Did an elderly couple from Sand Springs, Oklahoma burn down their house after a sex game involving a flamethrower? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stori
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Snopes→ Apple Busts Facebook for Distributing Data-Sucking App
"This is very flagrantly not allowed," said Strafach, CEO of Guardian Mobile Firewall. "It's mind-blowing how defiant Facebook was acting."
Lead Stories→ Old Fake News: NO NFL Lawyer Found Dead, Did NOT Claim Super Bowl Is ‘Rigged’
Was NFL lawyer Dan Goodes found dead after claiming the Super Bowl is rigged? No, that's not true: an old copy of a fake story published in 2018 went viral again after being posted to several large Facebook groups and pages in 2019 but it is s
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump ‘MAGA’ Hats NOT To Be Banned At Superbowl By Stadium Security
Will red MAGA hats be banned at the Superbowl? 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 before sha
Climate Feedback→ New York Times’ coverage of IPCC report clearly presents conclusions
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This story in The New York Times covered the October release of the IPCC’s “Global Warming of 1.5 °C” report. The report, which was requested by governments during the 2015 Paris Agreement negot
Snopes→ It’s Off: Pelosi Says No State of Union While Govt Shut
Fireworks over the speech shot back and forth between the Capitol and the White House as the month-long partial government shutdown showed no signs of ending.
Snopes→ Erin Brockovich Urges California Leaders to Halt PG&E Bankruptcy
"I'm mad, I think we should all be mad," Erin Brockovich said as she stood outside the Capitol in Sacramento alongside people who lost their homes to destructive fires.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Nathan Phillips Lying About His Military Service in Order to Raise Money?
In the wake of the days-long Covington Catholic controversy, rumors spread about its central figures, Native American rights activist Nathan Phillips of the Omaha Nation and student Nick Sandmann. As the story continued to unfold, pushed along by a
PolitiFact→ Jacob Wohl – Yes, Kamala Harris is eligible to run for president
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Yes, Kamala Harris is eligible to run for president California Sen. Kamala Harris had barely become a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination before birther accusations started on Twitter. Harri
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kevin Spacey Did NOT Admit Affair With Mike Pence
Did actor Kevin Spacey admit to having an affair with Vice President Mike Pence? 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
Snopes→ White Cop Who Shot Black Teen Gets Nearly 7 Years in Prison
Jason Van Dyke was convicted last year of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery — one for each bullet fired at Laquan McDonald.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Texas Ranchers Find ‘Prayer Rugs’ Near the U.S.-Mexico Border?
Amid a flurry of headlines about the government shutdown and Michael Cohen on January 18 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted a highly dubious claim that ranchers on the southern United States border had found “prayer rugs” as part of a pl
Lead Stories→ The Kumanovo-connection: Macedonian Spam Clans Still Make Money With Fake News About Muslims and Migrants
A Macedonian military man appears to be one of the driving forces behind a network of fake news websites that reached millions of people with articles often inciting hatred against muslims and migrants. Together with friends and family he has
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers January 2019 Update
Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: The economy added 4.6 million jobs, including nearly half a million in manufacturing. Economic growth quickened, but not as much as Trump promised. The number of regulatory restrictions sto
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Doctor Did NOT Say Man Struck by Lightning Has Permanent Erection
Was a 22-year-old man named Josh McDermott from Beavdr City, New England struck by lightning and did this cause him to have a permanent erection? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a livi
FactCheck.org→ Trumps Not Donating $1 Billion for Border Wall
Quick Take A satirical story about President Donald Trump’s family donating $1 billion for his proposed border wall has spread to other sites that fail to label the work satire. Full Story Whether President Donald Trump will be able to secure fundin
FactCheck.org→ Bibles Aren’t Required for the Oath of Office
Q: Did the Supreme Court rule that it is illegal to take the oath of office with anything but the Bible? A: No. That is a made-up claim that originated on a self-described satirical website. FULL QUESTION Did the United States Supreme Court rule that
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Saudi Man Did NOT Eat Two Of His Four Wives To Survive 13 Days Stranded In The Desert
Did a Saudi man named Mustafa Ali Hamad eat two of his four wives after getting stranded for 13 days in the desert after a car crash? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publish
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Saudi Man NOT Sentenced To 1000 Lashes For Performing Oral Sex On a Camel
Was 26-year old Abdullah al-Rashidi from Jizan in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 1,000 lashes for perfroming oral sex on a camel owned by his boss? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Admit Using Condom Filled With Frozen Poo To Kill Wife
Did a 48-year-old man named Paul Houston (or somebody else) from Chowan County in North Carolina (or some other location) kill his wife using a condom filled with frozen poo? No, that's not true: a fake news site disguised as a local news outl
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Woman Shoot Off a Motorist’s Middle Finger in a Utah Road Rage Incident?
