In the summer of 2020, a massive amount of rumors about child trafficking appeared under the hashtag #savethechildren — and temporary hashtag filtering by Facebook in response was cited as evidence of “media suppression” of a massive
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illinois Did NOT Just Quietly Pass A Law Making It A Felony To Record Police Without Consent
Did Illinois just quietly pass a law making it a felony to record police without consent? No, that's not true. Illinois did pass a law in 2014 that relates to "eavesdropping" devices to record "private conversations," but this do
Washington Post→ Amy McGrath’s spurious claim that McConnell ‘made millions from China’
It’s the latest attack ad to get Pinocchios for claiming Sen. Mitch McConnell is mixing business and family.
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claim in viral Facebook post, the flu vaccine does work and certain types of cancers can be cured
REVIEW A Facebook post published at the end of July 2020 expressed skepticism at how we could “make a vaccine in 6 months for an illness that [we] STILL don’t understand”—heavily implied to be COVID-19—by claiming that we “can’
AFP Fact Check→ Social distancing in effect at John Lewis funeral
Social media posts shared more than 100,000 times claim social distancing aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus was not practiced at the funeral of civil rights icon John Lewis, and that the church was full. This is false; photographs clearly s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein Flight Logs Do NOT Record Bill Clinton Visiting ‘Pedo-Island’
Do flight logs show former President Bill Clinton visited Jeffrey Epstein's "pedo-island" but the media is ignoring it? No, that's not true. There are no flight logs that document Bill Clinton -- the only former U.S. president na
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Face Masks Kill Or That Microchips Will Be Forced Into Everyone Through Vaccines
Are face masks dangerous and deadly, and would a COVID-19 vaccine alter our DNA and be used implant microchips in everyone? No, that's not true. Face masks are proven to be safe, and since there is no current vaccine, it is not p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Hanks Did NOT Flee To Greece To Hide From Epstein-Related Prosecution; Pedophilia is NOT Considered A ‘Disability’ In Greece
Did Tom Hanks flee the United States to live in Greece where pedophilia is a "disability?" No, neither of those points is true. A persistent conspiracy theory about the A-list actor and his wife, Rita Wilson, has reappeared after
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Oprah Condone Child Abuse and Say ‘If It Feels Good’ that the Child ‘Won’t Even Know’ Abuse Happened?
Child trafficking and abuse conspiracy theories circulated in July and August 2020 thanks to ongoing disinformation campaigns, such as the now-infamous — and entirely debunked every step of the way — QAnon conspiracy theory; among those w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BLM Did NOT Buy Two New Luxury Buses With Money Raised — They’re Toronto Raptors Team Buses
Did Black Lives Matter buy two new luxury buses with money donated to the movement? No, that's not true: The black luxury buses with "BLACK LIVES MATTER" written in large letters on the sides belong to the Toronto Raptors basketb
FactCheck.org→ False Claims Follow Old Portland Mugshots
Quick Take Old mugshots circulating on social media falsely suggest that they show 13 teachers who were recently arrested during the protests in Portland, Oregon. The photos are actually from 2017, and the posts provide no evidence that any of them are
Full Fact→ What are the quarantine rules if you return to the UK from abroad?
If you travel to the UK from a country outside of Ireland and the UK’s Crown Dependencies, you will have to self-isolate for 14 days, unless the country you are coming from is exempt. Our readers have asked us to explain the rules. If you h
Health Feedback→ Health authorities encourage the general public to wear face masks to reduce COVID-19 transmission
REVIEW An enormous variety of social media posts questioning the safety and efficacy of face masks to control the spread of COVID-19 have backed their claims by citing health authorities such as the World Health Organization (example), the U.S. Cent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof That BLM Protesters — Or Anyone — Put Propane Tanks On Bridge Before Train Crash In Tempe, Arizona
Did Black Lives Matters protesters -- or anyone, for that matter -- put propane tanks on a bridge before a fiery train crash in Tempe, Arizona? No, that's not true. A train wreck on the Tempe Town Lake bridge was not the work of
The Dispatch→ Is Bill Gates’s Mom Related to Ghislaine Maxwell?
A viral internet conspiracy claims that Bill Gates’s mother, Mary Gates (née Maxwell), is related to Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The conspiracy is often accompanied by a photo that has made the rounds of the internet by itse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bluegill Are NOT One Of The Most Dangerous Fish In North America
Are bluegill one of the most dangerous fish in North America, related to piranhas and responsible for 500 deaths in the USA annualy? No, that's not true: Bluegill are not related to piranahs and they don't attack people. The clai
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Executive Orders on Prescription Drugs
President Donald Trump recently signed executive orders that he says will reduce drug prices by 50% “and even greater, in certain instances.” That could happen for some individuals, but it remains to be seen how the orders will be implement
Full Fact→ Facebook post on lockdown rule changes are right for certain parts of England
A post on Facebook has made a number of claims about changes to lockdown rules. At the time of writing, on 31 July 2020, the post correctly reflected changes to lockdown in certain areas in Northern England. But the post incorrectly states you can go t
Full Fact→ Viral Facebook post incorrectly claims that a list of PPE contracts are all unfulfilled
A viral Facebook post claims that the government spent £1 billion on personal protective equipment (PPE) which never arrived. The contracts listed are real, but there is no evidence to say that none of this PPE ever arrived. For example, the firs
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Herman Cain Died Of COVID-19 Complications, NOT Cancer
Did Stage 4 colon cancer cause Herman Cain's death on July 30, 2020, and not COVID-19? No, that's not true: The 2012 Republican presidential candidate and business executive did have cancer years earlier, but he beat it. He died
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s COVID-19 Press Briefing
President Donald Trump, at a July 28 briefing, made a few false and misleading statements about COVID-19: Trump falsely said that “large portions” of the country are “corona-free.” Only 35 counties or county equivalents, accounting for less th
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s COVID-19 Press Briefing
President Donald Trump, at a July 28 briefing, made a few false and misleading statements about COVID-19: Trump falsely said that “large portions” of the country are “corona-free.” Only 35 counties or county equivalents, accounting for less th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women Do NOT Need To Be 25, Married, Have A Son, Daughter And Their Husband’s Consent To Get Their Tubes Tied
Does a woman have to be 25 years old, married, have at least one son and one daughter, and have her husband's consent to get a tubal ligation? No, that's not true: Requirements for surgical sterilization for women (and men, too)
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Tweet That the ‘Suburban Lifestyle Dream’ Won’t be ‘Hurt by Low-Income Housing’?
