Clinton was more amused than troubled, apparently.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Bottled Water Is ‘Not Good For You’
Is bottled water harmful? No, that's not true: A 25-second video that attempts to show "a dirty secret that alkaline water companies don't want you to know" doesn't show anything beyond a liquid and other substances being dumped into a gl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Footage of Ukrainian War Is NOT From 2022, It’s From August 2014
Does a video on social media show "leaked footage of heavy war between Russia vs. Ukraine" in 2022? No, that's not true: There is a compilation of Ukrainian footage in the post, but it's from August 2014. The claim appeared in a Facebook
Snopes→ Did Biden Say, ‘Putin Decides He’s Gonna Invade Russia’?
Viral video clips purportedly showed U.S. President Joe Biden mistaking Russia and Ukraine when speaking about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are COVID-19 Vaccines Causing More Strokes in Young People?
(Photo by JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)Following the publication of an article from National Public Radio about an increase in stroke rates among young people, anti-vaccine figures on social media were quick to raise speculation about
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukrainian boxing star auctioned Olympic gold medal in 2012, long before Russia’s war in Ukraine
“Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?
“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”
Logically→ Photos circulated on social media show Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh joining the war to support Ukraine against Russia.
Pictures of Volodymyr Zelenskyy from 2021 have been doctored, with Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh's faces added to push an inaccurate narrative.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Russia Reportedly Asked North Korea for Help with Its Failing Invasion,’ North Korea Said Russia Was ‘Too Insane for Us’
On March 16 2022, an Imgur screenshot of a tweet by @XSovietNews suggested that a British tabloid (specifically, The Mirror) wrote an entire news story about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine based solely on a single satirical post to social media:
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Congressional Pay
(Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Viral social media posts claim that members of Congress have raised their pay by 21 percent in passing a recent bill.Christine Petrasso @ChristinePFarmsSo, anyone else pissed that congress gave themselves a 21
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: The Mariupol Maternity Ward Airstrike was not Staged
(Maxar Technologies)On March 10, a Russian airstrike hit a Ukrainian maternity hospital in Mariupol. At the time, per the Associated Press, Ukrainian officials reported the attack wounded 17 people. Earlier this week, Mariana Vishegirskaya, one of the
Poynter→ How memes are used to spread misinformation
Memes can be fun ways to comment on current events or pop culture. They also build a sense of community on social media. Unfortunately, memes have also become a sneaky […] The post How memes are used to spread misinformation appeared first on Poy
Snopes→ Bad Deepfake of Zelenskyy Shared on Ukraine News Site in Reported Hack
One way to tell that this video is fake is that the size of Zelenskyy's head is disproportionate to that of his body.
PolitiFact→ Tom Suozzi – Tom Suozzi offers oversimplified critique of Manhattan DA’s prosecution policy
“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”
Full Fact→ Is sharing photographs of prisoners of war banned by the Geneva Convention?
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, we’ve seen many images of Russian prisoners of war being shared on social media, and published by the media, including the Daily Mail, the Express, the Mirror, the Telegraph and the Times. We&
Lead Stories→ Several Red Flags Raised Over New Russian ‘Fact Checking’ Site WarOnFakes.com
Is the new Russian website "War on Fakes" a real and reliable fact checking website run by "experts and journalists"? We have questions. The site appeared to spring up almost overnight in early March 2022 in the wake of the Russian invasi
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Victims of Hospital Bombed in Mariupol
Quick Take Russian planes bombed a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, killing three people and injuring at least 17, including two pregnant women seen in photos shared around the world. Social media posts falsely claimed one woman “posed&
Snopes→ 2022 Midterms: Different Types of Primary Elections, Explained
Whether you must choose a political party to participate in the primary election season depends on where you live.
Logically→ U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris laughed at a question about Ukrainian refugees in a press conference.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Polish President Andrzej Duda laughed at the confusion over who should a press question first.
Snopes→ 7.3 Magnitude Quake Hits North Japan, Tsunami Alert Issued
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.
