Social media images stoked controversy and legal questions over the Trump Organization's apparent commercial use of the seal
ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
PolitiFact→ Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’
A controversial new Polish law that criminalizes the attribution of blame for Nazi crimes to Poland is inspiring criticism from historians, Israel and the U.S. State Department alike. Could it be used as a form of Holocaust denial? PolitiFact decided t
FactCheck.org→ Keanu Reeves Didn’t Praise Trump
Q: Did Keanu Reeves say that President Donald Trump is a role model? A: No. That’s a made-up quote that has been attributed to at least two other actors. FULL ANSWER Keanu Reeves doesn’t say much publicly about politics. He has long had a
Snopes→ Has ‘JUULing’ Caused Cancer in High School and College Students?
Use of a JUUL e-cigarette is falsely rumored to have caused cancer in three students.
Snopes→ Smoking Orangutan Riles Anger Against Zoo in Indonesia
A zoo infamous for mistreatment of animals is being slammed again by activists after a video emerged of one of its orangutans smoking.
PolitiFact→ Ted Cruz – Did Obama cut $300 million for school safety? Not really
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Did Obama cut $300 million for school safety? Not really Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says to prevent school shootings in the future, the country should look to the past. In 2013, Cruz and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Io
Snopes→ Let There Be Light, An Hour Longer Into the Evening Sky
The shift from standard to daylight saving time officially comes at 2 a.m. Sunday across much of the country.
Snopes→ Is the United States’ Global Trade Deficit Really $800 Billion?
President Donald Trump's statements on the subject leave out the country's $244 billion services surplus.
Snopes→ Slow Recovery from Latest Nor’Easter; 3rd Storm on Tap?
The rush is on to restore power as forecasters monitor another system that could move up the coast.
Snopes→ 911 Calls, Radio Traffic Show Chaos in High School Massacre
Responding deputies and police officers desperately tried to sort through a chaotic scene, treat the injured, lock down the school and locate the shooter.
Snopes→ Former Trump Campaign Aide Nunberg at Court for Grand Jury
Sam Nunberg had insisted in a series of defiant interviews earlier in the week that he intended to defy a subpoena.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump is wrong about wage trends
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump is wrong about wage trends Before meeting with his Cabinet, President Donald Trump held court with the reporters assembled at the White House. Among other topics, Trump discussed some of the economic ach
ABC News→ Serena Williams on ’15 exemption: ‘I’ve never tested positive’
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ABC News→ Serena Williams on 2015 exemption: ‘I’ve never tested positive’
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Hoax-Slayer→ Advance Fee Scammers Often Target Previous Scam Victims
As I have often mentioned, advance fee scammers use a seemingly never-ending variety of back stories as vehicles for finding new victims. And they often tend to target people that have been previously caught out in such scams. The post Advance Fee Sca
Washington Post→ DNC vice chair Keith Ellison and Louis Farrakhan: ‘No relationship’?
“We’re talking about something that happened in 1995. This was the year that the Million Man March took off. People were attacking the march at the time. . . . Man, I’m telling you back in 2006 and before, I disavowed them
Hoax-Slayer→ Pink Floyd Drummer Nick Mason is NOT Dead
Rumours claiming that Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has died have been spreading rapidly via Twitter and Facebook. The rumours took hold after a false death date was added to Nick Mason's Wikipedia page on March 1st, 2018. The post Pink Floyd Drummer N
Hoax-Slayer→ Amazon Is Working on a Fix to Stop Alexa Randomly Laughing at Customers
Amazon's in-home digital assistant Alexa has reportedly been unexpectedly laughing out loud at people as they go about their daily business. The post Amazon Is Working on a Fix to Stop Alexa Randomly Laughing at Customers appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Was Ellen DeGeneres Surrounded by Armed Guards at an Anti-Gun Rally?
An image showing the comedian and television host next to a possibly armed guard is real, but the photograph was not taken at an anti-gun rally.
