The aquarium called it a "learning moment."
Snopes→ Pope: Church Will ‘Never Again’ Cover Up Clergy Sex Abuse
Francis' demand that abusers turn themselves in to face "human justice" was significant, and echoed his previous demands for mafia bosses and corrupt politicians to convert.
Snopes→ Trump Call with Turkish Leader Led to US Pullout from Syria
President Trump rejected the advice of his top aides and agreed to a withdrawal in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Snopes→ Death Toll in Czech Mine Explosion Increases to 13
The explosion occurred about 2,600 feet underground.
Climate Feedback→ Climate misinformation video reaches broad audience with help from Youtube recommendation algorithm
YouTube’s recommendation algorithm recently began promoting a video about climate change on dozens of popular Youtube channel; the video has been promoted to between 300,000 and 2,000,000 people according to AlgoTransparency. That video (which cu
Climate Feedback→ Popular “Friends of Science” video promoted by Youtube presents long list of climate myths
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This video of a talk by author and speaker Steve Goreham, posted by the YouTube channel “Friends of Science” has been viewed over 250,000 times and has been widely promoted by Youtube recently. In it, G
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Farmer Did NOT Lose Penis After Calf Bites It Off
Did a farmer in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (or anywhere else) lose his penis after a calf bit it off? No, that's not true: a fake news website pretending to be CBS News published the story but the site is the latest in a long string of sites all im
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrats Did NOT Cave, Did NOT Authorize Full Funding Of Wall To Avoid Shutdown
Did the Democrats cave and authorize full funding of president Donald Trump's border wall project? No, that's not true, the political struggle over the budget is still going on. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to
Washington Post→ President Trump has made 7,546 false or misleading claims over 700 days
Just on one day before the midterm elections, Nov. 5, Trump made 139 false or misleading claims
Snopes→ Is California Considering a Tax on Breathing?
There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and satire.
Snopes→ Did a Survey Reveal That People Want a ‘Gender Neutral’ Santa Claus?
A survey by a graphic-design company may not accurately represent the views of the public at large.
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Your Order Has Been Processed’ Malware Email
This email, which purports to be a 'payment accepted" notification from an online store, claims that your order has been processed. The post ‘Your Order Has Been Processed’ Malware Email appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ House GOP Approves Trump’s Wall Money as Shutdown Looms
The House voted largely along party lines, 217-185, after GOP leaders framed the vote as a slap-back to Nancy Pelosi.
Snopes→ Did a GoFundMe Campaign to Fund a Border Wall Raise Millions of Dollars Within a Few Days?
In the midst of a budget standoff between Congressional Democrats and the White House, some Americans sought to take matters into their own hands.
Snopes→ Inmate Hitches Ride with Officer, Goes Back to Jail
A jail inmate who escaped from authorities and tried hitchhiking along a highway didn't enjoy freedom for long.
Snopes→ Veteran Draws Millions in Donations for Trump’s Border Wall
Meanwhile, an opposing GoFundMe fundraiser was created to raise money for "ladders to get over Trump's wall."
Lead Stories→ Fake News: GoFundme Wall Donations NOT To Be Diverted to Climate Change Programs
Will all the donations made to the GoFundMe campaign to build a wall on the Southern border of the United States get redirected to climate change programs? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to
Lead Stories→ Fake News: ‘Braveheart’ NOT To Get All-Female Reboot Starring Lena Dunham
Is Paramount Pictures planning to release an all-female reboot of the classic 1995 movie Braveheart? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed satire website, it is not real. Despite that it went viral anyway, likely b
Snopes→ Mattis Leaving as Pentagon Chief After Clashes with Trump
Trump said on Twitter that a new secretary will be named soon.
Snopes→ Did Justin Trudeau Transfer Canadian Border Control to the United Nations?
News spread on social media accused the Canadian prime minister of breaching Canadian sovereignty.
FactCheck.org→ False Claim Targets Muslim Congresswomen-Elect
Quick Take Facebook posts shared by thousands of people make the unsupported assertion that “3 Muslim congress women” are refusing to uphold the Constitution. Full Story The 116th Congress, which will convene next month, will include a rec
Snopes→ Is Tooka Pizinistee the First Woman to Lead a Muslamic Congregation in the USA?
