Latest Fact-checks by Ciara O'Rourke Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category X posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a tweet: Gilbert Gottfried died from the COVID-19 vaccine. Viral image stated on April 1, 2022 in a Facebook post: Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh were actors wearing masks during Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Viral image stated on April 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: Ukraine is the “money laundering and child sex trafficking capital of the world!” Viral image stated on April 3, 2022 in a tweet: Photo shows someone in a swastika shirt giving a Nazi salute at a recent Donald Trump rally. X posts stated on April 4, 2022 in a tweet: Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the questions. Why can’t we ask these questions?” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden didn’t sign an antilynching bill in a ceremony outside the White House on March 29. Viral image stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas. Viral image stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Nicole Kidman reacting to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. Viral image stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photos show celebrities reacting to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died from a COVID-19 vaccine. X posts stated on March 28, 2022 in a tweet: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock “to take attention away from Ukraine.” Viral image stated on March 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN staged a fire in Edmonton, Canada, and claimed it was filmed in Ukraine. Viral image stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Republicans “nominated the 1st Black woman to the SCOTUS & she was BLOCKED & filibustered by… Joe Biden.” Viral image stated on March 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo of President Joe Biden leaving for Europe that the White House tweeted wasn’t actually taken on March 23. Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Hunter Biden has been arrested!” Viral image stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive and the author of anonymous QAnon messages. Viral image stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN tweeted a picture of a Serbian resort and said it was in Ukraine. Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: A man was arrested “for wearing a T-shirt that says ‘We The People’ and has a picture of the ‘Statue of Liberty.’” Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: News networks covered Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing live but not Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing. Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “There was a raid on the Biden residence yesterday by the military!” Viral image stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden’s announcement that the Justice Department will name a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud means “the government is going to investigate itself.” Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Ukraine has been shooting residents of Donetsk and Lugansk just because they wanted to speak Russian.” Bloggers stated on March 19, 2022 in a blog post: Russian President Vladimir Putin “was assassinated.” Viral image stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows man mocking police in Germany. Viral image stated on March 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: This video shows “Russian war in Ukraine.” Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Leonardo DiCaprio gave Ukraine $10 million. Viral image stated on March 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: A Time magazine cover shows Vladimir Putin with Hitler’s mustache. Viral image stated on March 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Volodymr Zelenskyy singing “Endless Love” with his wife. Bloggers stated on March 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Worldwide data has confirmed the vaccinated are developing COVID vaccine-induced Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.” Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Dr. Anthony Fauci has not spoken or appeared publicly for several weeks.
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X posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a tweet: Gilbert Gottfried died from the COVID-19 vaccine. Viral image stated on April 1, 2022 in a Facebook post: Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh were actors wearing masks during Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Viral image stated on April 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: Ukraine is the “money laundering and child sex trafficking capital of the world!” Viral image stated on April 3, 2022 in a tweet: Photo shows someone in a swastika shirt giving a Nazi salute at a recent Donald Trump rally. X posts stated on April 4, 2022 in a tweet: Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the questions. Why can’t we ask these questions?” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden didn’t sign an antilynching bill in a ceremony outside the White House on March 29. Viral image stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas. Viral image stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Nicole Kidman reacting to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. Viral image stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photos show celebrities reacting to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died from a COVID-19 vaccine. X posts stated on March 28, 2022 in a tweet: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock “to take attention away from Ukraine.” Viral image stated on March 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN staged a fire in Edmonton, Canada, and claimed it was filmed in Ukraine. Viral image stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Republicans “nominated the 1st Black woman to the SCOTUS & she was BLOCKED & filibustered by… Joe Biden.” Viral image stated on March 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo of President Joe Biden leaving for Europe that the White House tweeted wasn’t actually taken on March 23. Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Hunter Biden has been arrested!” Viral image stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive and the author of anonymous QAnon messages. Viral image stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN tweeted a picture of a Serbian resort and said it was in Ukraine. Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: A man was arrested “for wearing a T-shirt that says ‘We The People’ and has a picture of the ‘Statue of Liberty.’” Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: News networks covered Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing live but not Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing. Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “There was a raid on the Biden residence yesterday by the military!” Viral image stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden’s announcement that the Justice Department will name a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud means “the government is going to investigate itself.” Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Ukraine has been shooting residents of Donetsk and Lugansk just because they wanted to speak Russian.” Bloggers stated on March 19, 2022 in a blog post: Russian President Vladimir Putin “was assassinated.” Viral image stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows man mocking police in Germany. Viral image stated on March 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: This video shows “Russian war in Ukraine.” Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Leonardo DiCaprio gave Ukraine $10 million. Viral image stated on March 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: A Time magazine cover shows Vladimir Putin with Hitler’s mustache. Viral image stated on March 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Volodymr Zelenskyy singing “Endless Love” with his wife. Bloggers stated on March 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Worldwide data has confirmed the vaccinated are developing COVID vaccine-induced Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.” Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Dr. Anthony Fauci has not spoken or appeared publicly for several weeks.
Viral image stated on April 1, 2022 in a Facebook post: Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh were actors wearing masks during Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
Viral image stated on April 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: Ukraine is the “money laundering and child sex trafficking capital of the world!”
Viral image stated on April 3, 2022 in a tweet: Photo shows someone in a swastika shirt giving a Nazi salute at a recent Donald Trump rally.
X posts stated on April 4, 2022 in a tweet: Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the questions. Why can’t we ask these questions?”
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden didn’t sign an antilynching bill in a ceremony outside the White House on March 29.
Viral image stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas.
Viral image stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Nicole Kidman reacting to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock.
Viral image stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photos show celebrities reacting to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock.
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died from a COVID-19 vaccine.
X posts stated on March 28, 2022 in a tweet: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock “to take attention away from Ukraine.”
Viral image stated on March 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN staged a fire in Edmonton, Canada, and claimed it was filmed in Ukraine.
Viral image stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: Republicans “nominated the 1st Black woman to the SCOTUS & she was BLOCKED & filibustered by… Joe Biden.”
Viral image stated on March 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo of President Joe Biden leaving for Europe that the White House tweeted wasn’t actually taken on March 23.
Viral image stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive and the author of anonymous QAnon messages.
Viral image stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN tweeted a picture of a Serbian resort and said it was in Ukraine.
Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: A man was arrested “for wearing a T-shirt that says ‘We The People’ and has a picture of the ‘Statue of Liberty.’”
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: News networks covered Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing live but not Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing.
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “There was a raid on the Biden residence yesterday by the military!”
Viral image stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden’s announcement that the Justice Department will name a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud means “the government is going to investigate itself.”
Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Ukraine has been shooting residents of Donetsk and Lugansk just because they wanted to speak Russian.”
Bloggers stated on March 19, 2022 in a blog post: Russian President Vladimir Putin “was assassinated.”
Viral image stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows man mocking police in Germany.
Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Leonardo DiCaprio gave Ukraine $10 million.
Viral image stated on March 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: A Time magazine cover shows Vladimir Putin with Hitler’s mustache.
Viral image stated on March 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Volodymr Zelenskyy singing “Endless Love” with his wife.
Bloggers stated on March 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Worldwide data has confirmed the vaccinated are developing COVID vaccine-induced Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.”
Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Dr. Anthony Fauci has not spoken or appeared publicly for several weeks.
