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FactCheck.org→ Viral Photo Doesn’t Show Soros with Ford
Q: Is there a photo circulating online that shows Christine Blasey Ford with George Soros? A: No. The woman featured in the viral photo with Soros isn’t Ford. FULL QUESTION Is the picture circulating on the internet of Soros and Kavanaugh’
Investigative Journalists: Russian Agents Were Responsible for Britain Poisonings
On March 4, 2018, the quiet and picturesque British town of Salisbury was rocked by the discovery of former Russian military officer Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia Skripal foaming at their mouths on a bench outside an Italian restaurant. The culprit: Novichok, a nerve agent known to have been developed and used by […]
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FactCheck.org→ Phony Schumer Sex Scandal Rebooted
Q: Did Sen. Chuck Schumer have an affair with a 16-year-old girl? A: No. That claim was originally made up by a self-described satirical website, but has been circulating on right-wing social media accounts as though it happened. FULL ANSWER What s
Snopes→ Did a Woman Accuse Country Music Star George Strait of Stalking and Sexual Harassment?
A Facebook page that calls itself "the Alt-right Onion" posted a fake story based on the lyrics of one of George Strait's songs.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Meme Makes Up Ocasio-Cortez Quote
Q: Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say “we’ll never have to worry about China attacking us” because of the country’s time difference? A: No. There is no evidence she made the statement used in a viral meme. FULL ANSWER A meme that
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Ad Targets O’Rourke for Border Comments
A misleading TV ad from Sen. Ted Cruz claims Rep. Beto O’Rourke “said crossing the border illegally should not be a crime.” O’Rourke wasn’t referring to all illegal border crossings. He said asylum-seekers who enter the country between offic
FactCheck.org→ Fake Biden Photo Reappears
Q: Is there a photo of former Vice President Joe Biden groping a woman’s chest? A: No. A Christmas party photo from 2013 has been altered to appear that he did. FULL ANSWER Former Vice President Joe Biden grasped a woman by the waist in a 201
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Claim Tells of Gorsuch Accusation
Q: Did Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, make similar allegations against Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch? A: No. There’s no evidence for that rumor, which has been spread on conservative websites. FULL
Snopes→ Florida Taco Bell Employee Fired After Refusing to Take English-Speaking Customer’s Order
The incident at a Hialeah drive-thru formed the basis of a viral Facebook video.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misidentifies Stock Image as Kavanaugh Accuser
Q: Is the woman shown in a viral meme holding a “not my president” sign Christine Blasey Ford? A: No. The photo being circulated is available for purchase on stock image websites. There is no evidence it is Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser.
FactCheck.org→ False Claims About Kavanaugh’s Mom and Foreclosure
Q: Is Christine Blasey Ford accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault as retribution for her parents’ foreclosure case in the 1990s? A: There is no evidence to support that claim, and her parents still live in that house. FULL ANSWER After P
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Jennifer Lawrence Quote on 9/11, Trump
Q: Did Jennifer Lawrence link 9/11 with the election of President Trump? A: No. There is no record of the actress ever saying the quote attributed to her. FULL ANSWER A Facebook meme that implicitly attributes a nonsensical quote to Jennifer Lawrenc
Snopes→ Publix $75 Coupon Scam
A free $75 Publix grocery coupon Facebook offer is just another version of the ubiquitous survey scam.
Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of Christine Blasey Ford Holding a ‘Not My President’ Sign?
A conservative Facebook page's attempt to smear Christine Blasey Ford used a stock photograph of an entirely different woman.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Canada Did NOT Open Borders To Zimbabwean Visitors, Visa Still Required
Can citizens of Zimbabwe now visit Canada for up to 90 days without needing a visa? No, that's not true: a fake news site with a misleading domain name that pretends to be the New York Times said the requirement had been waved but the story i
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Video Showing Airliner Flipping Over Before Landing In Typhoon Is NOT Real!
Is this video of an airliner flipping over or doing a 360 degree roll because of a typhoon during the landing real? No, it is not: the video is a composition of two different videos and the first part is fake. The video went viral in part thro
FactCheck.org→ Shaq Didn’t Call Trump the ‘Best President’
Q: Did Shaquille O’Neal say Donald Trump is the “best president … of all times ever” and “should be given the Medal of Freedom”? A: No. There is no record of the former basketball superstar making those comments. FULL A
FactCheck.org→ The Fake Podesta Email That’s Still Circulating
Q: Did WikiLeaks release an email showing that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign bribed prominent Republicans to oppose Donald Trump during the 2016 election? A: No. That email was fabricated by a self-described satirical website. It was
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Sherman Stuurman Friendship Request’ Hacker Hoax
A message that is spreading rapidly on Facebook warns users not to accept a friendship request from a person named Sherman Stuurman because he is a hacker. The post ‘Sherman Stuurman Friendship Request’ Hacker Hoax appeared first on Hoa
Snopes→ Did a Man Die from Shooting a Gun at Hurricane Florence?
A report that a Facebook event encouraging people to "shoot guns at Hurricane Florence" had caused the storm's first fatality was junk news.
