In a speech to conservatives, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre distorted the facts when talking about the federal system for conducting background checks on prospective gun buyers. LaPierre got a lot wrong when describing a rescinded Obama
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Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Win a Trip to New York’ Facebook Scam
A fraudulent Facebook Page that calls itself The New York Experience continues to dupe unwary Facebook users into promoting fake New York holiday prizes and divulging their personal information on suspect websites. The post ‘Win a Trip to New
FactCheck.org→ No ‘Crisis Actors’ in Parkland, Florida
Q: Are the students who survived the Florida school shooting really “crisis actors”? A: No. Conspiracy theories have been spreading online to undercut students advocating stricter gun control. FULL QUESTION I’ve seen this floating ar
FactCheck.org→ Florida Shooter Not Registered Dem
Q: Is the Florida school shooter a registered Democrat? A: No. Nikolas Cruz isn’t even registered to vote. FULL ANSWER Nikolas Jacob Cruz, 19, was arrested on Feb. 14 for a deadly mass shooting at his former high school in Parkland, Florida. Mi
FactCheck.org→ Horner Hoax Remix
Q: Was a teen sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a refugee who raped his sister? A: No. That is a made-up headline on an old internet hoax story. FULL ANSWER Paul Horner, author of copious false stories during the 2016 presidential campaign,
Hoax-Slayer→ Drano Bottle Bomb Warning Message (True)
Circulating message claims that dangerous bottle bombs made from Drano and other commonly available substances are being left on lawns, mail boxes, driveways and other places where they can potentially cause serious injury to unsuspecting people who pi
Snopes→ Is the Florida High School Shooter a ‘Dreamer’?
In the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting on Valentine's Day, social media users began speculating the suspect was undocumented.
PolitiFact→ What we know about mass shootings
This story will be updated. At least 17 people were killed in a Florida high school shooting on Valentine’s Day, the latest mass shooting in the United States. Among the victims were students and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Scho
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake Apple ‘Unread Mail’ Message Points to Spam Website
An email currently hitting inboxes may fool unwary users into visiting a suspect website by claiming that they have unread mail from Apple. The post Fake Apple ‘Unread Mail’ Message Points to Spam Website appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Nunes Memo
Lawmakers have made several claims about a controversial memo from House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes. The memo, written by Republican committee staff and released Feb. 2, raises concerns about a court order for elect
Snopes→ Police Say Canadian Billionaire, Wife Apparently Murdered
Det. Sgt. Susan Gomes said investigators came to the conclusion after six weeks of investigation, but said there are no suspects.
Washington Post→ Sessions’s statistics to back up the claim that Trump is ending ‘American carnage’
“In 2017, we brought cases against more violent criminals than in any year in decades. We charged the most federal firearm prosecutions in a decade. We convicted nearly 500 human traffickers and 1,200 gang members, and helped our
Snopes→ Deaths of Canadian Billionaire, Wife a Tantalizing Mystery
Police haven't made any arrests, announced the search for any suspects, or said practically anything publicly about the deaths of the drug company founder and his wife.
Washington Post→ Trump made 2,140 false or misleading claims in his first year
One year after taking the oath of office, President Trump has made 2,140 false or misleading claims, according to The Fact Checker’s database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president. That’s an average
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim on Mosque Raid
Q: Were 11 would-be terrorists arrested in a late-night raid at a mosque? A: No. The FBI confirmed that there has been no such raid. FULL QUESTION Late Night Raid On Michigan Mosque Nets 11 ISIS Terrorists and More Than 40 Vests True story or not? FUL
Washington Post→ President Trump has made more than 2,000 false or misleading claims over 355 days
President Trump has broken 2,000. With just 10 days before he finishes his first year as president, Trump has made 2,001 false or misleading claims in 355 days, according to our database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect s
Washington Post→ President Trump has made 1,950 false or misleading claims over 347 days
With just 18 days before President Trump completes his first year as president, he is now on track to exceed 2,000 false or misleading claims, according to our database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered b
Hoax-Slayer→ Christopher and Jessica Davies Now Dancing With The Pope
Often, some helpful prankster will combine two or more previous hoaxes into one and relaunch the newly minted variant on an unsuspecting Internet public. The post Christopher and Jessica Davies Now Dancing With The Pope appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2017
Summary We first dubbed President Donald Trump, then just a candidate, as “King of Whoppers” in our annual roundup of notable false claims for 2015. He dominated our list that year – and again in 2016 – but there was still plenty of room for ot
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2017
Summary We first dubbed President Donald Trump, then just a candidate, as “King of Whoppers” in our annual roundup of notable false claims for 2015. He dominated our list that year – and again in 2016 – but there was still plenty of room for ot
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Baseless Immigration Claim
Arguing for a merit-based immigration system, President Donald Trump offered a muddled, inaccurate and unsubstantiated critique of a program that annually provides visas by lottery to qualified and screened applicants from countries with low immigratio
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spreads False Anti-Muslim Tweet
President Donald Trump retweeted a video that purported to show a “Muslim migrant” beating up “a Dutch boy on crutches.” But, according to the Netherlands Embassy in the United States, the attacker wasn’t an immigrant. He
Snopes→ Were Hate Crime Charges Against ‘BLM Kidnappers’ Dropped?
