Fact-checking tools & tips 8/9
Had this article truly appeared on CNN, there likely would have been traces of it on the network’s main page. To check the appearance of CNN’s homepage on September 4, 2022—the date when the article was allegedly published—we can use the Wayback Machine by entering CNN’s website URL there.
The archives for the 4th of September are as follows.
Fact-checking organizations such as AFP and USA Today have concluded that the photo is fabricated. The original article, written by the same journalists and published on the same day and time, covered Sebastian Vettel’s statements on climate change.
