Claim: A photo authentically shows Chick-fil-A packaging that reads, “Made with 100% heterosexual chicken.” Rating: Rating: Fake On May 29, 2024, the Facebook page The Language Nerds posted (archived) a picture appearing to show a container of fast-food restaurant Chick-fil-A’s chicken nuggets reading, “Made with 100% heterosexual chicken.” The post received thousands of likes, comments […]
Claim: A picture shows U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wearing a surgical-style mask in an airport. Rating: Rating: Outdated On June 3, 2024, X users shared a picture purportedly showing U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. wearing a surgical-style mask in an airport after verbally attacking former White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony […]
Claim: A picture authentically shows the preserved remains of a baby mammoth that died about 30,000 years ago. Rating: Rating: True In May 2024, a viral Reddit post in the r/beamazed subreddit claimed to show the 30,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth, discovered in a Canadian gold mine. The post had received more than 25,000 […]
Claim: A photo shared online in May 2024 authentically shows Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rubbing noses and cuddling. Rating: Rating: Fake On May 14, 2024, a Reddit user posted a close-up photo seemingly showing X owner Elon Musk cuddling and rubbing noses with Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg. The Reddit user said the image needed […]
Claim: Donald Trump supporters wore diapers at rallies in April and May 2024, holding signs that said “Real men wear diapers.” Rating: Rating: Research In Progress Context: While the photographs and reports of said rallies appeared on several different outlets, we noticed they came from a single source. While we seek more details about the […]
Claim: Kyle Rittenhouse scored so low on the ASVAB test, which is required for enlistment into the U.S. Armed Forces, that he was permanently disqualified from serving in the Marines. Rating: Rating: Research In Progress In the first week of April 2024, numerous accounts on X (formerly known as Twitter) shared posts suggesting that Kyle Rittenhouse, […]
Claim: An photo shared on X in March 2024 authentically showed Barron Trump taking a picture of his mother, Melania Trump, while sitting on her lap. Rating: Rating: True On March 20, 2024, X (formerly Twitter) user @SundaeDivine posted a photo purportedly showing a young Barron Trump, the youngest son of former U.S. President Donald Trump, […]
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s main Jewish organization on Monday denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment from the store. The sign on Pischa Mountain above Davos, a town known for hosting the annual World Economic Forum meeting of global elites each January, said the […]
STORY: Hamas aired a new video showing what it said were the bodies of two Israeli hostages on Monday, a day after warning Israel they might be killed if it did not stop its bombardment of Gaza. In the video released on Monday, 26-year-old university student Noa Argamani is seemingly reading a script in front […]