Qanon

Was New York state Assembly Bill A99, sponsored by Assemblyman Nick Perry, drawn up to take advantage of the pandemic, with the purported aim of allowing state officials to remove infected residents -- namely children -- from their homes and keep them in detention facilities indefinitely? And is the pandemic "fake" and is COVID-19 made-up? No, none of that is…

Is it legal to have sex with a four-year-old anywhere and is there an effort to make it legal? No, that's not true: It is a false claim made by QAnon promoters who work to convince social media users that there is a global child trafficking operation involving "deep state" leaders. There is no basis in reality to the claim,…

Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg wage an "active campaign" to repeal the Mann Act and to lower the age of consent for sex? No, that's not true: The claims that the late justice tried to get the Mann Act repealed -- a 1910 law that made it a federal crime to transport women across state lines for immoral purposes -- and…

Did the "Deep State" keep Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg alive just long enough so that President Trump would not have enough time to replace her on the Supreme Court, setting up a "combustible state of limbo" for the United States after the election? No, that's not true: The scenario of a constitutional crisis caused by having just eight justices on…

Do photos of former President Barack Obama and George Clooney with a young girl show them acting inappropriately? No, that's not true: The girl in Obama's lap is the former president's niece and the photo was taken by the White House photographer. The photos of Obama and Clooney in a boat were taken during a vacation in Italy. Other photos…

Are people trying to lower the legal age of consent to just four years old? No, that's not true: There is zero evidence that there is an effort to lower the legal age of consent is to four years old anywhere in the U.S. The claim appeared in a Facebook meme (archived here) where it was published on September 3,…

Did Hillary Clinton testify in court on September 9, 2020, for a lawsuit related to her use of private emails for official business while she was secretary of state in the Obama administration or any other matters? No, that's not true. Clinton was not in court in person giving a deposition in the emails case -- the United States Court…

Were 62 girls found locked in a shipping container at a Delaware port in "ready to be shipped" as sex slaves? No, that's not true: The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said it found "zero evidence" to support the claim. The claim appeared in a tweet (archived here) posted on September 4, 2020 titled. It read: "IMAGINE THE FEAR &…

Are "med beds" and "Tesla chambers" rapid-healing devices created by extra-terrestrials that have the ability to wipe out any medical ailment? No, that's not true: There is absolutely zero evidence that devices with these capabilities exist, and the images claimed to be the "med beds" and "Tesla chambers" are images produced by humans on Earth and were taken out of…

Are there messages in Google Earth that show the "Deep States New Home," which shows up on the map as "Setatspeed Emohwen Gardens" near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? No, that's not true. A screenshot of the area near the United States military base and prison showing "WWG1WGA Gardens" or "Emohwen Setaspeed" gardens is fake. The posts that went viral have been…