A Boston-area zoo is looking for a female stork that flew away last week and has evaded experts since.
Snopes→ Did a ‘New Deadly Spider’ Species Kill Several People in the U.S. in the Summer of 2018?
A viral, scare-mongering Facebook post fabricated a series of fatal spider bites and used photographs of the relatively harmless woodlouse spider.
Snopes→ Low-Number Delaware License Plate Auctioned for $410K
Low-numbered Delaware license plates are in demand.
Snopes→ License To Spill? Idris Elba Says He’s Not The Next 007
Many Elba fans have campaigned for the star of "The Wire" and "Luther" to be the first black Bond.
Snopes→ Inside Catch and Kill: Cohen, a Porn Star and ‘Individual 1’
Dry legalese and generic aliases could do nothing to tone down the tale of the scheme to protect Trump outlined in court documents.
Snopes→ Trump’s Former Lawyer Pleads Guilty, Implicates President
The back-to-back blows resulted from the work of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russia's attempts to sway voters in the 2016 election, including hacking Democrats' emails, and whether the Trump campaign may have cooperated.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chicago Man Did NOT Pose as Doctor, Did NOT Perform Colonoscopies, Genital Exams on Patients
Was a man named Eduardo H. Gomez in Chicago posing as a doctor and performing colonoscopies and genital exams on people? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a website that makes up tales about weird crimes and bizarre sex act for e
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman Did NOT Set Pedophile Muslim Man on Fire After Catching Him Rape 7-Yr-Old Daughter
Did 40-year-old Tatanysha Hedman of Renton, Washington set a pedophile muslim man on fire for raping her daughter? And did this happen recently? No, that's not true: Macedonian fake news websites are reposting news from 2014 about a woman who
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michelle Wolf Did NOT Ink New Deals With Hulu, Amazon, Did NOT Get Cancelled Immediately
Did comedienne Michelle Wolf ink new deals with Hulu and Amazon after the cancellation of her Netflix show, and were the new deals cancelled almost immediately? No, that's not true: the news originated from a satirical christian website, it i
Washington Post→ What candidate Trump would say about President Trump’s economic record
The Fact Checker recalculates today's employment statistics using the phony campaign math touted by Trump in the 2016 election. He does poorly.
Snopes→ Facts Behind the Arrest of an Immigrant Accompanying His Pregnant Wife to the Hospital Remain Unclear
After making a controversial arrest in San Bernardino, ICE said Joel Arrona-Lara was wanted in Mexico for murder.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., -- Just hours after courtroom setbacks for two once-close allies, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump held a rally in Charleston, W.Va., a state he won by 42 points in the 2016 election. Trump’s remarks, las
Snopes→ Did Robert Smalls Steal a Confederate Ship to Rescue Himself and Others from Slavery?
A meme accurately recounts the life of a man born into slavery who stole a Confederate ship to rescue fellow slaves, became a war hero, and got elected to the U.S. Congress.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact turns 11. We've rated 15,000 claims, and the truth still matters
Just this past Sunday, Rudy Giuliani told journalist Chuck Todd that truth isn’t truth. Todd asked Giuliani, now one of President Donald Trump’s top advisers on an investigation into Russia’s interference with the 2016 election, wheth
Snopes→ Immigrant Charged with Murder of Iowa College Student
A man from Mexico living in the U.S. illegally has confessed to kidnapping college student Mollie Tibbetts while she was running in her small Iowa hometown, killing her and dumping her body in a rural field.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bartlesville Woman NOT Awarded $1.4 Million After Suing Male Co-Workers For Excessive Farting.
Was 32-year-old Susan Goldstein of Bartlesville, Oklahoma awarded $1.4 million after she sued her male coworkers for excessive farting? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website imitating the logo and domain name of Fox News. I
Snopes→ Is This ‘Trump Made America the Best Country in the Nation’ Sign Real?
An image purportedly showing a logically challenged sign in support of President Trump is actually a digital creation.
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi Told Democrats to Win, Not Lie
Q: Did Rep. Nancy Pelosi tell Democrats to lie to get elected? A: No. She said Democratic candidates who oppose her becoming House speaker again should “do whatever you have to do,” as long as they win. FULL ANSWER As the 2018 midterm
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Office Of Oakland Councilman George "Big Boy" O’Dowd NOT Raided By Police
Was the office of Oakland councilman George "Big Boy" O'Dowd raided by police and were thousands of fake social security cards, driver's licenses and voter registration forms discovered, all in Spanish? No, that's not true: the story was made
Snopes→ Were ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ Characters Created to Represent Different Mental Disorders?
