The Big Falcon Rocket is scheduled to make the trip in 2023, SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced.
Snopes→ Showdown Between Kavanaugh, Accuser Scheduled for Next Week
Republicans reversed course and agreed to the hearing in the face of growing demands by GOP senators to hear directly from Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: In-N-Out NOT Coming To Chicago 2020
Is In-N-Out Burger coming to Chicago in 2020? No, that's not true: a prankster fooled thousands of people by uploading a fake news headline with that claim to a prank website that uses a domain name similar to CBS News in order to confuse peo
Washington Post→ The ‘Trump economy’ versus the ‘Obama economy’
Ten years after the financial crisis, both Obama and Trump claim credit for an economic turnaround, but the data suggests the former — not the latter — steered the economy out of free fall.
Snopes→ Authorities Pull Globe, Not Honey Pot, From Bear Cub’s Head
A bear cub in Wisconsin had a Winnie the Pooh moment, but it wasn't a honey pot that got stuck on its head. It was a hard plastic globe.
Snopes→ Man Who Walked Near Boiling-Hot Old Faithful Geyser Ticketed
Yellowstone National Park officials have ticketed a man caught on video wandering close to Old Faithful geyser, where he risked burns from the boiling-hot water that erupts every hour or so.
Snopes→ Did Ted Cruz’s Campaign Send Fundraising Mailers That Resemble Legal Summonses?
Despite allegations that the fundraising letters were misleading, federal officials said that the "summonses" did not violate election law.
Snopes→ Did Judge Martha Kavanaugh ‘Rule Against’ the Parents of Her Son’s Accuser, Christine Blasey-Ford?
Right-wing web sites concocted a cynical (and grossly inaccurate) conspiracy theory about a woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
Snopes→ Are These Pictures of Pigs on a Farm Flooded by Hurricane Florence?
Photographs showing a group of pigs on a flooded farm are real, but they were not taken after Hurricane Florence in 2018.
Snopes→ Can Apps Like Waze Steer You Clear of Disaster? Maybe Not
Navigation apps like Waze are trying to help motorists avoid hurricane flooding. But can people really rely on their smartphones to steer themselves out of a disaster zone?
Snopes→ Emergency Crews Throw Supply Lifeline to Isolated Wilmington
The death toll from Florence rose to at least 20, and crews elsewhere used helicopters and boats to rescue people trapped by still-rising rivers.
Snopes→ Did George Zimmerman Sign a Bag of Skittles?
An image showing a bag of Skittles autographed by George Zimmerman came from the documentary "Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story."
Climate Feedback→ USA Today op-ed ignores evidence to claim climate change had no role in Hurricane Florence
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This op-ed in USA Today makes the claim that Hurricane Florence has no appreciable contribution from human-caused climate change. Scientists who reviewed the article found that it ignores the evidence for trends in
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show ‘Brittany L’ After Killing a Leopard?
A photograph posted by Safari Club International went viral after being shared by outraged animal-lovers.
Snopes→ Kavanaugh, Accuser Say They’re Ready to Testify – But How?
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers has come forward to The Washington Post.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Video Showing Airliner Flipping Over Before Landing In Typhoon Is NOT Real!
Is this video of an airliner flipping over or doing a 360 degree roll because of a typhoon during the landing real? No, it is not: the video is a composition of two different videos and the first part is fake. The video went viral in part thro
Snopes→ Diver Who Helped with Thai Cave Rescue Sues Elon Musk
British cave expert Vernon Unsworth is suing Elon Musk, alleging that the Tesla CEO falsely accused him of being a pedophile.
PolitiFact→ Congressional Leadership Fund – Joe Radinovich, running from the law? CLF ad touts 18 crimes
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Joe Radinovich, running from the law? CLF ad touts 18 crimes There are bad apples and then, says a Republican-allied PAC, there’s Democrat Joe Radinovich. His troubles run so deep that "he’s s
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 400-pound Woman Did NOT Sue NC Zoo After Escaped Hippo Tried To Rape Her During Hurricane Florence
Is 64-year-old Clementine Gibbons sueing the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro after a hippo escaped during hurricane Florence and tried to rape her? No, that's not true: a site that publishes invented stories about bizarre crimes and weird sex
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Athens, TX woman NOT Charged, Did NOT Claims She Made Cheating Husband Eat His Own Genitals
Did an Athens, Texas woman get arrested for forcing her cheating husband to eat his own genitals? No, that's not true: it is just a rehash of an old hoax story that keeps being reposted with some changes in location every few months. It is n
FactCheck.org→ Shaq Didn’t Call Trump the ‘Best President’
Q: Did Shaquille O’Neal say Donald Trump is the “best president … of all times ever” and “should be given the Medal of Freedom”? A: No. There is no record of the former basketball superstar making those comments. FULL A
Snopes→ Driving Lesson Ends with Car Landing in a Swimming Pool
The car landed in the North Creek Community Center Pool, which was closed for the season.
