"Antifa was already inside the Capitol with floor plans dressed as Trump supporters" on Jan. 6, 2021, proving the attack “was 100% a setup."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Store Clerk Passes Out, Gets Robbed’ Seattle Video
On July 18 2022, a video titled “Store clerk passes out. Customers rob store instead of helping him” was shared to Reddit’s r/PublicFreakout: Store clerk passes out. Customers rob store instead of helping him. from Pub
Snopes→ Snopestionary: What Is Sponsored Content?
Also called "native advertising," it can be as innocent as a restaurant ad on your newsfeed, or as deceptive as a TV segment with no disclaimer stating who paid for the airtime.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moon Landings Were NOT Fake, NASA Says
Has NASA "all but admitted the [moon] landings were fake" in the past 12 months, but mainstream media is not reporting on the revelations so the public doesn't know? No, that's not true: The Apollo missions that orbited and landed on the
Snopes→ Italy Thwarts Illegal Auction Abroad of Gentileschi Painting
Italy’s art squad police said they have thwarted the potential illegal sale by a Vienna auction house of a 17th-century painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, a celebrated Baroque artist.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this woman isn’t wanted for impersonating a nurse and kidnapping a baby
Photo shows a woman who is wanted for impersonating a nurse and kidnapping an infant from a local U.S. hospital.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Differences Between Private Election Data Stream And Official Count Do NOT Prove ‘Something Is Very Wrong’ With 2020 Election Results
Do differences between an unofficial election data stream provided by Edison Research and official sources prove "Something Is Very Wrong" with the 2020 election results? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that anything is wrong wi
Snopes→ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Confuse ‘Antenna’ for a Country?
According to a social media meme, Greene once said, "I just bought a TV that said 'Built in Antenna.' I don't even know where that is."
Snopes→ Hoover Dam Transformer Explodes; No One Hurt
A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, un artículo del London Times no alegó que la vacuna contra la viruela del mono provocó el sida
"El 11 de mayo de 1987, el London Times informó en su portada: ‘La OMS entregó 50 millones de vacunas contra la viruela del mono, estas provocaron el SIDA a los africanos’."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Here’s to Politicians Using TikTok Properly’
On July 17 2022, a Twitter account shared a short TikTok clip by “kenforflorida,” described as “politicians using TikTok properly”: Here’s to politicians using TikTok properly lmao pic.twitter.com/VY7kOgjgE8 — Sonia B
Snopes→ Juan Soto Overcomes JRod, Contract Talk to Win HR Derby
Soto won the Derby for the first time, holding off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez 19-18 in the final.
PolitiFact→ Pregúntele a PolitiFact: ¿Qué pasa con la factura de electricidad de Puerto Rico?
Pregúntele a PolitiFact: ¿Qué pasa con la factura de electricidad de Puerto Rico?
Snopes→ Video: Did a Boater Really Capture a Volcanic Eruption?
And somehow the video survived as the boat submerged beneath tsunami waves.
Snopes→ Bannon Contempt-of-Congress Trial to Begin in Earnest
Lawyers for longtime Trump adviser Steve Bannon unsuccessfully requested a one-month delay on the second day of his criminal trial for contempt of Congress.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Much of the U.S. is experiencing drought. That’s not a lie
“Drought is a lie” designed to limit farming, reduce the food supply and ultimately control Americans.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video doesn’t show Jordan insulting AOC
No, this video doesn’t show Jordan telling AOC she’s ‘just dumb’
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Chairman Has COVID, Prime-Time Hearing Still on
Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee, has tested positive for COVID-19, but the panel will still hold its prime-time hearing.
Full Fact→ Polling doesn’t show Penny Mordaunt is the only Conservative leadership candidate who can beat Keir Starmer
Penny Mordaunt’s claim in the ITV Conservative leadership debate is not supported by the polling we’ve seen.
Snopes→ Buffalo Market Reopens to Debate over Healing, Sensitivity
How do you help people move forward without erasing the memory of an event that devastated so many?
Full Fact→ Ice cubes will not cause healthy dogs to overheat on hot days
It is generally fine to give dogs ice cubes to cool them down on a hot day, although dogs suffering from heatstroke should not be given ice.
Snopes→ ‘Brandon Falls’ Added to Google Maps to Mock Biden’s Bike Fall
Internet trolls have been "Bidening" at "Brandon Falls" in Delaware.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Clip shows video game, not Ukrainian victory in Sievierodonetsk
Video shows Ukrainian air defenses in Sievierodonetsk shooting down “55 Ka 52 helicopters.”
Snopes→ Emmett Till’s House, Black Sites to Get Preservation Funds
Emmett Till left his mother's house on Chicago's South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Yes, Antarctica is a continent
“Antarctica is not a continent.”
Logically→ Video of Pakistan’s Guddu Power Plant engulfed in a massive fire in July 2022.
Video of fire caused by a fuel tank explosion in Afghanistan in 2021 was falsely shared as the recent Guddu Power Plant fire incident in Pakistan.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t show Trump speaking in Alabama in July 2022
Video shows Donald Trump at an Alabama rally on July 13, 2022.
Snopes→ No Charges for ‘Late Show’ Crew Arrested on Capitol Hill
Federal prosecutors have declined to bring charges against nine people associated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” who were arrested in a building in the U.S. Capitol complex last month.
Logically→ As part of the plan to create a food shortage, the U.K. government is paying £100,000 to farmers to give away their land.
The U.K.'s Lump Sum Exit Scheme aims to provide opportunities for a new generation of farmers to enter the farming sector and increase food supply.
PolitiFact→ ‘Reinfections are going to continue to occur’: COVID-19 immunity and the risks of reinfection
Immunity conferred from prior COVID-19 infections appears to be comparable to vaccine-induced immunity, but experts say that immunity wanes over time. And the potential long-term risks of COVID-19 reinfections aren’t yet fully known.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking attacks on GOP Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake in TV ad narrated by drag queen
Fact-checking an ad narrated by a drag queen that makes several attacks on Kari Lake, a GOP candidate for Arizona governor.
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.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post relies on debunked conspiracy theory for election fraud claim
CNN coverage has evidence of the “single most egregious, real-time example of electronic vote fraud.”
Logically→ The new weather forecast map from the Met Office is intended to cause panic about climate change.
A digitally altered map has gone viral. The Met Office changed its graphics for weather in 2022 for accessibility and accuracy.
Logically→ Seventy percent of the staff deployed at Lulu Mall in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, is from the Muslim community.
The Lulu Mall management has clarified that 80 percent of their staff members are Hindus and 20 percent are from other communities.
Snopes→ UK Breaks Its Record for Highest Temperature As Heat Builds
Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe.
Logically→ The video shows 26-year-old PM Narendra Modi practicing yoga in the monastery of Swami Sadhu Dayanand in Rishikesh.
A 2021 video of Acharya Santosh Trivedi performing yoga in Kedarnath has been misattributed to PM Narendra Modi practicing yoga in Rishikesh.
Full Fact→ No evidence Tesla has ‘invented a new electronic currency’
A number of videos claiming Tesla has invented a new electronic currency have appeared on Facebook.
Poynter→ The James Webb Space Telescope and the images it has taken are real
The first dazzling images from the James Webb Space Telescope were shared July 12 and provided a window into the universe’s distant past. But a video uploaded to Facebook the same day questions the […] The post The James Webb Space Telescop
Logically→ This image shows Indian television actors worshipping Lord Ganpati at Lulu mall in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
The image was captured in Oberoi Mall in Mumbai in 2011. It has been misattributed to Lulu mall in Lucknow.