Did Nancy Pelosi offer to trade building a border wall in exchange for Donald Trump not running for president in 2020? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Stores Did NOT Report Donald Trump Action Figure is the Hottest Seller of Season
Is a Donald Trump action figure the hottest seller of the season in toy stores? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actuall
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Scathing Stephen King Tweet About the Border Wall Real?
On December 12, 2018, a screenshot of a tweet attributed to Stephen King began circulating on Facebook and other social sites. It read: Fuck your wall. Split that 5 billion between at-risk children who don’t have lunches and vets who can’t get pro
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the DHS ‘Walls Work’ Memo Real?
On December 12, 2018, a purported Department of Homeland Security memo about the proposed border wall began circulating on social media. Titled “Walls Work,” its original wording was widely described widely as “bizarre” due
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ambulance Driver Did NOT Have a Heart Attack, NO Need For Injured Man To Drive
Did an ambulance driver in New York have a heart attack and did the injured patient he was transporting have to drive himself to the hospital? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Spanish satire website and later translated (badly)
Lead Stories→ Fake News: American Tourist NOT Arrested in Costa Rica For Having Sex With Endangered Sea Turtles
Was an American tourist named Robert W. Schlong arrested in Costa Rica for sexually molesting an endangered sea turtle? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Medical Scan of an 80-Year-Old Woman Reveal a Calcified Fetus?
On December 11, 2018, a Facebook user shared the following image and caption purportedly showing a genuine calcified fetus: 80 year old lady [emoji], went to have a cat-scan, and they found a fetus that’s been in her cervix for 30 years The reference
FactCheck.org→ Is Mexico Paying for the Wall Through USMCA?
President Donald Trump declared via Twitter that he is keeping perhaps his most famous campaign promise, claiming that “MEXICO IS PAYING FOR THE WALL!” through a recent trade agreement negotiated with Mexico. Economic and trade experts we i
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chérif Chekatt NOT Killed So He Could Not Reveal He Was Acting on Government Orders
Was Chérif Chekatt, the terrorist who shot and killed several people in Strasbourg earlier this week killed by police to keep him from revealing he was acting on government orders? No, that's not true: the wild conspiracy theory was launched
Snopes→ Man Puts Up Sculpture of Middle Finger as a Message to Town
Ted Pelkey says he's been trying for about 10 years to move his truck repair and recycling business but has been unable to get a permit.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Oscars Committee Did NOT Announce Jordan Peterson as New Host
Did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announce Dr. Jordan Peterson will host the 91st Oscars ceremony? No, of course not: the story was put out by a Christian themed satire website, it is not real. It mocks the recent withdrawa
Internet Archive→ President Trump Signs Opportunity & Revitalization Council Order : CSPAN : December 12, 2018 6:18pm-6:40pm EST
President Trump signed an executive order establishing an Opportunity and Revitalization Council with the aim of creating economic opportunity zones in distressed communities. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was set to lead the new c
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Saudi Arabia Is NOT About To Behead 6 School Girls For Acting Indecently With Their Male Friends
Is Saudi Arabia about to behead six schoolgirls for acting indecently with male friends? No, that's not true: the story recently went viral again via the newest site in a network of Macedonian fake news websites that keeps recycling the same
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Airbags Send Your Knees ‘Through Your Eye Sockets’ When Deployed?
When the meme below appeared on Facebook via the page The Pink Shorts Movement on November 28 2018, we were skeptical: The text read: DID YOU KNOW: Airbags deploy between 100 & 220 MPH. If you ride with your feet on the dash, you may send your knee
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Approval Rating Did NOT Go Up 23 Points After Promising To Shut Down Government
Did the approval rating of President Trump go up by 23 points after he promised a government shutdown if funding for his border wall project was not approved? No, that's not true: the fake approval rating numbers were made up by a liberal sati
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Justin Trudeau Did NOT Transfer Canadian Border Control To United Nations
Did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau transfer Canadian border control to the United Nations by siging the "UN Global Compact On Migration"? No, that's not true: a summary of an article on the website of a tiny Canadian political party op
Hoax-Slayer→ Watch For Amazon Phishing Scams As Christmas Approaches
As Christmas draws near, many more products than usual are bought online. Internet shopping giant Amazon is thus a favourite target for phishing scammers. The post Watch For Amazon Phishing Scams As Christmas Approaches appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Trump-Pelosi-Schumer Scuffle
In a contentious Oval Office meeting, President Donald Trump and the Democratic congressional leaders — Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer — disagreed over funding for a border wall, mangling some facts in the process. The president claimed th
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a ‘Newly Obtained’ Photograph Show Donald Trump, Jr. with Accused Spy Maria Butina?
On December 10, 2018, shortly after accused Russian intelligence asset Mariia Butina reportedly entered a plea deal with prosecutors for working as an unregistered agent of a foreign power, the Facebook page Occupy Democrats shared the following photo
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Death Row Inmate Did NOT Demand to be Served Live Cat As Last Meal
Did 47-year-old death row inmate Jason Dunlop request a fattened live cat as his last meal before his execution in Colorado? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fict
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Nearly Ten Percent of Americans Think Chocolate Milk Comes from Brown Cows?
