A reader asked if there were communities in the United States that are under Sharia law, a form of Islamic law. If community means a neighborhood, town or city, then the answer is no. If anyone tried to force someone to obey a decision based on a readi
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Snopes→ Trump Blimp Appears in Copenhagen on Day He Was Scheduled to Arrive
Although U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled a visit to Denmark, his effigy is here in the form of a 20-foot blimp that has become synonymous with resistance to the American president.
Snopes→ Dorian Isn’t Moving Because the Upper Atmosphere Is Too Calm
Powerful Hurricane Dorian has been going nowhere because nothing high up is making it budge.
Snopes→ Harry Potter Removed from Tennessee Catholic School Library
A reverend said the books contain actual curses and spells that can summon evil spirits.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kevin Hart NOT Paralyzed After Car Accident, Did NOT Permanently Injure Vocal Cords
Was Kevin Hart in a car crash leaving him paralyzed and with permanent injuries to his vocal cords? No, that's not true: while the actor and comedian was involved in a pretty serious car crash over the weekend the story about the paralysis and
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: Little Girl Is NOT Missing And Police Do NOT Want This Picture To Be Shared To Find Her
Is a "little girl" named Elizabeth Brown, aged 15 missing in Ruskin and do the police need you to share picture to help find her? No, that's not true: an old report about a missing girl from 2017 was republished in 2019 by a website that was r
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: Mark Twain NEVER Said ‘No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot’
Did American humorist Mark Twain say that "No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"? No, that's not true: It is a made-up quote attributed to Twain, whose is rightfully credited with many quotable wise observations. This quote cannot
Climate Feedback→ Washington Examiner op-ed cherry-picks data to mislead readers about climate models
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This op-ed article published by The Washington Examiner (and republished by Zero Hedge) claims to provide evidence that climate models are not valid scientific tools able to inform decisions about climate change by
Snopes→ Mysterious Iran Rocket Blast Draws Trump Tweet, Tehran Taunt
The unexplained explosion of a rocket at an Iranian space center grew more mysterious as President Donald Trump tweeted what appeared to be an American surveillance photo of the site and Tehran showed off a satellite meant to be launched.
Snopes→ Dorian Becomes a Category 4 Monster Powering Toward Florida
Hurricane Dorian powered toward Florida with increasing fury, becoming an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm but leaving forecasters uncertain whether it would make a direct hit on the state's east coast or inflict a glancing blow.
Snopes→ Dior Stokes Outrage with New Ad for Its Sauvage Fragrance (Video)
A new ad for a Dior men's fragrance called Sauvage sparked outrage for its use of Native American culture and symbols.
Snopes→ US to Use Fake Social Media to Check People Entering Country
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship.
Snopes→ The Force Is Now with Disney World, But the Weather Isn’t
The Force is strong with Disney and Star Wars, but it may be no match for Hurricane Dorian.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Democratic Party Pass a Resolution ‘Against Christianity’?
A far-right Christian blog exaggerated the language of a Democratic National Committee resolution expressing support for people who do not practice any religion, painting it as an attack on the Christian faith itself. The post on Stream.org took issue
Snopes→ TVs to Shoes: This Time Consumers Face Pain of Trump Tariffs
President Trump’s trade war is about to hit home for millions of American consumers and small businesses that will pay higher prices for Chinese products starting September 1, 2019.
FactCheck.org→ Another Phony Story Targets Malia Obama
Quick Take A website that describes its content as satire posted a story falsely claiming that Malia Obama was arrested at Harvard University. She wasn’t, but that story has been copied by other sites and shared as though it’s true. Full
PolitiFact→ Pete Buttigieg – Fact-checking whether FEMA funds were shifted to indefinite detention at the border
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Fact-checking whether FEMA funds were shifted to indefinite detention at the border As Hurricane Dorian bore down on Florida, Democrats accused President Donald Trump of taking money intended for natural disaster
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Picture Donald Trump Supposedly Wants Removed From The Internet Is Manipulated
Is this a real picture that shows President Trump's bald scalp under his hair as it blows in the wind? And does he want it removed from the internet, as the caption claims? No, that's not true: while we can't look into President Trump's head a
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Share a Logo Identical to One Used by a White Nationalist Group?
