Claims about the (un)healthfulness of margarine include the false assertion that the product was originally created to fatten turkeys.
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Snopes→ Racist Sofa Label
A Chinese-made sofa set sold in Canada back in 2007 bore a label with a racial pejorative.
Snopes→ Concrete Arrows Across the U.S.
The U.S. landscape is still dotted with enormous concrete arrows that guided early airmail pilots across the country.
Snopes→ Clinton/Lynch Pilot Breaks His Silence on What Was Said?
Reports that a pilot named Dimitri Noonan broke his silence about a secret meeting between Bill Clinton, Loretta Lynch, and Paul Ryan are fake news.
Snopes→ 28-Ft. Florida Alligator Photograph
A photograph purportedly showing a 28-foot alligator captured in Florida is real but exaggerated.
Snopes→ Was George Soros an SS Officer in Nazi Germany?
A viral image purportedly showing a young George Soros in a Nazi SS uniform actually depicts an Auschwitz guard named Oskar Groening.
Snopes→ Do You Know the Danger of Turning on the A/C After Starting the Engine?
Contrary to online scarelore, automobile components do not emit dangerous levels of cancer-causing benzene fumes.
Snopes→ Is This a Real Photograph of Donald Trump’s Older Sons?
A cartoonish photograph purportedly showing presidential sons Eric and Donald Trump, Jr. was digitally manipulated.
Snopes→ Is Hobby Lobby Closing All Their Stores?
The recirculation of a several-year-old, misleadingly headlined news story has spread the mistaken belief that the Hobby Lobby chain is closing.
Snopes→ CIA Agent Confesses on Deathbed: ‘We Blew Up WTC7 on 9/11’?
Reports that a dying CIA agent confessed to blowing up WTC Building 7 on 9/11 through controlled demolition are fake news.
Snopes→ Peer-Reviewed Study Proves All Recent Global Warming Fabricated by Climatologists?
A blog post, even if you like it and it is presented in downloadable PDF form, is not a peer-reviewed study.
Snopes→ Is This an Ancient Stump of a Giant Tree?
A photograph of Jugurtha Tableland in Tunisia shows a rock formation, not a vestige of forests that stretched miles into the sky.
Snopes→ Was Malia Obama Fired from an Internship at the Spanish Embassy?
Fake news web sites reported that the former President Obama's eldest daughter was terminated for smoking pot on the job.
Snopes→ Was James Comey Taken from His Home by Feds at 3 A.M.?
Articles reporting that former FBI Director James Comey was handcuffed and taken into custody by federal agents are fake news.
Snopes→ Woman Comes Out of Grave and Walks After Being Dead for Three Years?
Tall tales of "walking dead" corpses in Indonesia appear to have been inspired by the unusual funerary practices of the Toraja people of Sulawesi.
Snopes→ Did an Oklahoma State Representative Say Rape and Incest are the ‘Will of God’?
Republican George Faught was put on the spot by fellow state representatives while defending his bill to restrict abortions in Oklahoma.
Snopes→ Were the Georgia Guidestones Stolen and Taken to New Hampshire?
A satirical web site reported that the granite monument disappeared — and then unexpectedly reappeared in another state.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Assault a Marine Then Rip Off His Cover?
A video of the president picking up and returning a hat was reversed to make it appear as though he had pulled it off a Marine and then tossed it.
Snopes→ Does Lil’ Wayne Have One Month to Live?
The rapper has been a frequent subject of hoax stories about a supposed fatal cancer diagnosis.
Snopes→ Did a ‘Muslim Figure’ Demand Pork-Free Menus in the United States?
Questionable and clickbait web site completely misrepresented objections to a French mayor's push against so-called "alternative menus".
Snopes→ Is Pastor and Gospel Singer Don Moen Dead After a Short Illness?
A dubious web site falsely reported the death of the Christian Contemporary music artist Don Moen.
Snopes→ Did ‘Oath Keepers’ Charge an Ohio Woman to Walk Across a Mall?
An Ohio woman accused the group of harassing her and her son during a "prepper" event.
Snopes→ Was an American Flag Displayed on the White House?
A meme comparing White House light displays under the Trump and Obama administration used a digitally altered image.
Snopes→ Are ‘Hail Satan’ License Plates Now Available in Tennessee?
Claims that state lawmakers had passed a bill allowing phrase to appear on license plates originated from a satire site.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Send a Plane to ‘Save’ Charlie Gard?
The United States president has offered to help the terminally ill boy, but there is no evidence he made this specific gesture.
Snopes→ Was Vladimir Putin Surrounded by Other World Leaders at the G20 Summit?
A photograph purportedly showing the Russian president surrounded by political counterparts is not real.
Snopes→ Was An Oregon Man Fired For Helping Police Stop a Kidnapping?
Home Depot offered Dillon Reagan his job back after his case garnered widespread attention online.
Snopes→ Is this Really an Electric Car From 1905?
A photograph of the vehicle is real, but misdated.
Snopes→ Is This Muhammad Ali with All of His Winnings in 1964?
A photograph of Muhammad Ali standing near piles of cash in a bank vault is often shared with inaccurate or misleading information.
Snopes→ Scientists Discover a Drug That Regenerates Teeth?
Research using a chemical that stimulates stem cells in degraded teeth has been tested in mice with promising results, but the research is in its infancy.
Snopes→ Airline Ticket Giveaway Scam
Airlines are not giving away free tickets or spending money to Facebook users who share and like a page. Those offers are a form of online scam.
Snopes→ CNN Used the Same Girl in Three Different Refugee Crisis Pictures?
A variation on the 'crisis actor' conspiracy theory holds that CNN used photographs of the same girl to represent three different refugee crises.
Snopes→ Yellowstone Lava Geyser
A report of lava gushing out of geysers at Yellowstone National Park following a string of nearby earthquakes is fake news.
Snopes→ Tick Eggs Photograph
A photograph supposedly shows a clump of tick eggs found along an outdoor path, but its details are questionable.
Snopes→ Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Loses Multiple Fingers in 4th of July Firework Accident?
Reports that Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger lost several fingers in a 4th of July fireworks accident are fake news.
Snopes→ Atlanta Lottery Winner Dies After Gold Plating His Testicles?
Reports that a lottery winner died after gold-plating his genitals are fake news.
Snopes→ Flathead Lake
A somewhat mislabeled photograph shows the remarkably clear Flathead Lake in Montana.
Snopes→ Did Poland’s First Lady Refuse to Shake Donald Trump’s Hand?
A short video clip cuts off before Agata Kornhauser-Duda did, indeed, greet the United States president.
Snopes→ Nancy Pelosi’s Daughters Arrested for Trafficking Cocaine?
Fake news sites reported that the House minority leader's daughters were caught attempting to smuggle cocaine across the Mexico border.
Snopes→ Cash Back Scam
A warning that store cashiers steal from customers by secretly initiating cash back requests and then pocketing the money is largely unfounded.