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
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Boston Man Did NOT Sue Dyson for $2.3 Million, NOT Partially Emasculated By Vacuum Cleaner
Did Matthew Blair, a 47-year-old man from Boston, sue Dyson for $2.3 million after being partially emasculated by a vacuum cleaner? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishi
Snopes→ Did Texas Hunters Accidentally Shoot Each Other and Blame Undocumented Immigrants?
A comedy of errors led to the shooting of a hunting guide and his client, with the mishap being blamed on "intruders."
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Teargas Used ‘Once a Month’ at the Border Under the Obama Administration?
The days following a cross-border chemical attack by American forces on unarmed members of a caravan of men, women, and children from Central America across the border with Mexico were filled with disinformation and outright propaganda as people and or
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Photographs Showing the United States Firing Teargas at a Crowd in Mexico ‘Staged’?
On November 25th, 2018, at the tail end of the long Thanksgiving weekend in the United States, the United States government closed down the San Ysidro port of entry — one of the busiest land crossings in the world — into and out of Mexico. When a g
Snopes→ Man Killed by Officer at Alabama Mall Was Not the Shooter
Protesters marched through an Alabama shopping mall where police killed a black man they later acknowledged was not the triggerman in a Thanksgiving night shooting.
Truth or Fiction?→ White Supremacist Arrested After Calling a Domestic Terror Attack ‘a Dry Run’
A man with ties to some of the most violent hate groups in the United States has been arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearms just weeks after his younger brother — also reportedly a known white supremacist — committed suicide. A
Snopes→ Did Parkland Shooter Nicolas Cruz Register to Vote as a Republican from Jail?
Cruz, who has confessed to the shooting but has yet to be convicted, has a constitutional right to vote and used that right to vote as a Republican in July 2018.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Thousand Oaks Shooter Identified as a Man of Middle Eastern Descent?
Mere hours after a gunman entered a nightclub in Thousand Oaks, California, murdering at least twelve people before shooting himself, the social media disinformation machine and its usual array of bots and paid trolls began to peddle unverified informa
Snopes→ Was the Borderline Bar Shooter Identified as a Middle Eastern Man Named Abu Al-Hom Kreuzi?
As a community reeled in the aftermath of a mass shooting that left 13 people dead, a baseless, Islamaphobic, fear-mongering rumor about the identity of the shooter was floated online.
FactCheck.org→ The 2018 FactCheck Awards
Summary It is our tradition on Election Day to set aside our fact-checking role and instead highlight funny, odd and entertaining ads from the campaign cycle. These are noteworthy for reasons other than making false or misleading claims (though some ma
Snopes→ Does This Video Show an Armed Robber Shot by Every Customer in a Store?
A video showing multiple people pulling their guns and shooting an armed robber is often proffered as support for pro-gun arguments.
Connecticut GOP Sends Mailer Showing Jewish Candidate Grinning at Fistful of Money
In late October 2018, just days after a gunman — reportedly encouraged by racist political rhetoric — slaughtered eleven people during a service at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, Connecticut’s Republican candidate for a state senate seat sent out a flyer that showed his Democratic opponent Rep. Matthew Lesser (who is Jewish) grinning over a fistful […]
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Snopes→ Did Pharrell Williams Send President Trump a ‘Cease and Desist’ Letter for Using His Song ‘Happy’?
The songwriter and producer criticized the president for playing the hit song after a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, but Trump wasn't responsible for the choice of music.
Snopes→ Many of Bomb Suspect’s Conspiracy Theories Tracked Trump’s
Trump is accusing the media of being “the true Enemy of People” in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot.
