A viral Facebook meme contains some unflattering statements attributed to the controversial animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Caravan of Central American Asylum-Seekers Demanding Special Treatment?
An annual caravan of people traveling from Central America to the United States to seek asylum and refuge from extreme violence in their home countries has been beset by falsehoods, lies, and disinformation from start to finish — from baseless claim
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Warn Flu Shots Are The Greatest ‘Scam’ In Medical History
Did President Trump warn flu vaccinations are the greatest scam in medical history? No, that's not true: an old article from YourNewsWire (a fake news website that got fact checked so often it had to change its name) was copied by several othe
Snopes→ Sensual Goddess Fresco Discovered in Ancient Pompeii Bedroom
Archaeologists have found in an ancient Pompeii bedroom a fresco depicting a sensual scene of a goddess and swan.
Snopes→ Did Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell ‘Suggest Nuking’ Gun Owners Who Resist Confiscation?
Conservative web sites and commentators pounced on a tweet which the Democratic Congressman insisted was no more than a joke.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Florida’s ‘Neck Guy’ Did NOT Undergo Plastic Surgery To Decrease Neck Size
Did drug suspect Charles Dion Mcdowell get judge-approved surgery to reduce his neck size after his mugshot went viral because his neck seemed to be unusually wide on it? No, that's not true: the surgery part of the story was made up by a kno
Snopes→ Brooklyn Rapper 6ix9ine Indicted on Racketeering Charges
The Brooklyn-based rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, is among four people arrested on racketeering and firearms charges.
Snopes→ Democratic Senators Sue over Whitaker’s Appointment as AG
The complaint asks a judge to declare the appointment unconstitutional and to prevent him from serving as head of the Justice Department.
Snopes→ In Defeat, Abrams Emerges as Leading Voting Rights Advocate
"So let's be clear," Stacey Abrams concluded, "this is not a speech of concession."
Snopes→ Nissan Chair Ghosn Dismissed, Held on Misconduct Charges
It was a stunning development that left employees "bewildered" and fellow executives shocked and will pose a daunting test for the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance, one of the world's biggest automakers.
Snopes→ World Toilet Day Highlights Global Sanitation Crisis
"Half the world needs toilets. They don't have them because the infrastructure is too expensive for governments."
Snopes→ In Year of Democratic Hopes, GOP Comes out on Top in Florida
After a recount dragged on for nearly two weeks, top Democratic candidates in the state came agonizingly close but fell short of their avowed goal.
Snopes→ Browns GM: Team not Discussed Condoleezza Rice as Coach
The Browns' coaching search isn't quite ready to cross gender or diplomatic lines.
Lead Stories→ The Ultimate Christopher Blair and America’s Last Line of Defense Reading List
Yesterday Eli Saslow at the Washington Post wrote a fantastic article about Christopher Blair, a man from Maine who has been trolling conservatives and Trump supporters online for years and occasionally even made a living out of it. Blair's ma
Washington Post→ President Trump’s crowd-size estimates: Increasingly unbelievable
The president loves to inflate his crowd sizes, sometimes adding tens of thousands of people to the count. But the reality is much, much lower.
Snopes→ Giant Wooden Troll Removed in Colorado Could Get New Home
A huge wooden troll that proved to be too popular in a Colorado ski resort town is gone, but it's possible the artwork could find another home.
Snopes→ Another House Win Caps Democratic Rout in California
Democrat Gil Cisneros captured a Republican-held U.S. House seat in Southern California, capping a Democratic rout in which the party picked up six congressional seats in the state.
Snopes→ Were Some Voters’ Absentee Ballots Returned as ‘Undeliverable’?
Reports out of Ohio and Georgia claimed that ballots mailed in government-provided envelopes were rejected by the USPS.
PolitiFact→ Pumpkin pies, pilgrims and pre-existing conditions: PolitiFact’s 2018 Thanksgiving dinner guide
The conversation may start out innocently enough, but there will be hints of what’s to come after the turkey’s been carved. "I love all of you, regardless of your pre-existing conditions." "My, my, you’re getting tall!
