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APFact Check

The NCAA is not taking medals away from transgender athlete Lia Thomas

 

Ukraine鈥檚 Zelenskyy did not purchase two luxury yachts in October. They鈥檙e still up for sale

 
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2016 photo, flowers and notes left by well-wishers outside a pizza restaurant in northwest Washington, D.C.,are shown, where a North Carolina man fired an assault rifle multiple times as he attempted to "self-investigate" the conspiracy theory known as "Pizzagate. On Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, APreported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming an expert who debunked the 鈥減izzagate鈥� conspiracy theory has been jailed for possessing child sexual abuse images. (APPhoto/Jessica Gresko, File)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn鈥檛 happen this week

 
FILE - The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. A White House advisory board is calling for major changes in how the FBI uses a controversial foreign surveillance tool. The President鈥檚 Intelligence Advisory Board issued a report Monday, July 31, 2023, with new recommendations related to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (APPhoto/Charlie Neibergall, File)

No, the FBI has not confirmed 鈥榩izzagate鈥� is real

 
APNews Verification

Years-old image does not show an Israeli soldier pinning a child to the ground

 
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2016 file photo, the front door of Comet Ping Pong pizza shop in Washington. Edgar Maddison Welch of Salisbury, N.C.. who police said was inspired by false internet rumors dubbed 鈥減izzagate鈥� to fire an assault weapon inside a Washington pizzeria pleaded guilty Friday, March 24, 2017, to two charges. (APPhoto/Jose Luis Magana)

Elon Musk and others spread meme reviving unfounded 鈥榩izzagate鈥� conspiracy theory

 

More Fact Checks

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, file photo, election workers in Fulton County began working through a recount of ballots in Atlanta. Investigators with Georgia鈥檚 secretary of state鈥檚 office have not found any evidence to substantiate claims that fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in Fulton County during the 2020 general election. Henry County Superior Court Chief Judge Brian Amero is presiding over a lawsuit that alleges fraud in Fulton County during last year鈥檚 election. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via 麻豆传媒app, File)

Trump misleadingly cites 鈥榙uplicate鈥� ballots in disputed Georgia county as proof of election fraud

CLAIM: A recent court filing revealed that 3,600 鈥渄uplicate鈥� ballots were cast for Biden and illegally counted in Fulton County, Georgia during the 2020 election.
 

Years-old video of empty store on Black Friday was filmed in London, not the US

CLAIM: A video of only one shopper turning up for a Black Friday sale this year shows how President Joe Biden鈥檚 economic policies have negatively impacted consumer spending in the U.S.
 
APNews Verification

Video of West Bank fighting does not show a Doctors Without Borders medic giving a man a rifle

CLAIM: A video shows a Doctors Without Borders medic in the West Bank city of Jenin take an assault rifle from a man lying on the ground and hand it to a man nearby who begins shooting.
 
FILE - A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Reading, Pa. On Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, APreported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Pfizer鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine contains a DNA sequence called Simian Virus 40 that can cause health problems, including cancer. (APPhoto/Matt Rourke, File)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn鈥檛 happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: DNA fragments used in the development of the coronavirus vaccine -- such as a portion of SV40鈥檚 DNA sequence 鈥� are not causing health problems in people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
 
FILE - In this April 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump's name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, in San Antonio. All that aid is now gone. Yet prospects for more federal stimulus this year appear all but dead, clouding the future for the unemployed, for small businesses and for the economy as a whole.(APPhoto/Eric Gay, File)

No, the IRS isn鈥檛 distributing 鈥榮timulus checks鈥� in certain states this month, despite claims online

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 

Video misrepresents Biden鈥檚 departure from White House turkey pardon

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 
An off-duty Israeli soldier carrying a rifle walks by candles and the national flag honoring those who were killed or taken captive in a brutal cross-border attack by Hamas militants on Oct 7, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. More than 1,400 Israelis were killed, and over 200 people are being held hostage in Gaza. (APPhoto/Oded Balilty)

Video shows Israeli soldiers raising a flag over a Gaza school building, not a hospital

CLAIM: A video shows Israeli soldiers placing a flag atop Gaza鈥檚 Shifa Hospital.

