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Lead Stories→ Fake News: The United Nations Has NOT Decreed That Humanity Should Place The Microchip
Did the United Nations decree that every human should have a microchip implanted in them for bio-metric identification to facilitate the "New World Order" by 2030? No, that's not true: It is a false conspiracy based on the United Nation's use
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Pelosi Letter to Iran: ‘Trump Will Be Out By Next Year’
Did Nany Pelosi send a letter to Iran saying that "Trump will be out by next year"? 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 actu
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT A BOMBSHELL! NOT Proof Sean Hannity Was Spied On By Obama
Was the release of Paul Manafort's text messages with Sean Hannity proof that the FOX News host was spied on by President Obama? No, that's not true: The texting transcripts released under a court order were collected during the Trump administ
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Keanu Reeves Did NOT Write ‘None Of Us Are Getting Out Of Here Alive’
Did Keanu Reeves write a quote about eating healthy and concluding that "none of us are getting out of here alive"? No, that's not true: The quote has been falsely attributed to the "John Wick" actor and other celebrities over the past several
Snopes→ UK Study Shows Seal Singing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’
Researchers in Scotland say gray seals can copy the sounds of human words and songs including “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump Send Six Tweets Warning President Barack Obama Would Attack Iran as a Diversion?
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalated in June 2019, a number of memes circulated that purportedly depicted tweets sent by Donald Trump between 2011 and 2013 — predicting that former United States President Barack Obama would fabri
Truth or Fiction?→ Have Arrest Warrants Been Issued for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama?
Despite fears of “deepfake” videos and other high-tech ways disinformation could potentially proliferate in the very near future, the stories that still get the most traction are often decidedly low effort. Take, for example, the case of a
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Repeated Falsehood on Auto Plants
In launching his reelection campaign, President Donald Trump repeated a claim about new auto plants that he made a year-and-a-half ago. It’s still not true, and it fits a pattern of Trump falsely boasting of unexpected or unusual gains in the aut
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Cook and Janitor of a Bankrupt Assisted Living Home Stay to Care for Abandoned Residents?
On June 16 2019, the Facebook page “Weird Facts” shared the following meme (archived here), about a cook and a janitor who purportedly refused to abandon the residents of a bankrupted care home: Atop an image of two unidentified men, th
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Fact-checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments on Amazon, “starvation wages” and food stamps
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Fact-checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments on Amazon, “starvation wages” and food stamps Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bashed Amazon during a June 16 interview with ABC’s "This Week," a
Snopes→ Does a Meme Show Starving Citizens in Venezuela Eating Garbage?
A Turning Point USA meme that claimed to showcase poverty in Venezuela co-opted an unrelated image from another time and place to do so.
Snopes→ Firefighters Rescue Squirrel Stuck in Manhole Cover
It was treated for superficial neck wounds and is expected to soon be released back into the wild.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Eating Vaginal Fluids Does NOT Make You Immune To Cancer, And Other Diseases
Does eating vaginal fluids makes you immune to cancer and other diseases? No, that's not true: It is a click-bait claim attributed to non-existent research at a non-existent university. There is no known bodily fluid, protein or vitamin known
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Malia Obama Cash a $1.2 Million Check?
A headline about former First Daughter Malia Obama (archived here) depositing a suspiciously large check got a lot of traction on social media in June 2019: However, this story is suspect for two reasons. First, it contains little beyond a provocati
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Why I’m Voting for Donald Trump in 2020’ Twitter Meme
On June 18 2019, Twitter user @johncatsjr shared the following tweet (“why I’m voting for Donald Trump in 2020”), a missive picked up by innumerable other users — along with an original misspelling: Why I’m voting for Donald Tru
Snopes→ Was Frank ‘Rocky’ Fiegel the Inspiration For ‘Popeye’?
According to local folklore, "Popeye the Sailor Man" was based on a real-life person from Chester, Ill.
FactCheck.org→ The Churchill Quotation That Wasn’t
Quick Take There’s no support for the idea that Winston Churchill ever made a statement about Muslims that social media users continue to attribute to him. Full Story A remark about Muslims attributed to Winston Churchill continues to circula
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. is running concentration camps. Many historians are skeptical
Recent assertions by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., that U.S.-run detention centers for migrants are "concentration camps" drew immediate rebukes from some politicians, Jewish groups and social media users. "This administration h
Snopes→ Equality Act, LGBTQ Rights Bill, Passed by House
Pat Robertson warned that the land "will vomit you out" if Congress members supported the Equality Act.
