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Truth or Fiction?→ Malia Obama Expelled From Harvard for Smoking Marijuana-Fiction!
Malia Obama Expelled From Harvard for Smoking Marijuana-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Malia Obama has been expelled from Harvard after being caught smoking pot in a Boston hotel room. The Truth: A fake news website is behind false reports that Malia Oba
Snopes→ Did the Trump Organization Win a Lucrative Contract to Rebuild a Syrian Airport?
A fake news article reported that the private real estate company had won a lucrative contract to rebuild a military airfield that had been bombed by the United States.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Increase Social Security
Q: Did President Trump increase monthly payments to Social Security beneficiaries? A: No. Trump had nothing to do with the automatic cost-of-living increases for 2017, which were announced by the Social Security Administration last October. F
Truth or Fiction?→ Hillary Clinton Supplied Chemical Weapons to Syria-Fiction!
Hillary Clinton Supplied Chemical Weapons to Syria-Reported as Fiction! The Truth: Hillary Clinton supplied chemical weapons to Syria during her time as secretary of state, and those chemical weapons were either used by Syrian President Bashar al-Ass
Snopes→ Malia Obama Expelled from Harvard?
Reports that the former First Daughter was booted from Harvard for a drug violation are fake news.
PolitiFact→ Ben Cardin – Did Senate Republicans filibuster Obama court nominees more than all others combined?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Senate Republicans filibuster Obama court nominees more than all others combined? Republicans changed Senate rules to break a Democratic filibuster and confirm Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, and blam
Snopes→ Report: ‘Mowgli Girl’ Found Living with Monkeys in India
According to news sources in India, police rescued a girl believed to have been living in the forest with monkeys for several years.
FactCheck.org→ McConnell Revises History on Syria
Sen. Mitch McConnell revised history when explaining why he supported President Trump’s missile strike on Syria but opposed President Obama’s call for a targeted strike against Syria after a chemical weapons incident in 2013. McConnell, the
Snopes→ Trump: ‘We’re Bringing Back the Draft’?
Reports that Donald Trump said that he plans to reinstate a military draft in the U.S. originated with a fake news site.
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Fracking Chemical Disclosure
Q: Are the chemicals in fracking solution protected from being made public by a law passed while Dick Cheney was vice president? A:Â Yes. A 2005 law bans the federal government from requiring companies to disclose fracking chemicals. But 28 states do r
Snopes→ Was Barack Obama Arrested in a Drug Bust in Japan?
Aggregations of fake news from a conspiracy site led to rumors that the former U.S. president was arrested in a huge drug bust in Japan.
Snopes→ Did an Evangelical Leader Say Trump Opposers Might be Punished With a Gay Child?
Reports that Kenneth Copeland threatened Trump opponents with gay children were actually hoax news.
Snopes→ Did President Obama ‘Stiff’ the Wrong Waiter?
A fake news item claimed President Obama failed to tip a prominent Chicago businessman filling in as a waiter at Lawry's.
PolitiFact→ 9 things we're reading about Syria, U.S. airstrikes
Here's a list of the stories we're reading to better understand the current situation in Syria and the significance of the U.S. airstrikes. Latest developments Syria Deeply, an independent digital media project, offers nuanced, specific coverag
Snopes→ Google Adds Fact-Check Info to Search Results
The search engine is rolling out a new feature that appends"Fact Check" snippets to news queries.
FactCheck.org→ Gorsuch’s ‘Mainstream’ Measurement
Supporters of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination describe him as a “mainstream judge.” Their evidence: He has voted nearly 99 percent of the time with the majority on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and 97 percent o
FactCheck.org→ Steve King on ‘Criminal Aliens’
Rep. Steve King wrongly suggested that “28 percent of the inmates in our federal penitentiaries” are immigrants in the country illegally. About 21 percent of federal inmates are non-U.S. citizens, but that includes immigrants who came to th
Truth or Fiction?→ Susan Rice Unmasked Trump Transition Team, Leaked Information-Truth! & Fiction! & Unproven!
Susan Rice Unmasked Trump Transition Team, Leaked Information-Truth! & Fiction! & Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice requested that the identities of Trump transition team officials be unmasked in intelli
Snopes→ 3 Liberal Celebrities Arrested for Conspiracy to Assassinate President Trump?
Reports that three celebrities were caught by the Secret Service plotting to kill President Trump are fake news.
Snopes→ Did a Janitor Collect $20 Million in Life Insurance on Dead Chicago Teens?
