Did the United States Marine Corps start recalling Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve to rejoin the ranks of the 2nd Marine Division? No, that's not true: some joker put a notice about it on a prank website that allows anyone to upload a
Search Results (22000) for: media
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Boy Did NOT Lose His Arms And Legs Because Of Vaccines
Did a two-year-old boy lose his arms and legs because of septic shock caused by vaccines? No, that's not true: the photo being associated with anti-vaccination posts on social media is really of Jeremiah Cox, who developed a severe bacterial i
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Graffiti In This Photo Was NOT Written To Say ‘Thank You Trump’ After Soleimani Assassination
Did the graffiti in this photo respond to the Jan. 3, 2020, assassination of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani by saying 'Thank you Trump'? No, that's not true: This is an old photo that was pulled from a video posted on May 20, 2018. T
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Clarence Thomas Did NOT Say SCOTUS Is Ready To ‘Crush The Coup Against President Trump’
Did Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Say SCOTUS is ready to 'crush the coup against President Trump'? No, that's not true: This is satire, as no such words were said by Thomas, the most senior associate judge on the Supreme Cour
Lead Stories→ Fake News: A Huge Spaceship Not In Austin, Does NOT Send A Light Code
Does a video show a huge spaceship hovering over Austin, Texas, and sending a light code? No, that's not true: The video stole the introduction for a local Austin,Texas, news report from January 24, 2017, and added a digitally created sequence
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pam Grier Does NOT Have Only Few Days To Live After Her Battle With Stage 4 Cancer
Does actress Pam Grier have only a few days left to live after her battle with stage 4 cancer? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a YouTube post that carried a false headline but no details to support it in the video. Grier's represent
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Iranian Ballistic Missiles Did NOT Hit The Largest US Military Base In Iraq
Did Iranian ballistic missiles hit the largest U.S. military base in Iraq? No, that's not true: there was no strike on the U.S. and Iraqi airbase recently, and the images show the aftermath of explosions in different nations in past years. The
FactCheck.org→ ‘Satire’ Misinforms on Impeachment Witnesses
Quick Take A bogus claim that Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House intelligence committee, paid impeachment witnesses “over $40 million” to testify is circulating online. That claim actually originated on a self-described satire website.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Barack Obama Did NOT Admit He Was Born in Kenya
Did former President Barack Obama admit that he was born in Kenya? No, that's not true: a YouTube video pulled clips selectively from another video of Obama giving a speech in Turkey in 2009 and presented them out of context to suggest the for
Truth or Fiction?→ Disinformation Inflames Tensions After United States Kills Iranian Commander
Late in the evening of January 2 2020, the United States announced that it had targeted and killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq in a major and dramatic escalation: Iran confirmed the death of one of its most active military fi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Video: Biden Did NOT Proclaim the ‘European’ Identity of America
Did former Vice President and presidential hopeful Joe Biden say American culture is European, and not imported from an African or Asian nation? No, that's not entirely true: clips from a speech Biden gave in New Hampshire on December 30, 2019
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT Caught On Tape: Pelosi NOT Exposed Offering Bribes For Votes Against Trump
Was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caught on tape offering bribes for impeachment votes against Trump? No, that's not true: This is a work of satire from a website that trolls conservative. It is not true. It has been stolen from that website and
FactCheck.org→ Concert Photo Used in Bogus Report of Trump Rally
Quick Take A viral story falsely claims that President Donald Trump held a rally with “massive crowds” in Chicago, proving “Dems are turning to Trump.” There was no such rally. The story, which deceptively features a photo from
Truth or Fiction?→ Online Trolls Seize on Anti-Semitic NYC Attacks for Anti-Black Disinformation Effort
In the wake of a series of anti-Semitic attacks in New York City during Hanukkah 2019, online troll sites and fake social media accounts moved to foment both disinformation and tension by pitting Jewish and Black communities against one another. As CN
Truth or Fiction?→ Best Buy ‘Y2K’ Sticker
If you were using social media on December 31 2019, chances are a Best Buy “Y2K warning” sticker crossed one of your feeds — it looked something like this: Although some versions were digital renderings, others like the one above showed
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CA Gov. Newsom Did NOT Pardon 1342 Prisoners So ICE Couldn’t Deport Them
Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom pardon 1,342 prisoners so they couldn't be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents? No, that's not true: the article comes from a satirical news site, Newsom did not pardon that many people and a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Swedish Child NOT Beaten By Muslim Immigrant For Having Blue Eyes
Did a Swedish child get beaten by a Muslim immigrant for having blue eyes? No, that's not true: the photo is actually of a four-year-old girl from Cardiff, Wales who was attacked by a rottweiler. It was not a 12-year-old Swedish boy from Helsi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Eagle Did NOT Land On Native American At College Football Game
Did an eagle land on one of the only Native Americans sitting at a college football game? No, that's not true: the eagle, which did not land as planned on its handler, landed on a Vietnamese-American - not a Native American as claimed in a pos
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Weird Twitter’ Account Spreads Video Distorting Joe Biden Campaign Speech
On January 1 2020, a Twitter user attempting to lobby criticism on Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden went a step further than a critique by posting a video that had been edited to remove context from one of his campaign speeches. The a
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Blue Eyes Are Haram’ Disinformation
On January 1 2020, disinformation purveyors all across the internet suddenly pivoted in unison to pushing the same disinformation that has muddied English-speaking social media since at least 2015, down to the same claims, the same recycled stories, a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Play Golf During U.S. Embassy Siege In Baghdad