A popular theory holds that the characters in 'Winnie-the-Pooh' stories each represents a different mental disorder, but that was not the intention of author A.A. Milne.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: British Girl NOT Refused Entry To The UK After Holiday As Passport Photo Has Dog Ears
Was 25-year-old Michelle Garridge from Leigh-on-Sea in Essex refused re-entry into the United Kingdom because her passport photo had dog ears on it from an Instagram filter? No, that's not true: the entire story was made up by a satirical web
Snopes→ Mississippi Could Re-Examine 1959 Racial Killing of Teenager
The black teen's slaying has never drawn much attention, even as federal and state authorities in the past 15 years have re-opened investigations of racially motivated killings from the civil rights era.
Snopes→ Did African-American Drivers Comprise 100% of the Traffic Arrests in Polk County, Iowa?
An activist organization mistakenly reported a Des Moines police officer's 2017 traffic arrests were of exclusively African-American suspects.
Snopes→ Did a Florida Judge Give Vastly Different Sentences to Two Men, Whose Only Difference Was Their Race?
A viral meme, based on a piece of investigative journalism, left out some important context in the cases of Chase Legleitner and Lamar Lloyd.
Snopes→ Jon Stewart Helps Aid Goats Found on New York Subway Tracks
A train operator on alerted headquarters about “two very baaaaad boys” along the N Line in Brooklyn.
Snopes→ Logic Stages Immigrant Protest At VMAs with Parents, Kids
The children, including some younger ones who appeared intimidated by the crowd, stood in a line as a "human wall."
Snopes→ Toddlers Survive Alone for Days After Car Wreck Kills Mother
Investigators believe the wreck happened two days earlier and that the older boy was able to climb out of the wreckage.
Snopes→ Confederate Statue on UNC Campus Toppled by Protesters
Protesters appeared to outwit officers by splitting into two groups.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malema Did NOT Say Whites Should Not Be Allowed in Shopping Malls
Did South African politician Julius Malema say white people should not be allowed in shopping malls? No, that's not true: the story was published by a satire website but the satire disclaimer of the site is hidden away on a different page so i
Snopes→ Officials Believe Body of Iowa Student Mollie Tibbetts Found
No information has been released about where the body was found.
Snopes→ Microsoft Uncovers More Russian Attacks Ahead of Midterms
The company said a hacking group tied to the Russian government created fake internet domains that appeared to spoof two conservative organizations: the Hudson Institute and the International Republican Institute.
Snopes→ MTV VMAs Was a Shocking Event, For the Wrong Reasons
MTV seemed to send a message: You're punished for not showing up and rewarded for attending.
Snopes→ Los Angeles Authorities Looking Into Asia Argento Allegation
Authorities said Monday that they are looking into sexual assault allegations by a young actor against Italian actress Asia Argento.
Snopes→ US Deports Former Nazi Camp Guard, 95, to Germany
The White House says that a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard has been deported to Germany, 14 years after a judge ordered his expulsion.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man NOT Rushed To Hospital After Eating 413 Chicken Nuggets at McDonald’s
Was 25-year-old Anthony Thomas paralyzed after eating 413 chicken nuggets at McDonald's while trying to break his personal record? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents tales of bizarre crimes, weird sex
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 700 Bodies of Alleged "Harvested Children" NOT Found in Malaysia
Were 700 dead children found in Malaysia and were they the victims of organ harvesting? No, that's not true. A 2016 hoax featuring gruesome photos of dead children (including one packed in a cardboard box wrapped up in tape) keeps being circ
Washington Post→ Rudy Giuliani’s Pinocchio-laden interview on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’
The president's lawyer falsely says Donald Trump Jr. had no idea he was going to meet with a Russian government representative
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake ‘Farm Machinery’ Invoice Links to Macro Malware
This email, which purports to be from a farm machinery company, urges you to click a link to view full invoice details. Supposedly, the invoice email was generated via the business and accounting service MYOB. The post Fake ‘Farm MachineryR
Hoax-Slayer→ Celebrity Giveaway Scams Continue to Target Facebook Users
An increasingly common scammer tactic is to create fake Facebook Pages that claim to be associated with various high-profile celebrities. The post Celebrity Giveaway Scams Continue to Target Facebook Users appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Colorado Man Charged with Murder Says Wife Killed Daughters
A Colorado man told police that he killed his pregnant wife in "a rage" when he discovered she had strangled their two daughters after he sought a separation.