Snopes→ Mattis Condemns Russian Influence-Peddling in Macedonia
Macedonia's main conservative opposition VMRO-DPMNE party repeated its position that "the agreement with Greece is the worst deal signed in the Macedonia's history."
Snopes→ Carrie Underwood Reveals She Had 3 Miscarriages in 2 Years
Underwood says she turned to God after experiencing three miscarriages in the past two years.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a DragonAir 737 Caught in a Typhoon?
A video purportedly showing an airplane being spun around by typhoon-force winds is actually a computer animation.
FactCheck.org→ The Fake Podesta Email That’s Still Circulating
Q: Did WikiLeaks release an email showing that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign bribed prominent Republicans to oppose Donald Trump during the 2016 election? A: No. That email was fabricated by a self-described satirical website. It was
Snopes→ Survey Finds 2M US Teens Are Vaping Marijuana
E-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, but results mean 2.1 million middle and high school students have used them to get high.
Snopes→ Leaked Documents Show Assange Bid for Russian Visa
WikiLeaks has repeatedly been hit by unauthorized disclosures, but the tens of thousands of files obtained by the AP may be the biggest leak yet.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Famous Wing Spot Buffalo Wild Wings NOT Closing All Locations In 2019.
Is restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings closing down in 2019? No, that's not true: some joker uploaded a prank to a website imitating the domain name of CBS News and it went viral but it is not real. The story originated from an article publis
Snopes→ Swollen Rivers Near Record Levels as Florence Looms
In Wilmington, the state's eighth-largest city, residents waited for hours outside stores and restaurants for basic necessities like water.
Snopes→ Barack Obama’s Return: Good or Bad for Democrats?
Another political test for Obama as he tries to boost Democratic candidates and party enthusiasm without also motivating President Donald Trump's supporters.
Snopes→ Kansas Deputy and Suspect Fatally Shot During Arrest
Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter said Deputy Robert Kunze was shot after receiving a call about a black truck that had been stolen.
Washington Post→ Did Brett Kavanaugh give false testimony under oath?
Democrats say yes. He says no. We went back in time to dig up answers.
Hoax-Slayer→ Bogus Facebook Message Falsely Claims Drought Relief Funds Stolen by Government
According to a message going viral on Facebook, the Australian government has stolen all of the money from recent TV channel fundraising campaigns designed to help drought-stricken farmers. The post Bogus Facebook Message Falsely Claims Drought Reli
Snopes→ Was the Appointment of Dr. Jerome Adams as Surgeon General Ignored by the Press?
This meme is not only false, but it seemingly undermines the very point it's trying to make.
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake Password Protected Job Application Emails Contain Macro Malware
Malicious emails that masquerade as harmless job application requests with attached resumes are currently hitting inboxes. The post Fake Password Protected Job Application Emails Contain Macro Malware appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Sherman Stuurman Friendship Request’ Hacker Hoax
A message that is spreading rapidly on Facebook warns users not to accept a friendship request from a person named Sherman Stuurman because he is a hacker. The post ‘Sherman Stuurman Friendship Request’ Hacker Hoax appeared first on Hoa
Snopes→ Woman Accusing Kavanaugh of Sexual Misconduct Comes Forward
The woman accusing Kavanaugh of high school-era sexual misconduct told her story publicly for the first time.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ref Did NOT Get In The Game, Did NOT Eject 4 Kneeling Players
Did the referee named Jerry Noonan eject four players at a Miami Dolphins game for kneeling during the national anthem? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that specifically designs its articles to cause cons
Snopes→ Kavanaugh Accuser Speaks to Newspaper on Record
The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers has come forward to The Washington Post.