Did Pope Francis step down over a sexual abuse coverup? No, that's not true, even though a fake news site pretending to be the New York Times is claiming he did. None of it is true. The story originated from an article published on nytiwes.com
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FactCheck.org→ Old Spin on Health Care Fraud Bust Returns
Q: Were “412 Michigan Muslims arrested in fed’s ‘largest bust in U.S. history'”? A: No. Only about 30 of those arrests were made in Michigan, and there is no evidence all of the individuals arrested were Muslim. FULL ANSWER
FactCheck.org→ Anti-Trump Comment Falsely Linked to Florida Shooter
Q: Did Reddit postings show the shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, was part of the “anti-Trump resistance”? A: No. The Reddit account in question did not belong to the shooter, David Katz, despite what viral stories said. FULL ANSWER It
FactCheck.org→ Joe Arpaio Not Named to Replace John McCain
Q: Was Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff, appointed to finish John McCain’s term in the Senate? A: No. That claim is made up — the Arizona governor has not yet named a replacement. FULL ANSWER John McCain, Arizon
Snopes→ Did a Woman Cancel Her Wedding Because Guests Refused to Pay $1,500 Each to Attend?
Purported screenshots of a Facebook rant by an unhappy ex-bride prompted a global wave of curiosity and schadenfreude in August 2018.
FactCheck.org→ After McCain’s Death, a False Claim Resurfaces
Q: Did John McCain “hide the fact that he ‘accidentally’ killed 134 American sailors”? A: No. He wasn’t responsible for the fatal 1967 accident aboard the USS Forrestal. FULL QUESTION John McCain — Did his plane fire mis
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Say He Will Make Desecration Of The Flag Illegal
Did President Trump say he will override the Supreme Court and make desecration of the flag (including the Confederate one) illegal? No, that's not true, despite what a recent meme claims. The meme was produced by a satirical liberal Facebook
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Harvard Did NOT Suspend Malia Obama, She Did NOT Make Anti-White Rant
Was Malia Obama suspended from Harvard after writing a racist, anti-white op-ed about John McCain? No, that's not true and there is no Breitbart report about it either. The story was made up by a site that publishes fake stories with satire di
Climate Feedback→ Climate Feedback accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter for the second year
Climate Feedback has received accreditation by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at The Poynter Institute for the second year. Climate Feedback is the first and only accredited organization pioneering a community approach to “fact-checki
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say "It’s All A Load Of Bollocks", Did NOT Stun Crowd At Papal Mass
Did the Pope claim the catholic religion was "a load of bollocks" at a mass during his visit to Ireland? No, that's not true: the story making the claim was made up by a satirical website, it is not real. Don't just believe anything people o
Lead Stories→ Old News: Brutal Farm Attack, White Couple Overpowered In Their Home, Robbed, Tortured, Loaded In Their Vehicle And Dropped Off For Dead, Belfast, Sunday Morning
Was there a brutal farm attack in South Africa this Sunday, August 26, 2018? No, that's not true: a supposedly satirical South African website recycled a story from last year and in their hurry to publish they managed to copy paste their head
FactCheck.org→ Does Ocasio-Cortez Have ‘Ties’ to Soros?
Q: Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tied to George Soros? A: Not directly. Her campaign gained momentum from an interview she gave on an internet show that is supported, in part, by a nonprofit that received a grant from an organization that received fu
FactCheck.org→ Clinton’s Emails, Weiner’s Laptop and a Falsehood
Q: Did the FBI wait until after the 2016 election to review the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop? A: No. A viral story misinterprets an FBI document and ignores widely reported facts. FULL ANSWER Citing a recently relea
Snopes→ Did ‘Liberals’ Set Up a GoFundMe Campaign for Murder Suspect Cristhian Rivera?
A hyperpartisan Facebook page spread a fake and inflammatory meme after the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Reverse The Stand Down Order In Benghazi
Did President Donald Trump reverse a Benghazi stand down order, allowing some people to now get medals? No, that's total nonsense. A story claiming he did was published by a satirical website that tries to trick Republicans and Trump support
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Spider From Hell’ Hoax Message Spreading Rapidly
According to a message that is currently going viral on Facebook, a new deadly spider is spreading across the USA. Supposedly, five people in the last week have died after being bitten by this new "spider from hell". The post ‘Spider From Hell
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malia Obama Did NOT Admit The Country Is In Better Shape Under President Trump
Did Malia Obama admit that the country is in better shape under President Trump compared to under her father, President Barack Obama, at the same point in time? No, a meme spreading that message was made up by a left-wing Facebook page that ma
Snopes→ Did South Carolina Execute 14-Year-Old George Stinney, Then Declare Him Innocent 70 Years Later?
A viral Facebook post offered an accurate account of the conviction and execution of George Stinney Jr., in 1944.
Snopes→ Did a ‘New Deadly Spider’ Species Kill Several People in the U.S. in the Summer of 2018?
A viral, scare-mongering Facebook post fabricated a series of fatal spider bites and used photographs of the relatively harmless woodlouse spider.
