A commando of drug gang gunmen stormed ashore at a beach on Mexico's resort-studded Caribbean coast in front of luxury hotels and executed two drug dealers from a rival gang.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: King Christian X Of Denmark Did NOT Wear A Yellow Star — Pictured Couple Were In Budapest, Hungary
Did King Christian X of Denmark and his wife Alexandrine wear the yellow Star of David sewn on their clothing as an act of resistance against a Nazi rule, thereby encouraging all Danes to do this to protect Danish Jews -- and is this a ph
Snopes→ A Mysterious Numerological Easter Egg in ‘The Shining’
From Danny's shirt to TV programming at The Overlook Hotel, the number 42 is said to appear repeatedly throughout the movie.
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia Is Launching a Theme Park on an Oil Rig
The offshore site will have hotels, extreme sports, live shows, and restaurants.
Full Fact→ World leaders will not get Tesla cars at COP26
Posts have been shared on social media which claim that 20 Tesla cars have been bought to transport conference delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, also known as COP26. The posts state that as the hotel that the delegat
Snopes→ Haitian Deportees Start Over in Country They Don’t Recognize
Claile Bazile doesn’t know where she and her 2-year-old son will stay once they leave the hotel where officials temporarily set aside rooms for some of the hundreds of people streaming into Haiti after being expelled from the U.S.
Truth or Fiction?→ Eric Cantona ‘Kicking a Nazi’ Facebook Post
On September 17 2021, the Facebook page “These memes kill fascists” shared a post about Manchester United striker Eric Cantona kicking a Nazi: Kicking a Nazi cost Manchester United striker Eric Cantona a 9 month penalty, an €18000 fine, a
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Elvis Presley’s Manager Sell ‘I Hate Elvis’ Buttons to Profit From ‘Haters’?
On August 23 2021, the Facebook page “Weird Facts” shared the following meme, which asserted that Elvis Presley’s manager did pro-Elvis and anti-Elvis marketing, selling “I Hate Elvis” buttons to individuals who were not
Full Fact→ What extra expenses can MPs claim if they have children
We’ve been asked by readers to check a viral claim on Twitter that says: “The £5,435 an MP gets to feed *each* of their children (on top of their salary) is more than the £3,087.96 a Universal Credit claimant gets each year.&rdq
Snopes→ Police: Man with Guns Sought Balcony Near MLB All-Star Game
A man described by authorities as the leader of a group of four people was arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a Denver hotel near events planned for the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
FactCheck.org→ Rudy Giuliani’s Bogus Election Fraud Claims
A New York court suspended former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s law license in that state for making “demonstrably false and misleading statements” about the 2020 presidential election results to the courts and the public at lar
Truth or Fiction?→ Biden’s ‘Black Entrepreneurs’ Speech in Tulsa
On June 1 and 2 2021, a number of the usual disinformation purveyors claimed that United States President Joe Biden said Black entrepreneurs “don’t have lawyers and accounts like white business owners” in what appeared to be an inau
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In Most Of The United States It Is NOT Illegal For A Private Business To Ask For Proof Of Vaccination
Is it illegal for businesses to ask for proof of vaccination or to require proof of vaccination as a condition of entry? Furthermore -- if a private business owner or employee were to ask for proof of vaccination would that constitute a v
Full Fact→ Can I go to amber list countries?
The following information is correct as of 20 May 2021. “The official Government advice is very clear that people should not travel to amber or red list countries or territories. People should not travel to amber list countries for a holiday.&rd
Full Fact→ No evidence Sir David Attenborough made viral comments about HS2
A viral Facebook post has attributed a comment about a tree being felled for HS2 construction to broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. Similar posts, which appear to quote Sir David comparing the age of a tree to historic events such as the first p
Truth or Fiction?→ Piute Reservoir ‘Fake Town in Utah … Like Truman Show Fake’
On May 3 2021, one of several identical posts were shared to Imgur about an anonymous user’s discovery of a “fake town” in Utah; the first iteration (from u/AlexeyMalykhin) was titled “Spooky Pasta”: Spooky pasta That pa
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Japanese Police Shoot Paintballs at Fleeing Vehicles’ Meme
On April 17 2021, a Facebook page shared the following meme, which asserted that law enforcement in Japan uses paintballs as a means of marking vehicles involved in crime: Underneath a photograph of a vehicle covered with splotches of orange paint, te
Snopes→ Did the Abandoned Bennett College Become a ‘Mega-Mansion’?
The abandoned structure originally opened as a luxury hotel in 1893.
Health Feedback→ Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms; other factors may determine an individual’s susceptibility to infection, but the microorganism is still the cause
REVIEW The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that SARS-CoV-2 is not an equal-opportunity virus. Certain medical conditions, such as asthma, pregnancy, and diabetes among others, can make someone more likely to get severely ill from COVID-1
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Founded on a Ku Klux Klan Member’s Land?
