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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
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
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
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!
September 21, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 29, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia.
False
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
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!
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
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!
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
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!
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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