Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, made a series of false claims about the 2020 election in texts to Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Zelensky’s shirt bears emblem of Ukraine armed forces, not Nazi cross
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wore a Nazi cross symbol.
Snopes→ Experts Worry About How US Will See Next COVID Surge Coming
Scientists acknowledge that the wide availability of vaccines and treatments puts the nation in a better place than when the pandemic began.
PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – Yes, Evers gave COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood — but it’s not being used to fund abortions
Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘1970 and 2022 Are as Far Apart as 1970 and 1918 … I’m Just Going to Need a Minute’
In early 2022, social media posts claiming “1970 and 2022 are as far apart as 1970 and 1918” circulated on Facebook and Twitter. Typically, the posts appeared as status update images, and variations read: “I was just reminded that 197
Snopes→ Did Biden Say to US Troops About Ukraine: ‘You’re Gonna See When You’re There’?
The Kyiv Independent referred to U.S. President Joe Biden's choice of words in front of U.S. troops in Poland as an "apparent gaffe."
Snopes→ Was a Giant Snake Skeleton Found on Google Maps?
Titanoboa was "the largest snake that ever lived" at a length of "about 42 feet (13 meters) long," according to paleontologist Alex Hastings.
Logically→ Pelicans shove their spines through their mouths to cool down.
Pelicans cannot push out their internal parts, but the pouch under the beak stretches over the neck, which appears as if the spine is coming out.
Full Fact→ Fake Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe photo makes it look like husband and daughter aren’t smiling
A photo purporting to show Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her husband and daughter is being shared on Twitter and Facebook, with a caption along the lines of “What a lovely picture of Richard and Gabriella thrilled to have Nazanin back home&rdquo
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘NASA Has Outdone Themselves, This Is an Image of the Entire Observable Universe’
On March 19 2022, a Facebook user shared what looked like a cropped Twitter screenshot, depicting a purported NASA image of the “entire observable universe”: Text on the “night mode” screenshot read: NASA has outdone themselves
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is White House Foliage Proof Biden Faked a Photo?
(Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images)Viral social media posts claim that President Joe Biden shared a fake photo of himself boarding Marine One on his way to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Brussels. The supposed proof for this
Full Fact→ Ukraine is not enacting the ‘Great Reset’ with an app
A post on Facebook claims: “Ukraine just silently announced it's the first country to implement the WEF's 'Great Reset’ by setting up a Social Credit Application combining Universal Basic Income (UBI), a Digital Identity & a Vaccine Pas
Full Fact→ Video doesn’t show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together after invasion
A video on Facebook claims to show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together, with the caption urging people not to “buy into the drama that is being propagated by the media”, falsely indicating that this is a recent video following t
Full Fact→ The House of Lords’ daily allowance is about what Universal Credit pays in a month—but peers don’t get it every day
A number of Facebook posts, and a widely shared tweet, have compared monthly Universal Credit payments with daily allowances in the House of Lords. The posts and the tweet all said: “In April a member of the House of Lords (inc Lord Lebedev) will
Snopes→ Did the UN Tweet This About Gender Equality?
Data suggests that no nation has achieved full gender equality.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Two Claims About Vaccines by Marjorie Taylor Greene
(Photograph by Win McNamee/Getty Images.)On March 17, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made comments on the House floor in response to the possibility, according to Greene, that Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Full Fact→ US military deaths didn’t increase by 1,100% last year
A TikTok clip posted to Instagram falsely claims that official data shows the number of deaths among US military personnel rose by 1,100% in the first 10 months in 2021. While the people in the clip, which features US right-wing pastor Rick Wiles
FactCheck.org→ American Bridge 21st Century/AB PAC
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2020 total spending: $84.7 million American Bridge 21st Century is a liberal super PAC that conducts opposition research to aid Democratic candidates and organizations. The group changed its name to AB PAC in No
Full Fact→ List of MPs’ crimes isn’t true
A list claiming to describe the crimes of MPs is being widely shared on Facebook at the moment, after being originally posted in 2019. It isn’t true. The list, which originated in the US more than 20 years ago, and which we have written about bef
Snopes→ Did Marie Antoinette Say, ‘I Wasn’t Raised, I Was Built’?
Her supposed callous remark to the starving masses about eating cake wasn't the only controversial remark attributed to her.
