A group of activists have started to collect money to repair a penis-shaped rock formation, a popular tourist attraction, after it was found badly damaged
Snopes→ Man Catches Teen Falling from Park Ride: ‘It’s OK to Let Go’
A teenager fell about 25 feet from a stopped gondola ride at an upstate New York amusement park, tumbling into a crowd of park guests and employees gathered below to catch her before she hit the ground.
Snopes→ Is Trump’s Health Deteriorating as White House Pressures Mount?
Claims that President Donald Trump's health was deteriorating due to the stress of his job originated from a satirical page.
PolitiFact→ What's in the Senate health care bill? Here are five key provisions
Shortly before Senate Republicans released their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, we asked several health policy analysts for the aspects of the bill that they would be paying close attention to. They came up with five key issues to
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump and missions unaccomplished
President Donald Trump is claiming to have spurred homebuilding, freed farmers from regulations that stopped them from plowing and secured a historic increase in military spending _ but an AP Fact Check finds that none of it's true.
Snopes→ Fake Amber Alert: Plate 72B 381
A long-circulating report of an Amber Alert issued for three-year-old girl taken by man in a grey car is not valid.
Snopes→ Did 5.7 Million ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Vote in the 2008 U.S. Election?
A controversial 2014 study used survey data to demonstrate that 38 people might have voted as non-citizens in 2008, and web sites subsequently did a lot of extrapolating.
Snopes→ Couple Exonerated in ‘Satanic Panic’ Child Ritual Abuse Case
What caused the "Satanic Panic" phenomenon begin in the 1980s, and how did a husband and wife who started a daycare center get swept into the center of it?
Snopes→ Did Ayn Rand Receive Social Security Benefits?
The "Atlas Shrugged" author called government handouts "immoral," but there is evidence that she accepted Social Security benefits in her later years — and that it was consistent with her worldview to do so.
Snopes→ Did Senator Elizabeth Warren Perform Nude Pagan Rituals in College?
The claim about the Massachusetts Democrat originated with a fake news web site and an unrelated image.
Snopes→ Right-to-Carry Laws Make Violent Crime Rates Worse, Law Professor Finds
The Standford law professor's paper is likely to add fuel to the gun control debate.
Snopes→ Was a Human-Lamb Hybrid Born in South Africa?
Sadly, the photographs just showed a deformed stillborn lamb.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Private Lawyer Won’t Cost Taxpayers
Q: Is President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Marc Kasowitz, “costing taxpayers $10,000 per hour” for his services during the Russia investigation? A: No. That claim comes from a baseless story on an “entertainment” w
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump and Coal Jobs
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper discusses President Donald Trump’s remarks at his June 21 Iowa rally about coal mining jobs. As we wrote in our story, “FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Rally,” the pre
Snopes→ Snapchat Introduces ‘Snap Map’ Feature
A Snapchat addition that allows people to locate one another on an interactive map has raised some concerns about user privacy.
Snopes→ Did the U.S. Government Pay for Mitch McConnell’s Polio Care in the 1940s?
Partisan web sites misrepresent the source of funding for the Republican senator's care as an infant in Alabama.
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
Snopes→ Manslaughter Charges Eyed in Deadly Grenfell Tower Blaze
After 79 people died in a London apartment building fire, police are considering filing manslaughter charges.
Truth or Fiction?→ Clinton Estate a Crime Scene, Steel Barrel Graves Found-Fiction!
Clinton Estate a Crime Scene, Steel Barrel Graves Found-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Dead bodies have been found in “steel barrel graves” at the Clinton estate, and Bill and Hillary Clinton are under criminal investigation. The Truth: A webs
Snopes→ Ferguson Attorney: Brown Family Settlement $1.5 Million
Police fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager, in 2014.
Truth or Fiction?→ Cannibal Babysitter on Meth Eats Toddler-Fiction!
Cannibal Babysitter on Meth Eats Toddler-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A babysitter in Missouri ate a 3-month-old toddler after smoking crystal methamphetamine. The Truth: A notorious fake news website is behind false reports that a babysitter ate a to
Snopes→ At Glastonbury, Depp Asks About Assassinating the President
Actor Johnny Depp asked a festival crowd when the last time was that an actor assassinated a president.
