The father of a black man killed by a police officer during a shooting at an Alabama mall said his son had a permit to carry a gun for self-defense.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Simba Is NOT A Vegan In New Lion King Film
Will the character Simba in the remake of The Lion King scheduled for 2019 be vegan? No, that's not true: a fauxtire site copied it from a satire site and the joke went massively viral but that doesn't make it real. The story went viral becau
Snopes→ Man Killed by Officer at Alabama Mall Was Not the Shooter
Protesters marched through an Alabama shopping mall where police killed a black man they later acknowledged was not the triggerman in a Thanksgiving night shooting.
Snopes→ Does a Proposed Ohio Bill Posit the Death Penalty for Women Who Undergo Abortions?
Ohio's legislature is considering a bill that would criminalize abortion and potentially impose extreme penalties on women and abortion providers.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Televison NOT Reporting 23 Dead, 300 Severely Wounded at ‘Gilets Jaunes’ Demonstration in Paris
Were 23 people reported dead and 300 severely wounded according to local television in Paris, France, during today's "Gilets Jaunes" demonstration? No, that's not true: a Belgian satire website is up to its old tricks again, using faked screen
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Parents NOT Angry; Son NOT Chosen to Play IMAM in School Nativity Play
Did a school in Westcliff-on-Thames give a pupil the role of imam in a Christmas nativity play? No, that's not true: the story and accompanying note were made up by a British satire website, it is completely fake. The story originated from an
Lead Stories→ Fake News: French President Macron Did NOT Announce Removal of Christmas Bonus From Family Benefits (CAF)
Is President Macron removing the Christmas bonus for recipients of the "CAF" ("Caisse des Allocations Familiales")? No, that's not true: no official announcement about this has been made but a post on a prank website has gone massively viral i
Snopes→ In Era of Online Retail, Black Friday Still Lures a Crowd
Many shoppers say Black Friday is as much about the spectacle as it is about doorbuster deals.
Snopes→ Ruling in Genital Mutilation Case Shocks Women’s Advocates
Women's rights advocates said they were shocked when a federal judge in Michigan ruled that a law protecting girls from genital mutilation was unconstitutional.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Meme Targets Red Cross
Q: Is the American Red Cross “not helping California wildfire victims” but helping members of the “caravan”? A: No. The American Red Cross is helping in California, and the global Red Cross network is helping migrants from Cen
Lead Stories→ Fake News: German Green Party NOT Calling For Ban on Indoor Candle Usage
Is the Green Party in Germany calling for a ban on indoor candle usage because it produces too much nitrogen oxides? No, that's not true: the whole story was made up by a right-wing satire website. The ban and the quote it was based on are c
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Lose 200 Pounds in Six Months by Drinking Menstrual Blood
Did a Milwaukee, Wisconsin man named Martin Sanders lose 200 pounds by drinking menstrual blood? No, that's not true: the story about the bizarre and disgusting weight loss method was invented by a Canadian website that creates stories about
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Red Cross Is Helping California Wildfire Victims AND Mexico Migrant Caravan
Is the Red Cross helping migrants in the caravan crossing Mexico to the U.S. border but ignoring California wildfire victims? No, a meme making that claim is completely false. There is no truth to it at all. An example of the meme appeared in
Snopes→ Burger Joint Closes After Video Appears to Show Rat Cooking
A Hawaii-based burger chain has closed a Honolulu restaurant for cleaning after a video posted to social media appeared to show a rat being cooked on the grill.
Snopes→ Trump’s Thanksgiving Menu Includes Turkey and Grievances
President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving Day call to troops deployed overseas to pat himself on the back and air grievances about the courts, trade and migrants heading to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Snopes→ Trump Issues Thanksgiving Threat to Close US-Mexico Border
President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico for an undisclosed period of time if his administration determines that its southern ally has lost "control" on its side.
Lead Stories→ Old News: AC/DC Guitarist and Co-Founder Malcolm Young Died… In 2017
Did Malcom Young, the guitarist and co-founder of the band AC/DC, pass away? Yes he did... in 2017. News of his death went viral again in 2018 around the one-year anniversary of his passing. He is indeed dead but it is old news. The story b
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Clinton NOT Arrested Drunk Outside of Trump Plaza Hotel
Was Hillary Clinton arrested drunk outside Trump Plaza Hotel? No, that's not true: the entire story was made up by a liberal satire website that tries to fool conservatives and Trump supporters into sharing ridiculously fake stories to teach
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Cannibal Tribe in Papua New Guinea Did NOT Offer To Take In Refugees
Did a cannibal tribe from Papua New Guinea offer to take in 48,000 refugees per year in the context of the UN Global Compact for Migration, also known as the Migration Pact? No, that's not true: the story originated from a German satire websit
Snopes→ Los Angeles Prosecutor Declines Felony Case Against Avenatti
The L.A. district attorney declined to prosecute attorney Michael Avenatti on felony domestic abuse charges and referred the case to the city attorney for a possible misdemeanor case.
