The 1971 May Day Protest Kissing Photo – Fact Check
A Twitter account with 320,000 followers was among many accounts to tweet the image, calling it…
Did Kanye West lose 9 million followers after pro-Trump tweets? Fact Check
Rumours claim singer and reality TV star Kanye West lost 9 million Twitter followers after posting…
6 Facebook hoaxes you’ve probably seen so far in 2018
We’re not even half way through 2018, yet there has already been a number of hoaxes…
Do KFC use genetically modified chickens without beaks? Fact Check
Rumours claim that KFC changed their name from Kentucky Fried Chicken because their chickens are genetically…
Fake BBC video reports on “war” between Russia and NATO
A video snippet of what appears to be a BBC report about a “serious incident between…
Fake video claims Mark Zuckerberg is closing Facebook
A video circulating the Internet appears to show Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announcing the closure of…
Warning about dangerous video on WhatsApp called “martinelli”. Fact Check
A warning spreading on Facebook claims a “video comes out tomorrow” on WhatsApp called “Martinelli”, and…
Is Facebook removing Share button on pro-Trump content? Fact Check
A message is spreading across Facebook that claims the social media network is removing the Share…
Did Buzz Aldrin pass lie detector to reveal truth about aliens? Fact Check
A spurious The Daily Star article claims that Buzz Aldrin and three other astronauts passed a…
Council in Gateshead had to debunk bizarre 5G conspiracies
A local council in the UK was forced to dismiss a number of bizarre conspiracy theories…