Does a viral photo show Melania Trump hosting military moms at the White House in 2019 and is there a disturbing lack of non-caucasian people in the photo? No, that's not true: the picture does not show Melania Trump, it was not taken this yea
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nicole Kidman Did NOT Say Trump Is The Best President In U.S. History
Did actress Nicole Kidman say Trump is the best president in U.S. history and that "we must respect him"? No, that's not true: a 2017 BBC interview with the actress was coupled with a made up quote and got turned into a clickbait article with
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 243 Angry Passengers NOT Grounded In Iowa After Nancy Pelosi’s Drunken Rampage
Did Nancy Pelosi go on a "drunken rampage" that caused a plane with 243 other passengers to be grounded in Iowa? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Repub
Truth or Fiction?→ New Georgia Abortion Law Conspiracy to Commit Murder Clause
On May 7 2019, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot of an apparent article (archived here), along with a lengthy comment about extremely restrictive new abortion laws in the state of Georgia: A lengthy comment from the original poster (par
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did Not Import 70,000 Somali Immigrants And Park Them In Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District
Did President Obama "import" 70,000 Somali immigrants into the Unites States and "park" them in Minnesota's 5th congressional district, helping elect Ilhan Omar to congress? No, that's not true: It doesn't add up. Just about 54,000 Somali refu
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Proposed Bill in Texas Trying to Disenfranchise the Elderly and Poor by Prohibiting Transportation to Polls?
On May 6 2019, the following tweet described proposed legislation in Texas that would purportedly disenfranchise voters unable to drive themselves to the polls: Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes' new bill, S. Bill 9, will disallow driving of elderly, disa
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ilhan Omar Did NOT Say: ‘If Israel Is So Innocent, Then Why Do They Insist On Being Jews?’
Did Representative Ilhan Omar ask why Israelis insist on being Jews if they are so innocent? No, that's not true: the quote was made up by a Christian satire website making fun of Omar's alleged antisemitism. But she never uttered the words a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Barack Obama Did NOT Say ‘The American Dream Is To Be Donald Trump’
Did former President Barack Obama say in 1991 that "The American dream is to be Donald Trump"? No, that's not true: It is a quote fabricated from a passage in a class paper Obama co-wrote with a classmate while a student in 1991, but it is out
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Donald Trump Did NOT Ban An ENTIRE RELIGION From Entering The Country
Did President Donald Trump ban an "entire religion" from entering the United States? No, that's not true: While during the 2016 presidential campaign candidate Trump called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United Stat
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Lindsey Graham Call Donald Trump a ‘Kook’ and ‘Not Fit to Lead’ in 2016?
On May 1 2019, the Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared the following meme (archived here), contrasting 2016 with 2019 quotes from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and characterizations of President Trump as a “kook” who
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Beto O’Rourke Did NOT Say Elderly And Wounded Veterans Should Be Thrown In The Trash
Did Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke say that the elderly and wounded veterans should be thrown in the trash? No, that's not true: It is a false quote in a meme circulated widely on social platforms that runs counter to the form
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did Not Say ‘All White Men Should Be Put In Chains As Slaves’
Did Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar say that all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam? No, that's not true: It is a made-up quote included in a meme that has circulated on social platforms and repeatedl
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Say "Africans Are Lazy, Good At Sex, Theft"
Did Donald Trump Say "Africans Are Lazy, Good At Sex, Theft"? No, that's not true: an old article run by an unreliable Kenyan website in 2015 got picked up and slightly mangled by a website from Zimbabwe shortly afterwards. It appears that web
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrat Mayor in Texas Border Town NOT Arrested for Voter Fraud Scheme
Was a Democrat mayor in a Texas border town arrested in a voter fraud scheme? No, that's not true. Mayor Richard Molina and his wife were arrested on voter fraud charges in Edinburg, Texas, on April 25, 2019, but the city election is non-parti
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a ‘Leaked’ British Intelligence Document Prove Trump Wiretapping Claims?
