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☆ Fact Check-Online conspiracies link Pixar’s use of the number A113 with adrenochrome
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Yet, some online link Pixar to the QAnon conspiracy theory by saying the number represents the chemical adrenochrome. A tweet that has garnered at least 980 retweets reads: “Has anyone heard of this A-113 equals Adrenochrome? A113 AT PIXARInsider reported in February that references to the number A113 are in at least 23 Pixar movies, including its first studio film Toy Story (here). GOOGLEThe link between adrenochrome and A113 may stem from screenshots accompanying these claims on social media that show that searching the terms “a113 chemical” or “A-113 chemical” on Google brings up the Wikipedia page for adrenochrome. There is no chemical link between “A113” and the substance adrenochrome.

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☆ Fact Check-‘Adrenochrome’ keg is an art project, not a Heineken barrel transported by Shell
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A keg with “adrenochrome” embossed on its rim was created as part of an art project exhibited in London in 2018; images of the keg have recently been misrepresented online alongside false claims that it is among Heineken barrels filled with adrenochrome and transported worldwide by Shell. The keg image and claims circulated following Feb. 22 reports that Bill Gates bought a 3.76% stake in Heineken Holding NV (here). Reuters could not source the exact photograph in the posts, but it matches others depicting an art project exhibited at the University of the Arts London (UAL) in 2018. Reuters found no credible media reports to support the claim that Heineken barrels were used to transport the substance or that Shell conveyed them. This photograph shows an object created as part of an art project exhibited in London in 2018, not a Heineken barrel transported by Shell.

☆ Fact Check-Photo of man in body paint does not show Joe Biden senior advisor John Podesta
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Editor’s note: Media linked to in this article includes partial nudity at an art installation)There is no evidence that an image of a man covered in body paint shows U.S. President Joe Biden’s senior advisor John Podesta. The image was taken as a part of an art installation in New York City on June 18, 2010. A Twitter post with over 1.9 million views at the time of publishing can be seen (here) with the text, “Here’s former Clinton campaign chairman and current Biden senior advisor, John Podesta. However, there is no evidence it shows Podesta. There is no evidence the man in the image shows U.S. President Joe Biden’s senior advisor John Podesta.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence children were rescued from Joe Biden-owned property in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

There is no evidence that a Biden-owned property exists above a bioweapon lab in Ukraine, but social media users are sharing the claim, adding that thousands of children were rescued from the alleged bioweapon lab underneath the property. An Instagram user shared an image of a headline that reads, “BREAKING NEWS: Thousands of Children Rescued, Mutilated Bodies Recovered, From Biden-Owned Ukraine Property” (here). NO EVIDENCE OF CHILDREN RESCUED IN CAGESReuters has not found any evidence to support the claim in the articles of Russian soldiers having rescued thousands of children or recovered mutilated bodies in the alleged bioweapon lab in Ukraine from reputable news reports or the Russian government’s website (government.ru/en/news/). Similar narratives of a raid to rescue thousands of children from “Underground Tunnels” in the U.S. date to at least October 2019 (here), (here). There is no evidence children were rescued from a tunnel operating a biowarfare lab underneath a Biden-owned property in Ukraine.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated quote about child sacrifice falsely attributed to Mel Gibson
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated quote about worldwide paedophile rings, a child sacrifice conspiracy and adrenochrome in blood has been falsely attributed to Mel Gibson on social media. The fabricated quote continues: “The murderers then drink the children’s blood and they eat their flesh. A Google search of major news outlets using key words from the quote produces no evidence of him ever saying it (bit.ly/3gFWsEj). Reuters has addressed several claims about fabricated quotes attributed to Gibson (here and here ). This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

QAnon conspiracy theory videos with thinly veiled hashtags are bringing in millions of views on TikTok ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The findings come as former President Donald Trump is ramping up his public support of the conspiracy theory. The top video on the hashtag — one of dozens related to the QAnon conspiracy theory — is explicitly pro-QAnon and was posted just five days ago. In July 2020, TikTok attempted to address the growth of QAnon hashtags on their platform by banning a selection of them. In October 2020, the company said it was expanding the ban to all videos on the platform that advance ideas from the conspiracy theory movement.

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