Did Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly, mock Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by portraying him on its cover as "an obedient dog" eating out of a "European" dog dish? No, that's not true. The publication has stated that this
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Column Of NATO Military Equipment Blocked By Residents Of Moldova’ on September 18, 2022
Did locals block a NATO column in Moldova on September 18, 2022? No, that's not true: The video that allegedly demonstrates the "evidence" was shot in 2016. The claim appeared in an English-language tweet (archived here) on September 18,
Snopes→ Did Nostradamus Predict Charles Would Abdicate, Leave Harry the Throne?
Claiming 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus predicted various world events is a never-ending pastime for some.
Full Fact→ Viral video does not show the Queen throwing food at ‘African’ children
A video circulating on social media shows French women throwing coins at a group of children, and was filmed long before the Queen was born.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Campaign-Style Distortions
As the midterm elections draw near, President Joe Biden has delivered campaign-style speeches that misstated statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic, may leave the wrong impression that police officers were killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S
Snopes→ 2 Air France Pilots Suspended After Fighting in Cockpit
Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: France 2 Did NOT Intentionally Misinform Viewers About War Incident In Ukraine On August 10, 2022 — It Admitted A Video Editing Mistake
Did France 2 intentionally misinform its audiences about an incident in the war in Ukraine on August 10, 2022? No, that's not true: The French TV channel's report about a strike that hit buildings surrounding Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Loire River Did NOT ‘Run Dry’ — Photo Shows A Dry Branch Of The Loire But Not The Main Channel
Did the Loire River, the longest in France, run dry for the first time in at least 2,000 years due to an unprecedented drought in southwestern Europe? No, that's not true: The Loire River did not run dry, nor did it fall to a record low f
Truth or Fiction?→ Did France’s Loire River ‘Run Dry’ in August 2022?
On August 14 2022, a Facebook account shared a photograph and a status update about France’s Loire River, which had purportedly “run dry” or “dried out” amid intense heat waves and drought conditions in the summer of 2022
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CERN Collider NOT Powered By Child Sacrifices, Human Blood — The Electricity It Runs On Comes From France
Is the CERN physics laboratory powered by child sacrifices or human blood? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that the lab, which is often referred to as the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, is being powered by anything oth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Attack On A Priest In France
Does a video on social media in August 2022 show an act of aggression against a French priest? No, that's not true: The clip shows a 2020 incident in Guyana. Some of this claim's variations had such hashtags as "diversity," "multicultural
FactCheck.org→ Photo Shows Electric Car-sharing Lot in China, Contrary to Facebook Post
Quick Take Congress has passed a bill that would fund incentives to purchase electric vehicles. But a false claim is circulating on social media that purports to show an “electric car cemetery” in France. The photo actually shows a car-shar
Snopes→ Woman Injured by Polar Bear on Norway’s Svalbard Islands
A polar bear attacked a campsite in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist.
Snopes→ In France, a Battle to Save Weakened Whale Lost in the Seine
French environmentalists were hoping to feed a catch of herring to a worryingly thin Beluga whale that has strayed far from its Arctic habitat into France's Seine River.
Snopes→ $5K Reward for Suspect in Shooting of Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker
Federal authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information about the man who allegedly shot Lady Gaga's dog walker last year in Hollywood and stole two of the pop star's French bulldogs.
Snopes→ Man Detained in Police Probe of Raging Wildfires in France
French investigators probing the suspected deliberate lighting of what has become a raging wildfire in the country's southwest have detained a man for questioning.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO F-35, Mirage-2000, F-16 Jets Are NOT In Warzone Against Russia
Are NATO F-35, Mirage-2000 and F-16 aircraft "suddenly fly entering warzone" amid the Russian war against Ukraine? No, that's not true: The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-35 fighter jets to Estonia to increase protection of NATO airspace,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Huge Army Of 1 Million Ukrainian Special Forces Did NOT Launch All-Out Attack From North
Did a huge army of one million Ukrainian special forces launch an all-out attack from the north? No, that's not true: Such an attack would be impossible. Ukraine's entire army is estimated to have only around 200,000 active-duty troops an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Restart Of CERN Collider Caused Time Travel
Did the restart of experiments at the CERN subatomic particle collider on July 5, 2022, cause time travel at the organization's headquarters along the border of France and Switzerland? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that anythin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Restart Of CERN Collider Opened Portals Or Produced Mandela Effect, 5D, Timeline Shifts
Did the restart of the CERN subatomic particle collider on July 5, 2022, open portals to other dimensions or release phenomena like the Mandela Effect, 5D or timeline shifts? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that that anything spi
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Thomas Jefferson Say Americans Should Rewrite the Constitution to Account for Modern Society?
