In March 2019, the following meme appeared (archived here), containing a claim that Brooke Shields had been photographed suggestively for Playboy magazine when she was just ten years old: The image featured a heavily made-up small girl who looked q
Snopes→ Are Chicken Nuggets Made From Feathers Heading to Store Shelves?
Some readers were a little confused, or maybe just grossed out, about a potential future food.
Snopes→ Trump Signed Bibles. Heresy? Many Religious Leaders Say No
President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.
Snopes→ Decline in Readers, Ads Leads Hundreds of Newspapers to Fold
More than 1,400 cities and towns across the U.S. have lost a newspaper over the past 15 years, according to an Associated Press analysis.
Snopes→ A Shredded Book, a Passport: What 157 Victims Left Behind
Searchers in white gloves and canvas shoes picked their way through the scattered remains of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302.
Snopes→ Trump Reviving His Border Wall Fight with New Budget Request
In seeking $8.6 billion for more than 300 miles of new border wall, the budget request would more than double the $8.1 billion already potentially available to the president for the wall after he declared a national emergency.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Catholic Church Did NOT Introduce Burka For Altar Servers
Did the Catholic Church announce that it was introducing burkas for altar servers? No, it is a satirical report published by a California website that specializes in social commentary through satire. The claim that the church is planning to ad
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Was NOT Fired From Hot Dog On A Stick In 2008 For Incompetence
Was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired from Hot Dog on a Stick in 2008 for incompetence? No, that's not true: a meme making that claim uses an actual 2008 photo of a Hot Dog on a Stick worker named "Stephanie" but at the time Ocasio-Cortez was in
Washington Post→ President Trump stretches others’ comments to claim ‘no collusion’
Trump is miscasting various comments by Richard Burr, Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort's attorney and the judge who sentenced Manafort.
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Private Investor Seeking Partnership’ Scam Email
This email claims to be a person who has a lucrative investment fund proposal to discuss with you. The post ‘Private Investor Seeking Partnership’ Scam Email appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kenya: Authorities Did NOT Release Barack Obama’s ‘Real’ Birth Certificate
Did Kenyan authorities release former U.S. President Barack Obama's "real" birth certificate? No, this is a fake report pubished initially by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving
Snopes→ As Newspapers Close, Role of Government Watchdog Disappears
Newspapers are closing or being consolidated at an astounding rate, often leaving behind what researchers label as news deserts — towns and even entire counties that have no consistent local media coverage.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Muslim Figure Did NOT Say "We must have Pork-Free Menus Or We Will Leave U.S."
Did a "Muslim Figure" demand pork-free menus and did she threaten to leave the U.S. if the request wasn't complied with? No, that's not true: the story has been repeated over and over again by dozens of websites using pictures of several diffe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Picture Does NOT Show Muslim Women in Michigan With `Down With USA´ Written On Their Hands
Was a picture showing Muslim women with "Down With USA" written on their hands really takein in Michigan? No, the image is from Iran. The caption on the image is incorrect, it reads: This is not the Middle-East where America is hated and musl
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Millennials Are NOT Getting The Bernie 2020 Logo Tattooed On Their Face
Are millenials getting their face tattooed with the Bernie 2020 logo as a show of support? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a righ-leaning satire website, it is not true. The story originated from an article published on March 8,
Snopes→ Emoji Gods Approve Skin-Tone Options for Couples of Color
The emoji gods (known as the Unicode Consortium) recently approved the additions in characters technically referred to as people “holding hands.”
Snopes→ Japanese Woman Honored by Guinness as Oldest Person at 116
The global authority on records officially recognized Kane Tanaka in a ceremony at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka, in Japan's southwest.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump on Deficits
In this week’s video, CNN’s Jake Tapper explains that federal deficits are rising rather than “coming down,” as President Donald Trump claimed. On Feb.19, Trump said, “I don’t know if you noticed, but deficits seem to
Snopes→ Are IV Drug Users Cleaning Needles by Poking Toilet Paper Rolls?
A single, unverified Facebook post is never a good reason to panic.
Snopes→ Did a Man Fake Being Deaf and Dumb for 62 Years to Avoid Listening to His Wife?
There have to be easier ways to ensure domestic tranquility.