Snopes→ Online Rants by Would-Be Shooters Create Dilemma for Police
The perpetrators of mass shootings often provide a treasure trove of insight into their violent tendencies, but the information is not always seen by law enforcement until after the violence is carried out.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Sam Hyde Is NOT The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
Today there was a shooting near a Pittsburgh synagogue and predictabley people started blaming comedian Sam Hyde of being the shooter on social media even though it is not true. Police responding to 'active shooter' in Pittsburgh synagogue A
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Biden Quote Circulates Again
Q: Did former Vice President Joe Biden say “no ordinary American cares about his constitutional rights”? A: No. That viral quote is false and has circulated for several years. FULL ANSWER A quote making the rounds on social media has been
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CDC Did NOT Accidentally Switch Flu Shots With HIV
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) switch flu vaccinations with HIV samples, infecting millions of children with AIDS by accident? No, that's not true. The rumor was launched by satire website The Onion as a joke, it is
Snopes→ Deputy Kandahar Governor: Top 3 Officials Killed by Guards
Three Americans — a service member and two civilians workers — were wounded in the shooting, said U.S. Col. Knut Peters.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Paul Allen NOT To Leave $10,000 To Everyone Who Shares This Post
Did the recently deceased Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen promise to leave $10,000 to everybody who shares a post on Facebook? No, that's not true: satirical website The Onion came up with a bit of posthumous humor mocking several Microsoft-r
Snopes→ Officer Convicted of Killing Black Teenager Laquan McDonald
A jury convicted white Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Boy NOT Hailed As Hero, Did NOT Shoot Pedophile Home Intruder Dead
Did a boy aged 7 (or 9) from West Jordan, Utah (or Wilmington, South Carolina) get hailed as a hero after shooting dead a pedophile home intruder? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a site that is part of a network of fake news webs
PolitiFact→ The facts on guns in 6 charts: A 2018 midterm report
In our politically polarized era, few issues are as polarized as gun policy. From mass shootings like the one of concertgoers in Las Vegas, to school shootings like the one in Parkland, Fla., to police shootings, gun violence has driven passions on bot
Snopes→ Defense for Chicago Police Officer Puts Slain Teen on Trial
The shooting happened after police were called to a report of someone breaking into trucks.
FactCheck.org→ Falsehoods About Ford
In the days after Christine Blasey Ford came forward to describe an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when they were teenagers, a series of falsehoods about the woman circulated online, questioning her credibility and moti
Snopes→ Dallas Police Officer Accused in Neighbor’s Death Fired
A white police officer accused of fatally shooting her black neighbor inside his own apartment has been dismissed
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
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Cardi B NOT Dead, Nicki Minaj Did NOT Shoot Her Outside LA Cafe
Was singer Cardi B shot dead by Nicki Minaj outside a cafe in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: a fake story making that claim briefly went viral after some joker posted it to a prank website that uses a domain name meant to confuse people in
Snopes→ Dallas Officer Arrested on Manslaughter Warrant
A white Dallas police officer has been arrested on a manslaughter warrant in the shooting of a black man at his home.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Young Buck Did NOT Admit He Is Gay
Did rapper Young Buck admit to being gay? No, that's not true. First of all, being gay is not something one "admits", as if it were something bad or shameful. It is after all 2018. But even if it were, the news about Young Buck was posted by s
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jackson Man NOT Arrested For Hacking College Computer And Returning All Funds to Students Since 2010
Did a man from Jackson, Mississippi hack into college computer to give all students since 2010 a refund? No, that's not true, some joker uploaded a random mugshot to a prank website, added a good headline and the story went viral. Unfortunat
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
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Augusta Man Did NOT Shoot Off Penis Taking Selfies With Gun
Did a 20-year-old from Augusta, Georgia shoot off his penis while trying to take a selfie with a gun? No, that's not true: a fake news website using the logo and layout of Fox News copied a story from two years ago made up by a satire website
Snopes→ Esports Execs Say Don’t Blame the Games, Blame US Gun Laws
Executives at the Asian Games have expressed sympathy for the victims of the deadly shooting at a video game tournament in a Florida shopping mall.
Snopes→ Ex-Texas Cop Guilty of Murder for Killing Unarmed Black Teen
Roy Oliver was fired from the Balch Springs Police Department days after the April 2017 shooting.
Snopes→ Gunman ‘Clearly Targeted Other Gamers’ at Florida Tournament
A gunman opened fire at an online video game tournament killing two people and then fatally shooting himself in a rampage that wounded several others.
Snopes→ Did Actor Morgan Freeman Call President Trump a ‘Bonafide Sack of Sh*t?’
An expletive-laden tweet excoriating the president in the wake of the Jacksonville shootings was mistaken by some as having been written by actor Morgan Freeman.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman Did NOT Set Pedophile Muslim Man on Fire After Catching Him Rape 7-Yr-Old Daughter
Did 40-year-old Tatanysha Hedman of Renton, Washington set a pedophile muslim man on fire for raping her daughter? And did this happen recently? No, that's not true: Macedonian fake news websites are reposting news from 2014 about a woman who
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Shark NOT Found By Boat Ramp in Gallipolis Ohio
Was a six foot shark discovered by the boat ramp in Gallipolis, OH? No, that's not true: a viral story claiming a shark was spotted there originated on a prank website where it had been uploaded by some joker. It is not real. The story origina