Reports that notorious mom Casey Anthony was found bludgeoned to death in Ohio are fake news.
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Snopes→ Saltwater Crocodile Captured in Long Island Sound Near Bridgeport?
A Facebook "prank" fooled many people into believing that a saltwater crocodile was captured in Connecticut.
Snopes→ Did Police Find a Baby Alive, 12 Days After a London Tower Block Fire?
A cruel hoax fabricated the rescue of a baby from Grenfell Tower in London.
Snopes→ Johnny Depp to Be Charged and Held Under the Patriot Act?
Fake news sites reported that actor Johnny Depp, who publicly joked about assassinating President Trump, will be tried as a terrorist enemy combatant.
Snopes→ Radiohead Fans Left Red-Faced After Applauding Tuning Session?
A flower shop’s tweet made the hoax go viral.
Snopes→ Is Trump’s Health Deteriorating as White House Pressures Mount?
Claims that President Donald Trump's health was deteriorating due to the stress of his job originated from a satirical page.
Snopes→ Fake Amber Alert: Plate 72B 381
A long-circulating report of an Amber Alert issued for three-year-old girl taken by man in a grey car is not valid.
Snopes→ Did 5.7 Million ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Vote in the 2008 U.S. Election?
A controversial 2014 study used survey data to demonstrate that 38 people might have voted as non-citizens in 2008, and web sites subsequently did a lot of extrapolating.
Snopes→ Did Ayn Rand Receive Social Security Benefits?
The "Atlas Shrugged" author called government handouts "immoral," but there is evidence that she accepted Social Security benefits in her later years — and that it was consistent with her worldview to do so.
Snopes→ Did Senator Elizabeth Warren Perform Nude Pagan Rituals in College?
The claim about the Massachusetts Democrat originated with a fake news web site and an unrelated image.
Snopes→ Was a Human-Lamb Hybrid Born in South Africa?
Sadly, the photographs just showed a deformed stillborn lamb.
Snopes→ Did the U.S. Government Pay for Mitch McConnell’s Polio Care in the 1940s?
Partisan web sites misrepresent the source of funding for the Republican senator's care as an infant in Alabama.
Snopes→ Can the Bite of a ‘Reverse Zombie’ Tick Make You Allergic to Red Meat?
More commonly known as the lone star tick, this unnerving arachnid can transmit an illness with symptoms similar to Lyme disease, as well as a substance that can cause an allergy to red meat.
Snopes→ Was a Nude Sunbather Injured When a Sea Eagle Mistook His Testicles for Turtle Eggs?
A harrowing story about a hapless tourist in Australia originated from a site that publishes hoax articles.
Snopes→ Were ‘Steel Barrel Graves’ Uncovered on the Clinton Estate?
A satirical web site adds to the archive of distasteful fake stories about Bill and Hillary Clinton's "victims."
Snopes→ Is This a Real London Underground Sign?
An image purportedly showing an sign in the London Underground asking people to wear deodorant because the tube smelled like an old ham was just a joke.
Snopes→ Did Nancy Pelosi Say Obamacare Must be Passed to ‘Find Out What Is in It’?
A partisan web site quotes the House Minority Leader selectively in order to create a false equivalence with the 2017 Republican health care plan.
Snopes→ Is This Tennis Champion Julie Richardson — in 1898?
An 1898 photograph of a woman named Julia Richardson was mistaken for a photograph of a 1980s tennis player with a similar name.
Snopes→ Is This List of Democrat Shooters Accurate?
A viral list of dozens of shootings purportedly committed by Democrats is based on faulty, inaccurate, and unsubstantiated claims.
Snopes→ Cancer Is Caused by a Deficiency of ‘Vitamin B17’?
The fact that there is no such thing as vitamin B17 is among the least problematic elements of the myth that it can help remedy cancer.
Snopes→ Did Hillary Clinton Tell FBI’s Mueller to Deliver Uranium to Russians in 2009 ‘Secret Tarmac Meeting’?
Hyperpartisan web sites mischaracterized a State Department cable alerting the U.S. Embassy in Russia of a transfer of criminal evidence obtained in a sting operation.
Snopes→ Missouri Babysitter on Crystal Meth Eats Toddler?
Reports that a meth-addled Missouri babysitter consumed a small child are fake news.
Snopes→ Was an Encounter at a Michigan Mall a ‘Possible Trafficking Operation’?
A man took to Facebook to warn others about a stranger who kept "staring" at his wife.
Snopes→ Millions of Muslims March Against the Islamic State?
Reports that millions of Muslims protested against ISIS and that the news media ignored the event are misleading.
Snopes→ Did Researchers Find a Mummified, Three-Fingered Alien in Nazca, Peru?
The purported discovery is backed by individuals with a history of making false, pseudoscientific claims.
Snopes→ Is This a Meerkat Getting a Bath?
An image that appears to show group of children giving a meerkat a bath is a composite of at least two different photographs.
Snopes→ Was the Passage of Obamacare Was Just as Secretive as GOP Efforts to Repeal It?
While both bills could be faulted for periods of closed-door negotiations, experts agree that the secrecy behind the GOP bill to repeal Obamacare is in a league of its own.
Snopes→ Was Whoopi Goldberg Arrested For Running A ‘Puppy Mill’?
A self-styled "satirical" web site concocted a story about the talk show host being "humiliated" by an FBI investigation.
Snopes→ Does Jon Ossoff Live Outside Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District?
The Democratic candidate has drawn criticism online from President Donald Trump for living just outside the district boundary, but he is not legally required to live within the region he represents.
Snopes→ I Secretly Planted a Giant Sequoia Tree in My Mayor’s Front Yard
A Redditor's amusing tale of revenge and giant trees was full of holes — and when we got to the root of it, clearly untrue.
Snopes→ National Gang Week — Bloody Car Seats
Gangs are not using bloody car seats to lure female motorists out of their vehicles as part of a 'National Gang Week' activity.
Snopes→ Was Obama Silent on Shooting of Republicans, Reemerging Only to Praise a Drug Dealer?
The former president called Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to give his best wishes to those targeted in the Virginia shooting, and also recorded a speech honoring musician Jay Z's induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Snopes→ Did Mike Pence Say That ‘Only Guilty People’ Hire Criminal Defense Attorneys?
We found no record of the Vice President's saying that "only guilty people need to hire a criminal defense attorney."
Snopes→ Retired MI5 Agent Confesses On Deathbed: ‘I Killed Princess Diana’?
No credible outlet reported that a retired MI5 agent confessed to assassinating Princess Diana in 1997.
Snopes→ Did Robert Mueller Say He Supported a ‘One-World Government’?
The falsely-attributed quote may have been written by a former UN official with a similar name.
Snopes→ Steve Jobs Deathbed Speech
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did not leave behind a deathbed warning about how the "non-stop pursuit of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me."
Snopes→ Call #77 or 112 to Contact the Police in an Emergency?
College student evades cop-impersonating rapist by dialing #77 or 112 on her cell phone. True story? Good advice? Or is it neither?
Snopes→ Are Indiana Muslims Appalled by an ‘Accurate’ List of Muhammad’s Deeds?
A billboard displaying hate speech is nowhere near accurate.
Snopes→ Is This a Road Rage Incident in Russia?
What was mistaken by some for a snippet from a real video was actually a viral promotion for television show "Mafiosa".
Snopes→ Did Adolf Hitler Say That Nazis Are ‘Mortal Enemies of the Present Capitalist Economic System’?
While attributed to Hitler, this “leftist” quote actually came from one of Hitler’s political rivals.