A reader asked about Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO. We talked to several experts about the country’s efforts to join the Western military alliance.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim about smartphones given to immigrants misses key context: they’re used for tracking
"Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”
Snopes→ US Jobless Claims Rise but Remain Near a Half-Century Low
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level.
Full Fact→ Article claiming link between referee whistles and heart problems in athletes is fake
A photo, which is claimed to be of an Irish Examiner article stating “referee whistles may be cause to sudden increase in heart problems among sports players experts say”, has been posted many times on Facebook. This is a digitally altered
Full Fact→ GB News interview features misleading claims about Covid-19 and vaccines
An interview broadcast by GB News, and watched more than 250,000 times across Facebook and YouTube, makes a number of inaccurate claims about Covid-19 and vaccines. The segment on 23 March, presented by the author and television presenter Mark St
Full Fact→ Pictures of chocolate eggs don’t show ‘salmonella and maggots’
A widely shared post on Facebook claims to show images of Ferrero chocolate eggs that are part of a product recall “for traces of salmonella and maggots”. In fact, the eggs in the picture are not affected by a product recall. The manufactur
Full Fact→ The Great Reset: What is it?
A post on Facebook makes the following claim: “The Great Reset is not a conspiracy theory. The World Economic Forum website reveals its agenda.” We’ve fact checked a number of false claims about the World Economic Forum’s &lsquo
Snopes→ Does Video Show Russian Warship Exploding?
One of Russia's most important warships was truly damaged, but this video?
Snopes→ Fate of Russia Warship Unclear After Ukrainians Claim Strike
Ukrainian officials said that their forces hit the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet with missiles, with one saying it sank.
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/bidens-numbers-first-quarterly-update/ Here’s how the U.S. has been
Full Fact→ There is no upper limit for how much MPs can claim to cover heating costs
A post on Facebook makes the following claim: “In case people aren’t aware, MP’s [sic] can claim up to £3,400 towards their heating costs. They can also claim their petrol/diesel on their expenses. They just got a £2,000 p
Logically→ Social activist Anna Hazare posted a tweet calling politician Arvind Kejriwal “dirt.”
Anna Hazare does not have an official Twitter account. Hazare’s statements about Arvind Kejriwal have been misinterpreted.
Snopes→ Amazon Adds 5% ‘Fuel and Inflation Surcharge’ to Seller Fees
Amazon is taking a step to offset its rising costs, announcing it will add a 5% “fuel and inflation surcharge” to fees it charges third-party sellers who use the e-commerce giant's fulfillment services.
Logically→ This image shows a Palestinian girl having a staredown with a soldier.
The picture was taken in Chile during a protest in 2016. It has been taken out of context to make it seem like it was shot in Palestine.
Logically→ This video shows a reptilian shapeshifter caught on camera.
This is a digitally altered video of Chile's Minister of Social Development and Family. Reptilian shapeshifters are an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Summary Here’s how the U.S. has been performing since President Joe Biden assumed office: The economy regained 7.9 million jobs, getting within 1.6 million of the peak employment before the pandemic. Unemployment fell to 3.6%; unfilled job openi
Snopes→ Tesla CEO Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.
Full Fact→ Dr Anthony Fauci has not been arrested by Special Forces
An Instagram post has falsely claimed that Dr Anthony Fauci has been arrested by US Special Forces. The post appeared on 11 April 2022, and shows a screenshot of an article from 10 April 2022. But Dr Fauci, who is Director of the National Institute of
Logically→ A video shows people running in fear after firing and blast at the Brooklyn subway, New York.
A video of people running from a manhole explosion in Times Square has been misattributed to a recent shooting in the Brooklyn subway.
Logically→ An image shows Volodymyr Zelenskyy making a V sign behind Vladimir Putin’s head.
This image has been digitally created using two separate stock images taken during the 2019 Normandy Four Summit in France.
Logically→ An image from the video shows Hindu activists pelting a mosque with stones in Mulbagal, Karnataka.
A video of the Jai Shri Ram rally near a mosque in Chhattisgarh has been falsely shared as a mosque being pelted with stones in Mulbagal, Karnataka.
Poynter→ How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments
Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House for the first time since 2017, joining President Joe Biden for an April 5 event to celebrate the Affordable Care Act. The event, […] The post How misinformers manufacture and embellish e
Logically→ This image shows a house that was saved from a forest fire because the owner left the sprinklers running before evacuating.
Sprinklers alone did not save the house. The firefighters and the national guards' quick response suppressed the forest fire.
Logically→ American Special Forces have arrested Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has not been arrested.
Logically→ A young man was murdered in Bengaluru for not speaking Urdu.
Bengaluru's Commissioner of Police, Kamal Pant, clarified that the killing was over road rage, and was not related to a communal issue.
Washington Post→ Biden hypes a dubious number on preexisting conditions and Obamacare
The president claimed that without Obamacare, 100 million people could face loss of health insurance.
Full Fact→ Covid Inquiry’s Terms of Reference-Full Fact’s response
The Covid Inquiry’s Terms of Reference should include how decision making by individual members of the public was supported during the pandemic. The UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry has been established to examine the preparedness an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexa Answer Does NOT Offer ‘Gotcha’ Proof Of Sinister Purpose Of ‘Chemtrails’
Does Amazon's digital assistant Alexa know that the main purpose of spraying "chemtrails" is to reduce the human population on Earth? No, that's not true: Alexa can recite information found in internet search results from Microsoft's Bing
AllSides→ Left-Leaning Media Seek a Misinformation Monopoly
https://www.allsides.com/news-source/wall-street-journal-opinion Kyle Rittenhouse is a domestic terrori
AllSides→ Fact Check-No evidence that COVID-19 vaccination negatively impacts male fertility
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-male-infertility/fact-check-no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-negatively-impacts-male-fertility-idUSL2N2WB1SQ
AllSides→ Fact check: False claim about Ukraine, child sex trafficking and money laundering
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/04/12/fact-check-false-claim-trafficking-money-laundering-ukraine/9483069002/
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Lawmakers Take Up Spreading Fake ‘Students Identify as Cats’ Rumors
Amid the latest wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation around the United States, right-wing candidates and social media boards are pushing a separate type of disinformation to gin up concerns that local students are “identifying as cats.” In a rece
Snopes→ Did Study Find Vegan Diet Could Be Better for Dogs’ Health than Meat-Based Diets?
Vegan diets were described by researchers as “less hazardous” for dogs than conventional or raw meat-based diets.
Snopes→ Video: Michigan Cop on Black Man’s Back, Fatally Shot Him
It was reportedly the violent climax of a traffic stop, foot chase, and fight over a stun gun.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Healthy People DO Die From COVID-19
Do only unhealthy people die from COVID-19? No, that's not true: The person posting the statement "Healthy people don't die from COVID" on social media doesn't explain what they meant by healthy, but people of all ages and a wide range of
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – That wasn’t bird poop on Biden’s jacket. It was distillers grains
“A bird pooped on Joe Biden during his speech” in Iowa.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Chemtrails are not real, no matter what Alexa says
Video of a Q&A response from Amazon’s Alexa confirms that chemtrails are being used “to reduce the human population.”
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.
PolitiFact→ One America News – Scientific evidence does not support ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19
Suggests ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19
Snopes→ Does McDonald’s Ice Cream Contain Xylitol?
Snopes contacted the company's corporate communications team after a rumor went viral on Facebook about xylitol and McDonald's ice cream.