A meme featuring a fake Paul Ryan quote originated with a fake antifa Twitter account.
Snopes→ Navy Destroyer Collides with Building in Downtown Houston?
A satirical article about a Navy Destroyer colliding with a building during Hurricane Harvey was mistaken for real news.
Snopes→ Is This James Earl Jones Dressed as Darth Vader?
A photograph is often circulated with the false claim that there were racial segregation laws in 1970s London.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Fire 14 Muslim Judges
Q: Did President Donald Trump fire 14 Muslim federal judges? A: No. The satirical website that originally published the story describes itself as “your beacon of something you can kinda rely on sometimes but not really.” FULL ANSWER Presi
Snopes→ French Police Hunt for Girl, 9, Who Vanished at a Wedding
A message posted to the Gendarmerie Nationale Twitter account reads in French: "Call for witnesses" - "Worrying disappearance of a minor[."]
Snopes→ Public Schools Grappling with Confederate Names, Images
Education officials around the nation debated whether to remove Confederate remnants from schools, some with students who are descendants of former slaves.
Snopes→ Louisiana Residents Hope Sandbags Will Keep Harvey Water Out
A weakened Tropical Storm Harvey left Louisiana residents bracing for possible tornadoes and hoping water would stay out of their sandbagged homes.
Washington Post→ Was former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal conviction an Obama ‘political witch hunt’?
“He is loved in Arizona. I thought he was treated unbelievably unfairly when they came down with their big decision to go get him right before the election voting started, as you know. And he lost in a fairly close election. He wo
Truth or Fiction?→ “Gone With the Wind” Removed from Theater, Deemed Offensive-Truth!
“Gone With the Wind” Removed from Theatre, Deemed Offensive-Truth! Summary of eRumor: “Gone With the Wind” was removed from the a Summer Screening Series of the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis in August 2017 because some people fou
Truth or Fiction?→ Photo Shows Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport Flooding After Hurricane Harvey-Fiction!
Photo Shows Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport Flooding After Hurricane Harvey-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A photo that began circulating on August 28, 2017, shows Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Snopes→ United States Has Yet to Accept Mexican Offer of Harvey Aid
Mexico is reportedly prepared to offer "a Katrina-like assistance package" to help affected communities in Texas.
Snopes→ Did a Catholic School in California Remove Religious Statues From Its Campus?
Conservative web sites accurately stated that the San Domenico school has removed some statues, but exaggerated the extent of the removal and left out crucial context.
Climate Feedback→ The Atlantic accurately explores climate context for Tropical Storm Harvey
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in The Atlantic attempted to investigate what can be said about the relationship between Tropical Storm Harvey and climate change. Harvey’s record rainfall totals around Houston, Texas are partly the
Snopes→ Joel Osteen Sails Luxury Yacht Through Flooded Houston to Pass out Copies of His Book?
A Christian satire site's claim about the popular televangelist using a luxury yacht to promote "Your Best Life Now" in Hurricane Harvey's aftermath was mistaken for real news.
Snopes→ Imminent Changes Introduced to Texas Insurance Law in the Midst of Harvey?
Viral posts on social media largely accurately describe a change to Texas state law about hurricane insurance — but they lack important context.
Snopes→ Floyd Mayweather Jr. Donates a ‘Whopping Sum of Money’ to Houston After Hurricane?
A web site posing as the Houston Chronicle falsely reported that the boxer was giving aid money to Hurricane Harvey victims.
Snopes→ Trump Gets a Spray Tan Before Appearing on Television?
A photograph purportedly showing President Donald Trump getting a spray tan before a television appearance actually features a wax replica of him.
Snopes→ Shelby Township Meijer ‘Human Trafficking’ Warning
One of many human trafficking warnings spread on Facebook in August 2017 involved a purported kidnapping attempt at a Shelby Township, Michigan Meijer store.
PolitiFact→ Adam Schiff – When can the 25th Amendment be used against a president?
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | When can the 25th Amendment be used against a president? A Democratic lawmaker who disapproves of President Donald Trump recently suggested the 25th Amendment to the Constitution could provide a solution. "POTUS
Snopes→ 2 Dams and Levee Overflow, Adding to Houston Floodwater
A pair of 70-year-old reservoir dams that protect downtown Houston and a levee in a suburban subdivision began overflowing on 29 August 2017.
