Latest Fact Checks

No, ivermectin still isn’t an effective COVID-19 treatment

December 19, 2024

“Ivermectin is a treatment after Covid and after vaccination, it is an effective medicine in all phases of Covid 19.”

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No, this isn’t footage of a drone crash. The ‘Star Wars’ stormtroopers are a clue.

December 18, 2024

Video shows footage of a “drone crash.”

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Tesla tablets for $100? Think again. There’s no evidence auto company ‘unveiled’ a tablet.

December 18, 2024

“Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.”

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Photos don’t show Coca-Cola truck with rescued children. It’s a Christmas toy drive.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu

December 18, 2024

“A Coca-Cola truck filled with kids was found by police in Cicero, Illinois.”

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Claim that men’s team refused to compete against Lia Thomas originated as satire

By Grace Abels

December 18, 2024

“Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'”

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New Jersey drones not connected to search for missing radioactive material

December 18, 2024

New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.

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Fatal airplane crash on Connecticut-New York border falsely identified as drone crash in New Jersey

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu

December 17, 2024

Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.

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No, officials didn’t say Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter identified as transgender

By Sara Swann

December 17, 2024

“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”

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‘Robert Thibodeau’ is not a serial killer on the run in your city. This is a national scam.

By Maria Briceño

December 17, 2024

"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.

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Fact-check: No, reported drones don’t have directed-energy weapons causing ‘pestilence’

December 17, 2024

Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”

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Photo shared by Pennsylvania state senator shows a ‘Star Wars’ fighter craft, not a downed drone

December 17, 2024

Photo shows a downed drone

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Photo falsely tied to Wisconsin school shooting suspect Natalie Rupnow

December 17, 2024

Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.

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