The moves were the latest in a spy poisoning case that has escalated East-West tensions, with both sides expelling more than 150 of each other’s diplomats from two dozen countries.
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Snopes→ Is a ‘Stop Killing Alligators to Make Gatorade’ Protest Sign Real?
A photograph from a 2011 labor strike in London was repurposed to spread a goofy meme about Gatorade being made from real alligators.
Snopes→ Links Between Gulf Crisis and Trump Campaign Operatives Emerge
A British defense contractor linked to embattled psychographics firm Cambridge Analytica was hired by UAE to push social media posts accusing Qatar of sponsoring terrorism.
Snopes→ Did Jim Carrey Say the United States Is ‘Morally Upside Down?’
We found no evidence that the actor was responsible for the quote attached to his name in a viral meme.
Snopes→ Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Stormy Daniels?
An image purportedly showing the United States president with his wife and alleged mistress has been digitally manipulated.
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump Appoint the Man Who Killed Cecil the Lion to a Wildlife Conservation Council?
Vague headlines and a tenuous connection led to rumors that American dentist and trophy hunter Walter Palmer was named to a newly-formed wildlife conservation council.
Snopes→ Did President Barack Obama Congratulate Putin on His 2012 Win?
After President Donald Trump was criticized for congratulating Vladimir Putin on the results of Russia's election, claims appeared that Obama had done the same in 2012.
Snopes→ Cambridge Analytica Parent Company Banned By Facebook Has Contract With State Department
SCL Group has been contracted by the State Department's Global Engagement Center to research terrorist recruitment and radicalization.
Snopes→ Did Charles Krauthammer Write an ‘Interesting Take on Trump?’
An opinion piece arguing that President Donald Trump is a pragmatist rather than a Republican or a Democrat was written by Mychal Massie, not Charles Krauthammer.
Snopes→ Is There a Warrant for CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel’s Arrest?
Activists have called on German prosecutors to move against Haspel, but no warrant has been issued.
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump End Public Access to ‘Puppy Mill’ Inspection Reports?
A searchable database of inspection reports was temporarily removed from the United States Department of Agriculture's web site as part of a review connected to a lawsuit.
Snopes→ Did Harley-Davidson Close a Wisconsin Factory to Move Production to Thailand Due to New Steel Tariffs?
The motorcycle manufacturing company announced that it was opening a factory in Thailand nearly a year before President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on steel imports.
Snopes→ ‘Fake News’ Smear Takes Hold Among Politicians at All Levels
President Donald Trump's campaign to discredit the news media has spread to officials at all levels of government, who are echoing his use of the term "fake news" as a weapon against unflattering stories.
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump Sign an Executive Order Giving Veterans Free Care at Any Hospital?
A viral Facebook post exaggerated efforts to give military veterans affordable and accessible health care.
Snopes→ Is the United States’ Global Trade Deficit Really $800 Billion?
President Donald Trump's statements on the subject leave out the country's $244 billion services surplus.
Snopes→ Ex-Trump Aide Plans to Defy Mueller, Says ‘Arrest Me’
"Why do I have to do it?" Sam Nunberg asked CNN of the request to turn over thousands of emails and other communications with other ex-officials to the special counsel's investigation.
Snopes→ Does President Donald Trump Plan to End School Shootings — By Banning Schools?
An article appearing to report that the president has an unorthodox idea for ending mass shootings at schools appeared on a page that only publishes satire.
Snopes→ Manafort Indictment Sparks Hunt for Europeans Paid to Lobby
The lobbying by the European political figures — identified in documents as the "Hapsburg Group" — allegedly took place in 2012 and 2013.
Snopes→ Former Trump Adviser Pleads Guilty
The plea by Rick Gates is a strong indication that he plans to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as it continues to probe the Trump campaign and Russian election interference.
Snopes→ Special Counsel Brings New Charges Against Ex-Trump Campaign Associates
Robert Mueller has filed additional charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman and his business associate, dramatically increasing the pressure and the stakes.
