Your hourly fact checks

All English Fact Checks

False: A girl in a photograph has gone missing and needs to be reunited with her parents. A number of posts on Facebook claim to show a little girl who has been found and needs to be reunited with her parents. One example of the post that appeared in a Facebook group for Bexleyheath says: "Desperately trying to find the parents of this sweet girl. She was picked up al (Source: Full Fact)

False: An autistic boy named Brandon Smith has gone missing with his dog, Hank. A Facebook post shared to a buy and sell Facebook group called "Aber swap shop" claiming an autistic boy called Brandon has gone missing with his family dog uses images taken in 2019, which we previously wrote about after they were used in a nearly-identical set of hoax posts. Th (Source: Full Fact)

False: A man won a women's category of the London Marathon. A Facebook post falsely claims that a biological man has won a female category of the London Marathon after entering as a woman. The post reads: "A MAN WINS THE WOMENS [sic] LONDON MARATHON (not the elite race - the second amateur cohort). Glenique Frank, 54, gushed about using " (Source: Full Fact)

False: Graphic does not show ‘New World Order’ UN goals A graphic purporting to show a list of goals set out by the United Nations including the implementation of a “one world military” and the “restriction of non-essential air travel” does not show an official UN document. The UN emblem can be seen at the top of the screenshot, with  (Source: Reuters)

False: Trump Truth Social post criticizing Pence for testifying in election probe is fake (Advisory: this article contains profanity) A fake screenshot claiming to show a Truth Social post from former U.S. President Donald Trump’s official account criticizing former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for testifying before a grand jury is doing the rounds online. There is  (Source: Reuters)

Miscaptioned: Video of woman asking Donald Trump to ‘save us’ predates Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News A video that shows a woman crying and asking former U.S. President Donald Trump to “save us” dates back to at least January 2021 and is unrelated to Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News. Posts online, however, are sharing it after the anchor parted ways with the television channel. Us (Source: Reuters)

True: A video authentically depicts daytime television talk show host Jerry Springer, who died on April 27, 2023, once saying he didn’t watch his own show. About this rating On April 27, 2023, the day daytime television talk-show host Jeremy Springer died, "BBCNewsnight," BBC's daily news and current affairs program, posted a video on Twitter in which Springer admitted that he did not watch his own show. The claim was true, since th (Source: Snopes)

False: Media admits governments are using geoengineering to manipulate weather Fact check: No, the media did not 'admit' governments are utilizing geoengineering technologiesIDK. What we know about cloud seeding and geoengineeringThere is no evidence mainstream media outlets reported that governments are utilizing geoengineering technologies. In the clips, meteorologist Ginger Zee discusses cloud seeding and its use in the Rocky Mountain region to mitigate the effects of drought. The article also features several ABC News articles reporting on cloud seeding programs and a tweet from Zee about cloud seeding. But the article erroneously conflates three distinct concepts: cloud seeding, geoengineering and the 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory. (Source: USA Today)

Altered Video: Video advertisement suggesting “Modi Hatao” as an alternative to petty tricks to save money. Authors Vasudha Beri Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joi (Source: Newschecker)

Misleading: An avalanche hit Himachal Pradesh on April 25, trapping people under snow A video is going viral online claiming that an avalanche recently hit Himachal Pradesh, trapping a lot of people in the snow.The post shared on April 25, 2023, read: हिमाचल प्रदेश में आज शाम 5 बजे के बाद हुए भीषण हिमस्खलन में ने मचाई भारी नुकसान। कई लोगों के मरने की आशंका। बर्फ प (Source: News Mobile)

False: Photo of the loco pilot of the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express in Kerala. (Archives of more claims on social media can be seen here, here and here.)Is it true?: No, the photo dates back to 2017 and shows a loco pilot in a train running in Jharkhand. (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)

Mostly False: Drinking from a tin can give you bacterial infection Quick TakeA social media post claims drinking from a tin can give you Leptospirosis. We fact-checked and found the claim to be Mostly False. Leptospirosis is a relatively rare disease, and the risk of contracting it from drinking from contaminated beverage cans is low.The ClaimA  (Source: Thip Media)

False: Eating gummies can reduce weight within seven days Quick TakeA supplement Keto Life Plus Gummies claims to reduce weight drastically. The supplement is available on an e-commerce website. The post shows excessively fat people getting lean bodies by eating gummies only for seven days. We fact-checked and found the claim to be Fals (Source: Thip Media)

Bottomless Pinocchio: "In my first two years in office I’ve lowered the deficit by a record $1.7 trillion." Listen 6 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Share"As a matter of fact, my first two years in office I've lowered the deficit by a record $1.7 trillion. Lowered the deficit — the debt." — President Biden, remarks at the North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Le (Source: The Washington Post)

All German Fact Checks

Grob Irreführend: Margot Käßmann hat alle Deutschen als Nazis bezeichnet. Aussagen auf Kirchentag Hat Käßmann alle Deutschen als Nazis bezeichnet? Stand: 29.05.2017 13:56 UhrDie prominente evangelische Theologin Margot Käßmann ist Opfer einer Falschdarstellung geworden. Sie hatte beim Kirchentag die Forderung der AfD nach einer höheren Geburtenrate kri (Source: Tagesschau)