On October 26 2019, a Facebook user shared a PSA involving the popular meme often called “woman yelling at a cat,” stating that the image’s ubiquity led them to research the origins of the image: After seeing this image on many diffe
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Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook ‘News’ Service to Include ‘Diverse’ Category, Sites Associated With White Nationalism
Facebook has announced a news service aimed at providing users with a “personalized” slate of stories from four different types of categories: general, topical, local, and “diverse”: Diversity publishers as those focused on key
FactCheck.org→ Mulvaney’s Spin on Ukraine Aid
White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney engaged in some serious political spin when he tried to deny what he said in a televised press conference: that the White House withheld security aid to Ukraine, in part, because the administration wanted
Snopes→ US Diplomat: Trump Linked Ukraine Aid to Demand for Probe
William Taylor testified that President Donald Trump was holding back military aid for Ukraine unless the country agreed to investigate Democrats and a company linked to Joe Biden's family.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Error-filled Cabinet Meeting
For more than an hour, President Donald Trump presided over a cabinet meeting, reeling off numerous false or misleading claims: Trump claimed, without evidence, that President Barack Obama tried to call North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “11 times” b
Snopes→ Diplomat Provides House with Detailed Account on Ukraine
Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor's appearance is among the most watched because of a text message in which he called Trump's attempt to leverage military aid to Ukraine in return for a political investigation "crazy."
PolitiFact→ Read: Text messages between US diplomats about Ukraine aid, Trump phone call
Text messages released by House Democrats amid an impeachment inquiry detail a top U.S. diplomat's concerns about a Trump White House strategy aimed at pressuring Ukraine for political investigations in exchange for assistance and engagement w
PolitiFact→ Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained
The biggest social media story out of Mississippi’s Republican gubernatorial primary race was not Tate Reeves’ win. It was a viral video of an electronic voting machine that appeared to block a Mississippi man from voting for his chosen can
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Lil Nas X Did NOT Get Dropped From Wrangler Endorsement After Coming Out The Closet
Did rapper Lil Nas X get dropped from his Wrangler endorsement after coming out of the closet? No, that's not true: the story was published by a site that makes up stories about celebrities in order to attract clicks for revenue but then has a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Updated NASA Data Did NOT Show Global Warming Not Causing Any Polar Ice Retreat
Did NASA data show that global warming is not causing any polar ice retreat? No, that's not true: The conclusion that there is no polar ice retreat is a false result of "cherry picking" data, according to the scientists who are referenced in t
Truth or Fiction?→ Scams and Hoax Accounts Proliferate on Instagram
April 2019 saw the culmination of a months-long popular uprising in the country of Sudan, when its former president Omar al-Bashir stepped down from his post. The Sudanese military quickly took control of the country in what it called a transitional p
Truth or Fiction?→ Donald Trump’s British Fans?
In June 2019, as United States President Donald Trump visited Britain to meet with the royal family and elected officials, a photograph purportedly of his English fans appeared on social media and made the usual rounds. One popular variation (archived
Truth or Fiction?→ Did It Snow in Québec in June 2019?
On June 2 2019, a Facebook user shared the following image (archived here), purportedly showing a thick covering of snow that had fallen on that date in Québec. A reverse image search did not indicate that the user’s image of snow in Québec in
Truth or Fiction?→ Does ‘Strange Planet’ Creator Nathan W. Pyle Oppose Abortion?
In March 2019, a webcomic known as “Strange Planet” began dominating Facebook’s feed (as well as Instagram and Twitter), and in April 2019, rumors began circulating about creator Nathan W. Pyle’s purported anti-abortion positio
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Recycled?
On February 12 2019, YouTube star Shane Dawson published his second video in his conspiracy series — called, appropriately, “Investigating Conspiracies with Shane Dawson” — and by far the most popular of its three topics was a claim th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Al Sharpton Did NOT File FOIA Request to Release Trump’s Tax Returns
Did Al Sharpton file a FOIA request to release the tax returns of president Donald Trump? 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 t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kaepernick NOT Arrested By Superbowl Security
Was Colin Kaepernick arrested by Superbowl security? 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 click and read links befor
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim About ‘Impeaching’ Pelosi
Quick Take A claim that the White House may impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is false, but it is still circulating widely online. It stems from a petition created by a conservative commentator and posted on the White House’s web page, “We
FactCheck.org→ Football, Fast Food and a Fake Quote
Quick Take A viral meme attributes a bogus quote to Clemson University’s quarterback about his team’s visit to the White House. Full Story President Donald Trump hosted the Clemson University football team at the White House this week to c
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Daughters NON EXISTENT Drug Trafficking Charges DID NOT Mysteriously Disappear
Did the drug trafficking charges against two of Nancy Pelosi's daughters mysteriously disappear after their mother became Speaker of the House? No, that's not true: the charges didn't exist in the first place. The story was published by a lib
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Offer To Build The Wall In Exchange For Full Gun Ban
Did Nancy Pelosi offer to build Donald Trump's planned Southern border wall in exchange for a full gun ban in the United States? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump sup
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kotex Did NOT Introduce Confetti Popper Tampons For Ringing In The New Year
Did Kotex introduce a confetti-filled tampon that could be used to launch a festive cloud of absorbent material into the user's body? No, that's not true: the story was launched by one of America's oldest satire websites, it is not real. The
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Taco Bell Did NOT Warn Employees Against Directly Exposing Skin To Food
Did Taco Bell warn its employees against directly touching the food because that would be dangerous? No, that's not true: the story originally came from The Onion, a satirical website. It is not true. Note that you should probably avoid exp
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a Real Photo of a Rattlesnake That Died in a Wildfire?
