March 2026 butter chicken menu cuts were localized responses to LPG shortages.
Claim:
Butter chicken is being removed from restaurant menus across India due to rising operational costs in 2026.
MOSTLY BS
General
Everything else people repeat — checked.
Oregon’s bag ban reduced thin plastic bag use and shoreline litter.
Claim:
Oregon's plastic bag ban has not resulted in a reduction of overall plastic waste as of March 28, 2026.
MOSTLY BS
The Matrix’s digital rain is a stylized mix of characters and symbols.
Claim:
The green digital rain code effect in the 1999 film The Matrix was composed entirely of Japanese sushi recipes.
TOTAL BS
The IOC approved flag football for inclusion in the LA 2028 Olympics.
Claim:
Flag football has been approved as an official Olympic sport.
HARDLY BS
Heavy social media use is significantly associated with lower youth wellbeing.
Claim:
The 2026 World Happiness Report found no significant relationship between social media use and youth happiness.
TOTAL BS
Chuck Norris died March 19, 2026, confirmed by family statement.
Claim:
Chuck Norris died on March 19, 2026.
NOT BS
The U.S. has over 17,000 public library locations nationwide.
Claim:
The number of public libraries in the United States exceeds the number of McDonald's restaurant locations in the United States.
NOT BS
The man filmed as “Palm Beach Pete” publicly denied being Jeffrey Epstein.
Claim:
A viral video claims to show Jeffrey Epstein alive under the alias "Palm Beach Pete," contradicting the official record of his death in August 2019.
HARDLY BS
Timothée Chalamet arrived and posed normally at the Oscars red carpet.
Claim:
A widely circulated photo depicts Timothee Chalamet falling on the red carpet at the 2026 Oscars ceremony.
TOTAL BS
Jessie Buckley is Irish and the first Irish Best Actress Oscar winner.
Claim:
Jessie Buckley is the first British actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
TOTAL BS
Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor at the 2026 Academy Awards.
Claim:
Timothee Chalamet did not win the Best Actor Oscar at the 2026 Academy Awards, and his loss has been attributed by some sources to his controversial remarks about ballet and opera.
HARDLY BS
Timothée Chalamet said at a 2026 town hall that nobody cares about ballet and opera anymore.
Claim:
Timothée Chalamet has publicly stated that ballet and opera are dying art forms that nobody cares about.
SOME BS
Judo is effective for unarmed close-quarters self-defense but has major limitations.
Claim:
Judo is an effective martial art for self-defense in real-world street fight scenarios.
SOME BS
Richard Engel publicly confirmed in March 2026 he was uninjured.
Claim:
NBC News correspondent Richard Engel was injured while reporting in Israel in early March 2026.
TOTAL BS
Misleading, likely AI-generated images showed Ian Huntley in a hospital bed.
Claim:
A digitally altered or fake image depicting Ian Huntley in a hospital bed circulated online in March 2026.
HARDLY BS
The “separate bathrooms for MAGA” quote originated from an anonymous Instagram post.
Claim:
Trent Reznor stated that he thinks there should be separate bathrooms for supporters of Make America Great Again (MAGA) because he does not feel comfortable with them around women and children.
TOTAL BS
Task switching typically cuts productivity by about 20–40% and increases errors.
Claim:
Multitasking reduces productivity.
NOT BS
A Nature Human Behaviour study found about 75% of Facebook news links were shared without being clicked.
Claim:
A significant proportion of people share online articles without having read them.
HARDLY BS
No military pilot has confirmed UFOs are alien spacecraft.
Claim:
Military pilots have confirmed that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are alien spacecraft.
TOTAL BS
IKEA warns “mystery box” promotions are scams and not official offers.
Claim:
IKEA officially sells mystery boxes containing products at steep discounts.
TOTAL BS
No checks match that verdict.