Does a list of indispensable government employees mean the state plans to fire those not on the list and give their jobs to migrants? No, that's not true: According to news reports, the government is collecting data on the public sector labor force in order to estimate the minimum capacity needed to run the state, but there are no plans…

Does the US dollar sign represent a serpent and staff in a tribute to the occult? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support this claim. While the true origin of the $ motif is a matter of debate, none of the theories suggest it was inspired by occultism. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok on…

Is Pfizer being sued for $3 billion for using graphene oxide in their COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: Pfizer's COVID vaccines do not contain any kind of metals. Pfizer was fined for a similar amount in 2009 for illegal promotion of some of its pharmaceutical products. The claim appeared in a Hungarian TikTok video (translated into English by Lead…

Did EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen suggest Ukraine stop the delivery of oil from Russia to Hungary by way of the Druzhba pipeline? No, that's not true: According to the European Commission, Von der Leyen never suggested anything to anyone regarding the Druzhba pipeline. The claim first appeared in a Hungarian pro-government publication, Magyar Nemzet on May 17…

Did saboteurs deliberately sink the Titanic in order to kill off three elite U.S. passengers -- John Jacob Astor IV, Benjamin Guggenheim, and Isidor Straus -- because they were trying to block the creation of the U.S. Federal Reserve System? No, there is no evidence to support this conspiracy theory. None of these three men are known to have opposed…

Will an amendment to Hungary's 2021. XCII. law require apartment residents to give their real estate to the apartment building's legal entity? No, that's not true: The amendments take effect in July 2023, but it won't change the real estate ownership. The law only relates to the record keeping of legal entities. The claim appeared in a video (archived here)…

Did Hungarian doctors accept "blood money" for every patient they vaccinated against COVID-19, even though they knew the jab was killing people? No, that's not true: The claim stems from a series of posts by U.S. antivax bloggers about a Kentucky health insurer's plan to incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations in 2021. There is no evidence any Hungarian doctor ever participated in…