“Video shows a missile hitting the Pentagon on 9/11.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There is overwhelming evidence that an American Airlines plane crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, not a missile.
War and conflict
1,754 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Claimed he was at ground zero "the next day" after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
FactCheck.org says: Biden first visited the site nine days after terrorists flew planes into the twin towers at the World Trade Center.
“The Philippines has established a military alliance with the U.S., Japan and Australia similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Pskov drone attack rumoured to be launched from Estonia or Latvia”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“The Philippines and Iran have formed a military alliance against China”
Vera Files rated this: False
“A coup is underway in Belarus and a rogue general is trying to unite with NATO”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“In 1945, after the dropping of the atomic bomb and after an earthquake and tsunami that happened in 2011, the arch looked tall and strong without any dilapidation”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear commuted the sentence of a "predatory felon" who was allowed to strike "again" and sexually abuse a child.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Although the ad features a "predatory felon" who was allowed to strike "again," at the time of his early release, the man was in prison for possession of heroin.
“A video shows a crowd of people participating in a protest against the Pakistan Army chief.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False
“A visual comprising three photos shows the bodies of three people who were killed in the 2023 Bajaur bombing.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False
“These images show heavy equipment received by Niger from Russia.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“The Philippine Army received a delivery of 12 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) in August 2023”
Vera Files rated this: False
“They [Burisma] were wanting to enter into the U.S. energy market through an IPO, and they felt like they couldn’t conduct an initial public offering if they were under investigation for corruption in Ukraine. So that’s what it all pertained to. That’s where the supposed bribe happened … They also wanted to buy an existing energy company, and I believe it was in Texas.”
Washington Post rated this: Details don't match
Washington Post says: The "Texas" company was Ukrainian.
“This video shows the recent U.S. military helicopter crash in Australia on August 27.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Military arrests FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Putin bans 5G across Russia, destroys all towers.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“China conducted a military drill on the South China Sea in an attempt to “taunt” the Philippines”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Russian warships recently entered the territories of the Philippines and Taiwan”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Video shows military planes over Nashville "dispersing materials into the atmosphere" for geoengineering.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A video claimed to show military planes spreading materials for "geoengineering." We found no evidence of any such weather-modifying activity.
“Military arrests Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was "captured" by the U.S. Marine Corps. The article was published by Real Raw News, a website that publishes "humor, parody and satire."