Latest Fact Checks By Daniel Funke

Old YouTube video repopularized after Iran’s strike in Iraq

By Daniel Funke

January 8, 2020

Says a video shows Iranian rockets being launched toward a U.S. air base in Iraq.

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Facebook users share out-of-context photos after Iran strike on US bases

By Daniel Funke

January 8, 2020

Says a series of photos show Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.

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Old photos of Iran, Israel missile strikes recycled for attack on US bases

By Daniel Funke

January 8, 2020

Says a series of photos show Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.

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Popular Instagram account recycles old Iran missile strike video

By Daniel Funke

January 8, 2020

Says a video shows Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. airbases in Iraq.

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Digital visualization of Australia fires misrepresented as satellite image

By Daniel Funke

January 6, 2020

Says an image shows a satellite view of fires in Australia.

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A deceptively edited video of Joe Biden falsely suggests he made racist comment

By Amy Sherman , Daniel Funke

January 3, 2020

A video shows Joe Biden making a racist comment.

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Claim that Lee Majors died is a hoax

By Daniel Funke

January 2, 2020

Says Lee Majors died and left $6 million to Donald Trump.

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Fake news site republishes hoax story about Ocasio-Cortez, Omar and Medicare

By Daniel Funke

January 2, 2020

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar vowed "to remove senior’s ‘entitlements,’ Social Security/Medicare."

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Twitter bots spread white supremacist’s bogus story about Virginia’s proposed assault weapons ban

By Daniel Funke

December 20, 2019

Says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is planning to cut off the electricity "so Virginia residents cannot reveal what is happening once gun confiscation begins to…

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Conservative site falsely links Hillary Clinton, George Soros to Trump accusers

By Daniel Funke

December 20, 2019

Says the New York Times reported that Hillary Clinton and George Soros "paid (a) woman to accuse Trump of sexual attack."

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Doug Collins repeats a false claim about Pelosi’s letter on impeachment

By Daniel Funke

December 19, 2019

"In November 2019, Speaker Pelosi said it would be ‘dangerous’ to leave it to voters to determine whether President Trump stays in office."

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Social posts falsely connect Trump’s impeachment to Biden’s dealings in Ukraine

By Daniel Funke

December 10, 2019

Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump…

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