Did the United Nations award Barack Obama the "Leader of the Century Award" for the 4th time straight? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama Did NOT Tweet Al Baghdadi Was A Great Man, An Innocent Man & My Friend
Did former President Barack Obama send a tweet claiming Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi was "Great Man, An Innocent Man, & My Friend"? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to misleadTrump supporters and
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook ‘News’ Service to Include ‘Diverse’ Category, Sites Associated With White Nationalism
Facebook has announced a news service aimed at providing users with a “personalized” slate of stories from four different types of categories: general, topical, local, and “diverse”: Diversity publishers as those focused on key
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama NOT Invited to Join Impeachment Proceedings as Pelosi’s Special Guest
Was former President Barack Obama invited to join impeachment proceedings as special guest of Nancy Pelosi? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to misleadTrump supporters and Republicans into sha
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT "Say Americans Are The Stupidest People On Earth"
Did Nancy Pelosi say "Americans are the stupidest people on Earth" while caught on a hot mic? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to manipulate Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Error-filled Cabinet Meeting
For more than an hour, President Donald Trump presided over a cabinet meeting, reeling off numerous false or misleading claims: Trump claimed, without evidence, that President Barack Obama tried to call North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “11 times” b
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say God Will Abandon America If Trump Is Re-elected
Did Pope Francis Say God will abandon America if President Donald Trump is re-elected? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Black Female Prisoners Are NOT Sterilized To Cut Welfare Costs In California
Are African-American women inmates in Caifornia prisons sterilized to cut welfare costs in California? No, that's not true: The claim is a distortion of an investigative report that documented how some doctors at two state prisons bypassed app
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Federal Court Did NOT Rule Obama Can Be Charged as a Terrorist
Did a Federal court rule former President Barack Obama can be charged as a terrorist? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website set up to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that
Lead Stories→ Fake News: AOC’s Home NOT Raided By ICE; NOT Caught Hiding Illegals
Was the house of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raided by ICE and did they find 96 illegal immigrants hiding there? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sha
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Judge Did NOT Award Sasha and Malia Obama’s Biological Father $14 Million
Did a judge award a man named Samuel Kepelplorp $14 million for being the biological father of the Obama children? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans int
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
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Cancel Funding For Obama’s Free House And Library
Did President Donald Trump cancel funding for Obama's free house and library and is Michelle Obama furious about it? No, that's not true: an old hoax from a satire website has been turned into a clickbait story that is still circulating the in
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Malia And Sasha Were NOT Loaned To Obamas By Their Real Parents
Were Malia And Sasha loaned to Barack and Michelle Obama by their real parents? No, That's not true: This is a conspiracy theory based on a purported resemblance of the Obama daughters to longtime friends of the family, a purported lack of bab
FactCheck.org→ Biden Stretches Industry Support for Fuel Standards
Joe Biden distorted the facts when he asserted that the auto industry thought the Obama administration’s fuel standards were “a good idea” and that automakers “didn’t even agree” with President Donald Trump’s p
FactCheck.org→ Social Post Wrong About Obama’s Tax Returns
Quick Take Former President Barack Obama, like many major party presidential nominees before him, released his tax returns — despite a popular social media post that implies otherwise. Full Story As congressional Democrats fight to obtain Presi
Truth or Fiction?→ Mass Shooter Media Myth
On February 2019, television personality John Stossel released a video to Facebook watch, entitled “Media Hype Questionable Gun Control Study/MASS SHOOTER MEDIA MYTH.” That video was first shared to YouTube on December 18 2018. The clip wa
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a New Netflix Show Aim to Transform Boys into ‘Sexy’ Little Girls?
In late March and early April 2019 an Instagram screenshot circulated on Facebook, asserting a “new Netflix show” aimed to transform boys into “sexy little girls.” The earlier iteration circulating in March appeared to have bee
Snopes→ Are the Obamas Tied to the Celebrity College-Admissions Scandal?
Gordon Ernst was one of the coaches alleged to have accepted bribes from parents to provide entry into elite universities under the guise of recruiting. He also coached Michelle Obama.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Dunkin’ Donuts NOT Giving One FREE Box of 12 Donuts For Celebrating 70th Anniversary
Is Dunkin' Donuts giving away boxes of 12 donuts for free for their 70th anniversary? No, that's not true: scammers set up a fake survey site to redirect people to various dodgy sites with the promise of free donuts. An example of the scam can
Snopes→ California Governor to Draw Down Guard Troops at Border
The move comes on the heels of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, also a Democrat, pulling back her state's troops from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Snopes→ New Mexico Governor Pulls National Guard Troops from Border
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the partial withdrawal shortly before President Trump's State of the Union address.
Lead Stories→ Decline and Fall Of A Macedonian Fake News Network: Numbers Indicate Facebook’s Measures Forced Desperate Move To Twitter
Although Macedonian fake news merchants still generate thousands of Facebook likes and shares, the platform's recent measures against bad actors have drastically reduced their reach. The next step in the arms race takes the battle to Twitter.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Snake Head Found in a Can of Green Beans?
In late December 2018, a Facebook user shared a photograph set showing what appeared to be a snake’s head, claiming that she had found it in a can of Glory Foods green beans: Accompanying the images was a post, which read: Snake for supper anyon
FactCheck.org→ False Claim Targets Muslim Congresswomen-Elect
Quick Take Facebook posts shared by thousands of people make the unsupported assertion that “3 Muslim congress women” are refusing to uphold the Constitution. Full Story The 116th Congress, which will convene next month, will include a rec
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
FactCheck.org→ Holiday Hoax About Obamas Resurfaces
Quick Take The Obamas kept with tradition by displaying a Nativity scene in the White House for Christmas — contrary to what a viral falsehood claims. Full Story Holiday traditions have a way of carrying on for many years. The same might be said
Lead Stories→ Old Network of Anti-Islam Fake News Websites Turns To Twitter Trolling
Tara, Jesica, Ana, Lora: since a few weeks dozens of trolls on Twitter are dangling bait in front of American Trump supporters. Their goal: bring in as many clicks as possible for two commercial, (potentially Serbian) anti-islam websites. And
Lead Stories→ The Ultimate Christopher Blair and America’s Last Line of Defense Reading List
Yesterday Eli Saslow at the Washington Post wrote a fantastic article about Christopher Blair, a man from Maine who has been trolling conservatives and Trump supporters online for years and occasionally even made a living out of it. Blair's ma
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Voting Machines Did NOT Fail To Display Candidate Party Affiliations During Midterm Elections
Was there an issue with voting machines during the U.S. midterm elections causing party affiliation not to show up after candidate's names? No, that's not real news: it was a bit of satire mocking the current partisan election climate that wa
Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories
In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to receive a mail bomb was philanthropist billionaire George Soros, who has been the American far right’s favorite bugbear at least […]
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Truth or Fiction?→ Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories
In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to recei
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Democratic Party NOT Selling Official Riot Supplies
Are the Democrats now selling official riot supplies like pitchforks, torches and rocks in their official web store? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed satire website. It is not real. The story originated from a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Senate NOT On Lockdown After Receiving Credible Threat From Known Killers
Is the U.S. Senate on lockdown after credible threats from known killers? No, that's not true: a Christian-themed satire website wrote an article based on a tweet from Planned Parenthood Action in order to criticize their view on abortion but
Were the Obamas Forced to Surrender Their Law Licenses?
In early October 2018, many people in the United States and abroad were closely watching the twists and turns around a Supreme Court nomination as multiple women accused the nominee of committing or abetting sexual assault. Almost immediately, bots, trolls, and useful idiots picked up on the controversy, muddying the waters with rumors, gossip, and […]
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