Did Brian Kolfage, the tripple-amputee veteran who set up the GoFundMe campaign to build a wall on the Southern border of the United States, die under suspicious circumstances? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire we
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Porn Actress Funeral Did NOT End in Cemetary Orgy
Did the funeral of porn actress Sara Peláez end with an orgy at the cemetary? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Spanish satire website and later got translated (badly) for the English version of the site. It did not happen for
Snopes→ Trump Blames Democrats for Deaths of 2 Children at Border
President Donald Trump claimed two Guatemalan children in U.S. custody were "very sick" before they reached the border and foisted responsibility for their deaths on Democrats.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Loretta Lynn Did NOT Die And Left NO Note For Fans
Did country singer Loretta Lynn die after checking into hospice care earlier? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually
Washington Post→ A year of unprecedented deception: Trump averaged 15 false claims a day in 2018
Trump made nearly three times as many false or misleading claims in 2018 than during his first year as president
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Family Did NOT Donate $1 Billion To Wall Fund
Did the Trump family donate a billion dollars to Brian Kolfage's GoFundMe campaign to build a wall on the US-Mexico border? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporter
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Loretta Lynn Did NOT Enter Hospice or Sign Estate Over To MAGA2020, Also NOT Dead
Did country singer Loretta Lynn enter hospice care and did she sign over her estate to Donald Trump's re-election campaign MAGA2020? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump
Snopes→ Did CBS Report That ‘Elites Are Lining Up to Ingest the Blood of Children’?
No one outside of characters from mythology and folklore is actually trying this.
Hoax-Slayer→ Mexican Largest Flower in the World Photo – ‘Blooms Once Every Forty Years’
Circulating message claims that an attached photograph shows a flower in Mexico that is the largest in the world and only blooms once every forty years for four days. The post Mexican Largest Flower in the World Photo – ‘Blooms Once Every
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Coast Guard NOT Reselling Seized Cocaine Amid Government Shutdown
Is the U.S. Coast Guard selling seized cocaine shipments to cover salaries and expenses during the current government shutdown? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a military themed satire weblog and went massively viral. Rest assu
Snopes→ 2 Million in Times Square for New Year’s? Experts Say No Way
Crowd-size experts scoff at those mammoth figures — floated annually by city officials and event organizers — saying it's impossible to squeeze that many of even the skinniest revelers into such a relatively small space.
Snopes→ Boy Dies After Yemeni Mom Fought US Travel Ban to Reach Him
The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued for a waiver from the Trump administration's travel ban to be with the ailing boy in the United States has died.
Snopes→ Was Melania Trump the First First Lady to Visit a War Zone?
Several different First Ladies have visited "war zones," "potential combat zones," and other dangerous areas.
Snopes→ Elections, Films Help Effort to Ban Gay Conversion Therapy
Activists urging more states to ban gay conversion therapy for minors are expecting major gains in 2019, thanks to midterm election results and the buzz generated by two well-reviewed films.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show Barack Obama Dressed as Satan?
"Gosh, that cheek looks awfully familiar. Could it be ... Satan?"
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Sudanese President Did NOT Step Down Amid Unrest
Did Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir step down after demonstrations and unrest rocked the country? No, that's not true: there have been demonstrations and riots according to international media but the story about the president stepping down
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Order Drug Tests for All Members of Congress
Did ¨President Trump order drug test for all congressmen and -women so he could replace the ones that failed it with people appointed by himself? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate g
Snopes→ Did Pat Robertson Say Global Warming Won’t Affect America Because God Is Protecting Trump?
The 88-year-old Christian televangelist has never been a big fan of science.
Snopes→ Suspect in California Officer’s Shooting Death Is Captured
The sheriff whose department leads the investigation blamed the state's sanctuary law for inhibiting an earlier arrest.
Snopes→ Did Justin Trudeau Pose with a Burning Canadian Flag?
You don't often see national leaders burning their own countries' flags -- and you still don't.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Order DOJ To Stop Using Arabic Numerals
Did President Donald Trump sign an executive order telling the Department of Justice to stop using Arabic numerals? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Re
Snopes→ Is New Jersey Conducting Door-to-Door Gun Confiscations?
