Did president Donald Trump step in via an executive order to restore Christmas in Dearborn, Michigan after it had been allegedly abolished by muslims? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educa
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Muslamic Fallah Did NOT Call Cops On Christian Carolers, Cops Did NOT Arrest Them And Take Their Kids
Is the police in Dearborn, Michigan now arresting Christian carol singers after a "muslamic fallah" called 911 on them? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Dearborn Family NOT Evicted or Fined $100K For Christmas Lights
Was the McManuth-Price family from Dearborn, Michigan evicted and fined $100,000 for having Christmas lights by islamic neighbours and local authorities? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to ed
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Taco Bell Did NOT Warn Employees Against Directly Exposing Skin To Food
Did Taco Bell warn its employees against directly touching the food because that would be dangerous? No, that's not true: the story originally came from The Onion, a satirical website. It is not true. Note that you should probably avoid exp
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Say Trump Can Have Wall If He Doesn’t Run In 2020
Did Nancy Pelosi offer to trade building a border wall in exchange for Donald Trump not running for president in 2020? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Stores Did NOT Report Donald Trump Action Figure is the Hottest Seller of Season
Is a Donald Trump action figure the hottest seller of the season in toy stores? 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 actuall
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Scathing Stephen King Tweet About the Border Wall Real?
On December 12, 2018, a screenshot of a tweet attributed to Stephen King began circulating on Facebook and other social sites. It read: Fuck your wall. Split that 5 billion between at-risk children who don’t have lunches and vets who can’t get pro
FactCheck.org→ The House That Isn’t Nancy Pelosi’s
Quick Take A $23.9 million mansion was falsely identified as Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s home in a viral meme. Pelosi actually lives in the same neighborhood in a $2.3 million house. Full Story A photo of a turreted mansion with views of San Francisco B
FactCheck.org→ Quote Falsely Tied to Ocasio-Cortez
Quick Take A viral meme mocks Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a statement about capitalism versus socialism that she never actually made. Full Story Since her victory in the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th Congressional District in
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the DHS ‘Walls Work’ Memo Real?
On December 12, 2018, a purported Department of Homeland Security memo about the proposed border wall began circulating on social media. Titled “Walls Work,” its original wording was widely described widely as “bizarre” due
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ambulance Driver Did NOT Have a Heart Attack, NO Need For Injured Man To Drive
Did an ambulance driver in New York have a heart attack and did the injured patient he was transporting have to drive himself to the hospital? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Spanish satire website and later translated (badly)
Lead Stories→ Fake News: American Tourist NOT Arrested in Costa Rica For Having Sex With Endangered Sea Turtles
Was an American tourist named Robert W. Schlong arrested in Costa Rica for sexually molesting an endangered sea turtle? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Medical Scan of an 80-Year-Old Woman Reveal a Calcified Fetus?
On December 11, 2018, a Facebook user shared the following image and caption purportedly showing a genuine calcified fetus: 80 year old lady [emoji], went to have a cat-scan, and they found a fetus that’s been in her cervix for 30 years The reference
FactCheck.org→ Is Mexico Paying for the Wall Through USMCA?
President Donald Trump declared via Twitter that he is keeping perhaps his most famous campaign promise, claiming that “MEXICO IS PAYING FOR THE WALL!” through a recent trade agreement negotiated with Mexico. Economic and trade experts we i
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking Oval Office Meeting Claims
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews some of the claims that we wrote about following the contentious Oval Office meeting on Dec. 11 between President Donald Trump and the Democratic congressional leaders, Rep. Nan
Snopes→ Is Lululemon Recruiting 150 Ambassadors via Instagram?
A viral post promising an ambassadorship with Lululemon in exchange for follows and shares on Instagram is a scam.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Get Plastic Surgery And Name Change to Date Ex-girlfriend After Restraining Order
Did 40-year-old James Mack from Camden, New Jersey get plastic surgery and a name change in order to keep dating his ex-girlfriend who got a restraining order against him? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chérif Chekatt NOT Killed So He Could Not Reveal He Was Acting on Government Orders
Was Chérif Chekatt, the terrorist who shot and killed several people in Strasbourg earlier this week killed by police to keep him from revealing he was acting on government orders? No, that's not true: the wild conspiracy theory was launched
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Annakay Brown’ Make-A-Wish Foundation Charity Hoax
Supposedly, you can help 13-year-old Annakay Brown pay for life-saving medical treatment just by sending on a message about her. The post ‘Annakay Brown’ Make-A-Wish Foundation Charity Hoax appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Hoax-Slayer→ Wave of Bomb Threat Extortion Emails Demand Payment in Bitcoin
Individuals and organizations all around the world are receiving emails that claim that an explosive device has been placed in the buildings they work in. The post Wave of Bomb Threat Extortion Emails Demand Payment in Bitcoin appeared first on Hoax-Sl
Truth or Fiction?→ Did ‘Migrants’ Demand $50,000 Each to Leave the United States?