Snopes→ Did Melania Trump Hire an Exorcist to Cleanse the White House of Obama ‘Demons’?
According to the First Lady's spokesperson, widely shared reports that she demanded a White House exorcism are "not true in any way."
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Register ‘Make America Great Again’ in 2012?
Donald Trump filed a trademark application for his campaign slogan in November 2012, despite claims that he had no plans to run for office at the time.
Snopes→ Presidential Responses to School Shootings?
A set of images showing President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump in the aftermath of different school shootings are real, but they do not necessarily tell the entire story.
Snopes→ Mueller Indictment: Russians Promoted False Allegations of Voter Fraud in 2016
The 37-page indictment details a sophisticated effort to leverage social media to manipulate Americans.
Snopes→ Did the Kremlin Give Money to the National Rifle Association to Help Trump?
A report by McClatchy revealed that the FBI is looking into whether a Russian banker with Kremlin ties funneled money through the NRA during the 2016 election.
Snopes→ Activists, Retailers Deride White House’s Proposed ‘Harvest Box’ Program
The head of one advocacy group says the program hinges on an "antiquated" idea about people enrolled in the SNAP program.
Snopes→ Does the White House Want to Turn the International Space Station into a Commercial Venture?
President Donald Trump has proposed entirely privatizing the International Space Station by 2025, though details on how this would occur are murky at best.
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump Block Jennie Willoughby on Twitter?
An account posing as an ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who resigned amid a domestic violence scandal, made the claim.
Snopes→ Was a Russian Nuclear Executive Killed in a Plane Crash to Cover Up Clinton Corruption?
Conspiracy theorists falsely linked a deadly Moscow plane crash to Uranium One, a debunked Hillary Clinton "scandal."
Snopes→ Did Sen. Cory Booker Put Undocumented People ‘Before Seniors and Veterans’?
A graphic disseminated dismissive (and entirely fabricated) statements from the New Jersey Democrat.
Snopes→ Did an American Teenager Who Killed a ‘Muslim Refugee’ for Raping His Sister Get 30 Years in Prison?
A video being shared on Facebook is blatant fake news.
Snopes→ Sessions: Sheriffs Are a ‘Critical Part of the Anglo-American Heritage of Law Enforcement’
His comments were reportedly a reference to the legal tradition of common law that the American sheriff's system shares with England.
Snopes→ What Is MS-13?
The street gang called out by name by President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address actually has its roots in Los Angeles.
Snopes→ Was ‘America First’ a Slogan of the Ku Klux Klan?
The white supremacist group made frequent use of the slogan more recently embraced by President Donald Trump, though they did not, as some claim, invent it.
Snopes→ Pelosi Stages Eight-Hour Speech to Push for Vote for ‘Dreamers’
The House Minority Leader took no rests during her record-breaking speech aimed at protecting immigrants brought to the United States as children from deportation.
Snopes→ Democrats: Justice Department Statements Contradict Republican Claims on Uranium One, Clinton
Lawmakers on House committees investigating Uranium One say Justice Department officials cast doubt on the credibility of a key whistleblower.
Snopes→ Pentagon Says Trump Ordered Washington Military Parade
The parade is supposed to be an elaborate show of military strength complete with tanks and soldiers.
Snopes→ Did Trump Tweet in 2015 That the President Should Be Shot Out of a Cannon if the ‘Dow Joans’ Tanks?
A fake tweet attributed to President Donald Trump was meant to be a joke, but this is 2018.
Snopes→ Nunes Memo Drops and Flops
The long-awaited memo compiled by Republican congressman Devin Nunes failed to live up to the hype.
Snopes→ Did Armed Trump Supporters Ask a Navajo Legislator If He’s ‘Legal’?
Video footage shows an anti-immigration protester aggressively questioning Arizona state Rep. Eric Descheenie about his citizenship status.