Rudy Giuliani falsely claimed that when Donald Trump Jr. and other Trump campaign officials agreed to meet Natalia Veselnitskaya at Trump Tower in June 2016 “they didn’t know she was a representative of the Russian government.” The presid
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Snopes→ Like a Fish out of Water: Barrels of Bait Spill on Highway
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said the 41-year-old truck driver told police he went into the breakdown lane to avoid hitting a vehicle stopped in traffic and lost control of the truck.
FactCheck.org→ Cherry-Picking to Overhype Jobs Gains from Tax Cuts
The GOP cherry-picked states with the largest number of job gains this year to promote its claim that “GOP tax cuts have fueled a massive acceleration in job growth since this time last year.” There has been a net increase in the number of
Lead Stories→ Old News: Largest Food Stamp Fraud Bust In History, $20M, Muslim Store Owners Arrested in Florida
Did the Justice Department "just" make the largest food stamp fraud bust in history, valued at twenty million dollars? And were several muslim store owners arrested for this crime? The part about it being "news" and "just happening" in August
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim of Voter Fraud in Ohio
Q: Were there “major signs of voter fraud” in Ohio’s congressional special election? A: No. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office says there have been no reports of voter fraud. FULL QUESTION Recently there has been a report that
FactCheck.org→ Stories Conflate Immigration Issues
Q: Did the Obama administration separate “72,410 Children From Their Families in 2013”? A: That’s the number of immigrants removed that year who had U.S.-born children. But viral stories wrongly conflate removals with President Trump’
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Can Trump Legally Keep Former Staff Quiet? Probably Not
NPR→ FACT CHECK: Can Trump Legally Keep Former Staff Quiet? Probably Not
PolitiFact→ Marsha Blackburn – Blackburn: Lack of broadband shuttered rural hospitals. It didn't
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Blackburn: Lack of broadband shuttered rural hospitals. It didn't At a gathering of the Tennessee Farm Bureau in Franklin, Tenn., Republican Senate nominee Rep. Marsha Blackburn, talked about things she would aim to
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jeremy Corbyn Did NOT Lay Wreath for Hans Gruber Outside Nakatomi Plaza
Did U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn put down a wreath honoring dead terrorists on Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles? No, of course not. That claim was made by a satirical website mocking the recent controversy about Corbyn laying a wreath or at
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Stacy’s Mom (From The Fountains of Wayne Song) NOT Dead at 53
Did Stacy's mom die at the age of 53? No, the fictional character from the famous song by the band Fountains of Wayne did not pass away for the simple reason she doesn't exist. A satirical music website published the story and several people
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Peter Strzok Did NOT Call Trump a Russian Asset And An Unhinged Madman on Twitter
Did recently fired FBI-agent Peter Strzok call President Trump a dictator, a Russian asset and an unhinged madman on Twitter? No, that's not true: the tweet in question was published by a parody account mimicking the recently created real Twit
Snopes→ Utah Man Sues McDonald’s Alleging His Drink Was Drugged
Trevor Walker said he suddenly lost feeling in his arms and legs and his vision became distorted.
Snopes→ Crocs to Outsource Manufacturing of Clogs, Other Footwear
Crocs is also closing less productive retail stores as leases expire and focusing more on online sales.
Washington Post→ Both sides of the aisle stretch the truth in the soybean debate
The agricultural commodities market is a complicated balance of supply and demand that politicians seem intent on glossing over.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Red Lobster NOT To Build New Restaurant on Hamilton’s Westside
Is a Red Lobster restaurant coming to Hamilton's Westside in Ohio? No, that's not true: a prank claiming this was the case was published on a pranking website but it is not true. The fake article didn't even spell the name of the restaurant
FactCheck.org→ The Cost of ‘Medicare-for-All’
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 14th Congressional District seat, are pointing to a study they say shows “Medicare-for-all” would save Americans money. But the author of the study sa
FactCheck.org→ Facts Don’t Support GOP Corruption Claim
A Republican TV ad accuses Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri of profiting from “a corrupt Washington subsidy” — failing to mention that what’s being subsidized is housing for low-income people. The ad also fails to no
FactCheck.org→ Second Quarter GDP Growth Not a ‘Record’
The estimated second quarter gross domestic product growth rate of 4.1 percent is not “record” or “close-to-record GDP,” as President Donald Trump recently claimed. The actual record is four times higher and occurred back in 195
FactCheck.org→ Trump Tower, Collusion and the Law
In a recent tweet, President Donald Trump said the Trump Tower meeting between his son, other campaign officials and a Russian attorney connected to the Kremlin, which Trump acknowledged was “to get information on an opponent,” was “t
Lead Stories→ Exclusive: Fake News Website Owner Responsible For Michael J. Fox Death Hoax Denies Phishing Allegations
On Sunday August 5, 2018 a fake news website using the URL yahoonews-us.com and a logo from Yahoo! News ran a death hoax about actor Michael J. Fox. Lead Stories was the first fact checking website to debunk the story: Fake News: Beloved Acto
Climate Feedback→ The Australian publishes “deeply ill-informed” opinion on climate by Ian Plimer
