Q: Did Rep. Nancy Pelosi tell Democrats to lie to get elected? A: No. She said Democratic candidates who oppose her becoming House speaker again should “do whatever you have to do,” as long as they win. FULL ANSWER As the 2018 midterm
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Office Of Oakland Councilman George "Big Boy" O’Dowd NOT Raided By Police
Was the office of Oakland councilman George "Big Boy" O'Dowd raided by police and were thousands of fake social security cards, driver's licenses and voter registration forms discovered, all in Spanish? No, that's not true: the story was made
Snopes→ Were ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ Characters Created to Represent Different Mental Disorders?
A popular theory holds that the characters in 'Winnie-the-Pooh' stories each represents a different mental disorder, but that was not the intention of author A.A. Milne.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: British Girl NOT Refused Entry To The UK After Holiday As Passport Photo Has Dog Ears
Was 25-year-old Michelle Garridge from Leigh-on-Sea in Essex refused re-entry into the United Kingdom because her passport photo had dog ears on it from an Instagram filter? No, that's not true: the entire story was made up by a satirical web
Snopes→ Mississippi Could Re-Examine 1959 Racial Killing of Teenager
The black teen's slaying has never drawn much attention, even as federal and state authorities in the past 15 years have re-opened investigations of racially motivated killings from the civil rights era.
Snopes→ Did African-American Drivers Comprise 100% of the Traffic Arrests in Polk County, Iowa?
An activist organization mistakenly reported a Des Moines police officer's 2017 traffic arrests were of exclusively African-American suspects.
Snopes→ Did a Florida Judge Give Vastly Different Sentences to Two Men, Whose Only Difference Was Their Race?
A viral meme, based on a piece of investigative journalism, left out some important context in the cases of Chase Legleitner and Lamar Lloyd.
Snopes→ Jon Stewart Helps Aid Goats Found on New York Subway Tracks
A train operator on alerted headquarters about “two very baaaaad boys” along the N Line in Brooklyn.
Snopes→ Logic Stages Immigrant Protest At VMAs with Parents, Kids
The children, including some younger ones who appeared intimidated by the crowd, stood in a line as a "human wall."
Snopes→ Toddlers Survive Alone for Days After Car Wreck Kills Mother
Investigators believe the wreck happened two days earlier and that the older boy was able to climb out of the wreckage.
Snopes→ Confederate Statue on UNC Campus Toppled by Protesters
Protesters appeared to outwit officers by splitting into two groups.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malema Did NOT Say Whites Should Not Be Allowed in Shopping Malls
Did South African politician Julius Malema say white people should not be allowed in shopping malls? No, that's not true: the story was published by a satire website but the satire disclaimer of the site is hidden away on a different page so i
Snopes→ Officials Believe Body of Iowa Student Mollie Tibbetts Found
No information has been released about where the body was found.
Snopes→ Microsoft Uncovers More Russian Attacks Ahead of Midterms
The company said a hacking group tied to the Russian government created fake internet domains that appeared to spoof two conservative organizations: the Hudson Institute and the International Republican Institute.
Snopes→ MTV VMAs Was a Shocking Event, For the Wrong Reasons
MTV seemed to send a message: You're punished for not showing up and rewarded for attending.
Snopes→ Los Angeles Authorities Looking Into Asia Argento Allegation
Authorities said Monday that they are looking into sexual assault allegations by a young actor against Italian actress Asia Argento.
Snopes→ US Deports Former Nazi Camp Guard, 95, to Germany
The White House says that a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard has been deported to Germany, 14 years after a judge ordered his expulsion.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man NOT Rushed To Hospital After Eating 413 Chicken Nuggets at McDonald’s
Was 25-year-old Anthony Thomas paralyzed after eating 413 chicken nuggets at McDonald's while trying to break his personal record? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents tales of bizarre crimes, weird sex
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 700 Bodies of Alleged "Harvested Children" NOT Found in Malaysia
Were 700 dead children found in Malaysia and were they the victims of organ harvesting? No, that's not true. A 2016 hoax featuring gruesome photos of dead children (including one packed in a cardboard box wrapped up in tape) keeps being circ
Washington Post→ Rudy Giuliani’s Pinocchio-laden interview on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’
The president's lawyer falsely says Donald Trump Jr. had no idea he was going to meet with a Russian government representative
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake ‘Farm Machinery’ Invoice Links to Macro Malware
This email, which purports to be from a farm machinery company, urges you to click a link to view full invoice details. Supposedly, the invoice email was generated via the business and accounting service MYOB. The post Fake ‘Farm MachineryR
Hoax-Slayer→ Celebrity Giveaway Scams Continue to Target Facebook Users
An increasingly common scammer tactic is to create fake Facebook Pages that claim to be associated with various high-profile celebrities. The post Celebrity Giveaway Scams Continue to Target Facebook Users appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Colorado Man Charged with Murder Says Wife Killed Daughters
A Colorado man told police that he killed his pregnant wife in "a rage" when he discovered she had strangled their two daughters after he sought a separation.
