Is Paramount Pictures planning to release an all-female reboot of the classic 1995 movie Braveheart? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed satire website, it is not real. Despite that it went viral anyway, likely b
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jon Voight NOT Dead, President Trump Will NOT Speak At Funeral
Did actor Jon Voight die and is President Trump going to speak at his funeral? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a recently launched liberal satire website that posts absurd death hoaxes about conservative and Republican celebriti
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Oscars Committee Did NOT Announce Jordan Peterson as New Host
Did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announce Dr. Jordan Peterson will host the 91st Oscars ceremony? No, of course not: the story was put out by a Christian themed satire website, it is not real. It mocks the recent withdrawa
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kid Rock, Ted Nugent Did NOT Raise More Than $10 Million to Fight the War on Christmas
Are Kid Rock and Ted Nugent raising money to help defend Christmas in the "War on Christmas" and have they already collected over $10 million so far? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire weblog that tries to educate
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Friends’ Leaving Netflix in January 2019?
Fans of the beloved sitcom Friends, which featured four, well, friends living in a late-1990s New York City apartment together and doing late-1990s things together, mourned together on social media in early December 2018 when Netflix apparently announc
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Gene Hackman Did NOT Say ‘Donald Trump Could Easily Turn Out To Be One of The Best Presidents That America Has Ever Seen’
Did actor and writer Gene Hackman say Donald Trump could easily turn out to be one of the best presidents America has ever seen? No, that's not true: the fake quote has been pushed several times by several sites that are part of the same netwo
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Lady Gaga, Hillary Clinton NOT to Perform at Superbowl Halftime
Will Lady Gaga perform again at the halftime show of this year's Superbowl, together with Hillary Clinton? Of course not, that's absurd. The story was put out by a liberal satire website that tries to fool gullible Republicans and Trump supp
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Simba Is NOT A Vegan In New Lion King Film
Will the character Simba in the remake of The Lion King scheduled for 2019 be vegan? No, that's not true: a fauxtire site copied it from a satire site and the joke went massively viral but that doesn't make it real. The story went viral becau
Lead Stories→ Old News: AC/DC Guitarist and Co-Founder Malcolm Young Died… In 2017
Did Malcom Young, the guitarist and co-founder of the band AC/DC, pass away? Yes he did... in 2017. News of his death went viral again in 2018 around the one-year anniversary of his passing. He is indeed dead but it is old news. The story b
Truth or Fiction?→ Stan Lee, Comic-Book Legend, Dead at 95
Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics co-creator who left an enduring mark on popular culture and changed the world of comic books forever, has died, reports TMZ. Lee’s storied career spanned decades. ComicBook.com reports that before he was deployed durin
Truth or Fiction?→ Did William Shatner Record a Christmas Album With Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins?
As people began to get ready for the holidays in November 2018, social media suddenly became aware of an odd little rumor that had evidently passed under the radar months before. Apparently William Shatner, an actor and performer who is perhaps best kn
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Singer Maître Gims NOT Dead After Road Accident In Paris
Did French rapper Maître Gims die after a road accident in Paris? No, that's not true: a Russian fake news website specializing in death hoaxes about French celebrities struck again. The news is not real. The story originated from an articl
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Metal Legend Rob Halford NOT Found Unresponsive in San Diego Home
Was singer Rob Halford found unresponsive in his home in San Diego? No, that's not true and he's not dead either. Some prankster spread the rumor by using a website that allows anyone to upload any headline for pranking purposes. No reliabl
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bill Nye The Science Guy NOT Arrested For Manufacturing And Distribution Of Drugs From His Lab
Was Bill Nye (also known as The Science Guy) arrested for producing and distributing drugs from his lab? And does he face a long prison sentence because of it? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that invents false storie
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Belgian Singer Stromae NOT Dead In Paris Road Accident
Did Belgian singer Stromae die in a road accident in Paris today, aged only 33? No, that's not true: a death hoax about the singer was launched by a website that is linked to several other celebrity death hoaxes. It is not real. The story orig
Taylor Swift’s Political Endorsements: The Rumors and the Reality
Pop superstar Taylor Swift — once a darling of the far-right and alt-right crowds because of her “Aryan goddess” looks and their own fevered imaginations — broke a years-long policy of silence on political matters in October 2018 to endorse a political party on her Instagram account: I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections […]
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Taylor Swift NOT Busted On Date With Colin Kaepernick
Was Taylor Swift spotted on a date with Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: the latest hoax about Swift was just the product of the imagination of a liberal satire weblog that likes to wind up Trump supporters and conservatives with storie
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Taylor Swift NOT Dropped From Spotify & iTunes
Was Taylor Swift dropped from music services Spotify and iTunes after endorsing two Democrats in the Tennessee midterm elections? No, that's not true: the claim was made up by a liberal satire page on Facebook looking to troll conservatives a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jean Poole Productions Did NOT Pull Their Taylor Swift World Tour Promotion
Did a company named "Jean Poole Productions" pull their promotion of Taylor Swift's upcoming world tour? No, that's not true: the company doesn't even exist, it was all made up by a liberal satire page on Facebook looking to troll conservativ
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose $14 Million Contract After Backing Democrats
Did singer Taylor Swift lose a $14 million contract after backing two democrats in the upcoming Tennessee midterm election? No, that's not true: while she did post a message to her Instagram account earlier backing Phil Bredesen for Senate an
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Taylor Swift Did NOT Break Political Silence To Throw Support Behind Restoring Shōgun To Throne Of Japan
Did Taylor Swift throw her support behind restoring the shōgunate in Japan? No, of course not: that story was launched by a satirical website in response to her sudden support for two candidates from the Democratic party in the upcoming Tenne
Bots, Trolls Propelled Faux ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Controversy
The “Star Wars” franchise was not immune from the sort of controversy that has seeped into every tiny nook and cranny of the American public discourse, thanks to the ubiquity of social media and those who wish to exploit conflicts in order to create chaos. In that vein, the film Star Wars: The Last Jedi was […]
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