PolitiFact→ Joe Arpaio – Arpaio falsely ties conviction to Obama administration
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Arpaio falsely ties conviction to Obama administration President Donald Trump’s pardon of convicted former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio drew an immediate tweet of gratitude from the man he spared from a six-month
Snopes→ Gunman Kills Two People and Injures Four in New Mexico Library Shooting
The attacker surrendered and was taken into custody after the shooting in the city of Clovis, 200 miles east of Albuquerque.
Snopes→ Trump Says “All Options Are on the Table” After North Korean Missile Launch Over Japan
North Korea earlier fired a midrange ballistic missile that flew over Japan and fell into the Pacific Ocean.
Washington Post→ Ted Cruz’s claim that two-thirds of the Hurricane Sandy bill ‘had nothing to do with Sandy’
“The problem with that particular bill is it became a $50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork. Two-thirds of that bill had nothing to do with Sandy.” — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), interview with NBC’s Katy Tur, Aug.
Hoax-Slayer→ Canada Revenue Agency Tax Refund Phishing Scam
For several years, fraudulent emails claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency have been targeting Canadian taxpayers. The post Canada Revenue Agency Tax Refund Phishing Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Did Congress ‘Quietly’ Pass a Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches of Homes?
Congress passed a bill authorizing a transit safety committee that contained language one representative considered too broad and unconstitutional.
Snopes→ Facebook Introduces Measure to Block Advertisements From Sites That Share Fake News
The social media giant announced a new measure for penalizing web sites that post fake news.
Snopes→ Was Joel Osteen’s Houston ‘Megachurch’ Affected By Hurricane Harvey?
The evangelist was criticized on social media for not opening Lakewood Church to help people fleeing the storm.
Snopes→ Did J.K. Rowling Buy a Twitter User’s Home as Revenge for His Criticism?
A fake article on a comedy web site managed to fool a number of readers into thinking the author had turned the tables on an online troll.
Snopes→ Oldest White Supremacist Site Shut Down After Complaint
Stormfront.org had more than 300,000 registered users with traffic increasing since a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – There are no sharks swimming in the streets of Houston or anywhere else
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | There are no sharks swimming in the streets of Houston or anywhere else A viral photo being spread online in the wake of Hurricane Harvey of a shark swimming down a Houston street is actually a hoax that has
Truth or Fiction?→ Delaware, Ohio, Cemetery Exhumes Bodies of Confederate Soldiers-Fiction!
Delaware, Ohio, Cemetery Exhumes Bodies of Confederate Soldiers-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Delaware City Council approved exhuming and relocating the bodies of Confederate soldiers from Oak Grove Cemetery in response to violent protests in Charlot
Truth or Fiction?→ NFL Player Isaiah Crowell Posted Image of Police Officer Execution-Truth!
NFL Player Isaiah Crowell Posted Image of Police Officer Execution-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell posted an image of a police officer being executed on social media. The Truth: Isaiah Crowell posted a picture o
Snopes→ Hillary Clinton Caught on Hot Mic Trash-Talking Obama?
Reports that Hillary Clinton was ejected from an interview with Katie Couric after using a racist slur to describe President Obama are fake news.
FactCheck.org→ Misleading ‘Chemtrail Kelli’ Ad
A GOP super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released a digital campaign ad about “Chemtrail Kelli” that could leave Arizona voters with a false impression about Republican Sen. Jeff Flake’s 2018 primary opponen
FactCheck.org→ Does Glyphosate Cause Cancer?
Q: Does the herbicide glyphosate cause cancer? A: There is evidence to suggest it may cause cancer at very high doses, but not at the low doses typically found in foods. FULL QUESTION A FoodBabe.com article says glyphosate has been found in prepa
Snopes→ Was Barack Obama Serving Meals in Texas During Hurricane Harvey?
Images of the former president serving food appeared alongside claims that he was in Houston after massive flooding there, but the picture was actually taken during a 2015 charity event.
FactCheck.org→ No Supreme Court Border Wall Ruling
Q: Did the Supreme Court rule that President Donald Trump can build a border wall without the approval of Congress? A: No. That story comes from a website that “makes no guarantee that anything you find here will be based at all in reality.̶
Snopes→ Fake Photographs: Harvey Edition
As usual, fake and misleading images were immediately circulated on social media in the wake of a storm that brought catastrophic flooding to the streets of Houston.
Snopes→ Black Lives Matter ‘Thugs’ Blocked Emergency Crews from Reaching Hurricane Victims?
Reports that protesters had blocked emergency crews from reaching people stranded by Hurricane Harvey are — like earlier stories from which they were recycled — completely false.