On August 14 2019, the Facebook page “Freaked” shared the following post of the “most chilling mushrooms” in the world, a post that became popular ahead of Halloween that year: Above four purported examples of mushrooms (an
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Florida Fisherman NOT Lost at Sea For 14 Days, Did NOT Claim He Was Sexually Assaulted by Mermaids
Was 72-year-old fisherman Alvin McCallister rescued after being shipwrecked and did he claim to have been sexually assaulted by mermaids? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by pub
PolitiFact→ The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it?
Democratic candidates for president agree that global warming is one of the biggest challenges facing the United States. Five of eight Democratic presidential candidates who are members of Congress have co-signed the Green New Deal, a House resol
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Mary And Fred Trump Pictured With Son Donald Are NOT In Their KKK Outfits
Does a 1999 photo show Mary and Fred Trump posing with their son Donald in their KKK outfits? No, that's not true: It is a digitally-altered image made from a real photograph of the future President Trump and his parents in 1994. The original
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Federal Warrants NOT Issued For Kathy Griffin, DeNiro, & Streisand
Were federal warrants issued for Kathy Griffin, Robert DeNiro and Barbara Streisand? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Lindsey Graham Did NOT Endorse The Green New Deal In Ad
Did Senator Lindsey Graham endorse the Green New Deal proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? No, that's not true: a video ad from The Really Online Lefty League falsely created that impression by using deceptive editing. The ad was created in
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michelle Obama NOT To Be New Face of Victoria’s Secret
Is Michelle Obama to become the new face of Victoria's Secret? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to misleadTrump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hollywood Actor Bruce Willis Did NOT Say Trump Is The Best US President Ever
Did Bruce Willis say Donald Trump is the best US President ever? No, that's not true: and old fake quote often accompanied by a screenshot from a comedy bit with Willis wearing a MAGA had on Jimmy Fallon's show keeps making the rounds online b
Truth or Fiction?→ Hospital’s ‘$39.95 Fee to Hold a Baby’ Controversy
On October 19 2019, a Facebook page shared the following screenshot of a tweet, including what looked to be a hospital bill with a $39.95 charge for “skin to skin contact” after a mother’s cesarean section: In the original tweet w
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Was NOT Involved In One Of The Biggest Heroin Busts
Was Nancy Pelosi involved in one of the biggest heroin busts? No, that's not true: The claim that Speaker Pelosi was involved in a massive operation to smuggle heroin into the United States from southeast Asia has no basis in fact. A published
Truth or Fiction?→ Conservative Versus Liberal, ‘Taken at a California Public High School This Year’ Meme
In October 2018, Facebook user Matt Gaelitz shared a slide titled “Conservative vs. Liberal” along with a status update: Taken at a California public high school this year. This is what indoctrination is all about. On June 4 2018, the same
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘University of Oxford Clapping Ban’ Rumor
In October 2019, a number of tabloids claimed that the University of Oxford had “banned clapping,” a move made at the behest of “snowflakes” made “anxious” by applause. The Daily Mail was one of those outlets, repo
Snopes→ A Century After Black Sox, Baseball Cheating Goes High-Tech
Today’s scandals revolve around technology — from teams using Apple Watches or high-definition cameras to steal signs to rogue “data scouts” giving bookmakers real-time information from ballparks.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Was NOT In The Manson ‘Family’ Along With Angela Landsbury’s Daughter
Was a young Nancy Pelosi a member of the Charles Manson family, along with Angela Landsbury's daughter? No, that's not true: Pelosi was a 29-year-old married mother of five living in Washington, D.C., when she purportedly posed in a photo with
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Mississippi Man Hack His Way Into Helping ‘Food Stamp’ Recipients?
A persistent meme that resurfaced on October 23 2019 about a modern-day Robin Hood is in reality a prank posted by someone out of “social media fun.” The graphic shows a photograph of a man besides a Fox News logo, accompanied by a short d
FactCheck.org→ Mulvaney’s Spin on Ukraine Aid
White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney engaged in some serious political spin when he tried to deny what he said in a televised press conference: that the White House withheld security aid to Ukraine, in part, because the administration wanted
Truth or Fiction?→ A Friendly Reminder Children Need a Lanyard to Trick or Treat in Nichols Hills?
On October 23 2019, an Imgur screenshot purportedly showed a post to Reddit’s r/okc, containing a “friendly reminder that your children must have a resident’s lanyard to Trick or Treat in Nichols Hills”: Originally posted one
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama NOT Invited to Join Impeachment Proceedings as Pelosi’s Special Guest
Was former President Barack Obama invited to join impeachment proceedings as special guest of Nancy Pelosi? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to misleadTrump supporters and Republicans into sha
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT "Say Americans Are The Stupidest People On Earth"
Did Nancy Pelosi say "Americans are the stupidest people on Earth" while caught on a hot mic? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to manipulate Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made
Snopes→ Does Joe Biden Own the Largest Mansion in His State?
