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Leaf≠Antivenom: Eating A Green Leaf Will Help A Venomous Snake Bite Leaf≠AntivenomWill eating a leaf with chlorophyll provide relief to a person bitten by a venomous snake? No, that's not true: A board-certified emergency medicine toxicologist specializing in herpetology and envenomation (exposure to poison from a bite or sting) treatment told Le (Source: Lead Stories)
Not Government: The World Economic Forum (WEF) banned "natural conception," saying "all babies must be lab-grown by 2030." Not GovernmentDid the World Economic Forum (WEF) ban "natural conception," saying "all babies must be lab-grown by 2030"? No, that's not true: The WEF is an international organization that focuses on public-private cooperation and global economic issues. It does not have the auth (Source: Lead Stories)
Ai-Generated: Picture Shows Trump Dancing With A 13 Year Old Girl AI-GeneratedDoes a "photo" show Donald Trump "in his 50's," then a businessman, "dancing with a 13 year old girl"? No, that's not true: That is not a photo -- it is an image artificially created by algorithms.The story appeared in a tweet (archived here) published on June 14, 202 (Source: Lead Stories)
False: Video of Cristiano Ronaldo commenting on Indonesia vs Argentina match A video of Cristiano Ronaldo speaking in Portuguese at a press conference has been viewed more than 1.7 million times in posts that falsely claim it shows the football superstar warning reigning world champions Argentina not to underestimate minnows Indonesia ahead of their match in Jakarta in June 2023. The Indonesian subtitles added to the video are wholly inaccurate, and the clip in fact shows Ronaldo speaking to the press at the World Cup in Qatar in November 2022 -- six months before the Indonesia-Argentina match was officially announced. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)
False: Videos show destruction caused by Typhoon Mawar in Japan in June 2023 As Typhoon Mawar brought heavy rain to Japan in early June 2023, a compilation of clips was repeatedly shared in South Korean social media posts falsely claiming it showed the damage caused by the storm. In fact, none of the clips show Typhoon Mawar's impact on Japan in 2023. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)
Video Artifact: This beam of light caused the explosion, Directed energy weapons deployed Video ArtifactWas an explosion caused by a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) caught on tape -- showing a beam of light coming down from the sky in the split-second before the enormous blast? No, that's not true: Although this footage of an explosion is real, the momentary appearance o (Source: Lead Stories)
False: Fake cabbage being sold to consumers Two videos have been viewed millions of times in the Philippines alongside a false claim they show "fake cabbages" being made for consumption. However, the clips are in fact demonstrations of how realistic display food items are created in Japan in a town known for first making the replicas. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)
All German Fact Checks
Falscher Kontext: Ein Video zeige einen Elektroroller-Friedhof in Frankreich. Erneut kursiert ein Video, das unzählige gelb-schwarze Elektromopeds zeigt, die aufgereiht auf einem Gelände stehen. AufFacebookundTelegramheißt es, dieser „Friedhof“ sei in Frankreich. Weil das Entsorgen von Batterien teuer sei, sei es wohl einfacher, die Fahrzeuge auf „einer so (Source: Correctiv)
Unbelegt: Der Arzt Richard M. Fleming zeige unter einem Mikroskop, dass Blut verklumpe, wenn der „genetische“ Corona-Impfstoff von Johnson & Johnson dazu gemischt werde. Der ehemalige US-amerikanische Arzt Richard M. Fleming fragte am 27. April in einemTweet: „Was geschieht, wenn die genetischen Impfstoffe direkt dem menschlichen Blut zugesetzt werden?“ Dazu veröffentlichte er ein Video, das angeblich einen Versuch mit einer Blutprobe und dem Cov (Source: Correctiv)