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Whistleblower Investigating 2018 Broward County Election Fraud Shot Himself Dead
Did a whistleblower investigating 2018 election fraud shoot himself and was no gun recovered from the scene? No, that's not true: a political website run by a marketing firm ran a story about Beranton J. Whisenant, Jr., a federal prosecutor wh
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘I am the Hacker who Cracked your Email’ Fake Blackmail Sextortion Scam
Supposedly, a hacker created screenshots of you while you were "having fun on web-sites of personal content" (porn sites) and also installed malware that harvested all of your contacts. The post ‘I am the Hacker who Cracked your Em
Internet Archive→ Third Way Discussion on Democrats Looking Ahead to 2020 : CSPAN : November 17, 2018 4:57pm-6:29pm EST
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) joined Third Way for a panel discussion on lessons learned from the 2018 midterm elections and looking ahead for Democrats in 2020. Sponsor: Third Way.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following
Lead Stories→ Fake News: No 12 (or 123) Dead At ‘Gilets Jaunes’ Protests in France
Were 12 (or 123) people killed at the "Gilets Jaunes" protests in France today, and were 2300 people seriously injured? No, that's not true: so far the protests against rising fuel prices have caused one death but a Belgian satire website with
Lead Stories→ Fake News: African Migrant Did NOT Make Mother And Three Daughters Pregnant Before Running Away
Did an African migrant from Senegal seek revenge on his boss in Paris, France by impregnating the wife and three daughters of the man before taking flight? No, that's not true: the story was created by a French website with a well hidden satir
Snopes→ Michael Avenatti Was Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges, And Then Things Got Weird
A Twitter gadfly who was recently involved in an unsuccessful plot to frame Robert Mueller for sexual assault appeared to take credit for the arrest.
Snopes→ Were 53,000 Dead People Found on Florida’s Voter Rolls?
Zombie voters, or zombie claims?
Snopes→ Did Obama Block Fox News Reporters from White House Press Conferences?
Obama's relationship with Fox News was tempestuous to say the least, but none of the network's correspondents was ever banned or ejected from the briefing room.
Snopes→ Are Indonesian Teens Drinking Boiled, Bloody Menstrual Pads to Get “High” in a “New Trend”?
Media outlets have taken a voyeuristic look at child poverty in the poorest parts of Indonesia and repackaged it as a viral “teens do dumb things to get high” story for clicks.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Young People Boiling Menstrual Pads to Get High?
A strange story about Indonesian youths finding a interesting “new” way to get high made the rounds in November 2018: taking sanitary pads, boiling them into a soup, and then drinking the ensuring slurry after it cooled. The pads, the stor
FactCheck.org→ Video: False Florida Recount Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at several dubious claims about voter fraud in Florida. Tapper begins with a claim President Donald Trump made in an interview with the Daily Caller on Nov. 14, in which he accused Democra
FactCheck.org→ FBI Didn’t Reach Conclusion on Kavanaugh Accusations
Q: Did the FBI issue a report that “confirms” that “none” of Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers’ stories were true? A: No. Contrary to false social media claims, the bureau did not reach any conclusion in its background inv
Lead Stories→ Fake News: French Army Not Getting Ready to Stop Demonstration of Yellow Vests
Is the French army preparing to break up roadblocks tomorrow during a planned protest against high fuel prices (by protesters that have taken up yellow safety vests as their sign)? No, that's not true: the protest are real but the "news" about
Snopes→ Were This Fawn and Bobcat Found Huddled Together After a California Wildfire?
Natural disasters do sometimes make for strange bedfellows.
Snopes→ Was Donald Trump the First President in 56 Years Not to Visit Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day?
Presidents sometimes express support for U.S. troops on Veterans Day at places other than Arlington National Cemetery.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Meme Makes Up Trump Jr. ‘Quote’
Q: Did Donald Trump Jr. say, “Let California burn” for voting blue? A: No. That’s a made-up quote from a self-described “parody” site. FULL ANSWER A viral meme falsely claimed that Donald Trump Jr. blamed Californians for the o
Snopes→ Missing-Persons List Tops 600 in Fire-Stricken California
The fast-growing roster of people unaccounted for probably includes some who fled the blaze and do not realize they have been reported missing, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said late Thursday.
Snopes→ Was the ‘Intern’ Who Took Acosta’s Microphone Actually the Deputy Press Secretary?
Who's in charge of the White House press microphone? Internet sleuths muddied the waters.
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Site Spins Falsehoods in Georgia Election
Q: Have provisional ballots been rejected as “duplicates” in Fulton County, Georgia? A: No. A provisional ballot labeled “duplicate” means it has been counted, not rejected. FULL ANSWER More than a week after the midterm el
FactCheck.org→ Deutch Misses Mark in Attack on Scott
Rep. Ted Deutch accused Florida Gov. Rick Scott of “trying to manipulate the outcome of elections,” providing examples that went beyond the facts: Deutch claimed Scott took “the unheard of approach of trying to use his own state police to impoun
Snopes→ Jennie-O Recalling Ground Turkey in Salmonella Outbreak
Regulators did not say how many of those people were exposed to Jennie-O products.