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: Aerial footage of a massive structure engulfed in flames shows a fire at a post office in the Philippines in May, not a French library set alight amid protests over the po
Logically→ Arctic ice is melting, and global warming is impacting the planet
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not under investigation
“Justin Trudeau is being investigated by the (Royal Canadian Mounted Police).”
Logically→ No, Amish communities do not have lower COVID-19 mortality rates because they are unvaccinated
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Haley’s Claim on China, U.S. Farmland and Military Installations
Foreign investors own about 40 million acres of U.S. agricultural land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Of that, Chinese investors own 383,935 acres, or about 1% of foreign-held acres. In a July 2 interview, former U.S. Ambassador
Full Fact→ NHS data doesn’t show 27,000 quit the health service for work-life balance reasons
The Observer reported that 27,546 staff had quit the NHS in England in 2022 citing work-life balance reasons, but the figures include staff moving to other health service jobs.
The Dispatch→ Afghanistan After-Action Report Fuels GOP Oversight Plans
Plus: An interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley on China policy.
The Dispatch→ Pence’s January 6 Defense
Plus, Nikki Haley offers her refined version of MAGA.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El Titanic se hundió en 1912, no es cierto que fue cambiado por otro crucero llamado el Olympic
“El Titanic no se hundió en 1912 sino que fue el Olympic, otro transatlántico casi idéntico el que se hundió”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, esta imagen no muestra ovnis siendo desenterrados en Rusia
"Ovnis desenterrados en Rusia".
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Un ovni no se estrelló en el Caribe, es una imagen de la nave de ‘Star Wars’
"Ovni estrellado en el Caribe".
Logically→ Video from Italy miscaptioned as footage of police brutality in France
Logically→ ಗುಜರಾತ್ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಮೀಸಲಾತಿಯನ್ನು ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಆದೇಶ ನೀಡಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ ಗುಜರಾತ್ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಮೀಸಲಾತಿಯನ್ನು ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಆದೇಶ ನೀಡಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Video of Marine Le Pen misinterpreted to claim she said ‘Macron will be arrested’
Logically→ No, the Philadelphia mass shooting suspect is not a transgender person
Logically→ ರಾಜಸ್ಥಾನದ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದೂಗಳನ್ನು ಬಹಿಷ್ಕರಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರು ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Old video of anti-hijab protests shared as Paris riots spreading to London
Logically→ Spinach is not killing you
Logically→ Image from 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris falsely shared as shooting in Nigeria
The Dispatch→ France on Fire
Plus: Western leaders struggle to figure out how to make Russia pay for its invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ Video does not show Algerian protesters on a Parisian monument during the recent unrest in France
Logically→ Klaus Schwab’s warning of an angrier world shared out of context amid France protests
Logically→ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮತದಾರರಿಗೆ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದಕ್ಕೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳುವ ಶೆಹಬಾಜ್ ಷರೀಫ್ ಅವರ ಟ್ವೀಟ್ ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.
Logically→ Old video of men with firearms misattributed to recent protests in France
Logically→ French policemen placing handcuffs on the ground used to falsely claim authorities surrendered during recent protests
Logically→ Video of Eid prayers in Moscow misinterpreted as footage from Paris
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Community Note Falsely Claims Video In Benny Johnson Tweet Shows Paris Gas Explosion Aftermath
Does this video actually show damage to a Paris building from a gas explosion last month, as a Twitter Community Note suggests? No, that's not true: This video shows the collapse of a pharmacy building in the town of Montargis, France. Th
Washington Post→ The 10 fact checks you’ve most wanted to read so far in 2023
Fact checks about Hunter Biden dominated the list
The Dispatch→ The Department of Education’s Legacy Admissions Complaint, Explained
The Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision has opponents aiming for further reforms.
The Dispatch→ The U.S. Still Looks for a Nuclear ‘Understanding’ with Iran
The latest effort to constrain the Islamic Republic’s enrichment program faces several hurdles.
Logically→ No, Michelle Obama wasn’t identified as a man in ‘mother’s will’
Logically→ Video of man being detained in Sweden falsely linked to riots in France
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘All Diseases’ Are NOT Caused By Mineral Deficiencies
Do "all diseases come from mineral deficiencies"? No, that's not true: While some conditions stem from mineral deficiencies, it is "absolutely not" true that all diseases are caused by not consuming enough minerals, an expert in the study
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fabricated image tweeted by a Russian embassy shows a made-up Politico article about Ukraine
CLAIM: A screenshot shows a Politico article about the war in Ukraine titled, “20 000 000 lives for the sake of freedom,” which reported that Ukraine will need to sacrifice millions of lives to win its war against Russia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Animals ‘Roaming The Streetz’ After Protesters In France Release Them
Did protesters in France release animals from the zoo after police shot a teen, causing the animals to roam the streets? No, that's not true: Social media posts making this claim are showing old video clips of various animals running loos
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump ‘Leaked’ Obama’s Address
In late June 2023, headlines appeared about a far-right activist named Taylor Taranto who had been arrested for apparently casing the neighborhood of former United States President Barack Obama after broadcasting a series of escalating threats: Taylor
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Fabricate a Political Endorsement by Altering Lady Gaga Photo
Quick Take Lady Gaga campaigned for Joe Biden during the 2020 election and performed at his inauguration. But viral social media posts use an altered photo to falsely make it appear she has endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024. The performer
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The Threads app is here, and no, Elon Musk did not tweet that it ‘sucks’
Elon Musk tweeted that he “just downloaded Threads” and it “sucks.”