‘There is No Evidence People Ever Saved Bacon Grease’ Facebook ‘Fact Check’ A viral, misleading Facebook post "joked" that Facebook fact-checkers denied evidence that people ever saved bacon grease or aluminum foil.
Camilla Canepa and #ProtectYourFamily Several posts about the June 2021 death of Camilla Canepa are circulating -- many minus Facebook's "vaccine info" box.
Did Candace Owens Win a Huge Lawsuit Against Facebook Fact-Checkers? A post claiming that the far right social media pundit "won a huge lawsuit against Facebook fact-checkers" ironically exemplifies the objective of the Facebook initiative.
How COVID-19 Triggered a #SaveTheChildren Child Trafficking Panic A surge of interest in child trafficking and the restricted #savethechildren hashtag isn't organic -- it was a subset of COVID-19 conspiracy theories in the summer of 2020.
Did Joe Biden ‘Take a Knee’ Near His Childhood Home? A photo mocking the former U.S. Vice President spread just before more news appeared about Facebook improprieties.
Did Tom Brady Say ‘If Anyone on My Team Kneels, I Quit’? A "satire site" racked up six-figure shares with an untrue claim about football player Tom Brady.
Does Japan Spray Looters and Rioters with Blue Dye to Arrest Them Later? A viral Facebook post claims that Japan marks "looters and rioters" with indelible ink.
Was a Military Memorial in Pensacola Destroyed in George Floyd Protests? An inaccurate and misleading (but viral) post about a shattered military bench in Florida falsely linked the broken monument to June 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd.
Facebook Fact-Checking Platform Dangerously Labels Mask Meme ‘False,’ Discourages Use of Masks Against Expert Guidelines Thanks to Facebook's mishandling of its fact-checking initiative, disinformation about COVID-19 and masks is being amplified and recommendations to wear masks are being suppressed.
Is This a Photograph of Someone’s Kitchen After Microwaving Coronavirus Masks? Facebook marked the image as a "true" fact check, but the uncited claim used an unrelated image that dated back to at least 2015 -- years before COVID-19 came into existence.
