Apple users found yet another way to make iOS's digital assistant Siri misbehave.
Snopes→ Did Oklahoma Pass a Bill Making It Legal to Deny LGBT Adoptions?
Legislation in Oklahoma may make it difficult for gay and lesbian parents to adopt children.
Snopes→ Oklahoma Passes Bill Making it Legal to Deny LGBT Adoptions?
Legislation in Oklahoma may make it difficult for gay and lesbian parents to adopt children.
Snopes→ Did Mike Huckabee Complain About Michelle Wolf After Mocking ‘Triggers’ on Twitter?
Two tweets by the former GOP presidential candidate were combined to highlight a discrepancy in his views regarding what should be considered comedy.
Snopes→ Documents Reveal Koch Foundation Influence on George Mason University
The president of Virginia's largest public university said agreements with the conservative donors "fall short of the standards of academic independence I expect."
ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: Maine legislators did not vote for mutilation
NOT REAL NEWS: Maine lawmakers did not vote to allow female genital mutilation, despite online reports
FactCheck.org→ Obama’s Private ‘Military’ Doesn’t Exist
Q: Did former President Barack Obama create a “security company” that’s a secret “military” organization? A: There are no records of Obama starting a “security company” in the city and states cited by a viral claim. FULL ANSWER A story c
FactCheck.org→ Headline Misrepresents Executive Order
Q: Did President Donald Trump sign an executive order to “eliminate mass amounts of Democrat voters”? A: No. Trump signed an executive order to change work requirements for welfare recipients. FULL ANSWER President Donald Trump signed a
Snopes→ Are California Parents Barred From Withdrawing Their Children From Sex Education?
Conservative web sites inaccurately describe the provisions of California's Healthy Youth Act.
PolitiFact→ Don Blankenship – Don Blankenship claims illegal immigration costs $130 billion a year. Is that true?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Don Blankenship claims illegal immigration costs $130 billion a year. Is that true? Seeking to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate, former coal mining executive Don Blankenship called for an end to ille
Snopes→ Did Sarah Huckabee Sanders Say She Was ‘Proud’ to be Compared to Aunt Lydia From ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
A parody Facebook account tricked some readers into believing that the White House Press Secretary had embraced an unflattering comparison made by comedian Michelle Wolf.
Snopes→ Did Barack Obama and George W. Bush Tweet Criticisms of Kanye West?
Doctored images appear to show the 43rd and 44th U.S. presidents leading a Twitter backlash against the controversial rapper.
Snopes→ More Questions Than Answers in Teen’s Death Inside Minivan
A teen's death from what the coroner said was suffocation from compression of his chest has led to accusations of bungling on the part of Cincinnati police and the city's 911 emergency center.
Truth or Fiction?→ Red Cross Spends 92 Cents of Every Dollar on Salaries-Fiction!
Red Cross Spends 92 Cents of Every Dollar on Salaries-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Red Cross spends 92 percent of donations on salaries and other administrative expenses. The Truth: There’s no basis for the claim that the American Red Cro
Snopes→ Did Planned Parenthood Defend Bill Cosby?
Reports that the nonprofit organization defended the comedian after his felony sexual assault conviction stemmed from a Christian-themed satire site.
Snopes→ Was Hillary Clinton Killed During an FBI Raid?
The FBI hasn't raided the Clintons' New York home, much less killed anyone in the process.
Snopes→ Is This ‘Apocalyptic Sunset Over Moscow’ Real?
A striking "photograph" is actually a composite of at least two different images.
Snopes→ Porn Star Stormy Daniels Sues President Trump for Defamation
The porn actress alleging an affair with President Donald Trump is escalating her legal fight, suing the president for defamation.
Internet Archive→ President Trump & Nigerian President Hold Joint News Conference : CSPAN : April 30, 2018 1:39pm-2:11pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump and Nigerian President Buhari hold a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbi
Snopes→ Will There Be a Nobel Literature Prize This Year?
For the first time since 1943, there's a notable risk that no Nobel Prize in literature will be awarded this year.
Snopes→ Does The Human Body Replace Itself Every Seven Years?
