Uncertainty breeds conspiracy theories.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, these patches won’t make you grow inches in weeks
Wearing foot patches can help adults grow inches in weeks.
Snopes→ Ideas on Mute? Study: Remote Meetings Dampen Brainstorming
Video meetings dampen brainstorming because we are so hyper-focused on the face in that box that we don't let our eyes and minds wander as much, a new study found.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims that Oprah condones pedophilia take her comments out of context
A video shows “satanic death cult high priestess” Oprah Winfrey condoning and promoting “pedophilia and sex trafficking.”
Truth or Fiction?→ South Dakota Teacher Calvin Hillesland Investigated for Note to Transgender Students
On April 27 2022, an Imgur user shared screenshots of a tweet with a photo that purportedly depicted a letter from a South Dakota teacher to transgender students: South Dakota. Zero days without being a national embarrassment. Local teacher at the h
Full Fact→ Facebook competition for holiday to Cabo likely a scam
A Facebook post, commented on more than 344,000 times, offers social media users the chance to win a holiday for a family of four to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, if they comment “done” under the post. There are clear indications that this
Full Fact→ Clip of French TV shows technical glitch, not election fraud
A post on Facebook claims that an inconsistency in vote numbers broadcast on TV during the French presidential election is evidence of “electronic fraud”. The post itself is the screenshot of a tweet, which includes a short clip of a
Snopes→ FDA to Issue Plan Banning Menthol in Cigarettes, Cigars
The U.S. government will lay out its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, which have taken a disproportionate toll on Black smokers and other minorities.
PolitiFact→ Michael Savage – U.S. Cabinet secretaries did visit Kyiv, despite claims otherwise
Blinken, Austin trip to Kyiv may have been staged
Full Fact→ Apparent Facebook scam offers Santorini holiday to commenters
A post on Facebook, shared over 8,000 times, offers people the chance to win a week-long holiday in Santorini, Greece, if they comment the word “done” under the post. There are several indicators that this claim is too good to be true
Full Fact→ Overturned cars in Ukraine were likely flipped by Russian forces, not explosion
Warning: many of the articles and posts linked to below include extremely graphic images. A number of posts on Facebook show an image from Ukraine of a soldier and some children walking past upturned cars, and a building in the background with intact w
Full Fact→ Facebook post’s figures for the state pension and House of Lords allowance are broadly right
A widely shared post on Facebook includes a screenshot of a tweet from 3 April 2022 that compared the value of the full state pension with the attendance allowance for members of the House of Lords. We frequently check claims about both these figures o
Snopes→ About 6M Californians Ordered to Cut Water Use Amid Drought
The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency.
Snopes→ INFLATION QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge of a Century of Changing Prices
How much did a dozen eggs cost back in 1922? When was sugar at its cheapest?
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking a super PAC attack on Dr. Oz over defunding police, Obamacare, COVID-19, immigration
A super PAC launched a wide-ranging and misleading ad about key stances held by Dr. Mehmet Oz. We tackled each point, one by one.
PolitiFact→ Pennsylvania Conservative Fund – Attack on Senate hopeful Oz is wrong that he was spokesman for group that wanted to defund police
Mehmet Oz “was a spokesman for a group who wanted to defund the police.”
Full Fact→ Was Rishi Sunak’s in-laws’ company a ‘beneficiary’ of a UK-India trade deal?
A post on Facebook claims that when the UK government did a £1 billion trade deal with India the main beneficiary was Infosys, the company “owned by Rishi Sunak’s wife and family”. In May 2021, the government announced £1
Snopes→ In NYC, Ads for Jobs Will Have to Say What They Pay
Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice. Location: New York City.
AllSides→ Biden’s Deficit Spin
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/bidens-deficit-spin/ In recent speeches, President Joe Biden has been
Snopes→ Survivors Unite to Deliver Message on Holocaust Remembrance
Holocaust survivors across the world have united to deliver a message on the dangers of unchecked hate and the importance of remembrance at a time of rising global antisemitism.
Poynter→ What a database of fact checks about the war in Ukraine can teach us about misinformation
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. Ukraine Facts, an initiative that gathered fact checks […] Th
Full Fact→ Picture of Icelandic lake has been edited
A photo on Facebook claims to show the Kerid volcanic crater lake in Iceland. But the picture has been edited. The lake is real, but doesn’t actually look like a giant eye with colouring resembling a pupil and iris. Genuine photos show the lake i
Snopes→ Moderna Seeks to Be 1st with COVID Shots for Littlest Kids
Moderna asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6.
Logically→ This video shows a western military train sent to assist Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion.
A video from 2017 that shows a derailed train in Russia is misattributed to the current Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ The image from a video shows Uttar Pradesh police beating people offering prayers on the street.
An old video from Madhya Pradesh in 2021 purports to show police thrashing people offering prayers on the street in Uttar Pradesh.
Logically→ A viral video shows the Moon at the North Pole eclipsing the sun.
The viral video does not show a giant Moon eclipsing the sun at the North Pole, as it is a special effects video created by an artist.
Poynter→ Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a look back at yellow journalism’s role in the Spanish-American War
Scroll through social media feeds today and you can expect to be bombarded with dubious claims about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Many were created by or on behalf of Russia, […] The post Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a look back at yellow j
Logically→ Marine Le Pen’s ballot papers were deliberately spoiled to rig the 2022 presidential election in France.
It is expected that some ballot papers will have printing errors, tears, or rips. Voters are advised to get fresh ballot papers from polling stations.
Logically→ A widely shared image shows a Syrian boy sleeping between his parents’ graves.
The photo was taken as part of a project by Saudi Arabian photographer Abdul Aziz Al-Otaibi with his nephew. The stone mounds are not graves.
Washington Post→ McCarthy’s false claim that Garland called parents ‘terrorists’
In recent weeks, the Republican leader has repeatedly put words in the mouth of the attorney general.
Snopes→ Did a ‘California Teacher’ Pen a Viral Post About Immigration?
A more than decade-old screed about immigration reemerged on Facebook in 2022.
Snopes→ Was Bill Clinton Photographed with Epstein and Maxwell at the White House?
We turned to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum to learn more.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hawaii Is NOT ‘Importing 174 Saltwater Crocodiles From Australia’ To Kill Off Sharks
Did the government of Hawaii announce that it is "importing 174 adult saltwater crocodiles from Australia" to reduce the number of shark attacks? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keto Diet Does NOT Alleviate ‘The Issue’ With The Spike Protein In COVID-19 Vaccine — There Is No Issue
Does a keto diet alleviate "the issue" with the spike protein in the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The spike protein in the COVID shot is not something to avoid. It's a desirable thing. An infectious disease expert from the Unive
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Frankincense Treats Cancer — Found To Kill Cancer Cells In Lab But More Research Needed
Does frankincense oil treat cancer? No, there's no evidence to support that: While some lab studies have shown that frankincense oil will cause cell suicide in cancer cells, there is no evidence that it can treat cancer in a human body. A
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Bill Gates wasn’t suspended from Twitter following Elon Musk deal
Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this photo of intact windows in Bucha doesn’t prove the war in Ukraine is a hoax
Photo of unbroken windows proves war in Ukraine is fake.
PolitiFact→ Ohio Senate primary to test Donald Trump’s sway with voters
In a crowded Republican Ohio US Senate primary, Trump has picked J.D. Vance. The May 3 primary will reveal his sway with voters. See our fact-checks.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Deficit Spin
In recent speeches, President Joe Biden has been misleadingly taking credit for cutting federal deficits by historic amounts, though most of the reduction in deficits is the result of expiring emergency pandemic spending. Deficits fell between fiscal y