Is Golden Corral planning to open a franchise in Jackson? No, that's not true: some joker put out a story to that effect on a prank website but it is not true. The company makes no mention of it on its website. The story originated from an ar
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: The American Civil War Did NOT Start Because Of The Morrill Tariff Act And Slavery WAS The Main Factor
Did the American Civil War start because southern states were angry because of the Morrill tariff enacted by President Abraham LIncoln and not because of a fight to preserve the institition of slavery? No, that's not true: The Morrill tariff w
Lead Stories→ Fake News: L.A Rapper YG NOT Shot 4 Times In Drive By Shooting
Was L.A. rapper YG shot four times in a drive by shooting? No, that's not true: the story was uploaded by someone to a prank website where it went viral and the news kept spreading even after the article was taken down by the site. The story o
Lead Stories→ April Fools Day 2019: Running List of Jokes, Pranks and General Foolery…
If you are a fan of pranks and jokes today is undoubtedly the day you have been waiting for. Here is a roundup of some of the funniest or weirdest April Fools jokes we have spotted today, in no particular order. Note: we are not fact checking
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Did NOT File for Divorce, Did NOT Say ‘I just Can’t Take It Anymore’
Did Nancy Pelosi's 4th husband file for divorce saying he just can't take it anymore? No, that's not true: Pelosi only married once and she is still married. The story was made up by a liberal satire weblog that tries to get gullible Republica
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Unnamed Source Said Jussie Smollett Phone Records Showed Over 200 Calls And Texts From Kamala Harris and DNC operatives
Did an "unnamed source" say Jussie Smollett's phone records showed over 200 calls and texts from Kamala Harris and DNC operatives? No, that's not true: the source of this rumor appears to be a Reddit post by someone speculatively making a joke
Snopes→ Facebook Facing Housing Discrimination Charges from HUD
Facebook's ad platform is "encouraging, enabling, and causing housing discrimination" because it allows advertisers to exclude people who they don't want to see their ads, HUD claims.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Changing Your Birthday to 2007 on Twitter Will Not Unlock Different Colors — Will Lock Your Account Instead
Does changing your birthday to 2007 on Twitter unlock different colors or get you a new color scheme? No, that's not true: pranksters are spreading this rumor but all it will do is shut you out of your Twitter account for being under 13 years
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ellen DeGeneres NOT Giving Away Gift Cards, Cash, Car or Home To People Liking & Sharing Facebook Post
Is Ellen DeGeneres giving away gift cards, cash, a car or a home to people for liking and sharing a Facebook post and then leaving a comment? No, that's not true: in recent days several fake Ellen Facebook pages and profiles were created that
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hackers Are NOT Posting Sexual Videos And Pictures On Your Walls
Are hackers posting sexual videos and pictures on people's Facebook walls without them noticing? No, that's not true: an old hoax rumor from 2011 keeps on circulating but it is not real. An image bearing following text is still making the roun
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Denzel Washington Did NOT Leave Democrat Party, Did NOT Say: ‘I’ve Had it With the Lies’
Did actor Denzel Washington break with the Democrat party? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click and read links
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Judge Jeanine Pirro Did NOT Take a Job Consulting for the White House
Did Judge Jeanine Pirro takea job consulting for the White House? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a clearly labeled satire website but got copied by several websites anyway and sold as real news. The misspelling of Jeanine Pirro
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Mouse In Red Bull Can Likely Crawled In From Arkansas Man’s Truck, Not At Factory
Did an Arkansas man find a dead mouse at the bottom of his Red Bull can? Yes, but it most likely crawled into the open can when the man left it in his truck overnight. The mouse is small enough to sneak through the opening, but appears too fre
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chicago Does NOT Have City ID Cards Which Allow Illegal Immigrants To Vote
Does Chicago have city ID cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state and federal elections? No, Chicago's CityKey ID program does not give non-citizens a way to illegally cast ballots when they otherwise would not be able to
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump’s Budget Does NOT Contain Twenty Million Dollars for Bail
Did President Trump's latest federal budget proposal includet $20 million for bail money? No, it is a satirical report that purports Trump hid millions in the budget document to post bail for his children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. The sto
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Muslim Figure Did NOT Say "We must have Pork-Free Menus Or We Will Leave U.S."
