A gunman killed three people and wounded nine on a streetcar in the Dutch city of Utrecht.
Snopes→ Be Kind, Please Rewind: Oregon Blockbuster is Last on Earth
And it doesn’t seem to be in danger of closing anytime soon.
Snopes→ Facebook Says Service Hindered by Lack of Local News
The social media giant said it has found that 40 percent of Americans live in places where there weren't enough local news stories to support its local news service.
Snopes→ Trump Targets Biden After Former VP’s Verbal Slip
Joe Biden hasn't announced whether he will launch a third run for the White House.
PolitiFact→ Is WikiLeaks Russia’s ‘useful idiot,’ its ‘agent of influence,’ or something else?
About a dozen years ago, an enigmatic, silver-haired hacker from Australia launched a web portal that grew to become, in his words, "a giant library of the world's most persecuted documents." WikiLeaks, under the guidance of founder Julia
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Sam Hyde is NOT The Shooter in Utrecht
Did a man named Sam Hyde open fire at a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht today? No, that's not true: a shooting did happen there but internet trolls immediately started blaming the comedian for it like they do with every shooting or terrorism
PolitiFact→ Tulsi Gabbard – Yes, Americans spend a ton on health care, and the outcomes aren't so good
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Yes, Americans spend a ton on health care, and the outcomes aren't so good Asked at a CNN town hall whether she supports Medicare for All, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard said she does. Exp
Washington Post→ Did Wall Street get a ‘trillion-dollar bailout’ during the financial crisis?
Sen. Bernie Sanders claims Wall Street firms received $1 trillion during the financial crisis. We check his math and find it exaggerated.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kansas City Does NOT Welcome 25 Million Visitors Anally
Did a poster promoting Kansas City tourism contain a typo that made it seem 25 million people visited it "anally"? No, that's not true: the image was digitally manipulated by a prankster. The photo of the poster has been circulating for some t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Young Beto O’Rourke NOT Photographed With "Feminist Athiest Vegan Naturist Ecologist Queer Slut" Written On Body
Did Beto O'Rourke pose for a photo showing the words "Feminist Athiest Vegan Naturist Ecologist Queer Slut" scrawled on his nearly-naked body? No, that's not true: A meme circulating on social platforms is a cropped version of a photograph of
Snopes→ Teen Eggs Australian Senator Who Blames Muslims for Attack
An Australian senator had a raw egg cracked over his head and faces censure from his fellow lawmakers after sparking outrage by blaming Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mosque shootings.
Snopes→ 5 Things to Know About Boeing’s Problems Over New Airplane
More details have emerged suggesting similarities between the recent crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 jet and another deadly Max 8 accident in October.
Snopes→ Missouri Lawmaker: Bill Requiring Ownership of AR-15s Not Meant to Pass
A Missouri lawmaker who’s introduced measures that would force adults to own handguns and young adults to own AR-15 semi-automatic rifles said he’s trying to make the point that mandates are bad and doesn’t actually want to require gun ownership.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Mouse In Red Bull Can Likely Crawled In From Arkansas Man’s Truck, Not At Factory
Did an Arkansas man find a dead mouse at the bottom of his Red Bull can? Yes, but it most likely crawled into the open can when the man left it in his truck overnight. The mouse is small enough to sneak through the opening, but appears too fre
Snopes→ Where the Investigations Related to President Trump Stand
A look at where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him.
Snopes→ When Gunman Advanced on New Zealand Mosque, 1 Man Ran at Him
Abdul Aziz, 48, is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch after leading the gunman in a cat-and-mouse chase before scaring him into speeding away in his car.
Snopes→ New Zealand Mosque Shooter Broadcast Slaughter on Facebook
A white supremacist suspected in shootings at two mosques that killed 49 people apparently used a helmet-mounted camera to broadcast live video of the slaughter on Facebook.
Snopes→ Beto O’Rourke Sorry for Teen Writing, Wife Comment
The Democratic presidential contender said he was “mortified” by the violent fiction he wrote as at 15.
Washington Post→ Operation Varsity Blues: Data show why some parents might take big risks to get their kids in the “right” college
Just look at the earnings data.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show an Extreme Theme Park Thrill Ride?
