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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)
False: Biden violated US Flag Code during a White House Pride Month event Flag code applies to flags hanging from staffs, not White House balcony | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption Biden hosts Pride celebration with singer Betty Who at White House President Joe Biden hosted the largest-ever Pride celebration at the White House along with the singer Betty Who. Flag Code §7. Flag Code being referenced in the posts only applies to flags hanging from staffs. Flag Conference that led to the adoption of the flag code. Raughter also said the flag code is not relevant to the White House display. (Source: USA Today)
Propaganda Diary: a review of Russian disinformation in European media in May 2023 In May 2023, VoxCheck monitored 86 media outlets from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Germany, and identified 1,118 cases of disinformation about Ukraine. The highest number of disinformation cases were found in Slovakian media (277), Polish media (248), (Source: Vox Ukraine)
Partly False: Police have said that if you see a dog locked in a car in hot temperatures you should take a picture of the dog and the car, call police, wait five minutes and break the car window. By doing so, you will not be charged with criminal damage and will be providing police with evidence to take the dog o Claims that "police say" you can smash a window to rescue a dog from a hot car after taking a photograph and waiting five minutes have been shared almost 180,000 times on Facebook . The posts, which encourage others to copy and paste the content in order to share it more widely, (Source: Full Fact)
False: Amazon is selling iPhone 14s for £3. A Facebook post falsely claims that Amazon is selling iPhone 14s for £3 as part of a summer deal. The post shows a video of someone unpacking an iPhone 14 with Amazon logos added on top of the footage promoting the "special offer". Its caption explains that Amazon is "clearing ou (Source: Full Fact)
Missing Context: People should watch out for ice sinking in their drink, because that means it has been spiked with drugs. Social media posts warning people to watch out for ice sinking in their drink as a sign it may have been spiked have been shared tens of thousands of times . A number of posts seen by Full Fact use similar wording, which says: "With it being summer and more people are out drinkin (Source: Full Fact)
FactCheck: Abortion...: FactCheck: Abortion bill still many stages away from passing into law (Source: TheJournal.ie)
No Evidence: No evidence of Trump Truth Social post blaming personal aide following indictment There is no evidence that a screenshot purporting to show a social media post published by former U.S. President Donald Trump blaming a personal aide, Walt Nuata, following his indictment is real, despite a screenshot circulating online. The image circulated after U.S. prosecutor (Source: Reuters)
False: Photos show an 'alien' has been found in South Africa. A post [warning: graphic images] on Facebook falsely claims that several photos show an alien has been found in South Africa. But the photos actually show the corpse of a newborn baboon, as well as a photograph of a sculpture. The post says: "'Alіenѕ' with umbilical cords still a (Source: Full Fact)
False: "Silenciaron al Dr. Sebi" por decir que ciertos vegetales "son productos de laboratorio". Alfredo "Dr. Sebi" Bowman murió en el 2016 después de contagiarse de neumonía mientras estaba en prisión en Honduras. En el 2019 su familia desmintió la declaración de que fue asesinado. (Source: PolitiFact)
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)
Fehlender Kontext: Die „Tagesschau“ stelle durch die Farbgebung ihrer Wetterkarten Temperaturen von 26 Grad Celsius im Jahr 2023 heißer dar als noch 1997. Das Wetter wird wieder sommerlich und im NetzverbreitenNutzerinnen und Nutzer wie schon seit Jahren angeblich manipulierteWetterkarten. Seit 2019 verbreiten sich solche Vergleicheimmer wieder im Netz,Das Narrativ: Bei hohen Temperaturen seien Wetterkarten im Fernsehen heute inten (Source: Correctiv)
Frei Erfunden: Die internationale Luftwaffenübung Air Defender 2023 in Deutschland verursache mehr CO2, als das Land in Jahren ausstoßen könne. Seit dem 12. Juni 2023 findet über Deutschland mehrere Tage lang eine große Luftwaffenübung mit tausenden Teilnehmern aus 25 Ländern statt –laut der Bundeswehrist es die größte Übung dieser Art seit Bestehen der Nato. Das lässt auch einen hohen CO2-Ausstoß vermuten, denn Flugzeug (Source: Correctiv)