PolitiFact→ Tyler Kistner – Claims that Biden is ‘secretly’ flying immigrants into U.S. cities ignore key facts
Joe Biden "has been secretly flying illegal immigrants into communities across the country in the middle of the night."
Snopes→ How Trump is Carving His Name Into the 2022 GOP Primaries
From the sidelines, the former president is pulling strings and serving up revenge.
Snopes→ Is This Tractor Towing a Russian Jet Captured in Ukraine?
Ukrainian farmers have been filmed towing all sorts of abandoned military gear with their tractors.
Snopes→ State-by-State Breakdown: U.S. 2022 Primary Election Dates
Texas kicked off the primary election season on March 1. About a dozen states will follow suit in May.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – American megachurches are offering support to Ukraine, despite claims on social media
“We haven’t seen a single American megachurch offer anything to help Ukrainians.”
Snopes→ Zelenskyy Tells US Congress, ‘We Need You Right Now’
Zelenskyy has used his campaign to implore allied leaders to “close the sky” to prevent the Russian airstrikes that are devastating his country.
Logically→ Images show African students assaulted in Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
Images of wounded people in temporary camps for asylum seekers in Melilla have been falsely attributed to violence enacted by Ukrainian forces.
Full Fact→ Edited image falsely claims to show Ukrainian tractor pulling Russian rocket
A photo purportedly showing a Ukrainian tractor pulling a trailer carrying a Russian rocket has been shared on Facebook by a group called ‘Farmers Against Misinformation’. The post is an edited image of a Soyuz space rocket from 2018, not a
Logically→ The New York Stock Exchange displayed a message stating “Modi wins landslide election victory in India’s biggest state.”
The viral picture is from 2017, and the message was run on the Thomson Reuters building in London, not on the New York Stock Exchange.
Poynter→ Could a Russian strike on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war?
So far, the military conflict following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has remained within the borders of Ukraine. But it may not stay there — and if not, there’s a chance […] The post Could a Russian strike on Poland trigger Article 5 and br
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Was NOT Sentenced To Death At Guantanamo Bay
Was Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor sentenced to death at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Sotomayor has been arrested or sentenced to death as of March 15, 2022, as claimed in an online article. Also,
FactCheck.org→ TV Ad Features Cherry-Picked Comments from Rep. Ted Budd About Putin
In late February, Republican Rep. Ted Budd described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “erratic,” a “thug” and “intelligent.” He also said Putin has “strategic reasons” for wanting to “protectR
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Ukraine Press Release About Joe Biden’ Video Is NOT New — It Is From 2020
Does a video show a Ukrainian press conference about President Joe Biden amid Russia's invasion of the country? No, that's not true: The video is from 2020 and includes footage of a press conference with a Ukrainian lawmaker who has been
Snopes→ Scam Alert: ‘Welcome to CarShield’ Auto Insurance Emails
Readers should avoid clicking any links in messages like these that don't come from official company email addresses.
Snopes→ Two Journalists Working for Fox News Killed in Ukraine
Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova were killed in Horenka.
PolitiFact→ Pat McCrory – McCrory misrepresents Budd comments on Russia
“While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
Snopes→ The Big Sneeze: Climate Change to Make Pollen Season Nastier
Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but you ain’t sneezed nothing yet.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Congress Members Did NOT Receive 21% Pay Raise
Did congressional members receive a 21% pay raise? No, that's not true: An appropriations bill that became law in March 2022 only included a provision to raise the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) in the House of Representatives
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Mark Twain Say ‘The Truth Has No Defense Against a Fool Determined to Believe a Lie’?
On March 15 2022, an Imgur user shared a quote meme suggesting that American author Mark Twain once said that “the truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie”: On the meme, an illustration of Twain was accompanied by
PolitiFact→ Michael Gableman – Courts have repeatedly upheld grants Gableman says amount to 'massive election bribery'
Five Wisconsin cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg, which amounted to "a wave of massive election bribery."