Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was interviewed for an eighth time by New York prosecutors investigating the former president’s finances.
Snopes→ 4 Men Linked to Proud Boys Charged in Plot to Attack Capitol
Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been charged in the U.S. Capitol riots.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The COVID-19 Positivity Rate Among Illegal Migrants At The Border Is NOT ‘Upwards Of Around 50%’
Is the COVID-19 positivity rate among migrants at the border "upwards of around 50%"? No, that's not true: It's less than 6%, according to the acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The claim cited the National Sh
Snopes→ Was Trump Statue Removed From Floor of Wax Museum Because People Kept Hitting It?
It's not easy being a wax president.
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump and Biden’s Vaccine ‘Promises’
On March 18 2021, u/Mech0T1 shared a screenshot to Imgur showing a tweet by Qasim Rashid (@QasimRashid), contrasting vaccine-related “promises” with purported vaccination rates of vaccination between former United States President Dona
Snopes→ Did 12 GOP House Members Vote Against Medals for Capitol Police?
The votes of 12 Republican House members in March 2021 caused widespread outrage, but there was more to the story.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort CDC Study Supporting Mask Mandates to Reduce COVID-19
SciCheck Digest A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that state-issued mask mandates were associated with significant decreases in daily COVID-19 case and death growth rates. Yet some conservative outlets and social media u
Snopes→ Is There an NC-17 and R-Rated Version of ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’?
The 1993 Robin Williams film is rumored to have additional scenes with some NSFW humor.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Turn Gates Foundation Into A Corporation To Carry Out U.S. Plot To Depopulate Developing Countries
Is the Gates Foundation a multinational corporation that profits from vaccines as part of a U.S. government plot hatched in the 1970s to depopulate developing countries? No, that's not true: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a re
Snopes→ Plans Solidify for 93rd Oscars: No Zoom, No Sweatshirts
Details are trickling out about the 93rd Oscars, and neither sweatshirts nor Zoom made the cut.
Snopes→ Biden Eyes New Goal After US Clears 100M Shots Since Jan. 20
With the nation now administering about 2.5 million shots per day, Biden teased the possibility of setting a 200 million dose goal by his 100th day in office.
Snopes→ Did Twitter Suspend Marjorie Taylor Greene?
The U.S. Representative for Georgia claimed she was being "silenced," but Twitter had a different explanation.
Snopes→ Ringo Calling! If He Wants You to Sing, Who Could Say No?
The beloved Beatle dug into his contacts for help on the chorus of “Here's to the Nights.”
Snopes→ Did Biden Say He Liked ‘Colored Folk’ and That ‘Negroes’ Shouldn’t Hold Power?
A viral meme purportedly featured two past quotes from Joe Biden in which he said he liked "colored folk," and that "negroes" shouldn't hold power.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Metal Coasters Made from Cars Wrecked in Drunk Driving Accidents’
A March 18 2021 Imgur post (“Stay Safe”) featured the following image, purportedly showing bar coasters made of metal salvaged from cars which were destroyed in drunk driving accidents: Text on the top of the image read: Local bar has meta
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Scotty from ‘Star Trek’ Inspire a Woman to Not Take Her Own Life?
Actor James Doohan’s relationship with a fan was remembered fondly online in March 2021 to commemorate what would have been his 100th birthday. Fans of the Canadian actor’s work on the original series of Star Trek honored the occasion onlin
Logically→ The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has been delayed until later in the year due to pressure from activists.
Sources said the bill was due to be rushed to the committee stage but has been delayed due to pushback from campaigners. This can't be confirmed.
Snopes→ NCAA Inequity Raised in Women’s Basketball Weight Training Facilities
The teams had barely landed in Texas when complaints of inequity between the women’s and men’s tournaments roared over social media posts noting the women’s weight training facilities in San Antonio were severely lacking compared to what the men
FactCheck.org→ Facts on the House Gun Bills
After the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, the House passed two gun control measures: one extending background checks to private sales and the other extending the time limit to conduct background checks on gun purchasers. AR
Full Fact→ Beware of scam texts claiming to be from Royal Mail
A number of posts on Facebook have shared images of text messages, purporting to be from the Royal Mail, which they say may be a scam. The messages do appear to be scams or hoaxes. The messages are largely similar in their wording, they say a parcel ad
Snopes→ Greek Police Recover Ancient Statue of ‘Exceptional Artwork’
A man has been arrested on suspicion of antiquities smuggling for trying to sell an ancient marble statue that once likely adorned a temple on Athens’ famed Acropolis or the slopes around it.
