The coloring agent on Nurofen ibuprofen tablets is actually black iron oxide, a widely used ingredient in medicine, food and cosmetic products.
Snopes→ Jussie Smollett Released from County Jail During Appeal
The former “Empire” actor walked out of the Cook County Jail surrounded by security.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Arizona GOP candidate Kari Lake wrongly says Jan. 6 defendants are in prison without charges
Jan. 6 defendants “are being held in prison without being charged.”
AllSides→ How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/16/joe-biden/joe-biden-blame-putin-high-gasoline-prices/
AllSides→ Fact-checking Russia’s biological weapons claims
https://www.bbc.com/news/60711705 Russia has claimed without any evidence that biological weapons are b
Snopes→ Watch: MIT’s ‘Mini Cheetah’ Robot Runs at Its Fastest Speed Recorded Yet
The four-legged robot can adapt to its environment and learn from obstacles.
Logically→ Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cried while watching the 2022 film The Kashmir Files.
The video of Adityanath crying during the Ek Diya Shaheed Ke Naam ceremony in 2017 has been misattributed as his response to The Kashmir Files.
Snopes→ St. Patrick’s Day Parades Turn Pandemic Blues Irish Green
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations across the country are back after a two-year hiatus, including the nation’s largest in New York City.
Logically→ The Royal family hosts human hunting parties.
There is no basis for the claim. Moreover, ICLCJ, the so-called governing body mentioned in the post, is non-existent.
Poynter→ Is Biden correct that the spike in gas prices is largely Putin’s fault? Mostly.
President Joe Biden recently cast blame for a spike in gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We’ve seen the price of gas go up over $1 just since he […] The post Is Biden correct that the spike in gas prices is largely Putin
Washington Post→ The bogus ‘allegation’ that Putin is funding a California environmental charity
Republicans resurrect a previously debunked claim that ties the Russian government to a California charity that donates millions to environmental groups.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Putin Ending The War Is NOT Real — It’s A ‘Deepfake’
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin announce on March 16, 2022, that Russia, having invaded Ukraine, had capitulated? No, that is not true: No credible independent or official source has reported such a statement by the Russian president
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘FGM148 Javelin … vs Russian Vehicles’ — It’s Video Game Footage
Does a video posted to Facebook show footage of a Javelin missile targeting a Russian military vehicle as of March 2022? No, that's not true: This video shows footage from the military shooter video game Arma 3. Lead Stories has previousl
FactCheck.org→ Spending Bill Includes Pay Raise for Staffers, Not Members of Congress
Quick Take President Joe Biden signed a $1.5 trillion bill that funds the federal government and provides assistance to Ukraine. Social media posts misrepresent the bill by implying Congress members gave themselves a 21% pay raise. The bill increases H
Snopes→ Does TSA Allow ‘Illegal Immigrants’ To Use Arrest Warrants as ID?
The TSA is rewarding “criminal behavior,” according to some commentators.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Battle’ Over Chukchi Sea ‘Today’ Between Russian MIG-31 Fighter And US RC-135 Aircraft
Was there an air battle over Chukchi Sea between Russian MiG-31 fighters and a U.S. RC-135 aircraft on March 12, 2022, as claimed by a title on a video posted on Facebook? No, that's not true: This clickbait headline overdramatizes a true
Snopes→ Russia’s Onslaught Continues Amid Optimism over Talks
An airstrike ripped apart a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of civilians had been living.
PolitiFact→ The Charlie Kirk Show – Video clip of Beto O’Rourke misleads viewers by removing context of comments
"Beto O'Rourke's Plan to Take 'Trans' Children from Parents."
PolitiFact→ Mehmet Oz – No proof for Dr. Oz’s claim that Pa. GOP Senate rival Dave McCormick ‘paid for attacks’ on Trump
"David McCormick paid for attacks on Donald Trump."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video footage of Javelin missiles and explosion is not from Ukraine
A video shows “massive explosion as Ukraine destroyed 280 Russian tanks to pieces using U.S. Javelin missiles."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim is false that members of Congress got a pay raise
Members of Congress gave themselves a 21% pay raise
Snopes→ Did Congress ‘Give Itself a 21% Raise’ in 2022?
