Old and unrelated images are being circulated as weapons seized from RSS hideout in Delhi.
Full Fact→ Travel to Spain requires negative Covid test
On Instagram, businessman Wayne Lineker has claimed that, once international travel resumes, people will not need to have been vaccinated in order to travel to Spain and will only require proof they have tested negative with a PCR test in the 72 hours
Snopes→ Did Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Say There Shouldn’t Be Voting on Sunday Because of the Sabbath?
Democrats criticized state legislatures for developing new laws that they said disenfranchised voters of color.
Full Fact→ Police have recommended the Hollie Guard app
Posts on social media have shared an image of a police flyer which encourages use of a personal security app called Hollie Guard. It is correct that police forces have been recommending the app. The flyer has the South Yorkshire Police logo at the top
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: What We Know About a Ship Blocking the Suez Canal
A wedged, skyscraper-sized container ship has blocked the entire width of the Suez Canal and created a major traffic jam on one of the world’s most crucial trade routes.
Snopes→ Is the Puppy and Butterfly Video Real?
A viral video showed Emy the puppy and an unnamed butterfly.
Logically→ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were secretly married before their royal wedding.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle privately exchanged personal vows three days before the service at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson handgun quote is real
A post on Facebook claims that in the wake of the Dunblane Massacre and calls for the government to ban handguns that followed, then-journalist Boris Johnson wrote: “Nanny is confiscating their toys. It is like one of those vast Indian programmes
Full Fact→ Oranges don’t test positive for Covid-19
A post shared widely on Facebook claims that an orange has tested positive for Covid-19 using a lateral flow test. It’s unclear whether the post is implying that the tests are inaccurate or unreliable. In reality, the test cannot work properly wi
Logically→ The leader of the Proud Boys met with Donald Trump while the former President was in office.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio had attended a public tour of the White House but had not met Trump.
Full Fact→ Sky News video does not say ‘UK jab causes clots’
A video of a Sky News segment has been shared on social media by a group called ‘Mysteries, Truths, and Conspiracies’, with the caption: “UK jabs causing blood clots, but denied as you would expect”. This caption is false, and a
Full Fact→ Avoid this report about a child attack
Links are being shared on Facebook to a story with the headline “12 year old girl was forced to endure a 15-minute journey before being attacked in an isolated spot”. This is a false story about a girl called Ellie Morrad alleged to h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Claim Colorado Shooter Was Factually Arabic But Morally White
Did CNN run a caption saying the shooter who killed 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22, 2021, was factually Arabic but morally white? No, that's not true: the screenshot with the caption originated on a satire site but took on a
Snopes→ Does a Video Show a Trump Burger Restaurant in Texas?
In March 2021, a popular TikTok video offered a tour of what appeared to be a burger joint dedicated to the former U.S. president.
The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Issued a ‘Gag Order’ on Border Guards?
Viral Facebook posts claim that the Biden administration has issued a “gag order” to prevent the U.S. Customs and Border Protection from giving interviews unless they are arranged through the White House. a.image2.image-link.image
The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Issued a ‘Gag Order’ on Border Guards?
Viral Facebook posts claim that the Biden administration has issued a “gag order” to prevent the U.S. Customs and Border Protection from giving interviews unless they are arranged through the White House. a.image2.image-link.image
AFP Fact Check→ The story of an American plane reappearing after 37 years is a myth
A post shared more than 75,000 times on Facebook in Kenya and India claims that a plane that went missing in 1955 appeared again 37 years later. The claim is false; this story was first published in an American tabloid known for its fictitious stories
Snopes→ Does Suspected Boulder Shooter Identify as Muslim, Anti-Trump?
As of this writing, it's unknown what motivated the 21-year-old to allegedly shoot and kill people at a King Soopers supermarket.
Snopes→ When Did Mary Tyler Moore Die?
Reports of the passing of actress Mary Tyler Moore sounded strangely familiar when they went viral in March 2021.
