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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Amber Heard used cocaine in court

2022-05-12 Suggests Amber Heard snorted cocaine while on the stand in court. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does Video Show Amber Heard Sniffing Cocaine at Depp v. Heard Trial?

2022-05-10 A video purports to show the actor's sneaking a bump mere feet away from the judge during her testimony. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Swiss Nespresso Workers Find Cocaine Stash Amid Coffee Bean Bags

2022-05-06 They found 500 kilograms (over 1,100 pounds) of cocaine, with a street value of $50 million, as they unloaded coffee beans that had arrived by train. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Cocaine on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Desk During Video Chat With Elon Musk?

2022-05-04 A viral video claimed to show cocaine on the Ukrainian president's desk as he video-called the billionaire. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral videos falsely claiming Ukraine’s Zelenskyy uses cocaine are altered

2022-04-26 Videos show that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy uses cocaine. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ UK Police Contacted over Report of Cocaine Use in Parliament

2021-12-06 House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said he was contacting police after the Sunday Times reported that illegal drugs were being used inside Parliament buildings. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Judge: Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos Legally ‘People’

2021-10-26 The offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people or “interested persons” with legal rights in the U.S. following a federal court order. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Cocaine Disguised as Cake Seized from Vehicle in Maine

2021-07-21 A drug-sniffing dog found 4 pounds (2 kilograms) of cocaine worth $200,000 on the street. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Bob Ross Didn’t Have a ‘Cocaine Fingernail’

2021-07-08 Ross' "happy little trees" were not unnaturally happy, fortunately. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Customs: Woman Hid Cocaine in Shoes at Atlanta Airport

2021-05-04 A Georgia woman was caught trying to smuggle $40,000 worth of cocaine in multiple pairs of shoes through the Atlanta airport. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Sigmund Freud: ‘ …I Ascribe to the Cocaine’ Quote

2021-05-04 In a May 2021 Imgur post (titled “Freudian Marching Powder”), a screenshot of a tweet purportedly quoted Sigmund Freud as saying of a lecture that he “ascribed to the cocaine” his ability to enrapture the audience: Undated and Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is ‘Cocaine Bear’ a True Story?

2021-03-10 Remember, only you can prevent forest overdoses. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is This a Mug Shot of Tim Allen After a Cocaine Arrest?

2021-03-04 A mug shot purportedly from the late 1970s showed the actor and comedian after being arrested in Michigan on a cocaine charge. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did a Seattle Woman Find Cocaine in a Crochet Kit?

2021-02-25 News reports claimed that the woman got more than she bargained for at a Seattle thrift store in February 2021. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Customs Inspectors Find Cocaine-Coated Corn Flakes in Ohio

2021-02-21 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati reported finding 44 pounds (20 kilograms) of cocaine-coated cornflakes that had been shipped from South America to a Hong Kong home. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Were Bricks of Cocaine Smuggled in Banana Shipments?

2021-01-22 Each individual package contained about 1 kilogram of nearly pure cocaine. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oregon Did NOT Legalize Cocaine, Did NOT Outlaw Straws

2020-11-16 Did Oregon legalize cocaine and outlaw straws? No, that's not true: Oregon implemented a law in January 2020 stipulating that plastic drinking straws cannot be given to customers automatically unless the customer is at a drive-through win Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does a Pic Show Hunter Biden Used Malia Obama’s Credit Card to Snort Cocaine?

2020-10-28 The photograph isn't new, the card likely doesn't belong to Malia Obama, and no evidence connects it to Hunter Biden. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s Father NOT ‘Caught’ With 90 Pounds Of Cocaine Aboard Cargo Ship

2020-09-24 Did U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's father get "caught" operating a coal-carrying cargo ship that was captured by the Colombian coast guard with 90 pounds of cocaine aboard? No, that is not true. While a cargo ship was stopped Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Discover That Cocaine Kills Coronavirus

2020-02-26 Did scientists figure out that cocaine kills coronavirus, thereby disovering an unexpected cure to the latest viral outbreak? No, that's not true: This fake story was generated on Break Your Own News, a website that allows people to quickly cr Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did the FDA Approve a Cocaine Nasal Spray?

