&Quot;Crimes Against Humanity&Quot;

Did The Washington Post report that Bill Gates was "being held under armed watch at Guantanamo Bay" after having been "charged with war crimes against humanity"? No, that's not true: A search through the newspaper's digital database returned no such results, and no credible news publication or official government statement describing such an event was publicly available as of July…

Was "even the media" prosecuted during the 1945-46 Nuremberg trials of Nazi Germany's leadership and "put to death for lying to the public"? No, that's not true: This claim misrepresents the purpose of these historical legal proceedings, which set a precedent for holding individuals accountable for crimes against humanity. As the archives show, even those defendants who had a history…

Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's [JAG] Corps and the Office of Military Commissions find Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel guilty of crimes against humanity because the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine killed 32 service members? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy categorically rejected the claim. The allegation comes from a website that identifies itself as a satirical…

Are complications from COVID-19 vaccinations causing U.S. military pilots to crash, resulting in the U.S. Navy and U.S Marine Corps grounding all aircraft after crashes in California killed six people in September 2022? No, that's not true: According to a U.S. Navy Spokesperson, the entire claim is "untrue." There are also no such reports in reputable news sources of any…

Did an internationally recognized legal tribunal go after "Charles Windsor, aka 'King of England'" on September 20, 2022 to hold him accountable for "Crimes against Humanity committed by his parents"? No, that's not true: The "International Common Law Court of Justice" and its "Special Tribunal" do not exist under international law. The claim's assertion that the late Queen Elizabeth II,…

Is Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, being investigated by Interpol for mass murder? No, that's not true: Interpol's website does not contain any evidence to back up the claim made by a satirical website. The claim appeared in a Vancouver Times article published on July 25, 2022, under the title "INTERPOL: Klaus Schwab under investigation for…

Is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being investigated for genocide by Interpol? No, that's not true: As of July 26, 2022, the International Criminal Police Organization made no announcement regarding Trudeau being a suspect. The article that made the claim was published on a satirical website and did not provide any evidence. The claim appeared in an article titled "Interpol:…

Is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates being investigated by Interpol for the "plandemic"? No, that's not true: On July 26, 2022, the International Criminal Police Organization website did not contain any mentions of such an investigation. Additionally, the website that published the report says it offers "no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness" and produces satirical stories, not news. The claim appeared…

Was Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, arrested by Interpol on July 24, 2022, for crimes against humanity? No, that's not true: The website of the International Criminal Police Organization does not corroborate the online reports. The website publishing the claim says in its "About Us" section that it is "the most trusted source for satire…

Did NATO launch more than 10,000 air raids on Libya in 2011 with over 500,000 civilian casualties? No, that's not true: According to a NATO official, the claim is "bogus." The director of the nonprofit watchdog group Airwars says the account of 500,000 civilian casualties is "not supported by any public claim." The claim appeared as a Twitter thread published…