Q: Is the American Red Cross “not helping California wildfire victims” but helping members of the “caravan”? A: No. The American Red Cross is helping in California, and the global Red Cross network is helping migrants from Cen
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Lead Stories→ Old News: AC/DC Guitarist and Co-Founder Malcolm Young Died… In 2017
Did Malcom Young, the guitarist and co-founder of the band AC/DC, pass away? Yes he did... in 2017. News of his death went viral again in 2018 around the one-year anniversary of his passing. He is indeed dead but it is old news. The story b
FactCheck.org→ Bad Math Leads to Bogus Voter Fraud Claim
Q: Was “voter fraud” responsible for Democratic wins in Orange County, California? A: There have been no credible complaints of voter fraud in Orange County following the midterm elections. FULL ANSWER The traditionally Republican stro
Climate Feedback→ False claims of a coming ice age spread through ecosystem of unreliable news sites, blogs, and social media accounts
Solar Minimum expected to cool the upper-atmosphere Recently, a claim that we are heading towards a mini ice age has been popping up across the web. This was the subject of a widely discussed Metro article titled “A mini ice age could be on the way w
FactCheck.org→ Meme Resurrects, and Distorts, 2009 Airport Scuffle
Q: Did President Barack Obama in 2009 have a journalist named Brenda Lee removed from Air Force One? A: No. Lee, a newspaper contributor, was physically removed from a press area outside the aircraft in Los Angeles — before Obama arrived. FULL
Snopes→ Child Bride Auction in South Sudan Sparks Anger
A heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan went viral after the auction was pointed out on Facebook.
Snopes→ Walmart ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ $50 Grocery Coupon Scam
Walmart stores are not distributing free $50 grocery coupons via Facebook as part of a Thanksgiving promotion.
FactCheck.org→ False Quote Attributed to Rep.-Elect Ilhan Omar
Q: A meme circulating online attributes an inflammatory remark about white men to congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar. Did she actually say that? A: No. The meme falsely attributes a fictitious quote to Omar. FULL ANSWER Ilhan Omar was one of the first tw
Snopes→ PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk on Euthanazing Animals
A viral Facebook meme contains some unflattering statements attributed to the controversial animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Florida’s ‘Neck Guy’ Did NOT Undergo Plastic Surgery To Decrease Neck Size
Did drug suspect Charles Dion Mcdowell get judge-approved surgery to reduce his neck size after his mugshot went viral because his neck seemed to be unusually wide on it? No, that's not true: the surgery part of the story was made up by a kno
Lead Stories→ The Ultimate Christopher Blair and America’s Last Line of Defense Reading List
Yesterday Eli Saslow at the Washington Post wrote a fantastic article about Christopher Blair, a man from Maine who has been trolling conservatives and Trump supporters online for years and occasionally even made a living out of it. Blair's ma
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Whistleblower Investigating 2018 Broward County Election Fraud Shot Himself Dead
Did a whistleblower investigating 2018 election fraud shoot himself and was no gun recovered from the scene? No, that's not true: a political website run by a marketing firm ran a story about Beranton J. Whisenant, Jr., a federal prosecutor wh
FactCheck.org→ FBI Didn’t Reach Conclusion on Kavanaugh Accusations
Q: Did the FBI issue a report that “confirms” that “none” of Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers’ stories were true? A: No. Contrary to false social media claims, the bureau did not reach any conclusion in its background inv
FactCheck.org→ Viral Meme Makes Up Trump Jr. ‘Quote’
Q: Did Donald Trump Jr. say, “Let California burn” for voting blue? A: No. That’s a made-up quote from a self-described “parody” site. FULL ANSWER A viral meme falsely claimed that Donald Trump Jr. blamed Californians for the o
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Site Spins Falsehoods in Georgia Election
Q: Have provisional ballots been rejected as “duplicates” in Fulton County, Georgia? A: No. A provisional ballot labeled “duplicate” means it has been counted, not rejected. FULL ANSWER More than a week after the midterm el
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Theresa May Did NOT Quit With Immediate Effect After Poor Performance — Metro Journalist Used Misleading Headline
Did Theresa May resign with immediate effect from her position of U.K. Prime Minister today? No, that's not true: a story from a British news website about a CEO named Paul May who quit his job was initially published with a misleading headlin
FactCheck.org→ Fake Kurt Cobain Quote about Trump
Q: Did Kurt Cobain predict a Donald Trump presidency more than 20 years ago? A: No. There is no evidence he did, and Cobain’s former manager labeled the quote a fake. FULL ANSWER There is no evidence the late Kurt Cobain said Donald Trump might
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Did NOT Announce Vin Diesel Will Be Banned From Entering City Starting 2022
Did the mayor of French capital Paris announce actor Vin Diesel would be banned from entering the city limits starting 2022? No, that's not true: a French satire website disguised as a site offering science news made the claim in a story mean
FactCheck.org→ California Shooting Prompts ‘Crisis Actor’ Conspiracy
Q: Was Susan Orfanos, the mother of a shooting victim in Thousand Oaks, California, also interviewed by news outlets after other mass shootings in 2016 and 2017? A: No. A Facebook post misidentifies two other women as Orfanos. FULL ANSWER Followi
Snopes→ Costco ’50th Anniversary’ $75 Coupon Scam
Costco is not giving out free coupons to Facebook users to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Say ‘The Only Crime I Ever Committed Was Stealing The Hearts Of The American People’
Did Hillary Clinton ever say 'The Only Crime I Ever Committed Was Stealing The Hearts Of The American People'? No, that's not true: the quote was made up by a Christian-themed satire website but went massively viral after several right-wing an
FactCheck.org→ FBI Didn’t Clear Michael Flynn
Q: Was former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn recently cleared by the FBI in the Russia probe? A: No. A website makes that claim based on an outdated news story that was published prior to Flynn pleading guilty to making false statements t
Truth or Fiction?→ Did United States President Donald Trump Threaten to Withhold Disaster Funding from California?