Full Fact→ Here’s exactly what Nadine Dorries said on Woman’s Hour about nurses’ salaries
A widely-shared tweet, also reposted on Facebook, claims that health minister Nadine Dorries “just said that most nurses will understand and accept the 1% pay rise BECAUSE THEY HAVE HUSBANDS AND PARTNERS WHO ARE BRINGING IN SALARIES.” This
Snopes→ WWII Codebreaker Alan Turing Honored on UK’s New 50-Pound Note
Alan Turing was pivotal in breaking the Nazi's Enigma code during World War II — but faced discrimination as a gay man after the war ended.
The Dispatch→ Did President Biden Issue 56 Executive Orders in His First 40 Days?
A widely shared Facebook post claims that President Joe Biden issued 56 executive orders in 40 days. The full post reads: “56 Executive Orders in under 40 days.....That, my friends, is an actual Dictator.” a.image2.image-link.imag
The Dispatch→ Did President Biden Issue 56 Executive Orders in His First 40 Days?
A widely shared Facebook post claims that President Joe Biden issued 56 executive orders in 40 days. The full post reads: “56 Executive Orders in under 40 days.....That, my friends, is an actual Dictator.” a.image2.image-link.imag
AFP Fact Check→ Footage shows cemetery swept away by floods in Tajikistan
A video of a muddy graveyard has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside the claim that it shows exposed and empty burial plots in a Thailand cemetery. This, according to the claim, is evidence of what Christians refer to as the rapture, a
Poynter→ How I became a ‘pinhead’ to former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly — a news literacy lesson
The “PBS NewsHour” segment on the News Literacy Project had just aired. “How was it?” my colleague asked me. “Great for us,” I responded. “But I think PBS is going to have a problem with Fox.” Little did I know that what was about to un
Snopes→ Georgia Man Receives Final Paycheck in Oil Covered Pennies
Andreas Flaten said he was shocked to see his final payment after leaving his job: 90,000 oil or grease covered pennies, at the end of his driveway.
Logically→ West Bengal is among the top 4 States in India for the cumulative coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination.
Bengal stands in 5th place among all states after administering 48,66,734 doses of the COVID vaccine as of March 29, 2021.
Logically→ There is no pure drinking water in the Gangasagar area.
According to a study, severe arsenic contamination in the Ganga River Bhasin poses a challenge for clean drinking water in the Gangasagar area.
AFP Fact Check→ The US Department of Defense did not announce an airstrike on Ethiopia
A Facebook post alleging that the US Department of Defense had announced an imminent airstrike on Ethiopia has been shared hundreds of times in the East African country since early March 2021. The post cites The Washington Post, an American newspaper,
Logically→ The Netherlands has closed more than 23 of its prisons since 2004.
The Dutch government has closed more than 23 prisons as the number of prisoners halved in a decade.
Snopes→ Stuck Ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal Imperils Shipping Worldwide
In a sign of the global turmoil the blockage has caused, the ship's Japanese owner even offered a written apology for the incident as well.
Snopes→ AstraZeneca Confirms Strong Vaccine Protection After US Rift
Even before the latest spat, experts had expressed concern that missteps in the vaccine's rollout could undermine confidence in the shot, which is crucial to global efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic since it is cheap, easy to store and a pillar o
The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: Suez Stoppage Stretches On
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Poynter→ Factually: Tech CEOs (again) asked to explain themselves
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. Tech CEOs are back in the hot seat As the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Goog
The Dispatch→ Ron Johnson Is the Same as He Ever Was
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Logically→ The TMC administration reserved 50% seats for women in Municipalities and Panchayats in West Bengal.
Women reservation in West Bengal panchayats and municipalities was increased to 50% in the year 2016 under the TMC administration.
The Dispatch→ Hong Kong Isn’t an Endgame for China. It’s a Starting Point.
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Logically→ A priest outside a Chennai temple was distributing DMK pamphlets.
A person dressed in priestly attire was handing out DMK pamphlets outside a Chennai temple. There is confirmation that he does not work there.
AFP Fact Check→ Video shows human remains in a 13th century church ossuary in Milan, not Vatican City
A video showing human skulls and bones stored in a church has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, alongside the claim that it depicts “human skulls in the Vatican”. This is misleading; while ossuaries exist in Vatican City, the footage show
Poynter→ Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned
A week after a gunman shot and killed eight people in Georgia, a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, including a police officer. After a year of social distancing and closures from the COVID-19 pandemic, the t