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False: You can only get hepatitis B from sharing a needle or having unprotected sex. The claim you can only get hepatitis B from sharing a needle or having unprotected sex is false. Evidence shows the virus is most commonly spread from mothers to babies during birth. Experts told AAP FactCheck children infected with the virus are much more likely than adults to develop chronic infections. The vaccination is also safe and highly effective. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)
False: The video is recent and shows armed Metei civilians torturing a young girl belonging to the Kuki community in Manipur. A distressing video of several people torturing a woman and then shooting her is going viral on the internet as a recent incident from Manipur.What have users said?: People have shared the video mentioning that it shows armed Meitei civilians torturing and killing a young girl be (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
False: In Varanasi's Babatpur, a Dalit woman beheaded six Muslim men after being threatened with rape and religious conversion. A screenshot of an article, purportedly published by the news channel UP Tak, is going viral on social media.The claim: The screenshot shows an article about a Hindu Dalit woman beheading six men in a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Babatpur (in Varanasi district) after she was threate (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
False: This image shows Congress spokesperson Surpiya Shrinate with Dawood Ibrahim. A photograph showing fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim at the office table with a woman sitting opposite to him is going viral on social media.The claim states that the image shows former journalist and current Congress Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate posing with Ibrahim. (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
Mostly False: Herbal spray treats psoriasis and eczema Can a herbal spray treat skin infections?Not exactly. There is no scientific evidence supporting the claim. These conditions have complex underlying factors, and treatment usually involves prescription medications and therapies. While herbal sprays may offer relief, it's importan (Source: Thip Media)
False: Family swept away in sea due to Cyclone Biparjoy Vishvas News' investigation reveals that the viral post is false. This incident occurred in 2022 at a beach in Oman and it has no connection with Cyclone Biparjoy or India.New Delhi (Vishvas News) – A video showing people being swept away by high sea waves is circulating widely o (Source: Vishvasnews)
False: Woman seen with Dawood in the photo from 1987 is Supriya Shrinate A black and white photo of veteran journalist Sheela Bhatt interviewing underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai in 1987 is being shared on social media misidentifying the woman in the photo as former journalist turned Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate.The photograph is being (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Video shows a Christian Kuki woman being beaten to death by armed civilians in Manipur. A disturbing video showing a young woman being brutally assaulted and finally shot to death by a group of armed insurgents in Myanmar is being falsely shared as an incident from Manipur to claim that a Christian Kuki woman was assaulted by armed civilians.BOOM found that the clai (Source: BOOM Live)
False: A Kuki woman brutally assaulted and killed in Manipur amid the ongoing violence. 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)
False: Posts shows proof of fraud in 2020 Korean polls A picture of shredded papers on the back of a van has been repeatedly shared on social media falsely claiming it shows "documents destroyed by South Korea's National Election Commission (NEC)", suggesting that they are "proof of fraud in the country's 2020 general elections". The claim comes as an ongoing probe investigates allegations of nepotistic hiring practices in the agency and assert it swayed the 2020 elections. But the image is taken from a blog post by a shredding company posted in 2017. The company told AFP the photo showed documents shredded for a local university and that it had never worked for the NEC. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)
False: Video shows oil tanker trucks burnt by Pakistani authorities A video showing burnt trucks has been viewed millions of times in posts that falsely claim they were destroyed to coerce a Pakistani politician to quit former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The claim -- shared on a social media page of PTI -- circulated following a tumultuous week in May sparked by Khan's brief detention. The footage, however, shows the aftermath of a fire that occurred in April 2022. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)
Mostly-True: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.” The slight trend of more Floridians moving to California, per capita, than the other way around has been the trend for decades, experts said.However, the difference between the rate of Floridians moving to California and vice versa is tiny and based on estimates. (Source: PolitiFact)
Miscaptioned: Image shows crowd at Copacabana beach in Brazil, not China An image of Copacabana beach in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro jammed with pilgrims during Pope Francis’ visit in July 2013 has resurfaced with the false claim that it shows a crowded beach in China. “Beach in China, if you lose your child, I guess, you just have to make another one,” r (Source: Reuters)
False: News segment about stolen Amazon goods used to buy Lamborghini is fabricated A video clip purportedly showing an ABC News segment about an Amazon delivery driver selling stolen packages and buying a sports car with the profits was fabricated, according to both the TikTok user who claimed credit for creating the video and a spokesperson for the U.S. televi (Source: Reuters)
Miscaptioned: Miscaptioned video shows Nigeria state governor’s cars, not central bank head Footage of luxury cars outside the home of a former Nigerian state governor is circulating with false captions that they belong to Nigeria’s central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, who was recently suspended from his role. Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele after a (Source: Reuters)
Altered: Photo of Biden in a diaper at Air Force graduation is altered U.S. President Joe Biden’s tumble at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony did not reveal a concealed diaper, contrary to the suggestion of a doctored photo from the event. On June 1, 2023, Biden tripped and fell while on stage at the graduation ceremony of the U.S. Air (Source: Reuters)
