Viral Facebook posts on multiple pages and profiles claimed to offer a "meal for two with drinks voucher offer for everyone!"
Snopes→ Biden Moving to Narrow Gender Pay Gap for Federal Workers
The White House is marking Equal Pay Day by taking new steps aimed at ending the gender pay gap for federal workers and contractors.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Kamala Harris Avoid a Question About Inflation?
A viral video clip appears to show Vice President Kamala Harris avoiding a question about how long Americans “should be bracing for this historic inflation and some unprecedented gas prices.”RNC Research @RNCResearchREPORTER: "How long shou
PolitiFact→ 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down
Republicans are banning Mark Zuckerberg’s charity dollars for elections. Who will pay now?
Logically→ A video shows a “bolom” found in Saint Lucia, lying on the floor in a corner.
A video of a sculpture from a Parisian art exhibit has been falsely claimed to be a creature from Caribbean folklore.
Snopes→ Police Arrest Man Suspected of Stalking, Killing Homeless
Police said they arrested a suspected gunman who has been stalking homeless men asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington D.C.
AllSides→ Joe Biden Claims He Could Not Afford Child Care as a U.S. Senator
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/11/fact-check-joe-biden-claims-he-could-not-afford-child-care-as-a-u-s-senator/
AllSides→ Did Russian Embassy in US Retweet Candace Owens ‘Russian Lives Matter’ Post?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/candace-owens-russian-lives-matter/ In mid-March 2022, a tweet report
Snopes→ 3 EU Nation Leaders to Visit Kyiv As Ukraine Refugees Top 3M
Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv as a series of strikes hit a residential neighborhood, while the leaders of three European Union countries planned a bold visit to Ukraine’s capital.
Logically→ A video shows a massive fire created by an accidental Indian missile fired into Pakistani territory.
An old video of an incident of fire in Lahore was incorrectly attributed, saying that a blaze erupted due to the missile accidentally fired by India.
Poynter→ President Biden claimed that there are 9,000 unused oil drilling permits. That’s mostly true.
President Joe Biden said that his policies have not made the U.S. less equipped to withstand the impact of the ban on Russian energy imports. He contended that the onus […] The post President Biden claimed that there are 9,000 unused oil drilling
Washington Post→ The truth about gas prices and oil production
Partisans on all sides, as is often the case, are misrepresenting the facts. Here's a guide to the issue.
Snopes→ Pete Davidson Headed to Space on Blue Origin Craft
The launch is scheduled for March 23.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Man Taunting Police Is NOT Set In Germany — It Was In France In 2019
Does this video show a December 2021 scene in Germany with a man playing the ominous "Imperial March" from "Star Wars" on a bugle as several police officers in full, dark-colored riot gear walk past him? No, that's not true: This video sh
Snopes→ Avoid This Crypto Scam on the Andy Wealth Facebook Page
This scam looked awfully familiar.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This IS Real Design For Ukrainian Stamp
Did the Ukrainian Postal Service (Ukrposhta) introduce a design for a new postage stamp with the message "Russian warship, go fuck yourself!"? Yes, that's true: According to an announcement by the postal service, an online competition wa
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Zelensky’s hospital visit video doesn’t feature combat medic who died weeks earlier
A Ukrainian combat medic who died in February was seen in a video Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted of his visit to see wounded soldiers.
Snopes→ Video Doesn’t Show Ukraine Soldiers Killing Civilians in Chechnya
The 2014 French drama film “The Search” is about Russia's invasion of Chechnya in 1999.
Snopes→ Here’s How Elon Musk Challenged Putin to ‘Single Combat’
The CEO of Tesla Motors said he was “absolutely serious.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukraine recognized downed pilot as ‘hero,’ but claims he was the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ are unsubstantiated
Deceased Ukrainian fighter pilot Col. Oleksandr Oksanchenko was the “Ghost of Kyiv.”