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden definitely owns a few expensive pieces of real estate.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO 7,200 Jobs Cut At CNN, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed in 2019
Were 7,200 jobs cut at CNN, Huffington Post and BuzzFeed in 2019? Or maybe if you include Vice? No, that's not true: a viral video claiming that specifc number of jobs were lost at CNN, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Vice and "other ultra left win
Truth or Fiction?→ Jewish Prisoners Liberated from a Train in Madgeburg in April 1945
On October 22 2019 a Reddit user shared the following image to r/pics, purportedly depicting a moment during World War II when Jewish prisoners learned they had been liberated from a train traveling to a death camp: This is such a powerful
FactCheck.org→ Posts Resurface Made-up ‘Congressional Reform’ Bill
Quick Take Viral Facebook posts claim President Donald Trump has endorsed a supposed “Congressional Reform Act of 2017.” But no such bill exists. The text in the posts has circulated for years without references to Trump, and it is riddled
Truth or Fiction?→ ’71-Year-Old Man Waiting Up at 2AM to Welcome Three American Hostages’ Meme
In late September 2019, Facebook user Pedro Paul Saldaña shared the following meme, which claimed an appended image depicted President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One waiting to greet freed American hostages: The text on the meme read: A 71 year o
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Scientists Do NOT Issue Warning Against Canola Oil: No Studies Say It Damages Your Brain, Causes Dementia And Weight Gain
Have scientists issued a warning against use of canola oil with studies that show it causes brain damage, dementia, and weight gain? No, that's not true: There are no scientific studies supporting the claim and medical websites, including the
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Error-filled Cabinet Meeting
For more than an hour, President Donald Trump presided over a cabinet meeting, reeling off numerous false or misleading claims: Trump claimed, without evidence, that President Barack Obama tried to call North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “11 times” b
Truth or Fiction?→ Daniel Everett and the Amazonian Tribe that ‘Deconverted’ Him
A former evangelist’s journey to becoming an advocate for a tribe native to the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has endured not only through his own efforts, but through the reproduction online of a famous photograph of him. In October 2019, a Reddi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Told The Press About Jeffrey Epstein: ‘Check The Plane Manifests To His Island.’ They Actually Did
Did the news media ignore Jeffrey Epstein's flight manifests, including those concerning Bill Clinton, even after President Donald Trump told them to look? No, that's not true: Reporters wrote stories about former President Bill Clinton's trav
Snopes→ ‘America Is Running Away’: Syrian Withdrawal Turns Chaotic
The withdrawal, Trump says, aims to get American troops out of the Mideast and “endless wars,” but decisionmakers have stumbled repeatedly over how much really to pull out.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Leading Democrats Facing Indictment for Orchestrating a Coup d’etat
Are three leading Democrats facing indictment for orchestrating a coup d'etat? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that ar
Truth or Fiction?→ California Law Limiting Freelance Publication Options Could Face Legal Threat
A California law addressing the discrepancies between independent contractors and contracted workers could spur a legal challenge from journalists before it takes effect in January 2020. Under the new law, known as AB5, news outlets would face a cap i
Snopes→ Is this a GIF of a Snail Watching a Race Car Drift on a Road?
A viral clip supposedly showed the start of a real-world version of the movie "Turbo."
Truth or Fiction?→ Cream of Tartar and Orange Juice to Quit Smoking?
In October 2019, a post circulated on Facebook advising smokers to use potassium bitartrate — commonly known as cream of tartar — along with orange juice as an effective and inexpensive way to quit smoking successfully. Alongside a blurry image
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Coney Island Sideshow Save Hundreds of Premature Babies in the Early 1900s?
On October 15 2019, a Facebook post with images relayed a purported history of neonatology and the role of a man named Dr. Martin Couney, who created a sideshow of tiny infants as a way of covering the costs of saving premature babies: Black-and-w
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Consuming Too Much Coffee Under Stress Cause Schizophrenia Symptoms?
On October 15 2019, the Facebook page “Weird Facts” shared the following “fact meme,” which claimed that the combination of a lot of coffee and a lot of stress could cause symptoms of schizophrenia — presumably in people no
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say God Will Abandon America If Trump Is Re-elected
Did Pope Francis Say God will abandon America if President Donald Trump is re-elected? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Gucci Mane Did NOT File For Divorce After Finding Out Wife Keyshia Ka’Oir Smashed Jeezy a Decade Ago
Did Rapper Gucci Mane file for divorce after finding out his wife slept with his rival Young Jeezy a decade ago? No, that's not true: the story was put out almost a month ago by a site that regularily puts out false news (including death hoaxe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: First Vagina Scented Air Freshener NOT Launched Onto Market By OlorPur
Did Spanish company OlorPur just launch a vagina-scented air freshener onto the marked and were they first with it? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a Spanish humor website as a joke but many people believed to be real. Note that
Lead Stories→ Fake News: It’s NOT Official, Michelle Obama NOT Running For President
Is Michelle Obama running for president and is it official now? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marke
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s False Subpoena Claim
This week, CNN’s Jake Tapper takes a look at a claim that President Donald Trump made about subpoenas issued by the House committees for documents and testimony related to the impeachment inquiry. In criticizing the House Democrats for their han