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Snopes→ Ohio Cemetery Begins Exhuming Bodies of Confederate Soldiers?
A fake news article claimed that a cemetery in Delaware, Ohio, was exhuming the bodies of confederate soldiers.
Snopes→ Did Russia Hack the GPS System of the USS John McCain to Cause a Collision?
While it's true that Russia is developing the ability to hack GPS systems, experts doubt that GPS hacking caused the USS John McCain to crash.
Snopes→ Did an ‘Anti-Fascist’ Stab a Man Over a ‘Neo-Nazi’ Haircut?
Police said there's no indication an attacker who stabbed a man in Colorado was an "antifa" member.
Snopes→ Has the Secret Service Gone ‘Broke’ Paying Agents to Protect the Trump Family?
News reports exaggerate and misrepresent the extent and nature of financial problems at the Secret Service.
Snopes→ Promoter Found Dead After Exposing Mayweather-McGregor ‘Fake Fight?’
A fake news article claimed that a boxing promoter was killed for saying that the Mayweather-McGregor fight was fixed.
Snopes→ Did Sunlight Form a Cross During the Eclipse?
An image purportedly showing sunlight forming the shape of a cross during the August 2017 eclipse is not a genuine photograph.
Snopes→ Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Killed in Kuwait?
A disturbing set of images purportedly shows a pile of dead bomb-sniffing dogs that were put down after their contract with a security company was cancelled.
Snopes→ Antifa Announced a Plan to Protest the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in 2018?
Members of the "alt-right" have dared antifa to protest the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, but no anti-fascist group has announced such a plan.
Snopes→ Solar Eclipse in the South Pacific
A photograph purportedly showing a solar eclipse over the South Pacific is a composite image.
Snopes→ Vietnam Memorial Vandalized with Graffiti
A replica Vietnam Wall in Los Angeles was defaced by vandals, but the larger monument in Washington, D.C., was not.
Snopes→ Counter-Demonstrators Didn’t Have Permits in Charlottesville?
Counter-demonstrators had permits for two parks, while the "alt-right" was granted an injunction allowing them to use Emancipation Park.
Snopes→ Man Looks Like Mountain?
A photograph purportedly showing a supine man on a beach near a mountain resembling his outline is, hilariously, genuine.
Snopes→ ‘Boy Shot by Stepfather’ Appeal
Old hoax holds that a every time a particular message is shared, a company will donate money towards the medical care of a 14-year-old boy shot by his stepfather.
Snopes→ Did a Former BBC Investigative Journalist Die in ‘Suspicious Circumstances’?
Liz MacKean fought to reveal historical child sexual abuse, but there is no evidence that she died from anything other than natural causes.
Snopes→ Solar Eclipse from Space
A supposed photograph of a solar eclipse taken from space was actually a digital creation.
Snopes→ Is This Antifa Manual Real?
Images of a fake "antifa" manual circulated online in August 2017.
Snopes→ Did a Law Professor Claim the 2017 Solar Eclipse is ‘Racist’?
Two conservative web sites grossly misrepresent the content of a lyric essay in the Atlantic magazine.
Snopes→ Pepsi/Frooti Contaminated with HIV?
Rumors that a worker at a Pepsi or Frooti plant contaminated those beverage products by injecting HIV-infected blood into them were false.
Snopes→ The Unsolvable Math Problem
A student mistook examples of unsolved math problems for a homework assignment and solved them.
Snopes→ Are Vigilante Protesters Digging Up Confederate Graves After Charlottesville Clashes?
Despite reports, emboldened protesters in Charlottesville have not started unearthing the bodies of Confederate soldiers.
Snopes→ Did Protesters Burn a Minnesota County’s Flag and Raise an Anti-Fascist One at a Local Jail?
Right-wing web sites accurately describe the basic facts of a real incident which lasted for around 30 minutes.
Snopes→ Was a Bust of Abraham Lincoln Vandalized in Chicago in Protest of Confederate Statues?
A bust of Abraham Lincoln was vandalized in Chicago, but it's unclear who did it and when it happened.
Snopes→ Scientists Miscalculate, Solar Eclipse Actually Next Year?
A false article convinced some that NASA scientists miscalculated the solar eclipse date and were off by one year.
Snopes→ Maxine Waters Fears a Trump-led War After Nuclear Attack by North Korea?
Right-wing Facebook pages created a meme containing a fabricated quote attributed to the Democratic Congresswoman.
Snopes→ Are These Rainbow Mountains Real?
An image purportedly showing a rainbow-colored mountain range in California was digitally manipulated.
Snopes→ Are Refugee Tuberculosis Rates in San Diego ‘More Than 100 Times Greater’ Than the National Average?
A California scientist told us that Breitbart's story on his team's 2013 study was "not an accurate use" of the information.
Snopes→ Were Police Told to ‘Stand Down’ Amid Violence in Charlottesville?
Despite rumors, there was no "stand-down" order issued to police overseeing a white supremacist rally turned deadly in Virginia.
Snopes→ Is This Steve Bannon With a Bloody Lip?
An image of Steve Bannon with a bloody lip was a creatively edited — but convincing — photograph from a satire site.
Snopes→ Is This a Snapshot of Freddie Mercury Putting on Makeup?
A photograph purportedly showing Queen singer Freddie Mercury applying intricate maquillage was digitally manipulated.
Snopes→ Did ‘Antifa’ Stab a Vermont Man for Not Condemning a Nazi?
Sam Wormer contradicted a dubious account of an injury he posted on social media.
Snopes→ Is There a Class Action Lawsuit for People Who Got Robocalls From Cruise Companies?
News articles accurately describe the settlement and compensation terms of a real lawsuit involving major cruise companies.
Snopes→ Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality?
An authentic quote from Lincoln has attracted renewed attention, along with some commentary that oversimplifies his views on race.
Snopes→ Leftist Activists Demand New York Museum Take Down Statue of ‘Racist’ Theodore Roosevelt?
Clashes with neo-Nazis in Charlottesville did not inspire "leftists" to demand the removal of a statue of Theodore Roosevelt in New York City.
Snopes→ ‘Antifa’ Flyers Call For the Murder of White Children?
Flyers calling for the murder of white children were not created or distributed by an anti-fascist group.
Snopes→ Was White Supremacist Who Killed Protester a Democrat Who Visited Obama in Oval Office?
Fake news web sites floated an incoherent story alleging that a white supremacist arrested for vehicular attack in Charlottesville, Virginia is a Democrat who met with Obama in the White House.
Snopes→ Did Trump Call White Supremacists ‘Us’ During a Press Conference?
A transcript of Trump's remarks appeared to show him aligning himself with neo-Nazi marchers, but audio of the specific remark is unclear.
Snopes→ Did the Attorney General of Alabama Once Tell the Ku Klux Klan to ‘Kiss My Ass’?
Bill Baxley wrote the famously succinct letter to a KKK Grand Dragon in 1976 in response to threats intended to intimidate him.
Snopes→ Has Iceland Eliminated Down Syndrome Through Abortion?
A report by CBS News highlights a nearly 100 percent termination rate in the pregnancies of Icelandic women whose fetuses test positive for Down syndrome in genetic screenings, but some have mischaracterized this report.
Snopes→ Is the Accused Charlottesville Killer an ‘Anti-Trump Leftist’ Supported by Clinton, Soros?
Various right-leaning sources immediately — and inaccurately — identified the driver of the vehicle that plowed through a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville as a "radical leftist."