An old death hoax about Eddie Murphy recirculated in the weeks after brother Charlie Murphy's death.
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Snopes→ Can You Use Peanut Butter to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease?
This claim is based on an incomplete reading of an area of research that is still in its infancy.
Snopes→ Parents’ Nightmare
An issue of 'Parents' magazine displaying unfortunate cover placement is just an illustrative mockup, not the real thing.
Snopes→ Erin Moran, Joanie on ‘Happy Days,’ Dies at 56
Erin Moran, who played Richie Cunningham's younger sister Joanie on “Happy Days,” has passed away.
Snopes→ Were Power Outages in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York Caused by Cyberattacks?
The power outages did not take place simultaneously, and appear to have been caused by physical mechanical failures.
Snopes→ Is This a Real ‘Sea Roach’?
A video purportedly showing a sea roach actually shows an animatronic sea mite from the movie "Pacific Rim."
Snopes→ Marvel Promotes Captain America ‘Event’ With Shirts Promoting Nazi-Linked Group
Critics said the company's attempt to recast 'Hydra' was 'sensationalistic garbage.'
Snopes→ Did a Counterterrorism Expert Call For ISIS to Bomb a Trump Building?
Malcolm Nance's tweet was taken out of context in a "viral game of telephone".
Snopes→ Robots with Guns: The Rise of Autonomous Weapons Systems
Weapons systems of the future will be capable of waging war without human intervention; the question is, should we let them?
Snopes→ UC Berkeley Threatened with Lawsuit Over Ann Coulter Speech
Organizers demanded that the right-wing author's appearance be rescheduled outside of "dead week" on campus.
Snopes→ Did It Rain Black Stones on Turkey?
A video purportedly showing black stones raining from the sky in Turkey actually depicts an ordinary hailstorm.
Snopes→ ‘Hammerhead Salamander’ Photograph
An image purportedly showing a real "hammerhead salamander" is actually a model of an extinct diplocaulus.
Snopes→ Mia Khalifa Diagnosed with HIV?
Rumors that the porn star is HIV positive originated on a fake news web site.
Snopes→ Did North Korea Display Fake Missiles During a Military Parade?
Although something may have appeared odd about weapons seen during a North Korean military parade, the claim that the country's missiles are fake is only speculation.
Snopes→ Did a New York Restaurant Refuse to Serve a United States Soldier?
A photograph from a television shoot was used to falsely claim Villaggio's in Massapequa, New York shunned a military member because he visited with a service dog.
Snopes→ Was Paul Walker’s Ghost Spotted on a ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie Set?
An image purportedly showing the ghost of Paul Walker is actually an altered photograph of the actor's brother.
Snopes→ Was Julian Assange Found Dead in a London Alley?
A fake news item appeared to report that Wikileaks' founder was kidnapped from the Ecuadorean embassy in London and his body was dumped in an alley.
Snopes→ Cuba Gooding Sr. Found Dead
The Main Ingredients singer (and father of actor Cuba Gooding Jr.) was found unresponsive in his car in the San Fernando Valley on 20 April 2017.
Snopes→ Was a Protester Throwing Explosives Into a Berkeley Crowd Before She Was Punched?
There's no evidence Louise Rosealma was using a glass bottle she appeared to be holding as an incendiary device.
Snopes→ Did Jeff Sessions Say He’s Amazed a Judge ‘On an Island in the Pacific’ Can Block Executive Orders?
The Trump administration's Attorney General expressed his amazement on a radio talk show.
Snopes→ Will Aaron Hernandez’s Family Receive $15 Million from the NFL?
Aaron Hernandez's conviction could be vacated under the obscure legal doctrine of abatement ab initio, but that won't necessarily entitle his family to millions of dollars.
Snopes→ Hate Crime Charges Dropped Against Baltimore Teens Who Burned Trump Sign
Officials initially said that the teens showed "discrimination or malice toward a particular group" in burning the sign.
Snopes→ Did the Trumps Invite Mostly White Children to the White House Easter Egg Roll?
Three local public school districts that were invited to past Easter Egg Roll events were not invited this year.
Snopes→ Florida Man, High on Meth, Cuts Off Genitals and Feeds Them to Alligator?
Fake news sources reported that a man from Nassau County was found writhing in pain after amputating his own genitals.
Snopes→ Russian Journalist and Putin Critic Dies After Suffering ‘Major Blunt Trauma’
Nikolai Andrushchenko's newspaper linked his death to his reporting on government corruption.
Snopes→ What is Operation Gotham Shield?
"Operation Gotham Shield" led to a predictable uptick in false flag and nuclear apocalypse rumors, but the long-planned preparedness training was neither secret nor suspicious.
Snopes→ Was a ‘Lost Pygmy Tribe’ Discovered on an Indonesian Bicycle Trail?
A video that purported to show a member of a lost tribe was shared with a variety of unproven claims.
Snopes→ Ted Nugent Dodged the Draft?
Rumor holds that conservative rocker Ted Nugent evaded the Vietnam-era draft by taking drugs and acting crazy during his pre-induction physical.
Snopes→ More New England Patriots Players Attended White House Super Bowl Ceremony in 2015 than 2017?
A side-by-side comparison of the number of New England Patriots players at a White House event in 2015 and 2017 is real, but misleading.
Snopes→ Did a Teen Boy Die After Pleasuring Himself 46 Times?
Images from a fatal shooting in Detroit were used to accompany a fake news claim that a teenaged boy died of "orgasmic shock."
Snopes→ Sonic Drive-In Red Tray Keychain Promotion
A Sonic Drive-In promotion involving a red tray keychain and discounts on Route 44 drinks has been widely shared nationwide but is only a local offer.
Snopes→ Vaccine Opponents: Sesame Street’s Autistic Character is Pharmaceutical Propaganda
The introduction of Julia, an autistic Sesame Street character, drew claims by vaccine opponents that the puppet is part of a conspiracy.
Snopes→ The Origins of 420
The story of how the code '420' entered drug parlance as a term signifying the time to light up a joint.
Snopes→ Calexit Leader Abruptly Quits Campaign to Live Full-Time in Russia
Louis Marinelli, leader of the Yes California ballot initiative announced his "personal struggle against the United States government has ended."
Snopes→ $400 Juicer No Better Than Hand-Squeezing?
Juicero's founder said the machine generated enough force to "lift two Teslas".
Snopes→ Did a U.S. Federal Court Rule That Women are Free to Display Their Breasts in Public?
Reports that women can go topless without fear of legal reprisal were not accurate.
Snopes→ Does Russia Have ‘Kompromat’ on Jason Chaffetz?
A claim that Russians have compromising information on Rep. Jason Chaffetz appears to be unfounded.
Snopes→ Did Doctors Discover a Live Cockroach in a Patient’s Chest in Zimbabwe?
A chest X-ray purportedly showing a cockroach is actually a doctored version of Marilyn Monroe's.
Snopes→ House Oversight Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz Will Not Seek Re-Election
The Utah lawmaker announced he would step down shortly after a Democratic challenger raised more than him in donations.
Snopes→ Bill O’Reilly Officially Out at Fox News
The move comes after days of rumors about the talk show host's fate at the network.