Superstitious legend holds that a number of strange deaths are connected to a 'curse' on the 'Poltergeist' film series.
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Article contrasts disparate sentences given to a homeless man and a corporate investor.
Snopes→ Was the Revolving Door Invented by a Man Who Disliked Holding Open Doors for Women?
There is no evidence that Theophilus Van Kannel was motivated by a hatred for chivalry -- and quite a bit of evidence to the contrary.
Snopes→ Joe Biden Groped Stephanie Carter During Government Ceremony?
A photograph purportedly showing Vice President Joe Biden groping the wife of former Defense Secretary Ash Carter is fake and originated on a "satire" site.
Snopes→ Did Trump-Supporting Sandra Bullock Urge Hillary Clinton to Leave the United States?
Several disreputable web sites used a fabricated quote as clickbait and plagiarized a two-year-old article.
Snopes→ Was the ‘Black Soldier’ Killed in Niger a Deserter?
A "satire" site posted a fake story appearing to report that Sgt. La David Johnson, a Green Beret killed in combat in Niger, was a defector.
Snopes→ Do Hundreds of Papers Published in 2017 ‘Prove’ That Global Warming is a Myth?
An article stakes its claim on a regurgitation of false information from a blogger who rejects mainstream climate science.
Snopes→ Did a British Pub Chain Ban ‘Offensive’ Remembrance Poppies?
A Twitter account posing as JD Wetherspoon falsely claimed the chain banned the flowers due to "multiculturalism".
Snopes→ Penile Burn from Electric Fence?
Photograph purportedly shows a medical patient who received a severe penile burn from urinating on an electric fence.
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.
Snopes→ Is this Unflattering Image of President Trump Real?
A doctored image of Trump circulated with a tongue-in-cheek request not to repost it.
Snopes→ 1962 Halloween Massacre
Image purportedly documents a masked partygoer who fatally stabbed seven people with a kitchen knife on Halloween 1962.
Snopes→ 425-Pound Teacher Suspended for Sitting On Student, Farting in His Mouth?
A gross-out story about an Iowa teacher's inappropriate punishment of a student was completely fabricated.
Snopes→ Veterans Day Tribute at Lambeau Field Not Aired by ESPN?
Photographs show a 2011 NFL Veterans Day tribute that ESPN supposedly omitted from their pre-game coverage.
Snopes→ World Series Origins
Was baseball's annual championship contest, the World Series, named for the New York World newspaper?
Snopes→ Was a Ghost Caught on Camera in the Hallways of an Irish School?
A video purportedly showing a ghost haunting a hallway at a school in Cork, Ireland, went viral in October 2017 — just in time for Halloween.
Snopes→ Did Cops ‘Take a Knee’ and Leave the Washington Redskins Stranded Overnight in Their Locker Room?
No, police didn't strand the football team in their locker room after a game against the Philadelphia Eagles (or any other team).
Snopes→ Lunar Footprint Mystery
Does a photograph of Neil Armstrong's spacesuit show that the tread of his boots didn't match the "footprints" he supposedly left on the moon?
Snopes→ Report: DNC and Clinton Campaign Funded the Trump/Russia ‘Steele Dossier’?
The Washington Post reported that a law firm representing the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign retained research firm Fusion GPS to investigate Trump.
Snopes→ 14-Year Old Virgin Falls Pregnant After Flu Shot?
Reports that a teenage schoolgirl in Texas became pregnant through a flu vaccination are fake news.
Snopes→ Did the United States Military Ban Green Card Holders From Enlisting?
A "hold" on enlistments by U.S. legal permanent residents will only apply to the Army Reserves and the National Guard.
Snopes→ Beetles Embedded in Dog’s Mouth?
A photograph purportedly shows a group of Asian Lady Beetles embedded in the roof of a dog's mouth.
Snopes→ Is This Owl Having an Orgasm?
A funny image of an owl was circulated with the baseless claim that the animal was having an orgasm.
Snopes→ Are NFL Players Protesting Against Police Brutality Absentee Parents Putting Their Children at Risk?
Social media users sought to smear demonstrations against police brutality by insulting the characters of several retired players.
Snopes→ Did John McCain Cause a Fire Aboard the USS Forrestal that Killed 134 People?
A fabricated story blames the fluke 1967 aircraft carrier fire on the negligence of then-Navy bomber pilot and future United States Senator John McCain.
Snopes→ Did a Drag Queen in a ‘Demonic’ Outfit Read a Sexually Explicit Book to Children at a Public Library?
Right-wing web sites used alarmist language and false claims to describe a reading event at a California library.
Snopes→ Urban Legend: Drilled Wire
A competitor one-ups a company proud of their new ultra-thin wire by drilling a hole through it.
Snopes→ Trump Got a Spray Tan in the Oval Office?
A staged photograph actually shows a presidential lookalike.
Snopes→ Will Burning Bay Leaves Reduce Anxiety?
A chemical compound found in the leaves of the bay laurel may affect mood, but the results are inconclusive and not necessarily relevant to bay leaf smoke.
Snopes→ Did a Football Fan Sit on an American Flag While Wearing a Shirt Reading ‘I Stand for the National Anthem’?
A sports news web site published the photograph, which was taken during a game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots.
Snopes→ Did ‘Mexican Drug Cartels’ Start the California Wildfires?
Disreputable web sites provide no evidence to support a half-baked theory about the cause of the October 2017 fires.
Snopes→ Is Ireland Lowering Its Corporate Tax Rate?
An Irish government official refutes U.S. President Donald Trump's claim, whose source is entirely unclear.
Snopes→ President Obama Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Weinstein, Clinton, Weiner and Cosby?
A meme claiming that President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harvey Weinstein, Anthony Weiner, Bill Clinton and Bill Cosby uses doctored images.
Snopes→ Was This Coyote Given a Bath After Being Mistaken for a Dog?
A photograph showing a coyote in a bathtub was circulated with an inaccurate backstory in October 2017.
Snopes→ Was Freddy Krueger From ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Based on a Real Serial Murderer?
The explanatory last line of a Halloween joke about a real-life Freddy Krueger was removed in subsequent shares.
Snopes→ Is the Mandalay Bay Security Guard ‘Missing’?
Police told us that despite widespread rumors and speculation, Jesus Campos is not missing.
Snopes→ Is Trump Spending More Taxpayer Dollars on Personal Travel than Obama Did?
Despite preliminary indications that the Trump family's government-paid travel expenses are higher than the Obamas', Internet rumors exaggerate the disparity.
Snopes→ Did a Mandalay Bay Hotel Worker ‘Vanish’ After Giving an Interview?
A disreputable web site published an illogical and inaccurate conspiracy theory about a valet worker who reportedly had a brush with the Las Vegas gunman.
Snopes→ NASA Confirms Existence of Earth’s Second Moon?
While a discovery from 2016 did reveal the presence of a small asteroid trapped in Earth’s orbit, this object cannot be classified as a moon.
Snopes→ Did Sprinklers Save a House From a Massive Wildfire?
A photograph showing a home with a green lawn surrounded by charred land is real, but the back story accompanying it is incomplete.