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Fact Check: Satirical Story About 'MAGA Televangelist' Disappearing With Congregants' Money After Telling Them Rapture Would Happen Today Is NOT Real

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Did a "MAGA televangelist" disappear with all the money of his congregants after he told them the rapture would happen today? No, that's not true: That story originated as a viral post from a satirical account on X. The bio of the account said "I don't report the facts, I improve them." and it came with a satire disclaimer. The…
Sep 24, 2025

by: Maarten Schenk
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Fact Check: Video From Hospital Does NOT Show 'Rapture' Disappearances -- Was Part Of 'Pre-Enactment' Campaign

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Does a video genuinely show people waiting in a hospital "vanishing [into] thin air" during the religious phenomenon known as the rapture? No, that's not true: An edited video shared to social media in October 2023 was created by Perhaps Today!, a religious group that creates "thought-provoking pre-enactment video clips of the moment of the Rapture." The video was originally…
Oct 17, 2023

by: Madison Dapcevich
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Fact Check: 78,000 People Are NOT Under The Water In Great Britain -- Old Video Clips Are Misrepresented

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Are 78,000 people "under the water" right now in Great Britain? No, that's not true: This video is a compilation of flood and storm video clips from years past, and in some cases from other places such as Canada and South Africa. These are not scenes of a flood happening in Great Britain on August 26, 2023, when the clam…
Aug 31, 2023

by: Sarah Thompson
Old Footage
Fact Check: Vaccinated People Do NOT Emit Bluetooth Signals

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Do vaccinated people emit Bluetooth signals? No, that's not true: There is no indication that the chip required to use this technology can be injected into a human body through a needle as of this writing. The claim's main argument derives from a "documentary" showing a pseudoscientific study that misrepresents how Bluetooth technology operates. The claim appeared in a post…
May 19, 2023

by: Uliana Malashenko
Pseudoscience
Fact Check: 'Sandy UFO' Was NOT Caught On Camera -- It's Special Effects From Movie 'Nope'

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Was a massive "sandy UFO" caught on camera? No, that's not true: This footage is not real; it's special effects graphics in the 2022 sci-fi horror movie "Nope," directed by Jordan Peele. A short video clip was published on Instagram by @yeshuachoseyou on March 7, 2023. It was captioned: yeshuachoseyouHUGE SANDY UFO CAUGHT ON CAMREA ‼️😱🛸🔥 #sand #ufo #ufos #rapture…
Mar 8, 2023

by: Sarah Thompson
Movie Scene
Fact Check: People In Plastic Bags Are NOT Christians Being Killed In Afghanistan -- It's A Protest Performance In Colombia

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Do these photos depict Christians who refused to deny their faith being suffocated in Afghanistan? No, that's not true: These are video stills taken at a protest performance 8,800 miles from Afghanistan in Medellín, Colombia, on May 26, 2021. The performance happened during the National Strike in Colombia and this performance was intended to be a symbolic tribute to people…
Sep 14, 2021

by: Sarah Thompson
Staged Protest

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Fact Check: Satirical Story About 'MAGA Televangelist' Disappearing With Congregants' Money After Telling Them Rapture Would Happen Today Is NOT Real

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Fact Check: Video From Hospital Does NOT Show 'Rapture' Disappearances -- Was Part Of 'Pre-Enactment' Campaign

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Fact Check: 78,000 People Are NOT Under The Water In Great Britain -- Old Video Clips Are Misrepresented

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Fact Check: Vaccinated People Do NOT Emit Bluetooth Signals

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Fact Check: 'Sandy UFO' Was NOT Caught On Camera -- It's Special Effects From Movie 'Nope'

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Fact Check: People In Plastic Bags Are NOT Christians Being Killed In Afghanistan -- It's A Protest Performance In Colombia

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