A day after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on Puerto Rico on September 18 2022, several video clips of storm floods washing a bridge away were shared on Reddit. A post to r/AbruptChaos showed the sudden collapse of a bridge in hurricane floodwaters:
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Queen Elizabeth In WWII Spitfire Fighter Plane Is NOT Authentic — Image Edited To Add Her Face
Was Queen Elizabeth II photographed in the cockpit of a World-War-II-era Spitfire fighter plane? No, that's not true: An image on social media that allegedly shows the late British monarch in a Spitfire is derived from two separate photos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The ‘S’ In LGBTQIAS Does NOT Stand For ‘Satanism’
Was a letter "S" recently added to LGBTQIA to represent "satanism"? Do the brown and black stripes on the pride and trans flags represent an acknowledgment of stolen Native American land and Black Lives Matter? No, that's not true: The S
Health Feedback→ Denmark didn’t ban COVID-19 vaccines for people under 50
REVIEW In September 2022, the claim that Denmark banned COVID-19 vaccination for those under 50 went viral, thanks to social media posts such as this video by Clay Travis, owner of sports media outlet OutKick and this tweet by British social comment
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Aluminum Foil Causes Deadly Diseases
Does aluminum foil cause deadly diseases? No, there's no evidence that's true: This claim distorts a study that looks at the risks of using aluminum foil in food preparation. Although the study found that cooking with aluminum foil can le
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Elise Stefanik Did NOT Call Adam Schiff A ‘Lying Son Of A B-tch’
Did Rep. Elise Stefanik angrily call Rep. Adam Schiff a "lying son of a bitch" during a meeting in Congress? No, that's not true: This post has a clickbait headline apparently to draw attention to a Facebook page. In only a portion of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video NOT Correct That Challenger Crew Members Are Still Living
by: Marlo Lee Did the astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger survive the 1986 explosion? No, that's not true: The seven astronauts who were onboard the Challenger died on January 28, 1986. Four of the individuals whom one video na
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illinois Did NOT Pass A Real ‘Purge’ Law – Judge Makes Final Decision On Bail
Did Illinois pass a real "PURGE" law? No, that's not true: A recently enacted law does not allow all crimes to be legal for one night, the plot of the Hollywood horror flick "The Purge." The state did pass a law that would eliminate cash
Truth or Fiction?→ Oklahoma Semitruck Accident Spills Adult Toys
On September 14 2022, a popular post to Reddit’s r/funny suggested that a tractor-trailer had “spilled a load of dildos and lube” in Oklahoma City: Semi Spilled a Load of Dildos and Lube in Oklahoma City from funny
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Yellowstone ‘Supervolcano’ Eruption is NOT Imminent
Is a major volcanic eruption with catastrophic global consequences in Yellowstone National Park imminent? No, that's not true. Though such an event is possible over the next thousands to millions of years, experts argue that it is extreme
FactCheck.org→ Clinical Trials Show Ivermectin Does Not Benefit COVID-19 Patients, Contrary to Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Randomized clinical trials have repeatedly found that ivermectin does not benefit COVID-19 patients. The National Institutes of Health recommends against its use for COVID-19. Ivermectin enthusiasts continue to falsely claim the contrar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High School Athlete Did NOT Get COVID-19 Vaccine Before 6-Foot-Long Clot In His Leg
Did Ohio high school football player Kaden Clymer get the COVID-19 vaccine before he was found with a 6-foot-long clot in his leg? No, this claim lacks context. A local TV station covering the story later reported that Clymer had been dia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Reveal That ‘Antarctica Is NOT What You’ve Been Taught To Think’
Did Russia publicly confirm the existence of a secret civilization under Antarctica? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a satirical fictional story labeled as such. The Russian government has never publicly revealed anything t
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Queue’ in London
“The queue” trended on Twitter on September 14 2022, mostly due to a viral thread later reposted in screenshots to Facebook and Imgur. It started when Twitter user @curiousiguana initiated a thread about “The Queue,” describing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician Did NOT Issue A Warning About September 24, 2022 — He Misspoke And Gaffe Was Misused
Did German politician Friedrich Merz issue a warning that something would occur on September 24, 2022, which would be remembered into the future and not be forgotten by any person? No, that's not true: On February 27, 2022, just days afte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. John Kennedy Exposing Hunter Biden In Congress
Does a video show Sen. John Kennedy "exposing" Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, in Congress? No, that's not true: The video in a post making the claim shows an unrelated clip of Kennedy questioning voting rights activist Stacey A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Library Did NOT Call For Russian Books To Be Donated ‘For Heating Purposes’
Did the Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB), one of the largest German academic libraries, ask its readers to bring in Russian books "for heating purposes"? No, that's not true: SLUB General Director Katrin Stump denied the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That ‘Marco, Polo’ Game Is Used For Sex Trafficking In Stores
Has the call-and-response game "Marco, Polo" proven to be a tactic to initiate sex trafficking in stores? No, that's not true: Spokespeople from human trafficking advocacy and awareness organizations told us that there are no confirmed re
Snopes→ No, Executive Order 14067 Won’t Replace US Dollar With Trackable ‘Biden Bucks’
Internet posts about the executive order spread dystopian fears about an authoritarian, cashless society.
FactCheck.org→ Herschel Walker Cites Outdated Crime Figures in False Attack on Raphael Warnock
Since Democrat Raphael Warnock of Georgia has been in the U.S. Senate, homicides and rapes in Atlanta have not increased by nearly as much as Republican Herschel Walker said in a Fox News interview. Atlanta Police Department crime data show that
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Delaying Maternal Death Data Until After Midterms?
