A disreputable web site distorted real concerns over children who have gone missing from the state's foster care system.
Publication: Fake-News
Snopes→ Trump Mocks Trudeau For Celebrating Thanksgiving Six Weeks Early?
An article claiming that President Trump mocked Prime Minister Trudeau for celebrating Thanksgiving early is satire.
Snopes→ Police Arrest Mandalay Security Guard Jesus Compos As Second Shooter in Las Vegas Massacre?
Reports that the Mandalay Bay security guard wounded in the Las Vegas mass shooting has been arrested as an accomplice to that event are fake news.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Change NFL Tax Status
Q: Did President Donald Trump revoke the National Football League’s status as a nonprofit organization? A: No. The NFL’s league office voluntarily gave up that status in 2015. FULL QUESTION Is this true? PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER
Snopes→ Upstate New York Murder-Suicide Linked to Las Vegas Mass Shooting?
Two disreputable web sites seized on tragic events in upstate New York to further their conspiracy theories about a deadly mass shooting.
Snopes→ Democrat Principal Defecates In Front Of Students During Pledge Of Allegiance?
A distasteful fake news story got a partisan makeover when it was passed from one disreputable web site to another.
FactCheck.org→ Puerto Rican Teamsters Stories are Bogus
Q: Did a Teamsters strike hinder aid efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria? A: No. Stories claiming so misrepresented an actual quote from an Air Force colonel. FULL QUESTION Did the Teamsters strike in Puerto Rico hinder the supplies getting
Snopes→ Morgan Freeman Dead at 80?
Morgan Freeman isn't dead, and Action News 3 is a fake news site.
Snopes→ Did ‘Barack Obama’s Stylist’ Reveal He Is ‘a Gay’?
A "satirical" web site published an especially crude story about the former president, which was quickly picked up by bottom-feeder aggregators.
Truth or Fiction?→ Flight Crew Takes Knee, Strands New Orleans Saints on Runway-Fiction!
Flight Crew Takes Knee, Strands New Orleans Saints on Runway-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A news report claims that the pilot and co-pilot of the Boeing 737 that the team was traveling on “took a knee” and stranded the Saints team on the ru
Snopes→ Flight Crew Takes a Knee, Leaving New Orleans Saints Stranded on Runway?
There is no truth to a widely-shared claim that the flight crew of the New Orleans Saints' team airplane "took a knee" and refused to perform their duties.
Snopes→ Gordon Ramsay Has Entire Staff Take a Knee, Refuse to Serve Miami Dolphins?
A notorious fake news site spread a rumor that Ramsay rudely ejected Miami Dolphins from his restaurant for "taking a knee" during the national anthem.
FactCheck.org→ Fake Letterman Story on Vegas Shooting
Q: Did comedian David Letterman respond to the mass shooting in Las Vegas by tweeting, “End white privilege today”? A: No. A website that claims to be a safe haven from “fake news” posted that bogus information based on a tweet
Snopes→ Misinfluencers, Inc.: How Fake News Is Reaching Millions Using Verified Facebook Accounts
We tracked 29 fake domains that post to verified celebrity pages through an unknown mechanism. Here is what we found.
FactCheck.org→ Tackling Fake Football Stories
Q: Did the NFL fine players who protested during the national anthem? Was a player fired for it? Are some players asking the league to host a month of anti-police activism? Will Fox Sports stop airing NFL games? A: No. Three of those stories were made
Snopes→ FBI Seizes Over 3,000 Penises During Raid at Morgue Employee’s Home?
Rumors holding that a morgue employee was involved in a salacious organ trafficking operation originated with a fake news article.
Snopes→ Michael Hayden Said of NFL Protest Dispute ‘Put Me Down with Kaepernick’?
A viral quote about recent protests staged by NFL players was correctly attributed to former CIA Director Michael Hayden.
Snopes→ Fox Sports Cancels ALL NFL Broadcasts ‘Until Players Respect the Flag’?
A disreputable web site hyped an ongoing controversy with a false claim.
FactCheck.org→ No Nationwide Sharia Ban
Q: Has a judge banned Sharia law across the United States? A: No. The judge pictured with a bogus headline proclaiming a nationwide ban was the host of a daytime court TV show. FULL ANSWER A headline proclaiming that a judge has banned Sharia law in
Snopes→ NFL Fines Pittsburgh Steelers $1M Each for Skipping National Anthem?
