An image shared on Facebook purports to show a BBC headline claiming, âHamas just wanted to protect the Bibas family.â Verdict: False The purported headline is neither referenced on the BBCâs website nor on its verified social media accounts. In addition, a BBC spokesperson denied the claim in an email to Reuters. Fact Check: Israel
FACT CHECK: Facebook Image Does Not Show Authentic BBC Headline About Hamas, Bibas Family
March 11, 2025 by
FACT CHECK: Video Of Ship Firing Laser Weapon Is AI, Based On Real Image
February 8, 2025 by
A video  shared on X claims to show the USS Preble firing a laser weapon. The US Navy released a clip of the USS Preble firing a HELIOS laser weapon. The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance will be used primarily to counter UAV.pic.twitter.com/5ZhzNMKukE â Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 3, 2025 Verdict: Misleading The video
Damage Control: Disney Delays Rachel Zegler ‘Snow White’ to 2025, Releases Image to Prove 7 Dwarves Still in Film
November 9, 2023 by
Disney is delaying the release of its live-action remake of Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler, by a full year to 2025 as the studio contends with widespread negative publicity that has surrounded the production in recent months. Snow White is now slated to open in cinemas March 21, 2025. The big-budget production was previously scheduled
FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Mark Zuckerberg Holding An âI Stand With Israelâ Sign?
May 30, 2021 by
An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg holding a sign that says âI stand with ISRAEL.â Facebook/Screenshot Verdict: False The image has been digitally altered. In the original photo, the sign said, âThanks!â Fact Check: Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas engaged in an armed conflict from May 10 until…
Twitter Labels Its Own Image Cropping Algorithm as Racist
May 21, 2021 by
Twitter is set to largely abandon its image cropping algorithm after its own research found that the system is biased in favor of presenting white people over black people. The algorithm also demonstrated favor towards women over men. It has been a running joke on Twitter that the siteâs image cropping algorithm favored white people…
Dem Rep. Jackson Lee: Texas Legislature ‘Massacred’ State’s Image, LBJ Legacy of the Voting Rights Act
May 10, 2021 by
During an appearance on CNN, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) decried actions taken by the Texas Legislature to shore up election integrity. Jackson Lee called those efforts âoperating under the big lieâ and compared the âTexas imageâ of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Voting Rights Act to the modern-day Texas Legislature. Well, you…
FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A March 2021 Protest In The Netherlands?
March 29, 2021 by
An image shared on Facebook claims to show a scene from a recent protest in the Netherlands. Verdict: False The image is from a 2013 protest in Bulgaria, not a 2021 event in the Netherlands. Fact Check: A large protest against COVID-19 restrictions took place on March 20 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and ended with police…
FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Migrants In A Holding Facility During The Biden Administration?
March 28, 2021 by
An image shared on Facebook claims to show migrants in a holding facility in 2021 during President Joe Bidenâs tenure. Verdict: False The image showing migrant children in holding facilities dates back to 2014, years before Biden took office. Fact Check: The US-Mexico border is currently experiencing a surge of migrants, including over 16,000 unaccompanied…
FACT CHECK: Viral Image Claims To Show Nancy Pelosi Violating COVID-19 Safety Guidelines For Social Gatherings
December 18, 2020 by
An image shared on Facebook claims to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi violating coronavirus safety guidelines by attending a party and not wearing a mask. Verdict: False The image was taken in January 2020, over a week before the U.S. confirmed its first COVID-19 case. Fact Check: Under phase two coronavirus restrictions put in place…
ISIS Supporters Publish Image Depicting Beheaded Barron Trump.
December 27, 2017 by
(ISIS supporters’ propaganda image) ISIS supporters circulated a gruesome Christmastime poster depicting the beheading of Barron Trump, showing a masked jihadist standing over an adult body in an orange jumpsuit with the 11-year-old’s head photoshopped into the terrorist’s hand. PJM is not reproducing an image of the poster here because of the disturbing content. It’s […]
Here’s How the MSM, Democrats Are Protecting the Party’s Image Among Sexual Misconduct Allegations.
December 1, 2017 by
Over the last few weeks, sexual harassment allegations have occurred up the ying-yang. It’s to the point where none of us can keep track of who’s been accused and who is on the verge of joining the ever-growing perv club. On Wednesday, MSNBC had Hawaii Democratic Senator Maize Hirono on Chuck Todd’s “Meet the Press” […]
ISIS Group Releases Image of ‘Beheaded’ Pope Francis.
November 21, 2017 by
Pope Francis poses with members of the Spanish Navy at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 15, 2017. (Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto/Sipa via AP Images) Just a few days after circulating a propaganda poster depicting a jihadist driving toward the Vatican, a pro-ISIS media group today released another […]
Donna Brazile Lays Out How Obamaâs Obsession With âHis Imageâ âLeechedâ The Democratic Party âOf Its Vitalityâ
November 7, 2017 by
The Democratic party was âleeched it of its vitalityâ by Former President Barack Obama and others in the lead-up to the 2016 election campaign, according to Donna Brazile, former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee. âWe had three Democratic parties: The party of Barack Obama, the party of Hillary Clinton, and this weak […]
Report: Anthony Weiner Sent Lewd Image While in Bed Next to His Son
August 30, 2016 by
Former New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner exchanged lewd messages with a woman while lounging in bed with his young son Jordan, according to the New York Post. Anthony Weiner (AP Photo/New York Daily News, James Keivom) The Post obtained screenshots of a conversation purportedly between Weiner and a â40-something divorcee.â During their explicit conversation, […]
