With a Supreme Court confirmation fight looming, conservative groups that do not disclose donors are attacking liberal groups for using the same tactic.
Snopes→ Father Mourns Son After Shelling on Ukraine Soccer Field
The man, identified only as Serhii, enters the room and finds his 16-year-old son, Iliya, is still and draped by a blood-stained sheet.
Snopes→ Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant on Fire After Shelling
Plant spokesman Andriy Tuz told Ukrainian television that Russian shells were falling directly on the Zaporizhzhia plant.
Poynter→ Twitter’s Birdwatch takes off for a test flight
When Russia invaded Ukraine last week, misinformation immediately went viral. While signatories of the International Fact-Checking Network verified images and videos depicting the war in a global database, citizen fact-checkers […] The post Twitt
Snopes→ Ex-Officer Cleared in Shooting During Breonna Taylor Raid
A former Kentucky police officer was found not guilty Thursday on charges he endangered neighbors the night he fired into Breonna Taylor's apartment during a botched drug raid that resulted in Taylor's death.
Truth or Fiction?→ Russia Purportedly Planned ‘Public Executions’ in Ukraine
In early March 2022, as wild rumors, lies, half-truths, and weaponized disinformation campaigns lit up social media amid Russia’s war against Ukraine, posts began to appear referencing leaked Russian plans for “public executions” the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Neither Zelenskyy NOR Putin Threatened To Send Troops To Ghana’s Border In Response To ‘Jokes’ About Russia-Ukraine War
Did the Ukrainian president threaten to send troops to Ghana's border for alleged "jokes" about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war? No, that's not true: Not only does Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not appear in the video used to pur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Mixing Cinnamon And Honey Can ‘Cure Arthritis, Cancer, Gallbladder, Cholesterol And 10 Other Diseases’
Does mixing cinnamon and honey "cure arthritis, cancer, gallbladder, cholesterol, and 10 other diseases"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Lead Stories that this claim is "not authorized
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Panther Of Kharkiv’ Is NOT A Real Military Working Cat
Is this a picture of a cat, Mikael, "The panther of Kharkiv," trained by the Ukrainian army to spot Russian sniper laser dots and to signal where the sniper is? No, that's not true: While this cat may enjoy chasing a red dot, there is no
PolitiFact→ Mike Gibbons – Fact-checking whether Biden’s Russia sanctions over Ukraine didn’t start for 30 days, had loopholes
Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”
Snopes→ Bounty on Putin? Russian Businessman Puts Up $1M for Putin’s Arrest
While the initial posting of this bounty featured a "Dead or Alive" poster, it has since been removed from the post.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukrainian president is not on the frontline with military
Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.”
Snopes→ ‘Seinfeld’ Writer Shares Secret from ‘Kiss Hello’ Episode
"The Kiss Hello" aired in 1995 during "Seinfeld's" sixth season.
Snopes→ Kyiv Shrines, Memorials with Powerful Symbolic Value at Risk
Kyiv, bracing for a potentially catastrophic Russian attack, is the spiritual heart of Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Document Does NOT List Thousands Of Side Effects From COVID Vaccine — It’s Required List Of Potential Side Effects
Does a Pfizer document list thousands of side effects from its COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The nine pages of potential side effects are part of a government-required adverse event (AE) report prepared by the pharmaceutical comp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Tell Trump That Russian ‘Spetznas’ Liberated Child Trafficking Victims In Ukraine
Did Russian "spetznas" liberate child trafficking victims in Ukraine and did Russian President Vladimir Putin tell former President Donald Trump about this during a recent phone call? No, that's not true: "This is fake," Trump's spokesper
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden exaggerates trips to Iraq, Afghanistan in State of the Union address
“I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.”
Snopes→ Were Africans, Other Foreigners Facing Discrimination While Escaping Ukraine?
Eyewitnesses told Snopes about tense scenes at train stations and the Ukrainian-Polish border crossing.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Misleading post links unemployment benefits and reduced tax refunds
The IRS is taking money away from people who received unemployment benefits.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Is NOT A Before/After Of Kyiv’s Independence Square Since Russian Invasion
Does a split image of Independence Square in Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv accurately compare the condition of the area before and after Russia invaded the country on February 24, 2022, and tried to seize the city? No, that's not true: T
Snopes→ Are Lukoil Gas Stations ‘Russian Owned’?
