The studio calls it the world’s first vertical theme park.
Snopes→ Kenyan Author, LGBT Activist Binyavanga Wainaina Dies at 48
He helped to create tolerance for the LGBT community by coming out publicly as gay in Kenya, a country where laws still criminalize homosexual behavior.
Snopes→ New Sea Dragon Habitat is Among World’s Largest
"They look like something out of this world."
Snopes→ Is Vaping ‘Linked’ to Brain Damage, Narrow Arteries, and Lung Damage?
A blog post selling detox solutions does not a peer-reviewed, scientific study make -- but we took a look at its claims anyway.
Snopes→ Anti-Groping Smartphone App is Popular in Japan
Women in crowded trains and other public places in Japan often face sexual harassment, but are typically too afraid to call out.
Snopes→ Vocal Democrats Pressing Pelosi as Impeachment Talk Swells
A growing number of rank-and-file House Democrats have confronted House Speaker Pelosi and pushed her and other leaders to act.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Study Did NOT Reveal Children Get Most of Their Genes From Their Maternal Grandmother
Did a study reveal children get most of their genes from their maternal grandmother? No, that's not true: a recent viral article is making several claims that go directly against everything science has learned about human inheritance based on
Snopes→ Fake News Changes Shape as EU Heads Into Elections
Fake news has evolved beyond the playbook used by Russian trolls in the U.S. election.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Panel of 16 Judges Did NOT Agree Barr Has Enough to Indict Clinton and Obama
Did a panel of 16 judges agree Attorney General Barr has enough to indict Clinton and Obama? 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 nee
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Screenshot Showing President Trump Going Ballistic On Fox And Friends Is NOT Real
Did President Donald Trump go ballistic on Fox and Friends and is there a screenshot to prove it? No, that's not true: the screenshot is digitally manipulated. An image purporting to be a screenshot from Fox and Friends falsely quotes Presiden
Washington Post→ Katrina Pierson tweeted about Gaza. The video she posted was filmed 2,000 miles away.
Senior Trump campaign adviser Katrina Pierson tweeted a video captioned “Rockets fired into Israel from Gaza" during a violent uptick along the border between Israel and Gaza. But the video wasn't from Gaza and wasn't filmed in 2019.
Snopes→ Did President Trump ‘Go Ballistic’ on ‘Fox and Friends’?
"The Trump quote going around today is a poorly done Photoshop."
Lead Stories→ Fake News: James Comey Did NOT Vote Communist While Cold War Was Raging
Did former FBI Director James Comey vote communist during the cold war? No, that's not true: Comey told an interviewer in 2003 that he voted for Democrat Jimmy Carter for president in 1980 -- the first election he was old enough to cast a ball
Snopes→ Mexicans Buy Fake Cellphones to Hand Over in Muggings
Armed robberies have gotten so common aboard buses in Mexico City that commuters have come up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying fake cellphones, to hand over to thieves instead of their real smartphones.
Snopes→ Did Disney Acquire Pornhub?
Some QAnon conspiracy theorists were apparently taken by a bit of satire.
Snopes→ Did Statesville, NC, Try to Stop Camping World from Flying the U.S. Flag?
The company's CEO Marcus Lemonis told Snopes.com, "We will not be taking the flag down under any circumstances ... Never going to happen."
Snopes→ Officer Says He Inflated Charge Against Eric Garner
Officer Justin Damico testified that paperwork he filled out exaggerated the seriousness of Eric Garner's suspected crime.
Snopes→ Does a 1996 U.S. Law Say Non-Citizens Who Vote Must Be Deported?
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 deemed non-citizens convicted of voting unlawfully to be "deportable."
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong that Joe Biden abandoned Scranton
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump wrong that Joe Biden abandoned Scranton At a rally in Montoursville, Pa., President Donald Trump took issue with the Pennsylvania cred of former Vice President Joe Biden, one of his possible 2020
Snopes→ Cuccinelli Joining Trump Administration in Immigration Role
The hire comes as Trump is struggling with a migrant surge at the southern border that is straining federal resources.
