On October 18th, 2018, United States President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets about a large caravan of people wending their way from Honduras to the southern United States border: These statements were duly picked up and breathlessly repeated by news channels and pundits, spreading the story with crucial context omitted from the story, such […]
On October 18th, 2018, United States President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets about a large caravan of people wending their way from Honduras to the southern United States border:
These statements were duly picked up and breathlessly repea Go to site post…»
This email claims that the sender has used a "private computer worm" to create a video of you "caressing your body" while you visited a porn website.
The post ‘Our Group Will Not Poison Your Life’ Fake Blackmail Sextortion Scam appeared f Go to site post…»
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This story in The Guardian covers a newly published study in the journal Nature on the environmental impacts of the food system as global population grows and diets change. The study examines possible changes inclu Go to site post…»
Several Republican TV ads attacking Sen. Joe Donnelly have claimed the Indiana Democrat has “missed 1 in 5 committee hearings” since he took office in 2013. Actually, Donnelly attended nearly 95 percent of public committee and subcommittee hearings Go to site post…»
Q: Was the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade made because Jane Roe said she was raped?
A: No. “Jane Roe” falsely claimed she was gang raped, but that accusation was not a factor in the court ruling.
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The ongoing scandals over data privacy, in which social media giants were found to be (among other things) flooding selected readers with hypertargeted and corrosive political advertising, is still unfolding — and it will continue to evolve for some time as new pieces of evidence and data are unearthed and put together to get a […]
The ongoing scandals over data privacy, in which social media giants were found to be (among other things) flooding selected readers with hypertargeted and corrosive political advertising, is still unfolding — and it will continue to evolve for some Go to site post…»
Did a young woman named Nicoline infect over 630 migrants from African countries like Cameroon or Ivory Coast with AIDS out of "vengeance" against illegal immigration to France? No, that's not true: the story was launched by a French site wit Go to site post…»
A photograph of a deer riddled with skin tumors appeared on social media in October 2018 with a description that appeared to be a quote, but without any citation or link: A deer that became riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup. It seems fairly common. This description is inaccurate, as a […]
A photograph of a deer riddled with skin tumors appeared on social media in October 2018 with a description that appeared to be a quote, but without any citation or link:
A deer that became riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto Go to site post…»
A neo-Nazi website claimed credit for the fliers, which were found posted at college campuses and other locations across the United States. Go to site post…»
Did the recently deceased Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen promise to leave $10,000 to everybody who shares a post on Facebook? No, that's not true: satirical website The Onion came up with a bit of posthumous humor mocking several Microsoft-r Go to site post…»
In a wide-ranging interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims, while putting a new twist on some of them:
Trump falsely claimed Russia “wouldn’t be able to help me Go to site post…»
Was President Trump rated the most trustworthy world leader by The Moscow Press? No, that's not true: the claim came from a meme on a liberal satire page on Facebook that makes up false stories and then tricks conservatives and Trump supporte Go to site post…»
Q: Is it true that “pro-choice activist” Elena Travis has received a “world record” number of abortions?
A: No. This story was made up by a satirical website.
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World News Daily Report, a self-described satirical website, p Go to site post…»
Was Colin Kaepernick found dead after a hit-and-run in San Francisco? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that produces fake stories designed to get Trump supporters and conservatives to share them without th Go to site post…»
The United States’ 2018 midterm elections approached with far more fanfare than is normal for what is usually a relatively sleepy electoral affair, including an unusual focus on voter disenfranchisement. Stories of people discovering that they were suddenly not eligible to vote and and other voter suppression tactics appeared over and over again: In Georgia, a coalition of […]
The United States’ 2018 midterm elections approached with far more fanfare than is normal for what is usually a relatively sleepy electoral affair, including an unusual focus on voter disenfranchisement.
Stories of people discovering that they we Go to site post…»
Congressional Leadership Fund, the highest-spending super PAC seeking to sway House races in the upcoming midterms, has been flooding TV airwaves around the country with ads attacking Democrats running in close races. But we found that some of those ad Go to site post…»
Did a woman put plastic explosives into the anus of her sleeping husband after she found out he was having an affair and did she subsequently blow him up? No, that's not true: a fake news website designed to look like a CBS News affiliate rep Go to site post…»
As the 2018 midterms approached in the United States, the national conversation turned more and more toward the right to vote — and whether all Americans are truly able to exercise that right. The conversation took a new turn just weeks before the November 6th election, when the Supreme Court declined to overturn a controversial […]
As the 2018 midterms approached in the United States, the national conversation turned more and more toward the right to vote — and whether all Americans are truly able to exercise that right.
The conversation took a new turn just weeks before the N Go to site post…»
In an interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes, President Donald Trump addressed a wide range of topics, from his comments about Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee of past sexual assault, to his opinion of whether Russia’s Vladimi Go to site post…»
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee uses a Republican's minor procedural votes to attack him for selling out his constituents on protecting a key part of Obamacare, even though he didn't. Go to site post…»
Did Belgian singer Stromae die in a road accident in Paris today, aged only 33? No, that's not true: a death hoax about the singer was launched by a website that is linked to several other celebrity death hoaxes. It is not real.
The story orig Go to site post…»
President Donald Trump campaigned for Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) at a "Make America Great Again" rally in Richmond, Kentucky. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) briefly joined him on stage." Sponsor: White House Trave Go to site post…»
October 2018 was, like the months immediately preceding it, a seemingly endless march of stressful news stories and increasing political tensions globally as elections loomed in countries around the world. That naturally led a subsection of internet regulars to seek out more uplifting, simple stories, preferably those involving rescuing cute animals. The Daily Mail got in on […]
Was 27-year-old Laura Martinez arrested in a Union City Walmart in California for testing various sex toys in the middle of a Walmart store? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a Canadian website that publishes fictional tales of bi Go to site post…»
Is a college sophomore named Trent Griliphaen the latest college boy to pledge the removal of his testicles if President Donald Trump builds a wall on the Mexican border? No, that's not true, an old hoax story has been reposted by a network of Go to site post…»
Political leanings: Conservative/Libertarian
Spending target: Part of a network aiming to spend $400 million
Americans for Prosperity is a “social welfare” organization that belongs to an influential network of politically active groups ba Go to site post…»
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Do Trump tariffs cost more than Affordable Care Act taxes?
In an op-ed for the Washington Examiner, analysts at the National Taxpayers Union wrote that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would cost American t Go to site post…»
Q: Did Nancy Pelosi describe how the Democrats use a tactic called the “wrap-up smear” to attack political opponents?
A: No. Pelosi was describing a tactic that she anticipated Republicans would use against her in 2018. Her remarks were Go to site post…»
CNN’s Jake Tapper this week looks at some of the numerous false and misleading claims that President Trump made in an op-ed that ran under the president’s name in USA Today:
Trump falsely claimed that the Medicare for All Act would “tak Go to site post…»
A story about a woman cheerfully embarking on her 27th straight abortion hit social media in October 2018, shocking readers who learned about Elena Travis, the 34-year-old med school student with an unusual hobby (but a heart of gold): The historic operation was performed at the Sacramento Street Health Center and required Elena Travis, 34, […]
Summary
In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House:
The jobless rate dropped to the lowest in nearly half a century, and the number of unfilled job openings hit a record high.
Economic growth spurted to a 4.2 percent annual rate in the most Go to site post…»