The agricultural commodities market is a complicated balance of supply and demand that politicians seem intent on glossing over.
Lead Stories→ Old News: City Treasurer Starved K-9 Police Dogs Because Feeding Them Would Cost Too Much | Animals
Did a city treasurer named Rodolfo Guerrero Duran of Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico cut the budget for the food of the local police dogs and did this lead to two of them getting very sick and almost starving? Yes, the story is real and it did happe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Red Lobster NOT To Build New Restaurant on Hamilton’s Westside
Is a Red Lobster restaurant coming to Hamilton's Westside in Ohio? No, that's not true: a prank claiming this was the case was published on a pranking website but it is not true. The fake article didn't even spell the name of the restaurant
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Floyd Shivambu Did NOT Say "When we rename South Africa to Azania, we will require all whites and Indians to reapply for citizenship and adopt African names, else they will be loaded on boats and deported"
Did Floyd Shivambu, second in command of the EFF, say South Africa will be renamed to Azania and when that happens all whites and Indians will have to re-apply for citizenship or they would face deportation? No, that's not true: the story orig
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Clinton NOT In 6-Car Collission In New Hampshire
Was Hillary Clinton involved in a 6-car collision in New Hampshire? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website run by a man who has run several Hillary Clinton death hoaxes in the past. We suspect this article is just the set up
Snopes→ Was the Father of the Man Accused of Training School Shooters the Keynote Speaker at Obama’s Democratic National Convention?
Hyperpartisan websites published false reports that Imam Siraj Wahhaj, who is the father of New Mexico child abuse suspect Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, was keynote speaker at the 2012 Democratic convention.
Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of 8.6-Kilogram Baby?
News reports and photographs abound documenting the birth of children weighing upwards of 17 pounds at delivery.
FactCheck.org→ GDP Growth, Presidential Salary, Women’s Vote
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Snopes→ Facing Indictment, GOP Rep. Chris Collins Stepping Down
n an about-face, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins is ending his re-election bid days after the Republican was charged with insider trading.
Snopes→ Authorities Probe How ‘Suicidal’ Employee Could Steal Plane
Investigators worked to find out how a "suicidal" airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were
Snopes→ Jury Awards $289 Million to Man Who Claims Roundup Weed Killer Caused Terminal Cancer
A San Francisco jury has ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto to pay $289 million to a former school groundskeeper dying of cancer, saying the company's popular Roundup weed killer contributed to his disease.
Snopes→ In Book, Omarosa Says Trump Is a Bigot, Behaved ‘Like a Dog’
Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman claims in a new book that there are tapes of President Donald Trump using racial slurs and that she saw him behaving "like a dog off the leash" at numerous events he attended.
FactCheck.org→ The Cost of ‘Medicare-for-All’
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 14th Congressional District seat, are pointing to a study they say shows “Medicare-for-all” would save Americans money. But the author of the study sa
Snopes→ Newspaper Calls for War of Words Against Trump Media Attacks
A Boston newspaper is proposing a coordinated editorial response from publications across the U.S. to President Donald Trump's frequent attacks on the news media.
Snopes→ Devastating Toxic Algae Bloom Plagues Florida’s Gulf Coast
A toxic algae bloom has overrun Florida's southern Gulf Coast this summer, devastating sea life and driving people from the water.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show the Cooking Instructions on a Bacon Package?
The instructions on the back label of a bacon package advised consumers to "complain to elected officials" if they "don't know how to cook bacon."
Snopes→ Roger Stone Associate Held in Contempt in Russia Probe
The move also spotlighted a growing focus by Mueller on Stone.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Clete Torris NOT Former Attorney General Of Hawaii, Did NOT Say Anything About Obama’s Birth Certificate
Did former Attorney General Clete Torris of Hawaii say Barack Obama's birth certificate was registered to Barry Soetero of California? No, that's total nonsense made up by a liberal Facebook page set up to troll conservatives and Trump suppor
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pence Did NOT Call Space Force Necessary to Protect U.S. from Gay Aliens
Did U.S. Vice President Mike Pence call the Space Force necessary to protect the U.S. from "gay aliens"? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a satire column appearing in The New Yorker magazine, it is not true. The story originated
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Elections In 3 States NOT Tossed Out For Voter Fraud
Were election results in Minnesota, Wyoming and Delaware thrown out after voter fraud was discovered? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal website satirically masquerading as a right-wing news site in order to get Trump sup
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg NOT Confirmed As New James Bond
Will Whoopi Goldberg be the next to play the iconic Agent 007, aka James Bond? No, that's not true: the "news" was made up by a British satire website in response to renewed rumors that black actor Idris Elba was being considered for the role
Snopes→ Appeals Court Tells EPA to Stop Sales of Harmful Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping a top-selling pesticide chlorpyrifos on the market.