On November 18, 2018, after destructive wildfires tore through northern California, the following image was shared to Facebook: Its caption read: A rattlesnake frozen in death during the California wildfires. His last defiant act was to strike at the f
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman Did NOT Sue Ex-roommate For $1.2m For Training Her Parrot to Sexually Harass Her
Did a 26-year old woman named Sarah Johnson from Louisville in Kentucky sue her ex-roommate for training a parrot to sexually harrass her? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian website that makes up entertaining but false s
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Fill In For Factory Worker Unable To Take Time Off To Vote
Did Vermont senator Bernie Sanders fill in for a factory worker who was otherwise unable to take time off to go vote? No, that story originated on a famous satire website as a joke and was later retweeted by Sanders as a funny way to make a p
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Beat Little Brother After He Found Him Masturbating During "No Nut November"
Did 21-year-old Sergio Lopez from Albuquerque get arrested for beating up his little brother after he found him masturbating while taking part in the "No Nut November" internet challenge? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a notori
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking Trump’s Wisconsin Rally
In this week’s fact-check video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at seven false or misleading claims President Donald Trump made at a recent campaign rally in Wisconsin. At the Oct. 24 rally, Trump said: “As you know, we started the wall, $
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CDC Did NOT Accidentally Switch Flu Shots With HIV
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) switch flu vaccinations with HIV samples, infecting millions of children with AIDS by accident? No, that's not true. The rumor was launched by satire website The Onion as a joke, it is
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Ads from the DCCC
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is airing ads across the country to boost Democrats’ chances of taking control of the House. But we found several ads that ran afoul of the facts. An ad in Iowa misleadingly says that “50 per
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Paul Allen NOT To Leave $10,000 To Everyone Who Shares This Post
Did the recently deceased Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen promise to leave $10,000 to everybody who shares a post on Facebook? No, that's not true: satirical website The Onion came up with a bit of posthumous humor mocking several Microsoft-r
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Colin Kaepernick NOT Found Dead — Several Fake News Sites Copy Satirical Article
Was Colin Kaepernick found dead after a hit-and-run in San Francisco? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that produces fake stories designed to get Trump supporters and conservatives to share them without th
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Medicare Part B Policy Change
Beginning Jan. 1, Medicare Advantage enrollees may be required to use lower-cost alternatives to more expensive drugs for new prescriptions for medications administered by a physician or in a clinical setting. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex A
Lead Stories→ Old News: Brutal Farm Attack, White Couple Overpowered In Their Home, Robbed, Tortured, Loaded In Their Vehicle And Dropped Off For Dead, Belfast, Sunday Morning
Was there a brutal farm attack in South Africa this Sunday, August 26, 2018? No, that's not true: a supposedly satirical South African website recycled a story from last year and in their hurry to publish they managed to copy paste their head
FactCheck.org→ Malia Obama Didn’t Attack Elderly Woman
Q: Was Malia Obama arrested for attacking an elderly white woman? Did the arresting police officer mysteriously die? A: No. Those false stories originated on websites that claim to publish satire. FULL ANSWER Former first daughter Malia Obama was not
FactCheck.org→ Trump Exaggerates ‘Small Business’ Tax Cuts
President Donald Trump exaggerates when he describes a reduction in the top marginal rate for pass-through business income as a boost to small businesses and truckers. The president claimed that “more than 30 million” small-business owners
PolitiFact→ Seth Moulton – Have background checks been ‘unequivocally’ shown to reduce gun violence?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Have background checks been ‘unequivocally’ shown to reduce gun violence? On the heels of the Las Vegas shooting, two military veterans-turned-congressmen waded into the debate over the country’s respon
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Phoenix Fiction
Summary President Donald Trump delivered a raucous, error-filled speech in Arizona on Aug. 22, just days after he was uniformly criticized for blaming “both sides” for the deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Vir
FactCheck.org→ Was Driver Acting in Self-Defense?
Q: Does a video corroborate a belief by Charlottesville police officers that the driver in the fatal car attack at a white nationalist rally “was not acting maliciously”? A: No. Police have charged James Alex Fields Jr. with multiple offenses, inc
FactCheck.org→ Selling Insurance Across State Lines
President Donald Trump said that by allowing insurers to sell plans across state lines, “your premiums will be down 60 and 70 percent.” We couldn’t find any study supporting such a decrease, and experts we consulted disputed the idea