On July 29 2020, screenshots of two tweets attributed to United States President Donald Trump appeared on Facebook, in which he purportedly addressed “people living their Suburban Dream Lifestyle” on the matter of “low income housin
Truth or Fiction?→ Donald Trump: ‘Nobody Likes Me’
On July 29 2020, an apparent CNN screen capture featuring a chyron quoting United States President Donald Trump as saying “nobody likes me” circulated on sites like Reddit: Does this count? from facepalm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NIH Did NOT Admit 5G Can Actually Create Coronavirus Within Human Cells
Did the NIH admit 5G can actually create coronavirus within human cells? No, that's not true. The site Infowars.com claimed the National Institutes of Health admitted that 5G technology can create coronavirus within human cells based on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elvis Statue Is NOT Being Removed From Downtown Memphis Because He Stole The Blues From Black Musicians
Is it true that "new guidelines" are forcing the removal of a statue of Elvis Presley from Memphis because the singer stole the Blues from Black musicians? No, that is not true. The Elvis statue still stands in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Health Feedback→ Sexual transmission of SARS-CoV-2 currently unconfirmed as studies produce conflicting evidence of its presence in the reproductive system
REVIEW This claim is the headline of an article written on 18 July by Paula Froelich for the New York Post. The article reports the findings of a study conducted at China’s Shangqiu Municipal Hospital and published online in the journal JAMA N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse NOT Found On Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing In Ocala, Florida
Was the decapitated corpse of a pedophile found on the doorstep of a judge in Ocala, Florida? No, that's not true: the story about the supposed "William Smith, 28" originated on two unreliable websites in 2017 which claimed the event happ
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence supports the use of face masks for reducing the transmission of respiratory diseases including COVID-19
REVIEW A Facebook post published in May 2020 by a user named “Caitlyn RN” (see Notes for more information) claimed that masks do not prevent the spread of pathogens, and that wearing a mask can cause oxygen deficiency and hypercapnia (high carbo
FactCheck.org→ What Science Says About Children, COVID-19 and School Reopenings
In promoting the reopening of schools this fall, Trump administration officials have, at times, inaccurately described the evidence on how COVID-19 affects children: Adm. Brett Giroir, the coronavirus task force lead on testing, said on July 12 that
FactCheck.org→ Cuomo Distorts CDC Finding in Blaming Trump
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the over-the-top claim that if the Trump administration “had done its job, the virus wouldn’t come” to New York. Cuomo pointed to a study that suggested government officials could have better mitigated the spread o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT From A Cannibalistic Meat Market In China
Does this photo feature a severed human face being sold at a cannibalistic meat market in China? No, that's not true: This is a photo of a Thai baker's hyper-realistic bread sculptures of bloody human body parts. His terrifying loaves have bee
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ivanka Trump Accuse Dr. Anthony Fauci of Trying to Make Her Father Look Incompetent?
In mid-July 2020 a link circulated on social media, appearing to be an article reporting that Ivanka Trump had accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of trying to make her father, United States President Donald Trump, “look incompetent”: Ivanka Says
The Dispatch→ Did the New York Times Publish Tucker Carlson’s Address?
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Just a Mask, It’s Just a Vaccine’ [Covid Fanfics]
On July 14 2020, Facebook user Ryan Thames shared the following post, along with a claim that temporary behavior intended to curb the rates of a respiratory-borne virus during a pandemic, such as recommending the widespread use of face masks to cut ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill And Hillary Clinton, Other Notables Have NOT Been Arrested And Executed By Donald Trump
Has Donald Trump rounded up, imprisoned and executed former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and scores of other notable people without anyone noticing or sounding the alarm? No, that's not true: Each person o
Full Fact→ It’s not true the BBC decided against showing Dame Vera Lynn’s funeral live
Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times in total claim that the BBC decided not to broadcast live the funeral of Dame Vera Lynn, but did broadcast live the funeral of George Floyd. This is not correct. The funeral of George Floyd was broadcas
Truth or Fiction?→ Death of ‘Men’s Rights’ Attorney Stokes New Conspiracy Theories
The death of a 72-year-old “anti-feminist” attorney suspected of carrying out a fatal attack against a federal judge and her family has spawned new online speculation. Roy Den Hollander was found dead in upstate New York less than 24 hours
Truth or Fiction?→ Is this Durex Coronavirus Ad Real?
Chances are you’ve seen some version of this purported Durex advertisement in heavy circulation at some point during the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring and comparing a face mask with a condom: The screenshot above included commentary from a s