In December 2018, amid massive civil unrest in France, a photograph of a serrated knife hidden in a baguette appeared on social media with a quip that it showed “bladed weapons confiscated from rioters” by Paris police. As of December 6 the
Snopes→ Judge’s Order Didn’t End Family Separations at Border
Despite an executive order and a federal judge's later ruling, immigration officials are allowed to separate a child from a parent in certain cases.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bush, Clinton, Obama Funeral Party Did NOT Trash Air Force One
Did former presidents Bush, Clinton and Obama "thrash" Air Force One after President Trump loaned it to them to transport the body of President George H.W. Bush back home? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Daily Mail Did NOT Confirm O2 Network Problems Due to High Number of Immigrants Calling Home
Did The Daily Mail write that today's outages on the O2 mobile network in the U.K. were to blame on the high number of immigrants calling home? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a satire website. It is not real. The story originate
Snopes→ At a Cemetery, Bones Tossed Like Trash, and Families in Pain
A mass desecration of graves at the cemetery has devastated dozens of families while police determine whether to file criminal charges.
PolitiFact→ A fact-checking milestone: Factcheck.org turns 15
When we launched PolitiFact in 2007, our biggest boost came from a competitor. Our traffic in the first few days was pitifully low. But then we got a wonderful welcome from Brooks Jackson, the director of FactCheck.org, who sent an email to his readers
PolitiFact→ A fact-checking milestone: Factcheck.org turns 15
When we launched PolitiFact in 2007, our biggest boost came from a competitor. Our traffic in the first few days was pitifully low. But then we got a wonderful welcome from Brooks Jackson, the director of FactCheck.org, who sent an email to his readers
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Young Man Did NOT Stab His Best Friend After He Subscribed To T-Series
Did a young man named Jacob Paul stab his friend Mike Doors for subscribing to the wrong Youtube channel? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website that often posts made up articles for entertainment purposes. It is not r
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Boston Man Did NOT Sue Dyson for $2.3 Million, NOT Partially Emasculated By Vacuum Cleaner
Did Matthew Blair, a 47-year-old man from Boston, sue Dyson for $2.3 million after being partially emasculated by a vacuum cleaner? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Teacher on Crystal Meth Did NOT Strip Naked in Class, Bite 2 Students
Did a 37-year old Olympia, Washington teacher named Laura James strip naked in class and bite two students all while under the influence of meth? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a livi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO 500-Pound Woman Facing Animal Abuse Charges, Did NOT Force Great Dane to Have Sex
Did a morbidly obese, 500-pound woman face animal abuse charges after forcing a Great Dane to have sex with her? And did this happen in Youngstown, Ohio or Knoxville, Tennessee (or anywhere else)? No, that's not true: the story was made up by
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Two Altar Boys NOT Arrested For Putting Weed In The Censer-Burner In Santiago de Compostela
Were two altar boys in Santiago de Compostela, Spain arrested for putting weed in the censer burner instead of incense? No, that's not true: a South African website copied a story from a Spanish satire website. It is not real. The story reappe
Snopes→ Documents Show Facebook Used User Data as Competitive Weapon
Facebook called the documents misleading and said the information they contain is "only part of the story."
Snopes→ Did Mexican Authorities Arrest and Torture a U.S. Marine for Accidentally Crossing the Border?
A viral tweet over-simplified a complicated 2014 episode in the context of the 2018 "migrant caravan."
Hoax-Slayer→ TRUE – Animal Rescue Site Promotion Message
Circulating message claims that you can help provide food for abused and neglected animals simply by clicking a button on the Animal Rescue Site. The post TRUE – Animal Rescue Site Promotion Message appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Hoax-Slayer→ No, Morrisons is NOT Giving Away Free £150 Coupons on Facebook
According to a post that is circulating rapidly on Facebook, UK supermarket chain Morrisons is giving Facebook users a free £150 coupon to celebrate Christmas. The post No, Morrisons is NOT Giving Away Free £150 Coupons on Facebook appeared first on
Snopes→ Did Texas Hunters Accidentally Shoot Each Other and Blame Undocumented Immigrants?
A comedy of errors led to the shooting of a hunting guide and his client, with the mishap being blamed on "intruders."
Hoax-Slayer→ GENUINE – Striped Iceberg Photographs
According to a message that has circulated online for more than a decade, attached photographs depict amazing striped icebergs taken in the Antarctic region. The post GENUINE – Striped Iceberg Photographs appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Did a Rape Victim Strip the Skin Off Her Attacker’s Genitals with a Potato Peeler?
A shocking tale of taking the law into one's own hands.
