Was a young Pete Buttigieg arrested for dog slayings in 1998? No, that's not true: That is a rumor being circulated over the Internet after someone created a fake newspaper account about the alleged incident involving the former mayor of South
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Former FBI Director James Comey NOT Implicated In Spy Ring
Did a website point to evidence implicating former FBI Director James Comey in a spy ring? No, that's not true: The story is "clickbait" and offers no documentary evidence to back up its claims. The site links to another website that has knowi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 20 Churches NOT Burned And Christian Missionaries NOT Executed In India
Were 20 churches burned and Christian missionaries sentenced to death in India? No, that's not true: a screenshot on Facebook claiming recent anti-Christian violence occured in India is an old hoax that dates back to at least 2010. The story o
Truth or Fiction?→ On This Day: You Can Tell Facebook Not to Show Memories that Upset You
On February 6 2020, Facebook user Tomayia Colvin posted about Facebook’s On This Day/Memories feature, and what is perhaps a little-known setting enabling users to filter out specific names and dates for entries they might wish not to see: &n
Snopes→ US Says Chinese Military Was Behind the 2017 Equifax Data Hack
The 2017 hack, one of the largest to target consumer data in history, was the work of four members of the People's Liberation Army, the Justice Department said.
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh Say Presidential Medal Was Tarnished by Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Video of Pelosi Brings Renewed Attention to ‘Cheapfakes’
The issue of misleading political messages on social media has arisen again, as President Donald Trump tweeted an edited video showing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly tearing up his State of the Union speech as he honored audience members and sho
Snopes→ Schumer Wants to Protect Whistleblowers Amid Trump Payback
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is calling on the nation's 74 inspectors general to protect government whistleblowers amid President Donald Trump’s ouster of key government officials in the impeachment probe.
Snopes→ Massive Firework Shot Over Colorado Breaks World Record
A massive firework launched over a Colorado ski resort town has set a record for the world's largest aerial firework.
Snopes→ British Airways Flight Crosses Atlantic in Less Than 5 Hours
For the first time in years, a commercial passenger plane has flown across the Atlantic in less than five hours.
Snopes→ Did Televangelist Joel Osteen Rip Up the Bible?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Solar Orbiter Blasts Off to Capture First Look at Sun’s Poles
Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter rocketed into space on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the sun's elusive poles.
Snopes→ Deluge in Australia Drenches Fires and Eases 3-Year Drought
Drought, wildfires and now flooding have given Australia's weather an almost Biblical feel this year.
Snopes→ Making Oscar History, ‘Parasite’ Wins Best Picture
In a milestone win that instantly expanded the Oscars' horizons, Bong Joon Ho's masterfully devious class satire “Parasite” became the first non-English language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: IG Report Did NOT Say Hillary Clinton Committed ‘Sexual Crimes Against Children’ And That Barack Obama Covered Up Those Crimes
Did an Inspector General's Report say Hillary Clinton committed 'sexual crimes against children'? And did Barack Obama lie to cover up Clinton's supposed crimes? No, neither are true: The IG report did not refer to any sexual crimes against ch
Snopes→ Was a Teenaged Pete Buttigieg Arrested for Killing Dogs?
Let's hope the next presidential campaign cycle leaves our canine companions out of it entirely.
Snopes→ ‘QAnon’ Conspiracy Theory Creeps Into Mainstream Politics
What started as an online obsession for the far-right fringe has grown beyond its origins in a dark corner of the internet.
Snopes→ Did a 1933 Article Report That Hitler Would Not ‘Disrupt’ Germany?
Events always seem more obvious and predictable after they have already taken place.