On December 9, 2018, the Facebook page “Unbelievable facts” shared the following meme, which held that nearly ten percent of Americans genuinely believed that chocolate milk was produced by brown cows: Users interested enough to go Googling
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Put 70 Fake Weed Plants on Terrace to Taunt Police
Did a man from Salem put seventy fake weed plants on his terrace in order to taunt or fool the police? No, that's not true: the story about the man who thought he could fool police helicopter patrols into leaving him alone by first putting up
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Hand Was Over Heart at Bush Funeral
Quick Take President Donald Trump, like others at former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral, put his hand over his heart as the casket passed. Full Story As former President George H.W. Bush’s casket passed the first pew in the Washingto
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students
In the days after 17 people were viciously gunned down at a high school in Florida, the state’s Republican governor called for tighter gun laws and President Donald Trump hosted victims’ families in the State Dining Room. The nation seemed
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students
In the days after 17 people were viciously gunned down at a high school in Florida, the state’s Republican governor called for tighter gun laws and President Donald Trump hosted victims’ families in the State Dining Room. The nation seemed
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Theresa May Did NOT Cancel The Next General Election
Did Theresa May cancel the next general election in the U.K. because she doesn't think she will win? No, that's not true: the claim was made by a satire website mocking May's delay of a parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal but it is not real
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 13 ISIS Members NOT Arrested As Migrant Caravan Hits Santa Recto
Were 13 ISIS members arrested after the 'migrant caravan' arrived in Santa Recto? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actual
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO EU Army Deployed To Paris To Crush French Revolution
Was the "EU Army" deployed to the streets of Paris to "crush" the "French Revolution" this weekend? No, that's not true: the claim came from a notoriously unreliable website that tries to make money by luring in people with explosive headline
Truth or Fiction?→ Have More Americans Died in Gun-Related Incidents Than Wars Since the Founding of the United States?
On December 7 2018, the Facebook page Change The Ref shared this meme (text below): FACT: MORE AMERICANS HAVE DIED OF GUN-RELATED INCIDENTS IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS THAN HAVE DIED IN WAR SINCE THE COUNTRY’S FOUNDING. A caption with the image read
Truth or Fiction?→ From Central America to the United States Border, a Journey of Lies
A highly publicized caravan of people traveling from Central America in order to turn themselves in at the United States border to request asylum — one of many groups who have done so over the years — has been dogged from start to finish by false
Hoax-Slayer→ Scam Facebook Posts Lure Victims With Promise of Free McDonald’s Meals
According to various posts that are currently circulating on Facebook, you can get free McDonald's meals just by sharing and commenting. The post Scam Facebook Posts Lure Victims With Promise of Free McDonald’s Meals appeared first on Hoax-Slay
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Yoga Teacher NOT Hospitalized After Performing Blowjob on Himself
Did a 39-year old yoga teacher named Marvin Lewinski from Malibu, California have to be hospitalized after performing oral sex on himself? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by p
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Angela Merkel Did NOT Say Trump Has Almost Destroyed The New World Order
Did German chancellor Angela Merkel say that U.S. President Donald Trump has almost destroyed "The New World Order"? No, that's not true: a notoriously unreliable website misquoted Merkel based on a year-old news article. She never said it.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: French Interior Minister Did NOT Announce Plan To Release Calm Jihadists to Make Room for Yellow Vests in Prisons
Did French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announce that 'calm' jihadi's would be released from prisons to make room for yellow vest protesters? No, that's not true: the story came from a Belgian satire site, it is not real. The story
Lead Stories→ Fake News: BBC Did NOT Ban Racist Song White Christmas
Did the BBC ban the song "White Christmas" because it is racist? No, that's not true: the story came from a satire website and was mocking recent incidents where the song "Baby It's Cold Outside" was banned by several radio stations. The story
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Exaggerated ‘Conflicts of Interest’ Claims
In a flurry of tweets, President Donald Trump stretched the facts when he alleged that special counsel Robert Mueller and his staff have “many” conflicts of interests: Trump falsely claimed that “the woman in charge of prosecuting [c
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence New York Legislator Died from Flu Shot
Quick Take A self-described “alternative news” story suggests the flu shot was responsible for the death of a New York state senator. The official cause of death is still pending. Full Story The weekend before Thanksgiving, New York State
Truth or Fiction?→ Did John ‘Chickie’ Donohue Pull off a War Zone ‘Beer Run’ in Vietnam
On December 7 2018, the Facebook page Dysfuntional Veterans shared the following meme about a man named John “Chickie” Donohue and a Vietnam war “beer run”: The meme read: John “Chickie” Donohue, a merchant marine fr
FactCheck.org→ Several Administrations Used Tear Gas at the Border
Q: During the Obama administration, did Border Patrol agents use tear gas to control crowds of migrants during incidents at the U.S.-Mexico border? A: Yes, and the gas was also used by administrations prior to his, news reports say. FULL QUESTION To w
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Principal Ban Candy Canes Because the ‘J’ Symbolizes Jesus?
On December 5, 2018, The Blaze published an article titled “Principal banned candy canes because ‘J’ shape stands ‘for Jesus.’ But that was just for starters.” The item centered on a law firm devoted to “evange