A painting depicting the shooting of Tamir Rice was withdrawn from a Pittsburgh arts festival after it provoked 'intense reactions.'
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Snopes→ KISS Concert in Manchester Canceled after Terrorist Attacks
KISS canceled a scheduled 30 May 2017 concert after a terrorist attack left 22 people dead at the venue earlier that month.
Snopes→ Fake Celebrity Skin Care Ads Dupe Consumers with ‘Free Trial’ Offers
Dubious web sites hawking anti-aging face creams and supplements lure consumers with fake celebrity endorsements.
Snopes→ The Latest: Manchester Chief Notes Rise in Hate Crimes
Manchester's chief of police says there has been an increase in reported hate crimes since a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande Concert in May 2017.
Snopes→ Portland Burrito Shop Closes After Allegations of Cultural Appropriation
Controversy surrounds the closure of Kook's Burritos, a pop-up Mexican food truck run by two Anglo-American women.
Snopes→ Did Pope Francis Slap Away President Trump’s Hand?
A video purportedly showing Pope Francis slapping President Trump's hand originated on a comedy show.
Snopes→ Did President Trump’s Lawyers Send Berkeley Breathed a Cease and Desist Letter?
A satirical letter shared on the cartoonist's Facebook page was widely believed to be legitimate on social media.
Snopes→ The Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory
Russian embassies actively promoted a now-debunked conspiracy theory that the murdered DNC staffer leaked e-mails to WikiLeaks.
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Eases ‘Guardianship’ Rules Against Women?
An order from the Saudi king allows women access to more services, barring a previous 'regulatory obligation' that requires them to have male guardianship.
Snopes→ CNN Clashes With Lawmaker Over Report on Jeff Sessions
Rep. Jeff Duncan has called on the network to retract its story about Sessions' meetings with a Russian ambassador.
Snopes→ General Douglas MacArthur on Interplanetary War
General Douglas MacArthur did not actually claim in a 1955 speech that the next war would be an 'interplanetary' one.
Snopes→ Bill Murray and Hunter S. Thompson Wore Vulgar T-Shirts?
An image showing Bill Murray and Hunter S. Thompson on a boat was doctored for a viral marketing campaign.
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→ 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→ British Official: Manchester Police Will Stop Sharing Bombing Investigation Information with U.S. Amid Fury over Leaks
Police in Manchester, England have stopped sharing information with their counterparts in the United States after alleged leaks to the media.
Snopes→ Gold Star Father Khizr Khan Plans Book for Young People
Khzir Khan's 'This Is Our Constitution' is slated for a November 2017 release.
Snopes→ GOP Candidate in US House Race Thursday Charged with Assault
Republican candidate for Montana's only U.S. House seat, Greg Gianforte, was charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly grabbing a reporter by the neck.
Snopes→ Florida Student Accused of Changing Grade from F to B
A Florida student faces a felony count of accessing a computer without authorization after allegedly changing his grade in a university's computer system.
Snopes→ The Latest: Journalist Says Gianforte’s Account Incorrect
A reporter for The Guardian disputed Greg Gianforte's account of a purported altercation between the two on 24 May 2017.
Snopes→ The Latest: Queen Meets Victims, Calls UK Bombing ‘Wicked’
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in Manchester England on 25 May 2017, and met with young people injured in the blast.
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→ Guardian Reporter Says Montana House Candidate ‘Body Slammed’ Him
Sheriff's deputies are investigating an incident in which Republican candidate Greg Gianforte allegedly knocked Ben Jacobs to the ground.
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→ Carrier Plant Trump ‘Rescued’ Will Lay Off Hundreds by Christmas
The president had promised he would stop the exodus of jobs from Indiana to a facility in Mexico.
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→ Human Leg in a Fishing Boot Washes Up on Alaska Beach
On 22 May 2017, a human leg with a fishing boot was uncovered amid debris in Juneau.
Snopes→ Missing Earring Halts Philadelphia TV Weather Forecast
WPVI-TV meteorologist Cecily Tyson lost an earring during a live forecast.