Was rapper Machine Gun Kelly (aka MKG), real name Richard Colson Bake, sent to rehabilitatio after hearing Eminem's diss track about him? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a "fauxtire" site that publishes made up stories for ente
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hurricane Florence NOT Now Expected To Ricochet Off Nation’s Hedge Of Protection
Is Hurricane Florence now expected to ricochet off the nation's "hedge of protection"? Unfortunately, this is not true. While it is well-written satire, we want to make sure anyone in the "cone" of danger from the massive storm will not someho
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hairdresser NOT Arrested For Making Voodoo Dolls From Customers’ Hair
Was a New Orleans hairdresser named Enoch Azaka arrested for creating voodoo dolls out of the hair of his customers? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that invents tales of bizarre crimes and weird sex acts for entertainm
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Augusta Man Did NOT Shoot Off Penis Taking Selfies With Gun
Did a 20-year-old from Augusta, Georgia shoot off his penis while trying to take a selfie with a gun? No, that's not true: a fake news website using the logo and layout of Fox News copied a story from two years ago made up by a satire website
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Die From Electrocution While Testing New Sex Doll
Did a man named Barry Smith, aged 31, died after being electrocuted during the testing of a sex doll he was working on? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a site that describes itself as a "satire and humor" website. It is not rea
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘This Bby has Cancer’ Facebook Promotion Scam
According to a post that is currently appearing on Facebook, you can help a baby with cancer just by sharing and comemnting "Amen". The post ‘This Bby has Cancer’ Facebook Promotion Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michelle Wolf Did NOT Ink New Deals With Hulu, Amazon, Did NOT Get Cancelled Immediately
Did comedienne Michelle Wolf ink new deals with Hulu and Amazon after the cancellation of her Netflix show, and were the new deals cancelled almost immediately? No, that's not true: the news originated from a satirical christian website, it i
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi Told Democrats to Win, Not Lie
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: 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: Pope Did NOT Say He Will Address Sex Abuse Scandal Once He’s Finished Talking About Climate Change
Did Pope Francis really say he was going to address the latest sex abuse scandal to hit the Catholic Church but only after he is finished talking about climate change? No, that's not true: the statement was made up by a Christian-themed satir
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Claim Holocaust Added $3.5 Trillion To German Economy
Did Chelsea Clinton claim the Holocaust added $3.5 trillion to the German economy? No, of course not: the story was published by a christian-themed satire website that seems to think Holocaust jokes are funny. The quote is made up, it is not
Lead Stories→ Fake News: VeggieTales Did NOT Introduce New Cannabis Character
Did animation series Veggie Tales introduce a new character named Cannabis Carl after recreational cannabis use was legalized? And will he be voiced by Kevin Smith? No, that's not true: the whole thing came out of the hazy mind of a Christian
FactCheck.org→ Unsupported Claim About Black Lives Matter Is Revived on Facebook
Q: Does a viral claim accusing Black Lives Matter activists of mugging a woman provide any evidence? A: No, it doesn’t. The claim takes an actual story about a 2016 mugging and adds that unsupported accusation. FULL ANSWER Several partisan F
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Florida Man Did NOT Stab His Best Friend For Liking His Memes Instead Of Reacting With Haha
Did 19-year-old Martin Buggs stab his best friend Jacob Cockburn for liking his memes instead of replying "haha"? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" website and it internally contradicts itself. The entire thing is not
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Texas Did NOT Construct Border Wall To Keep Out Unwanted Refugees From California
Did Texas construct a border wall to keep out refugees from California? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a satirical website, it is not real. The story originated from an article published by The Babylon Bee on August 3, 2018 ti
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman Did NOT Choke To Death After Fiance Hides Ring In Cake To Propose
Did 27-year-old Melissa James die after choking on an enagement ring hidden in a chocolate cake by her boyfriend Martin Finn in St-Paul, MN? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian website that makes a living by inventing tal
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ginsburg Did NOT Say: ‘I Am Mentally Fit Enough To Serve Through The End Of President Eisenhower’s Term’
Did Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg say she is mentally fit enough to serve through to the end of the Eisenhower administration? No, that's not true: the fake quote was made up by a satirical website but some people believed it to b
Snopes→ Man Who Swiped Shark Says He’s ‘Activist, Not a Criminal’
A shark police say was snatched from a petting tank at the San Antonio Aquarium and wheeled out in a baby stroller is back home alive.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump NOT Fired After Critics Dig Up Current Tweets
Offensive social media posts can cost you your job. Just ask Roseanne Barr. But a story that has reached viral velocity on Facebook and other platforms -- as measured by our Trendolizer system -- saying President Donald Trump has been "fired"
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Vegan Lion Tamer NOT Arrested For Feeding His Animals Only Carrots
Was a vegan lion tamer named Darrell Johnson arrested for only feeding his animals a vegan carrot-based mixture? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian site that makes up stories about bizarre crimes and sex acts for enterta
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Boston Pastor NOT Accused Of Coating Hosts With Cocaine, Crystal Meth Before Service
