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Snopes→ Palm Beach County Refuses to Lower Flags to Half-Staff for Rush Limbaugh
The Florida county refused to lower its courthouse flags to half-staff in honor of the late conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh.
Snopes→ Are These Real Headlines Describing the Deaths of Rush Limbaugh and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
A meme about media coverage of Limbaugh’s death went viral in February 2021.
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh’s ‘AIDS Update’ Mock the Deaths of Gay People?
Limbaugh would later say he regretted the segment as it made fun of people who were dying excruciating deaths.
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh Smoke?
Limbaugh was regularly photographed smoking cigars.
Snopes→ Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Radio Host, Dies at 70
The controversial radio personality passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rush Limbaugh Has NOT Been Suspended From Twitter — Deleted Own Account
Was radio host Rush Limbaugh suspended from Twitter in the wake of President Trump's suspension from the plaform? No, that's not true: in an email to Lead Stories, Twitter has confirmed it was the user behind the @RealRLimbaugh account wh
AFP Fact Check→ The video contains no credible report that Turkey is ‘ready to crush France after French leader insulted Islam’
A video has been viewed more than one million times in multiple Facebook and YouTube posts alongside a claim it shows Turkey and “Arab [countries]” are “ready to crush France” after French President Emmanuel Macron “insulted Islam”. The
Snopes→ Fred Dean, 68, Fearsome Pass Rusher of 49ers’ Dynasty, Dies
Dean, the Hall of Fame pass rusher for the San Francisco 49ers, was hospitalized last week with the coronavirus and was on a ventilator and in intensive care, according to former teammate Dwight Hicks.
The Dispatch→ Was Rush Limbaugh a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee in 2007?
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Poynter→ Joe Biden gave his convention speech live. Rush Limbaugh claimed it ‘had to be taped.’ That’s wrong.
If your time is short Joe Biden’s convention speech was continuous and lasted nearly 25 minutes. Biden’s speech was carried live by several TV stations, streamed live by multiple news organizations, and attended in person by dozens of people. Biden
Snopes→ Has Trump Suggested He Wants His Image on Mount Rushmore?
Apparently the U.S. president has discussed the subject in both seriousness and in jest.
Snopes→ A Meme About Mount Rushmore’s Racist Past Went Viral. Here’s What We Know.
The meme, which even claimed KKK ties to the beloved monument, took off amid anti-racism protests in the U.S. in the summer of 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Melania Trump’s Mount Rushmore Dress Does NOT Feature Drawings Of Young Victims Of Sex Trafficking
Snopes→ Accuracy Still Unknown for Many Coronavirus Tests Rushed Out
Months into the outbreak, no one really knows how well many of the coronavirus screening tests work, and experts at top medical centers say it is time to do the studies to find out.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd NOT Rushed Into Ambulance by Cops
Was George Floyd's body rushed into an ambulance by police and not by paramedics, just to make a quick getaway? No, that's not true. The men who placed Floyd onto a gurney and into an ambulance were Hennepin County, Minnesota, EMS paramedics.
Snopes→ President Trump Rushed to Underground Bunker
Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to an underground bunker as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House.
Snopes→ Disneyland Closes as California Rushes to Battle Coronavirus
Disneyland will close its doors for the rest of the month, an extraordinary decision mirrored throughout California by companies big and small after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for any nonessential gatherings of 250 people or more to be canceled to help
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Rep. Bobby Rush Removed From the House Floor for Wearing a Hoodie?
After Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) donned a gas mask while Congress debated a bill securing emergency funding to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the United States and beyond, one of his colleagues rebuked both him and an apparent set of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Report of Rush Limbaugh’s Cancer Shrinking is NOT Real
Did doctors call it a "miracle" that Rush Limbaugh's cancer is shrinking? No, that's not true: This story was originally a work of satire published here by the satirical network "America's Last Line of Defense." It was then republished by many
Truth or Fiction?→ Rush Limbaugh Claims Coronavirus is No More Dangerous than the Common Cold. Is it?
