Did Craig Jenkins just ink a three million dollar deal with Comedy Central? No, that's not true: some joker uploaded a fake story about it to a prank website but it is not real. The story originated from an article published on the website Tre
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Wallace Shawn NOT Frontrunner To Replace Daniel Craig As James Bond
Has Wallace Shawn been named as frontrunner to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond in the next 007 movie? No, that's not true. Following earlier satirical hoaxes claiming the role would go to Scarlett Johansson or Whoopi Goldberg it is now th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Scarlett Johansson NOT Cast as First Black James Bond
Was Scarlett Johansson cast to play the first black James Bond? No, that's nonsense. The story was invented by a satirical website mocking both Johansson's own portrayal of Asian and transgender characters in other movie projects and the rum
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michelle Wolf Did NOT Ink New Deals With Hulu, Amazon, Did NOT Get Cancelled Immediately
Did comedienne Michelle Wolf ink new deals with Hulu and Amazon after the cancellation of her Netflix show, and were the new deals cancelled almost immediately? No, that's not true: the news originated from a satirical christian website, it i
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kodak Black NOT Arrested Again Just 1 Day After Being Released From Jail On Marijuana and Illegal Firearm Charges
Was rapper Kodak Black immediately arrested again a day after being released from jail where he served a 7 month sentence? No, that's not true: a "fauxtire" website that publishes invented stories about rappers and celebrities made up the who
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Urban Meyer NOT Cleared Of All Charges From Panel (Yet?)
Was Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer cleared of all charges regarding his handling of domestic violence accusations against assistant coach Zac Smith? No, that's not true: the investigation hasn't made it's conclusions public yet but some
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Stacy’s Mom (From The Fountains of Wayne Song) NOT Dead at 53
Did Stacy's mom die at the age of 53? No, the fictional character from the famous song by the band Fountains of Wayne did not pass away for the simple reason she doesn't exist. A satirical music website published the story and several people
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg NOT Confirmed As New James Bond
Will Whoopi Goldberg be the next to play the iconic Agent 007, aka James Bond? No, that's not true: the "news" was made up by a British satire website in response to renewed rumors that black actor Idris Elba was being considered for the role
Lead Stories→ Fake News: VeggieTales Did NOT Introduce New Cannabis Character
Did animation series Veggie Tales introduce a new character named Cannabis Carl after recreational cannabis use was legalized? And will he be voiced by Kevin Smith? No, that's not true: the whole thing came out of the hazy mind of a Christian
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ghanaian Actor Salinko Did NOT Die After Publicity Stunt Went Wrong
Did actor Salinko from Ghana die in a German hospital after a translation mistake led to him being euthanised? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website related to a network of fake news websites. It is not real. The sto
Lead Stories→ Fake News: LA City Council Did NOT Make Final Decision To Permanently Remove Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star
Did the Los Angeles city council make the final decision to permanently remove Donald Trump's star from Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame? No, that's not true. There was a vote but it was for a non-binding resolution from the West Hollywood city
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Beloved Actor And Back To The Future Star Michael J. Fox Has NOT Died At The Age Of 57
Did actor Michael J. Fox die at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications related to Parkinson's disease? No, that's not true: the death hoax was reported by a fake news website masquerading as Yahoo! News but it is not real. The story or
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Singer And Actress Demi Lovato Has NOT Died At 25
Did singer and actress Demi Lovato pass away aged 25 after a heroin overdose? No, that's not true: the part about the overdose is real but news of her passing was spread around by a website known for publishing death hoaxes. The site is very l
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Drug Dealer Did NOT Call Cops On Demi Lovato After She Ran Off Without Paying For Heroin
Did singer Demi Lovato get the cops called on herself when she ran off without paying her dealer for heroin? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a notorious "fauxtire" site that makes up stories about bizarre crimes and weird sex ac
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Suspect NOT Caught For The Robbing And Kidnapping Of Tekashi69 After Trying To Pawn Jewelry
Was 45-year-old Michael Bigson arrested while trying to pawn jewellery belonging to rapper Tekashi69 (aka 6ix9ine) after the singer was robbed, kidnapped and beaten up earlier today? No, that's not true, at least the part about a suspect bein
Snopes→ Was The Cast of ‘Black Panther’ Added to FBI Watch List?
A satirical web site played on allegations of racial profiling by the bureau for a humorous story about the hit Marvel movie.
Snopes→ Is This James Hetfield Standing Near a Bear He Killed?
The Metallica vocalist was falsely identified in a photograph amid 2014 protests over his involvement with a History Channel show.
