Despite Internet outrage saying otherwise, New Mexico "compound" defendant Siraj Ibn Wahhaj has not been released on bond, because he is being held on an out-of-state warrant.
Snopes→ Senate Study Faults Government Care of Migrant Children
Some 200,000 of these children have entered the U.S. over the past six years.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman Arrested At The NM Muslim Compound Was NOT On CNN Network
A story trending on social platforms suggests that there is a link between one of the women arrested at an "extremist compound" in New Mexico and CNN, the international news organization. This Lead Stories writer -- a veteran of 25 years at CN
Snopes→ Church Helped Former Priest Accused of Abuse Get Disney Job
Church officials gave a former priest a positive reference to work at Disney World, even though they'd fielded at least one allegation about him sexually abusing a boy.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim of Voter Fraud in Ohio
Q: Were there “major signs of voter fraud” in Ohio’s congressional special election? A: No. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office says there have been no reports of voter fraud. FULL QUESTION Recently there has been a report that
FactCheck.org→ Stories Conflate Immigration Issues
Q: Did the Obama administration separate “72,410 Children From Their Families in 2013”? A: That’s the number of immigrants removed that year who had U.S.-born children. But viral stories wrongly conflate removals with President Trump’
Snopes→ Relative: Family of 7 on Vacation Died in Oregon Collision
Erika Carter Boquet, 29, was driving her 2016 Toyota 4 Runner eastbound on Oregon Highway 78 when an oncoming vehicle veered into her lane, authorities said.
FactCheck.org→ PAC Attack on Kelli Ward Badly Misfires
A group calling itself DefendArizona attacks Senate candidate Kelli Ward of Arizona in a TV ad filled with images of terrorists and misstatements of facts: The ad says Ward in a 2016 interview “called for restraint in fighting terrorism.”
Snopes→ Colorado Baker Who Refused to Make Cake for Gays Sues Again
Lawyers for Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips allege in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that Colorado is on a "crusade to crush" Phillips because of his religious beliefs.
Snopes→ Twitter Muzzles Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones for a Week
Twitter says it is suspending the account of the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for one week after he violated the company’s rules against inciting violence.
Snopes→ Trump Makes Good on Threat to Revoke John Brennan’s Security Clearance
President Donald Trump is revoking the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan, who served in the Obama administration.
Snopes→ Westminster Pharmaceuticals Voluntarily Recalls Thyroid Tablets
No adverse events have reported from the affected pills, but some ingredients were produced in a factory that the FDA has since cited for lax laboratory protocols.
Snopes→ Did 600 Murders Take Place in Chicago Last Weekend?
Omarosa Manigault said that 600 murders took place in Chicago during the second weekend of August 2018, but the actual number was one.
Snopes→ Republicans Blast Pearl Jam Poster of Burning White House
The band was traveling and not immediately available to confirm whether a depicted skeleton is meant to be Trump.
Snopes→ Does Public Law 92-313 Allow Americans to Claim ‘Federal Rent Checks’?
An author's online financial pitch is based upon existing information, but experts caution that it is no "hidden pot of money."
NPR→ FACT CHECK: White House Apologizes For False Claim About African-American Jobs
The White House backtracked this week on claims that President Trump has overseen more job gains among African-Americans than his predecessor, Barack Obama.(Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR→ FACT CHECK: White House Apologizes For False Claim About African-American Jobs
The White House backtracked this week on claims that President Trump has overseen more job gains among African-Americans than his predecessor, Barack Obama.(Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
Snopes→ Did an Audience Member Scare Trump by Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ at a Rally?
A video showing Secret Service surrounding Donald Trump at a 2016 rally is real, but the audio portion was manipulated.
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Can Trump Legally Keep Former Staff Quiet? Probably Not
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Can Trump Legally Keep Former Staff Quiet? Probably Not
Snopes→ ASPCA Says More Than 600 Birds Removed from Home
The ASPCA says the birds were living in extremely overcrowded conditions in a home in a Columbus neighborhood.
Snopes→ Vermont Nominates 1st US Transgender Candidate for Governor
GOP Gov. Phil Scott will face Christine Hallquist, who won the Democratic primary.