Hate crime charges were not dropped, and there is no evidence any of the suspects are associated with Black Lives Matter.
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Tweets Videos of Muslim Migrant Attacking Dutch Boy, Muslim Lynch Mob-Truth! & Fiction!
Trump Tweets Videos of Muslim Migrant Attacking Dutch Boy, Muslim Lynch Mob-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Trump tweeted a series of videos that reportedly show a Muslim migrant attacking a Dutch boy on crutches and a Muslim lynch m
Truth or Fiction?→ Photo Shows Sutherland Springs Church Shooter at Bernie Sanders Rally-Fiction!
Photo Shows the Sutherland Springs Church Shooter at Bernie Sanders Rally-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A photo shows Sutherland Springs church shooter Devin Kelly at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in 2016. The Truth: A photo of a young man at a Bernie
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Bizarre Plane Story
President Donald Trump left a false impression that a plane carrying former President Barack Obama “came close but it didn’t land” in the Philippines due to poor relations between the countries. Obama did have a strained relationship
FactCheck.org→ Texas Shooting Unrelated to Antifa
Q: Was the man who killed more than two dozen people in a rural Texas church trying to start a civil war as a member of antifa? A: No. Law enforcement officials believe the mass shooting was motivated by a family dispute, and they are not investigatin
PolitiFact→ David Perdue – GOP Sen. David Perdue says diversity visa lottery 'plagued by fraud'
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | GOP Sen. David Perdue says diversity visa lottery 'plagued by fraud' Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., repeated President Donald Trump’s criticism of the diversity visa program, claiming that the program is "
PolitiFact→ Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Diversity visa applicants are vetted, despite contrary claim from White House press secretary
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Diversity visa applicants are vetted, despite contrary claim from White House press secretary White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that immigrants coming to the United States through the diversity
ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s post-attack blame game
AP FACT CHECK: Trump searches for someone to blame after truck attack, beyond the suspect, and settles on a Democrat
PolitiFact→ Is the diversity visa program a tool for terrorists?
President Donald Trump said that the suspect in an Oct. 31 terrorist attack in New York City came to the United States through a diversity visa program, which he wants to eliminate. Authorities say Sayfullo Saipov, the suspected driver of the truck tha
ABC News→ The Latest: Trump slams visa lottery after NYC attack
President Donald Trump is urging swift repeal of an immigration program that brought the New York truck attack suspect to America
FactCheck.org→ No Arrests for California Wildfire
Q: Was an “illegal alien” arrested for starting the wildfires that have ravaged northern California? A: No. The arrest was not related to the wildfires. Rumors about the fires that have ravaged northern California’s wine region are
FactCheck.org→ Trump on Iran’s ‘Multiple Violations’
In refusing to certify the Iran nuclear deal, President Donald Trump said Iran “has committed multiple violations of the agreement.” But that’s not the finding of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA has issued eight repor
Snopes→ Three United States Army Special Commandos Killed in Niger
Several Niger soldiers were also killed in a suspected Al-Qaida attack during a joint patrol near the Mali border.
Snopes→ Sri Lankan Monk Among Seven Jailed for Attack on Rohingya
The suspects reportedly stormed a United Nations safe house to attack 31 Rohingya Muslims who had been sheltered there since April.
PolitiFact→ Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre
On the evening of Oct. 1, a shooter stationed in a 32nd floor hotel room killed at least 58 people attending an outdoor country music festival below and injured more than 500 others. The attack in Las Vegas is the deadliest mass shooting in modern
FactCheck.org→ Obama’s Final Numbers
Summary The numbers are nearly all in now. What they show about what really happened during the eight years that Barack Obama was president is sometimes different from what politicians claimed. The economy gained a net 11.5 million jobs. The unemploym
FactCheck.org→ Ed Gillespie’s ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Attacks
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie is airing a misleading TV ad in Virginia that says Democrat Ralph Northam was the “deciding vote” in “favor of sanctuary cities that let dangerous illegal immigrants back on the streets.” It’s t
Snopes→ St. Louis Protests Resume After 80 Arrests
Three days of peaceful protests and violent unrest have followed the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black suspect.