Did President Trump play golf during the U.S. Embassy siege in Baghdad? No, that's not true: While Trump did arrive at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on New Year's Eve, he only spent under an hour there. Media r
PolitiFact→ Do gun background checks work? What the research shows
The same morning Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., renewed his call on the Senate floor for expanding gun background checks, there was yet another mass school shooting. This time, the shooting was at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., near Los Ange
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Star Trek Fan Did NOT Claim Wife Died During Teleportation Experiment; Was NOT Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder
Did a Star Trek fan who had claimed his wife died during a teleportation experiment get sentenced to life in prison for murder? No, that's not true: The story was fabricated by a Canadian entertainment website that publishes fictional stories
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Virginia Governor Does NOT Plan To Use Roadblocks And U.N. Troops To Seize Guns
Is the Virginia governor planning to use roadblocks and U.N. troops to seize guns? No, that's not true: Gov. Ralph Northam has not requested United Nations assistance to confiscate guns, and he has not suggested using roadblocks for weapons se
AllSides→ Post hoc fact-checking
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact-checking External post hoc fact-checking by independent organization
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Republican IS Offered As A Choice In California’s 2020 Presidential Primary, But Only For Republicans
Did California omit the Republican Party as a choice in that state's 2020 presidential primary? No, that's not true: Any citizen registered as a Repubican can vote in the GOP primary. Voters who did not specify a party preference on their vote
Lead Stories→ Fake News: First Lady Melania Trump Is NOT With Pornstar Ron Jeremy
Does a photo show First Lady Melania Trump in the arms of porn star Ron Jeremy? No, that's not true: The image purporting to show Jeremy holding Mrs. Trump actually shows Jeremy holding actress Traci Bingham, whose head was digitally removed a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kansas Officer Did NOT Find Vulgar Message On His McDonald’s Coffee Cup
Did a Kansas police officer find a vulgar message on his McDonald's coffee cup? No, it's not true: The officer completely made up the story, and he is now out of the job he held for just two months. The story gained traction on social media an
Snopes→ Did Sex Traffickers in Florida Trick Motorists By Lying in the Road?
Yet another sex trafficking scare was promoted on social media in late 2019.
Truth or Fiction?→ Maine Fisherman Finds Late Brother’s Insurance Card While Trawling, 11 Years After His Death
On December 27 2019, Facebook user Frank Joseph Miliano shared a moving status update about an incidental find that day while working as a commercial fisherman in Maine. Miliano uploaded a photograph of a weatherbeaten identification card, and an expl
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Republicans Did NOT Block Pay Raise For House Members
Did Republicans block a pay raise for U.S. House members? No, that's not true: actually, the cost-of-living pay raise, which was already included for consideration in the upcoming federal spending package, was halted by Democrats. Democrats fe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hawaii Update – Kilauea Volcano Did NOT Erupt Again in December 2019
Did a video offer an update on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on December 25, 2019? No, it's misleading: There was no new eruption on Christmas Day 2019 despite a video being shared online that purports to offer an "update" on the Hawaiian volcano.
Truth or Fiction?→ Detainee Trying to Feed Her Baby or ‘The Nativity 2019’?
On December 24 2019, a photograph shared to Twitter circulated with the claim that it showed “a detainee trying to feed her baby,” heavily implying that the image showed victims of the Trump administration’s family separation policy
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Virginia Governor Has NOT Ordered Plans to Cut Electric, Phones, Internet for Gun Confiscations
Has the Virginia governor ordered plans to cut off electricity, telephones, and Internet communications ahead of statewide gun confiscation during the new year? No, that's not true: Gov. Ralph Northam has not issued any such order, and the fal
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Don Imus Did NOT Leave $2 Million To Trump’s Re-Election Campaign In His Will
Did radio shock jock Don Imus leave $2 million to President Trump's re-election campaign? No, that's not true: The story is made up and is labeled "celebrity fan fiction" on a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 13-Year-Old Boy Was NOT Attacked For Being White And An @RealDonaldTrump Supporter
Was a 13-year-old California boy attacked by older Hispanic teens for being white and a supporter of President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Corning, California, police concluded the boy suffered a broken nose during a "pre-arranged fight
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Video: American Teenager Did NOT Kill Muslim Refugee For Raping His 7-Year-Old Sister And Was NOT Sentenced 30 Years In Prison
Did an American teenager get a 30-year prison sentence in the killing a Muslim refugee for raping his 7-year-old sister? No, that's not true: no part of that claim is accurate, and the video circulating with that headline is footage from unrel
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Virginia Is NOT Outlawing All Forms Of Self Defense, Including Kickboxing And Tai Chi
Is Virginia outlawing all forms of self-defense, incuding kickboxing, Tai Chi, and firearms instruction? No, that's not true: A proposed bill that may be considered in the next session of the Virginia General Assembly does make deadly paramili
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Clinton did NOT say Democratic voters are ‘stupid’ and ‘easy to manipulate’
Did Hillary Clinton say Democratic voters are stupid and easy to manipulate? No, that's not true: the claim, which originally went viral in 2015, has resurfaced and implies Clinton said those words in an interview with Dick Morris for his book
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Did NOT Say ‘If Trump Is Removed, I Deserve To Be Given The Presidency’
Did the 2016 Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton say that she deserved to given the presidency if Trump was removed from office? No, that's not true: the article comes from a liberal satire website, and Clinton has neither publicl