The light display was during an anti-war protest.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post uses edited images of Ukrainian farmers towing Russian weaponry
Photos show “Ukrainian farmers are slowly starting to build their own army.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Credit Bureaus to Strip 70% of Unpaid Medical Debt’
On March 18 2022, a “big if true” CNBC headline suggesting that credit bureaus were planning to remove medical debts from consumer credit reports made the rounds on social media: US Credit Bureaus to strip 70% of unpaid medical d
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Clickbait headline about Vladimir Putin’s supposed assassination is wrong
Russian President Vladimir Putin “was assassinated.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Vatican City Demon’ Video Is NOT Real — It’s An Animation Featuring Cathedral In Grenada, Nicaragua
Did a video capture a demonic winged figure climbing to the top of a cathedral dome in Vatican City and flying away? No, that's not true: This is a computer generated animation that blends an animated demon figure with real footage of the
Snopes→ Jackson Pledges to Decide Cases ‘Without Fear or Favor’
Ketanji Jackson, 51, addressed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of her first day of U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians?
Russian officials have repeatedly claimed their forces are not targeting or harming Ukrainian civilians. News reports documenting attacks in Ukraine show otherwise. Russian attacks have hit health care facilities and residential buildings.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CA Did NOT Ask Electric Vehicle Owners To Avoid Charging Their Cars
Did California ask electric vehicle owners to avoid charging their cars during a strain on the power grid? Not really: Although the California Independent System Operator (ISO) has encouraged consumers to adjust their electricity usage du
Snopes→ Is ‘the Truth’ About Barron Trump ‘No Secret Anymore’?
We looked at a misleading online ad that appeared to promise a big reveal about Barron Trump, the Trump family's youngest son.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Boeing 737 Crash In China In March 2022 — It’s A Clip From Simulation Video Of 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Does a video show the last moment recorded on the Boeing 737 that crashed in China? No, that's not true: The harrowing video is not from a March 21, 2022, crash in China but is from a simulation video of an Ethiopian Airlines crash in 201
Truth or Fiction?→ Holocaust Survivor Boris Romantschenko Killed in Russian Attack on Ukraine
On March 21 2022, popular posts on Imgur and elsewhere referenced the death of 96-year-old Boris Romantschenko, a Holocaust survivor, in Charkiv, Ukraine: KZ Survivor Boris Romantschenko was killed in Charkiw In the above post (“KZ Survivor B
Snopes→ Was Indiana Egg Farmer Taken to Hospital With Live Chicken in Rectum?
Some satire sites appear to be obsessed with rectums.
Full Fact→ Video of underground tunnel isn’t a secret UK military site
A video on Facebook, viewed over 400,000 times, shows a group of people setting off an alarm in what appears to be an underground tunnel. The caption says: “UK Area 51! What are they hiding down here!!” This is a reference to a secret
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: Gas prices, the war in Ukraine, and more
Twitter: Reader comments on gas prices, false claims about bioweapon labs in Ukraine, Putin as a war criminal, and more.
Snopes→ Ukraine Rejects Russian Demand for Surrender in Mariupol
Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down their arms and raise white flags in exchange for safe passage out of the besieged port city.
Snopes→ Were Russian Cosmonauts Seen Wearing Ukrainian Colors?
The photograph is real, but was it a political statement?
Full Fact→ Video doesn’t show Ukrainian president and his wife covering a Lionel Richie song
Videos on Facebook which falsely claim to show Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska singing a cover of Endless Love have been shared thousands of times. Some posts say that the duet, a cover of the
Logically→ Twitch streamers Mizkif and Emiru are dating.
There is no evidence of Twitch streamers Mizkif and Emiru ever dating. Currently, Emiru's relationship status is single.
PolitiFact→ What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed
What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed
Snopes→ Jergens Lotion Recalled Over Possible Bacterial Contamination
The lotion could pose a health risk to people with weakened immune systems.
PolitiFact→ In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it
In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it.
Snopes→ Did Ukrainian Farmer Steal Russian Soyuz Rocket?
The legend of the Ukrainian farmer continues to grow.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Evidence Brent Renaud Was An American Spy
By Uliana Malashenko and James Rosen Was U.S. citizen Brent Renaud, who was killed March 13 by Russian troops at a checkpoint near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, an American intelligence operative? No, it is not true. The claim was made w
Snopes→ Was Boeing 737 Plane Crash in China Captured in This Video?
Miscaptioned videos and photos often circulate in the wake of breaking news.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s claim that oil and gas companies are price gouging
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/fact-checking-bidens-claim-that-oil-and-gas-companies-are-price-gouging
Logically→ Russia fired a hypersonic missile at Ukraine.
Russia made claims that it fired a Kinzhal missile in Ukraine, but other governments and international bodies have not confirmed it.
Snopes→ Chinese Airliner Crashes with 132 Aboard in Country’s Southern Province
China Eastern online made its website have a black-and-white homepage after the crash.
Poynter→ Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed the US is ‘not so different’ from Russia on freedom of speech
Speaking on Fox News amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed that Russia and the U.S. are largely the same when it comes to […] The post Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed the US is
Logically→ U.S. state Rhode Island officially recognized the “Kashmir genocide” before the release of The Kashmir Files.
The citation provided by Rhode Island was simply to recognize the premiere of the film "The Kashmir Files."
Snopes→ Justice Thomas Hospitalized with Infection, High Court Says
Thomas, 73, has reportedly been at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., since Friday.
Health Feedback→ Health benefits of CBD gummies are unsupported by scientific evidence; Shark Tank and other TV personalities didn’t endorse them
REVIEW The legal market for cannabis is soaring in the U.S. since the 2018 Farm Bill classified hemp, a variety of the plant Cannabis sativa, as a crop and not as a drug. This market is expected to grow by 37% to reach 19.5 billion by 2025. The main
Snopes→ Were the Beatles Photographed Holding Upside-Down ‘Satanic’ Crosses?
Could it be ...... SATAN???
Snopes→ Yes, This ‘Rocking Horse Graveyard’ Is Real
Is it real? Yes. Is it creepy? Also yes.
Snopes→ Scientists Name Extinct, 10-Armed Octopus Ancestor After Biden
The practice of naming species after presidents is neither new nor uncommon.
Snopes→ Does Russia Want Alaska Back?
We all want what we can't have.
Snopes→ Did ‘The Simpsons’ Parody Joe Rogan?
Although the episode in question never mentioned Rogan by name, it did contain a podcasting Rogan look-alike.
Snopes→ No, These Shoes Weren’t Worn by Spies To Foil Spy Hunters
From the color and style of the shoes it seems they were more likely to have been a costume piece from an "Austin Powers" movie than real clandestine footwear.
Washington Post→ Josh Hawley’s misleading attack on Judge Jackson’s sentencing of child-porn offenders
With selective snips and out-of-context quotes, Hawley attacked the Supreme Court nominee.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Boycott, Keystone XL Stoppage Are NOT The Drivers Of Gas Price Hikes
Did President Joe Biden's wartime ban on Russian oil imports cause the cost of gasoline to skyrocket and would completing the XL branch of the Keystone pipeline bring prices down? No, that's not true: Oil market experts and economists say
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Did NOT Launch More Than 10,000 Air Raids On Libya In 2011 With Over 500,000 Civilian Casualties
Did NATO launch more than 10,000 air raids on Libya in 2011 with over 500,000 civilian casualties? No, that's not true: According to a NATO official, the claim is "bogus." The director of the nonprofit watchdog group Airwars says the acco