2020-01-14 The federal regulator did give its approval for a new local anesthetic with the brand name Numbrino in January 2020. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Canada Legalize the Medicinal Use of Cocaine?

2019-10-04 A routine review of content labeled satire. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Bricks of Cocaine Wash Up on Beaches After Hurricane Dorian?

2019-09-10 A variety of debris and unusual items washed up in Florida in summer 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Police: 5-Year-Old Brings Crack Cocaine to Preschool

2019-05-15 Police say the boy told a teacher’s aide at St. Cyprian Children’s Center that the person who handed him the bag told him to hide it. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ McConnell Capitalizes on Attack with ‘Cocaine Mitch’ Shirts

2019-05-09 "He managed to turn a slanderous attack on his family into an online movement of his supporters." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Scientists Detect Cocaine in Freshwater Shrimp?

2019-05-03 Cocaine reportedly was but one of many drugs and other compounds found in some British shrimp. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell Own a Cargo Ship that Was Found with 90 Pounds of Cocaine?

2019-04-01 A relatively small amount of cocaine was found by the Colombian Navy hidden on a boat belonging to a company owned by Mitch McConnell’s father-in-law. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Mother Snorting Cocaine with Her Toddler?

2019-01-16 Some activities really don't lend themselves to parent-child participation. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did the Coast Guard Start Reselling Seized Cocaine Amid Government Shutdown?

2019-01-03 The government can raise funds in many different ways, but selling recreational drugs would be a whole new enterprise. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Snort 10 Lines of Cocaine During Countdown To New Year, Did NOT End Up In Hospital

2019-01-02 Did a man snort ten lines of cocaine during the countdown towards 2019 and was he subsequently taken to hospital with an overdose? No, that's not true: it did not happen in New York and it didn't happen in Santander, Spain either. The story Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Coast Guard NOT Reselling Seized Cocaine Amid Government Shutdown

2018-12-29 Is the U.S. Coast Guard selling seized cocaine shipments to cover salaries and expenses during the current government shutdown? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a military themed satire weblog and went massively viral. Rest assu Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Drug Dealer NOT Busted After Calling 911 to Report 150-lbs of Cocaine Stolen

2018-11-20 Was 29-year old José Ramirez arrested by the LAPD after he called the cops to complain other drug dealers had stolen his stash? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes up tales about weird cr Go to site post…»

Snopes→ $18M Worth of Cocaine Found in Bananas Given to Texas Prison

2018-09-24 Authorities say bananas donated to a Texas prison turned out to have nearly $18 million worth of cocaine hidden inside the boxes. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Boston Pastor NOT Accused Of Coating Hosts With Cocaine, Crystal Meth Before Service

2018-07-29 Was a 38-year-old priest named Julian McMillan arrested in Boston for coating the hosts in his church with drugs? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian site that makes up tales about bizarre crimes and sex acts for entertain Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ The kooky tale of ‘Cocaine Mitch’

2018-05-04 “One of my goals as U.S. senator will be to ditch ‘Cocaine Mitch.’ ” — U.S. Senate primary candidate Don Blankenship (R-W.Va.), in an ad attacking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) “Having cocaine on a family-owned Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ The kooky tale of ‘Cocaine Mitch’

2018-05-04 An attack ad in West Virginia takes aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with a colorful but fact-free nickname. Go to site post…»

ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: Government didn’t find cocaine in Coors Light

2018-03-29 NOT REAL NEWS: Online story falsely claims cocaine was found in 'thousands' of Coors Light beers Go to site post…»

Hoax-Slayer→ FAKE-NEWS – ‘FDA Find Coors Light Beers Laced With Cocaine’

2018-03-27 Report being shared via social media claims that the FDA has discovered that thousands of Coors Light beers across the US have been laced with cocaine.  The post FAKE-NEWS – ‘FDA Find Coors Light Beers Laced With Cocaine’ appeared fi Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Mexico Seize 800 Pounds of U.S. Government Cocaine?

2017-11-21 Reports that authorities in Mexico confiscated a massive shipment of cocaine headed towards a U.S. government facility are fake news. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Actress Rose McGowan Arraigned on Cocaine Charge

2017-11-16 Actress Rose McGowan was arraigned on a felony cocaine charge, days after she alleged in The New Yorker that the drugs may been planted to discredit her. Go to site post…»

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