If approved, the system of just over a mile long would debut by January 2021 at the facility, which hosts more than 1 million people every year.
Snopes→ FDA Allows Treatment of Depression with Club Drug’s Cousin
In the 1990s, the medication was adopted as a party drug by the underground rave culture due to its ability to produce psychedelic, out-of-body experiences.
Snopes→ Family Devastated After Losing 10 Relatives in Tornado
It was the deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. since May 2013.
Washington Post→ Hillary Clinton’s claims about voter suppression in Georgia and Wisconsin
Clinton looks back at 2016, and gets a lot wrong about Wisconsin and Georgia.
Snopes→ Is an Oregon Bill Designed to “Allow Starving Mentally Ill Patients to Death”?
A viral story from 2017 mischaracterized legislation that was signed into law in 2018.
Snopes→ Feds: Forgery Operation Produced Over 10,000 Fake Documents
The "Fraud Doc Ring" was operated by a syndicate based in Oaxaca, Mexico out of a forged-document factory in Woodburn, Oregon.
Hoax-Slayer→ Double Banana ‘Ten Years of Bad Luck’ Prank Post
According to a circulating social media message that features an image depicting a double banana, you will get 5 years of good luck if you repost. The post Double Banana ‘Ten Years of Bad Luck’ Prank Post appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Is Facebook Removing a Photograph of Rashida Tlaib Being Arrested?
If you encounter something on a social network, then it hasn't been removed.
FactCheck.org→ Old and New Claims in Trump’s CPAC Address
In a two-hour address to the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 2, President Donald Trump made questionable and false claims about the fight against ISIS, tariffs and African American income. He also repeated a bevy of claims we’v
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Facts on Obama, Flint
Quick Take Social media posts distort the facts to misleadingly claim that President Barack Obama “declared Flint water crisis a National Emergency and never fixed it.” Full Story After President Donald Trump declared a national emergen
Snopes→ California Won’t Charge Officers Who Killed Stephon Clark
Stephon Clark was shot seven times on March 18, 2018, and his killing prompted protests in California's capital city and across the U.S.
Snopes→ 3 Get Prison in College Basketball Recruiting Scandal
Former Adidas executive James Gatto, business manager Christian Dawkins and Merl Code, a former Adidas consultant, were convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for funneling illegal payments to families of recruits.
Snopes→ Teen Tells Senate Why He Defied His Mom to Get Vaccinated
He told lawmakers it's important "to inform people about how to find good information" and to remind them how dangerous these diseases really are.
PolitiFact→ Sherrod Brown – Do 70% of the benefits from Trump's tax law benefit the wealthiest 1%, as Sen. Sherrod Brown says?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Do 70% of the benefits from Trump's tax law benefit the wealthiest 1%, as Sen. Sherrod Brown says? U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says he will decide by the end of March whether he will run for president in 2020. In the
Snopes→ Trump Blasts Omar’s Israel Remarks; Dems Condemn All Bigotry
It was the latest chapter in a series of clashes between Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar and American supporters of Israel in Washington.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘All the Technology in the World Won’t Let Us Build a Wall in the Mountains’?
On February 22 2019, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) shared the following meme (archived here), purporting to quote Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the feasibility of building walls across mountains in an apparent reference to the United States border: Kin
Snopes→ AMA, Planned Parenthood Challenge Trump Family-Planning Rule
The new Trump administration rule is scheduled to take effect in 60 days, but implementation is likely to be delayed by litigation.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Real Momo Videos,’ Viral Hoaxes, and Ostension
In the aftermath of the March 2019 U.S. media frenzy surrounding the Momo challenge, a number of “real Momo videos” have opportunistically surfaced and quickly racked up large share counts. We came across several of the likely many survivi
Snopes→ ‘Happy Thoughts’ Helped Lost California Girls Survive Ordeal
Leia Carrico, 8, and her 5-year-old sister Caroline, were lost in a dense Northern California forest for nearly two days.
Snopes→ Border Agents Using Firearms at a Lower Rate
The decrease comes as fewer people are crossing the border illegally and after the agency overhauled how force should be deployed at the border.
