Two conservative radio hosts claimed without proof that an unnamed source revealed a retaliation planned by the Raiders' offensive line.
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Snopes→ Did an Anonymous 4chan User Predict the Las Vegas Shooting Three Weeks in Advance?
There is no proof that a vague post the day before the anniversary of 9/11 "predicted" the mass shooting on 1 October 2017.
Snopes→ Did Michele Bachmann Say Vegas Victims Would be Alive If They Observed the Sabbath?
A meme with a fabricated quote painted the U.S. Representative as having been shockingly insensitive to the Las Vegas shooting victims.
Snopes→ Las Vegas Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history has led to a cacophony of rumors, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories.
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News reports accurately describe a decision made by Tennessee businessman Allan Jones.
Snopes→ Did an Unidentified Woman Warn Las Vegas Concert-Goers They Were ‘All Going to Die’?
An apparent altercation between concert-goers was blown out of proportion, and the witness who reported the threats has changed her view on their significance.
Snopes→ Did Trump Administration Refuse Puerto Rico’s Request to Allow Food Stamps to be Used for Hot Meals?
The Department of Agriculture agreed to waive the usual "hot food" ban for food stamps and denies rejecting an earlier waiver request.
Snopes→ Australian Gun Stats
Statistics do not demonstrate that crime rates in Australia have increased substantially since the government instituted a gun buy-back program in 1997.
Snopes→ Gun Ownership and Homicides in Honduras vs. Switzerland
A contrast of radically different gun laws and homicide rates in Honduras and Switzerland is based on flawed premises.
Snopes→ Does an ‘Increase’ in Arctic and Greenland Ice Cast Doubt on the Reality of Global Warming?
Single data points presented without context do not interfere with the scientific consensus on climate change.
Snopes→ Pizza Hut 58th Anniversary Freebie Scam
Pizza Hut is not giving three pizzas away to contest entrants in celebration of their 58th anniversary.
Snopes→ Did ‘Melbourne Antifa’ Claim Responsibility for the Vegas Massacre?
A page falsely posing as part of the anti-fascist movement put up a post claiming that "comrades" were responsible for an October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Snopes→ Las Vegas Shooter Died in 2013?
A bizarre conspiracy theory holding that Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock died in 2013 was based on a different individual's obituary.
Snopes→ Did Congressman Tim Murphy Urge His Mistress to Have an Abortion?
Text messages presented in a news article appear to suggest Murphy asked Shannon Edwards to have an abortion, but definitive proof is not available.
Snopes→ Did a Second Gunman Shoot From the Fourth Floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel?
Conspiracy theorists spread false information that a second person targeted a country music concert crowd on the Las Vegas Strip during a deadly mass shooting that left scores dead.
Snopes→ Did ‘Barack Obama’s Stylist’ Reveal He Is ‘a Gay’?
A "satirical" web site published an especially crude story about the former president, which was quickly picked up by bottom-feeder aggregators.
Snopes→ Was Las Vegas Shooter Identified at an Anti-Trump Protest?
Conspiracy theorists attempted to tie the alleged Las Vegas mass shooter to an anti-Trump protest but offered little evidence to back up the claim.
Snopes→ Did All of the Patients in a Puerto Rican Intensive Care Unit Die?
Official reports seem to corroborate an online allegation that Hurricane Maria's death toll has been heavily underreported.
Snopes→ Flight Crew Takes a Knee, Leaving New Orleans Saints Stranded on Runway?
There is no truth to a widely-shared claim that the flight crew of the New Orleans Saints' team airplane "took a knee" and refused to perform their duties.
Snopes→ Gordon Ramsay Has Entire Staff Take a Knee, Refuse to Serve Miami Dolphins?
A notorious fake news site spread a rumor that Ramsay rudely ejected Miami Dolphins from his restaurant for "taking a knee" during the national anthem.
Snopes→ Are 871 Convicted Felons Currently Playing for the NFL?
A meme circulating in an effort to discredit professional athletes who are protesting racism contains false information.
Snopes→ Is This Viral List of U.S. Government Emergency Aid Sent to Puerto Rico Accurate?
Some social media posts defending the Trump administration's relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria strayed into fictional territory.
Snopes→ Did the Army Football Team Kneel in Protest During the National Anthem?
A photograph purportedly showing the Army Black Knights team kneeling in protest actually shows the Navy football team kneeling in prayer.
Snopes→ Did Puerto Rico’s Teamsters Union Go on Strike During Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts?
Reports that truck drivers are on strike in Puerto Rico are false -- Teamsters have asked mainland truckers to distribute supplies in the U.S. territory.
Snopes→ Is San Juan’s Mayor Sabotaging Puerto Rican Relief Efforts to Make President Donald Trump Look Bad?
A woman claiming to be a police officer in Puerto Rico suggested that federal relief was not being distributed after Hurricane Maria in order to politically damage Republicans.
Snopes→ Are the Spires on Disney World’s Cinderella Castle Removable in Case of Hurricane?
An old but still thriving urban legend about Walt Disney World in Florida holds that the theme park's tallest structure, Cinderella Castle, was built such that it can be fully or partially dismantled in the event of a hurricane.
Snopes→ Did Nike Cut Ties With the Dallas Cowboys Over National Anthem Protests?
A "satirical" web site published a fake story about the sportswear company, which has in fact expressed support for players' right to protest.
Snopes→ Did the Hollywood Reporter Criticize Actors Who Opposed Nazi Germany in 1937?
The newspaper's managing editor chided stars who he said were courting "unpopularity" by speaking out against Hitler's regime.
Snopes→ Donald Trump Received an Ellis Island Award in 1986?
A photograph shows Donald Trump standing alongside Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali at an awards ceremony in the 1980s.
Snopes→ Did the NFL Give Donald Trump a Lifetime Ban After a Disastrous Lawsuit?
A viral meme gets some facts right about an infamous 1980s lawsuit involving Donald Trump's football team but misses the mark with others.
Snopes→ Did an NFL Player Burn an American Flag in a Locker Room?
A doctored photograph purportedly showed a member of the Seattle Seahawks setting a U.S. flag on fire.
Snopes→ Pregnant Smoker Complains About Construction Noise?
A infamously viral newspaper photograph shows a pregnant woman smoking a cigarette and complaining about the effects of construction noise on her unborn child.
Snopes→ Did Jared Kushner Register to Vote in New York as a Woman?
The New York City Board of Elections has said that their computer system is to blame for a mix-up over Jared Kushner’s gender in New York’s voter rolls.
Snopes→ Did a U.S. Veteran Influence Kaepernick’s ‘Take a Knee’ Protest of Police Brutality?
Ex-Green Beret and NFL player Nate Boyer confirmed he convinced the quarterback to "take a knee," rather than sit, during the national anthem.
Snopes→ Did a Protester Kneel During a Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
A viral photograph shows a man kneeling at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but what prompted his action is unknown.
Snopes→ Did Sarah Sanders Give This Snarky Response About Trump’s Tax Returns?
Some were fooled by a joke that depicted the press secretary as repeating conspiracy theories about Obama in response to a reporter's question.
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Some hirsute equines can indeed grow mustaches; in this case, the dapper pictures do not lie.
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Rumors holding that a morgue employee was involved in a salacious organ trafficking operation originated with a fake news article.
Snopes→ Is the Trump Administration Price Gouging Puerto Rico Evacuees and Seizing Passports?
The Trump administration did not implement a Department of State policy that was widely rumored as being applicable to Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees.
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A viral Facebook post shows an authentic credit card receipt for a Cheesecake Factory order with misleading and exaggerated tip suggestions, but the discrepancy was caused by an error.