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 

Newly released Jan. 6 footage does not show a federal agent flashing his badge while undercover

CLAIM: Security camera footage from Jan. 6, 2021, shows a federal agent disguised as a supporter of then-President Donald Trump during the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
 
FILE - Pharmacist Sima Manifar prepares a children's dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at City of Lawrence's "The Center," which serves seniors, families and the community, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Lawrence, Mass. Pfizer has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially tweaked to match the omicron variant. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced the study on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (APPhoto/Charles Krupa)

No evidence that DNA sequence used in Pfizer shot leads to cancer and other health issues

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 

Compounds shown in 2019 news clip not linked to Hamas, despite online claims

CLAIM: A news clip shows compounds in the U.S. where Hamas was 鈥渢raining hidden in plain sight.鈥�

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 
FILE - A sign covered with ice advertises a COVID-19 vaccination site in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. On Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, APreported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming over-the-counter cold and cough medications are being pulled from drugstore shelves in an effort to start the 鈥渘ext plandemic鈥� or force people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. (APPhoto/Seth Wenig, File)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn鈥檛 happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Over-the-counter cold and cough medications aren鈥檛 being pulled from drugstore shelves for nefarious reasons 鈥� some products that contain phenylephrine as a single ingredient are being voluntarily removed at CVS stores
 
FILE - An aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Social media users are sharing a satirical post claiming a bank foreclosing on Mar-a-Lago club as real. (APPhoto/Steve Helber)

Satirical post about bank foreclosing on Mar-a-Lago spreads as real

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 

Video does not show the Nile River filled with red water. It鈥檚 footage of a lagoon in Chile

CLAIM: A video shows that the Nile River recently turned red, portending catastrophes.

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False. The video does not show the Nile River.
 
FILE - Sudafed and other common nasal decongestants containing pseudoephedrine are on display behind the counter at Hospital Discount Pharmacy in Edmond, Okla., Jan. 11, 2005. Social media users are falsely claiming that all over-the-counter cold and cough medications have been pulled from drugstore shelves in recent days. But only some over-the-counter cold and cough medicines that contain phenylephrine as a single ingredient are being voluntarily removed at CVS stores after an FDA advisory committee found the ingredient to be ineffective. (APPhoto, File)

Voluntary removal of popular cold-and-cough medications from store shelves fuels conspiracy theories

CLAIM: Over-the-counter cold and cough medications are being pulled from drugstore shelves in an effort to start the 鈥渘ext plandemic鈥� or force people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
 
FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participate in a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Russia's war on Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. (APPhoto/Olivier Matthys, File)

No, NATO has not urged Ukraine to surrender, despite what social media posts claim

CLAIM: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has called on Ukraine to surrender to Russia.

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False. The 31-nation alliance has made no such call.
 
FILE - President Joe Biden arrives at a military airport in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Social media users shared a video of people deplaning Air Force One and a person falling down the stairs, falsely claiming it was Biden. (APPhoto/Evan Vucci)

Biden did not fall down airplane stairs while disembarking from a flight in Poland

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 
FILE - An NFT, or non-fungible token, is displayed on a billboard in Time Square, New York, on Nov. 4, 2021. Collins Dictionary has chosen the term NFT as its word of the year after surging interest in the digital tokens that can sell for millions of dollars brought it into the mainstream. NFT is short for non-fungible token. Collins defines it as 鈥渁 unique digital certificate, registered in a blockchain, that is used to record ownership of an asset such as an artwork or a collectible." (APPhoto/Seth Wenig)

Video showing a pro-Israel ABC News billboard in NYC is fabricated

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 
APNews Verification

No, video doesn鈥檛 show a Palestinian 鈥榗risis actor鈥� admitting to his mother his injuries are fake

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 
Crowds with Spanish flags pack the central Puerta del Sol during a protest called by Spain's Conservative Popular Party in Madrid, Spain, Sunday Nov.12, 2023. The Popular Party are protesting Spain's Socialists deal to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government. (APPhoto/Joan Mateu Parra)

Video of an unrelated protest in Madrid is being misrepresented as a pro-Palestinian demonstration

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: False.
 
FILE - A voter casts their ballot at a secure ballot drop box at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Nov. 1, 2022. The Justice Department will send monitors to 24 states in an effort to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws in Tuesday's elections. The 64 jurisdictions where federal monitors are being sent include Maricopa County, Arizona, where there have been reports of people watching ballot boxes, sometimes armed or wearing ballistic vests. (APPhoto/Matt York, File)

Voting locations in Arizona鈥檚 Maricopa County didn鈥檛 close early unexpectedly, despite claims online

CLAIM: Voting locations in Maricopa County, Arizona closed early without notice on Election Day.

麻豆传媒app鈥橲 ASSESSMENT: Missing context.