Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
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Snopes→ Anti-Vaccine Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Capitol Riot
A California doctor who is a leading figure in the anti-vaccine movement was sentenced to two months in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where she delivered speeches to rioters during the mob's attack.
Truth or Fiction?→ Doctor Pushing COVID Disinformation Sentenced to Prison for Capitol Riot
A California physician who has been at the forefront of COVID-related disinformation was sentenced to 60 days in prison for taking part in the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to CNN, Dr. Simone Gold was also ordered to pay a $9,500 f
Snopes→ Seller of Monkey to Chris Brown Sentenced to Probation
The owner of an exotic animal breeding business in Florida has been sentenced to five years' probation for illegally selling a capuchin monkey to singer Chris Brown.
Snopes→ 3 Foreigners Who Fought for Ukraine Sentenced to Death
The proceedings against the three captured fighters were denounced by Ukraine and the West as a sham and a violation of the rules of war.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alec Baldwin Was NOT Arrested, Sentenced To Death By US Military On May 16, 2022
Was actor Alec Baldwin arrested, convicted and then sentenced to death by the U.S. military? No, no part of the claim is true: Baldwin was seen in a New York City park with his children a day before the story making the death-sentence cla
Snopes→ Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1st War Crimes Trial
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old man in the head in a village in the northeastern Sumy region in the early days of the war.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Was NOT Sentenced To Death At Guantanamo Bay
Was Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor sentenced to death at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Sotomayor has been arrested or sentenced to death as of March 15, 2022, as claimed in an online article. Also,
Snopes→ Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail in Fake Attack
Smollett responded by defiantly maintaining his innocence and suggesting he could be killed in jail.
Snopes→ Kim Potter Sentenced to 2 Years in Daunte Wright’s Death
Wright’s family denounced the verdict as too lenient and accused the judge of giving more consideration to the white officer than the Black victim.
Snopes→ ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Resentenced to 21 Years in Prison
A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison, reducing his punishment by just a year after an appeals court ordered a new sentence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former Biden Adviser Anita Dunn Was NOT Sentenced To Death
Was former presidential adviser Anita Dunn sentenced to death at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's not true: A duty officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories that this information is "false." A spokesperson for Anita Dunn tells Lead Stories, "no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Was NOT Sentenced To Death At Guantanamo Bay
Did Gavin Newsom, governor of California, receive the death penalty for committing sex crimes against children and treason? No, that's not true: An on-duty press officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories that this story is false. Tweets f
Snopes→ Escapee, 64, Sentenced After 29 Years on the Run in Sydney
Darko Desic has been back in custody since mid-September when he walked into a police station and confessed to breaking out of Grafton Prison in 1992.
Snopes→ No, 229 Christian Missionaries Were Not Sentenced to Death in Afghanistan
In the midst of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, a bogus, 12-year-old prayer chain about imperiled missionaries was revived on social media.
Snopes→ Man Pleads Guilty to 4 Asian Spa Killings, Sentenced to Life
Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death penalty in the four other deaths, which are being prosecuted in a different county.
Snopes→ Avenatti Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years in Prison for Extortion
A chastened Michael Avenatti has been sentenced for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening the company with bad publicity.
Logically→ Mahatma Gandhi’s great-granddaughter was sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with a forgery case.
Ashish Lata Ramgobin was sentenced to seven years in prison for 6.2 million South African rands in fraud, forgery, and fabrication.
Snopes→ Was Mahatma Gandhi’s Great-Granddaughter Sentenced to 7 Years for Fraud?
Ashish Lata Ramgobin’s ancestor fought for India’s independence from the British.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Richard Barnett Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison Without Parole?
A Twitter rumor stirred up hope that one of the men who joined the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 was headed for prison, but the claim does not hold up in light of recent reporting on the case. On May 11 2021 the user reposted the now-infam
Snopes→ Court Record: Chauvin to Be Sentenced June 16 in Floyd Death
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, will be sentenced in June.
