Latest Fact Checks By Samantha Putterman

This video is from a climate change protest in Austria. It doesn’t show crisis actors in Ukraine

By Samantha Putterman

March 4, 2022

Video shows Ukrainian crisis actors come to life after pretending to be dead.

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No, this woman driving an armored vehicle isn’t Ukrainian. She’s Russian and the clip is from 2021

By Samantha Putterman

March 4, 2022

A Ukrainian TikToker shows how to drive an abandoned Russian armored vehicle.

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Biden exaggerates trips to Iraq, Afghanistan in State of the Union address

By Samantha Putterman

March 3, 2022

“I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.”

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Photo of Ukrainian road sign with colorful language for Russian troops was digitally altered

By Samantha Putterman

March 2, 2022

Ukrainians altered this street sign to tell Russian troops to go “f---” themselves.

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Social posts mislead by sharing 2017 movie clip of Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones

By Samantha Putterman

March 1, 2022

Video shows Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones amid Russia’s 2022 invasion.

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These video clips do not show Russia’s attack on Ukraine. They’re simulations from video games

By Samantha Putterman

February 24, 2022

This "footage" shows Russia attacking Ukraine.

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FDA didn’t say Pfizer misled them about vaccine safety. The statement came from a public commenter

By Samantha Putterman

February 17, 2022

Says the FDA said that Pfizer “falsely misled” the agency about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines and that the shots are killing more people…

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No, this image doesn’t show pandemic protesters in Australia

By Samantha Putterman

February 15, 2022

Photo shows the freedom convoy in Canberra, Australia, with over 1.5 million cars.

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No, COVID spelled backward doesn’t mean evil spirit possession in Hebrew

By Samantha Putterman

February 11, 2022

COVID spelled backward is “divoc” which means "possession of the evil spirit" in Hebrew.

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No, The White House isn’t spending $30 million on crack pipes. Here’s what’s really going on

By Louis Jacobson , Samantha Putterman

February 10, 2022

The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.”

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Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl are not among the artists who removed music from Spotify

By Samantha Putterman

January 31, 2022

Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl removed their music from Spotify.

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This image doesn’t show a claustrophobic person experiencing a panic attack during a CT scan

By Samantha Putterman

January 31, 2022

Image shows a patient experiencing claustrophobia and having a panic attack during a CT scan.

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