Sen. Bernie Sanders wrongly claimed that voter turnout in 2016 was “the lowest … in 20 years.” In fact, turnout was higher than it was in 2012. The overall turnout was 60.2 percent in 2016, up from 58.6 percent four years earlier. In
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Truth or Fiction?→ In 1998, Kodak Had 170,000 Employees, Sold 85% of Photo Paper World Wide-Fiction!
In 1998, Kodak Had 170,000 Employees, Sold 85% of Photo Paper –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A commentary on the power of innovation and digital disruption of long-standing markets tells the story of Kodak’s decline from having 170,000 employ
Snopes→ Did a Cleveland Fox Affiliate Label a Black Murder Suspect ‘Dark White’?
WJW-TV called a doctored screenshot of their news broadcast a "distraction."
Snopes→ Mysterious Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino Expected in April 2017
A new Starbucks drink is rumored to involve pink and purple glitter and contain no coffee.
Snopes→ Nabisco Announces ‘Graeter’s Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Oreos’?
Yet another seeming announcement of a new Oreo flavor was just someone's expression of a wish-list item.
Snopes→ Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Cancelling Saturday Night Live?
Reports that the chief executive has banned airings of NBC's long-running comedy sketch show are fake news.
Snopes→ Plane Accidentally Empties Toilet Tank Over Cruise Ship, 23 Injured?
Reports that a Taiwanese airliner dumped human waste onto the top deck of a cruise ship are fake news.
Snopes→ Babysitter Discovers ‘Clown Doll’ in Kid’s Room Was a Real Person?
Reports that a convicted pedophile rapist was caught using a clown costume to hide in a child's room are fake news.
Snopes→ Couple Finds Out They Are Biological Twins During IVF Treatment?
Reports that a couple seeking to conceive via IVF discovered through DNA testing that they were fraternal twins are fake news.
Snopes→ Man Arrested After Police Find 19 Female Bodies in Freezers with ‘Black Lives Matter’ Carved into Skin?
Reports that a Chicago man named Rasheed Thompson was arrested in connection with dead bodies found in his basement freezer are fake news.
Snopes→ Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taken to Hospital Unresponsive?
Reports that the Supreme Court justice has been urgently hospitalized are fake news.
FactCheck.org→ Beer, a Cure for Gin Addiction?
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said William Wilberforce, a late 18th century British politician, “pushed the sale of beer” to successfully combat “drunkenness related to gin” in England. But Wilberforce wasn’t even born un
Snopes→ Sarah Palin Claims Jesus Celebrated Easter?
Reports that the former Alaska governor stated in an interview that Jesus Christ celebrated Easter during His time on Earth are fake news.
Snopes→ Marijuana Legalized in Texas?
A claim that the Lone Star State has legalized recreational pot use came from a web site that allows users to create their own fake news articles.
Snopes→ U.S to Launch Preemptive Strike on North Korea?
A news outlet reported that the United States may strike North Korea to head off another missile test.
Snopes→ Casey Anthony Pregnant with Twins?
Reports that notorious mom Casey Anthony is expecting twins and hoping to star in a reality TV show are fake news.
Snopes→ Was a Texas County Deputy Killed by Muslim Refugees?
A 'Southern'-oriented news site seized on the fatal shooting of an officer, adding in some irrelevant and flagrantly untrue details.
Snopes→ Two Burglars Sodomized for Five Straight Days?
Reports that a 'gay sex predator' repeatedly assaulted two intruders who broke into his home are fake news.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Live! for April 13
Every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. ET, PolitiFact editors take to Facebook to help sort out fact from fiction in this week's news. Follow PolitiFact's Facebook page to watch the show live. >>More
Washington Post→ President Trump, king of flip-flops (continued)
At The Fact Checker, we recognize that politicians sometimes make a sincere evolution on a policy stance, especially as new facts emerge or as the constituency that elected them to office forms a new opinion on an issue. That’s why we res
Hoax-Slayer→ Run A Website? Don’t Get Caught by ‘Domain Registration SEO’ Spam Emails
Spam "SEO" emails that look like domain name invoices are designed to trick the unwary into believing that their domain is expiring and they must click a link to renew.
Snopes→ Body of First Woman Muslim Judge Found in Hudson River
Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam was also the first black woman to be appointed to the New York State Court of Appeals.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Takes More Undue Credit
President Donald Trump wrongly boasted that Toyota’s plan to invest over $1 billion in its largest manufacturing plant in Kentucky would “not have been made if we didn’t win the election.” A Toyota spokesman told us the car comp
Snopes→ Did Southwest Airlines Change Their Slogan After United Airlines Controversy?
An image purportedly showing a new Southwest Airlines slogan was created as a convincing joke.
Washington Post→ President Trump’s bushel of false claims in his Fox Business interview
In an interview with Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business News, President Trump made a number of factually inaccurate and dubious claims. Here’s a round-up of the low-lights. “It’s been very much misreported that we failed
FactCheck.org→ Hitler and Chemical Weapons
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has apologized profusely for his much-criticized comparison of Syria’s Bashar Assad to Adolf Hitler, but his clarification that he meant Hitler did not drop chemical bombs from airplanes requires some histo
Truth or Fiction?→ Comparing Trump Travel Expenses to Obama Travel Expenses-Disputed!
Comparing Trump Travel Expenses to Obama Travel Expenses-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: President Trump’s frequent weekend visits to his Mar-a-Lago in Florida cost taxpayers $3 million a pop, and President Trump outspent two years of President Obam
Snopes→ Does the ‘Blood of Jesus’ Flower Only Bloom During Holy Week?
An image purporting to show a rare flower that only appears during a specific religious observance actually shows a New Zealand pohutukawa flower, which appears in the winter.
Washington Post→ Now, Democrats attack Republicans for failing to protect Obamacare
“Issa wouldn’t protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance.” — new “Save My Care” ad attacking Rep. Darryl Issa (R-Calif.) Seven vulnerable Republican lawmakers are being tar
Truth or Fiction?→ 98 Million Americans Were Given Cancer Through Polio Shots-Fiction!
98 Million Americans Were Given Cancer Through Polio Shots-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has admitted that 98 million Americans were given cancer through polio shots contaminated with SV40, a cancer-ca
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Organization Wins Contract to Rebuild Syrian Airport Destroyed by U.S.-Fiction!
Trump Organization Wins Contract to Rebuild Syrian Airport Destroyed by U.S.-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Trump Organization will cash in on President Trump’s bombing of a Syrian airport because the Syrian government has awarded the Trump Orga
Truth or Fiction?→ Joanna Gaines Leaving “Fixer Upper” HGTV Show-Fiction!
Joanna Gaines Leaving “Fixer Upper” HGTV Show-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Joanna Gaines is leaving “Fixer Upper,” the hit HGTV show that she costars on with her husband, Chip Gaines. The Truth: False reports that Joana Gaines is
Snopes→ Did Sean Spicer Say ‘We’re Absolutely Ready For WWIII’ Under Trump?
A quote supposedly from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the start of World War III originated with a hoax news article.
Snopes→ Report: Chechnya Opens Concentration Camp for Homosexuals
A Russian newspaper reported that Chechens suspected of being homosexual have been rounded up and detained in concentration camps.
Snopes→ Pentagon Awards Contract to United Airlines to Forcibly Remove Assad?
A bit of military satire involving involving United Airlines and Syria was mistaken for real news on social media.
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.