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Was a "mysterious fog" spotted in various areas of the world in late December 2024 something that cannot be explained? No, that's not true: There have been several regions that experienced heavy fog in late December, but there is no evidence that it is anything other than naturally occurring fog. One medical sociologist wrote in an article that social media…

Did an upstate New York firefighter named David, along with his brother, a former NASA engineer, invent a safer, better and more energy efficient electric heater after David's daughter got carbon monoxide poisoning from a fire in her bedroom? No, that's not true: This detailed inventor's narrative, presented with the many high pressure sales tactics like special pricing and purported…

Did former President Ronald Reagan deny that 6 million Jewish people were killed in concentration camps during World War II? No, that's not true: There is missing context to this video. A transcript of this event shows that Reagan is answering a question about the actions of the leader of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The implied claim appeared…

Did President Biden put a Medal of Honor backwards on a heroic Vietnam War? No, that's not true: Clear videos and images from the event show Biden correctly putting the Medal of Honor around the neck of Vietnam War veteran Dwight W. Birdwell on July 6, 2022 in the White House. The blurry video posted to social media actually does…

Does this video prove that 30 British aircraft intercepted Russia's Black Sea fleet? No, that's not true: The video shows a compilation of file photos, some not even of British aircraft, with subtitles. At least one shows an obsolete aircraft. Some of the subtitles do not make sense in terms of a military operation such as: "an early warning aircraft…

Did former President Richard M. Nixon pardon the late U.S. Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, on multiple charges including treason? No, this is not true. McCain -- who is hailed by many as a hero for his service and surviving captivity during the Vietnam War but who has been disparaged by President Trump -- was…

Did Black Lives Matter protesters damage three war memorial sites -- in Kentucky, New York and California? No, that's not true: Photos shared to support the claim are years old and unrelated to the 2020 protests in the wake of George Floyd's death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. The claims appeared in various social media posts in…

Did rioters or protesters deface the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the George Floyd death demonstrations? No, that's not true: The photo claiming to show the memorial vandalized by rioters is an old picture of graffiti painted on a replica memorial in Los Angeles in 2016 -- not the original memorial in the United States capital. The claim…

Is the U.S. Army sending text messages informing people they have been drafted for "immediate departure" to Iran? No, that's not true: The U.S. Army has issued a "fraud alert" and is warning people that these messages are fake. Despite heightened tensions with Iran, the draft has not been in effect since 1973, two years before the end of the…

Was January 28, 2019 the 42nd anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War? No, that's not true: A viral meme posted on that date on Facebook incorrectly claimed that it was and questioned why no one was acknowledging the anniversary. The Vietnam War era officially ended on May 7, 1975 just over a week after Saigon fell to North…