The senator actually proposed rectifying a system that doesn't allow immigrants to pay or receive their fair share.
Snopes→ Did Pres. Trump Say Kim Jong Un ‘Is Smarter and Would Make a Better President’ Than Joe Biden?
The president took verbal potshots at his potential 2020 Democratic rival during a May 2019 state visit to Japan.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrats Do NOT Say We MUST Accept Islam And All Their Beliefs
Do Democrats say "We must accept Islam and all their beliefs?" No, that's not true: It is a made up claim in a meme using a photo of Muslims in India protesting an anti-Islam film in 2012 and not of American Democrats holding a banner that dem
Snopes→ Is a ‘Beware of Artists’ Poster from the McCarthy Era?
While this poster may express the sentiments of the McCarthy era, this quote can actually be traced back to the 1800s.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: U.S. Muslims Do Make Up Only One Percent Of The Population, But Do NOT File 40% Of Workplace Discrimination Complaints
Do U.S. Muslims make up only one percent of the population, but they file 40% of workplace discrimination complaints? No, that's not true: Yes, Muslims are just 1% of the U.S. population, but they filed only about 1.5% of all workplace discrim
Snopes→ Mueller: Special Counsel Probe Did Not Exonerate Trump
Robert Mueller's comments were his first public statements since his appointment as special counsel two years ago.
PolitiFact→ Justin Amash – What counts as a high crime or misdemeanor for impeachment? Justin Amash got it right
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | What counts as a high crime or misdemeanor for impeachment? Justin Amash got it right Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan broke with his fellow Republicans in a series of tweets that suggested President Donald Trump might d
Snopes→ Feud Flares Up Between Joe Biden, Donald Trump
President Trump's recent focus on Biden has surprised both his allies and critics.
Snopes→ No End Seen to Struggle as Mississippi Flood Enters Month 4
More than 500 homes have been damaged in flooding, and farmers are resigning themselves to missing the growing season entirely.
Snopes→ Mueller Says He’s Leaving Justice Department
The statement comes amid demands for Mueller to testify on Capitol Hill about his findings.
Snopes→ Alex Trebek Shares ‘Mind-Boggling’ Cancer Update
The American Cancer Society estimates 3% of patients with stage 4 pancreatic cancer are alive 5 years after being diagnosed.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man on Drugs Did NOT Break Into Pet Shop And Eat 10 Lbs of Dog Food
Did a man on drugs named Wendell Garrison break into a pet shop and eat 10lbs of dog food? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Russian Navy Did NOT Find Extraterrestrial Spaceship Under Arctic Ice
Did the Russian Navy find an extraterrestrial spaceship under the Arctic Ice? No, that's not true: a story making that claim does not point to any verifiable sources and the photo used to illustrate it actually shows the wreckage of a U.S. Nav
Washington Post→ Planned Parenthood’s false stat: ‘Thousands’ of women died every year before Roe
Planned Parenthood's president claims thousands of women died from unsafe abortions before Roe v. Wade. That was out of date decades ago.
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘I Want to Present you as the Beneficiary’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, a senior banker in Turkey wants to present you as the beneficiary of a multi-million dollar fund left in his late client's bank account. The post ‘I Want to Present you as the Beneficiary’ Advance Fee Scam appea
Hoax-Slayer→ Beware of Text Messages Claiming That You Have Won Valuable Prizes
Scammers regularly use phone text messages as a means of gaining new victims. Often, they attempt to lure victims to scam websites by claiming that they have won a prize. The post Beware of Text Messages Claiming That You Have Won Valuable Prizes ap
Hoax-Slayer→ Criminals Continue to Target Netflix Customers Via Phishing Emails
Yet another phishing campaign is targeting Netflix customers. As with previous versions, the scam emails claim that there is a problem with your current billing information. The post Criminals Continue to Target Netflix Customers Via Phishing Emails ap
Snopes→ Can You Tell If a Banana Is “Chemically Ripened” by Looking at It?
If the banana you are looking at came from a supermarket, it’s almost certain to have been ethylene treated anyway.
Snopes→ Did GOP Send Out a ‘Fake Census’ Asking for Campaign Donations?