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This op-ed published by The Australian, written by Ian Plimer, makes a large number of claims that run counter to science and observations or are the expression of fallacious reasoning. The title of the op-ed—
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ghanaian Actor Salinko Did NOT Die After Publicity Stunt Went Wrong
Did actor Salinko from Ghana die in a German hospital after a translation mistake led to him being euthanised? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website related to a network of fake news websites. It is not real. The sto
Lead Stories→ Fake News: German Tourist NOT Emasculated After Putting Penis Inside Giant Flesh-Eating Snail
Did a German tourist named Helmut Grolsch lose his wedding tackle after inserting it in a flesh-eating sea snail during a vacation in Phuket, Thailand? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian website specializing in invented
FactCheck.org→ False Stories Revive Claim About Trump Salary Donation
Q: Did President Trump donate his $400,000 salary to military cemeteries? A: No. A year-old viral email makes that claim. But the president does indeed donate his salary to different government initiatives each quarter. FULL QUESTION Did the presiden
Lead Stories→ Fake News: LA City Council Did NOT Make Final Decision To Permanently Remove Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star
Did the Los Angeles city council make the final decision to permanently remove Donald Trump's star from Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame? No, that's not true. There was a vote but it was for a non-binding resolution from the West Hollywood city
FactCheck.org→ A Rally Filled with Repeats
Summary President Donald Trump has embarked on a string of political rallies around the country to support Republican candidates and tout his accomplishments as president. These speeches are often sprinkled with a regular roster of false and misleading
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Kill Biggest Elephant In Africa In 30 years
Did Donald Trump Jr. kill the biggest elephant in Africa in 30 years? No, that's not true. The story was made up by a site pretending to be ABC News by conflating two older true news stories with each other to create a new one that wasn't re
PolitiFact→ Kevin Cramer – Kevin Cramer distorts record on government shutdown
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Kevin Cramer distorts record on government shutdown U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said he would oppose a measure to close the government following President Donald Trump’s tweet about a possible govern
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Infowars And Alex Jones Have NOT Been Permanently Banned From Facebook (Yet?)
Were Infowars and Alex Jones permanently banned from Facebook? That remains to be seen. Infowars writer Paul Joseph Watson claimed on Twitter the ban that took down their pages on monday August 6, 2018 was "permanent" but a post on Facebook's
Lead Stories→ Fake News: British Man NOT Suffering From Rare Medical Condition, Does NOT Defecate Through His Mouth
Does 56-year-old George Hamilton from Gloucester in the U.K. suffer from a rare medical condition that causes him to defecate through his mouth? No, that's not true: the site that originally posted the story is full of sh*t, it is not true.
Snopes→ Actress Charlotte Rae of ‘Facts of Life’ Fame Dies at 92
Charlotte Rae, who played affable Mrs. Garrett on the long-running NBC sitcom 'The Facts of Life,' died at her home in Los Angeles.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CNN Boss DID NOT Order ‘Blackout’ Over Chicago Unrest; DID NOT Warn "It Will Hurt Democrats"
CNN's chief Jeff Zucker did not order his producers and reporters to squash any reporting on violence in Chicago as a way to protect Democrats from criticism, contrary to a story that's trending on social media. In fact, Zucker is not calling
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did NOT Say "I Fully Support Seizure Of White Farmers’ Land In South Africa"
Did former President Barack Obama say he supports the seizure of white farmer's land in South Africa? No, that's a fake quote, made up by a website that plagiarises articles from other websites about real news events and then adds some invente
Internet Archive→ President Trump Holds Rally in Wilkes-Barre, PA : CSPAN2 : August 2, 2018 7:00pm-8:00pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump holds a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Columbia Sp
Lead Stories→ Fake News: The Last Rhinoceros In The World Did NOT Die. They Are NOT Officially Extinct
Did the last rhinoceros in the world just die and are they now officially extinct? No, despite the claims in a clickbait article, the last black rhino did not die after a transfer to a new reserve in Kenya. While it is true several black rhino
FactCheck.org→ CBO Didn’t Say Tax Cuts Were ‘Virtually Paid For’
The chief economic adviser to President Donald Trump recently said Congressional Budget Office numbers show the “entire $1.5 trillion tax cut is virtually paid for by higher revenues and better nominal GDP.” That’s not what the numbers show, expe
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Mark Zuckerberg Deleting Facebook’ Video Still Fooling Facebook Users
On April 1, 2018 filmmaker Andrew Oleck published a rather clever satirical video that supposedly shows Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announcing that he will be closing Facebook down for good. The post ‘Mark Zuckerberg Deleting Facebook’ Vide
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Singer And Actress Demi Lovato Has NOT Died At 25
Did singer and actress Demi Lovato pass away aged 25 after a heroin overdose? No, that's not true: the part about the overdose is real but news of her passing was spread around by a website known for publishing death hoaxes. The site is very l
Snopes→ Python That Went Missing During California Fire is Found
Sandra Dodge-Streich, owner of Redding Reptiles, says the snake was placed in a plastic bin and brought to a home after flames moved closer last week.