Snopes→ Are White People Being Assaulted at Showings of ‘Black Panther’?
Online trolls tried to push claims of violence -- but were quickly foiled by other social media users.
Snopes→ Did Rapper DMX Die?
A prank Facebook post, and old reports about a drug overdose, fueled unfounded rumors about the rapper's demise.
Snopes→ Did Keanu Reeves Help Pay for a Stranger’s Kidney Transplant With an Envelope of Cash?
Two unrelated photographs were circulated on social media along with the a fictional story about actor Keanu Reeves paying for stranger's kidney transplant.
Snopes→ Was Rihanna Banned From Senegal For Being Part of the ‘Illuminati’?
For once, a notorious purveyor of fake news gets some details right, but gets the overall story wrong.
Snopes→ Did Julia Roberts Tell Celine Dion ‘Go Back in Your Country’ If She Didn’t like Trump?
A "celebrity feud" was actually a particularly lazy attempt at "outrage" clickbait.
Snopes→ Is a ‘Crocodile Dundee’ Sequel Being Released in 2018?
Teasers posted online are actually promoting an Australian travel campaign.
Truth or Fiction?→ Clint Eastwood Wins Appeal to Overturn “R” Rating For “15:17 to Paris” -Truth!
Clint Eastwood Wins Appeal to Overturn “R” Rating For “The 15:17 to Paris”-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Clint Eastwood successfully appealed to have the rating of his film “The 15:17 to Paris” changed from “R̶
Snopes→ Is This ‘Friends’ Movie Trailer Real?
Several viewers were fooled by a well-made "concept trailer" for a nonexistent "Friends" movie in January 2018.
Snopes→ Did Beyoncé Say That She Is a Descendant of the ‘Illuminati’?
Reports that the singer boasted about the results of a "DNA test kit" are just more fake news.
Snopes→ Is ‘Trumpy Bear’ a Real Product?
As seen on TV: "The fearless, super-plush American grizzly"
Snopes→ ‘Harry Potter’ Show Coming to Netflix?
Rumors that a "Harry Potter" show was coming to Netflix were sparked by an April Fool's joke and a piece of fan art.
Snopes→ Did ‘The Boondocks’ Forecast Oprah Winfrey’s Becoming President?
A 2006 episode of the Cartoon Network series received a surge in attention after the talk show host's Golden Globes speech twelve years later.
Snopes→ Did Oprah Winfrey Say She Brought Young Women to Harvey Weinstein’s House?
A quote purportedly from the entertainment mogul appears to have been completely fabricated.
Snopes→ Did Taylor Swift Say ‘We Should FORGIVE’ YouTube’s Logan Paul?
A Twitter account posing as the E! cable network fabricated "forgiveness" statements by both Swift and Mariah Carey.
Snopes→ Yes, Joanna Gaines from ‘Fixer Upper’ Is Pregnant
Joanna and Chip Gaines, stars of the home improvement reality TV show, made the announcement on social media.
Snopes→ Movie Theater Chain Warns Patrons About ‘Extended Silence’ in New ‘Star Wars’ Film
Visitors to AMC theaters in two states posted pictures of the sign alerting them not to worry about a scene in "The Last Jedi."
Snopes→ Did Rosie O’Donnell Offer Bribes to Senators on Twitter?
The comedian "offered" two million dollars each to two Republican senators if they voted no on the GOP tax bill; a bribery conviction would be unlikely.
Snopes→ Did Julia Roberts Say That Michelle Obama ‘Isn’t Fit to Clean Melania Trump’s Toilet?’
The actress didn't say this about the former First Lady of the United States; instead, it's just more fake news.
Snopes→ Does This Trump-Loving Celebrity Want Critics to Move Out of the United States?
A "story" wrongly claimed that Bruce Willis is the latest in a line of made-up news claiming that Hollywood A-listers were mobilizing behind the president.
Snopes→ Is Jennifer Aniston Starting A ‘Celebrities For Trump’ Group?
A particularly brazen attempt at "clickbait" scraped together two unrelated stories under a random headline.
Snopes→ Were Real Skeletons Used in the Making of ‘Poltergeist’?
The film's special effects makeup artist revealed one of the secrets behind one of the horror classic's sequences in a deposition.
Snopes→ ‘Poltergeist’ Curse
Superstitious legend holds that a number of strange deaths are connected to a 'curse' on the 'Poltergeist' film series.
Snopes→ Did the 1938 Radio Broadcast of ‘War of the Worlds’ Cause a Nationwide Panic?
Accounts conflict about how terrified Americans really were by Orson Welles' infamous 1938 "War of the Worlds" Halloween broadcast.