Increased scrutiny on the town of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota following the extrajudicial killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in April 2021 also brought back to light the community’s historical link with the infamous white supremacist group the K
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Homeless Shelter In San Diego Is NOT Being Closed to US Citizens To Make Room For Asylum Seekers
Are U.S. citizens in San Diego being displaced from a homeless shelter because asylum seekers are being moved in? No, that's not true: Although the post does not specify the San Diego Convention Center, that was the city's temporary shelt
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claims About Biden’s Treatment of Homeless Veterans
Quick Take After the Biden administration said it would spend $86 million to temporarily house immigrants at the southern border in hotels, viral posts — including a tweet by Rep. Madison Cawthorn — falsely claimed the White House has direc
The Dispatch→ Was the CPAC Stage Designed to Look Like Nazi Insignia?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Did Princess Diana Lose Her ‘Royal Protection’?
On March 7 2021, a highly-anticipated interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by Oprah Winfrey aired, and among discourse about that interview was a claim that Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, lost her royal protection — which was in tu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Donald Trump Will Be Inaugurated On March 4
Will Donald Trump be inaugurated on March 4, 2021? No, that's not true: The "five pieces of evidence" held up to support such a claim have been debunked before or are speculative, assigning significance to otherwise neutral facts. Joe Bid
Full Fact→ A fake Metro cover shares false vaccine information
A fake front page of the Metro newspaper has been widely shared on Facebook. The fake page carries the headline “Vaccine danger warning” and is dated “Tuesday, February 16, 2021”. The real front page of the Metro on 16 February
Full Fact→ A fake Metro cover shares false vaccine information
A fake front page of the Metro newspaper has been widely shared on Facebook. The fake page carries the headline “Vaccine danger warning” and is dated “Tuesday, February 16, 2021”. The real front page of the Metro on 16 February
FactCheck.org→ Wind Turbines Didn’t Cause Texas Energy Crisis
A steep decline in energy generated by fossil fuels and nuclear power plants was largely responsible for the power outages in Texas during the deep freeze that recently gripped the state, according to the operators of the state’s power grid. D
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Green New Deal. Pray For Texas.’
The scramble by right-wing politicians and pundits to spread disinformation amid the winter storms devastating Texas in February 2021 led to a long-debunked graphic finding new life online — again. The photograph shows a helicopter hovering near
Truth or Fiction?→ Ohio Mom Shaina Bell’s Arrest for Working Without Childcare Leads to Viral Outcry, a Popular GoFundMe
On February 12 2021, local news organization WFMJ shared a Facebook post reporting on the arrest of 24-year-old Shaina Bell of Liberty Township; Bell allegedly left her two-year-old child in the care of her ten-year-old while working a shift at a near
The Dispatch→ Is Bank of America Giving Away Customer Data Without Consent?
During his show on February 4, Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that Bank of America is “without the knowledge or the consent of its customers, sharing private information with federal law enforcement agencies.” Carlson explained how
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Is NOT Putting Passengers Arriving On International Flights In ‘Forced Detention…COVID Camp’
Is the Canadian government putting passengers arriving on international flights into 'forced detention' in a 'COVID camp'? No, that's not true: Canada has recently required passengers arriving on international flights, who had traveled fo
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Please Consider Buying’ Girl Scout Cookies from ‘Troop 6000,’ ‘Entirely Made up of Girls Living in NYC’s Homeless Shelters’
On February 1 2021, a screenshot of a tweet was shared to Imgur which contained the claim that anyone interested in Girl Scout cookies without a scout to buy from could obtain an order from “Troop 6000,” whose scouts live in New York Cit
Snopes→ Supreme Court Ends Trump Emoluments Lawsuits
The cases involved suits filed by Maryland and the District of Columbia, and high-end restaurants and hotels in New York and Washington, D.C., that “found themselves in the unenviable position of having to compete with businesses owned by the Preside
Truth or Fiction?→ Who Ordered the National Guard to Sleep in a DC Parking Garage?
On January 21 2021 — just one day after the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, news broke that National Guard soldiers deployed to Washington, D.C. for the event had been relegated to a parking garage with insufficient restroom facilitie
Snopes→ Trump Returns to a Business Empire Ravaged by Pandemic
Revenue has plunged more than 40% at Trump's Doral golf property, his Washington hotel, and both his Scottish resorts over the past year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: America’s Biggest Owner Of Farmland IS Now Bill Gates — But He Owns Less Than 0.1% Of All U.S. Farmland
Is Bill Gates now America's biggest owner of farmland in the United States? Yes, that's true: Gates owns 242,000 acres of farmland, according to a forbes.com article, which referenced a landreport.com article. Total farmland in the U.S.
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports since 2016 in reports about a woman assaulted in China
A video has been viewed more than one million times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows CCTV footage of a violent attack on a flight attendant in the Philippines on December 31, 2020, shortly before she died. The claim is false; the video has circu
Snopes→ Woman Who Accused Black Teen of Stealing Phone is Arrested
The arrest followed days of intense media coverage of the fracas at the hotel and demands by the teen's family and activists that she face criminal charges.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: D.C. Mayor Did NOT Shut Down Businesses To Discourage Trump Supporters From Gathering
Did D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser order the shut down of businesses during the week of January 4, 2021, to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in Washington? No, that's not true: In a statement on protests planned for January 6, 2021, M