A morbid tale of a sexual experiment gone fatally awry.
Snopes→ About That ‘Starving Migrant Refugee Checks Her iPhone’ Meme
An image meant to demean a woman's weight is not only cruel but taken out of context.
Snopes→ Did FDR’s Vice-President Write an Op-Ed About ‘American Fascism’?
Henry A. Wallace's 1944 piece included a warning regarding the alliance of racists and "deliberate poisoners of public information."
Snopes→ Does This Vet Need Help in Finding Survivors of His Air Force Bomb Group?
The online world is amazing in satisfying some requests, but often information is propagated long beyond its useful life.
Snopes→ Did Dick Van Dyke Say ‘We Have to Stop a Man Who Wants to Be the Dictator’?
In an interview just before the 2016 presidential election, the then-90-year-old comic actor leveled some harsh accusations against Republican candidate Donald Trump and his supporters.
Snopes→ Did Sgt. Al Powell Stop a Terrorist Attack at Nakatomi Plaza?
Sgt. Al Powell was integral to the plot of "Die Hard," but that movie wasn't quite based on real characters or events.
Snopes→ Did a College Mirror Nazis by Having Students Wear ‘White Privilege’ Pins?
A widely-shared Facebook meme grossly misrepresented the nature of an infamous Holocaust-era policy and a month-long student campaign to stimulate debate around racial justice.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a Walmart Without Enough Security Guards Being Looted?
When the guards are away, the looters will play.
Snopes→ Did a College Give Students Hockey Pucks to Use Against Mass Shootings?
The unusual tactic was first suggested during a training session, but police said using a puck would be an "absolute last strategy."
FactCheck.org→ The Science Trump Got Wrong in the Post Interview
In a Nov. 27 interview with the Washington Post, President Donald Trump made a series of inaccurate statements. He questioned the cause of climate change, praised a nonexistent method for wildfire prevention and even recycled a long-debunked news story
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misuses Data in 9th Circuit Attack
President Donald Trump wrongly tweeted that the largest federal appellate court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, is “overturned more than any circuit in the country, 79%.” During the 2017 term, the Supreme Court reviewed just 15 of
Snopes→ Officials: Inmates Ran $560K Online Dating Extortion Scheme
Five inmates in the Carolinas extorted more than half a million dollars from military personnel throughout the country, using illegal cellphones to pose as women on dating sites, authorities said.
FactCheck.org→ Is Trump Responsible for Falling Gasoline Prices?
With gasoline prices plummeting, President Donald Trump gave himself a third-person pat on the back via Twitter: “thank you President T.” Energy experts say the decline in prices is largely motivated by market forces outside the president&#
PolitiFact→ Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama's Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama's Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true? President Donald Trump’s administration is under scrutiny for using tear gas on migrants at the southwest border
PolitiFact→ Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama's Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama's Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true? President Donald Trump’s administration is under scrutiny for using tear gas on migrants at the southwest border
Snopes→ Did Matthew Whitaker Say That Muslims, Jews, and Atheists Shouldn’t Be Judges?
“No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”
Snopes→ Did the Trump Administration Take Land from the Tribe That Welcomed the Pilgrims?
The Department of the Interior reversed an Obama-era decision to put Mashpee Wampanoag land in federal trust.
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats managed to seize more than three dozen Republican-held House seats. One of these was Georgia’s 6th District
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats managed to seize more than three dozen Republican-held House seats. One of these was Georgia’s 6th District
Snopes→ High Court Likely to Say States Can’t Levy Excessive Fines
The Supreme Court left little doubt that it would rule that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states, an outcome that could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for selling about
FactCheck.org→ Bloody Border Patrol Photo is Five Years Old
Quick Take No border patrol officers were seriously injured in an encounter with migrants on Nov. 25, but a 2013 photo circulating online falsely claims to show a recently injured officer. Full Story On Nov. 26, President Donald Trump incorrectly said
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FBI Raid at NSA Employee’s Home Did NOT Reveal Over 16,000,000 ‘Dick Pics’
Was an NSA agent by the name of Hillary Wang charged after 16 million "dick pics" were found on her computer during a raid at her house? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website specializing in invented ta
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Polar Bear Taking Public Transit in Russia?
Is this "a normal day in Russia," or a bizarre circumstance anywhere in the world?
Snopes→ Star Trek’s Interracial Kiss 50 Years Ago Heralded Change
It was the kiss heard around the galaxy.
FactCheck.org→ Holiday Hoax About Obamas Resurfaces
Quick Take The Obamas kept with tradition by displaying a Nativity scene in the White House for Christmas — contrary to what a viral falsehood claims. Full Story Holiday traditions have a way of carrying on for many years. The same might be said
Snopes→ Winston Churchill on Muslims and Minority Rights
The first rule of quotations is that people rarely say much after they have died.
Internet Archive→ House Minority Leader Pelosi News Conference : CSPAN : November 28, 2018 11:42am-12:00pm EST
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters she has the votes to be speaker of the House during the 116th Congress. She addressed several questions from reporters about the leadership election as well as the legislative agenda for Democrat
Snopes→ ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Is No Longer Staring Down ‘Bull’
The "Fearless Girl" statue that inspired millions with her message of female empowerment has been plucked from her spot opposite Wall Street's "Charging Bull" and will be reinstalled in front of the New York Stock Exchange by the end of the year.
Internet Archive→ Bloomberg Markets: European Close : BLOOMBERG : November 28, 2018 11:00am-12:00pm EST
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Snopes→ Did a Hospital Turn Down a Heart Transplant Patient for Lack of Funds?
A Grand Rapids woman posted the denial letter recommending she fundraise $10,000 on social media.
Snopes→ Man Who Had Heart Attack After Hawaii Missile Alert Sues
A Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee mistakenly sent the missile alert to cellphones and broadcasters.
Snopes→ Groups Demand End to Info-Sharing on Asylum-Seeking Children
Earlier this year, the federal agency tasked with caring for asylum-seeking children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border officially took on a new, little heralded role: helping to deport relatives of the young migrants.
Snopes→ Kremlin Says It Expects Putin-Trump Meeting to Go Ahead
Russia said it still expects a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump to go ahead as planned.
Snopes→ Scientist Claiming Gene-Edited Babies Reports 2nd Pregnancy
A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world's first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway.
Snopes→ Knickers the Giant Steer Too Beefy to Become Burgers, Reprieved to Life on Farm
Knickers the steer is huge on the internet — for being huge.
Snopes→ Ivanka Trump Says ‘Lock Her Up!’ Doesn’t Apply in Her Case
Ivanka Trump defended her use of a private email account as she was moving into an adviser's position in her father's administration, saying that it cannot be compared to the flap over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server an
Washington Post→ Fact-checking President Trump’s interview with The Washington Post
Here's a guide to nine false or misleading statements made by the president in his interview with The Washington Post
Snopes→ Did the Obama Administration Use Tear Gas Once a Month at the Border?
Conservative web sites accurately presented the frequency of tear gas use during the final five years of Barack Obama's presidency, from 2012 to 2016.
Snopes→ Is This a Genuine Photograph of President Trump Boarding Marine One?
While President Trump's fitness has been the butt of a few late night jokes, a viral image of the Commander-in-Chief was slightly distorted.
Hoax-Slayer→ TRUE — SpongeBob SquarePants Creator Stephen Hillenburg Has Died
Unfortunately, it is true that Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of much-loved animated series SpongeBob SquarePants has died. The post TRUE — SpongeBob SquarePants Creator Stephen Hillenburg Has Died appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.