵
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Ban ‘5G Across Russia’ Or Destroy ‘All Towers’ — Signal Is Still Present
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin prohibit 5G in Russia, tearing down all the towers delivering it? Not, that's not true: As of this writing, 5G is working in major Russian cities, and the government continues to invest in the expansio
Truth or Fiction?→ July 2023 UAP Hearing, Explained
On July 26 2023, a House subcommittee hearing on unidentified objects or phenomena in the sky instantly lit up social media; for example, “UAPs,” “UFOs,” “#endUAPsecrecy,” and “Tom DeLonge” all appeared o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Wahlberg Said ‘Hollywood Pedophiles’ Have ‘Nowhere Left To Hide’
Did the actor Mark Wahlberg declare war on "Hollywood pedophiles" in July 2023, announcing that they have "nowhere left to hide"? No, that's not true: The purported quote came from a source with a rich history of spreading false statement
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of old Senate committee hearing is sensationalized, and mischaracterized, on social media
Video shows a Senate committee hearing witness who “cries to Josh Hawley for ‘no jailtime.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WH Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre NOT In DC ‘Drunk Driving Accident’
Was White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre caught in a "drunk driving accident" by DC Metro Police? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support this claim. The White House press office called the assertion "false" and the
Truth or Fiction?→ British Media Further Spreads Myth About ‘Students Identifying as Cats’
A popular right-wing disinformation trope from the United States targeting LGBTQ teenagers has been re-laundered into political circles in the UK — and all based on a purportedly recorded argument. As the progressive Byline Times and other UK out
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Military Gear Do NOT Show Unusual Deployment In June 2023 In US, Canadian Cities — It’s Training Season
Do images of military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities show some sort of military action or deployment is taking place in June 2023? No, that's not true: Military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities does not necessarily indicate th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Burisma Co-Owner’s Wife Is NOT Dead As Of June 19, 2023; Her Attorney Denies She Was Firm’s Accountant
Was the wife of a former Burisma co-owner found dead after she had offered to disclose the firm's secrets she had accessed as an accountant? No, that's not true: According to her attorney, the woman is alive and well as of June 19, 2023,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Constitution Does NOT Define Treason As Government Leaving ‘Borders Not Protected’
Does Article 3, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution state that treason is defined as the government leaving its "borders not protected" and does it declare "that the government will give comfort and aid to a hostile foreign invasion when t
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Distortions of Federal Indictment
In the days leading up to his June 13 arraignment and in a speech several hours afterward, former President Donald Trump distorted what the federal indictment against him said and made faulty comparisons to other politicians’ actions. Trum
Truth or Fiction?→ ZipRecruiter ‘Crisis Actors Needed in Miami’
On June 12 2023, a screenshot of a tweet about a ZipRecruiter “crisis actors” job listing for Miami, Florida was shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter: Be careful out there folks by u/greentreefer in WhitePeopleTwitter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Postal Service Report Did NOT Confirm Driver’s Claims Of Missing Ballots
Did a U.S. Postal Service report confirm a driver's claims of missing ballots from the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: The report released did not corroborate the driver's claims and instead noted that "Investigators conf
Truth or Fiction?→ Ashley Babbitt Fundraiser Controversy
On May 29 2023, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet by Ron Filipkowski, claiming that the “guy who set up the Ashli Babbitt fund reportedly stole all the money”: The guy who set up the Ashli Babbitt fund reportedly stole all t
Truth or Fiction?→ Anthony Bourdain on Henry Kissinger
On May 26 2023, multiple accounts shared a quote attributed to celebrity chef and travel correspondent Anthony Bourdain, on the topic of former American diplomat Henry Kissinger and his legacy in Cambodia: Henry Kissinger turns 100 by
Truth or Fiction?→ Target Caves to Weaponized Narratives, ‘Pulls’ Pride Items
On May 24 2023, Target issued a statement regarding Pride Month in 2023, disclosing a controversial decision to change course in response to purported violent threats against its employees: Target Statement on 2023 Pride Collection For more than a deca
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Sudan Rapid Support Force’ In Control Of ‘Khartoum International Airport And Military Base’ On April 15, 2023
Does a video shared on social media show Sudan Rapid Forces (SRF) troops in control of "Khartoum International Airport and Military base"? No, that's not true: The video appeared online three months before fighting broke in Sudan in mid-A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Announce Massive Unidentified Flying Object Between Earth And Sun
Did NASA announce the discovery of a massive unidentified flying object (UFO) spotted between the Earth and the sun and did this result in the closure of six solar observatories to hide something from the public? No, that's not true: This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘Dimensional Gateway’ In Antarctica — These Photos Were Edited
Did scientists find a "dimensional gateway" in Antarctica? No, that's not true: The evidence of the portals are computer-generated imagery, or CGI. Multiple photos used as background for these "dimensional gateway" photos are from stock i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ohio Is NOT Introducing A New Decapitation Death Penalty Procedure — Satire From The Onion
Did the state of Ohio introduce a new death penalty procedure that "quickly and humanely rips off the heads of death row inmates using powerful robotic arms"? No, that's not true: This spoof news video is from ONN, the Onion News Network
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Staging War Scenes ‘To Maintain Morale In The Ranks’
Did Ukraine stage war scenes to boost the morale of its soldiers at the frontlines by exaggerating their success? No, that's not true: A clip used as "proof" by social media users actually shows backstage footage from a real movie set loc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Image NOT Photo Of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange — It’s AI-Generated Deepfake
Does an image on social media show WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pale and disheveled as he awaits extradition from Britain to the United States on espionage charges? No, that's not true: The picture was created using an AI-based image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Confirmed Link Between Antidepressants And ‘90% Of School Shootings’
Are school shootings proven to be caused predominantly by the attackers taking antidepressants? No, that's not true: No credible source has confirmed this claim since it was published in 2012. The claim reappeared in a post on Instagram o