In April 2019, in the days and weeks following the release of a heavily anticipated (and heavily redacted) Special Counsel’s report on interference into the 2016 United States presidential elections, rumors and speculation reinvigorated a March
Lead Stories→ Fake News: New High School Textbook Does NOT Describe Trump as Mentally Ill, Supporters as Racist
Did a high school history textbook describe President Donald Trump as mentally ill and his white supporters as racists? No, that's not true: The textbook in question cites the opinions of Trump opponents questioning Trump's mental health and i
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FBI Did NOT Admit Barack Obama Told Bare-Faced Lie To Nation About Hillary’s Emails
Did the FBI admit that President Barack Obama lied to the nation about Hillary Clinton's email? No, that's not true: The article making the claim misrepresents a Judicial Watch report that an FBI official disclosed in a deposition that one of
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democratic Sen. Scott Dibble Did NOT Suggest Using ‘Allah’ In Place Of ‘God’ — As In ‘In Allah We Trust’
Did Minnesota Democratic State Sen. Scott Dibble suggest using "Allah" in place of "God" -- as in "In Allah We Trust" -- as a motto to be placed in schools? No, that's not true: Sen. Dibble actually proposed using "Yahweh," the Hebrew name for
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Photo of Donald Trump Wearing Diaper Is Doctored
Is a photo appearing to show a younger Donald Trump wearing a diaper authentic? No, it's not real: The image is a poorly-doctored photo using Trump's head from a photo taken at a 1991 event in New York. It has been circulated for several years
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Say Christianity Is An Insult To Muslims
Did Bernie Sanders say Christianity is "an insult to muslims"? No, that's not true: an old hoax story from 2017 based on a Senate hearing keeps popping up but as the record shows Sanders was only calling a statement from White House Deputy Bud
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar DID NOT Praise the Destruction of Notre Dame
Did U.S. Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar praise the destruction of the Cathedral of Notre Dame? No, that's not true: It is a satirical story produced by a well-known hoax and satire publisher. The quotes from these members of congress are f
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Have 150-Year-Old Sign Removed From House Chamber Entrance
Did Nancy Pelosi have a 150-year-old sign removed from the House Chamber entrance? And did the sign say "In God we trust"? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrats DID NOT Say Americans Must Pay Reparations to Illegal Aliens
Did Democrats say that American taxpayers must pay reparations to illegal aliens? No, that's not true: The claim is a distortion of a statement made by a member of congress in reference to children separated from parents after arriving at the
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Does NOT FINALLY Admit He Was Born in Kenya, Should Never Have Been President
Did former President Barack Obama "finally" admit that he was born in Kenya and that he should never have been the U.S. president? No, that's not true: Obama has always maintained that he was born in Hawaii and a 2019 report that he "finally"
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi NOT Too Drunk to Sign Her Name at 8 AM
Did U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi show up too drunk to sign her name at 8 o'clock in the morning? No, that's not true: The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republican
Truth or Fiction?→ Is USPS Losing Money Because of a 2006 Pension Law?
On April 8 2019, Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared a post (archived here) claiming that the United States Postal Service was mistakenly believed to be losing money thanks to online retailers like Amazon, when in actuality the shortfall
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ocasio-Cortez Did NOT Propose Nationwide Motorcycle Ban
Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez propose a nationwide motorcycle ban? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click and rea
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Elizabeth Warren Did NOT Say ‘If Women Need To Be Raped By Muslims To Prove Our Tolerance, So Be It’
Did U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren say "If women need to be raped by Muslims to prove our tolerance, so be it. Then, thank goodness for Planned Parenthood"? No, that's not true: It a fake quote included in a meme that has been circulating on so
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Joe Biden NOT Appointed As Head Of TSA
Was Joe Biden appointed as the head of the TSA? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website mocking Biden's current issues with alleged innapropriate touching during public events. The satirical article went quite viral and
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Economics Degree NOT Recalled
Was the economics degree of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recalled? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a satire website but was believed by several people and at least one website copied it without indicating it came from a humor website
Lead Stories→ Fake News: JFK Jr. Did NOT Write In 1999 Donald Trump As President Would Be An Unstoppable Force For Ultimate Justice
Did John F. Kennedy Jr. write in George magazine in June 1999 that if Donald Trump decided to be president that he would be "an unstoppable force for ultimate justice" who would be celebrated by Democrats and Republicans? No, that is not true:
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Did NOT File for Divorce, Did NOT Say ‘I just Can’t Take It Anymore’
Did Nancy Pelosi's 4th husband file for divorce saying he just can't take it anymore? No, that's not true: Pelosi only married once and she is still married. The story was made up by a liberal satire weblog that tries to get gullible Republica
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Unnamed Source Said Jussie Smollett Phone Records Showed Over 200 Calls And Texts From Kamala Harris and DNC operatives
Did an "unnamed source" say Jussie Smollett's phone records showed over 200 calls and texts from Kamala Harris and DNC operatives? No, that's not true: the source of this rumor appears to be a Reddit post by someone speculatively making a joke
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chicago Police Did NOT Demand Investigation of Michelle Obama Over Jussie Smollett Case
Did Chicago police demand an investigation of Michelle Obama over the prosecutors' decision to drop charges against actor Jussie Smollett? No, that's not true: While Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police is calling for a federal investigation of
Lead Stories→ Fake News: AOC Did NOT Say She Opposes Daylight Savings Time Because "The extra hour of sunlight drastically speeds up climate change"
Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say she opposes daylight savings time because the extra hour of sunlight speeds up climate change? No, that's not true: the story was published by a satire website but was believed by many people to be real. The st
Truth or Fiction?→ John McCain vs. Donald Trump in 1973 Meme
In March 2019, United States President Donald Trump made several comments about Sen. John McCain, who died of brain cancer the previous August. Trump’s 2019 comments continued a feud that he had had with McCain before his death: President Donald
Truth or Fiction?→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Facts Meme
On March 14 2019, the Facebook page Occupy Democrats shared a meme (archived here), making a number of claims about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York): Next to a photograph of Ocasio-Cortez, the meme’s text read: In high school she
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Robert Soros (Son of George Soros) NOT Married To Sister of Adam Schiff
Is Robert Soros, the son of George Soros, married to Melissa Schiff, sister of U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D)? No, that's not true: Melissa Schiff is not related to Adam Schiff and the marriage ended in a divorce several years ago. The cl
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Top Prosecutor Has NO Evidence Hillary Colluded With Ukraine
Did a "top prosecutor" reveal that he has evidence that Hillary Clinton colluded with Ukraine during the 2016 U.S. election? No, that's not true: Ukraine's top prosecutor said he has evidence that officials in Ukraine released damaging informa
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi NOT Escorted Out of White House, Did NOT Show Up ‘Too Drunk to Speak’
Was Nancy Pelosi escorted out of the White House after showing up too drunk to speak? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to ac