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
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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
Lead Stories→ Inaccurate News: MORE Than Two Whales Found Dead, NOT Only In Germany, NOT All Stomachs Full Of Plastic And Car Parts
Were two whales found dead in Germany in January of 2019 or 2018 and were their stomachs discovered to be "full of plastic and car parts"? No, not exactly: a clickbait site running stories about health and nature in order to attract visitors c
Snopes→ Cindy McCain Apology Shows Challenge for Mixed-Race Families
The incident draws attention to the suspicion that parents, relatives, nannies and others face when they travel with children who don't look like them.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rock Icon Mick Jagger NOT Dead, Did NOT Leave Billions For Border Wall
Did Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger die and did he leave billions of dollars for building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirical website that publishes ironic death hoaxes about v
Snopes→ Arizona City Officials Decry New Razor Wire on Border Wall
"That wire is lethal, and I really don't know what they're thinking by putting it all the way down to the ground," Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino said.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pence Did NOT Beg Trump Not to Make Him Sit Next to Woman at State of the Union
Did Vice President Mike Pence beg President Trump not to make him sit next to a woman during the State of the Union? No, that's not true: Pence will just sit next to Speaker Pelosi, the entire story was made up by the satire section of a popu
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Drinking Water Standing Up is Perfectly FINE
Should you never drink water standing up because else you don't get the nutrition or cleansing benefits from it? No, that's not true, it is total nonsense based on no actual science. The human digestive system is quite long, with lots of twist
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Gérard Jugnot Did NOT Die This Morning
Did French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer Gérard Jugnot die early in the morning? No, that's not true: the story was posted by some joker to a prank website where anyone can publish realistic-looking news articles but th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Henry Winkler NOT Dead at 77 – NOT A Huge Trump Supporter and Lifelong Gun Lover
Did Henry Winkler just die at the age of 77? No, that's not true, the actor best know for playing "The Fonz" is not dead. A death hoax about him was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool conservatives into thinking various
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Local Man NOT Arrested After Cosplaying Mr. Freeze And Yelling Cold Weather Puns At People in Sioux Falls
Was a man from Sioux Falls in South Dakota arrested for dressing up like the character Mr. Freeze from the Batman comics and yelling cold weather puns at people in a Walmart parking lot? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirica
PolitiFact→ Howard Schultz – Checking Howard Schultz's claim that 40 percent of Americans don't have $400 in the bank
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Checking Howard Schultz's claim that 40 percent of Americans don't have $400 in the bank Former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz told CBS’ "60 Minutes" that he’s "serious
Snopes→ 911 Dispatcher Helps Boy with Fractions Homework
Police say they don't recommend calling 911 for homework help.
Lead Stories→ Old Fake News: NO NFL Lawyer Found Dead, Did NOT Claim Super Bowl Is ‘Rigged’
Was NFL lawyer Dan Goodes found dead after claiming the Super Bowl is rigged? No, that's not true: an old copy of a fake story published in 2018 went viral again after being posted to several large Facebook groups and pages in 2019 but it is s
Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of ‘Turtle Mountain’?
If you love reptiles, don't hightail it to this mountain just yet.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Covington Catholic Teen Nicholas Sandmann NOT Hospitalized After Being Jumped In A Mall
Was Covington Catholic high school student Nicholas Sandmann jumped by several attackers in a mall and did he end up hospitalized? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents stories for entertainment purposes
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CIA Did NOT Issue Posthumous Apology, New Evidence Did NOT Clear Osama Bin Laden Of Involvement In 9/11 Attacks
Did new evidence clear Osama Bin Laden of involvement in the 9/11 terrirust attacks and did the CIA posthumously issue him a formal apology? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirical website that often gets mistaken for real n
Snopes→ Did Julie Sandmann Say She Wished ‘Pioneers Had Brought More Blankets with Smallpox’
Social media avatars don't always correspond with the person actually using the account.
Lead Stories→ The Kumanovo-connection: Macedonian Spam Clans Still Make Money With Fake News About Muslims and Migrants
A Macedonian military man appears to be one of the driving forces behind a network of fake news websites that reached millions of people with articles often inciting hatred against muslims and migrants. Together with friends and family he has
Lead Stories→ Here Are The Tools And Methods We Used To Map A Macedonian Fake News Network And The People Behind It
Sherlock Holmes had his magnifying glass. Hercule Poirot relied on his "little grey cells". But the 21st century internet detective needs more than that to catch the bad guys. In this article we present some of the tools and tricks we used to
Lead Stories→ Decline and Fall Of A Macedonian Fake News Network: Numbers Indicate Facebook’s Measures Forced Desperate Move To Twitter
Although Macedonian fake news merchants still generate thousands of Facebook likes and shares, the platform's recent measures against bad actors have drastically reduced their reach. The next step in the arms race takes the battle to Twitter.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Fox News Did NOT Debut Premium Channel For 24-Hour Coverage Of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Did Fox News launch a new premium channel with nothing but 24-coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? No, that's not true: the story was made up by famous satire website The Onion. It did not happen for real. The story originated from an artic
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Mother Snorting Cocaine with Her Toddler?
Some activities really don't lend themselves to parent-child participation.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ocasio-Cortez Did NOT Accuse Math Of Sexism In Tweet
Did Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweet out a message that read: The math suggests my economic plan doesn't add up. Could it be because I'm a WOMAN??? No, that's not true: the fake tweet originated from a Christian-themed satire we
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Urge Americans To Boycott Chinese Restaurants
Did President Donald Trump use Twitter to urge Americans to boycott Chinese restaurants as part a trade war with China? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirical website. It is not real. The story originated from an article p
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Go On Drunken Rampage That Landed Her Behind Bars
Did Chelsea Clinton go on a drunken rampage that landed her behind bars? 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