Q: Was a Black Lives Matter activist sued after stealing millions of dollars in donations? A: No. That scandal was made up by a website that calls itself satirical. FULL ANSWER Black Lives Matter, a movement against systemic racism, began in 2013 aft
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PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Immigration, MS-13 and crime: the facts behind Donald Trump’s exaggerations
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Immigration, MS-13 and crime: the facts behind Donald Trump’s exaggerations President Donald Trump linked illegal immigration to the violence of the MS-13 gang, claiming "open borders" have caused the
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims about chain migration, NYC terror suspect
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims about chain migration, NYC terror suspect President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that more than 20 people have migrated to the United States due to family ties to a terr
Snopes→ 2 Dead, 19 Injured in Kentucky School Shooting; Suspect Held
A 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside a rural Kentucky high school on 23 January 2018, killing two classmates and injuring 19 people.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Mexico’s Violence
Making a pitch for border wall funding, President Donald Trump falsely tweeted that Mexico is “now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world.” That’s wrong. Although the number of homicides reached a record high in Mexi
Climate Feedback→ Most popular climate change stories of 2017 reviewed by scientists
SUMMARY Many stories were written about climate science in 2017, but were the ones that “went viral” scientifically accurate? To find out, we compiled a list of articles with the most comments, shares, and likes on social networks using data from
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Black Lives Matter Stories Won’t Die
Q: Were a dozen or more women found dead in a freezer with “Black Lives Matter” carved in them? A: No. Versions of that false story have been circulating online for almost two years. FULL ANSWER Different versions of an internet hoax that
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Aviation Boast
President Donald Trump suggested his “very strict” aviation policies were linked to zero commercial passenger jet deaths in 2017 worldwide. In fact, in the United States, there have been no deaths from U.S. commercial airline accidents sinc
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Blames Washington Derailment on Trump’s Hatred of African-Americans-Fiction!
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Blames Washington Derailment on Trump’s Hatred of African-Americans-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (R-TX) blamed an Amtrak derailment in Washington State on President Donald Trump’s “r
FactCheck.org→ Train Crash Claims Are Off The Rails
Q: Was a Muslim man arrested for causing a passenger train to crash in Washington state? A: No. Officials are still investigating the cause of the crash and have made no arrests. FULL ANSWER An Amtrak train that crashed on its way from Seattle to Po
FactCheck.org→ Train Crash Claims Are Off The Rails
Q: Was a Muslim man arrested for causing a passenger train to crash in Washington state? A: No. Officials are still investigating the cause of the crash and have made no arrests. FULL ANSWER An Amtrak train that crashed on its way from Seattle to Po
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Baseless Immigration Claim
Arguing for a merit-based immigration system, President Donald Trump offered a muddled, inaccurate and unsubstantiated critique of a program that annually provides visas by lottery to qualified and screened applicants from countries with low immigratio
FactCheck.org→ False Caption on Dead Elephant Photo
Q: Was Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke photographed with a dead elephant? A: No. He was falsely identified in a photo that was widely shared on Facebook. FULL QUESTION Is the photo from Facebook a legitimate photo of cabinet member Zinke, posed with a
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Tweets Videos of Muslim Migrant Attacking Dutch Boy, Muslim Lynch Mob-Truth! & Fiction!
Trump Tweets Videos of Muslim Migrant Attacking Dutch Boy, Muslim Lynch Mob-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Trump tweeted a series of videos that reportedly show a Muslim migrant attacking a Dutch boy on crutches and a Muslim lynch m
Snopes→ Egypt: Militants Kill at Least 200 in Attack on Sinai Mosque
Militants attacked a crowded mosque during prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing at least 200 people in the deadliest ever attack on Egyptian civilians by Islamic extremists.
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump’s Chemical Chlorpyrifos Action Motivated by $1 M Payment-Truth! & Disputed!
President Trump’s Chemical Chlorpyrifos Action Motivated by $1 M Payment From Dow Jones-Truth! & Disputed! Summary of eRumor: President Donald Trump allowed the use of chlorpyrifos in chemical pesticides because Dow Chemical paid him $1 mil
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump Lifts Ban on Importing Elephant Trophies from Africa-Truth!
President Trump Lifts Ban on Importing Elephant Trophies from Africa-Truth! & Misleading! Summary of eRumor: The Trump administration has lifted an Obama-era ban on importing elephant trophies taken from African countries like Zambia and Zimbabwe.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Fanciful Plane Tale
This week’s fact-checking video by CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at a fanciful story that President Donald Trump tells about President Barack Obama’s last scheduled meeting with the Philippines president. In Manila at the tail end of a 12-d
Truth or Fiction?→ Photo Shows Sutherland Springs Church Shooter at Bernie Sanders Rally-Fiction!
Photo Shows the Sutherland Springs Church Shooter at Bernie Sanders Rally-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A photo shows Sutherland Springs church shooter Devin Kelly at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in 2016. The Truth: A photo of a young man at a Bernie
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Bizarre Plane Story
President Donald Trump left a false impression that a plane carrying former President Barack Obama “came close but it didn’t land” in the Philippines due to poor relations between the countries. Obama did have a strained relationship
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, the Texas church shooter was not on the DNC payroll. That’s fake news.
