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Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition:

"By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does."

By Anna Bruzgulis• July 21, 2015

Facebook posts stated on May 08, 2022 in a photo:

Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded."

By Monique Curet• May 11, 2022

Viral image stated on February 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Video shows that Sûreté du Québec officers “removed their identifying names and badge numbers from their uniforms in Ottawa.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2022

Bloggers stated on June 15, 2020 in a blog post:

Says George Floyd has “hair in one shot but is bald in the shots of him laying on the ground.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 26, 2020

Jack Posobiec stated on October 24, 2021 in a post:

A photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021, at the United States Capitol riot was “doctored to look as if the Capitol was on fire.”

By Monique Curet• November 3, 2021

Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram:

Footage NASA shared from the DART spacecraft just before it crashed itself into an asteroid isn’t real.

By Madison Czopek• September 29, 2022

Facebook posts stated on July 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Claims the James Webb Space Telescope is “fakery they got for the masses”

By Andy Nguyen• July 18, 2022

Threads posts stated on July 07, 2024 in a Threads post:

Video shows “huge green coloured meteor” on July 7, 2024, in Budapest, Hungary.

By Grace Abels• July 9, 2024

Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says a video captures sound from the surface of Mars

By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2021

Jonathan Harris stated on December 24, 2013 in a newspaper commentary:

"You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical."

By John Hill• January 7, 2014

Instagram posts stated on April 16, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Symbols on Huggies diapers are coded references to pedophilia.

By Sara Swann• April 20, 2023

The Gateway Pundit stated on June 21, 2018 in a headline:

"Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated."

By Amy Sherman• June 25, 2018

Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot."

By Ciara O'Rourke, Stefanie Pousoulides• July 22, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

News photo from stay-at-home protest was doctored to add Confederate flag.

By Tom Kertscher• April 20, 2020

Viral image stated on May 01, 2020 in a tweet:

“This is Tara Reade” in a photo with Joe Biden.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 4, 2020

Viral image stated on June 22, 2020 in a viral image:

Aunt Jemima was photographed chained to a table.

By Tom Kertscher• June 23, 2020

Viral image stated on March 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 3, 2020

Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2022 in a Facebook video:

Video implies talk between Barack Obama and Kamala Harris has coded references to pedophilia.

By Andy Nguyen• August 19, 2022

Ted Cruz stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview with WFAA-TV:

ISIS is "right now crucifying Christians in Iraq, literally nailing Christians to trees."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2014

Facebook posts stated on October 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Hacked emails “revealed that Hillary Clinton & pals are involved in sex trafficking children.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 7, 2020

How Pizzagate went from fake news to a real problem for a D.C. business

By Joshua Gillin• December 5, 2016

Donald Trump’s altered Abrego Garcia photo: Why gang experts dismiss MS-13 link to finger tattoos

By Louis Jacobson• April 22, 2025

International fact-checkers focus on fake photos

By Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2015

New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change

By Zoe Weyand• April 7, 2026

Viral photo is of a doll, not a 12-week fetus

By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 29, 2019

How big is coal mining compared to other occupations?

By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2017

Differences between the debt and the deficit

By Katie Sanders• November 14, 2013

Transgender Day of Visibility always falls on March 31. This year, so did Easter.

By Grace Abels• April 1, 2024

Fact-checking 'PoliticsNation'

By Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 15, 2013

"Tea party" photo shows huge crowd — at different event

By Catharine Richert• September 14, 2009

Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online

By Daniel Funke• July 18, 2019

Photo showing Melania Trump wearing jacket saying 'I really don't care' is real

By Bill McCarthy• June 22, 2018

Did Elizabeth Warren lose a teaching job because she was pregnant?

By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2019

Obama targeted in chain e-mail

By Bill Adair• November 8, 2007

Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online

By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024

Ted Cruz, Rick Perry among 17 Republicans debating today

By W. Gardner Selby• August 6, 2015

George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist?

By Madison Czopek• May 23, 2025

2016 Lie of the Year: Fake news

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 13, 2016

No evidence photo of Trump watching Baghdadi raid was staged

By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• October 28, 2019

How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda

By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022

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