On January 8, 2019, the Facebook page “Weird Facts” shared the following image claim without further information: The image showed a four-lane motorway, and the text read: A man flipped off a woman while entering a Utah Freeway, and proce
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Irreplaceable Joshua Trees Destroyed Because of the Government Shutdown?
On January 10, 2019, the Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared a meme about Joshua trees which were purportedly destroyed due to the 2018-2019 federal government shutdown: Atop two images of trees, text read: During the shutdown, with Joshu
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Coast Guard Employee Did NOT Tell Cops She Was Forced Into Prostitution By Government Shutdown
Did Coast Guard employee Marleen Freeman tell the cops who arrested her for prostitution that she was forced into it to cope with the effects of the recent government shutdown. No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertai
Lead Stories→ Fake News: R. Kelly Did NOT Visit Bill Cosby In Prison for Advice
Did singer R. Kelly visit Bill Cosby in prison for advice? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site for entertainment purposes. It is not real. The story originated from an article published by Huzlers on January 9, 20
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump gets facts wrong on Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Trump gets facts wrong on Soviet invasion of Afghanistan President Donald Trump attempted to rewrite history by claiming that the reason for the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was to defeat terrorists e
Snopes→ Poland Shuts Down 13 Escape Game Sites Due to Safety Flaws
Fire chief Leszek Suski said the escape room at a private house in the city of Koszalin, where the 15-year-old girls died locked inside a room celebrating a birthday, had no emergency evacuation route.
Snopes→ Krispy Kreme Delivers Doughnuts to Officers Over Pastry Loss
Krispy Kreme has stepped in to comfort Kentucky police officers mourning the loss of a doughnut truck that caught fire.
Snopes→ Dems to Push Gun Control on Anniversary of Giffords Shooting
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats plan to introduce a bill to expand background checks for sales and transfers of firearms.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Deaths Listed in a ‘2018 Muslim Threat’ Tweet Accurate?
On January 1, 2019, civil rights lawyer and podcast host Qasim Rashid, Esq. tweeted a purported breakdown of the so-called “Muslim threat” relative to other risks to Americans in 2018: 2018 Recap of the “Muslim threat” Americans killed
Truth or Fiction?→ Are More Americans Killed Annually by Lack of Affordable Healthcare Than in Terror Attacks or Undocumented Immigrants?
On December 20 2018, the Facebook page Teanderthal Party posted the following meme about healthcare, “illegal immigration,” terror attacks, and the mortality rate in the United States: It stated: FACT: More Americans die every year from la
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Offer To Build The Wall In Exchange For Full Gun Ban
Did Nancy Pelosi offer to build Donald Trump's planned Southern border wall in exchange for a full gun ban in the United States? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump sup
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Bandersnatch’ a Real Game?
Netflix released Black Mirror standalone special “Bandersnatch,” which featured an interactive “choose your own adventure” style plot, on December 28, 2018. Immediately, viewers began dissecting its elements — chief among th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 10,800 U.S. Children Were NOT Raped By Illegal Immigrants in 2018
Were 10,800 U.S. children raped by illegal immigrants in 2018? Almost certainly not. The actual statistics haven't been published yet and the 10,800 number is just a very sloppy extrapolation based on data from one state that also includes n
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Angela Merkel Did NOT Say Nation States Must Give Up Sovereignty To New World Order
Did Angela Merkel say states must give up sovereignty to the "New World Order"? No, that's not true: while Merkel did call on states to surrender some sovereignty she did not mention a "New World Order" and she stressed the importance of parli
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Border Wall GoFundMe Founder Brian Kolfage NOT Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances
Did Brian Kolfage, the tripple-amputee veteran who set up the GoFundMe campaign to build a wall on the Southern border of the United States, die under suspicious circumstances? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire we
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Order Drug Tests for All Members of Congress
Did ¨President Trump order drug test for all congressmen and -women so he could replace the ones that failed it with people appointed by himself? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate g
Snopes→ More US Police Officers Die on Duty Than Before
The most common cause of death was gunfire, and vehicular accidents claimed nearly as many officers' lives.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases During a holiday visit to troops stationed in Iraq, President Donald Trump bragged that he had secured them not only their first pay raise in over a
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases During a holiday visit to troops stationed in Iraq, President Donald Trump bragged that he had secured them not only their first pay raise in over a
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact's top 10 fact-checks of 2018
Claims we rated Pants-on-Fire ranked high among readers in 2018 –– accounting for four out of the 10 most popular fact-checks. President Donald Trump was also popular. Readers put four of his claims –– on Saudi Arabia, Ira