Did Nancy Pelosi divert $2.4 billion from social security to cover the cost of impeaching President Donald Trump? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans i
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Snopes→ Is Adam Schiff ‘Linked’ to a ‘Prominent Ukrainian Arms Dealer’?
A fundraiser held for Schiff in 2013 was offered as proof of "ties" to a California-based engineer ... who also isn't Ukrainian.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: OLD Study Said Smoking Marijuana Caused NON-Permanent ‘Complete Remission’ Of Crohn’s Disease, WITH Side Effects
Did a new study find smoking marijuana causes "complete remission" in patients with Crohn's disease and did it do all that without side effects? No, that's not exactly true: the "new" study dates back from 2013, it only compared 11 cannabis-sm
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ilhan Omar Did NOT Spit On The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Did Ilhan Omar spit on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to troll Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satir
Lead Stories→ Fake News: No Study Says Vitamin D Is More Effective Than Flu Vaccine
Did a scientific study conclude that vitamin D supplements are more effective than flu vaccines in preventing influenza? No, that's not true: Stories making the claim cite reviews and studies that concluded there are significant benefits from
Snopes→ School Sorry for Serving Roseanne Anthem Rendition
"The Star-Spangled Banner" isn't an unusual feature of high school pregame festivities, but Roseanne Barr's screeching 1990s rendition surprised spectators at one Delaware volleyball game.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Sign Executive Order Banning All Assault Rifles Nationwide
Did President Trump just sign an executive order banning all assault rifles nationwide? No, that's not true: the "news" may have caused joy or dismay depending on which side of the debate you are on but it was totally made up by a prankster wh
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Al Gore Did NOT Say Hurricane is Result Of Trump’s Climate Change Denial
Did Al Gore blame President Donald Trump for hurricane Dorian at a converence in Geneva? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nike Spokesman Colin Kaepernick Did NOT Call the United States the Worst Country in the World
Did Nike spokesman Colin Kaepernick call the United States the "Worst Country in the World"? No, that's not true: a headline making that claim only offers up one tweet from Kaepernick as evidence and that tweet doesn't even contain Kaepernick'
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Nokia 3310 Found in Drawer After 20 Years With 70% Battery Left
Was an old Nokia 3310 phone found in a drawer after 20 years with 70% battery remaining? No, that's not true: a story that claimed Kevin Moody from Ellesmere Port had found his old phone still 70% charged while cleaning out a drawer was publis
Snopes→ The ‘Chicken Sandwich War’: Popeyes, Chick-fil-A, or Wendy’s?
A nation already polarized finds itself divided once again, but this time politics isn't at the heart of it: The blame lies squarely on a fried piece of poultry.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malcolm X’s Daughter Did NOT Say "My Dad Would Be Ashamed Obama Was Our President"
Did Rosanna Blake say 'My Dad Would Be Ashamed Obama Was Our President' and was she the daughter of Malcom X? No, that's not true: Malcom X had six daughters but none named Rosanna Blake. The story was published by a liberal satire website tha
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rashida Tlaib NOT Overheard Saying "We Will Bring Jihhaad to America"
Was Rashida Tlaib overheard saying she would bring "Jihhaad" (not "jihad", important difference...) to America? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into s
Snopes→ Did Former U.S. President Barack Obama Wear an ‘RIP Epstein’ T-Shirt?
The former commander-in-chief isn't exactly known for wearing flashy, graphic tees.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Say "If The U.S. Converts To Wind Power, We’ll Run Out Of Wind"
Did President Donald Trump say "If The U.S. Converts To Wind Power, We'll Run Out Of Wind" during a speech at a Pennsylvania rally? No, that's not true: a short article based on a video clip from a tweet completely misquotes Trump. The Presid
Snopes→ Did Werner Herzog Tweet America is ‘Waking Up, As Germany Once Did’?
We know this much: The German film director isn't the biggest fan of social media.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi’s Church Did NOT Ask Her To Leave Until She ‘Finds God and Gets Help’
Did Nancy Pelosi's church ask her to leave until she finds god and gets help? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are cl
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did NOT Remove Citizenship Question From The U.S. Census
If President Trump isn't allowed to add the citizenship question to the U.S. census for 2020, then why was President Obama allowed to remove it for the 2010 census? That's a trick question posed by a meme. Yes, a federal court did block the Tr
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rashida Tlaib Did NOT Tweet "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around. #FridayFeeling"
Did congresswoman Rashida Tlaib send a tweet that said "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around. #FridayFeeling" and did she quickly delete it afterwards? No, that's not true: the tweet was pu
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Administration Did NOT Start Deportation Proceedings Against AOC and Omar
Did the Trump administration start deportating proceedings against Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ihlan Omar? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republ
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Leave ‘Kaepernick’s Nike’, Did NOT Take Air Jordans With Him
Did Michael Jordan leave 'Kaepernick's Nike' and did he take Air Jordans with him? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Alert To All Law Enforcement To Check Tops Of Water Bottles, NO Poison Injections or Deaths Reported in Richmond Area
Was an alert sent out to "all law enforcement and government officials" to check the tops of purchased water bottles for poison injection marks and have people "in the Richmond area" died from it? No, that's not true: a hoax from last year is
Washington Post→ Are U.S. women’s soccer players really earning less than men?