If the U.S. Congress sees such a congregation, it probably won't be lead by Lady Gaga.
PolitiFact→ What can we expect during a government shutdown?
A government shutdown looms, as President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress skirmish over funding for a border wall between the United States and Mexico. If a shutdown occurs, it would be the third in the span of a year, following tw
PolitiFact→ What can we expect during a government shutdown?
A government shutdown looms, as President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress skirmish over funding for a border wall between the United States and Mexico. If a shutdown occurs, it would be the third in the span of a year, following tw
Snopes→ Was Kelly Clarkson Fired from ‘The Voice’?
Genuine news articles typically don't contain plugs for scammy diet pills.
Snopes→ Did the Trump Administration Auction Off 150,000 Acres of Public Land for Fracking?
Activists warned that the Bureau of Land Management was ignoring scientific evidence in opening the land up to business interests.
Snopes→ Yemeni Mom Overcomes Travel Ban to Finally Hold Dying Son
Citizens from Yemen and four other mostly Muslim countries, along with North Korea and Venezuela, are restricted from coming to the United States under the travel ban enacted under President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ Conservatives Warn Trump Not to Retreat on Border Wall
President Trump's critics worry that the unfilled pledge for a U.S.-Mexico border wall could hamper his re-election campaign.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Viral ‘Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap’ Video Real?
On December 17, 2018 YouTube content creator and former NASA engineer Mark Rober shared a video called “Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap,” which purportedly showed the aftermath of a glitter bomb deployment on unwitting porch pirates wh
Snopes→ 2 Little Pigs ‘Pardoned’ Ahead of Miami Christmas Eve Feasts
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he was instituting a new holiday tradition when he pardoned little pigs Layla and Luna outside a Miami restaurant.
Snopes→ Was a Newly-Discovered Species of Amphibian Given the Name ‘Dermophis Donaldtrumpi’?
Reports in December 2018 referred to a recently discovered "blind creature that buries its head in the sand."
Snopes→ Judge Declines to Throw Out Harvey Weinstein Criminal Case
Judge James Burke ruled that Weinstein's claims of prosecutorial misconduct had "no basis." He also denied Weinstein's request for an evidentiary hearing.
Snopes→ Travelers Face Chaos as Drones Shut London’s Gatwick Airport
All incoming and outgoing flights were suspended, and the airport's two terminals were jammed with thousands of weary travelers.
Snopes→ Putin Issues Chilling Warning on Rising Nuclear War Threat
Speaking at his annual news conference, Putin warned that if the U.S. puts intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Russia will be forced to take countermeasures.
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2018
Summary For the fourth year in a row, Donald Trump dominates our list of the whoppers of the year. Before he entered politics as a presidential candidate in 2015, we had never singled out one person as the most egregious teller-of-falsehoods in these y
FactCheck.org→ The Viral Spiral of 2018
Summary All this month, we’re celebrating 15 years of holding politicians accountable. We’ve been writing about false and misleading viral claims for nearly as long. Early on, we mostly fact-checked viral messages in the form of chain email
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Mike Huckabee Tweet About the Clinton Foundation Real?
Following news on December 18, 2018 that the Trump Foundation would close, a tweet attributed to former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in which he appeared to think that the Clinton Foundation was closing circulated in screenshots on social media. In
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Muslim Somali Sex Gang Did NOT Say Raping White British Children Was Part of Their Culture
Did members of a "Muslim Somali sex gang" responsible for grooming and raping several underage girls claim that raping white British children was part of their culture? No, that's not true: a Macedonian fake news site embellished an actual cla
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn’t Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It
With a proposed government funding bill not putting money into President Trump's border wall, he's now talking about different ways to complete his long-promised project.(Image credit: Guillermo Arias)
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn’t Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It
With a proposed government funding bill not putting money into President Trump's border wall, he's now talking about different ways to complete his long-promised project.(Image credit: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images)