Do biopsies cause cancer to spread? No, that's not necessarily true: They are not a significant cause of metastasis (the spread of cancer from one area of the body to another). For one, doctors take care to ensure that cancer cells are not spr
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Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Washington, DC Priest Expose Hundreds of Churchgoers to Coronavirus?
On March 9 2020, WJLA-TV reporter Sam Sweeney tweeted about a Washington, DC priest’s purported positive coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosis, adding that the clergy man led Communion services and shook hands with “more than 500” churchg
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biopsies Do NOT Cause Cancers To Spread
Do biopsies cause cancer to spread? No, that's not true: For one, doctors take care to ensure that cancer cells are not spread via biopsies. Further, a study has found that patients who undergo biopsies tend to live longer. The claim was made
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Welfare Claim
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that his administration has “lifted 10 million people off of welfare,” a figure that primarily includes the change in the number of recipients of food stamps, but also those enrolled in other progr
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Quarantined Kids in in Wuhan Defeat a Homework App by Spamming it With One-Star Reviews?
In a tweet which became a Facebook post, @zenalbatross reported that Wuhan’s clever schoolchildren “defeated the app assigning them homework” by spamming it with one-star reviews to trigger its deletion from an app store: good morn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say At Town Hall Forum He’ll Cut Social Security And Medicare
Did President Trump say at a recent town hall forum that he will cut Social Security and Medicare? No, that's not true: According to a transcript of the event on March 5, 2020, Trump never specifically mentioned those entitlement programs by n
Snopes→ Sesame’s Count Wants to Get Young Children Counted in Census
No other age group was under-counted more during the last once-a-decade census than children under age 5.
Snopes→ Golf’s Famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ from ’79 Open Uprooted by Wind
A tree that appeared overnight during the 1979 U.S. Open to become a part of golf lore has met its end.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Scranton Town Hall
At a town hall event in the swing state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading claims, some of which we have repeatedly debunked before. He further embellished his talking points on trade with China, claiming China
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Trump’s Travel Restrictions
President Donald Trump has made a number of misleading statements about his decision on Jan. 31 to impose travel restrictions related to the novel coronavirus epidemic. Trump has referred to the travel restrictions as a “travel ban.” There
FactCheck.org→ O’Rourke Endorsement Triggers False Posts on Biden’s Gun Policy
Quick Take Beto O’Rourke’s endorsement of Joe Biden has been used as fuel for misinformation about the former vice president’s gun control policy. If elected president, Biden did not say he is “coming for your guns.” Full
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misplaced Blame on Obama for Coronavirus Tests
Amid criticism over his administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that he had to overcome an Obama-era Food and Drug Administration “rule” to more quickly provide diagnostic tests to the America
Truth or Fiction?→ 2001 ‘Good Day New York’ On-Air Argument Gets New Life Online
In another instance of social media reviving interest in the media that preceded it, social media users re-discovered in March 2020 a clip that first made headlines after airing on WNYW-TV nearly 20 years earlier. One iteration of the clip featuring G
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden Vote for a Bankruptcy Bill Which Made Student Loans ‘Ineligible for Financial Relief’?
A March 5 2020 r/SandersForPresident (and r/all) thread featured a title maintaining that Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden “passed the bill” making student loans “ineligible for financial relief,” and an attach
Truth or Fiction?→ Man Displays Nazi Banner at Bernie Sanders Rally
During a March 5 2020 Bernie Sanders rally in Arizona, an individual seated in the venue unrolled a large Nazi banner as Sanders spoke: In the above photograph, a smiling Sanders faced away from the banner. Video captured from a different perspecti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Campaign With Grand Wizard of KKK
Did Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden formerly campaign with a grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan? No, that's not true: Former U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia renounced his 1940s Klan activity. The claim has previously been chal
FactCheck.org→ Article Falsely Reports on Health of Pope Francis
Quick Take An article circulating on social media claims without evidence that Pope Francis and two of his aides have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Vatican has said the pope has a cold, “with no symptoms related to other patholog
Truth or Fiction?→ Did MSNBC Switch Colors for “Favorable” and “Unfavorable” for Only Bernie Sanders in a Super Tuesday Chyron?