Reports that the NFL was fining Pittsburgh Steelers players $1 million each for staying in their locker room during the national anthem are fake news.
Snopes→ Did Melania Trump Steal Her United Nations Speech from Michelle Obama?
A meme claiming that Trump plagiarized a September 2017 speech from a 2014 talk by the former First Lady is false.
Truth or Fiction?→ Susan Rice’s Housekeeper Found Dead After FBI Interview-Fiction!
Susan Rice’s Housekeeper Found Dead After FBI Interview-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice’s housekeeper was found dead in September 2017 after the FBI interviewed her about overheard conversations betwe
FactCheck.org→ Natural Born Bunk
Q: Have Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Keith Olbermann introduced a bill that would do away with the requirement that the U.S. president be a natural born citizen? A: No. Pelosi’s office confirmed that she has not, and Olbermann is not even a member of C
Snopes→ Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse Found On Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing?
Rumors holding that a pedophile was decapitated in Texas originated on a disreputable web site.
Hoax-Slayer→ No, Child Support is NOT Set to End in 2018 — HOAX
According to a message that is spreading rapidly via Facebook, child support in the United States will end at the beginning of 2018. The post No, Child Support is NOT Set to End in 2018 — HOAX appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Iowa to Discontinue Soda and Candy for EBT Recipients on 1 October 2017?
A Facebook prank site published a hoax report that soda and candy would no longer be eligible for electronic benefits transfer purchases.
FactCheck.org→ False Headline on HIV Blood Donation
Q: Will California allow HIV-positive people to donate blood? A: No. The Legislature has passed a bill that would reduce the penalties for those, including blood donors, who knowingly expose others to the HIV virus. FULL QUESTION “CA Governor
Truth or Fiction?→ Dollar Tree Closing All Stores in October 2017, Sold Items too Cheap to Profit-Fiction!
Dollar Tree Closing All Stores in October 2017, Sold Items too Cheap to Profit-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Dollar Tree will close all its stores on October 1, 2017, after announcing on Facebook that it sold items too cheap to turn a profit. The Truth:
Snopes→ No More Child Support After 2017?
Headlines claiming President Trump and Congress abolished child support were completely false, but massively popular on social media.
Snopes→ Dollar Tree Closing All Stores?
Neither Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, nor Dollar General is closing all their stores, despite a widespread rumor on social media.
Snopes→ Was Alec Baldwin Arrested at the 2017 Emmys for Threatening President Donald Trump?
A satirical web site publishes yet another entirely false story.
Snopes→ Was a Couple Hospitalized After a Man Got His Head Stuck in His Wife’s Vagina?
A story about a terrible sexual experience is nothing more than a hoax.
Snopes→ NASA Warns ‘Planet X’ Is Headed Straight for Earth?
The American space agency has not issued any warnings about the trajectory of another planet intersecting Earth's orbit.
Snopes→ Female Serial Killer is the Daughter of a United States Senator?
A notorious "satirical" news web site has produced yet another entirely fabricated story.
Snopes→ Permanent Closure at Walt Disney World Due to Hurricane Irma?
Rumors holding that Walt Disney World would close the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds due to damage from Hurricane Irma originated on a prank web site.
Snopes→ Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to be Discontinued?
A prank-generating website churns out a hoax about the demise of the iconic candy.
Snopes→ Did Crabs Swarm a Florida Road After Irma?
A web site falsely claimed to be showing live footage of a mass crab migration in the aftermath of the massive storm.
FactCheck.org→ A False Headline About Free Tuition
Q: Is Western Kentucky University offering free tuition to black students because of slavery? A: No. The school does not plan to adopt a resolution passed by the Student Government Association demanding “full and free access” for black stu
FactCheck.org→ Fake Mike Pence Abortion Quote
Q: Did Vice President Mike Pence say, “Allowing rape victims to have abortions will lead to women trying to get raped”? A: No. That fabricated quote comes from a made-up story published by a “hybrid news/satire” website. FULL ANSWER Vice Pr
Truth or Fiction?→ Florida Governor Rick Scott in Critical Condition After Hurricane Irma Cleanup Accident-Fiction!
Florida Governor Rick Scott in Critical Condition After Hurricane Irma Cleanup Accident-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Florida Governor Rick Scott was in critical condition after suffering an injury during Hurricane Irma recovery efforts. The Truth: False