TV host: "Okay, biggest movie controversy of all time: Could Jack have fit on that door at the end of 'Titanic'?"
Snopes→ Was Reka Gyorgy Banned by Twitter for Criticizing Lia Thomas?
A number of misleading and false claims were circulated after Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video appears to show Kenyan soldiers, not Russians
Video shows “Russian soldiers using weapons that have been in a cupboard since Soviet times.”
AllSides→ The Facts on Judge Jackson’s Defense Work for Gitmo Detainees
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/03/the-facts-on-judge-jacksons-defense-work-for-gitmo-detainees/ In the
Logically→ The renowned former Canadian Armed Forces sniper known as ‘Wali’ has been killed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Wali has confirmed that he is in fact alive and well.
Snopes→ ‘Kill More’: Facebook Fails to Detect Hate Against Rohingya
Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behavior was found to have played a determining role in the genocide against them.
Snopes→ Taliban Cancels Girls’ Higher Education Despite Pledges
The unexpected decision came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan.
Snopes→ Tornado Rips Through New Orleans and Its Suburbs, Killing 1
A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in an area of Louisiana pummeled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago.
Poynter→ There is no evidence that Putin invaded Ukraine to ‘crush child traffickers’
According to one narrative being shared on social media, Russia has a noble aim for its war against Ukraine: to end child trafficking there. “Putin vows to ‘crush’ child traffickers […] The post There is no evidence that Putin invaded U
Washington Post→ Debra Meadows appears to have filed three false voter forms
The former White House chief of staff is under investigation, but his wife's actions in the 2020 election have received less scrutiny.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Of Ukrainian Forces Using Civilians As Human Shields In Mariupol
By Uliana Malashenko Is it true that Ukrainian forces used the people of Mariupol as a human shield to blame Russia for civilian casualties on March 21, 2022? No, that's not true. The claim was made without photographic, eyewitness or doc
Logically→ The Ukrainian president’s chief policy adviser, Sergey Sheffey, is a comedy writer.
There is no person named Sergey Sheffey in the administration, nor is there a post of chief policy advisor to the Ukrainian president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oldest Man, ‘William Chester’ And ‘McNulty Syndrome’ Are NOT Real — Video Shows Age-Enhanced Actor Charlton Heston
Did a man named William Chester, who was born in 1744, live for 235 years with "McNulty Syndrome," which caused his body to age slower? No, that's not true: This video is made with digitally altered images and footage of actor Charlton He
Snopes→ Is Nestle Still Operating in Russia?
The world’s largest food and beverage company came under fire after dozens of governments and private organizations publicly sanctioned Russia.
Snopes→ Are Costco Rotisserie Chickens Being Discontinued?
We looked into a rumor that hinted at Costco planning to remove its rotisserie chicken product from store shelves.
PolitiFact→ Alabama's Future – Attack on Trump-backed Mo Brooks distorts his votes on ISIS
Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight."
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Judge Jackson’s Defense Work for Gitmo Detainees
In the first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 21, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn echoed a party talking point, saying that Jackson used her “time and talent not to serve our nation’s vete
Snopes→ Dog Dumped at North Carolina Shelter for Being ‘Gay’ Finds Rescue
For the record, most humping behavior among dogs has nothing to do with sex.
FactCheck.org→ Video Shows Climate Protest in Austria, Not ‘Crisis Actors’ in Ukraine
Quick Take The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a barrage of false claims on social media, including posts that purport to show a video of “crisis actors” portraying dead victims of the fighting. The video used in the posts is fr
Logically→ Joe Biden just confirmed that the New World Order conspiracy theory is true.
The U.S. president did not accidentally admit to the New World Order conspiracy being true. but used the phrase in the context of geopolitics.
PolitiFact→ Marsha Blackburn – Tenn. Sen. Marsha Blackburn wrong about Ketanji Brown Jackson and critical race theory
Ketanji Brown Jackson "gave a lecture talking about critical race theory as one of the components to consider when you are making decisions on the bench."
