Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

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Fake New Zealand poster targets vaccine refusers

By Bill McCarthy
December 8, 2021
A campaign poster for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with the slogan, “No jab. No job, no refunds.”
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Sean Hannity photo for Saudi oil check

Hannity falsely claims U.S. ‘didn’t import a single barrel’ of Saudi oil pre-pandemic under Trump

By Bill McCarthy
December 2, 2021
"If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.”
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Facebook post wrongly suggests variants are fake, revealed to ‘keep the fear going’

By Bill McCarthy
December 1, 2021
"Don’t be fooled by the next ‘Variant’! There are actually 1000’s of them. They just will pick the next one to keep the fear going."
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Old photos of ‘bricks’ resurface in days leading up to Kyle Rittenhouse trial verdict

By Bill McCarthy
November 19, 2021
Photos showed “bricks everywhere” in Kenosha during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
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Tucker Carlson photo for Patriot Purge fact-check about constitutional rights

Tucker Carlson film falsely claims Jan. 6 is ‘pretext to strip millions’ of ‘constitutional rights’

By Bill McCarthy
November 2, 2021
“Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”
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Jim Banks AP art for ranking member letter fact-check

Indiana congressman signed letter as top Republican on Jan. 6 committee. He’s not on the committee

By Bill McCarthy
October 25, 2021
Says he is the "ranking member" of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Canada did not ban use of ‘Let’s go Brandon,’ as fake memo claimed

By Bill McCarthy
October 20, 2021
“The Canadian government threatens to fire any government employee who uses ‘Let's Go Brandon’ in communications.”
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Desmond Tuto COVID-19 shot art

Hoax Twitter account sparks false rumor that Desmond Tutu died

By Bill McCarthy
October 20, 2021
Desmond Tutu died on Oct. 20, 2021.
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Target turkey Facebook post with False logo

$123,000 turkey? Viral photo of pricey Target turkey is several years old, shows pricing error

By Bill McCarthy
October 19, 2021
A photo shows a $123,199 turkey for sale at Target “this year.”
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Car seat sex traffficking rumor October 2021 with False logo

No evidence for internet rumor that sex traffickers are using abandoned car seats to lure victims

By Bill McCarthy
October 18, 2021
A photo shows sex traffickers using an abandoned child car seat to lure in victims.
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Kimberly Klacik grocery store tweet with missing context markup

Conservative commentator uses outdated photo in botched attack on ‘Build Back Better’

By Bill McCarthy
October 13, 2021
An image of empty grocery store shelves shows the effect of President Joe Biden's “Build Back Better” plan.
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Giant skull edited photo

Old, manipulated photo of giant skull recirculates online

By Bill McCarthy
October 12, 2021
A photo shows paleontologists in Greece discovering the skeleton of a giant.
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