Sensational claims of President Donald Trump receiving a bomb via Amazon drone have their origins on a satire website.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. John McCain Votes to End Cancer Treatments for Medicare Beneficiaries -Mostly Fiction!
Sen. John McCain Votes to End Cancer Treatments for Medicare Beneficiaries-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), while undergoing taxpayer-funded cancer treatments, voted to end cancer treatments for Medicare beneficiaries. T
FactCheck.org→ Distorted NATO Funding Figure
The United States does not pay 80 percent of the cost of operating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, as President Donald Trump claimed. The U.S. spends a lot more on its own defense compared with other nations in the international securi
Truth or Fiction?→ Dr. Dean Lorich, Who Exposed Clinton Foundation Haiti Response, Found Dead-Truth! and Fiction!
Dr. Dean Lorich, Who Exposed Clinton Foundation Haiti Response, Found Dead-Truth! and Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Dr. Dean Lorich, a surgeon who exposed the Clinton Foundation’s bungled 2010 disaster response in Haiti, was found dead in December
Snopes→ FCC Repeals Net Neutrality
The Republican majority of FCC commissioners voted to approve Chairman Ajit Pai's proposal to eliminate Obama-era regulations that had ensured open Internet access.
Snopes→ Did a Surgeon Who Exposed ‘Clinton Foundation Corruption in Haiti Die a Suspicious Death?
Paranoid reports twisted the details of a tragic suicide to further a false narrative about the Clinton family.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Baseless Immigration Claim
Arguing for a merit-based immigration system, President Donald Trump offered a muddled, inaccurate and unsubstantiated critique of a program that annually provides visas by lottery to qualified and screened applicants from countries with low immigratio
FactCheck.org→ Fake Report of Voter Fraud in Alabama
Q: Did voters in Alabama’s special Senate election get “caught voting multiple times with fake IDs”? A: No. The Alabama Secretary of State’s office has received no such report. FULL ANSWER Alabama elected its first Democratic
Snopes→ Sheriff: Facebook Post Led Search for Lawmaker
An ominous Facebook post from a Kentucky lawmaker facing sexual assault allegations is part of what prompted family to report him missing to authorities.
Snopes→ Fertility Doctor Faces Judge for Lying About Using Own Sperm
Dr. Donald Cline, a retired fertility doctor accused of inseminating patients with his sperm, is set to plead guilty to charges he lied to investigators.
Snopes→ Forged Documents Alleging Schumer Sexual Harassment Spark Police Investigation
Far-right trolls who boasted about having documents that could end a senator's career ended up backpedaling after journalists discovered that the complaint was faked.
FactCheck.org→ Sessions Wrong About Drugged Driving
Attorney General Jeff Sessions claimed that more car accidents were “caused” by drugs than alcohol for the first time in 2016. But the report his office cited as support didn’t show that. The report shows alcohol — not drugs &#
Snopes→ Disney Buying Large Part of 21st Century Fox in $52.4B Deal
Disney is buying a large part of the Murdoch family's 21st Century Fox in a $52.4 billion deal announced on 14 December 2017.
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders wrongly says Donald Trump never apologized for Access Hollywood tape
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Bernie Sanders wrongly says Donald Trump never apologized for Access Hollywood tape President Donald Trump’s sexually explicit remarks on the Access Hollywood tape that surfaced during the 2016 election have re
Snopes→ Judges to Examine if Drug Stash-House Stings Racially Biased
A question about whether federal agents stage phony stash-house stings overwhelmingly in black neighborhoods is the focus of landmark hearings in Chicago.
Washington Post→ Comparing the ‘Trump economy’ to the ‘Obama economy’
“Can’t make it up: Obama now wants credit for the booming Trump economy. At least we can all agree the economy is better under President Trump.” — White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in a tweet, Dec.
Snopes→ Kentucky State Lawmaker Facing Assault Allegations Kills Himself
Rep. Dan Johnson had repeatedly denied that he assaulted a teenaged girl in his home.
Snopes→ Did Washington D.C.’s Football Team Change Its Name To ‘Redhawks’?
Native American activists published several elaborate fake web sites as a "satirical action" against the Redskins franchise.
Snopes→ Probation for Child Rape Vs. Prison for Stealing Ribs?
A Facebook meme accurately presents the basic facts of two very different but equally controversial cases.
Snopes→ Did a Dog Defecate on the Steps of 10 Downing Street?
Brits often post a photograph of a dog purportedly defecating on the steps British government headquarters to express frustration with the government.
