Lee en español There were no presidential debates this week, but that doesn’t mean that FactChat‘s members didn’t have plenty of material to work with. Manipulated videos and misleading claims continue to flood social networks, as we
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Shut Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News
Did Twitter shut down its entire network to slow the spread of negative news about Joe Biden? No, that's not true: the story was published by The Bablylon Bee (a satire website) after Twitter did experience some downtime shortly after a c
AFP Fact Check→ This image of the funeral procession for Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2016 has been doctored
An image that appears to show a flock of birds soaring over the funeral procession of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2016 has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts. This image, however, has been doctored: a separate image of
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Town Hall
In an Oct. 15 town hall on NBC News, President Donald Trump made false and misleading claims on the coronavirus, the economy and more: Trump was wrong when he said a recent study found “85% of the people who wear masks catch” the coronavirus. The
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
At a televised town hall in Philadelphia, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made false and misleading claims on COVID-19, health insurance, the 1994 crime bill and more: Biden falsely claimed all members of a Centers for Disease Control and Pr
AFP Fact Check→ The footage circulated in 2019 in reports about spectators at a military performance in Russia
A video of people watching weapons being fired has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Weibo posts that claim it shows live gunfire between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the ongoing 2020 military conflict. The clai
Poynter→ Fact-checking Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s head-to-head town halls
It was supposed to be the second presidential debate. Instead, President Donald Trump refused a virtual debate and followed Joe Biden’s lead of doing a town hall on network television. NBC host Savannah Guthrie started the Trump town hall by trying t
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading posts claim rickshaw seizure happened in India — but the video actually shows an eviction drive in Dhaka, Bangladesh
A video showing a man crying inconsolably as his rickshaw is seized by local authorities using a mechanical digger has been viewed hundreds of times in Facebook and Twitter posts that suggest the incident took place in India. The claim is misleading: t
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online that excessive soybean consumption can increase risk of Parkinson’s disease
Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook and various websites claim that eating soybeans can increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The claim is misleading; health experts told AFP there is insufficient scientific evidence that c
Snopes→ Black Man’s Family Views Graphic Video of In-Custody Death
Family members viewed long-secret body-camera video of a Black man who died in Louisiana State Police custody, their attorney calling it damning footage that shows troopers choking and beating the man.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Donald Trump Is NOT Dead
Did U.S. President Donald Trump die of COVID-19 October 12, 2020? No, that's not true: President Trump appeared on NBC in a live town hall, which ended at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 15, 2020. The claim appeared in an Instagram post (a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Report Did NOT Say Masks Are Ineffective In Preventing Spread Of COVID-19
Did a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report conclude masks are not effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: The study concluded new safety measures are needed at dining establishments because e
Snopes→ Postal Service Agrees to Reverse Service Changes
The U.S. Postal Service agreed to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock during a pandemic that is expected to force many more people to vote by mail.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mitch McConnell Is NOT The Richest Senator and Kentucky Is NOT The Poorest State
Is Mitch McConnell the richest senator and is Kentucky, which he represents, the poorest state? No, that's not true: There are at least eight senators who have a higher net worth than Senate Majority Leader McConnell, and at least four st
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘For the First Time Ever in U.S. History, a Sitting President Seeking Re-Election Will Not Receive Any Previous President’s Endorsement’
In the days before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, myriad posts and tweets made some version of the following statement: For the first time ever in U.S. history, a sitting President seeking re-election will not receive any previous President’s
FactCheck.org→ Conspiracy Theory Baselessly Claims Biden Had Navy SEALs Killed
Quick Take A viral conspiracy theory spread across social media baselessly claims former Vice President Joe Biden “had SEAL Team 6 killed” as part of a cover-up after a purportedly failed assassination of Osama bin Laden. President Donald T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Was NOT Escorted Drunk And Maskless From A Building
Was Nancy Pelosi recently photographed being escorted out of a building, drunk and maskless? No, that's not true: This photo of Nancy Pelosi was taken on a 2016 shopping outing in Hartford, Connecticut, in a time before people would be we
FactCheck.org→ Trump Revives False Narrative on Biden and Ukraine
At a campaign rally in Iowa, President Donald Trump cited an unsubstantiated news report to revive a widely debunked false narrative about Joe Biden’s work in Ukraine on behalf of the Obama administration. As we have reported more than once las
Truth or Fiction?→ Pete Buttigieg: ‘I Don’t Have a Problem Standing up to Somebody Who Was Working on Season Seven of Celebrity Apprentice When I Was Packing My Bags for Afghanistan’
On October 15 2020, a meme quoting former South Bend, Indiana mayor and Democratic Party presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg began circulating, in which he purportedly said that he was shipped off to Afghanistan while United States President Donald
Snopes→ Supreme Court Halts Census in Latest Twist of 2020 Count
The ruling increased the chances of the Trump administration's retaining control of the process that decides how many congressional seats each state gets — and by extension how much voting power each state has.