Snopes→ Winston Churchill on Caring What Other People Think of You
Churchill opined about many things, but the impact of aging on how much one cares about what other people think wasn't one of them.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Woman Use Venmo to Send Herself Thousands of Dollars from a Stranger’s Phone?
On November 12, 2018, Twitter user @SydneyShyanneS tweeted a tale about the cash-sharing app Venmo, modern dating, and bar interactions which later became virally popular: this dude has been calling my bar to check the cameras because he asked a girl t
Snopes→ Nation Bids Goodbye to Bush with High Praise, Cannons, Humor
The national funeral service at the cathedral was a tribute to a president, a patriarch and a faded political era that prized military service and public responsibility.
Snopes→ Boy Convinces Town to Scrap Snowball Fight Ban
"I want to be able to throw a snowball without getting in trouble."
Snopes→ Trump Odd Man Out as Presidents Assemble for Bush Funeral
The front-row banter among Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and their spouses came to an uneasy end when President Donald Trump and wife Melania arrived.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Kurt Russell Quote Strikes Again
Quick Take A viral meme falsely attributes a quote supportive of President Donald Trump to movie star Kurt Russell. The actor’s representative has debunked it before. Full Story A number of similar pro-President Donald Trump Facebook pages, seem
Snopes→ Princeton Group Cuts ‘Mermaid’ Song Over ‘Toxic Masculinity’
A student newspaper column claimed the song's message is misogynistic and that too many women have been pulled on stage for unwanted encounters.
Snopes→ Amazon Workers Treated After Bear Repellent Releases Fumes
At least one of the workers was in critical condition. The injured workers were taken to five hospitals, officials said.
Snopes→ Is This a Prescription Written for Elvis One Day Before He Died?
Elvis’s doctor faced immense criticism over his excessive prescription practices, but it's unlikely he would have misspelled his own name on a pad with the wrong zip code.
PolitiFact→ Amy Klobuchar – Amy Klobuchar: Number, rate of children without insurance rises
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Amy Klobuchar: Number, rate of children without insurance rises The uninsurance rate is one of the main barometers for how the country is doing on health care. In that vein, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sounded
PolitiFact→ Amy Klobuchar – Amy Klobuchar: Number, rate of children without insurance rises
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Amy Klobuchar: Number, rate of children without insurance rises The uninsurance rate is one of the main barometers for how the country is doing on health care. In that vein, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sounded
Snopes→ Did Walt Disney’s Will Require His Company’s Movies to Be Remade Every 10 Years?
Do not confuse marketing strategies with the dictates of a long-dead company founder.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's false claim about the cost of illegal immigration
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's false claim about the cost of illegal immigration In a renewed effort to get Democrats to approve money for his border wall, President Donald Trump claimed that the border wall would quickly pay itself
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's false claim about the cost of illegal immigration
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's false claim about the cost of illegal immigration In a renewed effort to get Democrats to approve money for his border wall, President Donald Trump claimed that the border wall would quickly pay itself
FactCheck.org→ The Fake Clinton Quote That Won’t Go Away
Quick Take An old, bogus quote claiming that Hillary Clinton suggested in 2013 that Donald Trump should run for public office is circulating again on Facebook. It’s still not true. Full Story Even after it has been thoroughly debunked, misinform
Snopes→ Is This ‘Before and After’ Image of an Earthquake-Damaged Alaskan Road Real?
Sometimes much smaller road maintenance issues languish for years in an unfixed state, and then there's this.
PolitiFact→ Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness
How to make sense of Michael Flynn's contradictions? He was one of the most distinguished military intelligence officers in a generation. Now he’s the shortest-lived national security adviser in American history after loose-lipped talk with t
PolitiFact→ Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness
How to make sense of Michael Flynn's contradictions? He was one of the most distinguished military intelligence officers in a generation. Now he’s the shortest-lived national security adviser in American history after loose-lipped talk with t
Snopes→ Did 33 Republicans Who Voted to Repeal Obamacare Lose Their Congressional Seats?
Voting to repeal Obamacare may or may not have doomed the re-election chances of many Republicans in Congress.
Climate Feedback→ Climate Feedback receives Special Mention of the Jury for the Best Climate Solutions Award 2018
The Best Climate Solutions Award competition was organized by the CMCC Foundation (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change) and co-produced with the Festival for the Earth, with the intent to reward the best initiatives to communicate about climate
Snopes→ Presidents Club Assembles for Bush Funeral, Trump an Outlier
The death of George H.W. Bush is bringing together the five remaining members of an oh-so-exclusive fraternity — the presidents club.