Snopes→ Vigil Held at Detroit Church for Aretha Franklin
Franklin canceled planned concerts earlier this year after she was ordered by her doctor to stay off the road and rest up.
Snopes→ Black Americans Aren’t Buying Omarosa’s Turn Against Trump
Too little, too late, many said.
PolitiFact→ Sarah Huckabee Sanders – White House off-base comparing African-American job growth under Obama, Trump
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | White House off-base comparing African-American job growth under Obama, Trump During a testy White House daily briefing that included discussion of former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman and her new tell-al
PolitiFact→ Marsha Blackburn – Blackburn: Lack of broadband shuttered rural hospitals. It didn't
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Blackburn: Lack of broadband shuttered rural hospitals. It didn't At a gathering of the Tennessee Farm Bureau in Franklin, Tenn., Republican Senate nominee Rep. Marsha Blackburn, talked about things she would aim to
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the bipartisan spinfest on Brett Kavanaugh’s time at the White House
Republicans say millions of pages of Kavanaugh's White House records are irrelevant. Democrats say he gave incomplete testimony to Congress in 2006. We dug into their claims.
Snopes→ Was a ‘My Little Pony’ Animator Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography Part of ‘#PedoGate’?
An animator for the children's cartoon has been sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography, but the case is not part of a "#PedoGate" conspiracy.
Hoax-Slayer→ Urban Legend – Car-Jacking Scheme Warning – Paper on Rear Window
Message warns of a new car-jacking scheme in which paper is placed on the back window of parked cars as a ruse to get a driver to leave his or her vehicle so that the thieves can easily steal it. The post Urban Legend – Car-Jacking Scheme Warnin
Snopes→ Did a Science Textbook Mistake Africa for South America?
An image of a shockingly inaccurate map may have once appeared in a textbook, but the current version of that work is correct.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Police NOT Looking For Massillon Man Involved in Shooting That Lead To Death of Another Man
Is the police looking for 19-year-old Nicholas Allen Vaught from Massillon, Ohio in connection with a shooting? No, that's not true: the "news" was posted to a prank website and went viral even though it was completely fake. The story origina
Snopes→ Did Fired FBI Agent Peter Strzok Tweet That President Trump is a ‘Dictator,’ a ‘Russian Asset,’ and an ‘Unhinged Madman?’
A parody account in Strzok's name issued the combative tweet in the wake of the FBI agent's firing for sending text messages critical of President Trump.
Snopes→ Did a Little Leaguer List a Porn Star as His Favorite Actor?
This was one of the more unusual "amusing" factoids associated with the young players of the Little League World Series.
Snopes→ The Death of John Crawford III
President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of NFL protests prompted the re-emergence on social media of a controversy regarding the 2014 police shooting of a black man in Ohio.
Snopes→ Alex Jones’s InfoWars Conspiracy Website Is Down
The page infamous for spreading "crisis actor" conspiracy theories has been offline for as yet unexplained reasons.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Cops Did NOT Take A Knee AGAIN, Didn’t Walk Out On Redskins AGAIN, Didn’t Leave Them Stranded In Their Locker Room Overnight AGAIN
Did the cops take a knee at a Washington Redskins game and did they then walk out, leaving the team stranded in the locker room overnight? No, that's not true: an old hoax story from last year went viral again but it still isn't real. The stor
Snopes→ Is the Trump Administration Denying Citizenship to a 4-Year-Old Adopted Peruvian Girl?
Two American citizens adopted a Peruvian toddler legally under Peruvian law, but the United States has so far denied the girl U.S. citizenship status.
Snopes→ Police Look Into Video of Man Spanking Hippo at LA Zoo
The zoo has posted a "No Trespassing" sign on the exhibit for the first time.
Snopes→ Did a Harvard Study Prove That “Unvaccinated Children Pose No Risk” to Other Kids?
A deceptive and factually challenged blog post on an anti-vaccine website is not a “Harvard study,” yet its false conclusions are popular on social media.
Snopes→ Did ‘VeggieTales’ Introduce a New Cannabis Character?
For the time being, at least, 'VeggieTales' characters remain based on things mothers would approve of their kids consuming.