While it denies any links to white nationalists, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign spread a logo first used by a white supremacist group on August 28, 2019. The logo — a red and white lion’s head inside a blue band adorned wi
PolitiFact→ Where 2020 Democrats stand on carbon tax, other climate change policies (updated)
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story was published July 25, 2019. Two events shifted the climate change discussion among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in August 2019. Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington state who centered
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Steel Industry Claims
Summary To hear President Donald Trump tell the story of the U.S. steel industry, it went from “dead” or “going out of business” to “thriving” all because of the 25% tariffs on imported steel he instituted in March 2
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
Snopes→ Is the Oldest Tree on Earth a 6000-Year-Old Baobab in Tanzania?
Some trees can truly live for thousands for years.
PolitiFact→ Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained
The biggest social media story out of Mississippi’s Republican gubernatorial primary race was not Tate Reeves’ win. It was a viral video of an electronic voting machine that appeared to block a Mississippi man from voting for his chosen can
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – Warren says US broadband lags compared to other nations. She's close
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Warren says US broadband lags compared to other nations. She's close To Elizabeth Warren’s list of plans, add improving rural broadband. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Warren wrote that over 21 milli
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Brazilian Soldier NOT Pictured Rescuing Jaguar That Jumped Into Water To Escape Amazon Fire
Did a Brazilian soldier rescue a jaguar after the animal threw itself into a river to save itself from the Amazon fires, as seen in a photograph? No, that's not true: The touching image of a jaguar being cuddled by a man wearing a Brazilian un
FactCheck.org→ Website Distorts MSNBC Clip
Quick Take An old clip from a cable news show has been misrepresented by a dubious website to make the false claim that the program’s anchor prayed “for every American to suffer just so Trump won’t get re-elected.” Full Story
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Olive Garden Funding Trump’s 2020 Campaign?
On August 26 2019, a Facebook user shared the following post (archived here), claiming Olive Garden was financially backing United States President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign: It seems that a few times a week, text-based status
Snopes→ Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis Says Bitter Politics Threaten US
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest.
Truth or Fiction?→ Nine Things a Woman Couldn’t Do in 1971
In August 2019 the Facebook page “Old Crone” shared the following post, listing nine everyday activities women were purportedly prohibited from doing up until the year 1971 (with some commentary about subsequent related liberties): Bene
Snopes→ Did Trump Admin Ask Supreme Court to Legalize Firing LGBTQ Workers?
News websites reported on a pair of potentially significant cases on the court's docket in the fall of 2019.
Snopes→ US Moves FEMA, Coast Guard Money to Fund Border Programs
The news comes as hurricane season is ramping up.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Treat Fictional Harris ‘Quote’ as Fact
Quick Take Facebook users expressed outrage over a statement that is falsely attributed to Sen. Kamala Harris. The quote — about seeking “vengeance” against supporters of President Donald Trump — originated on a website that cal
Truth or Fiction?→ Did The Movie ‘Venom’ Get More Money Than Fire Relief for the Brazilian Amazon?
Following the August 2019 news that the G7 economic forum agreed to pledge $20 million to contain fires tearing through the Amazon rainforest, digital artist Todd Vaziri‘s note of perspective on Twitter struck a chord online. Vaziri — who has
PolitiFact→ Could Donald Trump force US firms out of China? Pretty much
To hear President Donald Trump, trade talks with China may have a new breath of life. At the G-7 meeting in France, Trump said, "We’ll see what happens, but I think we’re going to make a deal." Trump has said before that a deal wa
Snopes→ Is Olive Garden Funding Trump’s Re-Election?
One tweet can cause a storm of sharing ... and massive headaches for companies unfairly targeted for boycotts.
FactCheck.org→ Falsehoods About Family Separations Linger Online
Quick Take A viral social media post falsely claims that former President Barack Obama “separated” many more children at the border than President Donald Trump. Full Story The Trump administration announced a new rule on Aug. 21 that