Right-leaning commentators reacted with outrage during a sharp rise in consumer prices. Were they right?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Documents Were NOT Published Confirming Moderna Created COVID-19 Virus
Were documents published that confirm Moderna created the COVID-19 virus? No, that's not true: Bala Ambati, a University of Oregon research professor and one of the authors of those documents, told Lead Stories, "We are not casting aspers
Snopes→ Did Hillary Clinton Tweet This Snarky Response to Russia Sanctioning Her?
Clinton was more amused than troubled, apparently.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Bottled Water Is ‘Not Good For You’
Is bottled water harmful? No, that's not true: A 25-second video that attempts to show "a dirty secret that alkaline water companies don't want you to know" doesn't show anything beyond a liquid and other substances being dumped into a gl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Footage of Ukrainian War Is NOT From 2022, It’s From August 2014
Does a video on social media show "leaked footage of heavy war between Russia vs. Ukraine" in 2022? No, that's not true: There is a compilation of Ukrainian footage in the post, but it's from August 2014. The claim appeared in a Facebook
Snopes→ Did Biden Say, ‘Putin Decides He’s Gonna Invade Russia’?
Viral video clips purportedly showed U.S. President Joe Biden mistaking Russia and Ukraine when speaking about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are COVID-19 Vaccines Causing More Strokes in Young People?
(Photo by JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)Following the publication of an article from National Public Radio about an increase in stroke rates among young people, anti-vaccine figures on social media were quick to raise speculation about
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukrainian boxing star auctioned Olympic gold medal in 2012, long before Russia’s war in Ukraine
“Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?
“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”
Logically→ Photos circulated on social media show Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh joining the war to support Ukraine against Russia.
Pictures of Volodymyr Zelenskyy from 2021 have been doctored, with Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh's faces added to push an inaccurate narrative.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Russia Reportedly Asked North Korea for Help with Its Failing Invasion,’ North Korea Said Russia Was ‘Too Insane for Us’
On March 16 2022, an Imgur screenshot of a tweet by @XSovietNews suggested that a British tabloid (specifically, The Mirror) wrote an entire news story about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine based solely on a single satirical post to social media:
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Congressional Pay
(Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Viral social media posts claim that members of Congress have raised their pay by 21 percent in passing a recent bill.Christine Petrasso @ChristinePFarmsSo, anyone else pissed that congress gave themselves a 21
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: The Mariupol Maternity Ward Airstrike was not Staged
(Maxar Technologies)On March 10, a Russian airstrike hit a Ukrainian maternity hospital in Mariupol. At the time, per the Associated Press, Ukrainian officials reported the attack wounded 17 people. Earlier this week, Mariana Vishegirskaya, one of the
Poynter→ How memes are used to spread misinformation
Memes can be fun ways to comment on current events or pop culture. They also build a sense of community on social media. Unfortunately, memes have also become a sneaky […] The post How memes are used to spread misinformation appeared first on Poy
Snopes→ Bad Deepfake of Zelenskyy Shared on Ukraine News Site in Reported Hack
One way to tell that this video is fake is that the size of Zelenskyy's head is disproportionate to that of his body.
PolitiFact→ Tom Suozzi – Tom Suozzi offers oversimplified critique of Manhattan DA’s prosecution policy
“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”
Full Fact→ Is sharing photographs of prisoners of war banned by the Geneva Convention?
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, we’ve seen many images of Russian prisoners of war being shared on social media, and published by the media, including the Daily Mail, the Express, the Mirror, the Telegraph and the Times. We&
Lead Stories→ Several Red Flags Raised Over New Russian ‘Fact Checking’ Site WarOnFakes.com
Is the new Russian website "War on Fakes" a real and reliable fact checking website run by "experts and journalists"? We have questions. The site appeared to spring up almost overnight in early March 2022 in the wake of the Russian invasi
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Victims of Hospital Bombed in Mariupol
Quick Take Russian planes bombed a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, killing three people and injuring at least 17, including two pregnant women seen in photos shared around the world. Social media posts falsely claimed one woman “posed&