"I dunno how to explain this but watching these rides gives me a real deep primal fear and makes me feel uncomfortable."
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Whistleblower: Obama Was NOT Indonesian Citizen & NOT Given Financial Aid As Foreign Student At Occidental College
Did a whistleblower reveal that former U.S. President Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen and was given financial support as a foreign student while attending Occidental College in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: It is one of a series of
Snopes→ Did the Department of Defense Spend $4.6 Million on Lobster and Crab in September 2018?
There almost always more to the story with click bait headlines.
Snopes→ Will U.S. Citizens Need a New Visa to Visit Europe Starting in 2021?
What exactly is the European Union planning? And what, if anything, did they announce in March 2019?
Snopes→ Is This a ‘Discomforting’ Photograph of Joe Biden with a Boy?
"This is a man who thinks he is running for president in 2020?"
Snopes→ Court: Middle Finger Protected by the Constitution
A federal appeals court says a Michigan woman’s constitutional rights were violated when she was handed a speeding ticket after giving the finger to a suburban Detroit officer in 2017.
Snopes→ New Zealand’s History of Gun Ownership Could Be Upended
Less than 24 hours after the massacre, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was already vowing to change the country’s gun laws.
Snopes→ New Zealand Shooter Steeped Attack in Dark Internet Culture
The suspected New Zealand shooter carefully modeled his attack for an internet age. He live-streamed the massacre, shouted out a popular meme slogan and published a long, rambling manifesto replete with inside jokes geared for those steeped in undergro
Snopes→ Did a Muslim Student Set Fire To a Christian School To ‘Protest’ Trump?
A years-old incident, an unrelated photograph, and some misleading reporting were mixed together and spread on social media after dozens of Muslims were killed in a mass shooting in New Zealand.
FactCheck.org→ Supposed ‘Child Bride’ Photo Debunked in 2014
Quick Take A photo circulating online claims to show a young girl being “sold into sexual slavery.” But, according to fact-checking sites in 2014, the picture is from an old video of a child participating in a Quran recitation. Full Story
FactCheck.org→ Viral Image Does Not Show O’Rourke
Quick Take Dubious posts on social media erroneously claim that a photo of an activist is former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who is also running for president. Full Story Multiple, popular posts on Facebook in recent days misidentify a nearly naked act
Snopes→ Did Louis Vuitton Sponsor ‘Human Zoos’ in the 1800s and Early 1900s?
Though they weren't typically billed as such, 'human zoos' were unfortunately a thing during the heyday of Western colonialism.
Snopes→ Is U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez an Actress Playing a Congresswoman?
The claims made by "Mr. Reagan" in the "Brains Behind AOC" viral video illustrate a lack of knowledge about political action committees.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Border Wall Spin
This week’s fact-checking video by CNN’s Jake Tapper concerns several claims by President Donald Trump to justify his national emergency declaration for a border wall. Trump falsely claimed that the U.S. is “on track to APPREHEND more th
PolitiFact→ Joe Cunningham – Airhorn-blasting congressman mostly right about seismic airgun intensity
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Airhorn-blasting congressman mostly right about seismic airgun intensity If a picture is worth a thousand words, Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., may have proved that a one-second blast of sound is worth 2,000. At
Snopes→ Does This Meme Demonstrate Racial Bias in Tax-Evasion Prosecutions?
What do these four examples have in common? Nothing of significance, as far as we can tell.
Snopes→ Mosque Shooter a White Supremacist Angry at Immigrants
The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind.
Snopes→ Did Harry Truman Denounce the Use of ‘Socialism’ as a ‘Scare Word’?
"Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people."
FactCheck.org→ Democrats Mislead on Military Pay, Pensions
Several Democrats have claimed that the president’s emergency declaration could “raid” or “take money away” from military pay and pensions to fund construction of the border wall. But the basis for their claims — a news
Snopes→ Florida Man Finds Bright Green Iguana in Toilet, Calls 911
Fort Lauderdale Battalion Chief Stephan Gollan said the man “freaked out and didn’t know what to do.”
Snopes→ Escaped Lion Spends Night in Jail Cell in South Africa
A lion that escaped a wildlife park and was captured weeks later spent the night in a South African jail cell, until authorities could send him back to the place he’s meant to call home.