Quick Take A statue commemorating Gen. Robert E. Lee was taken down in Richmond, Virginia, on Sept. 8. Days after the statue was removed, Facebook posts about Lee misleadingly claimed he freed his slaves, and a quote from Lee referring to slavery as a
Snopes→ Idaho Respiratory Therapist Treating COVID Patients Shares Emotional Moment in Viral Video
"I'm currently hiding in the bathroom, because every time I try to leave, I start crying again."
Snopes→ Health Workers Once Saluted As Heroes Now Get Threats
Some are being issued panic buttons in case of assault and ditching their scrubs before going out in public for fear of harassment.
Snopes→ First All-Black Team Will Try to Climb Mount Everest
Thousands have scaled the mountain over history, but only a very small number of them have been Black.
Truth or Fiction?→ Do National Son’s Day and National Daughter’s Day Even Exist?
On September 27 2021, Facebook user Owen Youngman posted about “National Son’s Day” and “National Daughter’s Day,” two purported “National Days” prompting significant social media engagement. YoungmanR
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Rogan Did NOT Lose His Spotify Deal Because Of Ivermectin — He’s Still Working With Spotify
Did Joe Rogan lose his Spotify deal and millions of dollars after he promoted the horse dewormer, ivermectin, as the cure for COVID-19? No, that's not true: The blog that wrote the claim, Laughing in Disbelief, is a satirical blog with a
Snopes→ Judge Blocks Key NYPD Tactic: Scouring Sealed Arrest Records
A judge barred New York City police officers from accessing sealed arrest records without a court order.
Snopes→ Photos Spark Flurry of Rhetoric About ‘Whips’ at the Border
The photographs drew sharp criticism and backlash. Then the backlash sparked its own backlash.
Snopes→ Is This ‘Mountain Face’ Photo Real?
At the right angle, this mountain in Spain resembles a human face looking up into the sky.
Snopes→ Rags to Riches: Boxing Great Pacquiao Announces Retirement
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves.
Logically→ Currently, there is no shortage of fuel or truck drivers in the U.K.
Although there is an adequate fuel supply, a shortage of truck drivers in the U.K. has led to dry fuel stations.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That Melbourne Protesters Were ‘Shot in the Back’
A viral tweet claims to show anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne, Australia, being “shot in the back as they run away from [the police].”Razorback1111 @razorback11111Aussie’s are being shot in the back as they run away from 👮
Full Fact→ CDC has not said SARS-CoV-2 has never been isolated
An Instagram post shows a screenshot of a headline from the website Daily Expose, which describes Covid-19 as a “hoax” and states: “CDC documents admit they have never isolated the virus”. Isolating a virus means tak
Full Fact→ No evidence government spreading fuel shortage rumours to sell surplus
Posts on Facebook claim recent fuel shortages were orchestrated by the government and industry in order to sell off fuel surpluses accumulated during the pandemic before they expired. There is no evidence for this. Oxidation and evaporation can,
Climate Feedback→ Rain fell on Greenland summit for the first time on record, as accurately reported by CNN
SUMMARY An article published in CNN discusses observations made by scientists stationed at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet. Reporting on a summary released by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, the article describes how rain, ins
Snopes→ It’s National Coffee Day! Here’s Where You Can Get the Best Deals
In case you need a pick-me-up.
Snopes→ Is the Oodhu Paavai Medicinal Plant Real?
Plants, as far as we know, don't produce orchestral instrument sounds.
Snopes→ SCAM ALERT: Texas Roadhouse Vouchers on Facebook
The bogus promotion ran on at least 13 separate inauthentic Facebook profiles, in September 2021.
Logically→ A medicinal plant called Oodhu Paavai “blows out” pollen with a peculiar sound.
Computer-generated imagery created by graphic artist Luke Penry has been shared with a false narrative.
Snopes→ Lava from La Palma Eruption Reaches the Atlantic
A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island finally tumbled over a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean.
Snopes→ NBA Releases Protocols to Teams for Virus Safety This Season
Unvaccinated players will be tested far more often than their vaccinated colleagues and face a slew of other restrictions.