Partisan websites have accused New Jersey officials of violating the Second Amendment and 'waging war' on their own citizens.
Snopes→ Can Peach Syrup Help Treat the ‘Stomach Flu’?
It is unclear whether a homespun remedy spreading widely online would help someone dealing with nausea or vomiting.
Snopes→ Investigations Started on CenturyLink Outage, 911 Failures
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the outage is "completely unacceptable" because people who need help couldn't use the 911 emergency number.
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Slow the Spread of Disinformation: A Guide for Newsrooms
Every day, a new fake story emerges with the power to affect policy or further corrode relationships, from interpersonal to international. This is corrosive disinformation, as different from garden-variety scams and hoaxes as a molehill is from a mount
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kotex Did NOT Introduce Confetti Popper Tampons For Ringing In The New Year
Did Kotex introduce a confetti-filled tampon that could be used to launch a festive cloud of absorbent material into the user's body? No, that's not true: the story was launched by one of America's oldest satire websites, it is not real. The
Snopes→ Is the Baya Weaver Bird the Only Animal That Dies When Its Companion Dies?
If true, this could have a catastrophic effect on some populations.
Snopes→ More US Police Officers Die on Duty Than Before
The most common cause of death was gunfire, and vehicular accidents claimed nearly as many officers' lives.
Snopes→ NYC Utility Probes Electric Flash That Lit Sky in Eerie Blue
Electric utility Con Edison is working to figure out what caused a high-voltage equipment failure that unleashed an otherworldly flash of bright blue light in the night sky over New York City.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Travel 125 Km To Stab Man Who Posted Porn Reference Without Sharing Link
Dud a man named Carl Zeagan travel 125 km. to stab his friend Dylan Fan for not posting the link to the full content after he shared a porn image? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that publishes fictional tales
Lead Stories→ Fake News: French Senate Christmas Bonus NOT Capped At ‘Only’ 17 580 Euro
Is the French senate limiting the bonus its members receive for Chrismas to "only" €17.850 this year? No, that's not true: the story and the composition of the bonus was made up by a French satire website. The story originated from an artic
Snopes→ Did 18 Migrant Children Die in Border Patrol Custody During the Obama Administration?
The deaths of two undocumented immigrant children detained by Border Patrol agents in December 2018 prompted rumors that many more migrant children died on Obama's watch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Call Same-Sex Marriage ‘Evil’?
On December 27, 2018, a brief video appeared to show Trump administration Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussing homosexuality and referring to the Rapture, which according to certain sects of evangelical Christianity is the end of the world in whic
Snopes→ Federal Workers Face Grim Prospect of Lengthy Shutdown
Roughly federal 420,000 workers were deemed essential and are working unpaid, unable to take any sick days or vacation. An additional 380,000 are staying home without pay.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Speech to U.S. Troops in Iraq : CSPAN2 : December 27, 2018 7:32pm-8:02pm EST
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq. In his remarks, the president thanked the troops for their service and their fight against ISIS. He told them "there is no military more capable, and now more le
Snopes→ Year in Review
What we did, how we did, and what readers liked best, according to the numbers. Plus, that time we were on TV!
Snopes→ Year in Review
What we did, how we did, and what readers liked best, according to the numbers. Plus, that time we were on TV!
Snopes→ Frenchman Trying to Cross Atlantic in Barrel Capsule
The specially constructed barrel capsule is designed to use ocean currents alone to propel him across the sea.
Snopes→ Father of Dead Guatemalan Boy Heard Rumors They Could Cross
It appears Felipe Gomez Alonzo got sick after U.S. Border Patrol authorities moved him from El Paso, Texas, to Alamogordo, New Mexico, because of overcrowding.
Snopes→ Sheriff: California Officer’s Killer Is in the US Illegally
A gunman who killed a California police officer during a traffic stop over possible drunken driving is in the United States illegally, authorities said, as a manhunt for the attacker stretched into a second day.