Was a 38-year-old priest named Julian McMillan arrested in Boston for coating the hosts in his church with drugs? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian site that makes up tales about bizarre crimes and sex acts for entertain
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Facebook DID NOT Hire Drax The Destroyer To Distinguish Between Satire, Fake News
If only this one were true! A trending story on social media claims that Facebook has gotten serious about fighting fake content, but not punishing those great producers of satire at the same time. Lead Stories, however, can report that the so
Snopes→ New Mom Cardi B Drops Out of Bruno Mars Tour
In an Instagram post, Cardi B said told she's not physically recovered from childbirth and doctors advised that it wasn't healthy to bring the baby on the road.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Reality Show Contestants NOT Rescued After 5 Years On A Deserted Island
Were seven participants on the reality show "Survivor: Castaway" in the Philippines rescued after five years on a deserted island? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian website that makes up entertaining stories about weird
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Teen On ‘Female Viagra’ Did NOT Crash Into Building While Masturbating To Gear Shift
Did a 17-year-old teenager in Bowling Green, Kentucky crash a car into a building while maturbating to the gear shift under the influcence of "female viagra"? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a site that invents tales of bizarre
FactCheck.org→ Unaccompanied Minors in Deportation Proceedings
Q: Is it true that a 1-year-old child has never appeared as a defendant in immigration court — until this year? A: No. Unaccompanied children in the U.S. illegally, including those as young as 1, have previously appeared in court. Some children
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No evidence of political motives in ambassador attack
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | No evidence of political motives in ambassador attack The former British ambassador to the United States was hospitalized after being attacked in a tube station. Police are still investigating the altercation,
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No evidence of political motives in ambassador attack
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | No evidence of political motives in ambassador attack The former British ambassador to the United States was hospitalized after being attacked in a tube station. Police are still investigating the altercation,
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: The economy added 3.2 million jobs, unemployment fell to the lowest level in 18 years, and the number of job openings grew larger than the number of job-seekers for the first time on record
Truth or Fiction?→ House Democrats Draft Bill Making Eating at Chick-fil-A a Hate Crime-Fiction!
House Democrats Draft Bill Making Eating at Chick-fil-A a Hate Crime-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: House Democrats have introduce legislation to make eating at Chick-fil-A restaurants a hate crime. the Truth: A website that describes its content as ̶
FactCheck.org→ ‘Roseanne,’ Fox and a Satire Story
Q: Is Fox picking up the ‘Roseanne’ TV series? A: No. The story making that claim was intended as satire. FULL QUESTION Is Fox picking up the Roseanne series? FULL ANSWER The “Roseanne” reboot that ABC canceled this week amid an upr
Truth or Fiction?→ California Bill Requires Bibles to Be Registered as Assault Weapons-Fiction!
Christians in California Required to Register Bibles as Assault Weapons-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The California Legislature has advanced a bill requiring Christians to register bibles as assault weapons. The Truth: The Babylon Bee, a website that id
FactCheck.org→ Schumer’s CHIP Spin
The White House has proposed rescinding $7 billion in unspent funds from a children’s health program, a move Sen. Chuck Schumer said would be “taking money away from kids who need health care.” But congressional budget experts say most of
Truth or Fiction?→ Theresa May Reminds U.K. Citizens That State Owns Their Children-Fiction!
Theresa May Reminds U.K. Citizens That State Owns Their Children-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: British Prime Minister Theresa May reminds U.K. citizens that the “all-powerful state” actually owns their children. The Truth: A website that publ
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking McCarthy’s Statistics
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy got some of his facts wrong during a recent appearance on Fox Business: McCarthy claimed that mandatory spending accounted for just 25 percent of federal spending under President Ronald Reagan. Actually, it average
Truth or Fiction?→ Did 233 Representatives Vote to Steal Social Security’s $2.9 Trillion Surplus?-Truth & Outdated!
Did 233 Representatives Vote to Steal Social Security’s $2.9 Trillion Surplus?-Truth! & Outdated! Summary of eRumor: A balanced budget amendment supported by 233 members of Congress would steal Social Security’s $2.9 trillion surplus, a
Washington Post→ Dissecting House Speaker Ryan’s remarks on deficits and spending
“That was going to happen — the baby boomers retiring was going do that. These deficit — trillion-dollar projections have been out there for a long, long time. Why? Because of mandatory spending, which we call entitlements. Discretionary spending
FactCheck.org→ Paul Ryan Misleads on Corporate Tax Revenues
House Speaker Paul Ryan misleadingly claimed that corporate tax revenues are “still rising,” even though the 2017 tax law cut tax rates. In the first six months of fiscal year 2018, corporate tax receipts have declined by 22.3 percent from
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: Job growth slowed, but unemployment still sank to the lowest rate in 17 years. Economic growth quickened to 2.3 percent last year, but that was roughly half the rate Trump promised. The gro
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Buddha’ Shaped Pears
Circulating message claims that a Chinese farmer has managed to grow pears shaped like baby Buddha figures. The message includes a photograph of the unusually shaped pears still on the tree. The post ‘Buddha’ Shaped Pears appeared first on