The U.S. Women's National Team alleges they are paid less than the men and are provided with less support, despite their consistent outstanding performance. The full story isn't as straight-forward.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Steve Martin NOT Dead At 71 – NOT A Proud Conservative And NOT Friend Of The Trumps
Is Steve Martin dead at 71 and was the comedic actor "a proud conservative and friend of the Trumps?" No, that's not true: The claim is a work of satire by a known liberal satirist who trolls conservatives by publishing outlandish claims in ho
PolitiFact→ Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows
During the recent Democratic presidential debates, most of the candidates at one point or another rejected the notion that the economy is going gangbusters, taking issue with one of President Donald Trump’s most frequent talking points. "Who
Snopes→ Did a Plane Disappear and Land 37 Years Later?
Armed with facts, the mystery of Pan Am Flight 914 isn't much of a mystery.
Snopes→ Dear U.S. Government: Let Journalists Into Migrant Detention Centers
Democracy has to operate in the open or it isn't democracy.
Snopes→ Zuckerberg Says Company ‘Evaluating’ Deepfake Video Policy
Facebook has long held that it should not decide what is and isn't true.
Snopes→ Did a Man Named Scott Chance Disappear After Making a 911 Call?
A mysterious 911 call isn't exactly what it seems.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT New Israeli Cancer Vaccine May NOT Cure 90% of All Cancer Types in One Shot
Is there a new Israeli cancer vaccine that may cure 90% of all cancer types in one shot? No, that's not true: It is an exaggerated claim about a cancer-fighting strategy first announced in 2011, but it has only gone through the early stages of
Snopes→ Did Taylor Swift Humiliate a Fan for Wearing a Trump Shirt to Her Show?
Taylor Swift isn't telling fans to spend their money on drugs rather than clothing with political messages.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malia Obama NOT Arrested Again, NO Complete Media Blackout
Was Malia Obama arrested again? No, that's not true: she was never arrested a first time either and the whole thing was made up by a liberal satire website that tries to trick gullible conservatives into sharling, liking and commenting on made
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Knocked Down by Vehicle in Toronto NOT Identified As Rugby Union coach Ben Ryan (or Lawrence Sichalwe or Sanath Jayasuriya or Kenneth Duremdes)
Was a man knocked down by a vehicle in Toronto identified as Rugby Union coach Ben Ryan or Lawrence Sichalwe or Sanath Jayasuriya or Kenneth Duremdes? And did he later die in hospital? No, that's not true: a fake news site that appears to be r
Lead Stories→ Old Video: NOT An Aerial View Of 2019 Anti-Trump Protests In London
Does a BBC video being shared on social media show an aerial view of anti-Trump protests in London during his 2019 state visit? No, that's not true: the video is actually from 2018 (but it does show protesters demonstrating against Trump's vis
Lead Stories→ Old Video: Crowd in the UK Chants "We Love Trump"
Is there a video of a crowd in the UK chanting "We Love Trump" during President Trump's current state visit and is the media ignoring it? No, that's not true: the video is from a demonstration in 2018 (when Trump also visited the UK) and has n
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malia And Sasha Were NOT Loaned To Obamas By Their Real Parents
Were Malia And Sasha loaned to Barack and Michelle Obama by their real parents? No, That's not true: This is a conspiracy theory based on a purported resemblance of the Obama daughters to longtime friends of the family, a purported lack of bab
Lead Stories→ That Fake ‘Drunk Pelosi’ Video Was A Dud: How Lead Stories And Facebook Defused A Viral Bomb
A viral video that was digitally altered to make it appear that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was slurring her words and drunk has raised questions about what social platforms can do to limit fake content's spread. Since Lead Stories was the
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ilhan Omar Did NOT Propose Tax on Pork Products ‘So Costly Nobody Will Buy Them Anymore’
Did Ilhan Omar propose a tax on pork products so costly nobody will buy them anymore? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to ac
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Giuliani Did NOT File Impeachment Papers For Pelosi on Behalf of the White House
Did Rudi Guiliani file impeachment papers for Nancy Pelosi on behalf of the White House? No, that's not true: No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republic
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi’s Office Did NOT Spend More on Alcohol Last Year Than Food
Did the office of Nancy Pelosi spend more on alcohol last year than on food? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually cl