Another Facebook coupon scam has appeared, this time using phony Bed Bath & Beyond coupons to lure users into participating.
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Snopes→ Luxury ‘Fyre’ Music Festival in the Bahamas Descends Into Chaos?
Amid reports of stranded attendees and no refunds, some are hinting that the entire festival was a scam.
Snopes→ Viral Heineken Advertisement Praised After Pepsi Flub
An April 2017 Heineken advertisement showed people with opposing political viewpoints forming genuine connections.
Snopes→ Did a Cornell Student Cut 37 Pounds Using Apple Cider Vinegar and Supplements?
Stories promoting a "diet hack" involving apple cider vinegar are based on unrelated photographs and false claims.
Snopes→ United Reaches Settlement With Passenger David Dao
The Kentucky physician attracted widespread public sympathy when other passengers took video of aviation police violently dragging him from a plane.
Snopes→ Immigrant Crime Hotline Stalls After Barrage of Prank ‘Alien’ Calls
The veteran who spurred the campaign called the VOICE hotline an "unacceptable, un-American program."
Snopes→ Fox News Host Jesse Watters Goes on Vacation After Joke About Ivanka Trump?
Some have linked his absence with a comment about the President's eldest daughter that was interpreted as lewd.
Snopes→ Does Coachella Owner Philip Anschutz Donate to Anti-LGBT Groups?
Anschutz denied that he advocates for anti-LGBT policies, and said that the foundation no longer donates to such groups.
Snopes→ Does Actor Jeff Goldblum Have a Food Truck Called ‘Chef Goldblum’s’?
The Jurassic Park star was handing out sandwiches as part of a promotion for an upcoming film project.
Snopes→ Did Bill Nye Say Gender is Determined ‘by Your Chromosomes?’
An image purportedly showing a still from an old episode of "Bill Nye the Science Guy" bears a completely invented caption.
Snopes→ Is Bill Clinton on His Death Bed in Arkansas?
An unreliable web site's claim ignores the fact that Clinton is New York, making numerous public appearances.
Snopes→ Scientists Create ‘Revolutionary’ Artificial Womb
The researchers successfully tested the system on fetal lambs, but they hope that the technology can one day be applied to helping save the lives of critically preterm infants.
Snopes→ Is Paul Ryan ‘Out’ as Speaker of the House?
Ryan has no plans to voluntarily leave his influential post, and it's unclear if any serious effort to replace him is afoot.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Water Bending’ Squirrel Real?
An image purportedly showing a squirrel appearing to magically avoid a stream of water is a composite of at least two different images.
Snopes→ Trump Caught Tweeting at Mar-a-Lago?
An unflattering image purportedly showing President Donald Trump from sending a tweet from his Florida estate is a hoax.
Snopes→ Did Evacuation Alarms Go Off in Pyongyang, North Korea Amid ‘Nuke Fears’?
Disreputable web sites are falsely reporting that a 2015 video of a nighttime tsunami alert in Chile was a mass evacuation in North Korea.
Snopes→ ‘Muslim Refugee’ Shoots 15 People In Ohio Nightclub?
A partisan web site published false information about the religious beliefs of a suspect in a fatal shooting.
Snopes→ Nordstrom Draws Ire With $425 ‘Muddy’ Jeans
Many saw the jeans, which were covered in fake "mud," as an insult to working people.
Snopes→ Was an Irish Tourist ‘Savagely Raped’ by a Huge Orangutan?
Reports that a man was assaulted by a 400-pound primate originated on a hoax news web site.
Snopes→ United Airlines Investigating Giant Rabbit’s In-Flight Death
The airline confirmed the death of a large rabbit in a cargo hold during a flight, but the circumstances remain under review.
Snopes→ Did a Group of Lions Save Christians from Islamic Militants?
A rumor that lions saved Christian missionaries from being stoned by Islamic militants in Asia was extremely implausible based on the few details supplied.
Snopes→ Have Researchers Discovered a New ‘Superfuel’ 1,693 Times More Powerful Than Gasoline?
A viral marketing campaign called a resource used in lithium batteries a secret superfuel — all with the intent of selling investment tips in an expensive e-book.
Snopes→ Are We Living Inside a Computer Simulation?
A philosophical notion called the "simulation hypothesis," said to be growing in popularity in high-tech circles, holds that our reality may just be a sophisticated computer mockup.
Snopes→ New Hampshire Legislator Reportedly Linked to Reddit ‘RedPill’ Forum
Republican state Rep. Robert Fisher was identified as the creator of a group fighting what it calls "feminist culture."
Snopes→ White House Refuses to Release Flynn Documents Amid House Oversight Committee Investigation
The committee is investigating whether the former National Security Advisor reported money he received from foreign powers in accordance with the law.
Snopes→ Was Trey Gowdy Forced Into Protective Custody After Two Investigators Went Missing?
A fake news web site published a series of inaccurate articles concerning Trey Gowdy, Hillary Clinton, and mysterious deaths in April 2017.
Snopes→ SheaMoisture Apologizes for Ad with Mostly White Models
Customers responded with outrage to what appeared to be a shift in marketing by the black-owned business.
Snopes→ Chelsea Clinton Was Arrested for Having Sex With a 13 Year-Old Boy?
A fake news headline claiming that Chelsea Clinton was arrested for having sexual relations with a minor was circulated in April 2017.
Snopes→ Is North Carolina Man Greg Comer Battling Cancer?
A prayer chain for Comer was reposted in April 2017, more than six years after his death.
Snopes→ Did Michelle Obama File for Divorce Over Barack Obama’s Pregnant Mistress?
A hoax news site used an old British tabloid photograph to claim that the former First Lady of the United States filed for divorce because her husband impregnated his mistress.
Snopes→ Was a Search Warrant Just Executed at the Obama Residence?
A fake news site used an unrelated picture to claim a search warrant was executed at the home of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
Snopes→ Holocaust Teaching Ban in the UK?
It is not true that schools in the UK no longer teach about the Holocaust for fear of offending Muslim students.
Snopes→ Is Russia-Backed ‘Fake News’ Now Being Used in French Elections?
Experts caution that a Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign thought to have been carried out during the 2016 United States election may now be plaguing France.
Snopes→ EPA Web Site Pop-Up Fuels Fears of Open Data Shutdown
The Environmental Protection Agency accused the contractor alleging that it would shut down its open data site of being 'unauthorized and misinformed.'
Snopes→ Chaffetz to Resign Due to Sex and Russian Money Laundering Scandals?
There is no proof that the Utah Republican is facing multiple looming scandals.
Snopes→ Was Hillary Clinton’s Assistant J.W. McGill Found Dead?
A fake news article claimed that Hillary Clinton's assistant died under mysterious circumstances.
Snopes→ Was Pot Planted in Potholes in Portland?
An image purportedly showing marijuana plants growing in potholes is fake.
Snopes→ Did Instagram Model Kristyna Martelli Die in Surgery?
Rumor: Instagram model Kristina Martelli (famous for her plastic surgeries) died during an elective cosmetic medical procedure.
Snopes→ Hash Browns Recalled Over ‘Extraneous Golf Ball Materials’
A brand of frozen hash browns has been recalled due to "inadvertently harvested" fragments.
Snopes→ Lowe’s Coupon Scam
What appears to be a $100 (or $50) coupon giveaway by Lowe's is actually a scam.