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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2017 Fictional ‘SPARS Pandemic Scenario’ Document Is NOT Proof Of A Planned Pandemic
Does the existence of a fictional pandemic exercise scenario conducted by the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University prove that the COVID-19 pandemic is a globalist plot for world domination? No, that's not true: Conspirac
FactCheck.org→ MLB All-Star Lineup: Colorado vs. Georgia
After pulling its All-Star game out of Georgia because of the state’s new voting law, Major League Baseball picked Colorado for its summer classic — setting off an error-filled debate over which state has more restrictive voting laws. Repub
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This ‘Artificial Gill’ Does NOT Support Underwater Breathing
Did developers invent a device that allows divers to breathe underwater without the use of additional gear such as an air tank? No, that's not true: The device, called the Triton, is a prototype that was never launched as a product after
Snopes→ Which States Ban Giving Food and Water to Voters at Polling Places?
Georgia's S.B. 202 caused widespread controversy in the spring of 2021 and prompted questions about election laws elsewhere in the United States.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Say ‘The Alien Invasion Is Orchestrated’ Regarding ‘Illegals’ At The Southern Border
Did Ted Cruz say "the Alien Invasion Is orchestrated" in a quote about "illegals" who arrive at the southern border of the United States? No, Cruz did not make the comments. A viral message about the appearances of the people trying to cr
Snopes→ Is Matt Gaetz’ Hair in This Photo Real?
If a social media posts explicitly states that an image is "not photoshopped," it just might be photoshopped.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video About COVID-19 Vaccines, mRNA and Cytokine Storms Is Hodgepodge Of Disproven Claims
Does a video about COVID-19 vaccines contain only factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: It's a hodgepodge of disproven claims. Among the recycled allegations are that antibodies will cause the messenger RNA (mRNA) to replica
Snopes→ How to Talk to Believers of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
Some bizarre theories about the virus have prompted believers to burn 5G cell towers, shut down vaccination clinics or even ingest poisons touted as cures.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Spring/Summer PSA’ on Rabbit Nests and Mowing
As spring began in the Northern Hemisphere, screenshots of a post warning readers planning yardwork to be on the lookout for rabbits and their nests began to circulate: We were able to track down what appeared to be the original post (frequently share
Snopes→ Police Official: Chauvin Trained to Avoid Neck Pressure
Minneapolis police are taught to restrain combative suspects with a knee on their back or shoulders if necessary but are told to “stay away from the neck when possible.”
Snopes→ Lawmakers Call YouTube Kids a ‘Wasteland of Vapid’ Content
A House subcommittee says the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material so it can serve them ads.
Snopes→ Was ‘Flobar A-Bomb Detergent’ a Real Product?
"Flobar A-Bomb Detergent": Because you never know when you might need to cleanse your exterior of 'A-Bomb contamination' after a nuclear attack
Snopes→ Navy Medic Shoots 2, is Shot and Killed on Base
A Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park, then fled to a nearby Army base where he was shot and killed.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Claims About the Georgia Voting Law
A new voting law in Georgia has sparked a rebuke from Major League Baseball and political spin from both parties. We’ll fact-check claims from President Joe Biden and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Biden wrongly claimed the new Georgia law would “c
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This Superman Poster From the 1950s Is Pretty Awesome’
On April 6 2020, Imgur user u/Crabsforeveryone shared a “pretty awesome” poster of Superman which was purportedly released in the 1950s: That post was image-only, with no links indicating whether the poster was accurately represented. Text
Full Fact→ Post suggests American WW2 prisoners were British soldiers
A black and white photo of two emaciated men has been circulating in a post on Facebook that has been shared 22,000 times. The post strongly implies they were British soldiers. This is not true. The post states: “The idiots who hate everything Br
Full Fact→ Twitter poll results don’t show ‘wide support’ for Thailand’s travel policy
UK attitudes to Thailand’s foreign travel policy are not normally high up the list of misinformation concerns. Nevertheless, an article on the subject in The Independent does neatly encapsulate almost everything that is bad about doing polls on s
Snopes→ Did Taco Bell Announce Plans To Hire 5K People in One Day?
News outlets reported on the ambitious target in April 2021.
Snopes→ Dutch Police Make Arrest in Thefts of Van Gogh, Hals Works
Van Gogh's “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884” was snatched from the Singer Laren museum last spring as it was closed due to coronavirus lockdown.