Snopes→ Total Solar Eclipse Casts Spotlight on Rural Oregon Town
The small town expects to see up to 100,000 visitors hoping to glimpse the 21 August solar eclipse.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s solar-power brainwave was borrowed
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's solar-powered brainwave was borrowed; others pitched it first
Washington Post→ Trump’s claim about the ‘catastrophe’ of Obamacare premiums increasing 204 percent in Alaska
“In Alaska, they’ve gone up 207 percent on Obamacare. You know, I used to mention only Arizona because they were up 116 percent in Arizona. Now Arizona is like good by comparison to some of the numbers. But they’re way up in A
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Rally
The 2020 presidential campaign is more than 1,200 days away, but President Donald Trump held yet another Make America Great Again rally — this time in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. And, as he did in past campaign speeches, Trump spoke for a long time and r
Snopes→ Can the Bite of a ‘Reverse Zombie’ Tick Make You Allergic to Red Meat?
More commonly known as the lone star tick, this unnerving arachnid can transmit an illness with symptoms similar to Lyme disease, as well as a substance that can cause an allergy to red meat.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Jeh Johnson testimony
President Donald Trump says congressional testimony from the former Homeland Security Secretary backs up his claim that his campaign did not collude with Russia
PolitiFact→ A timeline of Donald Trump’s talk about nonexistent James Comey tapes
President Donald Trump’s intimidating tweet hinting he might have recorded conversations with former FBI Director James Comey has come up empty. We rewound the tape to show the timeline of what happened after Trump made one of his most provocativ
Snopes→ French Fitness Blogger Killed After Whipped Cream Canister Explosion
Rebecca Burger died of a heart attack 18 June 2017 after part of a whipped cream canister struck her in the chest.
PolitiFact→ Rick Perry – Rick Perry wrongly downplays human role in climate change
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Rick Perry wrongly downplays human role in climate change Energy Secretary Rick Perry downplayed the role of human activity in the recent rise in the Earth’s temperature, saying natural causes are likely the ma
Snopes→ Was a Nude Sunbather Injured When a Sea Eagle Mistook His Testicles for Turtle Eggs?
A harrowing story about a hapless tourist in Australia originated from a site that publishes hoax articles.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking 9 things Trump overstated, got wrong in his Cedar Rapids speech
President Donald Trump’s campaign-style rally speech Wednesday in Iowa bounced among topics like jobs, taxes, health insurance and the Paris climate agreement. Trump’s event in Cedar Rapids was his first in the state since his 2016 victory,
Snopes→ Were ‘Steel Barrel Graves’ Uncovered on the Clinton Estate?
A satirical web site adds to the archive of distasteful fake stories about Bill and Hillary Clinton's "victims."
PolitiFact→ The Senate health care bill: What’s in it
Editor’s note: This story will be updated. Senate Republicans may have vowed to repeal and replace Obamacare, but the plan they unveiled retains some of the key features of the law they love to hate. The bill leaves in place the overall structure
Snopes→ Is This a Real London Underground Sign?
An image purportedly showing an sign in the London Underground asking people to wear deodorant because the tube smelled like an old ham was just a joke.
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump on solar, taxes, welfare
AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims to have thought up the idea of a solar border wall; others proposed it
Snopes→ Did Nancy Pelosi Say Obamacare Must be Passed to ‘Find Out What Is in It’?
A partisan web site quotes the House Minority Leader selectively in order to create a false equivalence with the 2017 Republican health care plan.
Truth or Fiction?→ Alex Jones Appointed White House Press Secretary-Fiction!
Alex Jones Appointed White House Press Secretary-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: InfoWars host and noted conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been named the White House press secretary. The Truth: A website that specializes in “Christian news satire&#
PolitiFact→ Senate health care bill's two-front war: Policy and process
Now that a Senate health care bill has been unveiled, senators will be jousting over its provisions to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. But substantive policy differences aren’t