AFP Fact Check→ US Congress has not raised its salary since last federal minimum wage increase
A Facebook post shared more than 55,000 times claims that members of the US Congress raised their own salaries nine times over the last 18 years but increased the federal minimum wage only once. But experts and government records say that while Congres
AFP Fact Check→ Covid-19 vaccination does not invalidate US life insurance policies
Social media posts say that life insurance companies will not pay claims if a person dies within one year of receiving a vaccination against Covid-19. This is false, according to the organization that represents American life insurance firms and severa
Washington Post→ How to spot a fake video
Here's The Fact Checker's guide to let you investigate manipulated video on your own.
Snopes→ Did Biden Fall on Stairs to Air Force One?
He was not the first president to take such a spill.
Full Fact→ Saying your religion is ‘Freedom’ on the census won’t make it a recognised belief
Some social media posts shared hundreds of times claim that if more than 250,000 people respond to a question about religious belief on the 2021 census with the answer “FREEDOM”, it will become a “recognised belief system” or &l
Snopes→ Did Sean Hannity Vape On Air?
"Uh-oh," the Fox News host said, looking into the camera.
Snopes→ AstraZeneca Vaccinations Resume in Europe After Clot Scare
The suspensions came after reports of blood clots in some recipients of the vaccine, even though international health agencies urged governments to press ahead with the shot, saying the benefits outweighed the risks.
Snopes→ CDC Changes School Guidance, Allowing Desks to Be Closer
Some schools have had to remove desks, stagger scheduling and take other steps to keep children apart due to the previous guidance.
AFP Fact Check→ Video shows a plane used for drug smuggling and seized by the army in Guatemala
Footage of an aircraft taking off from a dirt runway has been circulating on social media in Nigeria alongside a claim that the video shows illegal miners smuggling gold out of the country’s northern Zamfara state to the United Arab Emirates. The cla
Snopes→ Biden Picks Former Senator Who Flew in Space to Lead NASA
If confirmed by the Senate, former Fla. Sen. Bill Nelson will become NASA’s 14th administrator,
Snopes→ Judge Limits Evidence, Refuses to Move Trial in George Floyd Death
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is charged with murder and manslaughter.
Logically→ A GoFundMe page was launched for Meghan and Harry’s mortgage.
A woman named Anastasia Hanson began the GoFundMe page to pay off Meghan and Harry's mortgage, but the page was shut down after raising $110.
Snopes→ Indonesia Resumes Use of AstraZeneca’S COVID-19 Vaccine
“The benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca outweigh the possible risks, so that we can start to use it,” Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority said in its announcement.
AFP Fact Check→ Photo does not show Tanzania’s deputy leader visiting president in hospital before he died
Facebook posts claim to show Tanzanian's vice president Samia Suluhu Hassan visiting late president John Magufuli in hospital before the announcement of his death on March 17, 2021. But this is false: the picture shows Hassan and opposition leader
AFP Fact Check→ This footage circulated before the Covid-19 pandemic in reports about students fleeing tear gas at a school in Nigeria
Footage of students fleeing a building has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that it shows children running from a school where “live virus” Covid-19 vaccines were being forcibly administered to black kids. The claim, however
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading Facebook posts tell people with Covid symptoms not to get tested in Papua New Guinea
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times advise people with Covid symptoms in Papua New Guinea that they “must manage themselves at home” and not to go for Covid-19 tests. The posts also list “home remedies'' for the disease. The posts a
AFP Fact Check→ Watch out for Facebook page giving away “free” tiny houses – it’s a scam
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook in New Zealand and South Africa claim to be giving out free tiny homes and motorhomes. However, this is a scam. The group running the promotions has been using images from tiny house builders without
Hoax-Slayer→ Security Tip: Check Email Addresses in Suspect Messages
One way to help identify a message as a suspected scam is to check the email addresses it uses. The post Security Tip: Check Email Addresses in Suspect Messages appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Poynter→ Why European governments took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
The news that most European governments suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has health experts worried that it could hamper an already slow vaccine rollout on the continent and fuel vaccine skepticism. France, Italy, Spain and