Super Tuesday reporting generated a lot of social media discourse in March 2020, and among circulating claims was one that network MSNBC manipulated their on-screen graphics by “swapping colors” for presidential candidates Bernie Sanders a
FactCheck.org→ Democrats’ Misleading Coronavirus Claims
Democrats have criticized President Donald Trump for his administration’s response to the new coronavirus, making claims about cuts to public health programs and the silencing of government experts. But they haven’t always gotten their facts ri
FactCheck.org→ Image Altered to Show KKK Members with Trump Sign
Quick Take A doctored image on social media shows members of the KKK carrying a Trump-Pence campaign banner. The original image, which predates President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign by several years, does not. Full Story Facebook users are s
Truth or Fiction?→ Breaking Down The COVID-19 ‘Friend’s Uncle’s Guidance’ Meme
As rumors quickly spread about purported myriad threats of a novel coronavirus strain known as COVID-19, a chain letter-style post purportedly containing medical advice about both the symptoms and treatments for the disease was spread heavily on Faceb
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Picasso Died in 1973, Surprising the Internet Every Year’
On March 1 2020, a Facebook user shared a Twitter screenshot about Pablo Picasso having died in 1973, which appeared somewhat in the style of “I was today years old when I learned” memes. On Facebook, the post racked up 40,000 shares and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ku Klux Klan Marchers Did NOT Carry Trump-Pence Banner
Did members of the Ku Klux Klan hold a Trump-Pence banner during a march? No, that's not true: The photo has been doctored. The actual photo was taken in 2009, seven years before President Trump was elected. The claim originated from a post (a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden In Texas Ahead Of Super Tuesday Did NOT Say: "Tomorrow Is Super Thursday"
Did Joe Biden, a U.S. Democratic candidate for president, say that "Tomorrow is Super Thursday"? No, that's not true: The headline is misleading. As the video of the former vice president shows, Biden said, "Super Thur---" but stopped and corr
FactCheck.org→ Biden Admits He Was ‘Stopped,’ Not ‘Arrested,’ in South Africa
In recent interviews, former Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged that he was wrong to say he was “arrested” while trying to visit Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He was actually “stopped” and briefly “detained,” Bi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Diplomat Was NOT Charged With Spying For China And Was NOT Hillary Clinton’s State Department Spokeswoman
Was Candace Claiborne, a former U.S. diplomat, charged with spying for China after serving as a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department under Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: Claiborne was sentenced for accepting tens of thousands of do
Snopes→ No One To Vote? Nevada Democrats Puzzle Over Empty Precinct
Democrats in one county were left scratching their heads about the possibility they had stumbled onto a phantom precinct during the party’s third-in-the-nation presidential contest.
Snopes→ Confused Fans Rip Garth Brooks for Wearing ‘Sanders’ Jersey
Leave it to the internet to interpret Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders jersey during a concert in Detroit as a political endorsement of a certain liberal presidential candidate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United Nations Does NOT Have A Plot To Depopulate The World
Does the United Nations have a secret plan to wipe out 95% of the world's population in the next 10 years? No, that is fake news. The conspiracy theory surrounding an action plan called "Agenda 21" has been around, and debunked, since shortly
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Recommend Men Shave Their Beards To Protect Against Coronavirus
Did the CDC recommend men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a Centers for Disease Control chart created in 2017 to advise medical workers on the best practices for wearing "filtering
Truth or Fiction?→ Did 41 Democrats Vote Against ‘Protecting Already Born Babies’?
In February 2020, pundits and blogs launched a round of invective against Democratic Party lawmakers after a bill targeting healthcare providers fell short of garnering enough votes for debate on the Senate floor. The latest salvo followed a cloture v
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s CNN Town Hall
Former Vice President Joe Biden made a series of false and misleading statements on guns and crime during a CNN town hall in Charleston, South Carolina, on Feb. 26: Biden inflated support among gun owners and National Rifle Association members to ban
Truth or Fiction?→ Would 38 Percent of Americans Not Buy Corona Beer over Coronavirus Fears?
On February 28 2020, CNN published a tweet reporting that a full 38 percent of Americans — more than a third — refused to drink Corona beer under any circumstances, due to fears of coronavirus: 38% of Americans wouldn't buy Corona be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight Largest Dow Jones Drops In Absolute Numbers Did Happen Under Trump; But They Were NOT Largest By Percentage
Did the eight largest Dow Industrial Average drops all occur under President Trump's watch, with the historic slides happening since early 2018? No, that is a misleading claim that doesn't take into account that financial markets movements are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Colin Kaepernick Did NOT Lobby To Remove The National Anthem From Football
Did former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick lobby to remove the National Anthem from football? No, that's not true: This story was published on a satirical site called Be Best.website which describes itself as "a subsidiary of
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Coronavirus Press Conference
Facing a declining stock market and criticism from Democrats, President Donald Trump and other officials have minimized the risks of the coronavirus to the U.S. and given inaccurate and misleading information about the new virus. Trump said the curren
FactCheck.org→ A Misleading Anti-Biden Ad from Trump Backers
A misleading television ad from the Committee to Defend the President falsely suggests that former President Barack Obama is criticizing his former vice president, Joe Biden, for his racial attitudes. The pro-Trump super PAC’s ad begins with an i
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an MSNBC Commentator Say that Recent College Graduates Make ‘$75,000 a Year’?
On February 25 2020, a purported comment from MSNBC commentator Mike Barnicle on talk show Morning Joe netted him accusations of being out of touch with many Americans. Barnicle was not named in the tweet that prompted the accusation, which has been
Truth or Fiction?→ Public Enemy, Bernie Sanders Team Up for Rally in Los Angeles
On February 26 2020, Public Enemy’s official Facebook page announced a Bernie Sanders rally on March 1 2020 in Los Angeles — complete with a poster of Sanders about to drop a microphone: The text in the post read: The time is now! FIGHT
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Call Obama’s Ebola Virus Response ‘a Total Joke’?
Shortly after United States President Donald Trump announced on February 26 2020 that he was naming Vice President Mike Pence to lead his administration’s response to the issue of novel coronavirus COVID-19, critics on social media pointed out y