On July 4 2022, a viral tweet claimed that Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father of the United States, said that “we should rewrite the constitution every 20 years so that dead people wouldn’t rule over modern society”: Reminder that Thom
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Claims That COVID Vaccines Cause a Brain Disorder
A viral article recently published at The Defender claims in its headline “COVID-19 Vaccines linked to New Type of Incurable, Fatal Degenerative Brain Disorder.”The Defender is a news website of the Children’s Health Defense, a non-pr
Full Fact→ EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses
18 years after the EU ordered us to remove Crown symbol from our pint glasses, Boris brings them back for Jubilee. Mail on Sunday, 29 May 2022 . A Mail on Sunday front page article claims that the crown symbol on pint glasses will be reintroduced by t
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sniper Wali Did NOT Say That Fraudulent Scheme Was Organized In Ukraine To Steal US Military Aid
Did the Canadian sniper known by the pseudonym Wali claim that a fraudulent scheme was organized in Ukraine to steal U.S. military aid? No, that's not true: In a conversation with a journalist from the Canadian edition of La Presse, which
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘US General Eric Olson’ Did NOT Surrender In Ukraine In May 2022 — Unrelated Image Of Other Soldiers Is From April 2022
Did "US General Eric Olson" surrender with other troops in at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine? No, that's not true: The image of a line of soldiers used in a post is from April 14, 2022, which was weeks before the Ukrainian
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is Bill Gates Purchasing a “Majority of American Farmland?
(Photo by Hou Yu/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images.)A viral tweet from right-wing activist Mercedes Schlapp claims that Bill Gates is purchasing “a majority of American farmland” and that investment firm BlackRock is purchasing “a m
Poynter→ France reports election results faster than the US. Here’s why.
In November 2020, it took days for key states in the U.S. to count ballots and report preliminary results to project a winner in the presidential race. But that’s not […] The post France reports election results faster than the US. Here’s
PolitiFact→ Why France reports election results faster than the US
Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance said that in France “polls closed a few hours ago and they already know who the winners are.” Many read his tweet as making a comparison to the US. Vance’s tweet omits context about how French administer elections.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Day 47: Ukraine Has Now Lasted Longer Than France Did in World War II’
On April 13 2022, a Reddit screenshot suggesting that Ukraine “lasted longer than France did in World War II,” in terms of how long the European country has been resisting Russia’s invasion, made its way across platforms: That post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Irish Examiner Did NOT Report That Referee Whistles Caused Heart Problems For Athletes
Did the Irish Examiner publish a report about a sudden increase in heart problems among sports players due to referee whistles? No, that's not true: A spoof image was created using a fake story and the masthead of the Irish Examiner. This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Consulate In Montreal Is NOT On ‘Avenue Zelensky’
Is the Russian Consulate in Montreal located on "Avenue Zelensky" as of March 31, 2022? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the city of Montreal tells Lead Stories, "This is misinformation." The sign in the image of this post was fake
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on ‘De-Nazifying’ Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia’s talk of “de-Nazifying” Ukraine is a non-starter in peace negotiations. “We won’t sit down at the table at all if all we talk about is some ‘de-militarizationR
Full Fact→ Chris Bryant wrong on 0% EU VAT for heat pumps
“Thanks to Brexit, we are no longer constrained by EU law, so I can announce that for the next five years, homeowners having materials such as solar panels, heat pumps and insulation installed will no longer pay 5% VAT; they will pay zero.&rdquo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sunscreen Does NOT Cause Skin Cancer — And Neither Does Bad Diet
Is sunscreen bad for your skin? And did skin cancer not exist until the 20th century? No, that's not true: Two dermatologists told Lead Stories that sunscreen, chemical or mineral, is not bad for your skin. According to the Center for Dis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest ‘Dr. Fauci’s NIH Assistant’
Did U.S. Marines arrest "Dr. Fauci's NIH Assistant, Patricia L. Conrad" on March 17,2022, after obtaining a military arrest warrant signed by a "Deputy Judge Advocate General"? No, that's not true: The story is "false," a Pentagon duty of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Man Taunting Police Is NOT Set In Germany — It Was In France In 2019
Does this video show a December 2021 scene in Germany with a man playing the ominous "Imperial March" from "Star Wars" on a bugle as several police officers in full, dark-colored riot gear walk past him? No, that's not true: This video sh
Snopes→ Video Doesn’t Show Ukraine Soldiers Killing Civilians in Chechnya
The 2014 French drama film “The Search” is about Russia's invasion of Chechnya in 1999.
FactCheck.org→ Old, Mislabeled Video Circulating Amid Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Quick Take A video from 2019 showing Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been circulating recently with the false claim that it shows Putin meeting with the South Korean president. Full Story Russian Presi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Destroyed City Does NOT Show ‘Present Situation’ In Ukraine
Does a video showing a destroyed city highlight the "present situation" in Ukraine during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: The video used as evidence of the "present situation" is footage from at least 2020 that s