Reports that a family got ticketed for burning a boat with a body in it originated from a hoax news site.
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Snopes→ Is the ‘Liar in Chief’ Time Magazine Cover Real?
An image purportedly showing President Trump on the cover of Time Magazine with the headline "Liar in Chief" is fake.
Snopes→ Sandy Hook Exposed?
A video supposedly documenting that the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were a staged hoax is full of misinformation.
Snopes→ Terrorist Who Hid Grenades in Anus Dies of Internal Bleeding at Iraqi Airport?
Reports of a terrorist who accidentally killed himself while attempting to smuggle hand grenades at an airport are fake news.
Snopes→ Horse Spells ‘Horse’?
An image of an equine whose coat spells out the word 'horse' was created through digital manipulation.
Snopes→ Richmond Begins Mass Relocation of Low Income Blacks to Decrease City Poverty Rate?
Reports that the city of Richmond is evicting low-income residents to decrease the municipal poverty rate are fake news.
Snopes→ ALDI Online Coupon Scam
Online offers for free ALDI grocery coupons are not legitimate.
Snopes→ The DEA Just Raided a United States Senator — Dems in a Panic?
Reports that the DEA raided the vacation ranch of U.S. Senator Hal Lindsay of New Jersey and seized large quantities of illegal drugs are fake news
Snopes→ Walmart Jelly Sandals Contain Lead?
Rumors holding that Jelly Sandals vended by Walmart contain unsafe levels of lead are based on unofficial Facebook posts.
Snopes→ Did Queen Elizabeth Refuse to Retract an Invitation to President Donald Trump?
A misleading article twists standard practice for the Queen into an attack on Sadiq Khan and gets important details wrong.
Snopes→ Maxine Waters Has Shown Up to Only a Tenth of Congressional Meetings for 35 Years?
A self-debunking Reddit claim that Maxine Waters missed 90 percent of "Congressional meetings" was repeated by a blog as a credible statistic.
Snopes→ Did a Group of Muslims Attack Welsh Bar Patrons for Drinking Beer?
Several web sites grossly misrepresented the truth about videos showing disturbances at a 2014 pro-Palestine rally in Wales.
Snopes→ Did a German Woman Get Fined for Sharing a Meme on Facebook?
A Breitbart article accurately reports the fining of a Berlin woman under Germany's strict hate speech laws.
Snopes→ Imelda Marcos Dead?
Imelda Marcos has not died, despite a long-circulating (and undated) article about her purported collapse.
Snopes→ Did 58 Scientific Papers Published in 2017 Say Global Warming is a Myth?
An article on Breitbart News used flawed interpretations from a climate skeptic blog to amplify a grossly inaccurate understanding of climatological research.
Snopes→ Did Virginia Police Kill a Three-Year-Old Child During a Shootout?
A 'prank' web site published a fake story using a real picture of police shooting and killing an undocumented immigrant.
Snopes→ Is This Marilyn Monroe Posing With a Cat?
A doctored image appears to show Monroe holding a cat to her face.
Snopes→ Did Feds Just Raid a ‘Muslim’s House’ in Virginia and Uncover a Plan to Take Over America?
A fake news item claims that a Muslim Brotherhood plot to overtake the country was foiled by an FBI raid.
Snopes→ Dry Drowning
An account of a 10-year-old boy's death explains dry drowning and its symptoms.
Snopes→ Etymology of ‘News’
The English word 'news' is not an acronym formed from the words 'north,' east,' 'west,' and 'south.'
Snopes→ Making Cents
U.S. pennies now cost considerably more than one cent each to manufacture.
Snopes→ Did Sean Spicer Claim Trump Has the Authority to Change Spellings Like ‘Covfefe’?
Although Spicer's actual reaction to the tweet drew widespread media attention, he did not claim that the President has the authority to change words.
Snopes→ Coon Rapids Walmart Trafficking Warning
A woman's warning about a man who gave her a "bad feeling" at a Walmart in Coon Rapids, Minnesota probably had nothing to do with human trafficking.
Snopes→ Did Kellyanne Conway Say Liberal Women Hate Her Because of Her ‘Striking Beauty And Intellect’?
A quote attributed to the senior adviser to President Donald Trump is a hoax.
Snopes→ Does Footage Show Tornadoes in Cape Town?
After the South African city was hit with a major storm, doctored videos purportedly showing tornadoes in the area were circulated on social media.
Snopes→ Did Trump Tour a Chemtrail Plane?
A photograph showing President Trump on a plane has nothing to do with chemtrails.
Snopes→ Did Sears Sell ‘Free Palestine’ Shirts?
The department store chain removed shirts made by a third-party retailer following criticism.
Snopes→ Did ‘The Simpsons’ Predict That President Trump Would Touch a Glowing Orb?
Memes falsely claim that the animated series showed Trump touching a glowing orb fifteen years before the actual incident took place.
Snopes→ California Christians Must Register Bibles as Assault Weapons?
A satirical story led some to believe that a new California law requires Bibles to be registered as assault weapons.
Snopes→ Did Ted Cruz Say Southern States Should Build Nuclear Weapons to Protect Their Beliefs?
A site with a disclaimer warning that its quotes are "total baloney" published the false story.
Snopes→ Obama’s Burial Plot is a Massive Waste of Taxpayer Money?
Claims that President Obama has a planned a lavish burial plot are false and originated with a well-known fake news site.
Snopes→ Do Household Printers Leave an Invisible Tracking Code on All Your Printed Documents?
While not all printers do this, nearly all color laser printers — at the urging of the United States government — code hidden metadata into their pages.
Snopes→ Has Facebook Reversed its ‘Nipple Ban’?
Several Facebook users posted claims that the platform had reversed its ban on images of bare-chested women, but these were simply rumors.
Snopes→ Did Whoopi Goldberg Wear a Violent Anti-Trump Shirt?
Doctored images of Goldberg purportedly wearing a shirt depicting violence against the President resurfaced after a controversy involving comedian Kathy Griffin.
Snopes→ Did Fox News Use a Reality Winner Parody Twitter Account During a Live Broadcast?
An image purportedly showing a screenshot of a Fox News broadcast featuring a parody Twitter account for Reality Winner is fake.
Snopes→ Balloon-Breasted Trump?
An image appearing to show Donald Trump with balloons stuffed into his shirt is actually a composite of at least two different photographs.
Snopes→ Is this President Trump with a Scantily Clad Woman?
An image purportedly showing President Trump with a stripper has been doctored.
Snopes→ Did London Mayor Sadiq Khan Defend 9/11 Terrorists?
Rumors that Sadiq Khan defended the 11 September 2001 attackers were spread alongside an unrelated video following the 3 June 2017 attacks in London.
Snopes→ Is this Donald Trump Sitting with Liberace?
An image purportedly showing Trump with flamboyant performer Liberace was faked.
Snopes→ Did Maxine Waters Blame the London Attack on Climate and Healthcare ‘Inaction’?
A parody Twitter account succeeds again in tricking users into taking a fake tweet seriously.