Apple is not developing a location-tracking wedding ring. This claim originated from a now-defunct satirical website.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO International Court ‘Grand Jury’ Case About Alleged COVID Crimes By Public Health Officials, Others
Does this video show the first day of an authentic hearing before an international court with recognized and enforceable power to convene a grand jury weighing criminal charges? No, that's not true: It's a fake court proceeding. Although
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Hyperdontia’ Photo Is Real
Is a photo purportedly displaying an adult suffering from hyperdontia real? No, that's not true: The chair of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry told Lead Stories, "The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Daguerreotype Is NOT Abraham Lincoln — Who Was NOT A Runaway Slave
Is this a picture of Abraham Lincoln, who was a runaway slave who changed his identity to avoid being lynched? No, that's not true: The man pictured is an unidentified person who sat for a portrait by Augustus Washington, a daguerreotypis
Snopes→ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Speak of ‘Nancy Pelosi’s Gazpacho Police’?
Jokes about the Soup Nazi on "Seinfeld" followed soon after on Twitter.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children’s Risk Of Death Is NOT Increased 5,100% By Pfizer Vaccine; UK Agency Says Claim Is ‘Highly Misleading’
Does Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine increase the risk of death in children by 5,100%? No, that's not true: The Office of National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom calls the claim "highly misleading." During the bulk of the time period wh
FactCheck.org→ Latest CDC Data: Unvaccinated Adults 97 Times More Likely to Die from COVID-19 Than Boosted Adults
SciCheck Digest As of early December, unvaccinated adults were about 97 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people who had received boosters, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. But a Twitter user fals
Truth or Fiction?→ James Hemings and Macaroni and Cheese
A viral February 4 2022 Facebook post crediting chef James Hemings (brother to Sally Hemings) with the invention of macaroni and cheese consisted of the following tweet, published on February 1 2022: Chef James Hemings was the first American classic
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a GOP Lawmaker Accuse Nancy Pelosi of Having a ‘Gazpacho Police’?
Conspiracy-theory-slinging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) bungled her latest attempt to paint Democrats as tyrants in a rant that spread online on February 9 2022. The conservative group The Republican Accountability Project captured Greene
Snopes→ Is Lowe’s Giving Out $100 Gift Cards by Email?
This was not the first time an email scam aimed at U.S. residents led us to a Russian website.
Snopes→ No, the 2022 Olympics Aren’t Taking Place at Chernobyl
These photographs are real, but this isn't the site of a nuclear power plant, much less that of the Chernobyl disaster.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence COVID-19 vaccine caused comedian Heather McDonald’s fall
Comedian Heather McDonald collapsed on stage as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Team PAC – In race for open US Senate seat in Missouri, fact-checking a PAC attack on Eric Schmitt over China
Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
Snopes→ Indonesia Frees Croc from Tire Stuck on Its Neck for 6 Years
A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Claims About Chelsea Clinton’s ‘Secret Lesbian Love Affair’ With Exotic Dancer Posted On Satire Site
Did Chelsea Clinton have a "secret lesbian love affair" with an exotic dancer? No, that's not true: The fake story was posted on a website that notes it has been "voted best satire on the planet 3 times." The photograph used in the post i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Heart Does NOT Have Predetermined, Limited Number Of Heartbeats
Does the human heart have a predetermined and therefore limited number of heartbeats, making it pointless to exercise? No, that's not true: Extensive research has shown that exercise strengthens the heart. The claim appeared in a Facebook
PolitiFact→ Kayleigh McEnany – Kayleigh McEnany spins comparison of Trump, Biden on Russian gas pipeline
“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fictional Story Of College Student Arrested After Getting Pregnant By Cadaver Originated On Satire Website
Did college student Melanie Goodhue get arrested after getting pregnant by a cadaver? No, that's not true: The claim appeared on a satire website, and the story and name of the student are completely made up. The article did use a real ph
Snopes→ Did an ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Appraiser Flip a Lion Statue?
The ad read: "Appraiser Flips Lion Statue, Tells Mom To Leave."
