30 October 2018 - A photograph of a family resting in front of a tent labeled “Cruz Roja Mexicana” has, somehow, been presented as evidence that the American Red Cross provided caravan tents.
21 September 2017 - A viral Facebook video contains false and unproven claims about the humanitarian organization's actions in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
13 September 2017 - A photograph purportedly showing a meal served by the Red Cross to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas was actually a picture of a school lunch from 2014.
18 September 2017 - A viral video from Houston, Texas makes claims about the Red Cross' treatment of food and other items in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
5 September 2017 - A vague, viral post claiming that Red Cross volunteers refused to serve hamburgers was reprinted by various web sites without verification.
1 September 2017 - Rumors that the Red Cross is charging victims of Hurricane Harvey conflate past controversies with current events.
6 September 2016 - Viral photographs showed meager, unappetizing meals served to flood victims in Louisiana by the American Red Cross in 2016. They weren't the only images of Red Cross rations out there, however.
30 August 2016 - After catastrophic floods in Louisiana, rumors held that the Red Cross had banned prayer in all shelters (even those located in churches).
29 June 2016 - The American Red Cross issued a statement apologizing for a pool safety poster that many criticized for being racially insensitive.
Nurses did provide vital medical aid to soldiers during World War II, but not as suggested in a viral photograph.
22 November 2017 - An article that compares the salaries of top executives of several large charitable organizations is mostly outdated and inaccurate.
