The creature's head supposedly shows naked women in the shape of a skull.
Snopes→ AMC to Provide Open Captions at Some Theaters
The company said the announcement comes in time for the "Eternals" release.
Snopes→ Were the Cops Called on a Dallas Man’s Gory Halloween Display?
Steve Novak went all out with his 2021 Halloween-themed creation.
Snopes→ ‘Stingy Jack’ and the Origins of the Jack-o’-Lantern
Stingy Jack was a ne'er-do-well who outsmarted the devil. The price? Wandering the earth with a candlelit lantern till Judgment Day.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme About Great-Grandmother Washing Aluminum Foil And Saving Bacon Grease Was NOT Fact Checked
Did Facebook fact checkers label a meme as false information because, "There is no evidence that people ever saved aluminum foil or bacon grease"? No, that's not true: A meme-maker used a counterfeit fact check label to make a satirical j
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Change Its Hate Speech Policy To Include Posts That Say ‘Let’s Go Brandon’
Did Facebook change its hate speech policy to forbid posts that say, "Let's go, Brandon"? No, that's not true: The post that made the claim is from an account that clearly states it produces satire and the account posted a message saying
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That U.S. Army ‘Delta Force’ Raided An Adrenochrome Warehouse On October 18, 2021
Did the U.S. Army Delta Force raid a storage facility on October 18, 2021? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a raid occurred and the claim was published on a known fake news website. The claim appeared as an article (arc
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
We spotted a few instances in President Joe Biden’s televised town hall when his answers didn’t square with the facts: Biden said that both he and his wife had “been” to the U.S-Mexico border. But the White House press secretary said he wa
Snopes→ RECALL: Walmart Pulls Essential Oil Spray Over Deadly Bacteria
Federal agencies were investigating four recent cases of melioidosis — an extremely rare but sometimes fatal infectious disease.
Health Feedback→ Claims that a Harvard study showed COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective misrepresent the conclusions from the authors; fail to account for the study’s limitations
REVIEW This video published by The Jimmy Dore Show on 17 October 2021 claimed in its title that a Harvard study showed that COVID-19 surged among most vaccinated communities. The cited study, which was published in the European Journal of Epidemiolo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Gruden Did NOT Make Statements About Poor Kids, Indian Accents & Mainstream African-Americans — Joe Biden Said Them All
Did John Gruden make statements about poor kids, people with Indian accents and the "first mainstream African-American"? No, that's not true: Four statements attributed to ex-NFL football coach John Gruden were not made by him but by Joe
Snopes→ Rod Stewart’s Plea Deal on Battery Charge Falls Through
He and his adult son are again scheduled to stand trial on charges they battered a security guard during a New Year's Eve bash nearly two years ago.
Snopes→ Is Chris Kelley Running Against Ilhan Omar?
A Facebook post about Kelley and Omar was shared nearly 750,000 times and received a flood of support in October 2021.
Snopes→ Were Accused Witches Burned at the Stake During Salem Witch Trials?
We tackled some of the most popular myths for Halloween 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The IRS Is NOT A Private Business
Is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a private business? No, that's not true: It's a government agency. The IRS, which is tasked with determining, assessing and collecting internal revenue, is a bureau of the Treasury Department. The cla
Snopes→ Peter Scolari of ‘Newhart,’ ‘Bosom Buddies,’ Dies at 66
Scolari died in New York after fighting cancer for two years.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Doesn’t Block Texas Abortion Law, Sets Hearing
The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November.
Truth or Fiction?→ Telegraph Money ‘Kyle’ Tweet
An October 21 2021 Twitter screenshot of a purported Telegraph Money (@MoneyTelegraph) profile was virally popular on Twitter, depicting “Kyle, 28” and alluding to his financial proficiency: Never fails pic.twitter.com/TCjuvTYuyT —
Snopes→ For Sleepy Hong Kong Residents, 5-Hour Bus Tour is a Snooze
The 76-kilometer (47-mile), five-hour ride on a regular double-decker bus around the territory is meant to appeal to people who are easily lulled asleep by long rides.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Say That There Were No Killings At Sandy Hook — Data Were Submitted To FBI Later
Did the FBI say that there were no killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, the same year as the mass shooting at the school that resulted in 26 deaths? No, that's not true: Although data from the FBI's Crime in the U.S. 2012 pub
Washington Post→ Biden said he’s been to the southern border before. It was a drive-by.