FactCheck.org→ Facts Don’t Support GOP Corruption Claim
A Republican TV ad accuses Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri of profiting from “a corrupt Washington subsidy” — failing to mention that what’s being subsidized is housing for low-income people. The ad also fails to no
Snopes→ Has a Michigan ‘Sharia Zone’ Banned Bacon and Required the Wearing of Burqas in Public?
More false claims about Islamic sharia law taking over in the state of Michigan originated with a so-called "satirical" web site.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s False Trade Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at two of President Donald Trump’s recent claims about trade. At an Aug. 2 rally in Pennsylvania, the president falsely claimed the “trade deficit just fell” by $52 bill
Snopes→ Fox’s Ingraham: I Wasn’t Talking About Race
The Fox News personality responded to critics of her commentary that massive demographic changes that most Americans don't like have been forced upon the country by legal and illegal immigration.
Snopes→ Were Additional Donald Trump ‘Stars’ Placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
A group of right-wing street artists called "The Faction" posted a video claiming responsibility for the stunt in August 2018.
Snopes→ Chicago Chain Faces Backlash Over ‘Aloha Poke’ Trademark
A Chicago-based chain that trademarked “Aloha Poke” has faced backlash with calls for boycott after sending cease-and-desist letters to businesses with similar names.
Snopes→ Photographer Says Bill Murray Harassed Him at Restaurant
Photographer Peter Simon, brother of Carly Simon, said actor Bill Murray slammed him against a door and poured a glass of water over him while he was taking photos.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show ICE Arresting Small Children?
Although a photograph of handcuffed children is shared with the claim the youngsters were arrested by ICE, the image is unrelated to immigration.
FactCheck.org→ Putting France’s Consent Issue Into Context
Q: Did France pass “a law saying having sex with a child is okay”? A: No. The country already didn’t have a legal consent age. The new law makes it easier to file rape charges against adults who have sex with those 15 or younger.
Snopes→ St. Louis DA Win Latest Victory for Black Lives Matter
"We must always vote for issues and not just candidates," said Charlene Carruthers, national director of BYP100, a Chicago-based group.
Snopes→ Did Vice President Mike Pence Warn Against ‘Gay Aliens’?
A report about proposed uses for the Trump administration's recently announced "Space Force" was satire from a well-known humorist.
Snopes→ Actress Sean Young Wanted for Questioning in Burglary
Police say Young is wanted for questioning after she was caught on surveillance video stealing laptops and video production software from a store in New York City.
Snopes→ Texas Lockup is Epicenter of Family Immigration Detention
Currently housing 1,520 mothers and their children, about 10 percent are families who were temporarily separated and then reunited under a “zero tolerance policy” that has since been reversed.
Snopes→ Canadian Police Say at Least 4 Dead in Shooting
In 2014, a shooting in Moncton, New Brunswick left three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers dead and two wounded.
Washington Post→ Democratic spin on Medicare-for-all is too-good-to-be true
Lead Stories→ Fake News: BBC Did NOT Report Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Survived Assassination Attempt
Was Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti almost assasinated today and did the BBC report on this news? No, that's not true: the rumor was started by a fake news site pretending to be BBC Radio. The fake site is likely part of a larger ne
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s media blitz
The self-described “democratic socialist” keeps making statements that are false, misleading or incorrect
Snopes→ Did Chicago Police Use a ‘Bait Truck’ to Generate Arrests?
Three people, including a 36-year-old deaf man allegedly looking for food, were arrested as part of the sting.