AFP Fact Check→ US Postal Service says it will deliver ballots with insufficient postage
Facebook posts shared more than 2,000 times just weeks before the US presidential election claim that mail-in ballots require two postage stamps in order to be counted. This is misleading; the United States Postal Service said postage requirements vary
Snopes→ Jury Finds Nebraska Woman Guilty of Dismembering Tinder Date
Jurors took less than four hours to find Bailey Boswell, 26, guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of human remains in the 2017 killing of 24-year-old Sydney Loofe of Lincoln.
Snopes→ Fred Dean, 68, Fearsome Pass Rusher of 49ers’ Dynasty, Dies
Dean, the Hall of Fame pass rusher for the San Francisco 49ers, was hospitalized last week with the coronavirus and was on a ventilator and in intensive care, according to former teammate Dwight Hicks.
Snopes→ Was ‘Stalking’ Mountain Lion Actually Protecting Her Cubs?
"This is not fun," the Utah hiker said breathlessly as he was followed by a cougar for six harrowing minutes.
Full Fact→ Full Fact, Africa Check and Chequeado explore conspiracy theories and communicating uncertainty
The work of professional fact checkers is a constant pursuit of evidence. We take claims, trace them, and weigh them against the evidence available, in an attempt to provide the public with the best possible information conducive to an open, transparen
Poynter→ Without methodology or transparency, Facebook and Twitter become the ‘arbiters of the truth’
It seems like Facebook and Twitter have decided to assume the position they’ve been avoiding for so long. Less than a month from Election Day, both companies finally became arbiters of the truth on the internet. Naive are those who believe this i
Full Fact→ Royal Navy sailors died while preventing the slave trade, but not tens of thousands
We’ve seen multiple claims online and in the media that 17,000 to 20,000 members of the Royal Navy died while “liberating slaves.” This claim seems to have history; repeats of it date back to at least 2010. It seems to refer to the We
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a Philippine senator celebrating her birthday in 2015, not at a prison party in 2020
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, YouTube and Twitter posts that claim it shows jailed Philippine Senator Leila De Lima attending a party in prison in 2020. The claim is false; the video has circulated online sin
AFP Fact Check→ This footage shows Indonesian Islamists protesting presidential election results in 2019
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim it shows members of the Islamic Defenders Front protesting on October 13, 2020. The claim is false; the footage has circulated online since at least
AFP Fact Check→ A photo of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi campaigning in 2019 is being shared in a misleading context after a high profile India rape case
A photo of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, the sibling leaders of the Indian National Congress party, has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that the image shows them smiling ahead of a meeting with the
AFP Fact Check→ This image of Sri Lanka’s prime minister with the former Chinese foreign minister has been doctored
An image that appears to show Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Yang Jiechi, a high-ranking Chinese official, holding a framed aerial photograph of the island of Sri Lanka has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts. The
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates online that Rahul Gandhi called himself India’s ‘biggest fool’ during speech
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook and Youtube alongside a claim it shows former Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calling himself “the biggest fool” in the country. The claim is false; the video has been edited in a mislead
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tens-Of-Thousands Of Chinese Soldiers Are NOT Quietly Massing On The Canadian Border Readying For Invasion Of The United States
Is China using a treaty with Canada to mass tens-of-thousands of Chinese soldiers on the Canadian border in preparation for a military invasion of the United States? No, that's not true: Local and Canadian officials say there are no Chine
Snopes→ Did the Taliban Endorse Trump While Scientific Community Endorsed Biden?
A popular tweet used a shaky comparison to differentiate the U.S. presidential candidates in 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop
On October 14 2020, as increasingly bold or desperate attempts from all corners to sway the November 2020 U.S. elections reached a fever pitch, a story appeared in the New York Post about Hunter Biden, son of Democratic Party presidential candidate Jo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former Pfizer Scientist NOT Correct Saying ‘Second Wave’ Based on False-Positive COVID Tests, ‘Pandemic is Over’
Is it true that the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, that false positives and rapid tests put the rate of infection near zero and that there will be no second wave of infections? No, none of those claims is true. Experts treating and research
Snopes→ Earth Breaks September Heat Record, May Reach Warmest Year
Earth sweltered to a record hot September last month, with U.S. climate officials saying there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the globe’s hottest year on record
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Exaggerated Claims on Biden and Pharma in Puerto Rico
At a rally in Sanford, Florida, President Donald Trump made the exaggerated claim that his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, “voted to obliterate” Puerto Rico’s pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. And during a health care speech in Char
Logically→ Obama and Biden colluded to stage the killing of the 9/11 mastermind with Iran.
A former Navy Seal, Robert O'Neill, tweeted that it was not a body double and he killed Osama Bin Laden.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts WHO’s Lockdown Comments
At campaign rallies and in tweets, President Donald Trump falsely said the World Health Organization changed its position and “admitted that Donald Trump was right” about lockdowns. But the agency has said no such thing. The president first made th