The altered clip was created using part of a 1997 episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Snopes→ American Girl Dolls, Risk, Sand Make It to Toy Hall of Fame
American Girl Dolls and the strategy board game Risk were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in recognition of their influence on the toy industry.
Full Fact→ No evidence linking deaths among children to vaccine rollout
An article shared on Facebook claims deaths among boys are “83% higher than the 5-year-average since they were given Covid-19 vaccine”. The article, published by The Exposé, suggests that since children over the age of 12 began
Snopes→ The Multiple Falsehoods of ‘Patriot Purge’
Tucker Carlson's "Patriot Purge" miniseries uses deceptive tactics and false statements to rewrite history.
Snopes→ Did Biden Fart During a Town Hall?
One more fart rumor and we may have to assign a reporter to the Biden butt beat.
Snopes→ Iconic Western Starring Clint Eastwood Dubbed in Navajo
The movie, “A Fistful of Dollars” or “Béeso Dah Yiníłjaa’” in Navajo will be screened for free this month on or near the reservation that extends into Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
Full Fact→ Day of the Dead drone display of skull wearing sombrero didn’t happen
A Facebook post suggests a group of aerial drones were lit-up and flown over Mexico City to resemble a skull wearing a sombrero for the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, which takes place on 2 November. The post
Full Fact→ Joe Rogan podcast uses Covid-19 death data out of context
A video clip from the Joe Rogan Experience podcast in which journalist Alex Berenson claims that over 70% of deaths from Covid-19 in the UK are now in fully vaccinated people has been widely shared on Facebook. This claim originates from UK Healt
Full Fact→ BBC presenter corrects false claim about Owen Paterson vote
“You just said the government voted this down. That’s strictly not true is it. Because the vote was a free vote, wasn’t it, it wasn’t a whipped vote. The MPs voted on the new motion to do with Owen Paterson. So it wasn’t
Snopes→ Doug the Ugly New Zealand Potato Could Be World’s Biggest
Colin and Donna Craig-Brown were weeding their garden in New Zealand when Colin's hoe struck something huge just beneath the soil's surface.
Snopes→ US Mandates Vaccines or Tests for Big Companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules.
Snopes→ Giant ‘Corpse Plant’ Draws Crowds in Southern California
The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed the “corpse plant” because it smells like a dead body is drawing huge crowds to a Southern California botanical garden.
Snopes→ The Gap Band Founder Ronnie Wilson Dies at Age 73
Ronnie Wilson, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the popular R&B and funk group The Gap Band, has died. He was 73.
Poynter→ Tucker Carlson’s film falsely claims Jan. 6 is ‘pretext to strip millions’ of ‘constitutional rights’
In the first part of Tucker Carlson’s controversial and conspiratorial documentary series attempting to rewrite the events of Jan. 6, the Fox News host claimed that the attack on the U.S. Capitol is being used as a front to justify a “purge&#
Washington Post→ Biden’s claim that Nobel winners say his plan would ‘reduce inflation’
The president keeps citing a letter issued in September. But the plan has changed, so what do the signers say now?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These 19 Studies On COVID Vaccine Efficacy Do NOT Prove Vaccines Are Ineffective
Do these 19 studies on COVID-19 vaccines show that vaccination isn't effectively fighting infection? No, that's not true. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention evaluated over 90 peer-reviewed studies and preprint publications to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trapdoor Spider Is NOT Poisonous — Only Venomous To Animal Prey
Is this trapdoor spider poisonous, and can it kill human beings who are stung by it "within 5 minutes"? No, that's not true: Trapdoor spiders don't produce poison, only venom to subdue prey -- which does not include humans. McGill Univers
Snopes→ Biden Says Virginia Race Wasn’t Blowback Against Him
President Joe Biden said the Democrats' setbacks in November 2021 elections underscore that the party needs to “produce for the American people," but he pushed back against the notion that the off-year election results were a repudiation of his presi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Kinder Joy Candy Contains A Wax That Causes Cancer — Or Any Wax
Do Kinder Joy candies contain a wax that causes cancer? No, there's no evidence of that: A post making the claim offers no proof or source to substantiate that claim. The manufacturer of the egg-shaped candy says there's no wax in Kinder
Snopes→ Pope Francis Disappears on Live TV, Explained
A video showed the pope go poof. Here's what happened.