PolitiFact→ Marsha Blackburn – Marsha Blackburn misleads about Jackson’s record on releasing criminals during the pandemic
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advocated that “each and every criminal defendant in D.C. Corrections custody should be released.”
FactCheck.org→ Marjorie Taylor Greene Parrots Russian Talking Point on Ukraine
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene parroted a Russian talking point with her claim that Ukraine is a country whose “government only exists because the Obama State Department helped to overthrow the previous regime.” Experts in foreign p
PolitiFact→ Pearson Sharp – One America News runs conspiratorial segment claiming strike on Mariupol hospital was US false flag
The Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, had “the makings of yet another false flag operation” led by the U.S.
Snopes→ Artifacts Seized from U.S. Billionaire Returned to Israel
Prosecutors announced the repatriation of $5 million worth of looted antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt to Israel.
Snopes→ ‘No Mercy’: Mariupol Bombing Compared to Nazi War Crimes
The president of Poland compared Russia’s attacks on Ukraine to Nazi forces during World War II.
Snopes→ Did Ukraine Give Up Its Nuclear Power Through the Budapest Memorandum?
In 1994, the country agreed to take certain actions in exchange for security assurances.
Snopes→ Snopes Tips: A Guide To Performing Reverse Image Searches
Knowing how to perform a reverse image search is vital for social media users.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The Biden administration is trying to buy less lithium from China, not more
Biden "wants to buy lithium from China for electric cars."
PolitiFact→ Wisconsin Initiative – Claim that Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together on tax cut doesn’t tell full story
“Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This ‘Witness’ Account Of Theater Shelter Bombing Does NOT Match Mariupol’s Geography
Did this woman witness a detonation or bomb attack that destroyed a theater where children were sheltering in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on March 16, 2022? No, that's not true: Her path from a sports complex shelter to the evacuation
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the word ‘alcohol’ didn’t come from the Arabic term for ‘body-eating spirit’
The word "alcohol" derives from the Arabic term for "body-eating spirit"
Snopes→ Don’t Donate to Ukraine Through This Facebook Crypto Scam
Facebook ads on a page designed to resemble Crypto.com used the war in Ukraine to try to scam users out of donations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Farmed Salmon Is NOT Dyed Or Poisonous
Is farmed salmon poison? And is the "grey" meat of a farmed salmon dyed with artificial colors that can make people blind? No, that's not true: Salmon flesh is not gray like a battleship. Ingested and metabolized carotenoids, regardless i
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A single-day gasoline boycott isn’t a silver bullet solution to rising gas prices
“In April 1997, there was a ‘gas out’ conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.”
Snopes→ ‘West Side Story’ Star Rachel Zegler Not Invited to Oscars
The star of the movie musical will not be among those attending the ceremony.
Full Fact→ The price of fuel is quite closely connected to the price of oil
A post on Facebook shares a table showing the price of crude oil compared to the price of fuel at the pump in the UK, claiming the “pump price is not connected to crude price”. However, there’s one big issue with the figures in the ta
Full Fact→ Picture of Putin popping Ukraine balloon isn’t a Banksy
A post on Facebook falsely claims that a set of two pictures of Russian president Vladimir Putin—one in which he is seen holding a pin to a balloon in Ukrainian colours, and another which shows him exploding—were created by the elusive stre
Snopes→ Fungus-Ravaged Bat Proposed for Endangered Species Listing
Federal officials proposed designating the northern long-eared bat, once common but ravaged by a deadly fungus, as an endangered species.
Truth or Fiction?→ Netflix ‘Love is Sharing a Password’ Tweet
On March 22 2022, a purported Twitter screenshot was shared on Imgur and elsewhere, quoting a tweet by Netflix — “Love is sharing a password”: The post was titled “Keeping this here for when they eventually delete their tweet