False: Image shows woman PTI protester tortured by Pakistani authorities An image of a woman with severe bruises on her back has been shared hundreds of times in social media posts that falsely say she was assaulted in custody after protesting former Pakistan leader Imran Khan's brief detention in May. However, the image has previously circulated in reports about a transgender woman assaulted in the Pakistani city of Peshawar in March 2021. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)
The World Health Org...: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that the Covid-19 pandemic is officially over. "The World Health Organisation has announced that the Covid-19 pandemic is officially over." Steve Barclay MP, 15 June 2023 . The health secretary Steve Barclay told the NHS Confed Expo conference last week that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the pandemic "offic (Source: Full Fact)
Mostly-True: “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.” • New Yorkers have historically had a negative balance of payments, paying out more in federal taxes than the state received in federal expenditures.• The coronavirus pandemic changed this track record, because of an unusual degree of federal spending. As a result, New York had a positive balance of payments in 2020 and 2021. (Source: PolitiFact)
False: Video shows former President Donald Trump addressing the nation on June 16. This video is from November 2022. (Source: PolitiFact)
Pants-Fire: Image shows a fall revealing President Joe Biden’s diaper. This image was altered. (Source: PolitiFact)
Barely-True: A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic. • All voters in Nassau County, regardless of party registration, were mailed voter information cards identifying them as registered Democrats.• The cards were sent in error and did not actually change any voter’s party registration.• Election officials and the private contractor that printed the cards moved quickly to correct the error. (Source: PolitiFact)
False: Ignore false claims that Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is dead IN SHORT: Following his bout with a mild case of Covid-19, many social media posts claimed that Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni had died. This is not true. There have been several claims on social media that the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has died. One such claim is made (Source: Africa Check)
Fake: No, Citizen TV Kenya didn't tweet about Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni getting admitted to intensive care IN SHORT: Uganda's long-term ruler contracted Covid-19, but claims that a popular Kenyan TV station reported of his worsening condition are false. On 7 June 2023, Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni tested positive for Covid-19 , leading him to isolate himself and go on forced lea (Source: Africa Check)
False: Did a plane crash at Kenya's largest airport as claimed in several photos online? No, it was a drill IN SHORT: Several videos on social media claim to show photos of a plane crash at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The port manager says it was an emergency drill. Several videos posted online claim to show a plane crash at Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airpor (Source: Africa Check)
The government is de...: The government is delivering the fastest wage growth in years. "We are getting on and delivering for the country. We are delivering record employment and the fastest wage growth in years." Rishi Sunak MP, 14 June 2023 . At Prime Minister's Questions last week, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the government is delivering the "fastest (Source: Full Fact)
False: Alton Towers is offering free complimentary passes to users who follow a link to claim the tickets or comment on and share the posts. Multiple posts on Facebook are promoting offers for free tickets to Alton Towers, but they are not associated with the theme park and there is no evidence the offers are real. The posts appear on two different pages , both called 'Alton Towers Fans', and are written as if they we (Source: Full Fact)
Mixture: An photograph authentically shows a Harvard morgue employee charged in connection with trafficking in human remains in spring 2023. About this rating The photograph showed a man who was indeed charged in the Harvard morgue case, and who later reportedly pleaded guilty to charges related to it. However ... ... The man depicted in the photograph was not a Harvard morgue employee. In June 2023, a photograph bega (Source: Snopes)
False: “Breaking dead DNC leaker has just been identified.” This supposed "breaking news" video was published on YouTube in 2018, and includes misinformation about Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee staffer who was slain in 2016. He wasn’t the source of Democratic Party emails provided to WikiLeaks. (Source: PolitiFact)
False: Recent wildfires put more carbon in the atmosphere than "the human race has put out in the last 100 years." Canada’s wildfires have set records for carbon dioxide emissions over a short period of time, but they represent only a tiny fraction of total CO2 emissions from human activity. (Source: PolitiFact)
False: Video shows Elon Musk talking about an “AI cryptocurrency trading platform” he launched. This video was altered. Musk didn’t discuss cryptocurrency in the original footage, nor did we find an affiliation between him and this purported trading platform. (Source: PolitiFact)
False: Video shows singer Tim McGraw talking about diet gummies. This video was altered. Tim McGraw isn’t hawking diet gummies. (Source: PolitiFact)
False: The World Economic Forum (WEF) called for artificial intelligence to write a bible and create new religions that the WEF described as "actually correct." About this rating On June 10, 2023, a website that describes itself as "alternative media," Slay, wrote a story claiming that the World Economic Forum (WEF) — an influential,non-profit that bills itself as an "International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation" — had calle (Source: Snopes)
Miscaptioned: On June 18, 2023, a video that spread on Twitter showed "incomprehensible military activity" in the U.S. About this rating On June 18, 2023, claims began to spread on Twitter that a video showed "incomprehensible military activity" in the U.S. "In the United States, incomprehensible military activity …," a Twitter account posted on June 18, 2023. Attached to the post was a video cla (Source: Snopes)
All German Fact Checks
Falsch: New Yorks Stadtregierung unter Bürgermeister Eric Adams habe Mitte April 2023 angekündigt, ein „CO2-Tracking“ einzuführen. Dabei sollten über eine Kooperation mit American Express Daten von Kreditkarten ausgewertet und so über getätigte Lebensmitteleinkäufe der individuelle CO2-Ausstoß gemessen und Höchstwerte festgelegt werden. Laut einemVideo-Beitragdes österreichischen Online-SendersAuf1vom 11. Mai 2023 werde es in New York bald eine „CO2-Einkaufskontrolle“ geben, bei der über die Daten von Kreditkarten die Lebensmitteleinkäufe der Einwohner nachverfolgt und so deren CO2-Ausstoß gemessen würde. Das ha (Source: Correctiv)