President Donald Trump threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea and called Iran a "rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed and chaos," during an address to the United Nations General Assembly. Trump denounced Nort
Snopes→ Toys ‘R’ Us Files for Bankruptcy But Keeps Stores Open
The company is seeking to restructure as it faces $5 billion in debt.
Snopes→ German World War One U-Boat Found Off Belgium With 23 Bodies Inside
The UB 11 submarine appears to have struck a mine, but is intact and closed.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Are long gas lines forming in North Korea, as Donald Trump says?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Are long gas lines forming in North Korea, as Donald Trump says? As North Korea continues to try the West’s patience with a series of nuclear and missile tests, President Donald Trump is touting the success
Snopes→ Hurricane Maria Smashes Dominica, Threatens Puerto Rico
The Category 5 hurricane brought 160 mph winds and rain to the Caribbean island, causing widespread damage.
ABC News→ GOP governors launch ‘news’ site critics call propaganda
Republican governors have launched a website that appears to be a news outlet, but readers have to look carefully to see that The Free Telegraph is the product of a political party committee
Washington Post→ Medicare, private insurance and administrative costs: A Democratic talking point
“Medicare has an overhead of about 3 percent. Private insurance has 25 to 30 percent that’s wasted.” –Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), interview on MSNBC’s “Daily Meet the Press,” Sept. 13, 2017 When something sounds too go
Snopes→ Did a Pieology Pizzeria Employee Write ‘F*ck the Cops’ on a Police Officer’s Receipt?
The Orange County, California-based pizza chain fired a worker for reportedly printing the phrase on a Torrance police officer's receipt.
Snopes→ Is California Governor Jerry Brown Allowing HIV-Positive People to Donate Blood?
Web sites misstate what would happen under a bill that Brown has not signed into law.
Snopes→ Was Alec Baldwin Arrested at the 2017 Emmys for Threatening President Donald Trump?
A satirical web site publishes yet another entirely false story.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump's Half True claim that support for DACA is as high as '92 percent'
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | President Donald Trump's Half True claim that support for DACA is as high as '92 percent' President Donald Trump has questioned why undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children should be depo
Snopes→ Kroger Grocery Stores Offer Free Fruit to Kids?
Some Kroger grocery stores are offering children under 12 years of age a free piece of fruit to eat while their parents shop.
Snopes→ ‘Jeepers Creepers 3’ Director Victor Salva Was Convicted of Child Molestation?
"Jeepers Creepers 3" director Victor Salva was convicted in 1988 of sexually molesting a 12-year-old.
Snopes→ 9 Facts About Slavery They Don’t Want You to Know
A widely circulated list of historical "facts" about slavery dwells on the participation of non-whites as owners and traders of slaves in America.
Snopes→ Was a Couple Hospitalized After a Man Got His Head Stuck in His Wife’s Vagina?
A story about a terrible sexual experience is nothing more than a hoax.
Snopes→ Jane Fonda Betrayed American POWs?
The long-standing claim that Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their North Vietnamese captors is false.
Snopes→ Terrorism Not Seen as a Factor in Acid Attack on U.S. Students in France
Four female students from Boston College were sprayed with acid at a train station in the city of Marseille.
Snopes→ St. Louis Protests Resume After 80 Arrests
Three days of peaceful protests and violent unrest have followed the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black suspect.
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – GOP super PAC says Alabama's Roy Moore doesn't back Trump's border wall
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | GOP super PAC says Alabama's Roy Moore doesn't back Trump's border wall If top Republicans in Washington have their way, Alabama Republican Roy Moore won’t be the GOP Senate nominee. President Donald Tru
Hoax-Slayer→ Elf Bowling Virus Hoax
This old “virus warning” is still crossing inboxes. Although the games mentioned in the email are real, they do not contain viruses.… The post Elf Bowling Virus Hoax appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Washington Post→ Speaker Ryan’s fuzzy math on the nation’s ‘terrible tax system’
“It is a terrible tax system that was written in ’86. … The headlines write themselves: We tax our corporations at 35 percent, and successful small businesses are taxed as high as 44.6 percent. The average tax rate in the indu
Hoax-Slayer→ Facebook ‘Daphne Bcsakai Serious Threat Warning’ Hacker Hoax
Facebook warning claims that you should not approve a person that uses the name Daphne Bcsakai or Daphne Bcstahl because she is a hacker. The post Facebook ‘Daphne Bcsakai Serious Threat Warning’ Hacker Hoax appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ McDonald’s Exposed for Using Human Meat?
Reports that an Oklahoma City McDonald's outlet was caught with horse meat and human meat in their freezers are fake news.
Snopes→ Avoid Poisonous Black and White Caterpillars?
Black and white tussock moth caterpillars can cause severe allergic reactions in some people who touch them.
PolitiFact→ The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN
Just a couple of days before his expected speech to the United Nations General Assembly President Donald Trump dubbed North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un as the "Rocket Man." "I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Ask
Snopes→ ‘Free Disney Theme Park Tickets’ Scam
Disney is not giving away free theme park tickets to those who like and share posts on Facebook; such offers are a form of sweepstakes scam.
Snopes→ Mule vs. Mountain Lion
Photographs show a mule shaking a dead mountain lion, not actually attacking killing the big cat.
Snopes→ Daisy the Dog Rescued 9/11 Survivors?
The tale a dog named Daisy who rescued countless souls from World Trade Center towers on 9/11 is inspiring but fabricated.
Snopes→ NASA Warns ‘Planet X’ Is Headed Straight for Earth?
The American space agency has not issued any warnings about the trajectory of another planet intersecting Earth's orbit.
Snopes→ Spacesuit Envy
Did NASA have to relabel the size chart for a condom-like urination contraption used in space suits because astronauts refused to choose the 'small' size?
Snopes→ Flashlight Apps Harbor Data-Stealing Malware?
Flashlight apps could harbor furtive code to steal your personal data and send it to foreign cybercriminals, but so could any phone app.
Snopes→ Hillary Clinton Says Women ‘Caved’ to Men in Voting Against Her?
A viral Facebook post misquotes the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate.
Snopes→ Floridians Can Obtain Food Stamp Benefits If Their Power Went Out During Hurricane Irma?
A series of Facebook rumors about food stamp benefits for post-Irma Florida residents have a grain of truth to them but elide important facts.
Snopes→ Muslim-American Medical Demographics
A claim that Muslim-Americans make up 1% of the U.S. population is accurate, but statistic dealing with mass shootings and medical training are problematic to verify.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Stats Not Voter Fraud ‘Proof’
This week’s fact-checking video from CNN’s Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org shows why Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach does not have “proof” of widespread voter fraud in New Hampshire that could have helped Democrats win a clo
Snopes→ Did National Geographic Purchase Footage of Destructive Tornadoes for $1 Million?
A video purporting to show series of destructive tornadoes actually showed computer-generated special effects that originally appeared in a Hollywood movie.
Snopes→ Can Hurricane Victims Delay Their Mortgage Payments?
Lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, as well as the federal government, have programs to help homeowners affected by natural disasters.
Snopes→ Are Police in Sweden No Longer Investigating Rapes Since Migrants Arrived?
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage cited the conspiracy web site InfoWars in a tweet claiming police in Sweden admitted they are "no longer" investigating rape.
Snopes→ Is This a Giant Seahorse Fossil?
A Photoshop contest entry has resurfaced on social media, where people claim it is evidence of a human-sized seahorse.
Snopes→ Did Planned Parenthood ‘Team Up’ With Satanists to Promote Abortion Rights in Missouri?
The two groups have taken separate court cases in the state, but there has been no collaboration whatsoever between them.