Snopes→ Was an Austrian Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Posting a Photo of Hitler’s Favorite Meal?
The country of Hitler's birth has famously strict prohibitions on glorifying and condoning Nazism.
AFP Fact Check→ False claim that Pakistani singer was sentenced to three years in jail for defamation circulates online
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim that Pakistani singer Meesha Shafi was sentenced to three years in jail for falsely accusing fellow singer Ali Zafar of sexual harassment. The claim is false; a court is yet to pass judgment in an ongoing de
Snopes→ France’s Sarkozy Convicted of Corruption, Sentenced to Jail
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.
Snopes→ KKK Member Sentenced for Driving into Crowd of Protesters
An acknowledged member of the Ku Klux Klan has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison on charges he drove his pickup truck through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters.
Logically→ Former presidents George Bush and Barack Obama have been arrested and sentenced to death.
There is no evidence to support this claim and the former presidents have not been arrested.
Snopes→ Saudi Women’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years
Loujain al-Hathloul was found guilty under the country’s broadly worded counterterrorism law.
Snopes→ Golden State Killer Sentenced to Life for 26 Rapes, Slayings
A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state.
Snopes→ American Sentenced to 16 Years in Russia on Spying Charges
Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive and Marine Corps veteran from Michigan, was arrested in 2018 while attending a friend's wedding in Russia.
Snopes→ Trump Advisor Roger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison
The action in federal court comes amid Trump's unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant that has led to a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and allegations the president has interfered in the case.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Star Trek Fan Did NOT Claim Wife Died During Teleportation Experiment; Was NOT Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder
Did a Star Trek fan who had claimed his wife died during a teleportation experiment get sentenced to life in prison for murder? No, that's not true: The story was fabricated by a Canadian entertainment website that publishes fictional stories
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Video: American Teenager Did NOT Kill Muslim Refugee For Raping His 7-Year-Old Sister And Was NOT Sentenced 30 Years In Prison
Did an American teenager get a 30-year prison sentence in the killing a Muslim refugee for raping his 7-year-old sister? No, that's not true: no part of that claim is accurate, and the video circulating with that headline is footage from unrel
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Prisoner Sentenced To Death Did NOT Survive Lethal Injection 3 Times, NOT Set Free
Did a prisoner on death row survive three attempts at lethal injection and was subsequently set free? No, that's not true: It is a hoax story made up by a known fake news website, but copied and republished by other websites as the truth. Ther
Snopes→ Was Joe Biden’s Niece Sentenced to Probation for $110,000 in Credit Card Theft?
A dredging-up of old information about the non-political relative of a prominent politician.
Snopes→ 16 in Bangladesh Sentenced to Death in Girl’s Brutal Killing
The violence shook Bangladesh, triggering protests and raising concerns over the plight of women and girls in the conservative Muslim-majority nation of 160 million people, where sexual harassment and violence are often unreported.
Snopes→ Forgiveness, Anger After ex-Dallas Cop Sentenced to 10 Years
People outside of the courtroom reacted angrily to the sentence given to Amber Guyger in the death of Botham Jean, believing it was too lenient.
Snopes→ Ohio Gamer Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Fatal ‘Swatting’ Case
An Ohio gamer upset about a $1.50 bet while playing Call of Duty: WWII online was sentenced to 15 months in prison for recruiting a prankster to make a bogus emergency call that resulted in the fatal shooting of a Kansas man by police.
Snopes→ Ex-Blackwater Contractor Sentenced to Life in Iraq Shootings
The 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq left 14 people dead.
Snopes→ Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Sentenced to Life in Prison
Prior to his sentencing, he complained about the conditions of his confinement and told the judge he was denied a fair trial.
Snopes→ Man Sentenced to 2nd Life Term in Charlottesville Car Attack
The state sentence is mainly symbolic given that he was already sentenced to life on the federal charges.