Was 32-year-old Susan Goldstein of Bartlesville, Oklahoma awarded $1.4 million after she sued her male coworkers for excessive farting? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website imitating the logo and domain name of Fox News. I
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FactCheck.org→ Pelosi Told Democrats to Win, Not Lie
Q: Did Rep. Nancy Pelosi tell Democrats to lie to get elected? A: No. She said Democratic candidates who oppose her becoming House speaker again should “do whatever you have to do,” as long as they win. FULL ANSWER As the 2018 midterm
Lead Stories→ Fake News: British Girl NOT Refused Entry To The UK After Holiday As Passport Photo Has Dog Ears
Was 25-year-old Michelle Garridge from Leigh-on-Sea in Essex refused re-entry into the United Kingdom because her passport photo had dog ears on it from an Instagram filter? No, that's not true: the entire story was made up by a satirical web
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malema Did NOT Say Whites Should Not Be Allowed in Shopping Malls
Did South African politician Julius Malema say white people should not be allowed in shopping malls? No, that's not true: the story was published by a satire website but the satire disclaimer of the site is hidden away on a different page so i
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man NOT Rushed To Hospital After Eating 413 Chicken Nuggets at McDonald’s
Was 25-year-old Anthony Thomas paralyzed after eating 413 chicken nuggets at McDonald's while trying to break his personal record? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents tales of bizarre crimes, weird sex
FactCheck.org→ Cops Kneeling: Still False, A Year Later
Q: Did police officers “take a knee” and then “walk out on” the Washington Redskins? A: No. That made-up story was first posted by a self-described satirical website last year. FULL ANSWER Football season is starting to get
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Battle Creek Woman NOT Arrested For Stinking Up Toilet And Closing Down Restaurant
Was a woman in Battle Creek, Michigan arrested for stinking up the toilet of a restaurant so badly it had to be closed down? No, that's not true: a fake news website imitating Fox News' logo and domain name copied a hoax story originally publi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Shark NOT Found By Boat Ramp in Gallipolis Ohio
Was a six foot shark discovered by the boat ramp in Gallipolis, OH? No, that's not true: a viral story claiming a shark was spotted there originated on a prank website where it had been uploaded by some joker. It is not real. The story origina
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Syracuse Groom’s Genitals NOT Blown Off by Best Man After Firework Explodes.
Were the genitals of a groom from Syracuse (New York) blown off by a bottle rocket taped to them by the best man during a bachelor party? No, that's not real: the horrible story was posted by a fake news website imitating the style and domain
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kodak Black NOT Arrested Again Just 1 Day After Being Released From Jail On Marijuana and Illegal Firearm Charges
Was rapper Kodak Black immediately arrested again a day after being released from jail where he served a 7 month sentence? No, that's not true: a "fauxtire" website that publishes invented stories about rappers and celebrities made up the who
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Urban Meyer NOT Cleared Of All Charges From Panel (Yet?)
Was Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer cleared of all charges regarding his handling of domestic violence accusations against assistant coach Zac Smith? No, that's not true: the investigation hasn't made it's conclusions public yet but some
Lead Stories→ Fake News: American President Donald Trump Did NOT Make A Statement Against Africans
Did Donald Trump make a statement "against Africans" calling them "not human" for not doing better after 50 years of independence? No, that's not true: the statement was falsely attributed to Trump recently by a Facebook page pretending to be
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Snakes Released in Hinckley Lake, Did NOT Cause Mass Hysteria
Were snakes released into Hinckley Lake near Hickley Township, Ohio, and did this cause mass hysteria? No, that's not true: the story was uploaded by some joker to a prank website that lets anyone create a fake news article. It subsequently
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pope Did NOT Say He Will Address Sex Abuse Scandal Once He’s Finished Talking About Climate Change
Did Pope Francis really say he was going to address the latest sex abuse scandal to hit the Catholic Church but only after he is finished talking about climate change? No, that's not true: the statement was made up by a Christian-themed satir
Lead Stories→ Old News: Largest Food Stamp Fraud Bust In History, $20M, Muslim Store Owners Arrested in Florida
Did the Justice Department "just" make the largest food stamp fraud bust in history, valued at twenty million dollars? And were several muslim store owners arrested for this crime? The part about it being "news" and "just happening" in August
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Vaginayoga Instructor Arrested After Police Receive 200 Sexual Harassment Complaints
Was a Californian yoga instructor named Donald O'Keefe (aka "Sri Shiva Vaginanda") arrested after the cops received 200 sexual harrassment complaints about his "Vaginayoga" classes? No, that's not true: the story originally appeared on a site
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Claim Holocaust Added $3.5 Trillion To German Economy
Did Chelsea Clinton claim the Holocaust added $3.5 trillion to the German economy? No, of course not: the story was published by a christian-themed satire website that seems to think Holocaust jokes are funny. The quote is made up, it is not
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Tulsa Man NOT Caught Molesting Pig After His Penis Gets Stuck
Was David Hernández of Tulsa, Oklahoma arrested after getting his wedding tackle stuck in a pig he was raping? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a known fake news website imitating the URL and design of Fox News but it is not tru
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Salem Oregon NOT to Implement Sharia Law
Is the city of Salem in Oregon implementing Sharia law? No, of course not, that's totally not true. The story was uploaded to a prank website by some joker and was copied later by a well known fake news website. It also got posted to three pro
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim of Voter Fraud in Ohio
Q: Were there “major signs of voter fraud” in Ohio’s congressional special election? A: No. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office says there have been no reports of voter fraud. FULL QUESTION Recently there has been a report that
FactCheck.org→ PAC Attack on Kelli Ward Badly Misfires
A group calling itself DefendArizona attacks Senate candidate Kelli Ward of Arizona in a TV ad filled with images of terrorists and misstatements of facts: The ad says Ward in a 2016 interview “called for restraint in fighting terrorism.”
