An image showing Bill Murray and Hunter S. Thompson on a boat was doctored for a viral marketing campaign.
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Snopes→ Did a Man in Montana Catch a Three-Foot Long Grasshopper?
In the 1930s, doctored postcards featuring giant grasshoppers sold "like hotcakes."
Snopes→ Is There a Link Between Terrorist Attacks and the 22nd Day of the Month?
Theories that terrorist attacks are more likely on the 22nd use faulty data and completely miss the point about "anniversary" attacks.
Snopes→ Did Presidents Obama and Trump Write Wildly Different Entries in the Yad Yashem Guestbook?
An image showing what President Trump and former President Obama wrote in the Yad Yashem guest book is accurate.
Snopes→ Miley Cyrus Would ‘Rather Get Nuked’ by North Korea Than Have Donald Trump as President?
Several hyperpartisan web sites falsely attributed an invented quote to the singer.
Snopes→ Bermuda Triangle: Ship Reappears 90 Years After Going Missing
Reports that the SS Cotopaxi has been discovered by the Cuban Coast Guard decades after it vanished in the Bermuda Triangle are fake news.
Snopes→ Pope Francis Smiled with President Obama, Frowned with President Trump?
An image comparing Pope Francis's mood during President Obama and President Trump's visits doesn't tell the entire story.
Snopes→ Was the Manchester Terror Attack a ‘False Flag’?
A viral conspiracy video has emerged spreading a false rumor that a suicide bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert was a hoax.
Snopes→ Dangerous Cosmic Rays Will Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
Snopes→ Was Trump the First U.S. President to Visit the Western Wall?
President Trump was the first sitting president to visit the Jewish holy site, but other presidents visited before or after they were in office.
Snopes→ Woman Found on Clinton Estate Dead, Tortured, and Malnourished?
A "satirical" web site published a fake story of questionable taste.
Snopes→ Were These Women Found Guilty of Witchcraft in Early 20th Century China?
A photograph showing three women in a "cangue" is often shared with a fictional backstory about witchcraft.
Snopes→ Did Ariana Grande Offer to Pay for the Funerals of the Manchester Bombing Victims?
An internet rumor from a dubious source has been repeated by news outlets in the UK and beyond.
Snopes→ Samsung Pays Apple $1 Billion in Nickels?
Reports that Samsung paid off a $1.05 billion judgment awarded to Apple in a patent infringement lawsuit entirely in nickels are fake news.
Snopes→ Everything Donald Trump Has Accomplished in Just Four Months?
We looked into the accuracy of a viral list touting President Trump's accomplishments during his first four months in office.
Snopes→ Famous Baby Giraffe Passes Away Only a Month After Birth?
A Facebook post created using a "prank" web site fooled many into believing that internet star April the Giraffe's calf had died.
Snopes→ Did Trump Offer Asylum to ‘Lord Nazi Ruso’?
A Mexican news site posted a satirical story saying that the U.S. President had offered asylum to a Russian white supremacist living in Cancún.
Snopes→ Did Ariana Grande Defile the American Flag?
Following a 22 May 2017 tragedy in Manchester, a photoshopped image of Ariana Grande defiling an American flag circulated.
Snopes→ Wally Pipp’s Career-Ending ‘Headache’
Contrary to baseball folklore, Lou Gehrig's famous consecutive game streak did not begin when the Yankees' first baseman Wally Pipp sat out a game with a headache.
Snopes→ Is There a New, Rare Tick That Burrows Under Your Skin Undetected?
A viral Facebook post with pictures stolen from various sources doesn't provide any specifics about a supposed new type of tick.
Snopes→ Physicist Warns That Fidget Spinners Could Affect Earth’s Center of Gravity?
Reports that "one of the nation’s most respected physicists" has warned that fidget spinners could have a harmful effect on the Earth’s center of gravity are fake news.
Snopes→ Fred Rogers — ‘Look for the Helpers’
Television's children host Mr. Rogers said his mother responded to scary news by telling him, 'Look for the helpers.'
Snopes→ Does Sheriff David Clarke Wear ‘Fake’ Military Medals?
It's not "stolen valor" — the notorious Milwaukee sheriff never claimed to have served in the military and says he wears a number of pins that have personal significance to him.
Snopes→ Did the ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Flood Due to Global Warming?
Although melting permafrost did cause flooding in the access tunnel to the vault, the vault itself was not breached and the seeds were not threatened or harmed.
Snopes→ Global Warming: 1922
A newspaper article warning that climate change was melting Arctic ice and disrupting wildlife was published nearly a century ago.
Snopes→ Chuck Schumer Resigns ‘in Disgrace’?
A satirical web site published an entirely fabricated story about the Senate Minority Leader.
Snopes→ Was Nelly Arrested on Drug Charges in April 2017?
A 2015 news story about the musician's being detained was repackaged and recirculated as current years later.
Snopes→ Did Marilyn Monroe Have an IQ of 168?
Claims that Marilyn Monroe had an extremely high intelligence quotient are frequently offered up without any proof.
Snopes→ National Guard Troops ‘Turn Their Backs’ on a Protest in Baltimore?
A viral video from 2015 shows soldiers turning away as a protester steps on an American flag.
Snopes→ Did Masai Tribespeople Donate 14 Cows to the United States After 9/11?
A popular internet meme holding that members of the Masai tribe donated cows to the United States after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks is accurate.
Snopes→ New Killer Insect?
A warning about a “new killer insect” that is able to spread a skin-altering virus when touched is just a prank.
Snopes→ Did Disney Fake Lemming Deaths for the Nature Documentary ‘White Wilderness’?
Lemmings don't commit mass suicide, so filmmakers had to use various camera tricks to capture scenes of them supposedly plunging to their deaths.
Snopes→ Delivery Person Mistaken for Troll
Legend about a developmentally disabled adult who captures a delivery person (or other front door caller), believing him to be a troll.
Snopes→ Former CIA Director John Brennan Is a Muslim?
Unsubstantiated rumor claims former CIA Director John Brennan is a Muslim who converted to Islam while stationed in Saudi Arabia.
Snopes→ Trump ‘Humiliates’ Obama After White House Cleaning Staff Finds ‘Secret Stash’ of Drugs?
Multiple fake news sites shared a fabricated claim that President Trump's new head of housekeeping found President Obama's drug stash.
Snopes→ Pat Robertson: ‘Gay People Should Wear Specially-Colored Clothes to Warn Straight People’?
Reports that televangelist Pat Robertson said gay people should wear colors by which heterosexual people might easily identify them are fake news.
Snopes→ Does ‘Paint Thinner’ Trisodium Phosphate Lurk in Cereals?
Trisodium phosphate is a common and safe additive used in small amounts in various foods, not a form of 'paint thinner.'
Snopes→ Seth Rich’s Parents ‘Thank’ Internet for Spreading Rumor He Leaked Thousands of E-Mails to WikiLeaks?
The murdered DNC staffer's parents posted a video to the family's GoFundMe page a month ago thanking people who donated — not those who spread the baseless rumor.
Snopes→ Was Zomato Hit by Hackers?
The restaurant review web site and app confirmed that data for millions of users was compromised.
Snopes→ Donald Trump Praises Colonel Sanders for His Service in the Civil War?
A satirical web site reported that Trump called KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders "a tremendous Civil War hero."