A report in El Nuevo Día that the United States plans to return Puerto Rico to Spain was a Day of the Holy Innocents prank.
Publication: Fake-News
Snopes→ Did Delta Force Operators Raid an ‘Obama Stronghold’ in Thailand?
Reports of a Christmas Day raid originated with a conspiracy theory web site and are not based on factual information.
Snopes→ Did Bono Say ‘Donald Trump Is Destroying America, We Must Stop Him’?
Reports that the U2 frontman proclaimed during an interview that "Donald Trump is destroying America, [and] we must stop him" are fake news.
Snopes→ Kirk Humphreys Resigns from OU Board of Regents Over Controversial Homosexuality Comments
Humphreys's resignation follows a backlash over comments he made that appeared to equate homosexuality with pedophilia.
Snopes→ Did Sasha Obama Crash Her Expensive New Car Into a Lake?
A fake news article wants you to hate former First Daughter Sasha Obama.
Snopes→ ‘Animal Brothels’ Open in Germany as Migrant Population Hits 22 Percent?
A report connecting "animal brothels" to a surge in immigration attempted to link two misreported events in order to foment racial prejudice.
Snopes→ Did Trump Sign an Executive Order to Seize the Assets of Clinton and Obama?
Reports that President Trump issued an order authorizing the United States Treasury to freeze the assets of two former First Families are fake news.
Snopes→ Did Police Discover a Meth Lab in a Back Room of an Alabama Walmart?
Rumors that a facility for making methamphetamines was found at a store in Decatur originated with nothing more than a fake news article.
Truth or Fiction?→ George Soros Suffers Massive Heart Attack While Visiting Hungary-Fiction!
George Soros Suffers Massive Heart Attack While Visiting Hungary-Reported as Fiction! Summary of eRumor: George Soros suffered a massive heart attack while visiting Hungary on Christmas Eve. The Truth: There aren’t any credible sources to back up
Snopes→ Did WikiLeaks Release a Trove of ‘Deep State Files’?
A fake news site appeared to report that WikiLeaks released a cache of so-called "Deep State Files" in late December 2017, but no such document dump took place.
Snopes→ Did George Soros Suffer a ‘Massive Heart Attack’ on Christmas Eve?
Reports that the Hungarian-American billionaire experienced a life-threatening cardiac condition just before Christmas 2017 are fake news.
Snopes→ Was a Vigilante Arrested for Killing 30 Pedophiles in Mass Murder Spree?
Reports that an arrested Nebraska man confessed to murdering more than 30 sex offenders in a 15-year vigilante killing spree are fake news.
Snopes→ Did Alabama Election Officials Find Thousands of Dead People Who Voted for Doug Jones?
Reports that Democrat Doug Jones received votes from over 12,000 dead people in a special Senate election are fake news.
Snopes→ Was Rosie O’Donnell Arrested for Trying to Bribe Lawmakers?
Reports that the comedian was taken into custody by federal authorities over a controversial political tweet are fake news.
Snopes→ Did Alabama State Police Arrest 3 Poll Workers in Birmingham?
Reports that poll workers in Birmingham were arrested for voter fraud in connection with the special Alabama Senate election are fake news.
Snopes→ Did the FBI Identify a ‘Muslim Terrorist’ Who Derailed an Amtrak Train?
Reports that a Muslim man deliberately caused the crash of an Amtrak train in Washington by sabotaging the tracks are fake news.
FactCheck.org→ Train Crash Claims Are Off The Rails
Q: Was a Muslim man arrested for causing a passenger train to crash in Washington state? A: No. Officials are still investigating the cause of the crash and have made no arrests. FULL ANSWER An Amtrak train that crashed on its way from Seattle to Po
Snopes→ Did a Man Sell Chuck E. Cheese Tokens as ‘Bitcoins’?
A story claiming that a man had scammed people by selling "Bitcoins" was just fake news from a repeat offender.
Snopes→ Muslim Mayor Just Banned the Word ‘Christmas?’
Hoboken mayor Ravi Bhalla is Sikh, not Muslim, and he didn't ban the word "Christmas."
FactCheck.org→ More Claims of Alabama Voter Fraud
Q: Were illegal voters bused in to Alabama to swing the election to Doug Jones? Were thousands of fraudulent votes recorded for him? A: Those claims were made by self-described “satirical” websites. The Alabama Secretary of State says ther
Snopes→ Did ‘Antifa’ Pour Concrete on Tracks Causing an Amtrak Train to Derail?
