Was accused Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse required to show up for his first hearing after allegedly killing two people and wounding a third during a racial justice protest in August 2020? No, that is not true. Rittenhouse did not have
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Delete A Photo Of Melania Trump With Her Sister And Mother
Did Facebook delete a photo of first lady Melania Trump, her sister and her mother? No, that's not true: The photo that was purportedly deleted (it wasn't) showed the first lady, her sister, and a philanthropist named Audrey Gruss -- not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Man Was NOT Arrested For Filling Out 1,700 Ballots As Attorney General Barr Said In Interview — DOJ Says Barr Was Misinformed
Was a Texas man arrested for filling out 1,700 ballots as Attorney General William Barr claimed in a Sept. 2, 2020, CNN interview? No, that's not true: Barr was misinformed when he made the statement, according to the Department of Justic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women And Children Are Not Being Targeted By Sex Traffickers With A $100 Bill Left On Their Car At A Mall
Are women and children being targeted by sex traffickers who leave a $100 bill on their car at a shopping mall? No, that's not true. This is an urban legend that was debunked earlier this year and has been in circulation for years. The ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Profusa, Others Have NOT Created An Implantable ‘Chip’ To Connect Us To The Internet And Open Door To ‘Brave New World’
Is it true that the government is about to approve an Emeryville, California company's implantable "chip" that will create "transhumans" and allow government to spy on our health and other data? No, that is not true. The sensor awaiting g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Social Security Checks DO Still Go Through U.S. Postal Service
Have no Social Security checks been delivered by the U.S. Postal Service since 2013 because of security issues with the U.S. mail? No, that's not true. While nearly 99% of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits are elec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nevada Did NOT ‘Quietly Reverse’ Its Decision To ‘Block’ Hydroxychloroquine Prescriptions For COVID-19
Did Nevada 'quietly reverse' its decision to 'block' hydroxychloroquine prescriptions for COVID-19? No, that's not true: The emergency regulation simply expired. Also, although the order did put some limits on hydroxychloroquine, it did n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Claiming States Are Issuing Large Numbers Of Unemployment Fraud Warrants Are A Joke
Has South Carolina (or some other state) issued 723,855 (or some other number) active warrants for unemployment fraud? No, that's not true: There is a joke-hoax trend circulating on social media since late July and the information in thes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mr. Climate Change’ Is NOT Responsible For Lighting 32 Wildfires In 2020
Was a 32-year-old California man, dubbed 'Mr. Climate Change' online, responsible for starting 32 wildfires in 2020? No, that's not true: The man pictured in the meme is Brandon McGlover, who admitted he started nine Southern California f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Journalist Sarah Jeong Did NOT Say ‘We Need A Castration Lottery For White Men’
Did Sarah Jeong say, "We need a castration lottery for white men"? No, that's not true: This is a fake quote attributed to Jeong, a former member the New York Times editorial board. Jeong made news when internet trolls, with whom she has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Does NOT Have A Doctorate In Immunology, Virology And Toxicology
Does Bill Gates have a doctorate degree in immunology, virology and toxicology? No, that's not true: Gates dropped out of college to start Microsoft and does not have a conventional degree. He does, however, have honorary degrees in medic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sex With A 4-Year-Old Is NOT Legal Anywhere And No There’s No Effort To Legalize It
Is it legal to have sex with a four-year-old anywhere and is there an effort to make it legal? No, that's not true: It is a false claim made by QAnon promoters who work to convince social media users that there is a global child trafficki
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake State Driver Licenses Seized By Feds In Chicago Are NOT Implicated In A Voting Fraud Scheme
Did almost 20,000 fake IDs seized by Customs and Border Protection officers in Chicago turn out to be for fake names registered to vote Democrat? No, that is not true: While customs investigators seized 19,888 fake ID cards in the first h
Snopes→ Did a Little Girl Have a ‘Joker Smile’ Carved Into Her Face in South Africa?
A gory image of a child who had been attacked by a dog was stolen and used by propagandists to spread fear about "white genocide" in South Africa.
Snopes→ Are Nestle and Coca-Cola Trying to Privatize a South American Aquifer?
Some fringe blogs in North America picked up a claim about the Guarani Aquifer that has already been debunked by Brazilian journalists.
Snopes→ Did Pope Francis Forgive 4,444 Pedophile Priests in Australia?
A recent fake news item sought to distort the results of an inquiry into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia.
