In mid-March 2022, posts about a warrant officer named Hugh Thompson and his role in the My Lai massacre circulated on social media, including a tweet describing that time period as the 50-year anniversary of that incident: Today is the 50th annivers
FactCheck.org→ Misleading ‘Defund the Police’ Attack on Dr. Oz
Dr. Mehmet Oz has been outspoken about opposing defunding the police. But an ad from a conservative super PAC misleadingly claims that the Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate was “a spokesman for a group who wanted to defund the police.” The t
Snopes→ Are Opossums ‘Nature’s Pest Control’ and ‘Clean-up Crew’?
Unsung hero or overhyped nuisance? You decide.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Fact-checking false claims that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine labels hid safety information
The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report.
Snopes→ Did Ben Shapiro Tweet About a ‘Hot’ and ‘Beautiful’ Sister?
We looked for the origins of two supposed tweets where the conservative commentator mentioned his sister's appearance.
Logically→ At least 35 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on a base in Lviv, western Ukraine.
The head of Lviv Regional State Administration confirmed that at least 35 people were killed due to a Russian missile attack on the Lviv region.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a GOP Senator Say the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Have ‘Weighed In’ on Interracial Marriage?
Right-wing Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana (R) quickly backtracked on March 22 2022 after offering interracial marriage as an example of issues that the Supreme Court, in his opinion, should leave up for individual states to decide. Braun made the remark to
Snopes→ Moderna Says Its Low-Dose COVID Shots Work for Kids Under 6
The company also is seeking to have larger doses cleared for older children and teens in the U.S.
Snopes→ Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies
Former president Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration.
PolitiFact→ ‘Don’t say gay’ vs. ‘parental rights': Fact-checking claims about Florida’s HB 1557
Florida’s HB 1557 bars classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms and restricts discussion of such topics in higher grade levels.
Truth or Fiction?→ Home Depot ‘Privilege’ Document
On March 22 2022, the Twitter account @libsoftiktok shared a purported Home Depot “privilege” worksheet, assumed by readers to be an internal training document for employees of the home improvement chain: Home Depot has gone woke pic.twit
Snopes→ NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian Troops Dead in Ukraine
By way of comparison, Moscow lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan over 10 years.
Full Fact→ Waitrose is not offering anyone who shares a Facebook post free food
A post on Facebook with over 2,500 shares, promises to send a box full of food that is about to expire and worth over £50 to anyone who shares and comments. Although the page is called ‘Waitrose Food’, it is not affiliated with Waitro
Full Fact→ No evidence quote about photo of child in Nagasaki is true
A number of posts on Facebookto recount the story behind a famous photograph showing a boy carrying his dead brother on his back, in the wake of the bombing of Nagasaki in in 1945. One post states: “In Japan, during the war, this boy was ca
Full Fact→ A newly released document does not reveal ‘side effects’ of the Pfizer vaccine
Several widely shared and viewed posts on Facebook and Instagram have falsely claimed that a newly published document shows a list of “side effects” from Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. This is not true. The document, which was produced by
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this video doesn’t show the China Eastern Airlines plane before it crashed
Video shows the final moments aboard China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 before it crashed.
Snopes→ Does Home Depot Use ‘Unpacking Privilege’ Worksheet in Employee Training?
The word "privilege" refers to social benefits or advantages experienced by some members of society and not others.
Logically→ This video shows a Boeing 737 crashing in southern China.
A simulation video of an Ethiopian plane crash from 2019 has been misattributed to the Boeing 737 crash in China that happened in March 2022.
Logically→ Ukraine’s health minister Viktor Liashko is an American.
Viktor Liashko is a Ukrainian citizen by birth. Claims stating otherwise are intended to discredit the Ukrainian administration.
Snopes→ Is the Door from ‘Titanic’ on Display at Disney Springs?
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."