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Hoax-Slayer→ Advance Fee Scammers Often Target Previous Scam Victims
As I have often mentioned, advance fee scammers use a seemingly never-ending variety of back stories as vehicles for finding new victims. And they often tend to target people that have been previously caught out in such scams. The post Advance Fee Sca
Washington Post→ DNC vice chair Keith Ellison and Louis Farrakhan: ‘No relationship’?
“We’re talking about something that happened in 1995. This was the year that the Million Man March took off. People were attacking the march at the time. . . . Man, I’m telling you back in 2006 and before, I disavowed them
Hoax-Slayer→ Pink Floyd Drummer Nick Mason is NOT Dead
Rumours claiming that Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has died have been spreading rapidly via Twitter and Facebook. The rumours took hold after a false death date was added to Nick Mason's Wikipedia page on March 1st, 2018. The post Pink Floyd Drummer N
Hoax-Slayer→ Amazon Is Working on a Fix to Stop Alexa Randomly Laughing at Customers
Amazon's in-home digital assistant Alexa has reportedly been unexpectedly laughing out loud at people as they go about their daily business. The post Amazon Is Working on a Fix to Stop Alexa Randomly Laughing at Customers appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Was Ellen DeGeneres Surrounded by Armed Guards at an Anti-Gun Rally?
An image showing the comedian and television host next to a possibly armed guard is real, but the photograph was not taken at an anti-gun rally.
Snopes→ Are McDonald’s Restaurants Flipping Their Iconic Golden Arches Upside Down for Women’s Day?
The fast food chain is celebrating International Women's Day by turning its iconic golden arches into a "W."
FactCheck.org→ California Won’t Register ‘Illegal’ Voters
Q: Is California planning to “automatically register illegal immigrants to vote”? A: No. The headline making that claim is false and misrepresents the law in California. FULL ANSWER It’s true that California has taken considerable steps to prote
Truth or Fiction?→ 72 People Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation by National Guard in Boston-Fiction!
72 People Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation by National Guard in Boston-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A group of paramilitary extremists attacked the National Guard while it attempted to confiscate guns in Boston, leaving 72 dead and hundreds injur
ABC News→ Study finds false stories travel way faster than the truth
The most comprehensive study of online fake information finds that false stories on Twitter travel six times faster and reaches way more people than the truth
Snopes→ Did London Close 500 Churches and Open 423 New Mosques?
A fear-mongering article was based on misleading and cherry-picked data about the number of churches and mosques in London.
ABC News→ False stories claim Ireland prepping for Muslim immigration
False stories claim Irish government planning for immigration of more than 1 million 'likely Muslim' immigrants
Snopes→ Is Amazon’s Alexa Creepily Laughing for No Apparent Reason?
In February 2018, Amazon Alexa owners began claiming that the devices were randomly broadcasting an unwanted "creepy laugh."
ABC News→ ‘Fake news’ on Twitter spreads faster, farther than truth, study finds
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FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Media Violence
In the wake of the Florida school shooting, politicians have raised concern over the influence of violent video games and films on young people, with the president claiming they’re “shaping young people’s thoughts.” Scientists s
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Trade Mistweet
President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. has “large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada,” which isn’t accurate. The U.S. actually runs a small trade surplus with Canada, and the deficit with Mexico isn’t all that large, relativ
Internet Archive→ President Holds Cabinet Meeting : CSPAN : March 8, 2018 12:53pm-1:18pm EST
President Trump held a cabinet meeting with his secretaries to discuss a wide range of topics, including a plan for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, gun violence prevention and cutting burdensome regulations....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSP
Snopes→ Trump Rolling Out Big Trade Tariffs, Sparing Mexico, Canada
The president reiterated that he would levy tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum but would "have a right to go up or down depending on the country and I'll have a right to drop out countries or add countries. I j
Snopes→ Did Michele Bachmann Say That ‘Jesus Created Assault Rifles’?
A meme featuring a quote from the former Minnesota congresswoman is a hoax.
PolitiFact→ Angus King – How much steel does the U.S. import from China?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | How much steel does the U.S. import from China? President Donald Trump said his administration would slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States, the latest in a series of moves to reorder t
Internet Archive→ President Trump Addresses Latino Coalition : CSPAN : March 8, 2018 3:04am-3:28am EST
President Trump delivered remarks at the Latino Coalition's legislative summit in Washington, DC. He blamed Democrats for not providing a fix to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program but said his administration is "ready, willing an
Washington Post→ Trump’s trade war: Does the U.S. have the ‘lowest tariffs in the world’?
