A conservative web site mischaracterized the case against Rosa Ortega, who voted illegally -- and allegedly for Republican candidates.
Snopes→ Antifa Member Photographed Beating Police Officer?
A photograph purportedly showing an Antifa member hitting a police officer has been digitally manipulated.
Snopes→ Did Anonymous Bring Down The Daily Stormer?
A post on neo-Nazi web site Daily Stormer suggested the site was seized by Anonymous, but it's more likely that they simply lost their web hosting.
Snopes→ Trump Speaks on Charlottesville: ‘Racism is Evil’
President Donald Trump named and condemned hate groups as 'repugnant' in an updated, more forceful statement on race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville.
Snopes→ Man Burns to Death Rescuing Dog from Hot Springs
Burn deaths and injuries result from people trying to retrieve straying pets from boiling hot springs.
Snopes→ Did Barack Obama Order Harvard to Reverse His Daughter Malia’s Suspension?
A satirical web site publishes the latest in a series of entirely false stories about Malia Obama.
Snopes→ One-Fifth of Americans Find Workplace Hostile or Threatening
The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile, finds an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers.
Snopes→ Officer on Fatal Charlottesville Crash: ‘Hahahaha Love This’
Officer Conrad Lariviere wrote in response to the violence: 'Hahahaha love this, maybe people shouldn't block road ways.'
Truth or Fiction?→ Starbucks Muslim Workers Slip Feces into Coffee, Spread Tuberculosis-Fiction!
Starbucks Muslim Workers Slip Feces into Coffee, Spread Tuberculosis-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: After committing to hiring Muslim refugees, Starbucks’ Muslim workers have been slipping feces into coffee and spreading tuberculosis. The Truth: A w
Snopes→ London’s Big Ben to Fall Silent for Four Years for Repairs
A four-year cleaning and repair project will begin on 21 August 2017.
PolitiFact→ In Context: President Donald Trump’s statement on ‘many sides’ in Charlottesville, Va.
President Donald Trump spoke on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, about violent protests between white nationalists and those opposing them in Charlottesville, Va. Subsequently, Trump was criticized for not speaking more forcefully against the white nationalist
Washington Post→ Video: How did the 1994 deal with North Korea fall apart?
Glenn Kessler, who was The Washington Post’s diplomatic correspondent from 2002 to 2011, explains what happened to the 1994 agreement negotiated under President Bill Clinton to thwart North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. The deal wa
Snopes→ Melania Trump Criticizes Charlottesville Violence, Plagiarizes Michelle Obama?
An image positing that First Lady Melania Trump again copied words from Michelle Obama while denouncing violence in Charlottesville is likely a spoof.
Snopes→ Donald Trump’s Father Arrested at KKK Rally?
A 1927 New York Times article about KKK arrests mentioned Donald Trump's father Fred, but the reporting was vague and inconclusive.
Snopes→ Racist Protesters Protected by Black Policeman?
A photograph showing a black police officer protecting participants in a white supremacist protest was widely circulated after violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Snopes→ KKK Member Treated by Black Hospital Staff?
A photograph showing a KKK member being treated by an all-black emergency room staff was part of an advertising series, not a genuine historical image.
Hoax-Slayer→ Bogus Warning – Canned Fruit From Thailand Contaminated With HIV
Circulating message claims that HIV carriers in Thailand have deliberately contaminated canned fruit in a factory by dripping their blood into the food. The post Bogus Warning – Canned Fruit From Thailand Contaminated With HIV appeared first on H
Snopes→ Driver in Charlottesville Car Attack Identified as James Alex Fields, Jr.
The 20-year-old is accused of killing one person and injuring several others when he reportedly drove a car into a crowd of peaceful protesters.
