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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2025 a Facebook post:
Images show damage from an “earthquake in Thailand.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 30, 2023 a Facebook post:
New York Attorney General Letitia James said President Joe Biden “is an embarrassment to all that we stand for.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 8, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 13, 2023 an Instagram post:
Video shows “Egyptians delivering food and water to Gaza” in October 2023.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 18, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 9, 2023 a Facebook post:
Photo shows Hillary Clinton on a “lethal injection medical table.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 29, 2023 a Facebook post:
Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 6, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 22, 2023 a Facebook post:
Video shows interview with Elon Musk about making “passive income” with “Quantum AI.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 31, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 13, 2023 an Instagram post:
“Donald Trump and Joe Biden both died years ago.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 14, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 9, 2023 a Facebook post:
Video shows a Senate committee hearing witness who “cries to Josh Hawley for ‘no jailtime.’”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 12, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 20, 2023 an Instagram post:
“Man sues McDonalds for still being depressed after eating happy meal.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 22, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 16, 2023 a Facebook post:
Video shows singer Tim McGraw talking about diet gummies.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 19, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 9, 2022 an Instagram post:
A “13 or 15 year old boy escapes Buckingham Palace” in video.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 9, 2022
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling
stated on July 28, 2017 a tweet:
Says Donald Trump was seen "looking deliberately over a disabled child's head, ignoring his outstretched hand."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • July 31, 2017
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017:
"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
False
By Will Doran • May 23, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 27, 2017 a web post flagged by Facebook:
Says extras are needed to portray aliens in a Star Wars movie being shot near Rosenberg, Texas.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 2, 2017
ACLU of North Carolina
ACLU of North Carolina
stated on June 29, 2016 a press release:
Proposed NC law for body camera footage gives police "broad authority to keep video footage secret – even from individuals who are filmed."
True
By Will Doran • July 1, 2016
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 9, 2013 a broadcast of the "O'Reilly Factor":
"The 'Denver Post' has actually hired an editor to promote pot."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 12, 2013
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