Snopes→ Are McDonald’s Restaurants Flipping Their Iconic Golden Arches Upside Down for Women’s Day?
The fast food chain is celebrating International Women's Day by turning its iconic golden arches into a "W."
FactCheck.org→ California Won’t Register ‘Illegal’ Voters
Q: Is California planning to “automatically register illegal immigrants to vote”? A: No. The headline making that claim is false and misrepresents the law in California. FULL ANSWER It’s true that California has taken considerable steps to prote
Truth or Fiction?→ 72 People Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation by National Guard in Boston-Fiction!
72 People Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation by National Guard in Boston-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A group of paramilitary extremists attacked the National Guard while it attempted to confiscate guns in Boston, leaving 72 dead and hundreds injur
ABC News→ Study finds false stories travel way faster than the truth
The most comprehensive study of online fake information finds that false stories on Twitter travel six times faster and reaches way more people than the truth
Snopes→ Did London Close 500 Churches and Open 423 New Mosques?
A fear-mongering article was based on misleading and cherry-picked data about the number of churches and mosques in London.
ABC News→ False stories claim Ireland prepping for Muslim immigration
False stories claim Irish government planning for immigration of more than 1 million 'likely Muslim' immigrants
Snopes→ Is Amazon’s Alexa Creepily Laughing for No Apparent Reason?
In February 2018, Amazon Alexa owners began claiming that the devices were randomly broadcasting an unwanted "creepy laugh."
ABC News→ ‘Fake news’ on Twitter spreads faster, farther than truth, study finds
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FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Media Violence
In the wake of the Florida school shooting, politicians have raised concern over the influence of violent video games and films on young people, with the president claiming they’re “shaping young people’s thoughts.” Scientists s
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Trade Mistweet
President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. has “large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada,” which isn’t accurate. The U.S. actually runs a small trade surplus with Canada, and the deficit with Mexico isn’t all that large, relativ
Internet Archive→ President Holds Cabinet Meeting : CSPAN : March 8, 2018 12:53pm-1:18pm EST
President Trump held a cabinet meeting with his secretaries to discuss a wide range of topics, including a plan for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, gun violence prevention and cutting burdensome regulations....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSP
Snopes→ Trump Rolling Out Big Trade Tariffs, Sparing Mexico, Canada
The president reiterated that he would levy tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum but would "have a right to go up or down depending on the country and I'll have a right to drop out countries or add countries. I j
Snopes→ Did Michele Bachmann Say That ‘Jesus Created Assault Rifles’?
A meme featuring a quote from the former Minnesota congresswoman is a hoax.
PolitiFact→ Angus King – How much steel does the U.S. import from China?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | How much steel does the U.S. import from China? President Donald Trump said his administration would slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States, the latest in a series of moves to reorder t
Internet Archive→ President Trump Addresses Latino Coalition : CSPAN : March 8, 2018 3:04am-3:28am EST
President Trump delivered remarks at the Latino Coalition's legislative summit in Washington, DC. He blamed Democrats for not providing a fix to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program but said his administration is "ready, willing an
Washington Post→ Trump’s trade war: Does the U.S. have the ‘lowest tariffs in the world’?
“The United States has the lowest tariffs in the world — the lowest non-tariff barriers — and what do we get for that? We get a half-a-trillion-dollar a year trade deficit, which is draining us dry, taking our jobs, putting th
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Compensation and Finance House’ Advance Fee Scam
Supposedly, this email comes from the head office of an organization called the Compensation and Finance House. The post ‘Compensation and Finance House’ Advance Fee Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media as Anti-Muslim Rioting Flares
The government ordered social media networks blocked and ordered a curfew across much of the region in an attempt to keep violence from spreading.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theorists Arrested for Harassing Sutherland Springs Church Have Been Released
Robert Ussery and Jodi Mann have been stalking mass shooting victims and survivors for months.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump keeps citing wrong information on trade
AP FACT CHECK: Trump persistently miscasts the trade balance, overlooks automation in citing reasons for decline in factory jobs