Social media posts claiming "you can't make this up" are often entirely made up.
Snopes→ Show’s Over for Famed Cabaret Show at France’s Lido
It’s the end of an era for the famed Lido cabaret on Paris’ Champs-Elysees.
Full Fact→ Pfizer CEO did not say he wanted to decrease population by 50%
A post on Facebook falsely claims that the CEO of Pfizer has said “by 2023 we will reduce the world population by 50%”. This is accompanied by a link to a website with the headline: “Pfizer CEO: ‘by 2023 we will reduce the world
Full Fact→ Saudi Arabia has not announced plans for an ‘International Straight Pride Month’
An Instagram post which has received thousands of likes shows a fake tweet from BBC World News from 20 May, claiming that Saudi Arabia is set to hold “International Straight Pride Month” in June 2022. The supposed BBC tweet reads: “Sa
Snopes→ Snopestionary: The ‘Slippery Slope’ Logical Fallacy
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theories our newsroom investigates.
Snopes→ Judge Gives Initial OK to $1B Deal in Florida Condo Collapse
A Florida judge gave initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in which 98 people died.
Logically→ This image shows the 2022 plane crash in Nepal.
An image of a 2021 chopper crash in India has been misattributed to the 2022 plane crash in Nepal.
Logically→ A video shows people in Varanasi celebrating after a Shivling was discovered in the Gyanavapi Mosque.
The video dates back to 2019 and is not related to the recent Gyanavapi mosque controversy.
AllSides→ Biden Falsely Claims 9mm Bullet Will Blow ‘Lung Out of the Body
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/05/30/fact-check-biden-falsely-claims-9mm-bullet-will-blow-lung-out-of-the-body/
AllSides→ Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/may/27/fact-checking-misinformation-about-uvalde-school-s/ Frid
Full Fact→ No evidence Keanu Reeves nature quote is real
A quote attributed to Keanu Reeves, about his apparent love of nature, has been shared more than 800 times on Facebook. The full quote says: “To me, Nature is a place where you retreat whenever you feel exhausted or sad. I’m more happ
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: How are elections run in the US?
Elections are operated by local officials who take a series of steps to make sure your vote is counted.
Snopes→ Deaths of 3 Women in Early Heat Wave Raise Questions, Fears
Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days.
Snopes→ DUI Arrest of Pelosi’s Husband Came After California Crash
Paul Pelosi, 82, was taken into custody shortly before midnight Saturday in Napa County.
Full Fact→ No evidence rise in monkeypox cases is linked to Covid-19 vaccine
An article published by The Exposé, a blog which regularly publishes misinformation about Covid-19, and shared on Facebook has claimed that official government reports suggest recent reports of monkeypox are not genuine. It claims these in
Poynter→ No, CNN didn’t report that the same man died in Afghanistan and Uvalde
Attempts to discredit tragic events like mass shootings can come in many different forms. One popular tactic is claims about “crisis actors” — people who take part in a supposed […] The post No, CNN didn’t report that the same man
Logically→ This image shows Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann with Goldy Brar, who has claimed responsibility for singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder.
The man pictured in the widely shared image is not the one who is allegedly responsible for Moose Wala's murder. They just have the same name.
Logically→ These images show 1,500 private jets parked in Davos ahead of the 2022 World Economic Forum meeting.
Old images of parked jets from 2015 and 2016 have been falsely linked to the recent 2022 World Economic Forum meeting.
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Some Democrats did and some did not weigh in on Madison pro-life office arson
In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.”
Snopes→ EU Leaders Agree to Ban 90% of Russian Oil by Year-End
The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.
Snopes→ Probe Could Shed Light on Police Time Lapse in Uvalde Deaths
Officers in Uvalde, Texas, took more than an hour to kill a shooter who massacred 19 children.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Did NOT Say By 2023 ‘We Will Reduce’ The Number Of People By 50%
Did Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla say by 2023 that "we will reduce" the number of people in the world by 50%? No, that's not true: This is a doctored video and Bourla did not say that. The phrase clipped out of this video -- about reducing the
Snopes→ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 Million Opening
Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just flew past a major career milestone.
Snopes→ FBI Records on Search for Fabled Gold Raise More Questions
A report hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold.
Snopes→ O’Rourke Bets Shooting Will Shake Up Texas Governor’s Race
The Democrat is betting that the tragedy can reset the governor’s race in America’s largest red state.
Snopes→ Man in Wig Throws Cake at Glass Protecting Mona Lisa
Videos posted on social media showed a young man in a wig and lipstick who had arrived in a wheelchair.
Snopes→ WHO: Monkeypox Won’t Turn into Pandemic, but Many Unknowns
Last week, WHO said 23 countries that haven't previously had monkeypox have now reported more than 250 cases.
Snopes→ Biden Sees Chance of ‘Rational’ Republican Approach on Guns
His comments came a day after he traveled to the shattered Texas community of Uvalde.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2019 Baby-Swapping Nurse Story With NO Evidence Resurfaces With Some Details Changed
Did a retired nurse in hospice care just reveal that she had swapped 5,000 babies over over the course of her 44-year career working at many hospitals in the St. Louis, Missouri, area? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting
Snopes→ Pacific Season’s 1st Hurricane Aims at Mexico Tourist Zone
Bands of rain and gusty winds lashed Mexico's southern Pacific coast Monday as the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season advanced slowly.
Full Fact→ Bill Gates hasn’t launched artificial breast milk
A post on Facebook claims that Bill Gates has launched an artificial breast milk company, just as the US experiences a shortage in baby formula. The post also makes claims about Mr Gates’ investment in Covid-19 vaccines and US farmland. The
Full Fact→ The FDA did not say Covid-19 vaccines are causing more heart attacks
A claim that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said heart attacks are 71 times higher following the Covid-19 vaccine than following other vaccines, and that the vaccines are killing two people for every one they save is not true. This claim app
Full Fact→ The World Economic Forum does not have its own paramilitary force
An Instagram post which claims the World Economic Forum (WEF) has its own paramilitary force armed with military-grade weapons is not correct. The post features a photograph of a man in uniform with two patches on his upper left sleeve. The lower
Full Fact→ No evidence monkeypox is an agent of biological warfare
A TikTok video shared on Facebook claims that monkeypox is a biological warfare tactic “against us by our governments”. The person in the video points to pages about monkeypox in two books about biological warfare agents. But the infe
Logically→ Pfizer has received FDA approval for its monkeypox vaccine.
In 2019 the FDA approved Bavarian Nordic’s Jynneos vaccine to counter monkeypox. Pfizer did not recently develop a vaccine for monkeypox.
Logically→ Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev is joining the Aam Aadmi Party.
False reports of former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev joining politics have spread on social media. Dev has refuted the claims.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. to Review Response to Texas School Shooting
The announcement came as President Joe Biden was visiting Uvalde, Texas.
Snopes→ Ukraine Fears Repeat of Mariupol Horrors Elsewhere in Donbas
Ukrainian officials warned that their forces wouldn't be able to stop the Russian offensive without more sophisticated Western-supplied weaponry.
Snopes→ Did an Abbott Representative Offer Grieving Uvalde Family Money To Oppose Gun Control?
The rumor originated from a now-deleted Twitter account using the handle @MyCancerJourne3.
Snopes→ Students Who Survived Texas School Attack Describe Scene
The children who survived the attack, which killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers, described a festive, end-of-the-school-year day that quickly turned to terror.