A photograph purportedly showing a large whale swimming through a canal in Venice was digitally manipulated.
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Snopes→ Alan Simpson and ‘The Greediest Generation’
An anonymous letter took former Senator Alan Simpson to task for referring to Americans as 'the greediest generation.'
Snopes→ Waste Management to Offer Dead Body Pickup Service in Response to Proposed Health Care Changes?
Reports that a waste company will be offering curbside dead body pickup service to offset “TrumpCare" deaths originated as satire.
Snopes→ Topless Woman in Disney’s ‘The Rescuers’?
A hidden image of a topless woman appeared in the initial home video version of Disney's animated feature 'The Rescuers.'
Snopes→ Were Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell Murdered to Cover Up a Pedophile Ring?
A fake news web site claimed the deceased singers from Linkin Park and Sound Garden were murdered because they were about to expose a list of pedophiles.
Snopes→ The Origin of Graham Crackers
Were graham crackers named for a man who believed unhealthy diet led to sexual excess?
Snopes→ Is This a ‘League of German Girls Inspection’ During World War II?
A still from the movie Blitzmädels an die Front is frequently shared as if it were an authentic World War II photograph.
Snopes→ Shelling from Royal Caribbean’s M.S. ‘Allure’ Sinks Carnival Cruise Vessel that Crossed into Disputed Waters?
Satire about rivalry between Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise lines was mistaken for real news on social media.
Snopes→ Finnish Researchers Set to Start Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine Trials?
Scientists at Finnish universities are targeting a strand of viruses linked to Type 1 diabetes, and human trials for a vaccine will begin in 2018.
Snopes→ Was Miranda Cosgrove Arrested for Prostitution?
A parody video used logos and graphics from legitimate news sources to make a story about the actress's arrest seem believable.
Snopes→ Woman Confuses Spray Foam Insulation for Mousse?
A photograph supposedly shows a woman who mistakenly used expanding foam insulation on her hair instead of hair mousse.
Snopes→ Is this a Scarecrow Made From a Human Corpse?
A photograph purportedly showing a scarecrow made out of a human corpse is actually just a Halloween prop.
Snopes→ Is This an Actual Supercell?
A video purporting to show a huge storm moving over a rural road was digitally manipulated — but from a real photograph.
Snopes→ Did Hillary Clinton Side With Kremlin on Sanctions Due to a $500,000 Payment to Bill?
A Fox News story cites only a sentence from a staffer's leaked email as proof of Clinton's wrongdoing.
Snopes→ Bear Rides in Motorcycle Sidecar?
A video showing a bear riding in a sidecar of a motorcycle may beggar belief, but it is genuine.
Snopes→ Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Announce a Ban on a Colgate Total Toothpaste Ingredient?
A widely-shared article gets some crucial facts wrong about a September 2016 FDA ruling on the use of triclosan.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Send Feds to Raid Islamberg, New York?
A blog fabricated a story about the tiny hamlet — after a series of threats and demonstrations targeted people living there.
Snopes→ Mother and 3 Kids Found Dead, Dad Arrested
The same fake news report of an estranged husband who murdered his wife and three children has been spread via multiple domains to target varying locales throughout the U.S.
Snopes→ Is This the 1898 Oklahoma Tornado?
A centuries-old photograph purportedly showing a tornado in Oklahoma is actually an early example of composite photography.
Snopes→ Did Barack Obama Say ‘The Country Owes Me a Debt of Gratitude’?
Unreliable web sites stoked partisan rancor by attributing a fake, self-aggrandizing quote to former President Barack Obama.
Snopes→ Home Pregnancy Tests Detect Testicular Cancer?
A home pregnancy kit can detect testicular cancer in some circumstances, but it's not a reliable diagnostic test.
Snopes→ Federal Judge Orders Chris Tomlin to Stop Adding Choruses to Perfectly Good Hymns?
A satirical article said that Christian singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin was legally blocked from writing certain types of songs.
Snopes→ John McCain No Longer a Senator?
A 2016 opinion piece was plagiarized in July 2017, complete with a click-bait headline.
Snopes→ Did DJ Khaled Break a Horse’s Back By Riding on it?
A fabricated story lead to widespread unfounded criticism of the hip-hop producer.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Say ‘Eventually We Will Get Something Done’?
The president made the comment, which was captured by a Fox News graphic, in regards to health care.
Snopes→ Can U.S. Birth Certificates Unlock Hidden ‘Strawman’ Financial Accounts?
A specious theory that the U.S. has turned citizens into "collateral" was developed by a convicted forger with ties to white nationalists.
Snopes→ Lawn Jockeys Were Underground Railroad Symbols?
A viral Facebook post described these common lawn ornaments as symbolic aids to escaping slaves on the Underground Railroad, but scant evidence supports that version of history.
Snopes→ Do Detergent Pods Clog Drains?
A viral Facebook post claimed laundry detergent pods clog drains, but it is unclear whether the issue is widespread.
Snopes→ Body of a Waitress Pulled from the Clintons’ Burned-out Guest House?
A satirical web site published yet another fake story linking the Clintons to a fabricated death.
Snopes→ Donald Trump Wrote that Being an Atheist Gives Him a Business Edge?
A fake Art of the Deal quote was shared as meme in mid-2017.
Snopes→ The ‘Untitled’ Byrds Album
How Columbia Records mistakenly released a Byrds album without a title due to a miscommunication.
Snopes→ Bull Shark Caught in Ohio River?
A shark supposedly caught in the Ohio River near Indiana was actually captured from the Brisbane River in Australia.
Snopes→ Did Chelsea Clinton Say Female Genital Mutilation Has ‘Health Benefits’?
An April 2017 tweet in which Chelsea Clinton supposedly defended the cultural practice of "genital cutting" was a hoax.
Snopes→ Is This President Trump With a Controversial Russian Lawyer?
A photograph of the president posing with a brunette woman doesn't depict Kremlin-linked attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya.
Snopes→ Fox News Banned in Canada?
Claims that the Fox News Channel has been banned in Canada because they report false information are inaccurate.
Snopes→ Are These Golfers Getting Lessons from a Robot Trainer?
A photograph purportedly showing two women receiving golf lessons from a robot likely originated on the set of a 1930s movie.
Snopes→ Did George Orwell’s 1984 Predict the Power of Smartphones?
A widely-shared quotation comes from a 2014 theater adaptation, not the original 1949 novel.
Snopes→ Dead Bigfoot Confirmed at Elephant Butte Lake, New Mexico?
A "prank" Facebook post claimed that Bigfoot was found dead on a lakeshore.
Snopes→ Is This What Weather Reports in Sweden Look Like?
A video comparing weather reports from Sweden and Iraq used footage from a short-lived Swedish program called Halal TV.
Snopes→ Did a Former Haitian Official Commit Suicide Before Clinton Testimony?
After Klaus Eberwein's suicide, inevitable links to the "Clinton Body Count" rumor emerged, but without clear merit.