On September 14 2022, social media posts claimed that the state of Texas had delayed maternal mortality data until after the November 2022 midterm elections: Texas found out abortion bans are unpopular so they’re hiding their maternal death data u
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Is NOT ‘Set To Resign’; Trump Did NOT File ‘Impeachment Lawsuits Against Her’
Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "set to resign" as former President Donald Trump "files impeachment lawsuits against her"? No, that's not true: The headline that contains this claim is for a video posted on Facebook that does not feature Tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Queen Elizabeth II In Coffin As Post’s Timing, Content Imply
Did a video posted to Facebook in September 2022 show the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II being placed into a coffin? No, that's not true: The video in question was originally posted to social media more than three weeks prior to the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Call Adam Schiff A ‘Son Of A "B*CH’
Did Sen. Ted Cruz angrily call Rep. Adam Schiff a "son of a bitch" in public remarks during a news conference held by Senate Republicans? No, that's not true: Cruz criticized only President Joe Biden during his remarks and never mentioned
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Test Of Hotel Mirror Does NOT Conclusively Demonstrate If It Is 2-Way Mirror
Does this video show a reliable test to determine if a hotel mirror is a standard mirror or if it is "fake"? No, that's not true: The test shown, frequently done with a finger and called "the fingernail test," is not a foolproof way to te
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump ‘Knighted in Secret’
On September 10 2022, two days after Queen Elizabeth II’s death, an enormously popular social media rumor suggested that former United States President Donald Trump said that she had secretly knighted him; one very popular tweet attributed the
FactCheck.org→ Florida GOP Attacks Crist with Misleading Claims About the IRS and Police
President Joe Biden and Democrat Charlie Crist have said that they don’t support calls from some activists to defund the police. And a law that both men supported provides funding for the IRS to potentially hire tens of thousands of new employees
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Queen Elizabeth Had Two Severely Disabled First Cousins Who Were Publicly Pronounced Dead In 1940 and 1961 Respectively …’
Queen Elizabeth II’s death on September 8 2022 led to significant discussions both off and on social media about her reign, including a viral tweet about her “two severely disabled first cousins,” and the purportedly callous way that
Poynter→ No, the National Institutes of Health didn’t add ivermectin to list of approved treatments for COVID-19
The National Institutes of Health has recommended against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19 except in clinical trials, but recent social media posts claim the federal agency has quietly OK’d the […] The post No, the National Institutes of Heal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Irish Dancers Celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s Death By Dancing At Buckingham Palace
Does this video show an Irish dance group celebrating the death of Queen Elizabeth by dancing to "Another One Bites The Dust" outside Buckingham Palace? No, that's not true: The video was posted more than seven months before her death and
Truth or Fiction?→ NYC Snow Days ‘Cancelled’
In September 2022, several social media posts alluded to the end of “snow days” in New York City’s schools, many of which lamented the end of giving staff and students the day off because of inclement weather: Snowed out: N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Strawberry Breeze’ Is NOT A Real Drug Targeted At Children
Are drug dealers selling schoolkids a new type of methamphetamine called "Strawberry Breeze," that looks like strawberry-flavored candy? No, that's not true: Warnings about "Strawberry Breeze," "Strawberry Quick" and "Strawberry Quick Met
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bank Of America Mortgage Program Is NOT Only Available For Black, Hispanic Borrowers
Did Bank of America announce a mortgage program for which "Whites and Asians need not apply"? No, that's not true: Race is not a determining factor in eligibility for the Community Affordable Loan Solution mortgage program, a Bank of Amer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Banner Was NOT Unfurled At Trump Tower That Said ‘For More Top Secret Nuclear Documents RAID Here’
Was a banner unfurled at Trump Tower in New York City that said, "For more top secret nuclear documents RAID HERE"? No, that's not true: It's a digitally altered video, according to its creator. "Basically the full Adobe Suite," he said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show NASA Making Rain Clouds
Does a viral video circulated in July 2022 show NASA generating rain clouds and producing its own weather? No, that's not true. A video authentically shows a space shuttle rocket booster test, not cloud creation. The rocket booster in que
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts Facts in Pennsylvania Rally
As the Department of Justice investigates his handling of highly classified documents, former President Donald Trump spoke for nearly two hours in a rally in Pennsylvania that was filled with false, exaggerated and misleading statements: Trump false
Truth or Fiction?→ North Carolina School Baptisms
On September 6 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a two-day-old tweet which claimed that a school in North Carolina baptized a hundred children without parental consent: A North Carolina School Baptizes 100 Kids Without Parents’ Permissi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘There Were Zero Unionized Starbucks Stores at This Time [in 2021], Now There Are Over 200. Happy Labor Day.’
On September 5 2022 — Labor Day — a Facebook account shared the following status update against a colorful background: There were zero unionized Starbucks stores at this time last year [2021]. Now there are over 200. Happy labor day. Fac
Health Feedback→ Study claiming that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 92% has important methodological problems
REVIEW In early September 2022, many social media posts and articles circulated claiming that a study showed ivermectin reduced COVID-19 mortality by 92%. One example is this article by The Blaze, which received more than 20,000 engagements on socia
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Fundraising Email: ‘Eric and I Were Having Dinner Tonight’
On September 5 2022, a popular post to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter purportedly depicted a fundraising email connected to former United States President Donald Trump: Imagine the type of people who actually subscribe to Trump’s