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  • Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real Newscast Claiming Mark Zuckerberg Is CIA Agent -- It's 2011 Satire

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    Does a video posted on social media show a newscast with real journalists describing Mark Zuckerberg as a CIA agent and Facebook as a CIA surveillance replacement program? No, that's not true: The original video and audio heard in this post were produced more than a decade ago by the Onion News Network (ONN), part of a satirical news website.…

    • Jun 22, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real Newscast Claiming Mark Zuckerberg Is CIA Agent -- It's 2011 Satire Satire Actors
  • Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real News Interview About Gays In The Military -- It's 2007 Satire

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    Does a video posted on social media show a man reacting to a news interview about gays in the military that says they're "too precious to risk in combat"? No, that's not true: The original piece was produced more than a decade ago by The Onion, a satirical news website that began publishing online in 1996. The video showing a…

    • May 20, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real News Interview About Gays In The Military -- It's 2007 Satire Uniform Satire
  • Fact Check: Photo of Steve Bannon With Bloody Mouth Is NOT Authentic

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    Is this an authentic photo of Steve Bannon? No, that's not true: This photo has been altered. The original photo was taken by photographer Mark Wilson for Getty Images on April 20, 2017. The photo has been edited to change the overall contrast and color saturation to add blemishes, bloody mouth and stained shirt. The image search engine TinEye shows…

    • Feb 7, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Photo of Steve Bannon With Bloody Mouth Is NOT Authentic Altered Photo
  • Fact Check: It's NOT Real: 1927 News Article 'Showing America Was Sold To 5 Billionaires'

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    Is a 1927 news article saying that America was sold to five billionaires real? No, that's not true: This is a photo of a fake headline from a book published by The Onion, a website whose disclaimer says their content is "satirized." The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on January 13, 2022. Above the image of an…

    • Jan 20, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: It's NOT Real: 1927 News Article 'Showing America Was Sold To 5 Billionaires' Satire Article
  • Fact Check: Joe Rogan Did NOT Lose His Spotify Deal Because Of Ivermectin -- He's Still Working With Spotify

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    Did Joe Rogan lose his Spotify deal and millions of dollars after he promoted the horse dewormer, ivermectin, as the cure for COVID-19? No, that's not true: The blog that wrote the claim, Laughing in Disbelief, is a satirical blog with a disclaimer on its content. Rogan is still making content for his podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," and Spotify…

    • Sep 29, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Joe Rogan Did NOT Lose His Spotify Deal Because Of Ivermectin -- He's Still Working With Spotify Satire Site
  • Fact Check: Devils Tower Does NOT Have A Massive Underground Root System

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    Was a massive root system discovered under Devils Tower, a geological formation designated as a national monument in Wyoming? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Wyoming State Parks confirmed that the claim originated from a satirical social media post. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published on July 6, 2021. The post featured a picture of…

    • Jul 7, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Devils Tower Does NOT Have A Massive Underground Root System Tower Not Tree
  • Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Arrested By US Navy SEALs On June 1, 2021

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    Was Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrested by U.S. Navy SEALs on June 1, 2021? No, that's not true: Not only is there no credible information about such an arrest, but Fauci has made several telecommunications and public appearances since June 1, 2021 and federal law bars the U.S. military from taking…

    • Jun 23, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Arrested By US Navy SEALs On June 1, 2021 Fauci Is Free
  • Fact Check: This Boy Did NOT Shoot And Mutilate A Home Intruder

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    Did an 8-year-old boy named Lucas Armitage shoot and mutilate a home intruder? No, that's not true: The 2009 clip is a production of The Onion satirical digital media company and that child is just an actor. The clip also contains a watermark in the bottom left-hand corner that reads "FORJOKES," another Instagram account that posts humorous content. The claim…

    • Apr 8, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: This Boy Did NOT Shoot And Mutilate A Home Intruder He's An Actor
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Claim Colorado Shooter Was Factually Arabic But Morally White

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    Did CNN run a caption saying the shooter who killed 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22, 2021, was factually Arabic but morally white? No, that's not true: the screenshot with the caption originated on a satire site but took on a life of its own when it went viral independently and was taken to be real by several…

    • Mar 25, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Claim Colorado Shooter Was Factually Arabic But Morally White Satire
  • Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Lose All His Marriott Points

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    Did Ted Cruz lose all his Marriott points? No, that's not true: The story making the claim about the Texas senator is satirical. It wasn't meant to be real, although some social media users appeared to take it as such. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published in the "Laughing in Disbelief" section on patheos.com on February 21,…

    • Mar 1, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Lose All His Marriott Points Satire
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    Fact Check: SUV Trump Was Riding In Did NOT Have Glass Partition Blocking Him From Steering Wheel On January 6, 2021

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    • Jun 29, 2022
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    • Jun 30, 2022
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  • Fact Check: House Was NOT Painted American Flag Colors Because Owner Was Told He Could Not Fly American Flag All Year Long Misleading

    Fact Check: House Was NOT Painted American Flag Colors Because Owner Was Told He Could Not Fly American Flag All Year Long

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    • Jul 1, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
  • Fact Check: Woman In Video Did NOT Really Wash Her Car With Gasoline -- It's A Skit Staged Skit

    Fact Check: Woman In Video Did NOT Really Wash Her Car With Gasoline -- It's A Skit

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    • May 14, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: Failed Russian Missile Did NOT Return To Exact Site Of Launch Failed Launch

    Fact Check: Failed Russian Missile Did NOT Return To Exact Site Of Launch

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    • Jun 30, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: Actor Sam Elliott Did NOT Say He Doesn't Support Abortion Rights, 'Illegals' And Refugees Made-Up Quote

    Fact Check: Actor Sam Elliott Did NOT Say He Doesn't Support Abortion Rights, 'Illegals' And Refugees

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    • Jun 29, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
  • Fact Check: 'Don't Pump Gas' Boycott Is NOT New -- It's Just Recirculated Old Post Copypasta

    Fact Check: 'Don't Pump Gas' Boycott Is NOT New -- It's Just Recirculated Old Post

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    • Mar 21, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard

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    Fact Check: Rape Was NOT Factor In 1973 Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Decision On Abortion Rights

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    • Jul 1, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Do NOT Show Increased Risk Of Serious Adverse Events Of Special Interest In Randomized Trials No Excess Risk

    Fact Check: Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Do NOT Show Increased Risk Of Serious Adverse Events Of Special Interest In Randomized Trials

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    • Jul 1, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
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    Fact Check: Apple Logo Is NOT Honoring Inventor Alan Turing Who May Have Died By Poisoned Apple

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    • Jul 1, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
  • Fact Check: Pregnant People Should NOT Take Herbs To Have Miscarriage Ask A Doctor

    Fact Check: Pregnant People Should NOT Take Herbs To Have Miscarriage

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    • Jul 1, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
  • Fact Check: Moscow Was NOT Blown Up By Rockets Ukrainian Mall

    Fact Check: Moscow Was NOT Blown Up By Rockets

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    • Jul 1, 2022
    • by: Dana Ford
  • Fact Check: Failed Russian Missile Did NOT Return To Exact Site Of Launch Failed Launch

    Fact Check: Failed Russian Missile Did NOT Return To Exact Site Of Launch

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    • Jun 30, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: New Study, Pfizer Docs Do NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccination Will Cause Mass Depopulation Through Infertility, Death Population Safe

    Fact Check: New Study, Pfizer Docs Do NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccination Will Cause Mass Depopulation Through Infertility, Death

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    • Jun 30, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne

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