Poynter→ No, trafficked children and dead bodies were not removed from the ship that blocked the Suez Canal
The giant Ever Given container ship that clogged up the Suez Canal for six days isn’t out of the news just yet. After it was freed, Egyptian authorities towed the 1,300-foot ship to Great Bitter Lake, a wider expanse of the canal where authorities w
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a 2020 anti-France rally in Bangladesh
A photo of a protest has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a caption about Bangladeshi Muslims protesting against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka in March 2021. The photo, however, has be
Washington Post→ Biden’s pitch that the economy ‘will create 19 million jobs’ if infrastructure is passed
The president used finely-tuned language that sometimes leaves the wrong impression -- and which other administration officials have bungled.
AFP Fact Check→ The men in this viral video are not Volvo bosses, the company said
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media alongside a claim that it shows Volvo’s chief executive being run over by a self-braking car. The claim is misleading; while the video shows a genuine incident in 2015, during whi
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts make misleading claims about the Sun and rainbows
A photo collage has surfaced on Facebook in South Korea alongside various claims about the Sun’s distance from Earth and the formation of rainbows. Experts told AFP that the posts’ claims were misleading.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Evidence Sex Crime Defendant Jason Pope Trafficked ‘Nearly 700 women, All Black’
Is there evidence or criminal charges that say South Carolina sex crimes defendant Jason "DJ Kidd" Pope trafficked "nearly 700 women, all black"? No, that's not true: Social media posts have taken out of context Pope's Facebook boast that
FactCheck.org→ Biden, Buttigieg Exaggerate Projected Job Gains in Infrastructure Plan
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, is projected to add 2.7 million jobs over 10 years, according to an analysis by Moody’s Analytics. Biden and members of his administration have cited the Moody
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Link Between Milk Casein And Cancer Is NOT Proven
Does casein -- the main protein in milk -- cause cancer? No, that's not true: casein is not listed as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer or the U.S. National Toxicology Program. The claim originated from a vid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Stage A Short Bike Ride For a Photo Op
Did Pete Buttigieg stage a short bike ride for a photo op? No, that's not true: The claim was made without proof, based on a short video clip that did not document his whole trip. The transportation secretary biked both to and from a Cabi
Snopes→ Is Oakland Offering “Guaranteed Income” Only to People of Color?
The experimental program originally described itself as solely for families who are Black, indigenous, and people of color, but that has since changed.
Snopes→ Matt Gaetz Says He Won’t Resign over ‘False’ Sex Allegations
Rep. Matt Gaetz said he will not leave Congress and denied accusations that he had sex with an underage girl, suggesting that he's being targeted by political foes because he “loathes the swamp.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Special Forces Did NOT Arrest John Podesta and Huma Abedin
Did U.S. Special Forces arrest former Hillary Clinton campaign aides John Podesta and Huma Abedin? No, that's not true: There's no credible corroboration for an article that makes the claim, which rests on a purported single unnamed sourc
Truth or Fiction?→ Politicians Claim That Deaths By Suicide Increased During Lockdowns; Mortality Report Says Otherwise
On April 4 2021, Twitter user Elizabeth Jacobs PhD (@TheAngryEpi) tweeted about political claims involving quarantine-related suicides in 2020, contrasted with March 2021 data about mortality rates for the year before: Politicians told us repeatedly
Snopes→ ER Doc Theorized That Lack of Oxygen Stopped Floyd’s Heart
The emergency room doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead after trying to resuscitate him testified that he theorized at the time that Floyd's heart most likely stopped because he didn't get enough oxygen.
Snopes→ High Court Sides with Google in Copyright Fight with Oracle
To create Android, Google wrote millions of lines of new computer code. But it also used 11,330 lines of code and an organization that’s part of Oracle’s Java platform.
Snopes→ Was an Asian American Woman Attacked on NYC Street but No One Helped Her?
The Internet likened a March 2021 assault near Times Square to the notorious death of Kitty Genovese 57 years earlier.
Snopes→ Was Raiders’ Bruce Campbell Involved in a Walmart Fight?
A third-party's misidentification caused a false rumor to go viral.
The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: The Ohio Senate Race Gets Trumpy
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The Dispatch→ Imbeciles Amok
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The Dispatch→ Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal Is a Giant Boondoggle
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