Did an elderly female refugee smuggle 31 pounds of heroin across the U.S. southern border from Mexico? No, that's not true: The woman seen in a viral meme with white bags strapped to her body was not a refugee and the drug she was attempting t
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump 2020 Campaign Will NOT Simply Air Unedited Footage Of Democrats Talking
Will the Trump 2020 presidential campaign simply air unedited footage of Democrats talking as a strategy to win votes? No, that's not true: It is a satirical article intended to make a joke of the controversy between progressive Democrats and
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump 2020 Campaign Will NOT Simply Air Unedited Footage Of Democrats Talking
Will the Trump 2020 presidential campaign simply air unedited footage of Democrats talking as a strategy to win votes? No, that's not true: It is a satirical article intended to make a joke of the controversy between progressive Democrats and
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Riots and War End Japanese Internment, Slavery, and World War II?
On July 16 2019, the Facebook page “Close the Camps” shared the following screenshot (archived here) of a Facebook post asserting that riots, rebellion, and war were necessary to put a stop to concentration camps, World War II, and slaver
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Blackouts In Major Cities Are NOT Likely White Hat EMP Attacks In Wake Of Epstein Arrest
Was the recent power blackout in New York City likely a White Hat EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) attack designed to disable security measures during federal raids on enemy facilities related to the arrest of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstei
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Blackouts In Major Cities Are NOT Likely White Hat EMP Attacks In Wake Of Epstein Arrest
Was the recent power blackout in New York City likely a White Hat EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) attack designed to disable security measures during federal raids on enemy facilities related to the arrest of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstei
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FBI Did NOT Reveal Murdered Arkansas Senator Planned To Expose Child Pornography, Child Sex Trafficking Syndicate
Did the FBI reveal that murdered former Arkansas Senator Linda Collins-Smith planned to expose a child pornography and child sex trafficking syndicate? No, that's not true: It is a false claim made up by a fake news site that is notorious for
Snopes→ Rattlesnake, Uranium, Whiskey Found during Traffic Stop
Oklahoma police also charged the driver with possession of a stolen vehicle.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Photo Combines Trump, Epstein Images
Quick Take A photo circulating online has been manipulated to show Jeffrey Epstein with Donald and Ivanka Trump in 1993. Full Story Two photos taken 12 years apart have been combined to show Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy money manager charged with sex t
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Baseless Accusation of Mueller ‘Crime’
President Donald Trump — without evidence — accused special counsel Robert Mueller of illegally deleting the text messages of two people who had been assigned to the Russia investigation. Trump made his remarks about Mueller during a June 26 interv
Snopes→ Woman Jailed for Turning in Husband’s Guns
Courtney Irby was arrested while giving her husband's guns to police after he was charged with trying to run her over.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Cook and Janitor of a Bankrupt Assisted Living Home Stay to Care for Abandoned Residents?
On June 16 2019, the Facebook page “Weird Facts” shared the following meme (archived here), about a cook and a janitor who purportedly refused to abandon the residents of a bankrupted care home: Atop an image of two unidentified men, th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 14 State Attorney Generals Did NOT Step Forward Demanding Indictments Against Clinton and Obama
Did 14 State Attorney Generals step forward demanding indictments against Clinton and Obama? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the nee
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Response to Mueller
In an impromptu press conference and on Twitter, President Donald Trump responded to special counsel Robert Mueller’s remarks about the Russia investigation with several false and questionable claims: Trump suggested that he could not be impeach
FactCheck.org→ What Mueller, Barr Say About Obstruction of Justice
Special counsel Robert Mueller devoted much of his 10-minute remarks on May 29 to explaining why the special counsel’s office did not reach a determination about whether President Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice. Democrats have criticiz
FactCheck.org→ Biden Stretches Industry Support for Fuel Standards
Joe Biden distorted the facts when he asserted that the auto industry thought the Obama administration’s fuel standards were “a good idea” and that automakers “didn’t even agree” with President Donald Trump’s p
Truth or Fiction?→ Is North Carolina Changing Rape Laws So Victims Cannot ‘Withdraw Consent’?
Amid a rash of near-total abortion bans in various American states in May 2019, a screenshot of two tweets regarding sexual consent laws in North Carolina caused further confusion on social media. As of May 22 2019, one of the two tweets was deleted,
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chicago Police Did NOT Find On Jussie Smollett’s Phone Records Before ‘Attack" He Was In Contact with Cory Booker And Aunt Kamala Harris, Orchestrating To Start A Race War
Did Chicago police find records on actor Jussie Smollett's phone that show just before his staged attack he was in contact with U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, who is purportedly his aunt, in an plot to orchestrate the start of a
Truth or Fiction?→ Does the Alabama Abortion Ban Have a ‘False Rape’ Reporting Clause?
Four days before the Alabama Senate voted to pass a near-total ban on abortion in Alabama, a Facebook screenshot by act.tv of two tweets (archived here) claimed that the legislation included a clause enabling imprisoning those reporting rapes in the
FactCheck.org→ Meme Inflates School Shooting Deaths
Quick Take A meme circulating online claims that 7,182 students have been “killed in U.S. schools” since 2012, but that number is inflated. It likely refers to all firearm fatalities involving children, including suicides and shootings off campus.
