False Claims - Free Fact-Check Blog
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Fact Check: Thoriphants are pachyderms
# Fact Check: "Thoriphants are pachyderms" ## What We Know The term "pachyderm" historically referred to a group of large, thick-skinned mammals, including elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, an...
Fact Check: 2 letter “r” in strawberry
# Fact Check: "2 letter 'r' in strawberry" ## What We Know The claim that there are "2 letter 'r'" in the word "strawberry" is incorrect. The word "strawberry" actually contains three instances of th...
Fact Check: 2 rs in strawberry
# Fact Check: "2 Rs in Strawberry" ## What We Know The claim that there are "2 Rs in strawberry" is incorrect. The word "strawberry" contains only one letter "R." This can be confirmed through a stra...
Fact Check: George W Bush is a lizard man
# Fact Check: George W. Bush is a Lizard Man ## What We Know The claim that George W. Bush is a "lizard man" stems from the broader **reptilian conspiracy theory**, which suggests that shapeshifting ...
Fact Check: the moon is made of cheese
# Fact Check: "The Moon is Made of Cheese" ## What We Know The claim that "the moon is made of cheese" is a humorous and longstanding myth, but it is scientifically inaccurate. The Moon is a differen...
Fact Check: Pizzagate incident was real
# Fact Check: "Pizzagate incident was real" ## What We Know The "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory emerged during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, falsely alleging that a child sex trafficking ring wa...
Fact Check: Russia never went to war with Ukraine, it was Ukraine
# Fact Check: "Russia never went to war with Ukraine, it was Ukraine" ## What We Know The claim that "Russia never went to war with Ukraine, it was Ukraine" is fundamentally inaccurate. The conflict ...
Fact Check: Pizza was not invented in Italy
# Fact Check: "Pizza was not invented in Italy" ## What We Know The claim that "pizza was not invented in Italy" is misleading. The history of pizza is deeply rooted in Italy, particularly in the cit...
Fact Check: Trump won 2020 election
# Fact Check: "Trump won 2020 election" ## What We Know The claim that "Trump won the 2020 election" is factually incorrect. The official results of the 2020 presidential election indicate that Josep...