Snopes→ Did Chelsea Clinton Say Legalizing Abortion Added Trillions to the Economy?
After defending Roe v. Wade during a pro-choice panel discussion, Clinton was attacked by pro-life pundits who accused her of reducing abortion rights to a "pocketbook issue."
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a Real Human-Like Robot?
A video showing an amazingly human-like robot walking up a driveway actually features a computer generated image.
Snopes→ Does the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 Bar Muslims from Holding Public Office?
Such an interpretation of the 1952 law would not only be incorrect, it would betray an egregious ignorance of the U.S. Constitution.
Snopes→ Did Two Police Officers Cook Dinner for Children After Their Mother Was Taken to the Hospital?
An image of two police officers washing the dishes after they cooked a meal for a sick mother's children is real and was taken in the Netherlands in 2015.
FactCheck.org→ Cops Kneeling: Still False, A Year Later
Q: Did police officers “take a knee” and then “walk out on” the Washington Redskins? A: No. That made-up story was first posted by a self-described satirical website last year. FULL ANSWER Football season is starting to get
Snopes→ Was William Harvey Carney the First Black Medal of Honor Recipient?
A pro-Trump Facebook group used Carney's real-life military efforts to criticize current NFL player protests.
Snopes→ Kavanaugh in Memo Pushed Graphic Sex Questions for Clinton
The questions are part of a memo in which Kavanaugh advised Independent Counsel Ken Starr and others not to give the president "any break" during questioning.
Snopes→ Sources: Prosecutors Preparing Charges Against Cohen
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, could be charged before the end of the month with bank fraud.
FactCheck.org→ Giuliani Misleads on Trump Tower Meeting
Rudy Giuliani falsely claimed that when Donald Trump Jr. and other Trump campaign officials agreed to meet Natalia Veselnitskaya at Trump Tower in June 2016 “they didn’t know she was a representative of the Russian government.” The presid
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Battle Creek Woman NOT Arrested For Stinking Up Toilet And Closing Down Restaurant
Was a woman in Battle Creek, Michigan arrested for stinking up the toilet of a restaurant so badly it had to be closed down? No, that's not true: a fake news website imitating Fox News' logo and domain name copied a hoax story originally publi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Shark NOT Found By Boat Ramp in Gallipolis Ohio
Was a six foot shark discovered by the boat ramp in Gallipolis, OH? No, that's not true: a viral story claiming a shark was spotted there originated on a prank website where it had been uploaded by some joker. It is not real. The story origina
Snopes→ Does This Video Show an Abnormally Large Leatherback Turtle?
A video of a large leatherback turtle on a beach provided a misleading impression of the animal's true size.
Snopes→ Alligator Kills Woman Trying to Protect Her Dog at Resort
A woman trying to protect her dog was killed by an alligator who pulled her into a lagoon at a private South Carolina resort.
Snopes→ Lawsuit Says Arizona Police Supervisor Taped Office Sex on Body Cam
A lawsuit against four Arizona policemen has brought to light a body cam video a sergeant taped of himself having sex in his office.
Snopes→ Was a Giant Blue Whale Spotted Near Jennette’s Pier?
An image purportedly showing a giant blue whale sighted near Jennette's Pier in North Carolina is actually a composite of at least two different images.
Snopes→ Troopers Cite 10 Sports Car Drivers for Going Too Slow
All 10 vehicles were pulled over and the drivers were issued infractions.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Man Wearing a ‘Make 45 Becomes 46 Again’ T-Shirt?
A photograph purportedly showing a man wearing a ridiculous pro-Trump shirt was a digital manipulation.