FactCheck.org→ Evidence Still Lacking to Support Ivermectin as Treatment for COVID-19
SciCheck Digest Randomized controlled trials haven’t found ivermectin is beneficial in treating COVID-19, although results for ongoing studies will provide a more definitive answer. Yet, a video presents two weak studies as “powerful” and “
Snopes→ US Astronaut to Ride Russian Spacecraft Home During Tensions
U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries.
Snopes→ Behind the Government-Backed ‘Send Putin to Jupiter’ Campaign
The fundraiser has received more than $2.1 million.
PolitiFact→ Could a strike by Russia on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war?
With Russian strikes coming closer than ever to Poland, it’s time to ask: How would NATO handle a strike on a member country, such as Poland?
Snopes→ Putin’s Manipulation of Language a Perfect Example of Orwellian Doublespeak
Example: He labels acts of war “peacekeeping duties.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Compilation Video Does NOT Show Only Clips From Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Does a compilation video posted on Facebook show only war footage from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: Although at least one of the clips in the video shows footage of the conflict, many are unrelated to the war in
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Soviet Flags in Texas’ Meme
On March 14 2022, an Imgur account shared the following meme, which purportedly showed “Texans” flying Soviet flags — in ostensible support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Titled “Deplorable,” the post showed five
Logically→ The picture shows an old Ukrainian man clutching onto his cat amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The image of an old man hugging his cat was taken in 2018 in Turkey, after the cat was rescued from a house fire.
Snopes→ ‘Jeopardy’ Host Mayim Bialik Targeted in Phony CBD Endorsement, False Allegations
One of the false claims was that she had endorsed CBD gummies.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Fried – Fact-checking Nikki Fried’s claim about Florida’s Medicaid funding
Florida is "49th in the nation when it comes to (Medicaid) funding” for people with disabilities.
Snopes→ Video Shows Man Stabbing 2 Workers at New York’s MOMA
Video from the Museum of Modern Art shows the moment a man leaped over a reception desk and stabbed two employees as they tried to flee.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No one can be drafted into the U.S. military without an act of Congress
The U.S. military has reinstated a draft, and women are included.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this document doesn’t show classified Ukrainian military orders to attack the Donbas region
Classified documents from Ukraine “confirm without a shadow of a doubt” that the Ukraine government was “covertly preparing an offensive operation against Donbas, scheduled for March 2022.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ukrainian Refugee Kids Arrive in Italy … You Won’t Believe What the Italian Kids Did Next’
On March 14 2022, Twitter user @BenPhillips76 shared a purported video of Ukrainian refugee children on their first day of school in Naples, Italy: Ukrainian refugee kids arrive in Italy, and start at local schools. On their first day they enter ner
Logically→ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fake.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. So far, Russia has bombarded major cities in Ukraine.
Full Fact→ Viral video does not show US paratroopers landing in Ukraine
A Facebook video viewed over seven million times shows American paratroopers, and falsely claims these are “American soldiers in Ukraine”. The footage has actually been around since at least 2016 and reportedly shows paratroopers from the 8
Snopes→ Did Russian Embassy in US Retweet Candace Owens ‘Russian Lives Matter’ Post?
The conservative commentator said it was “absolutely appalling the way Russians are being treated in America and abroad.”
Snopes→ Federal Reserve to Begin Risky Pursuit of a ‘Soft Landing’
The Federal Reserve will launch one of the most difficult tasks a central bank can attempt: Raise borrowing costs enough to slow growth and tame high inflation, but not so much as to topple the economy into recession.
Logically→ This video shows the Ghost of Kyiv engaged in an aerial battle with a Russian aircraft.
The footage is in fact drawn from a simulation made in DCS World, a well-known digital combat simulator created by Eagle Dynamics.
Full Fact→ Sajid Javid wrong on government guidance for Ukraine family visas
“[For] a Ukrainian living and working here [on a visa], you will be able to bring your family here into the UK under the extended family scheme” Sajid Javid, 14 March 2022. Health Secretary Sajid Javid claimed on the Today programme that U