FactCheck.org→ Kamala Harris Spins Facts on Truancy Law
Sen. Kamala Harris acknowledges that a 2010 state truancy law she sponsored resulted in some parents being jailed. But she misleadingly claims that jailing parents was an “unintended consequence” of the law. In fact, the law added Section 270
FactCheck.org→ Trump: 17 Repeats in 17 Hours
Over the course of 17 hours, President Donald Trump repeated 17 false and misleading claims that we have written about since he became president. Trump began with an evening rally in Panama City Beach, Florida, on May 8, that lasted more than an hour,
Truth or Fiction?→ New Georgia Abortion Law Conspiracy to Commit Murder Clause
On May 7 2019, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot of an apparent article (archived here), along with a lengthy comment about extremely restrictive new abortion laws in the state of Georgia: A lengthy comment from the original poster (par
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrat Mayor in Texas Border Town NOT Arrested for Voter Fraud Scheme
Was a Democrat mayor in a Texas border town arrested in a voter fraud scheme? No, that's not true. Mayor Richard Molina and his wife were arrested on voter fraud charges in Edinburg, Texas, on April 25, 2019, but the city election is non-parti
FactCheck.org→ What the Mueller Report Says About Obstruction
In the hours after the public release of the redacted report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller, President Donald Trump took to Twitter with a message that reads, in part, “NO OBSTRUCTION!” That’s not at all what the Mueller repor
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Locks Of Love Does NOT Charge Cancer Patients For Wigs
Does Locks of Love charge cancer patients for hairpieces made from donated hair? No, that's not true: Locks of Love is a non-profit charity that uses donations and volunteer workers to provide wigs to children suffering from long-term hair los
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Black WWI Veterans in Uniform Lynched During the Red Summer of 1919?
In February 2019, the following image appeared (archived here), with the description “victorious black soldiers returning to the U.S. from World War I are lynched while still in uniform.” An attached image showed a black man being dragge
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Somali Muslim Man Did NOT Throw 5 Year Old Off The Third Floor Balcony At Mall Of America In Minnesota!
Did a Somali Muslim man throw a 5-year-old off the 3rd floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota? No, that's not true: The suspect identified by police as the man who threw little Landen Hoffman over the railing 40-feet above the groun
Snopes→ Police: Man Accused of Throwing Iguana in Restaurant
The 49-year-old was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and animal cruelty.
Snopes→ Jury Selection to Begin in New York Group’s Sex-Slave Case
Two other women charged in the case, former NXIVM executive Nancy Salzman and her daughter, Lauren, have already pleaded guilty.
FactCheck.org→ Concocted Claim of McCain’s ‘Treason’
Quick Take A falsehood resurrected on Facebook claims that the late Sen. John McCain received a pardon from President Richard Nixon. He did not. Full Story When Sen. John McCain died last year, he was widely praised by military officials for his ser
Snopes→ Officials: Charge Against Woman Beaten by Man to Be Dropped
Dallas police had charged L’Daijohnique Lee following her confrontation with 30-year-old Austin Shuffield over a parking dispute.
FactCheck.org→ The Preexisting Conditions Debate Isn’t Over
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that all of the congressional Republican health care plans had “covered preexisting conditions,” while Sen. Bernie Sanders said President Donald Trump’s idea for health care is R
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Russia Investigation Repeats
In his first extended interview since the completion of the special counsel probe, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims regarding the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The FBI investigation be
Snopes→ Bump Stocks Turned In or Destroyed as Ban Takes Effect
Anyone in possession of a bump stock from now on can be charged with a federal offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Truth or Fiction?→ John McCain vs. Donald Trump in 1973 Meme
In March 2019, United States President Donald Trump made several comments about Sen. John McCain, who died of brain cancer the previous August. Trump’s 2019 comments continued a feud that he had had with McCain before his death: President Donald
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Student Did NOT Put Horse Laxative In Lemonade At School As Revenge For Bullying
Did a student put horse laxative in the lemonade of his school in revenge for bullying and was it captured by a video posted on Facebook? No, that's not true: The video purporting to show the reaction to the spiking of the lemonade is actuall
Snopes→ Will Parents Get Jail Time for College Scheme? Experts Differ
The parents are charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, a count that carries up to 20 years in prison, although defendants, especially first-time offenders, typically get far less than that.
Truth or Fiction?→ 2005 Obama Immigration Quote
In January 2019, New Jersey politician Joseph Rudy Rullo shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly quoting then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama on immigration: It featured a photograph of Obama on the right, and on the left it read: “W
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Samuel L. Jackson an ‘Unknown Heroin Addict’ Before ‘Pulp Fiction’?
In February 2019, a Facebook page shared the following biographical meme about Samuel L. Jackson, detailing a purported drug addiction that defined his life before he got clean, which was around the time he appeared in Pulp Fiction. Alongside the mem