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Police NOT Looking For Massillon Man Involved in Shooting That Lead To Death of Another Man
Is the police looking for 19-year-old Nicholas Allen Vaught from Massillon, Ohio in connection with a shooting? No, that's not true: the "news" was posted to a prank website and went viral even though it was completely fake. The story origina
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jeremy Corbyn Did NOT Lay Wreath for Hans Gruber Outside Nakatomi Plaza
Did U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn put down a wreath honoring dead terrorists on Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles? No, of course not. That claim was made by a satirical website mocking the recent controversy about Corbyn laying a wreath or at
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Stacy’s Mom (From The Fountains of Wayne Song) NOT Dead at 53
Did Stacy's mom die at the age of 53? No, the fictional character from the famous song by the band Fountains of Wayne did not pass away for the simple reason she doesn't exist. A satirical music website published the story and several people
Snopes→ Does This Video Show Six Antifa Members Beating Up a Person During an August 2018 Rally?
A year-old video showing a group of Antifascists beating up a right-wing activists in Berkeley, California, was reshared as if it showed a recent incident in Washington D.C.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Say White House Is No Place for Lying Lowlife from Reality Show
Did President Donald Trump say "the White House is no place for a lying lowlife from a reality show"? No, that's not exactly true: the story was made up by a satire column in The New Yorker. Trump did call Omarosa Manigault a "lowlife" earli
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Peter Strzok Did NOT Call Trump a Russian Asset And An Unhinged Madman on Twitter
Did recently fired FBI-agent Peter Strzok call President Trump a dictator, a Russian asset and an unhinged madman on Twitter? No, that's not true: the tweet in question was published by a parody account mimicking the recently created real Twit
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Hanging On Traffic Light And Sh*tting On Cars Passing Underneath
Was a man named Roy Stern arrested after defecating on passing cars while hanging from a traffic light? And was he under the influence of meth and cannabis? No, that's not true at all: the story was made up by a fauxtire site that invents ta
Lead Stories→ Old News: City Treasurer Starved K-9 Police Dogs Because Feeding Them Would Cost Too Much | Animals
Did a city treasurer named Rodolfo Guerrero Duran of Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico cut the budget for the food of the local police dogs and did this lead to two of them getting very sick and almost starving? Yes, the story is real and it did happe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Clinton NOT In 6-Car Collission In New Hampshire
Was Hillary Clinton involved in a 6-car collision in New Hampshire? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website run by a man who has run several Hillary Clinton death hoaxes in the past. We suspect this article is just the set up
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pence Did NOT Call Space Force Necessary to Protect U.S. from Gay Aliens
Did U.S. Vice President Mike Pence call the Space Force necessary to protect the U.S. from "gay aliens"? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a satire column appearing in The New Yorker magazine, it is not true. The story originated
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Elections In 3 States NOT Tossed Out For Voter Fraud
Were election results in Minnesota, Wyoming and Delaware thrown out after voter fraud was discovered? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal website satirically masquerading as a right-wing news site in order to get Trump sup
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg NOT Confirmed As New James Bond
Will Whoopi Goldberg be the next to play the iconic Agent 007, aka James Bond? No, that's not true: the "news" was made up by a British satire website in response to renewed rumors that black actor Idris Elba was being considered for the role
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s False Trade Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at two of President Donald Trump’s recent claims about trade. At an Aug. 2 rally in Pennsylvania, the president falsely claimed the “trade deficit just fell” by $52 bill
Snopes→ Did Vice President Mike Pence Warn Against ‘Gay Aliens’?
A report about proposed uses for the Trump administration's recently announced "Space Force" was satire from a well-known humorist.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: BBC Did NOT Report Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Survived Assassination Attempt
Was Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti almost assasinated today and did the BBC report on this news? No, that's not true: the rumor was started by a fake news site pretending to be BBC Radio. The fake site is likely part of a larger ne
FactCheck.org→ Second Quarter GDP Growth Not a ‘Record’
The estimated second quarter gross domestic product growth rate of 4.1 percent is not “record” or “close-to-record GDP,” as President Donald Trump recently claimed. The actual record is four times higher and occurred back in 195
Lead Stories→ Fake News: VeggieTales Did NOT Introduce New Cannabis Character
Did animation series Veggie Tales introduce a new character named Cannabis Carl after recreational cannabis use was legalized? And will he be voiced by Kevin Smith? No, that's not true: the whole thing came out of the hazy mind of a Christian
FactCheck.org→ Trump Tower, Collusion and the Law
In a recent tweet, President Donald Trump said the Trump Tower meeting between his son, other campaign officials and a Russian attorney connected to the Kremlin, which Trump acknowledged was “to get information on an opponent,” was “t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ghanaian Actor Salinko Did NOT Die After Publicity Stunt Went Wrong
Did actor Salinko from Ghana die in a German hospital after a translation mistake led to him being euthanised? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website related to a network of fake news websites. It is not real. The sto