“The United States has the lowest tariffs in the world — the lowest non-tariff barriers — and what do we get for that? We get a half-a-trillion-dollar a year trade deficit, which is draining us dry, taking our jobs, putting th
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Compensation and Finance House’ Advance Fee Scam
Supposedly, this email comes from the head office of an organization called the Compensation and Finance House. The post ‘Compensation and Finance House’ Advance Fee Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media as Anti-Muslim Rioting Flares
The government ordered social media networks blocked and ordered a curfew across much of the region in an attempt to keep violence from spreading.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theorists Arrested for Harassing Sutherland Springs Church Have Been Released
Robert Ussery and Jodi Mann have been stalking mass shooting victims and survivors for months.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump keeps citing wrong information on trade
AP FACT CHECK: Trump persistently miscasts the trade balance, overlooks automation in citing reasons for decline in factory jobs
Snopes→ Did the Kray Twins Use an Elephant to Rob a London Tram?
An image of an elephant standing near a tram in London is frequently shared with a fictional backstory about English twin gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
Hoax-Slayer→ Keanu Reeves Gave Millions to Matrix Special Effects Team
According to messages that have circulated via social media for several years, actor Keanu Reeves gave millions of dollars earned from the iconic Matrix films to the special effects team who made the movies so compelling. The post Keanu Reeves Gave Mil
Hoax-Slayer→ Email Account ‘Server Upgrade Warning’ Phishing Scam
According to this supposed server upgrade warning, you have messages pending because you have used 98% of your email account storage. The post Email Account ‘Server Upgrade Warning’ Phishing Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Did Seattle Police Confiscate a Man’s Guns Without a Warrant?
Dubious right-wing blogs misrepresented an encounter prompted by Washington state's "red flag" law.
FactCheck.org→ Tax Cut Ads Preview Midterm Elections Ahead
Summary In a preview of this fall’s midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are airing TV ads in Pennsylvania’s special House election and in swing congressional districts across the country that stretch the facts about the impact of
ABC News→ FDA did not issue new statement on vaccines and autism
Vaccines do not cause autism and the FDA did not make any new announcement about the discredited link, despite claims otherwise
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump on trade and manufacturing
AP FACT CHECK: Trump builds a skewed case for potential trade war
Truth or Fiction?→ Cadbury Chocolate Eggs Are Infected With HIV-Positive Blood-Fiction!
Cadbury Chocolate Eggs Are Infected With HIV-Positive Blood-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Warnings spread across social media about Cadbury products being infected with HIV-positive blood in the weeks leading up to Easter, when many Cadbury products are
FactCheck.org→ Ivanka Trump Hasn’t Been Fired
Q: Is Ivanka Trump being fired from the White House? A: No. That rumor comes from a headline posted on a group of questionable websites. FULL ANSWER The Trump administration was marked by unusually high staff turnover in its first year — the hig
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Are Democrats 'nowhere to be found on DACA,' as Donald Trump claimed?
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Are Democrats 'nowhere to be found on DACA,' as Donald Trump claimed? A deadline imposed by President Donald Trump for a legislative solution for so-called Dreamers has come and gone, yielding no solution. Trump blam
PolitiFact→ Good Jobs First – Are Oklahoma teachers the lowest paid? Nearly
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Are Oklahoma teachers the lowest paid? Nearly Oklahoma is drawing national attention as its teachers, often with the backing of administrators, edge toward a strike for better pay and benefits. A group that tra
Hoax-Slayer→ HMRC ‘Your Automatic Payment Didn’t Go Through’ Phishing Scam
This email, which purports to be from the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), claims that your automatic tax refund payment didn't go through. It urges you to open an attached file and follow the instructions to claim your refund. The post HM
Washington Post→ Tom Perez’s claim that DNC broke fundraising records in January
“We raised more money in January, for instance, of 2018 than any January in our history. So if the question is, ‘Do we have enough money to implement our game plan?’ Absolutely.” — Democratic National Committee Chairman To
Hoax-Slayer→ Phishing Scammers Continue To Target Citibank Customers
Criminals continue to distribute scam emails and text messages designed to trick Citibank customers into divulging sensitive personal and financial information. The post Phishing Scammers Continue To Target Citibank Customers appeared first on Hoax-S