Snopes→ Man Finds Father’s Body in Alabama Tornado Wreckage
"It looks like someone almost just took a giant knife and scraped the ground," the sheriff said.
Snopes→ Hillary Clinton Rules Out 2020 Rematch with Donald Trump
The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez Did NOT Tweet a Press Release Demanding Return of Heroic ISIS Mother from Alabama — Did NOT Say She Was Bigger Hero Than Our Veterans Either
Did Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez tweet out a press release demanding President Trump be blocked from stopping the return of a heroic Alabama mother from ISIS and did she claim this woman was "more of a hero than our veterans"? No, that's not true:
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Fake Being Deaf and Dumb for 62 Years to Avoid Listening to Wife
Did 84-year old Barry Dawson from Waterbury, Connecticut fake being deaf and dumb for 62 years to avoid having to listen to his wife? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publish
Lead Stories→ Christopher Blair Launches New Snopes & DeadState Parody Sites
It appears the feud between Snopes and self-described internet troll Christopher Blair keeps on going: earlier this week he took to Facebook to announce a new parody website that explicitly takes aim at fact checking website Snopes by using a
Washington Post→ What is socialism?
President Trump and his allies are constantly warning about the perils of "socialism" in America. Here's a guide for readers.
Snopes→ Hillary Clinton Says She Won’t Run for President in 2020
Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020 but vows she's "not going anywhere."
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Firefighters DID NOT Suffer Neurological Damage After Contact With 5G Cell Towers
Did firefighters in Northern California suffer neurological damage after contact with 5G cell towers? No, despite claims in several trending reports there is no "new university study" or other scientific evidence to support the claim that inst
Snopes→ Second Man Seems to Be Free of AIDS Virus After Stem Cell Transplant
Researchers say a London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant. It's the second such success since "Berlin patient" Timothy Ray Brown more than a decade ago.
Snopes→ $1.5 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Claimed in South Carolina
Lottery officials have announced that a South Carolina resident had stepped forward to claim the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot from last October — the largest jackpot payout to a single winner in U.S. history — but elected to remain anonymous.
Snopes→ ‘It’s Pure Hell’: Hurricane Michael Leaves Housing Crisis
Some people are still homeless more than four months after Hurricane Michael screamed ashore with 155-mph winds, rendering uninhabitable thousands of houses.
Snopes→ House Democrats Launch Aggressive New Trump Probe
The broad investigation could be setting the stage for an impeachment effort.
Snopes→ Oregon Man Snowed in with Taco Sauce Grateful for Rescue
Over the years, many people have gotten stranded on Oregon's snowbound rural roads — and the outcome isn't always so good.
Truth or Fiction?→ #911 Facebook Green Line or Snitch Meme
A long-circulating Facebook status meme of indeterminate claims that typing #911 in a comment will generate a green line or green bar, confirming that the user commenting is “not a snitch.” Variations of the meme (which date back to March
Snopes→ Is This an Eagle Catching a Drone?
The only thing missing from this photograph is context.
Snopes→ Was a Pixie Skeleton Discovered in the Rocky Mountains?
A convincing depiction of a pixie skeleton had some social media users curious about real-life fairies.
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on the Born-Alive Debate
Republicans and Democrats traded accusations on the topic of abortion after a “born-alive” bill failed in the Senate. Democrats say the legislation was unnecessary and aimed at restricting access to legal abortion, while Republicans say it was ab
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's two-hour speech at CPAC
President Donald Trump spoke to an enthusiastic audience at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference in Washington over the weekend. During his 2-hour-plus speech, Trump revisited many points from his political rallies. He stayed on relat
Snopes→ UK Royals to Block Internet Trolls on Social Media Sites
Britain's royal family warned Monday that it will block internet trolls posting offensive messages on its social media channels — and may report offenders to police.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘What If the Government Funded Adoptions Instead of Abortions?’
During ongoing national debate about a new abortion law in New York in February 2019, a Facebook user shared a meme with a photograph of an infant atop an American flag, bearing the following caption: WHAT IF THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED ADOPTIONS INSTEAD O