While the vast majority of cells would be replaced every seven to ten years, some cellular outliers make such a statement pointedly false.
Snopes→ Did Allison Mack Confess She Sold Children to Rothschilds and Clintons?
A real case of sex trafficking charges involving a "Smallville" actress was mixed with fabrication and exaggeration to produce guaranteed clickbait.
Snopes→ Twin Bombings in Afghanistan Kill 25, Including 9 Reporters
At least 45 people were wounded in the attacks, according to Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai, who said four police were among those killed.
Snopes→ Father of Army Vet Shot at Oregon VA Clinic Feels Betrayed
"First they shoot him, now they're gonna try to put him away," his father, Gilbert Negrete, told The Associated Press.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Man Washing Aborted Fetuses in Brazil?
A viral photograph purportedly shows a "pro-lifer" washing aborted fetuses in Rio de Janeiro, but the image appears to have originated elsewhere.
Snopes→ Cosby Juror: Comedian’s Talk of Quaaludes Led to Conviction
The youngest member of the panel said the comedian's own words sealed his fate.
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: ‘I rate your service as Scorched Pantyhose’
Here’s a selection of emailed comments, complaints, and compliments we’ve received from PolitiFact readers since January, edited for length and clarity. *** One reader thought we should have added additional context to our rating of Preside
Snopes→ Was Comedian Michelle Wolf Once Arrested for Bestiality?
An image of a doctored newspaper article contained the false claim that comedian Michelle Wolf was arrested for bestiality in 2015.
PolitiFact→ Todd Rokita – Did Luke Messer and Mike Braun raise taxes in Indiana?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Luke Messer and Mike Braun raise taxes in Indiana? In Indiana’s Republican primary, no candidate for U.S. Senate wants to be accused of hiking taxes. So when U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita called out his fellow
Snopes→ Mystery Solved: Why Trump-Macron Friendship Tree Vanished
The French president's office says there's nothing mysterious about the disappearance of an oak tree he planted on the White House lawn.
Washington Post→ Kevin McCarthy claims that the labor participation rate is ‘going back up’ under Trump
The House majority leader gave credit to President Trump for something that hasn't happened.
Washington Post→ Kevin McCarthy claims that the labor participation rate is ‘going back up’ under Trump
“Under Obama, our [labor force] participation rate actually dropped from 65 to 62. It’s going back up to more people in the workforce here.” — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), in an interview on “Mornings With Mari
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s rhetoric misleading on VA issues
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts some of the reasons why his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs abruptly withdrew his nomination
Hoax-Slayer→ Hoax Message Warns Users Not To Contact DreamWeaverGrey
Circulating hoax message warns users not to make any contact with a person with the screen-name "DreamWeaverGrey" because he is a suspect in the murders of 56 women that he met through the Internet. The post Hoax Message Warns Users Not To Contact Drea
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Why The Silence?” Advance Fee Scam Email
Here is another typical advance fee scam designed to trick you into giving your money and personal information to Internet criminals. The… The post ‘Why The Silence?” Advance Fee Scam Email appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ White House Mystery: Where Is Macron’s Gifted Oak Tree?
A mystery is brewing at the White House about what happened to the oak tree President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron planted there.
Snopes→ U.S. Says Border Crossing Is Full Before Caravan Tries to Seek Asylum
U.S. immigration lawyers are telling Central Americans in a caravan of asylum-seekers that traveled through Mexico to the border with San Diego that they face possible separation from their children and detention for many months.
Snopes→ Did Comedy Central Fire Michelle Wolf and Apologize to Sarah Sanders?
The 'Daily Show' correspondent's appearance at an annual Washington press event left much of the nation abuzz.
Snopes→ Did Hulu Cancel Michelle Wolf’s Standup Special?
The 'Daily Show' correspondent's appearance at an annual Washington press event left much of the nation abuzz.
Hoax-Slayer→ Frozen Tidal Wave Photographs
Description accompanying a series of photographs of a spectacular ice formation claims that the images show a giant wave that froze instantly as the wave broke. The post Frozen Tidal Wave Photographs appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.