Sizable wildfires burning up and down California have killed at least 25 people and destroyed at least one entire Northern California town, Paradise. The exact toll and cost as of November 11, 2018 is still unknown, because at least two enormously dest
Snopes→ Did an FBI Report Conclude That None of the Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Was True?
A viral Facebook post significantly misrepresented what the FBI said about sexual assault and misconduct allegations against the Supreme Court justice.
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Meme Pits Acosta Against ‘Neo Nazi’
Q: Did a “neo Nazi” leader get a meeting at the White House while CNN’s Jim Acosta was banned? A: No. Patrick Casey, head of Identity Evropa, went on a publicly available tour of the White House and posted pictures of it on Twitter.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misleads on Benefits of Illegal Immigration
Q: Does the U.S. provide medical insurance and voting rights to immigrants in the country illegally? A: No. A viral meme misrepresents what such immigrants are entitled to in the U.S. FULL ANSWER A viral meme on Facebook criticizes the U.S. for sup
Snopes→ Did George Soros Demand That Failed Democratic Candidates ‘Pay Him Back’?
A right-wing Facebook "fan page" riled its users up with nothing more than a picture of the liberal billionaire and an unfounded claim.
Snopes→ Did the News Media Ignore a Black Conservative Event at the White House?
A Facebook post claiming that news outlets ignored the Young Black Leadership Summit ignored several reports of attendees' encounter with President Donald Trump.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph Did NOT Overturn And Sink
Did a ship named "Triump" and operated by Carnival overturn and sink? No, that's not true: some joker posted a story about that to a prank website that allows anyone to upload any headline, image and description in order to create a fake stor
FactCheck.org→ Sayoc Pictured with Soccer Teammate, Not Democratic Donor
Q: Was Cesar Sayoc, the man suspected of sending pipe bombs to high-profile liberals, photographed with “a Billionaire Democrat donor”? A: No. The man in the photo with Sayoc is a retired soccer coach and his former teammate who has no re
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bernie Sanders NOT Elected Governor of Virginia
Was Bernie Sanders just elected Governor of Virginia during the U.S. midterm elections? No, that's not true: he did get elected but it was as Senator for Vermont. The "news" that he got the governorship of Virginia came from a left-wing sati
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Photo of Kurt Russell in a Trump T-shirt is doctored
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Photo of Kurt Russell in a Trump T-shirt is doctored An old photo of actors Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn is resurfacing claiming that Russell "supports Trump." The photo, posted on May 9, 2016, to
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Photo of Kurt Russell in a Trump T-shirt is doctored
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Photo of Kurt Russell in a Trump T-shirt is doctored An old photo of actors Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn is resurfacing claiming that Russell "supports Trump." The photo, posted on May 9, 2016, to
FactCheck.org→ The 2018 FactCheck Awards
Summary It is our tradition on Election Day to set aside our fact-checking role and instead highlight funny, odd and entertaining ads from the campaign cycle. These are noteworthy for reasons other than making false or misleading claims (though some ma
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested After Her Boyfriend Died From Suffocation During 69
Was a woman arrested in Culiacan, Sinaloa in Mexico because she asphyxiated her boyfriend with her vagina during sex? No, that's not true: a false story circulating via Mexican Facebook pages got translated by a U.S. based "fauxtire" site but
FactCheck.org→ False Link Between Voting and Hunting in North Dakota
Q: Can you lose your hunting license if you vote in North Dakota? A: No. A partisan Facebook ad is referring to resident hunting licenses in other states being invalid once someone has North Dakota residency. FULL ANSWER Five days before the m
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Large ‘Make the Gospel Great Again’ Billboard Put Up in Missouri?
On November 3th, 2018, just days before the United States held hotly-contested midterm elections, rumors appeared of a billboard by the side of a Missouri interstate that featured United States President Donald Trump’s face with a strange, slight
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Disabled Vet DID Vote After NBC Set Up Cameras In Handicapped Parking Space and Refused To Move
Was disabled Air Force veteran James Berrie unable to vote after NBC set up their cameras and equipment in the handicapped spot in front of his polling station? No, that's not true: a partisan website published a news story based on real even
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nairobi Man NOT Caught Red-handed Selling Human Meat in a Butchery
Was a man named Sam Kazemi arrested by Nairobi police in Kenya for selling human meat in a butchery with the bizarre name "Biological Resource Center"? No, that's not true: a fake news website which was launched only a few days ago used an old
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Voter Fraud Ring NOT Caught Rigging 2018 Elections for Democrats in Texas
Was a group of women caught rigging the 2018 elections in Texas for the Democratic party? No, that's not true: a link to a (now deleted) video about a real 2016 voter fraud case is still being shared around social media with many people believ