The president said he had visited the southern border before. It's not quite what his critics have been demanding.
Snopes→ Haiti Gang Leader Threatens to Kill Kidnapped Missionaries
“I swear by thunder that if I don’t get what I’m asking for, I will put a bullet in the heads of these Americans,” he said in the video.
Full Fact→ Government hasn’t explained differing statements on lab accused of inaccurate Covid-19 results
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has failed to explain why it released two different statements about a Covid testing laboratory in Wolverhampton which may have sent inaccurate results to 43,000 people. On 15 October a government s
Full Fact→ Covid-19 can be fatal and tests for it aren’t rigged
A post on Facebook includes a number of false or misleading claims about Covid-19 deaths, tests, the vaccines, hand sanitisers and facemasks. It is not true to say that “Covid-19 is not killing people” According to data from the Offic
Snopes→ Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine More Than 90% Effective in Kids
Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds.
Snopes→ Alec Baldwin Movie Accident Elicits Fake Newspaper Clippings About Prop Gun Shooting
Fake newspaper clippings were circulated after a tragic accident on the set of Alec Baldwin's latest movie.
Logically→ Recent articles covering children’s death prove that COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe for children.
Currently, no known deaths among teenagers in the U.K. have been linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
Snopes→ World’s Biggest Triceratops Sells for $7.7 Million in Paris
The enormous skeleton, estimated to be over 66 million years old, was found in 2014 in South Dakota.
Snopes→ Sheriff: Baldwin Fired Prop Gun That Killed Cinematographer
The director of the Western being filmed was wounded, and authorities are investigating what happened.
Poynter→ A Facebook video claims a media blackout. But check the news. It’s still up and running.
“Shocking news!” says the title of a nearly 13-minute video on Facebook. “Mass media destroyed! Blackout for mass arrests event!” But the video offers no evidence of the aforementioned shocking news. A woman can be heard readin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence 250,000 Vaxxed Americans Are Dead From COVID-19 Vaccine
Have 250,000 deaths been caused by the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States? No, that's not true: There is no proof that 250,000 deaths have been caused by receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. In a video, Dr. Zev Zelenko shares no evidence of h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Show Hubble Telescope And A Satellite
Do two images in a social media post show the Hubble Telescope and a satellite? No, that's not true: The Instagram post shows a NASA observatory plane, and a balloon that was used to provide mobile Internet service in Africa. The claim ap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two Great White Sharks Were NOT Spotted In The Mississippi River Near Davenport, Iowa
Were two great white sharks found in the Mississippi River near Davenport, Iowa? No, that's not true: A shark expert says great whites could not tolerate being in freshwater. Also, the story was posted on a website that says its stories s
Snopes→ Alabama Football Team Lost 21-0 at Home 21 Years Ago
The storied program had a dark period prior to its recent success, including a rare shutout loss at home to an unranked, nonconference opponent.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That A Clown Purge Is Happening October 30, 2021
Are sinister clowns coming to a city near you to purge and terrify everyone in sight? No, that's not true: It's a rerun of the same baseless clown threat that appeared in the fall of 2016. There was no evidence then that a clown purge wou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image of Anti-Joe Biden Band Formation In Football Stadium Is NOT Real
Is an image depicting an anti-Joe Biden band formation in a football stadium real? No, that's not true: This image has been digitally altered. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on October 16, 2021. The post, captioned,
Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth II Hospitalized One Night for Checks
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital for checks after canceling an official trip to Northern Ireland on medical advice, Buckingham Palace said.
Snopes→ House Votes to Hold Trump Ally Steve Bannon in Contempt
The vote was 229-202 with all but nine GOP lawmakers who voted saying “no.”
Snopes→ FBI: Remains Found in Florida Park ID’D As Brian Laundrie
He was a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip.
FactCheck.org→ Colin Powell’s COVID-19 Death Followed Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment
SciCheck Digest Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died from complications of COVID-19. Although he was fully vaccinated, he was also 84 years old and was a cancer patient who had undergone treatment for multiple myeloma — factors that put hi