Snopes→ Residents Describe Terror, Confusion During RV Park Shooting
Residents said Arrowhead Park had been quiet and safe prior to the shooting that left one officer dead and two others wounded.
Snopes→ At Abortion Clinics, New Laws Sow Confusion, Uncertainty
None of the laws has taken effect, and all are expected to be blocked while legal challenges work their way through the courts.
Snopes→ Lawyer, Vintner Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case
They are among 14 parents who have agreed to plead guilty.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Picture Does NOT Show Trump Rally in Pennsylvania, Actually Shows 1969 Woodstock Festival
Is a picture being shared on social media with a caption that it is not Woodstock really a view of yesterday's Trump rally in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: the picture actually does show the 1969 Woodstock festival. An example of a post (
Snopes→ Is This Katie McCormick’s Gravestone from the 1870s?
A young woman's death from a reported botched abortion in the late 1800s still resonates with many people today.
PolitiFact→ Steve Bullock – Fact-checking Steve Bullock on decline of the American Dream
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Fact-checking Steve Bullock on decline of the American Dream Montana Gov. Steve Bullock -- a late entry into the Democratic race for the 2020 presidential nomination -- decried the withering of the American dre
Snopes→ What Are Those Bizarre ‘Bathe in My Milk’ Photographs About?
"Is there really a granny standing by with a gallon of the good stuff?"
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Joe Biden Was Not Given Demonstration Of Guillotines During 4 Day Tour Of REX 84 FEMA Camps
Was Joe Biden given a demonstration of guillotines during a tour of REX 84 FEMA camps? No, that's not true: The photo purportedly depicting the former U.S. vice president with a guillotine is a digitally-doctored image using a photo of the "Ch
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a 1989 ‘U.N. Predicts Disaster if Global Warming Not Checked’ Article Authentic?
On May 14 2019, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot (archived here), purportedly showing a 1989 Associated Press item prognosticating “disaster” by the year 2000 if “global warming” remained unchecked: In the scree
Snopes→ US Delay to Huawei Ban Gives Tech Sector Time to Adjust
The ban on selling technology to Huawei, the world's biggest maker of mobile network gear and the No. 2 smartphone brand, will be delayed by 90 days.
FactCheck.org→ Unverified Teddy Roosevelt ‘Quotation’ Lives On
Quick Take Viral social media posts attribute a quotation about how “to anger” a conservative and a liberal to President Theodore Roosevelt. But there’s no evidence he ever said it. Full Story A popular meme revived on social media puts
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ocasio-Cortez And Omar Did NOT Vow To Remove Senior’s ‘Entitlements’, Social Security/Medicare
Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar vow to remove entitlements like social security and Medicare from seniors? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and
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
Snopes→ ‘Instincts Just Took Over’: Coach Describes Stopping Gunman
Former football star Keanon Lowe said he managed to get the gun away from the student and pass it to a teacher while Lowe held down the student with his other hand.
Snopes→ Documents Offer Rare Look Inside Syrian Government Crackdown
When protests erupted in March 2011 in Syria — in part inspired by Arab Spring — the government responded with a violent crackdown.
Snopes→ McGahn to Defy Subpoena for Testimony, Face Contempt Vote
Former White House counsel Donald McGahn was a key figure in Mueller's investigation, describing ways in which the president sought to curtail that federal probe.
Snopes→ New Coke, From 1985, Makes Comeback with ‘Stranger Things’
Coca-Cola drinkers will get a chance to relive one of the company’s darker chapters as New Coke makes a comeback under a partnership with the Netflix drama “Stranger Things."
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump NOT Planning Mass Arrests, Military Tribunals for Deep State Traitors
Is an "Emergency report" correctly predicting President Trump is planning mass arrest and military tribunals for "deep state traitors" based on some cited documents? No, that's not true: the story is at least half a year old by now so it is no
Washington Post→ No, maternal mortality did not spike in Texas after funding cuts to abortion clinics
More than a year ago, revised numbers showed that the Texas maternal mortality rate was not as high as previously believed. But the news apparently has not reached Congress.
Snopes→ Does the U.S. Government Subsidize Viagra?
Attempts to make political points by bringing up DoD spending on erectile dysfunction drugs don't tell the whole story.