WASHINGTON (AP) — Within minutes of the gunfire, the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump spawned a vast sea of claims — some outlandish, others contradictory —…
Read more Minutes after Trump shooting, misinformation started flying. Here are the factsCLAIM: A video of President Joe Biden speaking at the White House during a “Take Your Child to Work Day” event shows him being interrupted by a child…
Read more A video of Biden speaking at a White House children’s event was edited to add offensive audioCLAIM: An image shows a CNN news story that reported the OceanGate submersible on its way to the Titanic wreckage site was found empty. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The…
Read more Fabricated news report falsely claims Titanic-bound submersible was found emptyTo hear former President Donald Trump tell it, taking and withholding classified documents was perfectly consistent with federal law and a decade-old legal case involving former President Bill…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump twists Presidential Records Act, Clinton ‘sock drawer’ case to mount defenseCLAIM: Vaccines developed for COVID-19 contain a cancer-causing virus DNA found in monkeys. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Public health officials and the lead researcher of a study cited in…
Read more No, ‘monkey virus DNA’ was not found in COVID vaccinesCLAIM: Photos show children who were trafficked as “sex slaves” being rescued from tunnel systems beneath Central Park in New York City. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The images all…
Read more Photos show early responses to COVID-19, not a child rescue operation in Central ParkCLAIM: Australia has announced plans for mass injections of mRNA vaccines into livestock. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Officials have announced no such plans and there are no mandatory vaccinations…
Read more Australia hasn’t announced ‘mass injections’ of mRNA vaccines for livestockA roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely…
Read more NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this weekCLAIM: An image shows former President Donald Trump dancing with a teenage girl at a party at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Trump’s campaign and an…
Read more Image claiming to show Trump dancing with underage girl is fakeCLAIM: A stagnant glass of water seen in videos of Chinese astronauts proves the footage wasn’t actually filmed in space. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Experts say the footage is…
Read more Video of water in a glass on China’s space station is scientifically sound, not proof of ‘deception’CLAIM: Mel Gibson is making a multi-part documentary on child sex trafficking AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The actor’s publicist says he isn’t making any documentary about child sex trafficking.…
Read more Mel Gibson is not making a child sex trafficking documentary, publicist saysCLAIM: Photo shows a participant at a Pride event wearing a T-shirt with the words “trans kids are sexy.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: Altered image. The photo was digitally manipulated…
Read more Image of Pride event attendee altered to include comment about transgender childrenCLAIM: Pfizer was caught “funneling” $12 million to CNN host Anderson Cooper to promote COVID-19 vaccines. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. There is no evidence to support that claim, which…
Read more No, Pfizer wasn’t caught ‘funneling’ millions to Anderson CooperCLAIM: A video of a helicopter dropping flames on treetops in Canada shows wildfires in the country are “a set up.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The footage shows firefighters…
Read more Video of helicopter conducting a planned burn doesn’t show Canada wildfires are a ‘set up’CLAIM: Norway has banned gender-affirming care for minors. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The country has not changed its guidelines on gender-affirming care for minors, which currently includes non-surgical treatments…
Read more Norway didn’t ban gender-affirming care for minors, as headline falsely claimsCLAIM: The majority of AIDS patients died from medication developed when Dr. Anthony Fauci led the nation’s response to the emerging epidemic, not from the virus itself. AP’S…
Read more AIDS medication didn’t kill more people than the virus itselfA roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely…
Read more NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this weekCLAIM: The United Nations has replaced all of its members’ flags with Pride flags. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The photo shows Pride flags displayed at Rockefeller Center, not the…
Read more Photo shows Pride flags at Rockefeller Center, not United NationsCLAIM: KitchenAid has stopped offering its famous stand mixers and other familiar appliances at Target stores following backlash over the retailer’s support of the LGBTQ+ community. AP’S ASSESSMENT:…
Read more Article claiming KitchenAid has pulled items from Target shelves is satireCLAIM: A NASA study found that six to eight snake plants in a room with no airflow is enough for human survival. The agency therefore recommends 15 to…
Read more NASA didn’t publish study on snake plants providing life-saving oxygen