Americans outraged by Russia's invasion of Ukraine called for a boycott of Lukoil gas stations in the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: An Alleged Tweet From Paul Gosar Is a Fake
(Photograph by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.)An alleged tweet from Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar has gone viral on Reddit and Twitter, with the tweet supposedly showing Gosar admit basically everyone in his life thinks he’s an idiot:Ari Krauss @AriKrau
Snopes→ Did Adolf Hitler Say ‘Our Movement Is Christian’?
The quote in a viral meme with the Nazi leader's picture read: "We tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity. Our movement is Christian."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN clip on Russia’s ‘military moves in America’s backyard’ ran in 2018, not during Ukraine invasion
A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Republican Candidate Booed by University of North Texas Students
On March 3 2022, a video apparently showing Texas House candidate Jeff Younger (R) getting booed by a university classroom full of students spread virally on Twitter: Anti-trans Texas House candidate Jeff Younger came to the University of North Texas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT A 163-Year-Old Black Man — This Is A Thai Monk Who Is 109
Is the person in this video a 163-year-old Black man who is the oldest man in the world? No, that's not true: The man seen in this video is a 109-year-old monk from Thailand. He gained attention when his granddaughter posted video of him
Snopes→ Climate Protest Miscaptioned as War Footage
Thousands of people have already died in the first week of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Logically→ Russia’s President Putin told Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan that Gilgit-Baltistan should be part of India.
The subtitles posted in the viral video are fake. The video had no mention of Pakistan or Gilgit-Baltistan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainians Did NOT Post A Russian Tank On eBay
Did Ukrainians put a Russian tank on sale on eBay? No, that's not true: When Lead Stories searched eBay, we did not find this listing. We only found listings for books about Russian tanks and models of tanks. Also, this tank image has bee
Snopes→ Amazon Shuttering Its Physical Bookstores and 4-Star Shops
Amazon is closing all of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, as well as its 4-star shops and pop up locations, as the online retail behemoth reworks its physical footprint.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High Vaccination Rate Explains Why 9 In 10 English COVID Deaths Are Among Fully Vaccinated — Numbers Are Only Part Of The Full Story
Do fully vaccinated people account for nine in every 10 COVID-19 deaths in England? Yes, it's slightly exaggerated but true: However, simple ratio analysis based on that statistic doesn't fully tell the story. The report that these figure
Logically→ Ukraine is fighting for a New World Order.
An offhand comment by a Ukrainian MP has been taken out of context by conspiracy theorists.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FEMA added COVID-19 safety measures to nuclear explosion protocols before Russia invaded Ukraine
“NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout.”
PolitiFact→ Chuck Grassley – Border encounters up partially due to COVID-19 expulsions
"During the first 3 months of FY2022 Customs& Border Protection recorded 518k encounters w illegal immigrants at S border That’s up 137% from same point in FY2021."
Full Fact→ Lightning strike video doesn’t show war in Ukraine
A video on Facebook with over 24,000 views has the caption “Russia attack multiple cities in Ukraine and declare War [sic]”. But this video doesn’t show Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began 24 February 2022. The clip, which
PolitiFact→ 2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China
2022 candidates are using ads vowing to be tough on China, or painting their rivals as too soft on China. Some of the ads’ claims are based on weak evidence
Snopes→ Biden Plan Would Tackle Chronic Gaps in Mental Health Care
Biden's plan seeks to shrink America’s chronic gap in care between diseases of the body and those of the mind.
Logically→ An image shows children saying goodbye to Ukrainian soldiers fighting against the Russian invasion.
An image taken in 2016 falsely being linked to the prevailing situation in Ukraine. It was part of a photo album called "Children of War."
PolitiFact→ The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide
The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Announce During Russia-Ukraine Conflict That Part Of Pakistan Should Belong To India
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict to announce that part of Pakistan should belong to India? No, that's not true: The clip used to make the claim shows Putin talking about econom