A man allegedly posed as an employee of the home improvement chain to steal air conditioners in New Hampshire.
Publication: Snopes
Snopes→ Plant with Rotting Flesh Smell Blooms in California
The "corpse flower" lets off a smell while blooming, that some say is akin to smelling like rotting flesh.
Snopes→ Did DNC Staffer Seth Rich Send ‘Thousands of E-Mails’ to WikiLeaks Before He Was Murdered?
A man claiming to be a private investigator is making uncorroborated claims about the deceased staffer.
Snopes→ Did Monica Lewinsky Have a Son Who Was Found Dead in New York City?
Articles reporting that Lewinsky's son "David" had been reported missing and was subsequently found dead in Central Park are fake.
Snopes→ Did a Biplane Buzz a Los Angeles Beach in 1911?
An image purportedly showing a biplane flying low over a California beach is actually an early example of photographic manipulation.
Snopes→ Coroner Rules South Carolina Teen Died of Rare Caffeine-Induced Arrhythmia
An autopsy carried out after the 26 April 2017 death of South Carolina teen Davis Cripe shows that he died of a heart problem related to caffeine consumption.
Snopes→ Did President Obama Refuse to Turn the White House Blue to Honor Fallen Police?
President Trump ordered the White House lit up in blue to commemorate Peace Officers Memorial Day 2017, prompting comparisons to former President Barack Obama.
Snopes→ Was a Pregnant Woman Raped by a Muslim Refugee in Michigan?
A false story used photographs of an Argentinian domestic abuse survivor to advance a claim with no basis in fact.
Snopes→ Are the ‘Rainbow Mountains of Peru’ Real?
Although a photograph does show a real location in Peru, the colors of the mountains appear to have been digitally enhanced.
Snopes→ New Jersey Congressman Calls Bank Executive an Opposition ‘Ringleader’ in Letter to Her Employer
Saily Avelenda resigned from Lakeland Bank after her boss questioned her political activities, but says the letter was not her primary reason for leaving.
Snopes→ Did a Hunter Claim He Was Sexually Assaulted by a Sasquatch?
Rumors that a man claimed he was set upon by Bigfoot while on a hunting trip are just fake news.
Snopes→ Was a Man Hospitalized to Remove a Lodged Fidget Spinner?
An amusing story about a man who got a popular toy lodged in his anus is fake news.
Snopes→ Prominent Mexican Journalist Shot and Killed in Daylight Attack
Javier Valdez Cárdenas won international honors and accolades for his extensive coverage of Mexico's drug trade.
Snopes→ Man Holding Human Head Stabs Store Clerk; Mother Found Dead
Suspect Joshua Lee Webb was apparently "depressed" before the Mother's Day incident.
Snopes→ Did ‘No Whites Allowed’ Signs Exist in the Segregated South?
The existence of "colored only" businesses under Jim Crow laws in the southern United States comes as a shock to those unfamiliar with the history.
Snopes→ Has a ‘Sealed Indictment’ Been Issued Against President Trump?
The sourcing of a story reporting a sealed indictment has been issued against the president is too vague to corroborate.
Snopes→ Was a Veteran’s Body Displayed Without a Coffin?
A Georgia funeral home said that was true, but that they were following the deceased's wishes and had nothing to do with money, as family members contend.
Snopes→ Would Breaking a Vaccine Vial Necessitate Evacuating a Building?
This claim, made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is a solid illustration of why scale and context matter when making health-related statements.
Snopes→ Did J.D. Salinger Write in the Nude?
A photograph purportedly showing the famously reclusive author wearing nothing but a pair of sandals actually shows a different writer, Jayson Loam.
Snopes→ Is This President Trump at the Golf Course?
An unflattering image that sparked discussion over Trump's relative health and fitness was digitally manipulated.
Snopes→ Torch-Bearing White Supremacists Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
The crowd gathered to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Snopes→ Tattoo Removal Cream Leaves Woman with Scar
Graphic images showing a woman's infection and subsequent scarring illustrate a known risk with tattoo removal creams.
Snopes→ Was a Pastor Eaten by Crocodiles While Trying to Walk on Water?
Multiple tabloids repeated an unsubstantiated claim that a pastor was eaten by crocodiles in an attempt to demonstrate how Jesus walked on water.
Snopes→ Was a Whale Spotted Under the Mackinac Bridge?
A photograph purportedly showing a "freshwater sturgeon whale" between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan is fake.
Snopes→ Was ‘Conservative Icon’ Clint Eastwood Found Dead In His Brentwood Home?
A death hoax targeted Clint Eastwood in May 2017, but the actor is alive and well.
Snopes→ Fox Star Tucker Carlson in Critical Condition After Head on Collision Driving Home?
Reports that the Fox News Channel host succumbed to injuries from an automobile accident are fake news.
Snopes→ Is Chick-fil-A Offering Free Food for Mother’s Day?
An image spread online promoting a aMother Day's lunch special from the restaurant chain is a hoax.
Snopes→ Was Winston-Salem Student Kendra Shanice Reid Murdered on Video?
A disturbing video purportedly showing two men lynching a black woman is not related to the death of Kendra Shanice Reid.
Snopes→ Texas House Could Consider No-Permit Gun Carry Bill
House Bill 1911 is one of several state proposals easing requirements for gun ownership.
Snopes→ Global Cyber Attack Cripples British Hospitals
A ransomware virus spread across international borders, but had the biggest effects on the United Kingdom's National Health System.
Snopes→ Did the U.S. Government Purposely Poison 10,000 Americans During Prohibition?
An Internet meme claims that government agencies tried to curb consumption of illegal liquor by adding poison.
Snopes→ Is Ulta Closing After a Sephora Buyout?
A shady advertisement posed as a magazine article seeming to report that the beauty supplier had been bought out by a competing chain.
Snopes→ Does Japan Have a ‘7D’ Hologram Animal Park?
A viral video appearing to show a park in which visitors can touch, feel, and even smell virtual animals is a hoax.
Snopes→ Was Sargento Brand Cheese Recalled in May 2017?
Sargento is the latest victim of a "zombie recall" form of fake news, when an outdated consumer warning circulates as new long after the problem is resolved.
Snopes→ Was a Giant Squid Carcass Found in Indonesia?
Photographs that purportedly show a giant squid carcass that washed up on an Indonesia beach actually show a dead whale.
Snopes→ Attorney General Jeff Sessions Reverses Obama-Era Justice Policies
In a memo released on 12 May 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a reversal on low-level offenses and sentencing.
Snopes→ Who Is the Naked Man in the Mystery Shark Picture?
Florida football coach Jim McElwain and sandwich chain founder Jimmy John Liautaud have both denied they are the person depicted in the viral photograph.
Snopes→ Did a Muslim Man Rape a 13-Year-Old Girl and Get Beaten by Trump Supporters?
A fake news web site stole an image from a 2013 incident in Egypt, then used it to claim that it showed a Muslim man who had raped a girl in Ohio.
Snopes→ Clinton Foundation Cargo Ship Raided at Port of Baltimore Reveals ‘Sick Secret’?
Articles alleging that a cargo ship owned by the Clinton Foundation was found to contain foreign refugees and illegal substances are fake news.
Snopes→ Is Country Duo ‘Florida Georgia Line’ to Marry?
Reports that Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard from the band Florida Georgia Line were getting married come from a hoax news web site.