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi Told Democrats to Win, Not Lie
Q: Did Rep. Nancy Pelosi tell Democrats to lie to get elected? A: No. She said Democratic candidates who oppose her becoming House speaker again should “do whatever you have to do,” as long as they win. FULL ANSWER As the 2018 midterm
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Office Of Oakland Councilman George "Big Boy" O’Dowd NOT Raided By Police
Was the office of Oakland councilman George "Big Boy" O'Dowd raided by police and were thousands of fake social security cards, driver's licenses and voter registration forms discovered, all in Spanish? No, that's not true: the story was made
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 700 Bodies of Alleged "Harvested Children" NOT Found in Malaysia
Were 700 dead children found in Malaysia and were they the victims of organ harvesting? No, that's not true. A 2016 hoax featuring gruesome photos of dead children (including one packed in a cardboard box wrapped up in tape) keeps being circ
FactCheck.org→ Cops Kneeling: Still False, A Year Later
Q: Did police officers “take a knee” and then “walk out on” the Washington Redskins? A: No. That made-up story was first posted by a self-described satirical website last year. FULL ANSWER Football season is starting to get
Snopes→ Was William Harvey Carney the First Black Medal of Honor Recipient?
A pro-Trump Facebook group used Carney's real-life military efforts to criticize current NFL player protests.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kodak Black NOT Arrested Again Just 1 Day After Being Released From Jail On Marijuana and Illegal Firearm Charges
Was rapper Kodak Black immediately arrested again a day after being released from jail where he served a 7 month sentence? No, that's not true: a "fauxtire" website that publishes invented stories about rappers and celebrities made up the who
Lead Stories→ Fake News: American President Donald Trump Did NOT Make A Statement Against Africans
Did Donald Trump make a statement "against Africans" calling them "not human" for not doing better after 50 years of independence? No, that's not true: the statement was falsely attributed to Trump recently by a Facebook page pretending to be
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pope Did NOT Say He Will Address Sex Abuse Scandal Once He’s Finished Talking About Climate Change
Did Pope Francis really say he was going to address the latest sex abuse scandal to hit the Catholic Church but only after he is finished talking about climate change? No, that's not true: the statement was made up by a Christian-themed satir
Lead Stories→ Old News: Largest Food Stamp Fraud Bust In History, $20M, Muslim Store Owners Arrested in Florida
Did the Justice Department "just" make the largest food stamp fraud bust in history, valued at twenty million dollars? And were several muslim store owners arrested for this crime? The part about it being "news" and "just happening" in August
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Claim Holocaust Added $3.5 Trillion To German Economy
Did Chelsea Clinton claim the Holocaust added $3.5 trillion to the German economy? No, of course not: the story was published by a christian-themed satire website that seems to think Holocaust jokes are funny. The quote is made up, it is not
Snopes→ Was Mount Rushmore Defaced with Political Graffiti?
A meme showing political graffiti scrawled on Mount Rushmore originated with a Facebook trolling page.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Salem Oregon NOT to Implement Sharia Law
Is the city of Salem in Oregon implementing Sharia law? No, of course not, that's totally not true. The story was uploaded to a prank website by some joker and was copied later by a well known fake news website. It also got posted to three pro
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim of Voter Fraud in Ohio
Q: Were there “major signs of voter fraud” in Ohio’s congressional special election? A: No. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office says there have been no reports of voter fraud. FULL QUESTION Recently there has been a report that
FactCheck.org→ Stories Conflate Immigration Issues
Q: Did the Obama administration separate “72,410 Children From Their Families in 2013”? A: That’s the number of immigrants removed that year who had U.S.-born children. But viral stories wrongly conflate removals with President Trump’
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Police NOT Looking For Massillon Man Involved in Shooting That Lead To Death of Another Man
Is the police looking for 19-year-old Nicholas Allen Vaught from Massillon, Ohio in connection with a shooting? No, that's not true: the "news" was posted to a prank website and went viral even though it was completely fake. The story origina
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jeremy Corbyn Did NOT Lay Wreath for Hans Gruber Outside Nakatomi Plaza
Did U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn put down a wreath honoring dead terrorists on Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles? No, of course not. That claim was made by a satirical website mocking the recent controversy about Corbyn laying a wreath or at
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Clete Torris NOT Former Attorney General Of Hawaii, Did NOT Say Anything About Obama’s Birth Certificate
Did former Attorney General Clete Torris of Hawaii say Barack Obama's birth certificate was registered to Barry Soetero of California? No, that's total nonsense made up by a liberal Facebook page set up to troll conservatives and Trump suppor
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg NOT Confirmed As New James Bond
Will Whoopi Goldberg be the next to play the iconic Agent 007, aka James Bond? No, that's not true: the "news" was made up by a British satire website in response to renewed rumors that black actor Idris Elba was being considered for the role
FactCheck.org→ Putting France’s Consent Issue Into Context
Q: Did France pass “a law saying having sex with a child is okay”? A: No. The country already didn’t have a legal consent age. The new law makes it easier to file rape charges against adults who have sex with those 15 or younger.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: BBC Did NOT Report Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Survived Assassination Attempt
Was Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti almost assasinated today and did the BBC report on this news? No, that's not true: the rumor was started by a fake news site pretending to be BBC Radio. The fake site is likely part of a larger ne
Lead Stories→ Fake News: LWellan Dowd NOT Head Of Los Angeles Schools, Did NOT Change Sex-Ed Curriculum
Did Lwellan Dowd, head of the L.A. Education Department, make it mandatory to include "Effective Masturbation Techniques" into the Sex Education curriculum? Of course not, that's fake news. The origin of the rumor was a meme put out by a liber