Activist groups have targeted tracks in the area, but there is no evidence that anti-fascists are responsible for the train derailment south of Seattle.
Hoax-Slayer→ HOAX – ‘Google Earth Finds SOS From Woman Stranded on Deserted Island’
Circulating report that features an image depicting an SOS sign drawn on the ground and viewed from a high altitude, claims that the sign was made by a woman stranded on a deserted island for 7 years. The post HOAX – ‘Google Earth Finds SOS
Snopes→ Did Julia Roberts Say That Michelle Obama ‘Isn’t Fit to Clean Melania Trump’s Toilet?’
The actress didn't say this about the former First Lady of the United States; instead, it's just more fake news.
Snopes→ Did Mia Khalifa ‘Expose’ Ajit Pai After He ‘Slid Into Her DMs’?
Rumors that the former adult actress confronted the Federal Communications Commission chairman on Instagram after he tried to send her flirty direct messages originated in a hoax article.
FactCheck.org→ Phony Pelosi Harassment Story
Q: Is Rep. Nancy Pelosi planning to step down amid sexual harassment allegations? A: No. There have been no such claims made publicly against Pelosi. FULL ANSWER Allegations of sexual harassment have already felled at least one U.S. senator and two
Snopes→ Did Alabama State Police Arrest Three Poll Workers in Birmingham?
Reports that poll workers had been detained in connection with voter fraud during Alabama's December 2017 special election are just fake news.
Snopes→ Did Sexual Assault Allegations Against Donald Trump Only Start With the 2016 Election?
Although many women accused then-candidate Trump of sexual assault during the 2016 election, that wasn't the first time that he faced these sorts of allegations.
Snopes→ Rogue Amazon Drone Delivers Bomb to White House?
Sensational claims of President Donald Trump receiving a bomb via Amazon drone have their origins on a satire website.
FactCheck.org→ Fake Report of Voter Fraud in Alabama
Q: Did voters in Alabama’s special Senate election get “caught voting multiple times with fake IDs”? A: No. The Alabama Secretary of State’s office has received no such report. FULL ANSWER Alabama elected its first Democratic
Snopes→ Was Bullying Victim Keaton Jones Beaten and Robbed of GoFundMe Money?
Fake news sites took advantage of a controversy about a bullied middle schooler whose mother posted photographs of the Confederate flag to her Facebook page.
FactCheck.org→ False Stories About Roy Moore Accusers
Q: Did Roy Moore accusers “Mary Lynne Davies” and “Harley Hannah” lie? Did Beverly Young Nelson admit she “forged” a yearbook message from Moore? A: No. The first two names are not among Moore’s accusers. And Nelson said she added a dat
Snopes→ Was an Elderly Man Sentenced to Death for Killing a Muslim in Self-Defense?
A "satirical" web site publishes yet another cynical and provocative story.
Snopes→ Did Chuck Schumer’s Daughter Break Her Silence About Her Dad’s Affair with a High School Cheerleader?
Reports about the U.S. Senator from New York's engaging in an affair with a teenaged schoolgirl are fake news.
Snopes→ Was One of Roy Moore’s Accusers Arrested and Charged With ‘Falsification’?
Reports of the arrest of one of Roy Moore's accusers of sexual abuse over "falsification" charges are completely invented and have their roots in a self-described satire website.
Truth or Fiction?→ 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Legalizes Sharia Law in United States-Fiction!
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Legalizes Sharia Law in United States-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has legalized Sharia Law in the United States in a landmark decision. The Truth: A website that describes its content as
FactCheck.org→ Kevin Bacon Isn’t a Trump Supporter
Q: Did Kevin Bacon say that “we are blessed to have Donald Trump as our president”? A: No. Several quotes supporting Trump have been falsely attributed to the actor. FULL ANSWER A collection of quotes praising President Donald Trump ha
Snopes→ Did Palestinians Recognize Texas as Part of Mexico?
Reports that the Palestinian consulate in Mexico City will soon be moved to Houston in recognition of Texas' changed status are fake news.
Snopes→ Were 50 Dead Bodies Found On A Beach in Cancun?
A disreputable web site devoted to "viral" stories turned two Spanish journalists' work into a scare-mongering story.
Snopes→ Kirk Douglas Death Hoax
A fake news site with a penchant for death hoaxes claimed that actor Kirk Douglas passed away in December 2017.
Snopes→ Was a Zookeeper Arrested for Trying to Molest a 500-Pound Male Gorilla?
Reports that a San Diego Zoo employee was accused of sexually assaulting a gorilla are fake news.