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Lead Stories→ Fake News Website YourNewsWire Renamed NewsPunch (Again) — Possibly To Avoid Filters
YourNewsWire used to be one of the most notorious websites spreading fake news, often by using bits and pieces of real news articles from other websites to create new articles which would then get a headline and introduction that would greatly
FactCheck.org→ Republican Closing Ads: Immigration
In the final days of the 2018 election, Republicans across the country are running TV ads about immigration that falsely accuse some Democrats of wanting “open borders,” plotting to “abolish ICE,” supporting “sanctuary cit
PolitiFact→ North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party – Voting will not cost you your hunting license in North Dakota
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Voting will not cost you your hunting license in North Dakota The North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party is running a Facebook ad in North Dakota that claims your hunting license is at risk.
FactCheck.org→ Photo Not Related to ‘Caravan’
Q: Are the people shown dragging a Mexican police officer in a viral photo members of the “migrant caravan”? A: No. The photo is from 2014 and shows riots following the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico. FULL ANSWER Thous
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Beat Little Brother After He Found Him Masturbating During "No Nut November"
Did 21-year-old Sergio Lopez from Albuquerque get arrested for beating up his little brother after he found him masturbating while taking part in the "No Nut November" internet challenge? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a notori
Snopes→ Did the Media Ignore President Trump’s Signing of a Bill to Clean Up the Oceans?
Despite what was claimed in a Facebook meme, the enactment of the 'Save Our Oceans Act' in October 2018 received more national press coverage than Obama's signing of an almost identical bill in 2012.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Black Men DID Commit Some Of This Year’s 154 Mass Shootings
Were none of the 154 mass shootings in the United States this year commited by black men or illegal aliens? No, that's not true: the claim made in a viral Facebook post published by David Brown this summer which has been shared over half a mil
FactCheck.org→ Viral Meme Misidentifies Nazi Guard as Soros
Q: Is there a bogus viral meme circulating online that purports to show Holocaust survivor George Soros as a Nazi soldier? A: It is bogus. The photo in the meme is of a Nazi guard who died earlier this year. It is not Soros. SHORT ANSWER Tonight I s
Snopes→ Does Carrying a Blue Halloween Bucket Signify That a Trick-or-Treater Has Autism?
A viral Facebook post created the misleading impression that carrying blue pumpkin buckets on Halloween was a recognized signifier for autism.
PolitiFact→ Jon Tester – Montana’s Matt Rosendale supports plans that don’t cover pre-existing conditions
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Montana’s Matt Rosendale supports plans that don’t cover pre-existing conditions A popular feature of Obamacare is its ban on insurance companies denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. With healt
Special Counsel’s Office Asks FBI to Investigate Smear Scheme
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has referred a possible scam to the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a number of reporters were contacted by someone apparently shopping a story about him sexually assaulting unidentified women: 13 days ago I received this tip alleging an attempt to pay off women to make up accusations of sexual misconduct […]
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Climate Feedback→ Sky News Australia airs false climate information in misleading video by Rowan Dean
On Saturday Oct. 27, Sky News Australia aired a video by Rowan Dean, editor of The Spectator magazine, on the topic of astronomy and climate change. Rowan Dean’s claim that the planets in our solar system are actually “chasing the Sun in a spiral
PolitiFact→ How large is the migrant caravan? Estimates vary
Thousands of Central American refugees are fleeing their homes on foot in hopes of resettling in the United States. But, how many thousand, exactly? According to conservative website Chicks on the Right, the group has grown to 14,000. "You know ab
Truth or Fiction?→ The Florida Mail Bombs Are Not ‘False Flags’
In the final days of October 2018, after a series of glass-packed pipe bombs were delivered to high-profile critics of United States President Donald Trump, rumors ran wild about who the suspect was and what he wanted. Few of these theories were organi
Suspect in Attempted Bomb Attacks Had History of Crime, Conspiracy Theories
An unsettling week of threats and bombs sent to various high-profile political figures and pundits culminated in the arrest of a suspect in south Florida, a reckoning online, and a whole slew of conspiracy theories around the bombs and the culprit. Cesar Sayoc, Jr. already had a long list of convictions by the time he […]
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