In mid-March 2020, completely unsubstantiated but frightening rumors began circulating about a four-week-long quarantine blanketing the entire United States, purportedly to begin on April 1 2020. The rumor spread from person to person in individual
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Truth or Fiction?→ Christian Life International Softball Shirt Design
In April 2019, the following image started to make the rounds on Imgur, with the original poster claiming in the caption that “the elders at my brother-in-law’s church” (Christian Life International, or CLI) unwittingly produced a lewd
Truth or Fiction?→ Will Earth Lose Two-Thirds of its Animals by 2020?
In early March 2019, a Facebook user shared a screenshot (archived here) of a tweet sent the same day, which admonished followers of a scandal involving the Kardashian family. That post claimed that while readers were busy on Kardashian gossip, two-t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Cousins NOT Arrested After Refusing to Stop Having Sex During Funeral Ceremony
Were cousins Tiffany Bates and Clifton Bridges from Taladega, Alabama arrested for having sex during a funeral ceremony and refusing to stop? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Ejaculate in Boss’ Coffee Every Day For Four Years
Did 38-year-old Lewis Williams from Newark, New Jersey ejaculate in his boss' coffee hundreds of times over a four-year period? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Undergo $200,000 of Plastic Surgery to Look Like Jesus Christ
Did 30-year-old Mark Emery from Lexington, Kentucky undergo $200,000 worth of plastic surgery to resemble Jesus Christ? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Homeless Man’s Penis NOT Snapped In Half During Sex With Manhole Cover
Did a homeless man named Steven Wood (43) from San Diego snap his penis in half after having sex with a manhole cover in a drunken stupor? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by p
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Binge Eater NOT Hospitalized After Gobbling Up More Than 30 lbs of Urinal Deodorizers
Did 64-year-old Marius Hanson from Freeport, Illinois get hospitalized after eating 30 pounds of urinal cakes? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories
FactCheck.org→ Football, Fast Food and a Fake Quote
Quick Take A viral meme attributes a bogus quote to Clemson University’s quarterback about his team’s visit to the White House. Full Story President Donald Trump hosted the Clemson University football team at the White House this week to c
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence Call White House Fast Food a ‘Perfect Blue Collar’ Party?
In mid-January 2019, after United States President Donald Trump served visiting Clemson football players fast food in an understaffed White House during a record-breaking, ongoing government shutdown, a meme emerged with a purported quote from attendee
Snopes→ Trump Fetes Champion Clemson with Burgers, Fries
The scent of burgers, fries and victory wafted through the stately White House as President Donald Trump saluted college football's Clemson Tigers for winning the national championship.
FactCheck.org→ Sinema’s Taliban Comment in Context
Q: Is it true that Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema said it is OK for Americans to join the Taliban and/or terrorists? A: Sinema made what she called an “offhand comment” when a radio interviewer in 2003 posed a hypothetical about making a &
Snopes→ Was a ‘Large Cat’ Spotted at Lake of the Ozarks?
A report about a tiger lurking near the shores of the Lake of the Ozarks originated with a prank website.
Snopes→ Attempt to Remove Goose from Baseball Stadium Ends in Chaos
A Canada goose settled into right-center field during a rain delay at the Detroit Tigers game, and an attempt to remove it ended in chaos.
FactCheck.org→ No ‘Crisis Actors’ in Parkland, Florida
Q: Are the students who survived the Florida school shooting really “crisis actors”? A: No. Conspiracy theories have been spreading online to undercut students advocating stricter gun control. FULL QUESTION I’ve seen this floating ar
ABC News→ Study cited for blaming autism on TV cartoon does not exist
Harvard didn't blame autism on 'Peppa Pig' TV show, but another study said 'Daniel Tiger' may have helped autistic kids
Snopes→ Is This Muhammad Ali with a Young Michael Jackson?
A photograph purporting to show Ali with Jackson actually shows the boxer with Tiger Smalls.