Snopes→ US Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct
It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say they've exhausted efforts to find these 23.
Poynter→ Trump said Biden ‘lost in Arizona based on the forensic audit.’ But that’s not what it found.
A GOP-led review of 2 million ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona, confirmed on Sept. 24 what official election results showed months ago: Joe Biden won the county in the 2020 election. But speaking the next night to a crowd of fans in Georgia, Trump i
Washington Post→ The overblown claims of a ‘hurricane tax’ in Biden’s agenda
President Biden's tax plans could increase insurance costs, a conservative think tank says. But that's not the whole story.
Snopes→ Yes, All Registered Voters in California Will Receive Ballots By Mail Going Forward
That includes everyone who's legally able to vote and reachable via an address on file.
Snopes→ Pfizer Vaccine for Kids May Not Be Available Until November
Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November.
Snopes→ South Dakota AG Reviewing Noem’s Meeting with Daughter
South Dakota's attorney general said Tuesday he is reviewing concerns from state lawmakers over a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included both her daughter and a state employee who was overseeing her daughter's application to become a cer
Snopes→ Yes, a Taco Truck Opened for Business on a Freeway in California Traffic
Viral memes can often be quite misleading. However, this one was spot-on.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain ‘Sharp Metal Pieces’ Or ‘Metal Structure’
Do the COVID-19 vaccines contain "sharp metal pieces" or some kind of "metal structure"? No, that's not true. A video claims doctors and scientists have performed a new experiment where they looked at vials of "pure vaccine" for multiple
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Boebert Did NOT Tweet Pelosi’s Whereabouts During January 6 Insurrection, Only That Pelosi Had Been Evacuated
Did U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert live-tweet Speaker Nancy Pelosi's whereabouts during the January 6, 2021, insurrection? Not exactly: Boebert tweeted when Pelosi was removed from the House chamber, but did not tweet where Pelosi was specifica
FactCheck.org→ Generals Contradict Biden on Afghanistan Advice
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, contradicted President Joe Biden’s claim last month that top military advisers didn’t recommend keeping a residual force in Afghanist
Washington Post→ Video: Biden versus the generals on 2,500 troops in Afghanistan
Testimony by top military leaders appeared to contradict what President Biden said in August. But his comments were open to interpretation.
Snopes→ No, Walmart Did Not Say Customers in Canada Would Need Vaccination Proof
A bogus meme, presented as an official company announcement, was widely shared on social media in September 2021.
Snopes→ Housing Market So Hot, Burned House Going for Almost $400K
A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of $399,000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reddit Post And Re-posts Elsewhere Are NOT A Parent Forcing A Gender Transition On Their Child — It’s A Fabricated Story
Did this Reddit post, which migrated to other platforms, chronicle a transgender parent forcibly giving their child the female hormone estradiol so that their son could transition into their daughter? No, that's not true: The content was
Snopes→ TikTok Video of Dog Rescued from Train Tracks Was Faked
Here's what we found when we looked at the video frame-by-frame.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arizona Audit Did NOT Show Trump Won The State
Did the Arizona audit show that Donald Trump won the state? No, that's not true: The audit in Maricopa County, Arizona's most populous county, showed that Joe Biden beat Trump there by nearly 45,000 votes. That edge contributed to Biden's
Snopes→ Maryland Newspaper Gunman Gets More Than 5 Life Prison Terms
The assault was one of the worst attacks on journalists in U.S. history.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Facebook’s Top Ten’ on Twitter Abruptly Changes
On September 28 2021, a single tweet from the “Facebook’s Top 10” Twitter account became notable not for what it showed, but for what it didn’t: The top-performing link posts by U.S. Facebook pages in the last 24 hours are fro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. States Are NOT Preventing Cargo Ships From Unloading — There Is A Backlog Of Ships For Other Reasons
Are cargo ships being prevented by U.S. states from unloading goods, causing a backlog? No, that's not true: Although there are dozens of waiting ships at U.S. ports that is resulting in a delivery backlog, the backlog is the result of su