Fact Check
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Facebook posts falsely tout grape seeds as proven cancer cure
Social media posts claim that consuming grape seeds or grapeseed oil can cure cancer
February 5, 2022 -
US President's suggestion to treat coronavirus with disinfectant could lead to deaths
US President Donald Trump has suggested studying the injection of disinfectants into human bodies as a COVID-19 treatment. Medical experts and makers of the home cleaning product swiftly advised...
April 25, 2020 -
Myth circulates online that 'new' hantavirus disease has emerged in China
Scientists have said hantavirus is not new and was first detected during the Korean War in 1950s
April 1, 2020 -
Health experts dismiss false claim that COVID-19 fits a pattern of viral outbreaks every 100 years
An infographic has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows that the 2020 novel coronavirus pandemic fits a pattern of viral outbreaks that occur...
March 17, 2020 -
Fact-check: Pakistan's PM wears Sikh turban?
This photo of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan at a Sikh ceremony has been doctored
November 30, 2019 -
Fact-check: Sri Lanka election social media ban?
Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission chairman has denied imposing a social media ban during presidential elections
November 17, 2019 -
Fact-check: Misleading web posts add fuel to Bolivia crisis
The resignation of Bolivia's Evo Morales and his replacement by a little known conservative senator has sparked a surge of misleading social media posts
November 16, 2019 -
Fact-check: HIV-infected needle attacks taking place in India?
Fact-check: Posts about HIV-infected needle attacks in India are part of a long-running medical hoax
November 14, 2019 -
Chinese official's wife shot dead during US trip?
The video actually shows a man shot dead by police in California in September 2017
November 13, 2019 -
Fact-check: Traffic light in Indonesia uses video mapping technology?
This video of an Indonesian intersection has been edited to include special effects
November 12, 2019 -
Fact-check: A photo of the oldest tortoise in Africa?
Fact-check: No, this photo does not show the ‘oldest tortoise in Africa’
November 11, 2019 -
Fact-check: Canadian elections 2019: 35 million ballots printed, not votes counted
Social media users in Canada claim that the October 21 federal elections were spoiled by voter fraud, because 35 million votes were counted when Canada only has 27.5 million eligible voters. This is...
November 10, 2019 -
Fact-check: Eating a no-sugar diet does not cause cancer cells to 'die naturally'
A Thai-language Facebook post claims that eating a sugar-free diet will cause cancer cells to "die naturally".
November 9, 2019 -
Fact-check: Real photo of India’s Golden Temple?
This image merges a photo of Thai sky lanterns with a photo of India's Golden Temple
November 7, 2019 -
Fact-check: NASA claims changes in Earth solar orbit is causing climate change?
No, NASA did not admit that changes in Earth’s solar orbit, not human activity, is causing climate change
November 5, 2019 -
Fact-check: Woman visited by Holy Spirit saves passengers on plane from disaster?
This video shows two unrelated incidents — a distressed woman on a Cayman Airways plane and a fire on an American Airlines plane
November 4, 2019 -
Fact-check: A flooded classroom in Kenya, Ghana or Cameroon?
Social media posts have located this flooded classroom in various African countries. It was actually filmed in Nigeria
November 2, 2019 -
Fact-check: Italian journalist gives dog food to US Secretary of State?
This video shows an Italian journalist offering Mike Pompeo Parmesan cheese in protest against US tariffs on European goods
November 1, 2019 -
Fact-check: ‘American rioters’ burn subway train?
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim that “American rioters” have set fire to a subway train
October 30, 2019 -
Fact-check: Video of electric buses on fire in mainland China?
A video has been viewed more than 50,000 times in Facebook and YouTube posts which claim it shows an electric bus exploding in mainland China
October 29, 2019 -
Fact-check: the Great Barrier Reef ‘officially announced dead’ in September 2019?
Facebook and Twitter posts published in September 2019 have shared an image of a diver swimming above bleached coral alongside claims that the Great Barrier Reef was “officially announced dead...
October 26, 2019 -
Fact-check: No, flu shots do not make people contagious
As Canada enters flu season, many online posts warn individuals that getting vaccinated will cause them to be contagious for several weeks
October 24, 2019 -
Fact-check: Video shows storm hitting Japan in 2019?
A video showing floodwaters surging down a street has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows a storm in Japan in October 2019, when Typhoon Hagibis lashed the country
October 23, 2019 -
Fact-check: Hong Kong pro-democracy slogan projected onto skyscraper?
A photo of a Hong Kong skyscraper apparently lit up with a pro-democracy slogan has been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
October 22, 2019 -
Fact-check: Zimbabwe’s embassy evicted from rental London offices?
An image widely shared on social media shows furniture piled outside Zimbabwe’s London embassy, alongside claims that the government has been kicked out of the offices for failing to pay rent....
October 20, 2019 -
Fact-check: Video shows Typhoon Hagibis hitting Japanese island?
A video has been viewed alongside a claim it shows Typhoon Hagibis hitting the Japanese island of Hachijō-jima. The claim is false.
October 19, 2019 -
Fact-check: Photo of Wall Street protesters beaten by US police?
A photo has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Weibo alongside a claim that it shows protesters on Wall Street in New York being “beaten madly” by US police
October 15, 2019 -
Fact-check: Video shows fight at shipyard in Singapore?
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows a fight between workers from Myanmar and China at a shipyard in Singapore.
October 14, 2019 -
Fact-check: Has Lake Chad shrunk as Nigeria's president claimed?
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria told the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York last month that the Lake Chad basin has shrunk significantly due to climate change, depriving many...
October 12, 2019 -
Fact-check: South African photos used in misleading posts about Kenya’s polka-dot foal
Kenyan wildlife authorities say rumours of a sale are “completely false”
October 9, 2019