FactCheck.org→ House Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2020 total spending: $160.2 million The House Majority PAC was founded in April 2011 by Alixandria Lapp, a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official. Her husband, Democratic consultant John Lapp, has le
Snopes→ Ukraine Says 300 Died in Theater Attack, Hunger Grips Cities
In a vain attempt to protect the hundreds of people taking cover inside the theater, “CHILDREN” in Russian had been printed in huge white letters on the ground in two places outside the grand, columned building to make it visible from the air.
Full Fact→ A video of a failed grenade launcher does not show Russian army
A video on Facebook showing soldiers unsuccessfully discharging a rocket propelled grenade launcher, has the caption: “Russian soldiers using weapons that have been in a cupboard since soviet times”. It’s been viewed over 2.4 million
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Supposed CNN tweet about hotel is altered
CNN tweeted a picture of a Serbian resort and said it was in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Man Touts Electric Unicycle As Answer to High Gas Prices
A Massachusetts man says he has the answer for those singing the blues about stratospheric gas prices.
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise joins Istanbul Bilgi University in Turkey to launch a free digital media literacy program
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 25, 2022) – MediaWise, the digital media literacy initiative of the nonprofit Poynter Institute, has developed a new microlearning course that teaches Turkish citizens how to […] The post Poynter’s MediaWise jo
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Ketanji Brown Jackson Want to Release Inmates During the Pandemic?
(Photograph by Jabin Botsford/Washington Post/Getty Images.)During Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing this week, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn claimed Jackson “consistently called for greater freedom for har
Snopes→ EU Agrees on New Digital Rules to Rein in Big Tech Dominance
The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on big tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to rein in online “gatekeepers" such as Google and Facebook parent Meta.
Logically→ This video shows Ukrainians kneeling on the sidewalk as a vehicle transports a crucifix from a cathedral in Kyiv amid Russia’s invasion.
A 2015 video of a funeral procession for a Ukrainian soldier has been miscaptioned to fit the current narrative of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ Four AI robots have killed 29 scientists in Japan.
These alleged deaths were claimed by a journalist known to spread conspiracy theories. No credible source has officially reported this story.
Logically→ A video shows a supposedly dead person in a body bag smoking a cigarette in Ukraine.
A 2020 video from the set of a music video filmed in Russia is falsely claimed to be from the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry Found Guilty in Campaign Probe
U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire.
Full Fact→ Video of someone smoking in a body bag was taken on set of a music video
A video on Facebook appears to show a number of bodies in body bags, and a person in one of the bags smoking a cigarette. The video’s audio says: “Dead bodies in Ukraine smoking cigarette”. Text over the video says “Sky news and
Poynter→ How news coverage of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings compare to Brett Kavanaugh’s
On March 23, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sat before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of her confirmation hearing for a spot on the U.S. Supreme […] The post How news coverage of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmatio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Sniper Wali Was NOT Killed In Ukraine — He Continues Giving Video Interviews To Reporters Who Know Him
Is it true that a Canadian sniper who calls himself Wali was killed in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol before March 23, 2022? No, that's not true: The person who runs the online application portal for Canadians volunteering t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Existence Of Reptilian Aliens Underground NOT Confirmed By Retired Romanian General
Was the existence of reptilian aliens living in underground bases confirmed by retired Romanian Gen. Emil Strainu? No, that's not true: Contrary to its headline, this article does not mention underground bases, and there is no evidence pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Russian 16-Year-Old Was Fatally Beaten By Ukrainians in Germany
Did a Russian teenage volunteer die in Germany after being beaten by Ukrainian refugees on March 20, 2022? No, that's not true: German police said no complaint or report of such a killing has been received. The person narrating the video
FactCheck.org→ Judge Jackson and Critical Race Theory
The issue of critical race theory has been raised repeatedly in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, specifically her passing mention of it in a 2015 speech on federal criminal sentencing. On the second day of the he
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Karen’ Confronting Drivers Is NOT Serious — She’s Acting
Does a video show a serious interaction between a "Karen" who threatens to call the police on two men trying to tell her that a gas pump is attached to her car's gas tank? No, that's not true: The Facebook page of the video's featured cre
Truth or Fiction?→ Applebee’s Gas Prices Email
On March 23 2022, Twitter user Rob Gill (@vote4robgill) shared images of a purported internal Applebee’s “gas prices” email — which included commentary about a spike in gas prices enabling Applebee’s management to sharply