Snopes→ Murphy Ekes Out Win in NJ, GOP’s Youngkin Upsets in Virginia
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey narrowly won reelection in his reliably blue state while a Republican political newcomer delivered a stunning upset in the Virginia governor’s race, sending a warning to Democrats that their grip on power in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Military Shooting At UFO — It’s Arizona Machine Gun Event
Does this video show the Iranian military firing at a UFO? No, that's not true: This video footage came from a night time machine gun shoot at the Big Sandy Range in Arizona. The glowing flying object is not from outer space but a remote
Snopes→ Anderson Cooper Says He Used Fake Name on Instagram To Help Sell His Mom’s Art
The famous news anchor helped his mother's art collectors while posing as "Monica."
Snopes→ Cat Got Your Vote? NYC Candidate Brings Pet to Polling Place
New York City's Republican mayoral candidate, Curtis Sliwa, tried to bring a furry friend to his polling place on Tuesday — one of his many pet cats.
Snopes→ Briefcase Changes Color from Red to Green on TV, Explained
Sky News explained what happened with the purported "Matrix glitch."
Snopes→ Death Toll Rises to 23 in Nigerian Building Site Collapse
The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise apartment building under construction in Nigeria’s most populous city has risen to 23 with two more bodies recovered.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Wikipedia Has Separate Lists for Vampires and Fictional Vampires’
On November 1 2021,, the Facebook page “I Fancy Fandoms” shared a meme, purportedly showing a screengrab of distinct Wikipedia entries entitled “List of vampires” and “List of fictional vampires”: In what looked to
Snopes→ Feds Seek Tougher Sentences for Veterans Who Stormed Capitol
During his six minutes inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Leonard Gruppo joined a slew of other military veterans as a mob of pro-Trump rioters carried out an unparalleled assault on the bastion of American democracy.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘There is No Evidence People Ever Saved Bacon Grease’ Facebook ‘Fact Check’
An October 21 2021 post generated a recursive rumor of its own, when it claimed that Facebook fact-checkers had determined there was “no evidence people ever saved aluminum foil or bacon grease” in the course of fact-checking a meme. This
Snopes→ Facebook to Shut Down Face-Recognition System, Delete Data
Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer DID Include Tromethamine, A Buffer, To Its COVID-19 Vaccine For Children — But It Is NOT Harmful
Did Pfizer include tromethamine, an "ingredient used to stabilize heart attack victims" in its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 years old? Only as a stabilizing pH buffer to make it easier to store. While tromethamine is being used
Snopes→ Vid Shows Cops Waiting for Costco Thieves to Emerge from Fire Exit
The incident originally occurred in Seattle, Washington, on March 15, 2018.
Snopes→ Adams Wins NYC Mayor; Wu Makes History Winning Boston Mayor
Former police captain Eric Adams easily won the race for New York mayor Tuesday, and Boston elected its first woman and Asian American to the city’s top job.
Full Fact→ Did the French PM really ask for the EU to ‘punish’ the UK over Brexit?
Amid rising tensions between the UK and France in a row over fishing, POLITICO reported on a leaked letter sent from French Prime Minister Jean Castex to the President of the European Commission last week. The letter called on the President, Ursu
Snopes→ Hammerin’ Braves Rout Astros to Win 1st WS Crown Since 1995
Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman and the Braves breezed to their first World Series championship since 1995, hammering the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6.
The Dispatch→ Do the COVID Vaccines Contain Bioluminescent Markers to Track People?
On Monday, Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson, a regular source of false information, tweeted that the COVID-19 vaccines contain a “bioluminescent marker called luciferase so that you can be tracked.” The tweet was widely sh
Snopes→ Is an ‘Evil Santa’ on YouTube Kids?
One person's warning racked up nearly 90,000 shares on Facebook.
Snopes→ ‘My Name is Cleo’: Police Weep Upon Rescuing Australian Girl
Police smashed their way into a suburban house and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family's camping tent on Australia's remote west coast more than two weeks ago both horrified and captivated the nation.
Full Fact→ 293 ‘daily’ Covid deaths likely cover more than one day after technical issue
“Covid deaths up by 15% in a week with 293 fatalities recorded in just 24 hours” Daily Mirror, 2 November 2021. The UK has reported another 293 deaths following Covid-19, following the latest release of data on 2 November 2021. This is the
Snopes→ Youngkin’s Virginia Win Jolts Democrats, Tight Race in NJ
Youngkin’s defeat of Democrat Terry McAuliffe marked a sharp turnabout in a state that had shifted to the left over the past decade and which President Joe Biden captured by 10 points in 2020.