AllSides→ Is Crowd Sourced Information Reliable?
https://www.kialo.com/fact-checking-takes-time-and-energy-not-everybody-is-sufficiently-motivated-16422.23
Snopes→ Robert Conrad, Star of “The Wild, Wild West,” Dies at 84
Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series “Hawaiian Eye” and “The Wild, Wild West,” has died.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi NOT Fined $40K For Destruction Of Government Property
Was U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fined $40,000 for destruction government property for shredding her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address? No, that's not true: This is a work of satire that has been ripped off by real
Snopes→ ICE Sued Over Treatment of 5-Year-Old with Head Injury
The mother of a 5-year-old Guatemalan boy has sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the medical care he has received in detention for a head injury suffered before the family was arrested.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: U.S. Is NOT Now Visa-Free For Ghana
Did the United States waive visa restrictions on Ghanaian passport holders? No, that's not true: The United States recently eased some of the severe limitations it had imposed a year ago. However, Ghana is not a part of the Visa Waiver Program
Snopes→ 20 Dead, 31 Hurt in Thai Mass Shooting; Gunman Hides in Mall
A soldier who holed up in a popular shopping mall in northeastern Thailand shot multiple people, killing at least 20 and injuring 31 others, officials said.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Autopsy Did NOT Reveal Wuhan Doctor Was Murdered In Sickbed
Did an autopsy reveal that a Wuhan doctor did not die of coronavirus but instead was murdered in his sickbed? No, that's not true: The story is made-up, fabricates a quote, and did not offer an on-the-record source for its claim. The site behi
Snopes→ Did the White House Delete an Unflattering ‘Orange Face’ Photo of Trump?
A photograph posted to an unverified Twitter account sparked claims that the White House had engaged in an attempted cover-up.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did NOT Award Medal Of Freedom To Harvey Weinstein
Did former President Obama award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor bestowed on an American civilian, to Harvey Weinstein, the famous producer on trial for sex crimes against scores of women? No, that's not true: The image on
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the New Hampshire Democratic Debate
Summary Four days before the New Hampshire primary, seven Democratic presidential candidates debated. We found factual distortions on several issues: Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sen. Bernie Sanders “voted to give the gun manufacturers … a
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the eighth Democratic primary debate
Here's a roundup of eight claims from the eighth Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 campaign.
Snopes→ Payback: Trump Ousts Officials Who Testified on Impeachment
Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump ousted two government officials who had delivered damaging testimony against him during his impeachment hearings.
Snopes→ Bolton Reviewing Letter from White House about Manuscript
Former national security adviser John Bolton's team accused the White House of trying to suppress his unpublished book after word surfaced that the National Security Council had sent him a letter expressing concerns that the manuscript contained classi
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh Say Nicotine Was Not Proven To Be Addictive?
Some detractors hinted at a degree of irony in this quote after the conservative radio host announced his lung cancer diagnosis in early 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Powerful American Stories Ripped to Shreds by Nancy Pelosi’
On February 6 2020, United States President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) shared a disinformation video on Twitter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, apparently “ripping … powerful American stories to shreds”: pic.twitter.com/QhTWvc
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Insert ‘Artificial Applause’ Into a Video Ad?
A progressive activist group highlighted an editing trick used in a video promoting Democratic Party presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s campaign on Twitter in early February 2020. The Center for Popular Democracy’s tweet, which has b
Snopes→ Is This Lawmaker Drinking from a Chocolate Syrup Bottle?
Surprisingly, there is a solid explanation behind this strange image.
Snopes→ Roger Kahn, ‘Boys of Summer’ Author, Dies at 92
The author of 20 books and hundreds of articles, he was best known for the 1972 best-seller that looked at his relationship with his father through their shared love of the Dodgers.
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Conspiracy Theories Claim New Coronavirus Was Bioengineered
Quick Take Several online stories inaccurately claim that the new coronavirus contains HIV “insertions” and shows signs of being created in a lab. But there is no evidence that the new virus was bioengineered, and every indication it came from an a
Truth or Fiction?→ Angelika Greg-Delany #WalkAway Campaign: ‘I Came From the Soviet Socialist Part of the Ukraine, I Barely Survived’
Late on February 6 or early February 7 2020, Facebook user “Angelika Greg-Delany” shared a purportedly true account to the group #WalkAway Campaign — purportedly first about her encounter with a Russia-bashing “Bernie Sanders s
Snopes→ Did Uncle Don Call Kids ‘Little Bastards’ on the Air?
Unpacking an old school urban legend about an alleged "hot mic" moment in the early days of radio.
FactCheck.org→ Explaining Coronavirus Misinformation
FactCheck.org writers Jessica McDonald and Angelo Fichera were interviewed by a South Korean radio program about their work combating misinformation related to the new coronavirus. Since China reported a mysterious cluster of pneumonia cases to the Wor