A viral tweeted photograph reportedly documents that Vancouver’s drug problem is so bad that pigeons are making nests out of needles.
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Snopes→ Thomas Crapper: Inventor of the Flush Toilet?
Despite being so credited in common lore, Thomas Crapper did not actually invent the flush toilet.
Snopes→ Did a Canadian Woman Wear a ‘My Legs Are Open for Refugees’ Sign?
An image of a woman at a march welcoming refugees was doctored.
Snopes→ Google Docs Phishing Attempts Under Investigation
Gmail has confirmed that it is investigating reports of Google Docs-based phishing attacks.
Snopes→ Have Sixty Holistic Doctors Died Suspicious Deaths in the Past Year?
This claim, inelegantly formulated on an alternative health website, is remarkable for both its incoherence and its lack of substantiating evidence.
Snopes→ Did a Missouri Teacher Staple Her Student’s Lips Shut?
A disreputable web site fabricated a story about an instructor's attacking a disrespectful student.
Snopes→ Do E-Cigarettes Really Contain Ten Times the Carcinogens of Tobacco Cigarettes?
According to rumors, a Japanese study found that electronic cigarettes contain far more cancer-causing ingredients found in tobacco products.
Snopes→ Woman Prosecuted for Laughing During Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearing?
Desiree Fairooz, a member of the protest group Code Pink, was charged with disorderly conduct after laughing during the introduction of Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions.
Snopes→ Did Melania Trump ‘Like’ a Tweet Lampooning Her Relationship With President Trump?
The personal Twitter account for Melania Trump "liked" (then quickly "unliked") a post speculating about her relationship with her husband.
Snopes→ Stuck 71 Hours in an Elevator, Man Kills and Eats his Wife to Survive?
A well-known fake news web site peddled the story, along with several mislabeled photographs.
Snopes→ Does Donald Trump Have a Plaque on His Golf Course Commemorating a Civil War Battle That Never Happened?
A New York Times story about a historically inaccurate plaque on a Trump golf course has drawn new attention after the president's controversial comments on the Civil War.
Snopes→ The Maiken and the Birth of an Island
Photographs taken from a yacht show the formation of a small island via a volcanic eruption at sea.
Snopes→ Six Flags Roller Coaster Flooding
A photograph of a roller coaster submerged by floodwaters was not taken in St. Louis in 2017.
Snopes→ Arizona Woman Reportedly Discovers Hidden Note from Chinese Prison Laborer
Other letters asking for help have been found inside items purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue and Kmart.
Snopes→ Did ‘Nazis’ Tape an Antifa Member to a Box?
A photograph showing a person duct-taped to an electrical box is real, but the context with which it is offered is misleading.
Snopes→ Did a Car Run Over Trump Protesters on a Highway?
A video showing a car driving through a demonstration is real, but it took place in Brazil and has nothing to do with the Trump administration.
Snopes→ Is Samantha Bee’s Husband Fighting to Keep Poor People Out of His Child’s School?
Reports that Jason Jones campaigned against moving the school used outdated and incomplete quotes from the former Comedy Central star to bolster their claims.
Snopes→ Does Health and Human Services Appointee Charmaine Yoest Believe Abortion Causes Breast Cancer?
Yoest claimed there was sufficient research to back up the claim in a 2012 interview with the New York Times.
Snopes→ Did Trump Warn Russia Over Jehovah’s Witnesses Ban and Urge Members to Seek Asylum in the U.S.?
A series of fake news articles portrayed Trump defending Jehovah's Witnesses after a Russian court labeled the group extremist.
Snopes→ McDonald’s ‘Fundamentally Superfluous Frork’ Is a Sneaky Burger Promo
The "frork," a fork made of french fries, is a gimmick to promote a new line of burgers and sandwiches.
Snopes→ President Trump: Andrew Jackson Could Have Prevented the Civil War
Does Trump's suggestion that Andrew Jackson could have stopped the Civil War have any basis in history?
Snopes→ Did the Trump Administration ‘Veto’ Argentina’s Decision to Honor Jimmy Carter?
A chain of blog posts advanced a rumor that President Trump forced Argentina not to honor President Jimmy Carter in April 2017.
Snopes→ Fox News Co-President Bill Shine Resigns
The troubled network's interim CEO, Rupert Murdoch, confirmed Shine's resignation in an email sent to staffers.
Snopes→ Clouds Over Mount Fuji
A spectacular video purportedly showing clouds rolling over Japan's Mount Fuji was digitally created from a still photograph.
Snopes→ Did Clint Eastwood Get ‘Terribly Tragic News’ Over His Latest Movie?
A dubious web site claimed that the director received 'heavy insults" over the film, but failed to provide any evidence.
Snopes→ Did a Woman Make Her Cheating Husband Eat His Own Genitals?
Multiple regional fake news sites falsely claimed a woman in that area forced her cheating husband to eat his own genitals.
Snopes→ Tornado Carries Mobile Home 130 Miles, Family Inside Unharmed?
Reports that a tornado carried a mobile home for 130 miles and left the residents inside unharmed are fake news.
Snopes→ Michigan Threatens Beavers Over Dams?
The state of Michigan once threatened local beavers with a $10,000 per day fine for failing to remove their dams.
Snopes→ Prayer Request: Darkhorse Marine Battalion
A prayer request for the Darkhorse Marine battalion fighting in Afghanistan is several years old.
Snopes→ Sarah Palin in a Coma After Hit and Run?
Reports that the former Alaska governor was critically injured in an automobile accident are fake news.
Snopes→ ‘Sonia Disowns Rahul’ Virus Hoax
Warnings that cell phone users should not accept the video "Sonia Disowns Rahul" because it contains a malicious virus are a hoax.
Snopes→ Denzel Washington Death Hoax
Reports that the Academy Award-winning actor was killed in a drive-by shooting in New York are fake news.
Snopes→ Ted Nugent Death Hoax
Despite rumors that the rocker was killed in a hunting accident in Montana, he remains alive and well.
Snopes→ The Trials of ‘Last Unicorn’ Author Peter S. Beagle
The beloved sci-fi and fantasy writer has chronic money woes due in part to an ongoing legal battle with his former manager, but he says he's in no danger of winding up on the streets.
Snopes→ Death Row Inmate Eats an Entire Bible as His Last Meal?
An article reporting that inmate Jeremy Morris decided to have a Bible as his last meal was a hoax.
Snopes→ Virginia Town Police Investigate Spate of ‘Almost Surgical’ Cat Shavings
Authorities in Waynesboro said seven cats have been abducted, then returned, since December 2016.
Snopes→ Did Ayn Rand Say ‘The Question Isn’t Who Is Going to Let Me; It’s Who Is Going to Stop Me’?
The quote, often attributed to Rand, is a paraphrase from one of her novels.
Snopes→ Former Leader of Anti-Immigration Group Reportedly Appointed as USCIS Ombudsman
Julie Kirchner was the executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform before joining the Trump administration.
Snopes→ Water Fluoridation Reduces IQ?
Studies suggesting a link between public water fluoridation and reduced intelligence rely on unsubstantiated leaps made possible by studies of “insufficient quality” that were conducted to address entirely different questions.
Snopes→ Does Dolph Lundgren Have Multiple Scientific Degrees?
A 2017 meme compared the educational backgrounds of Bill Nye and Dolph Lundgren.