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Does the proliferation of "white van" warning videos show that vans in the most common truck and van color are to feared as the tools of kidnappers engaged in human trafficking or organ harvesting? No, that's not true: Governmental and private anti-trafficking organizations with expertise do not single out white vans on their websites. These videos show ordinary work vans…

Did the Parker Solar Probe capture this brilliant high resolution image of the sun? No, that's not true: The Parker probe is not equipped to take direct photos of the sun. This photograph was produced by an astrophotographer named Bray Falls right here on Earth, using a specialized camera and a Hydrogen-alpha filter. The Hydrogen-alpha filter highlights the visibility of…

Was an interim military U.S. government installed in the days after a fake staged inauguration of Joe Biden was broadcast, and were 80 to 140 members of Congress arrested by the National Guard in the middle of the night on January 25, 2021, and did U.S. and Taiwanese fighter jets win a war with the Chinese Communist Party in a…

Are instant noodles coated with a wax used in Styrofoam packaging that could cause cancer? No, that's not true: Labels of popular brands of instant noodles don't show wax among the ingredients and makers of such products have refuted wax-coated noodle claims for years. Additionally, the Food and Drug Administration regulates food ingredients and packaging, aimed at ensuring a safe…

Did groups hoping to incite violence stage stacks of bricks in cities around the country to be used in post-election rioting? No, that's not true: All of the photos of bricks presented in this article were associated with local construction projects in the areas where they were spotted, and were not brought into the cities in advance by trouble makers…

Did Donald Trump wear a 9/11 costume on his head when he arrived in Pennsylvania in 2018 to attend a September 11 memorial service? No, that's not true: This is a doctored photo. The photo of Trump with one of the Twin Towers photoshopped onto his head is one of many doctored versions of this photo that have been circulating…

Did a Twitter user text Rudy Giuliani pretending to be Ivanka Trump, the president's eldest daughter, with a new number? No, that's not true: The messages were fabricated as a joke. The Twitter user was not actually texting Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer and former New York City mayor. The story appeared in a tweet (archived here) published by @nickroberts317…

Were the two terms that Barack Obama spent in office "a crime spree" in which $4 trillion of $6 trillion sent to Muslim nations disappeared, $200 billion was sent to Iran, $500 billion was "stolen" from the Housing and Urban Development department, and $50 billion was set aside to build mosques around the globe? No, that's not true. The claims…

Did Kamala Harris withhold evidence on two Black men who were on death row, then release the evidence after they were executed? No, that's not true. And did Harris, former attorney general of California, jail over 1,500 Black men for possession of weed? That's not true, either. There is no evidence to substantiate either claim. The claims appeared as a…

Did Kanye West get 40,000 votes in Kentucky? No, that's not true: The alleged results, which the rapper-turned-presidential candidate shared on social media, are not real. They are test results and "not valid," according to the local news outlet that posted the numbers on its website. The claim appeared in an Instagram post (archived here) on October 13, 2020. The…