On December 12, 2018, the Federalist Papers Project — a known purveyor of corrosive disinformation — published “Migrants DEMAND $50,000 Each to go Home, Or Else …” (filed under “opinion”), an article littered
FactCheck.org→ Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taken Way Out of Context
Quick Take In a 2012 interview with an Arabic-language television station, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested that as Egypt prepared to write a new constitution, Egyptians look to more recently written constitutions than the United Sta
FactCheck.org→ Meme Spreads Bogus Pelosi Quote on Border Wall
Quick Take A long-circulating meme spreads a quote falsely attributed to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi about President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. Full Story In the Oval Office this week, a heated (and fact-challenged) exchange unf
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake Christmas Giveaway Pages Flooding Facebook
Keep an eye out for fraudulent Christmas themed Facebook Pages promising valuable prizes in exchange for liking, sharing, and commenting. The post Fake Christmas Giveaway Pages Flooding Facebook appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Oscars Committee Did NOT Announce Jordan Peterson as New Host
Did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announce Dr. Jordan Peterson will host the 91st Oscars ceremony? No, of course not: the story was put out by a Christian themed satire website, it is not real. It mocks the recent withdrawa
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Mother Did NOT Force Son to Swallow Semen After Catching Him With Gay Porn
Did a 44-year-old abusive mother from Tuscaloosa, Alabama named Dolly Callahan force her teenage son to drink his own semen after she caught him masturbating to gay porn? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment
FactCheck.org→ Websites Distort Story of Former Federal Judge
Quick Take Conservative websites falsely claim that former federal Judge Alex Kozinski “struck down” President Donald Trump’s original travel ban. He actually opposed its suspension. Full Story Before federal Judge Alex Kozinski
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a Real Photo of a Rattlesnake That Died in a Wildfire?
On November 18, 2018, after destructive wildfires tore through northern California, the following image was shared to Facebook: Its caption read: A rattlesnake frozen in death during the California wildfires. His last defiant act was to strike at the f
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Airbags Send Your Knees ‘Through Your Eye Sockets’ When Deployed?
When the meme below appeared on Facebook via the page The Pink Shorts Movement on November 28 2018, we were skeptical: The text read: DID YOU KNOW: Airbags deploy between 100 & 220 MPH. If you ride with your feet on the dash, you may send your knee
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Approval Rating Did NOT Go Up 23 Points After Promising To Shut Down Government
Did the approval rating of President Trump go up by 23 points after he promised a government shutdown if funding for his border wall project was not approved? No, that's not true: the fake approval rating numbers were made up by a liberal sati
Hoax-Slayer→ Watch For Amazon Phishing Scams As Christmas Approaches
As Christmas draws near, many more products than usual are bought online. Internet shopping giant Amazon is thus a favourite target for phishing scammers. The post Watch For Amazon Phishing Scams As Christmas Approaches appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Did Theresa May Cancel the Next General Election Because She Doesn’t Think She’ll Win?
A UK humor website spoofed May's last-minute postponement of a parliamentary vote on Brexit.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Trump-Pelosi-Schumer Scuffle
In a contentious Oval Office meeting, President Donald Trump and the Democratic congressional leaders — Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer — disagreed over funding for a border wall, mangling some facts in the process. The president claimed th
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a ‘Newly Obtained’ Photograph Show Donald Trump, Jr. with Accused Spy Maria Butina?
On December 10, 2018, shortly after accused Russian intelligence asset Mariia Butina reportedly entered a plea deal with prosecutors for working as an unregistered agent of a foreign power, the Facebook page Occupy Democrats shared the following photo
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Death Row Inmate Did NOT Demand to be Served Live Cat As Last Meal
Did 47-year-old death row inmate Jason Dunlop request a fattened live cat as his last meal before his execution in Colorado? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fict
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Nearly Ten Percent of Americans Think Chocolate Milk Comes from Brown Cows?
On December 9, 2018, the Facebook page “Unbelievable facts” shared the following meme, which held that nearly ten percent of Americans genuinely believed that chocolate milk was produced by brown cows: Users interested enough to go Googling
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Put 70 Fake Weed Plants on Terrace to Taunt Police
Did a man from Salem put seventy fake weed plants on his terrace in order to taunt or fool the police? No, that's not true: the story about the man who thought he could fool police helicopter patrols into leaving him alone by first putting up
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Hand Was Over Heart at Bush Funeral
Quick Take President Donald Trump, like others at former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral, put his hand over his heart as the casket passed. Full Story As former President George H.W. Bush’s casket passed the first pew in the Washingto
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Theresa May Did NOT Cancel The Next General Election
Did Theresa May cancel the next general election in the U.K. because she doesn't think she will win? No, that's not true: the claim was made by a satire website mocking May's delay of a parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal but it is not real
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 13 ISIS Members NOT Arrested As Migrant Caravan Hits Santa Recto
Were 13 ISIS members arrested after the 'migrant caravan' arrived in Santa Recto? 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 actual