An old fake news item appeared to play off stereotypes about Chicago and controversial "dead peasant" insurance.
Snopes→ DNA Test Proves Retired Postman Has Over 1,300 Illegitimate Children?
Reports that a mailman fathered more than a thousand children are fake news.
Snopes→ A Celebrity Had This to Say About Your Town!
Fake newsmongers have spread claims about famous people praising local residents after encountering vehicular troubles in numerous towns.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Line on Syria
President Donald Trump said the Obama administration “had a great opportunity to solve” the crisis in Syria when Obama set a “red line” for military intervention. But when Obama didn’t launch such intervention, “I th
Washington Post→ President Trump’s claim, without evidence, that Susan Rice may have committed a crime
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “I don’t want to comment on anything about — other than to say I think it’s a — I think it’s truly one of the big stories of our time.” GLENN THRUSH: “Do you think she [Susan Rice] might have c
Snopes→ Girth of a Nation
The New York Yankees did not invent pinstriped uniforms, nor did they adopt them to hide Babe Ruth's girth.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts Stimulus
While calling for new infrastructure investments, President Donald Trump distorted the facts about President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill. Trump described it as an “infrastructure bill” but “[n]obody ever saw anything being
Truth or Fiction?→ Woman Trains Squirrels to Attack Ex-Boyfriend-Fiction!
Woman Trains Squirrels to Attack Ex-Boyfriend-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A Michigan woman was arrested for training squirrels to attack her ex-boyfriend, who lost two fingers and a testicle in squirrel attacks. The Truth: A satirical article about a
FactCheck.org→ Justices Didn’t Oppose Gorsuch
Q: Did all eight Supreme Court justices write a letter opposing Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to fill a court vacancy? A: No. That false claim was made on a liberal website that misrepresented a court ruling regarding the Individuals with Disa
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's skewed portrayal of Obama's stimulus
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump's skewed portrayal of Obama's stimulus Just over eight years ago, when Barack Obama was just as new to the Oval Office as Donald Trump is now, he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,
Truth or Fiction?→ Body of Missing White House Intern Margaret Sanguay Found-Fiction!
Body of Missing White House Intern Margaret Sanguay Found-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The body of missing Margaret Sanguay, a White House intern who has been missing since 1994, was found hidden in the same burial plot as former White House counsel V
Snopes→ Was a Centuries-Old Underground City Discovered Beneath Cades Cove?
An April Fool's Day joke about a mysterious city discovered beneath the Smoky Mountains was mistaken for a genuine news item.
Snopes→ Woman Arrested for Training Squirrels to Attack Her Ex-Boyfriend?
Reports that a woman was arrested for training squirrels to attack her ex-boyfriend are fake news.
Snopes→ Disney Casts Justin Bieber as Young Han Solo?
Reports that Justin Bieber has been cast in an upcoming 'Star Wars' movie as a young Han Solo are fake news.
Snopes→ Xbox One Kills Teen After Console Forcefully Ejected Black Ops 3 Disc, Slicing His Throat?
Reports that a teenager died from when a malfunctioning Xbox One forcefully ejected a disc and sliced his throat are fake news.
Truth or Fiction?→ Top Clinton Aide Turns Up Dead Before Testifying on Private Email Server-Reported as Fiction!
Top Clinton Aide Turns Up Dead Before Congressional Testimony on Private Email Server-Reported as Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Top Clinton aide Johnston Wilson McGill, 34, was found dead of an apparent heart attack just one day before he was summonedÂ
Snopes→ Will Simba the Lion Be Gay in ‘The Lion King’ Remake?
An April Fool's Day joke led to controversy about Simba's sexual identity in a new version of Disney's 'The Lion King.'
Truth or Fiction?→ Kangaroos Being Introduced in Wyoming-Fiction!
Kangaroos Being Introduced in Wyoming-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Wyoming Wild Game Department and the Wyoming Migration Initiative have teamed up to introduce the first 90 kangaroos in Wyoming in what’s become known as “Operation Sage
Snopes→ Vince Gilligan Announces ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 6?
Reports that the creator of 'Breaking Bad' has announced the series will return for a sixth season are fake news.
FactCheck.org→ Sessions’ Dubious Drug Claims
In an address to law enforcement, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made two dubious claims about marijuana and opioids: Sessions said marijuana is “only slightly less awful” than heroin, an illicit opioid. Experts says heroin is thre