Hoax-Slayer→ HOAX – ‘Chinese Miner Found Alive After 17 Years Underground’
Circulating story claims that a man has been found alive after being trapped underground in a Chinese mine for seventeen years. The post HOAX – ‘Chinese Miner Found Alive After 17 Years Underground’ appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Boy with Fork Through Nose
Photographs show a boy whose nose was impaled by a fork during an accident at a restaurant.
Snopes→ White Nationalist Rally, Violence Rock Virginia City
A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town.
Snopes→ Trump Blames ‘Many Sides’ for Violent Clashes in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaotic violent clashes between white nationalists and counter protestors.
FactCheck.org→ Aug. 12: Jobs, Opioids, ‘Buy America’
The post Aug. 12: Jobs, Opioids, ‘Buy America’ appeared first on FactCheck.org.
Snopes→ Did Vladimir Putin Say North Korea Doesn’t Have Nuclear Weapons But Has ‘Trillions’ in Minerals?
We found no evidence that the Russian president made this comment.
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump Steal His ‘Fire and Fury’ Line from a Comic Book Villain?
Despite rumors to the contrary, Trump's comments about North Korea were not plagiarized from a Captain America comic book character.
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump Target a Democratic State Senator’s Family for Deportation?
A dubious right-wing web site makes a false claim about the family of California lawmaker Kevin de León.
Snopes→ Has NASA Called the Image of the Virgin of Guadalupe ‘Living’?
Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have not announced that "Our Lady of Guadalupe", a religious artifact, is alive.
Snopes→ Is Nancy Pelosi in Critical Condition After a Head-On Drunk Driving Accident?
A hoax news article falsely reports that the House Minority Leader was involved in a collision with a bus in Los Angeles.
Snopes→ Obama Left Trump a White House Full of Roaches?
Various outlets misleadingly quoted a 2013 article to blame President Obama for a 2017 roach infestation that likely never occurred.
Snopes→ Has the National Debt Fallen by $102 Billion Since Donald Trump’s Inauguration?
A conservative web site accurately describes a remarkable decline in the debt since January 2017, but offers no evidence that the President is responsible for it.
Snopes→ Foreign Call Centers Must Transfer Customers to U.S. Reps?
U.S. companies operating overseas telephone service centers do not have to transfer customers to representatives in the U.S. upon request.
Snopes→ Did the Texas House of Representatives Pass a Law Requiring Women to Buy ‘Rape Insurance’?
An article regurgitated a slightly misleading characterization of a Texas bill to reduce health insurance coverage for abortions.
Truth or Fiction?→ Bill Clinton Gave North Korea $2 Billion, Two Nuclear Reactors-Mostly Fiction!
Bill Clinton Gave North Korea Nuclear Reactors, $2 billion-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Bill Clinton essentially gave North Korea nukes in 1994 by giving them $2 billion and two nuclear reactors. The Truth: Bill Clinton reached an agree
Snopes→ 1957 Chevies Secretly Produced Until 1967?
An amusing but false story holds that a group of former General Motors workers furtively produced 1957 Chevrolet automobiles on their own for ten years.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump on U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org review the accuracy of President Donald Trump’s tweet about the modernization of the U.S. nuclear weapons program. The president tweeted that his “first order a
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
Washington Post→ Dear readers, help us fact-check your lawmakers during August recess
When Congress left Washington for the April recess, we asked our readers to help us fact-check their local town halls. We were overwhelmed with submissions from coast to coast. We ended up fact-checking what members of Congress from seven s
FactCheck.org→ Earth Won’t Go Dark for Days
Q: Did NASA confirm that there will be 15 days of darkness on Earth in November? A: No. Variations of that false claim have been circulating since at least 2015. FULL ANSWER On May 29, the website twofeed.org posted a story with the headline “
Snopes→ Scientists Spot Rare, Endangered Whales in the Bering Sea
One of the North Pacific right whales had not been seen in a decade.
Snopes→ High School Student Dies After Log Falls on Him During Football Drill
Joshua Mileto died during a Navy SEALs-style drill at a high school in Farmingville, New York.