Snopes→ Rain Makes Life Harder for Some California Wildfire Survivors
Following wildfires, rain in some areas of Northern California threatened to raise the risk of flash floods, complicate efforts to recover remains and make life even more difficult for people who have nowhere to go.
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake-News Story Claims Millions of Turkeys Recalled Due to Avian Virus
Circulating report claims that millions of Thanksgiving turkeys have been recalled by the CDC because of concerns that they may harbour an avian virus. The post Fake-News Story Claims Millions of Turkeys Recalled Due to Avian Virus appeared first on Ho
Snopes→ Bedazzled Pigeon Found in Arizona Reunited with Owners
A pigeon that had flown the coop with only its bedazzled vest is nesting back home in Phoenix.
Snopes→ President Trump’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia, Russia Raise Questions with Ongoing Scandals
Almost two years into his presidency, questions about how President Trump's personal business interests influence his policy decisions continue to haunt him.
Hoax-Slayer→ WhatsApp Gold and Martinelli — How a Valid Warning Got Mixed Up With a Silly Hoax
Unfortunately, this message combines information about a real threat with a silly virus hoax and this has caused considerable confusion. The post WhatsApp Gold and Martinelli — How a Valid Warning Got Mixed Up With a Silly Hoax appeared first on
Snopes→ Roberts Corrects Trump’s ‘Obama judge’ Comment; Trump Hits Back
In an extraordinary rebuke of a president, Chief Justice John Roberts chastised Donald Trump for going after a judge who ruled against his migrant asylum order as an "Obama judge."
FactCheck.org→ Bad Math Leads to Bogus Voter Fraud Claim
Q: Was “voter fraud” responsible for Democratic wins in Orange County, California? A: There have been no credible complaints of voter fraud in Orange County following the midterm elections. FULL ANSWER The traditionally Republican stro
Snopes→ Responding to NRA, Doctors Tweet Bloody Photos, Stories of Gun Violence
The pictures on Twitter were an emotional response to a smackdown by the powerful gun industry lobby, which took issue with the American College of Physicians' call late last month for tighter gun control laws.
Climate Feedback→ False claims of a coming ice age spread through ecosystem of unreliable news sites, blogs, and social media accounts
Solar Minimum expected to cool the upper-atmosphere Recently, a claim that we are heading towards a mini ice age has been popping up across the web. This was the subject of a widely discussed Metro article titled “A mini ice age could be on the way w
Snopes→ Does This Picture Show the Blue Angels Performing ‘The Hand of God?’
An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each full year.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trans-species Man Did NOT Identifies as Turkey & Does NOT Want to Ban Thanksgiving Day
Did a 42-year old man from Oklahoma named James O'Keefe call for a ban on Thanksgiving Day because he identifies as a trans-species turkey? No, that's complete nonsense: the story was made up by a Canadian website that invents stories about b
FactCheck.org→ Meme Resurrects, and Distorts, 2009 Airport Scuffle
Q: Did President Barack Obama in 2009 have a journalist named Brenda Lee removed from Air Force One? A: No. Lee, a newspaper contributor, was physically removed from a press area outside the aircraft in Los Angeles — before Obama arrived. FULL
PolitiFact→ Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud
A potpourri of false and misleading information was shared on social media in the weeks before and after the midterm elections of 2018. You didn’t hear that it was open warfare on the streets of Atlanta on Election Day? Rest easy. It wasn’t
Snopes→ Child Bride Auction in South Sudan Sparks Anger
A heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan went viral after the auction was pointed out on Facebook.
Snopes→ US Senator Says No Ill Will, Intent Behind ‘Hanging’ Remark
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's remark was caught on video. It has brought widespread criticism both inside and outside Mississippi, a state with a history of racially motivated lynchings.
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: Post-election edition
With the 2018 election season now complete, it’s time to go back and look at some of the reader commentary our articles have inspired. Here are a selection of emails we received from readers -- positive, negative, and neutral. They have been edit
Snopes→ Trump Defies Calls to Punish Crown Prince for Writer’s Death
President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the killing of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Snopes→ Trump Team Turns Over Written Answers to Mueller’s Questions
President Donald Trump has provided the special counsel with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Snopes→ ‘We Need Hundreds’: Fire Victims’ Families Urged to Give DNA
Authorities are using a powerful tool to identify the scores of people killed by the wildfire that ripped through Northern California.
Washington Post→ The recurring GOP myth about John McCain’s ‘no’ on Obamacare repeal
Republicans often suggest they were just one vote from victory. But there were negotiations and many more votes to come, with the outcome in doubt.