PolitiFact→ What you need to know about net neutrality
Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon may soon be allowed to divide their networks into fast lanes and slow lanes, block content, slow rivals’ video-streaming speeds and charge websites and services simply to reach their customers.
Snopes→ Did DNA Testing Companies Admit to Altering Tests to ‘Screw with Racists’?
A number of hyperpartisan web sites claimed that DNA testing companies deliberately fabricated African ancestry to "screw with" racist customers.
Snopes→ Were ‘Black People in Birmingham’ Caught Voting Multiple Times With Fake IDs?
A so-called "satire" site published a story falsely claiming black voters committed fraud in Alabama's special election.
FactCheck.org→ Mailbag: Alabama Senate Race, Uranium One Deal
This week, we feature emails readers sent to us regarding the Alabama Senate race and the Obama administration deal allowing a Russian nuclear energy agency to acquire a controlling stake in Uranium One, a Canadian-based company with mining stakes in t
Snopes→ Was Bullying Victim Keaton Jones Beaten and Robbed of GoFundMe Money?
Fake news sites took advantage of a controversy about a bullied middle schooler whose mother posted photographs of the Confederate flag to her Facebook page.
Snopes→ Do Eddie Bauer Stores Destroy Leftover Clothes Instead of Donating Them?
While the company confirmed that photographs taken outside its New York City store are real, there is no indication that cutting up clothes before dumping them is a common practice.
Snopes→ CNN Says Anderson Cooper’s Twitter Account Apparently Hacked
CNN is claiming Anderson Cooper’s Twitter account was hacked after a tweet from his handle called the president a "pathetic loser."
Snopes→ Would-Be Suicide Bomber in New York City Faces Court Hearing
Commuters returning to New York City's subway system were met with heightened security after a would-be suicide bomber's rush-hour blast.
Snopes→ Democrat Jones Wins Stunning Red-State Alabama Senate Upset
In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on 12 December 2017.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel on CHIP funding
CHIP “always had bipartisan support. But this year, they let the money for it expire while they work on getting tax cuts for their billionaire and millionaire donors.” — Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, in a monologue, Dec. 11, 2017
Snopes→ Do Vegetarians Live Longer Than Meat Eaters?
While some studies have found that vegetarians have longer lifespans, the question is difficult to research and certainty on the issue remains elusive.
Snopes→ Did C-SPAN Insult Mitch McConnell?
A caption appearing to insult the Senate Majority Leader never aired, despite a claim that a screenshot purporting to show it was "not Photoshopped."
Truth or Fiction?→ An Interesting Talk by the Head of Daimler Benz -Inaccurate Attribution!
An Interesting Talk by the Head of Daimler Benz-Inaccurate Attribution! Summary of eRumor: A commentary titled “An Interesting Talk by the Head of Daimler Benz” has made the rounds in forwarded emails and discussion forums. The Truth: The &
Snopes→ Did a Philadelphia Politician say Bulletproof Glass is ‘Racist’?
Councilwoman Cindy Bass did introduce a bill to outlaw bulletproof glass in certain establishments, but the reasons behind it are more complex than you might expect.
Snopes→ Does a Viral Video Show a Polar Bear Starving to Death?
Upsetting footage captured on Canada's Baffin Island is authentic, but the role of climate change in this particular animal's suffering is complicated.
Truth or Fiction?→ Infinite Wisdom of Founding Fathers: Electoral College vs Popular Vote Numbers-
Infinite Wisdom of Founding Fathers: Electoral College vs Popular Vote Numbers- Summary of eRumor: A commentary making the rounds on Facebook describes the “infinite wisdom” of the founding fathers in establishing the electoral college. It
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Have wages failed to go up on Donald Trump's watch?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Have wages failed to go up on Donald Trump's watch? On the heels of a generally favorable jobs report, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., criticized Republicans for failing to boost wages for Americ
Snopes→ Keaton Jones Bullying Controversy
An initial outpouring of support for a bullied kid veered into controversy over his mother's Facebook posts and a GoFundMe campaign.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Rare Apology
Sen. Bernie Sanders wrongly said President Donald Trump has never apologized for his comments on the “Access Hollywood” tape in which he bragged about sexually inappropriate behavior. Trump did apologize at the time for his comments in a pr
Snopes→ Trump Says Accusations of Sexual Misconduct ‘Fabricated’
President Donald Trump said he's the target of "false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don't know and/or have never met."