FactCheck.org→ ‘Satirical’ Story Gets Serious Treatment Online
Quick Take A bogus story fueling theories that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will be arrested has been shared over 100,000 times on Facebook, but it started out as satire. Full Story A completely fabricated story promoting the unfounded claim that
PolitiFact→ Seth Moulton – Seth Moulton partly right on Biden not admitting he was wrong on the Iraq War
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Seth Moulton partly right on Biden not admitting he was wrong on the Iraq War Joe Biden’s vote as a senator to authorize the use of force against Iraq might have come over 16 years ago, but his critics, and
FactCheck.org→ Image Shows ’85 Live Aid Concert, Not Trump Rally
Quick Take A viral photo shows a massive crowd at an iconic 1985 concert in London, not at a rally for President Trump in Philadelphia, as a meme claims. Full Story A meme posted repeatedly on Facebook uses an image that has been edited to transfo
Snopes→ Police Shooting Poses Buttigieg’s Biggest 2020 Challenge Yet
Fifty-four-year-old Eric Logan was fatally shot by Sgt. Ryan O'Neill, who was responding to a report of a person breaking into cars.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malia Obama Did NOT Cash $1.2 million ‘Tax Refund’ Check
Did Malia Obama cash a $1.2 million tax refund check? 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 and read links befo
Snopes→ Iran Revolutionary Guard Shoots Down US Drone Amid Tensions
The Guard said it shot down the drone over Iranian airspace, while two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the downing happened over international airspace in the Strait of Hormuz.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: David Lynch Did NOT Say Trump Is Destroying The ‘New World Order’
Did David Lynch say President Trump is destroying the 'New World Order' or that President Trump will go down in history for destroying it? No, that's not true: a story reporting on an interview Lynch gave to The Guardian in 2018 attributes sev
Snopes→ The Swarm: Billions of Skeeter Lookalikes Plague New Orleans
Billions of mosquito lookalikes are showing up in the New Orleans area, blanketing car windshields, littering the ground with bodies and even scaring some folks.
Snopes→ Does an X-Ray Show Hundreds of Bubble Tea Pearls in a Teen’s Stomach?
We were able to loosen up some information about this image with the help of the American Gastroenterological Association.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Campaign Kickoff Claims
At a rally in Orlando on June 18, President Donald Trump officially launched his reelection campaign. Trump boasted that under his leadership, the country is “thriving, prospering and booming,” and he asked voters for four more years to
Truth or Fiction?→ The Parable of the Stolen Cookies
If you use Facebook, chances are you’ve stumbled upon the videos of Jay Shetty — perhaps the one that is very vaguely titled “Before You Judge Anyone, Watch This,” which is a parable about airport cookie theft: The same story wa
Snopes→ Norway Islanders Want to Go ‘Time-Free’ When Sun Doesn’t Set
People on the island of Sommaroey are pushing to get rid of traditional business hours and "conventional time-keeping" during the midnight sun period that lasts from May 18 to July 26.
Snopes→ ‘Why Not Now?’ for Slavery Reparations, House Panel is Told
A resolution to study reparations was first proposed in 1989 by retired Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, who put it forward year after year.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: The First American President Was NOT A Black Man — It WAS George Washington
Was the first American president a Black man and not George Washington? No, that's not true: The claim is based on the idea that the man chosen as the first president of the Continental Congress should be considered the "first president of the
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a New ‘Gay Street’ Sign Near Stonewall Include ‘Pedosexual’ in Pride?
In June 2019 — Pride Month in the United States — the following image circulated on social media, suggesting that one of the sexual orientations added to New York City’s “Gay Street” sign was “pedosexual”: The image
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Say ‘I Won’t Release Another Shoe Until Black People Unite’
Did Michael Jordan say he won't release another shoe until black people unite? No, that's not true: an old story from 2016 went viral again in 2019 (despite having been debunked in 2016 already) and despite the fact that Michael Jordan has rel
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2020 campaign kick-off in Florida
President Donald Trump kicked off his re-election campaign with a rally in Orlando, Fla., a key state in the path to victory. Trump offered a long list of accomplishments, many centered on the economy. But he also revisited old criticisms of Hillary Cl
Snopes→ Police: Arizona Man Beheads Roommate’s Dog as She Moves Out
She was so distraught that she was unable to call authorities until the next day.
Truth or Fiction?→ Razor Blades on Slides: Urban Legend or Legitimate Risk?
A meme shared by the page “Explore Talent” (archived here) including several images alongside a warning about razor blades purportedly affixed to playground equipment such as slides has been circulating on social media for years: The te
FactCheck.org→ Nicole Kidman Did Not Call Trump ‘The Best President in U.S. History’
Quick Take A story being shared by thousands of Facebook users includes a “quote” about President Donald Trump that has been misattributed to the actress Nicole Kidman. Full Story The headline of a 2018 article circulating on Facebook