FactCheck.org→ ‘Muslim Spy’ Falsehood Circulates Again
Q: Did President Trump find a “Muslim spy” in the White House? A: No. That falsehood about a career State Department employee has circulated since 2017. FULL ANSWER A number of websites in recent days have parroted a sensational headline
Snopes→ Was the Georgia State Line ‘Blocked Off’ Because of Hurricane Florence?
A Facebook user's bogus claim about hurricane escape routes was spread online even by people who proclaimed to know it was false.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Myrtle Beach Man Did NOT Shoot at Hurricane Florence, Did NOT Die After Bullet Ricochets
Did a 33-year old man from Myrtle Beach in South Carolina fire a gun into hurricane Florence and did he die from the ricochet? No, that's not true: an old hoax from last year's hurricane Irma has been recycled (likely by the same author who wa
FactCheck.org→ False Claim of California Registering Noncitizens to Vote
Q: Is California registering noncitizens to vote? A: No. A state motor-voter program and a San Francisco school board measure have fueled that false claim. FULL ANSWER A text-based photo on Facebook asks whether “all votes from California sho
FactCheck.org→ Kaepernick Arrest Story is False
Q: Was Colin Kaepernick arrested during an NFL game on Sept. 9? A: No. That story was originally published on a self-described satirical website. FULL ANSWER Colin Kaepernick has been back in the news since Nike released a new “Just Do It”
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Walmart NOT Selling Anti-Trump T-Shirts
Did Walmart introduce a new line of t-shirts sporting anti-Trump messages and are people starting a boycott over it? No, that's not true: the image purporting to show the shirts was made up by a liberal satire page on Facebook that tries to r
FactCheck.org→ Times Didn’t Say ‘Resistance’ Op-Ed is ‘Fake’
Q: Did the New York Times admit that the anonymous op-ed essay it published was not written by a Trump administration official? A: No. That claim was made up by a website that trolls conservatives. FULL ANSWER An anonymous op-ed describing “
FactCheck.org→ Girl in Trump Rally Video Not Related to Pelosi
Q: Was Nancy Pelosi’s granddaughter seen wiping her nose with the American flag? A: No. The young woman in a video from one of President Trump’s rallies is not Pelosi’s grandchild. FULL ANSWER At a Sept. 6 Montana rally featuring P
Lead Stories→ Old News: R.I.P Actor Steve Reevis of ‘Fargo,’ ‘Dances With Wolves’ Dies at 55
Did actor Seeve Reevis die on September 6, 2018? No, that's not true: he passed away on December 7, 2017 but foreign clickbait websites pretending to be run by native Americans keep reposting his obituary in order to reap advertising revenue
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Danny Trejo Did NOT Die At Age 74
Did actor Danny Trejo pass away age 74? No, that's not true: a website that was registered just three weeks ago launched a rumor saying the actor was dead but the article is mostly just copy pasted from his biography on Wikipedia and does not
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Installed a Malware on the X Vids’ Fake Blackmail Sextortion Scam
According to this email, the sender used malware to record compromising video of you while you were visiting an x-rated website. And, claims the sender, this malware also gathered all of your contacts from your email and Facebook accounts. The post &
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Site Revives Old Pence Controversy
Q: Was “VP Mike Pence Busted Stealing Campaign Funds To Pay His Mortgage”? A: He used campaign funds for personal expenses during his run for Congress in 1990, but the Federal Election Commission could not agree on whether he violated cam
FactCheck.org→ The Michael Jordan-Nike Fallout That Wasn’t
Q: Is it true that Michael Jordan “walked away” from Nike? A: No. That false story was first published by a website that calls its work satire. FULL QUESTION Did Michael Jordan step down from his position with Nike due to the controversia
Snopes→ Did the Widow of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle Criticize Nike’s Colin Kaepernick Campaign?
Taya Kyle wrote on Facebook that the ad campaign's message of "sacrificing everything" was "insulting to those who really have sacrificed everything."
Lead Stories→ Lead Stories and Unfakery Announce Collaboration In Fight Against Fake News
COLORADO SPRINGS/BRUSSELS/HOUSTON -- Fact checking website Lead Stories (leadstories.com) and the fakery education and debunking Facebook page Unfakery (Facebook.com/Unfakery) are happy to announce they will be collaborating in the fight again
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Kaepernick’s Nike Deal
Q: Did Nike end its new deal with Colin Kaepernick because he made “anti-white” remarks? A: No. That made-up story was first published by a website that says its work is satire. FULL ANSWER Some are calling for a boycott of Nike after th
FactCheck.org→ Did the EPA Just Approve Use of Asbestos in the U.S.?
Q. Did the Environmental Protection Agency change its rules to allow companies to use asbestos in manufacturing? A. No. Asbestos is already allowed in numerous products. A proposed EPA rule would prohibit the use of asbestos in certain products unless
Snopes→ Did the University of Alabama Cut Ties with Nike Over the Colin Kaepernick Endorsement Deal?
A false viral Facebook rumor was fabricated using an online "fake news generator."
Snopes→ Beto O’Rourke’s ‘Reality Check’
A widely-shared Facebook meme offers allegations made against a rising Democratic politician in Texas.