Snopes→ No, Keanu Reeves Did Not Write ‘Humans Will Break Free of the Matrix’
A notorious purveyor of junk news and conspiracy theories strikes again.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘First Article Of Impeachment Laid Out Against Joe Biden,’ February 2022 Headline
On February 9 2022, Trendolizer identified an article that was purportedly (and partly) headlined, “First Article of Impeachment Laid Out Against Joe Biden.” Trendolizer flagged it as virally popular; Facebook shares of the link looked lik
PolitiFact→ WATCH: DeSantis, monoclonal antibodies and the FDA: What's effective?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the FDA was blocking the use of "lifesaving" monoclonal antibody drugs "without a shred of clinical data." Mostly False.
Snopes→ What Is the ‘Axel Panel Platform Bed’ eBay Email?
This particular scam has been around since at least 2017.
PolitiFact→ NewsWars – No clear evidence that COVID vaccines are responsible for strange blood clots observed by embalmers
“Embalmers finding ‘strange clots’ in jabbed people”
Snopes→ COVID-19 Protests Threaten Border Trade Between Canada, US
The blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, prevented traffic from entering Canada.
Full Fact→ NHS video overstates the risk of Covid-19 to children
A now-deleted video shared by NHS England on its Twitter and Facebook accounts on 3 February 2022 contained claims about children and Covid-19 that were not accurate. The video was widely shared before being deleted, but at the time of writing, NHS Eng
Full Fact→ Viral posts about £49 fuel vouchers are false
Posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that anyone with less than £4 credit on a prepayment energy meter (also known as a pay-as-you-go meter) and is struggling financially, is eligible for two free fuel vouchers a year, worth £4
Snopes→ Friends Who Have Attended Every Super Bowl Plan Final Trip
The three men are all in their 80s and have attended every game since the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game was held 55 years ago.
PolitiFact→ Israel O'Quinn – Israel O'Quinn flip-flops on banning personal use of campaign funds
On banning personal use of campaign funds.
Snopes→ House OKs Bill Easing Budget Strains on Postal Service
The election-year bill, coming at a time of widespread complaints about slower mail service, would also require the Postal Service to display online how efficiently it delivers mail to communities.
Logically→ A girl caught fire while trying to burn the Hijab in India.
Punjab's 12-year-old incident, in which a female teacher caught fire while protesting against the government, is being misattributed to the hijab row.
Logically→ A video of a man emerging from a body bag shows that crisis actors are being used to show that people are dying from COVID-19.
The video is not of a crisis actor. The video is of an Austrian climate change activist who took part in a demonstration in Vienna.
Health Feedback→ A new, highly virulent HIV variant named VB variant was indeed identified in the Netherlands
REVIEW The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected around 80 million people worldwide since the beginning of the HIV pandemic. HIV infection results in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which has claimed the lives of about 36 millio
Snopes→ Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests
The Justice Department announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion.
Logically→ Mass COVID-19 testing is physically harmful to children.
COVID-19 tests are safe and effective. There have been no reports of tests harming children.
Logically→ College students in Shivamogga, Karnataka, replaced the Indian tricolor with a saffron flag.
Allegations of the tricolor being replaced with a saffron flag are unfounded as the flag post was vacant on the day of the incident.
Poynter→ False flags are real, but far less widespread than social media suggest
Citing newly acquired intelligence, the U.S. in early February accused Russia of plotting a fake attack by Ukrainian forces as a pretext for invading the neighboring country. U.S. officials provided few details […] The post False flags are real
Logically→ Mass COVID-19 testing is physically harmful to children.
COVID-19 tests are safe and effective. There have been no reports of tests harming children.
Washington Post→ The ERA and the U.S. archivist: Anatomy of a false claim
Court after court has ruled that the ERA's ratification deadline was in 1982, yet ERA supporters such as Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) keep falsely saying the U.S. archivist can simply declare that the amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Document Does NOT Admit Shots May Cause Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease — Real-World Data Do NOT Support It
Does Pfizer admit in confidential documents that its COVID-19 vaccine may cause vaccine-associated enhanced disease (VAED)? No, that's not true: The document, called 5.3.6 CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS OF POST-AUTHORIZATION ADVERSE EVENT REPORTS OF