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | No, the Texas church shooter was not on the DNC payroll. That’s fake news. Fake news bloggers have seized on the mass shooting at a Texas church, which killed 26 and injured 20 others, to spread disinforma
PolitiFact→ FreedomJunkshun.com – No, the Texas church shooter was not on the DNC payroll. That’s fake news.
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | No, the Texas church shooter was not on the DNC payroll. That’s fake news. Fake news bloggers have seized on the mass shooting at a Texas church, which killed 26 and injured 20 others, to spread disinforma
FactCheck.org→ Schumer and the Diversity Visa Lottery
President Donald Trump criticized Sen. Chuck Schumer for helping to create the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program used by an Uzbekistan-born immigrant charged with killing eight people in New York City. In 1990, Schumer was instrumental in helping to cr
Truth or Fiction?→ Creepy Clown Arrested in Haunted House Massacre, 18 Dead-Fiction!
Creepy Clown Arrested in Haunted House Massacre, 18 Dead-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A creepy clown was arrested in a haunted house massacre that left 18 people dead. The Truth: A website known for publishing fabricated reports submitted by its communi
FactCheck.org→ A Tax Hike or Benefit for the ‘Middle Class’?
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi claimed that the Republican tax cut plan “raises taxes on [the] middle class,” while President Donald Trump claimed that “everybody’s gonna benefit” from a plan that “is for the middle
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Corker
President Donald Trump misleadingly claimed Sen. Bob Corker “gave us the Iran Deal.” Corker, who opposed the nuclear deal with Iran negotiated by the Obama administration, helped craft a bipartisan bill that allowed the House and Senate to
Truth or Fiction?→ Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Converted to Islam 6 Months Before Massacre-Unproven!
Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Converted to Islam 6 Months Before Massacre-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock converted to Islam six months before opening fire on a crowd gathered at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Octob
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Linking Vegas Shooter to Antifa
Stories claiming that the Las Vegas shooter was linked to antifa, a loosely organized group of anti-fascist activists, are proliferating online. But his purported links to antifa are either false, fabricated or unsubstantiated. Authorities have identif
FactCheck.org→ Gun Control in Australia, Updated
In 2009, we wrote an Ask FactCheck item for readers who wanted to know, “Did gun control in Australia lead to more murders there last year?” The answer at the time was “no,” and that’s still the case. In fact, the most rec
Snopes→ At Least 50 Killed as Gunman Opens Fire at Las Vegas Concert
A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino fired on a country music festival below, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 200.
Snopes→ Stampede on Crowded Indian Pedestrian Bridge Leaves 22 Dead
A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting railway stations in Mumbai during a morning rush, killing at least 22 people and injuring 32.
Truth or Fiction?→ Prayer Request for 30 Navy SEALs Shot Down in Helicopter-Outdated!
Prayer Request for 30 Navy Seals Shot Down in Helicopter-Outdated! Summary of eRumor: Prayer requests for 30 Navy Seals, including members of SEAL Team 6, circulated on Facebook in September 2017. The Truth: Thirty Americans, including 15 members of th
Snopes→ St. Louis Protests Resume After 80 Arrests
Three days of peaceful protests and violent unrest have followed the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black suspect.
Snopes→ Mule vs. Mountain Lion
Photographs show a mule shaking a dead mountain lion, not actually attacking killing the big cat.
Snopes→ Mexico Hit by One of Biggest Quakes Ever, 15 Killed
A massive 8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of southern Mexico late on 7 September 2017, killing at least 15 people.
FactCheck.org→ Obama Didn’t Pardon Wendell Callahan
Q: Did former President Barack Obama pardon Wendell Callahan, who was later accused of killing three people after his early release? A: No. Congress unanimously passed a bill changing drug sentencing laws and Obama signed it. Callahan petitioned for
Truth or Fiction?→ Sacramento City Council Votes to Pay Gang Members $1.5 million Not to Kill People-Mostly Truth!
Sacramento City Council Votes to Pay Gang Members $1.5 million Not to Kill People-Mostly Truth! Summary of eRumor: The Sacramento City Council unanimously approved implementing a program that will pay gang members $1.5 million not to shoot people. The
Truth or Fiction?→ NFL Player Isaiah Crowell Posted Image of Police Officer Execution-Truth!
NFL Player Isaiah Crowell Posted Image of Police Officer Execution-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell posted an image of a police officer being executed on social media. The Truth: Isaiah Crowell posted a picture o
Snopes→ Florida Man Turns Himself in for Murdering Imaginary Friend?
Reports that a man turned himself in to police for killing his make-believe companion are fake news.
FactCheck.org→ Charlottesville Driver a Clinton Supporter?
Q: Is the man who drove his car into a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia, a Hillary Clinton supporter, and funded by George Soros? A: There is no evidence to support either claim. In fact, the driver is a registered Republican, and his former teacher