We came across multiple posts on the social media platform X about the following topic: The posts claim that in 2014, doves released by the pope in Vatican City along…
Does this video of a Pringles potato crisp under a microscope show that they are infested with bugs?
Does this video of a Pringles potato crisp under a microscope show that they are infested with bugs? We came across several posts on X claiming to show Pringles potato…
A number of posts have been making the rounds on social media platforms such as X and TikTok claiming that the male Y chromosome is disappearing. Some posts even claim…
We came across multiple posts on the social media platform X, as well as some on a Singapore-based Telegram channel about the following topic: Various posts claimed that Pavel Durov,…
We came across a recent post on X claiming that AirPods emit harmful radiation through electromagnetic fields (EMFs). The post shares a clip from TikTok, where an interviewee asserts that…
Several versions of this video have gone viral on social media over the past few days – with millions of views each. They are often accompanied by the claim that…
We came across the following topic across multiple posts on the social media site X: The posts claim that free vasectomies and abortions were being offered at the DNC (Democratic…
We’ve seen this claim floating around on social media in the wake of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring mpox (monkeypox) a global public health emergency on August 14. These…
A recent post on X, which has garnered over 36 million views at the time of this fact-check, claims that the UK is planning to release 5,000 prisoners, including some…
We came across the following posts on the social media sites X and Reddit, as well as on other online forums: The posts claim that the UK had made 3,300…
On August 9, a regional plane flying from Cascavel, a city in Brazil, to San Paulo tragically spun out of control and crashed mid-flight. All 62 individuals on board were…
We recently came across a post shared in a local Telegram chat group, along with similar content shared on X. These posts claim that the common cold is not a…