Did a "Muslim Figure" demand pork-free menus and did she threaten to leave the U.S. if the request wasn't complied with? No, that's not true: the story has been repeated over and over again by dozens of websites using pictures of several diffe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Millennials Are NOT Getting The Bernie 2020 Logo Tattooed On Their Face
Are millenials getting their face tattooed with the Bernie 2020 logo as a show of support? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a righ-leaning satire website, it is not true. The story originated from an article published on March 8,
Lead Stories→ On The Difference Between Fake News and Satire — Why Lead Stories Needed A Satire Policy
Things used to be very simple and clear-cut here at Lead Stories. We used our Trendolizer engine to look for things that were trending online that were not true (but which seemed to be believed by many people anyway). Then we would write an ar
Lead Stories→ Christopher Blair Launches New Snopes & DeadState Parody Sites
It appears the feud between Snopes and self-described internet troll Christopher Blair keeps on going: earlier this week he took to Facebook to announce a new parody website that explicitly takes aim at fact checking website Snopes by using a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Firefighters DID NOT Suffer Neurological Damage After Contact With 5G Cell Towers
Did firefighters in Northern California suffer neurological damage after contact with 5G cell towers? No, despite claims in several trending reports there is no "new university study" or other scientific evidence to support the claim that inst
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Putin Did NOT Ban Microsoft Products From Russia
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin ban all Microsoft products from Russia? No, that's not true: a 2016 article was reposted to Facebook by website that has a reputation for making up unsubstantiated claims in its headlines that are not backe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kurt Russell Did NOT Claim Democrats Want To Abolish 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th Amendments, Senate, Electoral College, Supreme Court, Borders and ICE
Did Actor Kurt Russell claim the democrats want to abolish 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th & 6th amendments, the Senate, the Electoral College, the Supreme Court, borders, ICE and more? No, that's not true: the earliest version of that claim originated
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Putting A Tinfoil Sphere In A Microwave Oven Will NOT Make It Smooth And Shiny — But It Might Cause Fire
Does forming tinfoil into a sphere and microwaving it for 6 to 7 minutes cause it to smooth out and become shiny? No, that's not true: it will cause sparks and flashes and might even result in fire, despite what a viral image on the internet i
PolitiFact→ Ilhan Omar – Cohen and Abrams: A double standard on lying to Congress?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Cohen and Abrams: A double standard on lying to Congress? When Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and convicted felon testified before a House committee, his Republican questio
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Little Caesars NOT Giving Away 3 Large Pizzas to Everyone For 60th Anniversary
Is pizza chain Little Caesars giving away free pizza to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the chain? No, that's not true: a scam website is luring visitors by promising free pizza in exchange for completing surveys but the whole thing is a sca
PolitiFact→ American Civil Liberties Union – No, state laws don't criminalize just any criticism
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | No, state laws don't criminalize just any criticism The American Civil Liberties Union told its followers on social media that criticizing people can not only get them into lawsuits, but even get them arrested
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman Did NOT Admit She Was Paid to Frame Cosby With Rape
Did an unnamed woman admit she was paid to frame Bill Cosby with rape? No, that's not true: a South African website copied an old conspiracy article from NewsPunch/YourNewsWire but the theory it comes up with does not make sense from a timing
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders overplays Canada's out-of-pocket health care costs
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Bernie Sanders overplays Canada's out-of-pocket health care costs Medicare for All is a pillar of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. In his kick-off interview with CBS News, the Vermont senator was aske
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ronald Reagan Say Socialism ‘Only Works in Two Places,’ Heaven and Hell?
On February 10 2019, Senator Chris McDaniel shared a meme quoting Ronald Reagan on “socialism” only functioning properly in two places: Above a black-and-white photograph of President Reagan, the meme read: SOCIALISM ONLY WORKS IN TWO PLAC
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pressing Cancel Twice Before Inserting Card Will NOT Protect You From ATM PIN Theft
Will pressing the "cancel" button two times before inserting your credit or debit card at an ATM prevent the theft of your PIN code? No, it is a myth that has spread through posts on Facebook since November 2018. It is typically titled "Messag
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ozzy Osbourne Did NOT Lose Battle Against Pneumonia — NOT Dead
Did Ozzy Osbourne just die of pneumonia? No, that's not true: the story announcing his death on February 6, 2019 is definitely false even though it went massively viral ten days after publication. The story originated from an article publishe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Elon Musk Does NOT Want to Send a Team to Mars to Rescue Opportunity Rover
Is Elon Musk planning to send a team to Mars to rescue the Opportunity rover? No, that's not true: a satire page made up the story about the billionaire wanting to send a crew to Mars to replace the battery on the rover with something more en
Snopes→ Is a Risqué Image of Sand Dunes Hidden in ‘The Lion King’?
Naughty images don't appear in Disney movies as often as some people seem to think.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say World Government Must Rule U.S. ‘For Their Own Good’
Did Pope Francis say a world government must rule the U.S. for their own good? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that attracts clicks and visitors by taking existing news reports out of context and adding an incendiary he
Snopes→ Year After Parkland Massacre, 17 Victims Remembered
"We don't need (the anniversary) to remind us what happened. We live with it every day," said businessman Andrew Pollack, whose 18-year-old daughter Meadow died in the attack.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrats Did NOT Reveal Plan To Fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Did Democrats reveal a plan to fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after there was quite some criticism surrounding the launch of her "Green New Deal"? No, that's not true: a hyperpartisan site twisted a report from The Intercept into something that
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democrat Senator Stuart Boll Did NOT Switch Sides or Pledge To Vote With Trump
Did a senator from Maine named Stuart Boll switch his affiliation from Democrat to Republican and did he pledge to vote with President Trump from now on? No, that's not true, the senator does not even exist. The story was published by a libera
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Tom Selleck NOT Dead, Final Words NOT ‘Help Trump To Help America’
Did actor Tom Selleck die and were the Magnum, P.I. star's final words 'Help Trump To Help America'? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Tara McClossoff Did NOT Introduce Bill to Ban Seniors From Voting
Did a democrat by the name of Tara McClossoff introduce a bill to ban seniors from voting? No, that's not true: an image making that claim was spread through a viral Facebook message put out by a satire page. Tara McClossoff does not exist. Th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Body In Ohio River Confirmed As Major Clinton Aide
Was a body found in the Ohio river in Saint Clairsville, Ohio confirmed to be Clinton aide Jaeger Holpern? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans