Was an old woman named Ruth Gregson arrested in Columbus, Ohio for training her 65 cats to steal from her neighbours? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional st
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Snopes→ Did Two Women Sue a Water Park for Injuries After Breaking into It?
Don't sue summer ... or any of the other seasons.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kevin Hart Did NOT Die A Day After Suffering ‘Major Injuries’ In Car Crash
Did actor and comedian Kevin Hart die a day after suffering major injuries in a car crash and was this news reported by Associated Press? No, that's not true: the death hoax was put out by a site that belongs to a network of known fake news si
Snopes→ Is Obama Claiming Kenyan Citizenship to Avoid Being Tried for Treason?
Four wrongs don't add up to anything other than a completely unsubstantiated rumor.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Clint Eastwood is NOT Dead
Did Clint Eastwood recently die? No, that is not true: It is a celebrity death hoax. The "Dirty Harry" actor is alive and well as of September 1, 2019, contrary to a YouTube video that was viewed at least 80,000 times in the first three days a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: McDonald’s NOT Celebrating 80th Anniversary By Giving 3 Big Mac Meals For Sharing Post
Is McDonald's celebrating the fast-food chain's 80th anniversary by giving three Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a certain Facebook post? No, that's not true: It is a scam targeted at Facebook users in the United States by someone in Indi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NASA Does NOT Admit Climate Change Occurs Because Of Changes In Earth’s Solar Orbit, Not Because Of SUVs And Fossil Fuels
Did NASA admit that global climate change occurs because of changes in Earth's solar orbit, and not because of emissions from SUVs burning fossil fuels? No, that's not true: NASA scientists studying climate change have not changed their opinio
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Say Satanism Is A Religion That Deserves Respect
Did Chelsea Clinton say that satanism is a religion that deserves respect? No, that's not true: The only child of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did say in a tweet that people should be "civil, chee
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO 5-Meter Tall Human Skeleton Unearthed In Australia
Was a 5-meter tall human skeleton unearthed In Australia? No, that's not true: the story was made up in 2015 by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre sex acts
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Vegans NOT Now Claiming ‘Stuffing The Turkey’ To Be Sexual Assault
Are vegans now claiming that the American Thanksgiving holiday practice "stuffing the turkey" is sexual assault?? No, that's not true: Articles making the claim offer no quotes, sourcing or details to confirm that anyone associated with the ve
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Home Depot Did NOT Sponsor 129 Miles Of Trump’s Border Wall
Did Home Depot announce it would be sponsoring 129 miles of the border wall between the United States and Mexico that President Trump promised he would build? No, that's not true: the story was published by a liberal satire website that was mo
Snopes→ Many of Those Viral Amazon Rainforest Fire Photos Are Outdated or Unrelated
Is it raining in the Amazon? Is the rainforest on fire? Sometimes viral photographs don't tell an accurate story.
Washington Post→ Pence’s funny math on Green New Deal, Medicare-for-all costs
The vice president's numbers don't add up, and his office didn't even try to defend them.
Hoax-Slayer→ Think Before You Click — A Limerick
More often than not, people become victims of phishing scams, online fraud, and malware attacks simply because they don't take the time to think things through before proceeding. The post Think Before You Click — A Limerick appeared first on Hoax
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Posting An Instagram Picture With Legal Gibberish DOES NOT Modify Your Agreement With Instagram In Any Way
Do you need to post a status update with some legal gibberish on your Instagram feed to prevent the Facebook (the company that owns Instagram) from using your pictures, information, messages or posts? No, that's not true: what Facebook can do
PolitiFact→ Peter Navarro – Donald Trump's tariffs on China don't hurt Americans, top Trump adviser says. That's Pants on Fire
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Donald Trump's tariffs on China don't hurt Americans, top Trump adviser says. That's Pants on Fire Are the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on China hurting American consumers? His team says no.&nbs
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama And HR4310 Did NOT Make It Legal For The Media To Lie To The American People (It Always Was…)
Did Barack Obama quietly sign into law HR 4310 in 2012 that made it legal for the media to purposely lie to the American people? No, that's not true: HR 4310 was the authorization act for Pentagon funding in 2013 and included many provisions t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO New Jersey Brother And Sister Allowed To Marry After 10-year-long Court Battle
Did a court allow New Jersey siblings James and Victoria Banes to marry after a ten year court battle?No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often invo
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO New York City Petition to Rename Landfill After Donald Trump With Over 3 Million Signatures
Did a New York City petition to rename a landfill after President Donald Trump get over three million signatures? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a satirical website and after it went viral many on social media believed or wished
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Walmart And Several Police Departments DENY Shooting Threat Rumors Are Real
Did police warn against going to Walmart this weekend because of shooting threats? No, that's not true: several police departments and a Walmart spokesperson denied there is any substance to the story which seems to be entirely based on messag
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pedophile Priest Who Raped 200 Children NOT Forgiven By Pope Francis
Did Pope Francis forgive a priest who raped 200 children and did this enable the priest to abuse more children? No, that's not true: the priest mentioned in the story died in 2005 and Francis only became Pope in 2013. The story offers no proof
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Cancer Is NOT Caused By Acidity In The Body And You CANNOT Prevent It By Alkalizing Your Body
Is cancer caused by acidity in the body and can you prevent cancer by alkalizing your body? No, that's not true: The claim is a medical myth that has been repeatedly shot down by cancer experts. While it is true that cancer cells cannot surviv
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Keanu Reeves (or Russell Crowe) Did NOT Say "For Me Trump Is The Symbol Of A Successful Man And A Role Model For Every Young American"
Did actors Russell Crowe or Keanu Reeves say "For me, Trump is the symbol of a successful man and a role model for every young American, something that our nation was looking for for years. I don't think that America will again have a leader l
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bill Barr Did NOT Allegedly Make Secret Visit To Jail Before Epstein’s Death
Did U.S. Attorney General William Barr allegedly make a secret visit to the Manhattan jail where Jeffrey Epstein was being held just two weeks before the accused sex trafficker was found dead in his cell? No, that's not true: There is no actua
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Source Did NOT Say Epstein Implicated High-Powered Democrats In Suicide Note
Did a source claim Jeffrey Epstein's suicide note implicated several high-powered democrats like Bill Clinton but also Joe Rogan and Kevin Spacey? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trum
Snopes→ Bear Falls on Northern California Patrol Car
They probably don't train people for this at the Sheriff's Academy.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: ICE Raids Pick Up 680 Workers In Mississippi Food Plants… 3 Buses NOT Filled With Koch Bros. Workers
Did ICE raids that detained 680 workers at Mississippi food plants fill three buses with workers from a Koch Brothers' plant? No, that's not true: The Koch Foods plant that was raided in Morton, Mississippi, is not owned or affiliated with the
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FBI & Police Did NOT Admit Their Role In The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Did the FBI and Memphis police admit having a role in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? No, that's not true: James Earl Ray, a civilian not connected to law enforcement, pleaded guilty to being the lone assassin of the civil rig
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO International Politicians Lost Two Daughters to Texas Walmart Shooting in El Paso
Did British Prime Minister Boris Johnson or President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka (or any other well known figure) lose two daughters in the recent shooting an El Paso Walmart? No, that's not true: quasi-identical stories to that effect
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Does NOT Makes Popcorn With A Pickle And Some Salt
Can you cook popcorn using a pickle, some salt, a small battery, and an iPhone charger? No, that's not true: A video showing a man making popcorn with just those tools is faked by an Australian magician. Popping corn kernels requires far more
Lead Stories→ Fake News: World-First Pill May NOT Stop Parkinson’s
Does a new pill therapy stop Parkinson's Disease "in its tracks"? No, that's not true: News reports claiming "stunning results" in animal testing that promises to halt the death of brain cells with "a single pill each day" is sensational hype
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 1 Minute Message Is NOT From Congresswoman, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Was a video labeled as a "1 minute message" discussing the "process of making America Muslim" from Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the freshman congresswoman from Michigan? No, that's not true: The clip is from a 19-minute-long speech delivered 30 years a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Psychologists Do NOT Urge Folks To Be Friends With Those Who Swear A Lot
Do psychologists urge people to make friends with people who swear a lot because they are smarter and more honest? No, that's not true: It is an inaccurate interpretation of research that looked at the theory that people who know more swear wo
Snopes→ Were Seesaws Installed at the U.S.-Mexico Border?
We saw a seesaw, but we don't see the seesaw we saw anymore.
Hoax-Slayer→ Phishing – Fake Amazon Account Update Email Claims ‘Informations Missing or Incorrect’
According to this email, which purports to be from Amazon, your account will be limited if you don't click a link to update your account within 72 hours. The post Phishing – Fake Amazon Account Update Email Claims ‘Informations Missing or I
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rep. Jim Jordan Did NOT Say ‘Obama And Biden Were Cowering In Fear On Air Force 1’ After 9/11 Attacks
Did Republican Congressman Jim Jordan say that Barack Obama and Joe Biden "were cowering in fear" while Donald Trump was "on the ground with first responders searching for survivors and pulling people to safety" after the September 11, 2001 te
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Norfolk Man Story About 9/11, Retired NYFD Father And Pregnant Wife Is NOT Real
Is a story from someone named "Robert Matthews" about the events on September 11, 2001 real? No, that's not true: the fantastic story from a radio listener supposedly from Norfolk, Virginia contains several things that are verifiably untrue. D
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Call Republicans ‘Dumbest Group Of Voters’ In 1998
Did Donald Trump say in a 1998 interview that if he ran for president it would be as a Republican because they are the "dumbest group of voters in the country"? No, that's not true: It is a made-up quote that has made the rounds of social medi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rashida Tlaib Did NOT Tweet "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around. #FridayFeeling"
Did congresswoman Rashida Tlaib send a tweet that said "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around. #FridayFeeling" and did she quickly delete it afterwards? No, that's not true: the tweet was pu
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Melting Of Floating Ice Will Raise Sea Levels
If there is little difference between the water level of a glass after ice cubes melt, does that mean that melting ice from global warming will not raise sea levels? No, that's not true: There is a big difference between the density of frozen