Snopes→ Did Target Issue an Easter Egg Recall?
A questionable, undated blog reported the recall as "fresh" — ignoring the fact that it was issued in 2017.
Snopes→ Was Ex-California State Senator and Gun Control Advocate Leland Yee Arrested for Gun Trafficking?
Yee pleaded guilty to arms trafficking in 2016.
Snopes→ Is This a Jumping Baby Elephant?
An image that appeared to be a luckily timed photograph was actually created with digital manipulation software.
Snopes→ Did Melania Trump Plagiarize Michelle Obama’s Statement on Women’s History Month?
A meme suggesting that Melania Trump plagiarized her Women's History Month statement from Michelle Obama is based on paraphrased and inaccurate quotes.
Snopes→ Did ABC Fire Joy Behar from ‘The View’?
A constellation of fake news sites claimed Joy Behar was fired from "The View," but the headlines and content don't match.
Snopes→ Did Rhode Island’s Governor Sign an Executive Order to Seize Guns?
Web sites mischaracterized the governor's order instructing state police to disarm individuals demonstrably at risk for violence.
Snopes→ Does President Donald Trump Plan to End School Shootings — By Banning Schools?
An article appearing to report that the president has an unorthodox idea for ending mass shootings at schools appeared on a page that only publishes satire.
Snopes→ Did a First Responder Say He Was Told to ‘Stand Down’ in Parkland?
A headline on the conspiracy blog Infowars.com mischaracterizes a tweet by a legitimate news reporter.
Snopes→ Was a Young Girl Decapitated By a Seat Belt in a Car Crash?
A web site that publishes viral content accurately recounts the terrible story of Katie Flynn's death in 2005.
Snopes→ Did a Parkland Survivor Tweet a Homophobic Slur?
A fake tweet was spread in an attempt to smear the reputation of David Hogg, who survived a mass shooting at his high school that left seventeen people dead.
Snopes→ Vibrant Bra Promotion
A purported Vibrant Body Company bra promotion has been linked to rumors of a human trafficking scheme.
Snopes→ Did CNN Purchase an Industrial-Sized Washing Machine to Spin News?
The news media organization reportedly invested in mechanical assistance to help their journalists and news anchors spin the news before publication.
Snopes→ Did Hundreds of Worshipers Attend an AR-15 Blessing Ceremony at a Church?
The ceremony was held by an offshoot of the notorious Unification Church.
Snopes→ Does Delta Airlines Give Planned Parenthood Members Discounted Rates?
A Georgia senator has claimed — without any supporting evidence — that Delta offers discounts on air travel to Planned Parenthood members.
Snopes→ Did Harvey Weinstein Commit Suicide in Arizona?
A fabricated article about the movie mogul's supposed self-inflicted death appeared on an irksome fake news web site.
Snopes→ Did Ben Carson Purchase a $31,000 Dining Set and Charge It to HUD?
After news reports revealed the purchase amid proposed funding cuts, the HUD secretary said he wants to cancel it.
Snopes→ Did a Transgender Teen Boy Win a Girls’ State Wrestling Title?
Mack Beggs's request to compete in the boys' division was stymied by Texas state officials.
Snopes→ Did Pfizer’s Vice President ‘Blow the Whistle’ on Gardasil?
A disreputable web site falsely claimed that the "vice president of Pfizer" said a vaccine for human papillomavirus is "deadly."
Snopes→ Is Anchor Butter Contaminated with HIV?
A new variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or beverages takes aim at a popular brand of butter.
Snopes→ Was Ivanka Trump Fired from the White House?
The comings and goings of the Trump administration's White House staff may seem like a revolving door, but First Daughter Ivanka Trump hasn't yet been shown the exit.
Snopes→ Does Suave Shampoo Contain an Ingredient That Causes Hair Loss?
Social media posts inaccurately claim that the formulation of Suave Professionals brand products causes hair loss.
Snopes→ Does Chuck Schumer Have an Unrestricted Concealed Carry Permit?
The claim that the Senate Minority Leader has a concealed weapons permit is based on one single unsourced article.
Snopes→ Are Hackers Stealing Private Information via ‘What Would You Look Like Bald’ Facebook Apps?
Viral warnings about "extreme hackers" stealing information via popular entertainment apps on Facebook are false and misleading.
Snopes→ Does Chicago’s Identification Card Program Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote?
Election officials rejected the possibility that CityKey cards could cause an upswing in voter fraud.