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  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Brazil's Independence Day In 2023

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    Does a collage from social media prove that nobody showed up to celebrate Brazil's Independence Day in the country's capital in 2023? No, that's not true: The composite image shared on social media does not contain any photos from 2023. The claim originated from a post (archived here) on Instagram on September 7, 2023. It opened: Happy Independence Day Brazil…

    • Sep 13, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Brazil's Independence Day In 2023 Old Photo
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022

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    Did the Brazilian military kill the leaders of the Red Command cartel in early December 2022, and prepare to "take over" the country? No, that's not true: The article circulating on social media that makes these claims contains multiple factual inaccuracies and recycled false claims. The claim appeared in an article published by thegatewaypundit.com on December 5, 2022 (archived here.)…

    • Dec 14, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022 Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022 Did Not Happen
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 1,000s Protesting Alleged Voter Fraud In Brazil's 2022 Presidential Elections

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    Does a photograph of a packed street in the city of Sao Paulo show thousands of Brazilians protesting against alleged voter fraud after the country's 2022 presidential election? No, that's not true: The picture is from a 2016 protest against corruption. The claim appeared in an Instagram post on November 13, 2022, with the title "Brazil is Doing This Correct…

    • Nov 14, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 1,000s Protesting Alleged Voter Fraud In Brazil's 2022 Presidential Elections Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 1,000s Protesting Alleged Voter Fraud In Brazil's 2022 Presidential Elections It's from 2016
  • Fact Check: 'Dozens Of Boxes' With 'Zero Bolsonaro votes' Do NOT Prove Election Fraud - Brazil Votes Electronically

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    Do allegedly discovered "dozens of boxes" with "zero Bolsonaro votes" offer evidence confirming election fraud in Brazil? No, that's not true: Brazil doesn't use paper ballots -- voters cast ballots electronically. The claim appeared a tweet (archived here) published on November 7, 2022. It said: Update from Brazilian leaders: Military audit of the election will now be released Wednesday. Dozens…

    • Nov 8, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Dozens Of Boxes' With 'Zero Bolsonaro votes' Do NOT Prove Election Fraud - Brazil Votes Electronically Only E-Ballots
  • Fact Check: Brazil's President Bolsonaro Did NOT Declare Martial Law On November 2, 2022

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    Did Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently lost his reelection bid in a fiercely contested runoff, declare martial law on November 2, 2022? No, that's not true: A fake presidential decree circulating on social media that makes this declaration does not exist. It bears an out-of-sequence number and is not in Brazil's official language of Portuguese. While Bolsonaro had not…

    • Nov 7, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Brazil's President Bolsonaro Did NOT Declare Martial Law On November 2, 2022 Wrong Number
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Narcotraffickers, Communists Celebrating Lula Election Victory In Brazil -- It's From 2019

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    Does a social media video show narcotraffickers and Communists celebrating the election victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva In Brazil's presidential election? No, that's not true: The video clip shows street celebrations in Brazil from August 2019 following a court order. The claim appeared in an article and video (archived here) published by the InfoWars website on October 31,…

    • Nov 2, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Narcotraffickers, Communists Celebrating Lula Election Victory In Brazil -- It's From 2019 Old Video
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show '20,000 German Bikers' Riding For Boy With Cancer

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    Did a video uploaded initially on TikTok by user @mihai.off show "20,000" bikers in Germany riding by the house of a 6-year-old boy with cancer? No, that's not true: While the story of a group of bikers riding past the home of a sickly German child to cheer him up is real, the video in this post displays several thousand…

    • Feb 21, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show '20,000 German Bikers' Riding For Boy With Cancer Brazil Prez
  • Fact Check: Video Of Trucks With Brazilian Flags NOT Linked To Canadian 'Freedom Convoy'

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    Is a video of several trucks driving on a road and displaying Brazilian flags linked to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" held in 2022? No, that's not true: The video was taken in May 2021 and shows a rally in support of Jair Bolsonaro, president of Brazil. Unlike the "Freedom Convoy," this video has nothing to do with a protest of…

    • Feb 7, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Video Of Trucks With Brazilian Flags NOT Linked To Canadian 'Freedom Convoy' Unrelated
  • Fact Check: The United States Is NOT The Only Country On Earth Where People Are Protesting Coronavirus Lockdown

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    Is the United States the only country on Earth that is protesting being on lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: There have been COVID-19 lockdown fueled protests around the world. There have been protests in France, Germany and Poland, Brazil, India and Australia, among others. A meme claiming that only Americans are protesting appeared as a post…

    • May 14, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: The United States Is NOT The Only Country On Earth Where People Are Protesting Coronavirus Lockdown World Outrage
  • Fact Check: Italy's President NOT Caught On Camera Crying Over, and Regretting, Nation's COVID-19 Response

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    Was Italy's president shown on camera in a video crying over the toll that COVID-19 has taken on that country and decrying the lack of preparedness in the early stages of the coronavirus spread? No, that's not true. The video still shown in a Facebook post is not the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella. Rather, it is actually a still…

    • Mar 24, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Italy's President NOT Caught On Camera Crying Over, and Regretting, Nation's COVID-19 Response Never Happened
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