Suzy Woltmann
Literature Ph.D.; editor; writer.
Fact Check
30th September 2021
Cameras Didn't Stop Rolling When Biden Was Questioned About "Hit List"
The Claim
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News cameras were shut off when President Joe Biden was asked about a “hit list” given to the Taliban.
Fake
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28th September 2021
Harris Didn't Say She Wants Candlelight Vigil for Taliban Fighters
The Claim
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Vice President Kamala Harris said she wants to hold a candlelight vigil for Taliban “freedom fighters."
Fake
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27th September 2021
Image Shows Cricket Security From 2019, Not 2021
The Claim
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An image depicts full security provided by Pakistan for the New Zealand cricket team during the 2021 cricket games.
Fake
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25th September 2021
Article About AOC and the Iron Dome Blocking Out the Sun is Satire
The Claim
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued that an Iron Dome over an entire country would be impractical since it would block out the sun.
Satire
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24th September 2021
Reports Show Girls as Young as 13 Are Forced Into Marriage Under Taliban Rule
The Claim
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The Taliban is forcing girls as young as nine into marriage.
Suspicious
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23rd September 2021
Image Doesn’t Show Plane Smuggled From Afghanistan to Pakistan
The Claim
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The image below shows a plane being smuggled via truck from Afghanistan to Pakistan.
Fake
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21st September 2021
Ivermectin-Soaked Tampons Are Not a COVID Cure
The Claim
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Placing an Ivermectin-soaked tampon inside of you will help cure COVID-19.
Fake
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17th September 2021
Photo of Taliban Truck Was Digitally Manipulated to Resemble Tesla Cybertruck
The Claim
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A picture depicts members of the Taliban in a vehicle resembling Tesla's Cybertruck.
Fake
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17th September 2021
Steve Didn’t Leave Blues Clues to Fight in Afghanistan
The Claim
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Steve Burns, the longtime host of Nickelodeon children's show Blue's Clues, left the show to go fight the war in Afghanistan.
Fake
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16th September 2021
Video of Taliban Torturing People is From Film
The Claim
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A video depicts people in Panjshir being tortured by the Taliban.
Fake
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16th September 2021
Viral Image Was Not Created By Afghan Artist
The Claim
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The image below was created by Afghan artist Shamsia Hassani.
Fake
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13th September 2021
Image of Man in Burqa Was Digitally Manipulated
The Claim
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An image depicts a bearded man wearing a burqa at a pro-Taliban women’s event.
Fake
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10th September 2021
Betty White Wore Mud Mask, Not Blackface
The Claim
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Beloved actress Betty White wore Blackface in an episode of Golden Girls.
Commotion
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10th September 2021
Video of Speedy Tortoises Was Created Digitally
The Claim
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A video depicts tortoises moving at a very fast speed (at least, a very fast speed for tortoises).
Fake
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9th September 2021
Greg Abbott's Statements on Rapists Are Inaccurate
The Claim
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It is possible to eliminate all rapists by getting them “off the streets.”
Misleading