In a transcript dated February 24 2020, radio personality Rush Limbaugh claimed that novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is no more dangerous than “the common cold,” adding that he believed that concern over the new strain of disease was simply p
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh Refer to 12-Year-Old Chelsea Clinton as a Dog?
An old controversy was renewed in 2020 after the radio host was awarded the Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh Call Troops ‘Welfare Queens,’ ‘Moochers’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh Say Presidential Medal Was Tarnished by Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh Say Nicotine Was Not Proven To Be Addictive?
Some detractors hinted at a degree of irony in this quote after the conservative radio host announced his lung cancer diagnosis in early 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rush’s Geddy Lee Did NOT Endorse Neil Peart Tribute Shirt
Did Rush's Geddy Lee pose for a photo used to sell tribute shirts for his deceased bandmate Neil Peart? No, that's not true: A social media post advertising the sale of tribute shirts for Peart, who died on January 7, 2020, featured a digitall
Snopes→ Did Rush Limbaugh Accuse Michael J. Fox of Exaggerating His Parkinson’s Symptoms?
A 2006 controversy resurfaced in 2020 after the controversial radio host was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Snopes→ Woman Calls 911 with Toes After Hands Crushed Changing Tire
A woman whose hands were crushed while she was changing a tire on the side of an interstate in South Carolina managed to call for help using her toes.
Snopes→ Rush Limbaugh Says He’s Been Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
The conservative radio host said he will take some days off for further medical tests and to determine treatment.
Snopes→ Neil Peart, Drummer for Rush, Dead at 67
He was revered for his drumming skills, but was also the band’s key lyricist.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Clarence Thomas Did NOT Say SCOTUS Is Ready To ‘Crush The Coup Against President Trump’
Did Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Say SCOTUS is ready to 'crush the coup against President Trump'? No, that's not true: This is satire, as no such words were said by Thomas, the most senior associate judge on the Supreme Cour
Snopes→ Truck Bomb in Somali Capital Kills at Least 78 at Rush Hour
A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 78 people including many students.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Will Smith NOT Diagnosed With Life Threatening Disease And NOT Rushed To Hospital
Was Will Smith diagnosed with a life-threatening disease and rushed to a hospital? No, that's not true: A video produced and posted by Smith of a scheduled medical check up in early November 2019 was edited and republished with a click-bait he
Snopes→ High Tides Surge Through Venice, Locals Rush to Protect Art
Exceptionally high tidal waters surged through Venice again, prompting the mayor to close St. Mark’s Square and call for more donations for repairs just three days after the Italian lagoon city suffered its worst flooding in 50 years.
Snopes→ Sinkhole Opens, Swallows Part of City Bus During Rush Hour
A photo shows the front of the bus pitched into the air and the front wheels of a car that was behind it dangling over the sinkhole’s edge.
Truth or Fiction?→ Mount Rushmore Before Carving
In October 2019, a post circulated showing a natural rock formation known as “Six Grandfathers” before it was carved into what most Americans now call “Mount Rushmore.” The original tweet was shared in July 2017 by @TheAriDee:
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Administration Rushes To Distance Itself From Massacre Video at Far-Right ‘Meme Event’
United States President Donald Trump’s administration and other right-wing figures attempted to distance themselves on October 14 2019 from a violent propaganda video, as coverage spread of a scene altered to depict Trump gunning down his “
Snopes→ Was Trump Rushed Off Stage After Someone Yelled ‘Chrissy Teigen’s Here’?
The U.S. president and the model lobbed a few insults at each other on social media in September 2019.
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Grill Brushes Cause You to Ingest Metal and Become Ill?
On July 14 2019, a Facebook user shared a photograph purportedly illustrating the risks posed by grill brushes and the metal they can leave behind attaching to food that is consumed. In an attached status update, the poster warned: I would suggest to