Snopes→ FDA Approves 1st Immunotherapy Drug to Treat Breast Cancer
Mount Sinai breast cancer specialist Dr. Amy Tiersten in New York called it "tremendously exciting news."
Snopes→ Smollett Indicted on 16 Counts Stemming from Reported Attack
Chicago police said Smollett recruited two men to stage the attack because he was upset with his pay on the Fox show. Smollett has denied playing a role in the attack.
FactCheck.org→ A Falsehood About Chicago’s CityKey ID Cards
Quick Take Viral social media posts have revived a false claim regarding a Chicago ID card program. The CityKey cards do not allow noncitizens to vote; that is still illegal. Full Story Before Chicago rolled out a new municipal ID program last spring
Snopes→ Actor Jan-Michael Vincent, Known for ‘Airwolf,’ Dies at 73
His surfer-like demeanor was overshadowed at times by his troubled personal life.
FactCheck.org→ Apprehensions Not ‘On Track’ to Exceed 1 Million
President Donald Trump tweeted that the U.S. is “on track to APPREHEND more than one million people coming across the Southern Border this year.” That’s not the case, based on the number of apprehensions so far this fiscal or calenda
Truth or Fiction?→ Will Michael Jackson’s Body Be Exhumed?
On March 7 2019, pop culture and media sites published a virally popular article (archived here) claiming that pop superstar Michael Jackson’s body may be exhumed: Express.co.uk is reporting that at least 11 new people are accusing Michael Jac
Snopes→ GOP State Lawmakers Approve ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bans
A fetal heartbeat is generally detectable at around six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant.
Snopes→ Women’s National Soccer Team Players Sue for Equitable Pay
The action comes just three months before the team will defend its title at the Women's World Cup in France.
Truth or Fiction?→ Will Earth Lose Two-Thirds of its Animals by 2020?
In early March 2019, a Facebook user shared a screenshot (archived here) of a tweet sent the same day, which admonished followers of a scandal involving the Kardashian family. That post claimed that while readers were busy on Kardashian gossip, two-t
Snopes→ Is This President Trump’s Report Card from Fordham University?
If we gave report cards for social media hoaxes, this one would probably get an "F."
PolitiFact→ Jay Inslee – Fact-checking presidential candidate Jay Inslee on climate change and 'the worst air in the world'
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Fact-checking presidential candidate Jay Inslee on climate change and 'the worst air in the world' Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, one of the Democrats running for president in 2020, has made climate change the cen
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump is wrong that Obama White House refused to turn over documents in congressional probes
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Trump is wrong that Obama White House refused to turn over documents in congressional probes President Donald Trump recently offered some inaccurate remarks to reporters about the congressional invest
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Fordham University Transcript Showing Trump 1.28 GPA Is Obvious Forgery
Did President Donald J. Trump's report card or transcript from his days at Fordham University leak and does it show a paltry 1.28 GPA? No, that's not true: the image that went viral in early March 2019 is an obvious forgery. An example of the
Washington Post→ Would ‘every small dollar donated’ be matched 6-to-1 under the House Democratic plan?
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) attacked H.R. 1, the centerpiece of House Democratic efforts to change election funding and practices.
Snopes→ Holocaust Survivor Says Teens in Swastika Photo Apologized
When the students saluted the swastika at the party last weekend, "they didn't realize what it really meant," she said. "They just thought it was a joke."
Snopes→ Ex-Trump Campaign Boss Manafort Sentenced to 47 Months
The sentence caps the only jury trial following indictments stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. It was not related to Manafort's role in Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Snopes→ New Disney Area to Immerse Parkgoers in a Star Wars Story
“You will not think you’re in a theme park. Every cast member will be in character, the food and beverage and language will be in story."
Snopes→ Did a Brave Millennial Sell His Testicles to Raise Money for Bernie’s 2020 Campaign?
"There have been numerous millennials who have sold their organs such as kidneys, liver parts, skin grafts and hundreds of thousands of gallons of blood."
Snopes→ New Disney Star Wars Theme Park Lands Set Opening Dates
The Millennium Falcon is blasting off from Disneyland on May 31 with the opening of the California theme park's massive Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge expansion.
Snopes→ Vermont Town Elects Goat as Honorary Mayor
During its time as mayor, Lincoln will be expected to attend local events, such as marching in the Memorial Day parade wearing a custom-made sash.