The RNC has been mailing out fundraising forms disguised as "census" surveys for years.
Snopes→ MacKenzie Bezos Pledges Half Her Fortune to Charity
"I have a disproportionate amount of money to share," she said in her letter.
Snopes→ Colorado Students Photographed for Facial Recognition Study
The research project received funding from U.S. intelligence and military agencies.
Snopes→ Disaster Aid Bill Again Blocked in House by GOP Conservative
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., spoke to reporters at the Capitol after he blocked a unanimous consent vote on a long-awaited $19 billion disaster aid bill.
Snopes→ Avenatti Pleads Not Guilty to Defrauding Stormy Daniels
Avenatti barely spoke during his three appearances before federal judges in New York.
Snopes→ Did the U.S. Government Warn About Bananas Contaminated with Zika?
A junk news website produced yet another scaremongering story intended to provoke well-intentioned sharing on social media.
Snopes→ Navy Reviewing Wearing of Trump Patches Aboard Ship
The military has uniform dress codes and regulations against partisan political acts while in uniform.
Snopes→ Snake Slithers Out of Toilet, Bites Florida Man on Arm
The nonvenomous snake bit the man after he lifted the toilet seat.
Snopes→ Does Mount Everest Have a Human ‘Traffic Jam’?
A remarkable photograph showing a long line near the summit of Mount Everest was met with disbelief from online viewers.
Snopes→ Did Houston Police Arrest a Man Who Killed, Ate 30-Plus People?
A notorious producer of junk news and hoax articles churned out yet another hoax, this time about the fictional "Ivan Fedorovitch Yanukovych."
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the ‘New Congresswoman from Michigan’ Describing ‘What the Enemies of America’ Plan to Do?
On May 26 2019, rock musician turned conservative commentator Ted Nugent shared the following video and caption to his Facebook page: Listen very closely to the new congresswoman from Michigan what the enemies of America believe especially on Memorial
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘We Can Land on the Sun, We Just Have to Go at Night?’
On January 31 2019, a Facebook user shared the following meme (archived here), claiming that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had once said that it was possible to “land on the sun” and “we just have to go at night”: Not only d
Snopes→ Planned Parenthood: Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic May Shut
If the clinic's license is not renewed, the organization said Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Study Did NOT Prove 20% Of American Children ‘Have Never Drank Plain Water’
Did a recent study prove 20% of American children "have never drank plain water"? No, that's not true: a real study about water consumption of children and young adults in the U.S. asked about 8400 of them during surveys between 2011 and 2016
Snopes→ 2 Men Get Prison for Slain Sheep ‘Performance’ at Auschwitz
Organizers of the stunt described their act as an "artistic performance" to protest the wars in Ukraine and Syria. But Polish judges have taken a different view.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: January 28, 2019 Was NOT 42nd Anniversary Of The Vietnam War
Was January 28, 2019 the 42nd anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War? No, that's not true: A viral meme posted on that date on Facebook incorrectly claimed that it was and questioned why no one was acknowledging the anniversary. The Vietnam
Snopes→ Knife-Wielding Man Attacks Schoolgirls in Japan, Killing 2
Most of the victims were students at a Catholic elementary school who were lined up at the bus stop near Noborito Park in the city of Kawasaki when the man began slashing them with knives.
Snopes→ ‘Guardian Angel’ Pigeon Protected Speeder, German Police Say
Thanks to a feathered friend, the driver was spared a speeding ticket.
Snopes→ Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction Across Ohio, Indiana
Fifty-two tornadoes may have touched down across eight states as waves of severe weather swept across the nation's mid-section.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Abortion Law on Fetal Remains
The justices said in an unsigned opinion that the case does not involve limits on abortion rights.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: New Scientific Study Did NOT Suggest Marijuana Could Lead To Homosexuality
Did scientists just discover pot makes you gay? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a site specializing in fictional urban-themed entertainment stories, or as it is also known, made up stuff. The story originated from an article publ
Hoax-Slayer→ Sri Lankan Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya is NOT Dead
In late May 2019, posts mourning the death of former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya began circulating via Twitter and Facebook. The post Sri Lankan Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya is NOT Dead appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.