Was Trump-owned property in Agrabah burned to the ground by terrorists? No, that's not true: The president does not own property there, as Agrabah exists only in the minds of Disney fans as the fictional home of Aladdin. It's a fictional kingd
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say Trump Must Apologize To Iran ‘Or Else’
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say President Trump must apologize to Iran "Or Else"? No, that's not true. The satirical story was published by a liberal website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made-up storie
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 2ND Marine Division NOT Recalling IRR Marines
Did the United States Marine Corps start recalling Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve to rejoin the ranks of the 2nd Marine Division? No, that's not true: some joker put a notice about it on a prank website that allows anyone to upload a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Clarence Thomas Did NOT Say SCOTUS Is Ready To ‘Crush The Coup Against President Trump’
Did Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Say SCOTUS is ready to 'crush the coup against President Trump'? No, that's not true: This is satire, as no such words were said by Thomas, the most senior associate judge on the Supreme Cour
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Video Strips Context From Biden Remark
Quick Take A viral video clip takes former Vice President Joe Biden’s recent remarks about sexual and domestic violence out of context, leaving a false impression that he made a racist comment about the role of African and Asian nations in U.S. c
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT Caught On Tape: Pelosi NOT Exposed Offering Bribes For Votes Against Trump
Was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caught on tape offering bribes for impeachment votes against Trump? No, that's not true: This is a work of satire from a website that trolls conservative. It is not true. It has been stolen from that website and
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Barr Did NOT File Charges, Did NOT Indict Obama
Did U.S. Attorney General William Barr file charges and indict Obama? No, that's not true: This false story is designed to make a mockery of people who share outrageous headlines without having read the article. The claim originated from an ar
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CA Gov. Newsom Did NOT Pardon 1342 Prisoners So ICE Couldn’t Deport Them
Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom pardon 1,342 prisoners so they couldn't be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents? No, that's not true: the article comes from a satirical news site, Newsom did not pardon that many people and a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT File Abuse Of Power Charges Against Nancy Pelosi And Chuck Schumer
Did President Trump file abuse of power charges against Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer? No, that's not true: Trump has not issued any such charges against the Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. The story is made up and originated on a
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Blue Eyes Are Haram’ Disinformation
On January 1 2020, disinformation purveyors all across the internet suddenly pivoted in unison to pushing the same disinformation that has muddied English-speaking social media since at least 2015, down to the same claims, the same recycled stories, a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Does NOT Want To Empty Social Security To Pay The National Debt
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi propose to take all the money out of Social Security to pay the national debt? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into
Truth or Fiction?→ Detainee Trying to Feed Her Baby or ‘The Nativity 2019’?
On December 24 2019, a photograph shared to Twitter circulated with the claim that it showed “a detainee trying to feed her baby,” heavily implying that the image showed victims of the Trump administration’s family separation policy
Snopes→ We’re on a Stayed-cation
The latest in the legal battle that has threatened Snopes for more than two years.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Virginia Is NOT Outlawing All Forms Of Self Defense, Including Kickboxing And Tai Chi
Is Virginia outlawing all forms of self-defense, incuding kickboxing, Tai Chi, and firearms instruction? No, that's not true: A proposed bill that may be considered in the next session of the Virginia General Assembly does make deadly paramili
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Hillary Did NOT Say ‘If Trump Is Removed, I Deserve To Be Given The Presidency’
Did the 2016 Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton say that she deserved to given the presidency if Trump was removed from office? No, that's not true: the article comes from a liberal satire website, and Clinton has neither publicl
FactCheck.org→ Social Posts Distort Facts on Trump Charities
Quick Take Posts on social media falsely claim that the Trump family is “disallowed from operating ANY charity” in New York because they “stole from a kids cancer charity.” That inaccurately describes the outcome of a court case
FactCheck.org→ Warning: Census ‘Security Alert’ Is a Hoax
Quick Take Posts circulating on Facebook falsely claim that people posing as “officials” from the “Department of Home Affairs” are going door-to-door to confirm “that everyone has a valid ID” for the 2020 census. The Census
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Socialist California Does NOT Refuse To Fly US Flag ‘Until Trump Is Gone’
Did California refuse to fly the U.S. flag 'until Trump is gone?' No, that's not true: there is no evidence that Californians won't fly the American flag for the remainder of Trump's presidency, regardless of the outcome of the impeachment pro
FactCheck.org→ False Story Furthers Claim About Dem Defectors
Quick Take A made-up story that claims four Democratic senators are switching their party affiliation because of the impeachment is circulating on Facebook. But the story originated on a site that describes its content as satire. Full Story A story th
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Adam Schiff Did NOT Pay Witnesses Over $40 Million To Testify Against Trump
Did House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff pay witnesses over $40 million to testify against Trump? No, that's not true: the story comes from a satire website, there is no evidence that such a payment took place and the people refer
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Approve $4.8 Million In ‘Impeachment Consulting Fees’ To Clinton Foundation
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi authorize $4.8 million in impeachment-related consulting fees to the Clinton Foundation? No, that's not true: Pelosi never approved such fees to the foundation. The story is a work of fiction and originated on a
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Do You Know What’s Deplorable? Being Impeached’ Tweet
On December 18 2019, United States President Donald Trump was impeached on two counts by the House of Representatives; that night and the following day, screenshots and quotations of a tweet purportedly from his son Donald Trump Jr. to then-presidenti
Truth or Fiction?→ Did J.K. Rowling ‘Confirm Her Stance Against Transgender Women’?
Rumors that author J.K. Rowling (of the popular Harry Potter series) was a trans-exclusionary feminist circulated for years due to her comments and behavior on Twitter, culminating in a viral June 2019 Medium piece by Phalen Fairchild titled, “
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2019
Summary As he has done since entering the political scene in 2015, Donald Trump dominates our list of whoppers of the year. We identified a top 10 of falsehoods and factual distortions from the president, beginning with several impeachment-related topi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: 4 Democrat Senators Are NOT Turning Republican Because They Oppose Impeachment
Did four Democratic senators turn Republican because they oppose the impeachment hearings against President Trump? No, that's not true: Four Democrats are not switching parties. The claim was first published by a liberal satire website that tr
Truth or Fiction?→ Ahoy, Matey: Book Excerpt Fuels Surge of Interest in Same-Sex Pirate Partnerships
In December 2019, a graphic circulated online that questioned the dominant narrative on (and perhaps had some readers rethinking their views about) the pirate culture of the 17th century. A photograph, taken from the 2019 book The Queeriodic Table:
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Say: ‘If Impeachment Fails, I Will Resign Immediately’
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say, "If impeachment fails, I will resign immediately"? No, that's not true: Pelosi never made such a statement. The story was originally published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporte
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Spend $106K Of Your Money To Get Drunk With Hollywood Elitists
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spend $106,000 of your money to get drunk with Hollywood elitists? No, that's not true: The story making the claim was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing mad
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi’s Bipartisanship Boast
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others have been pushing back at Republican complaints of a “do-nothing Congress” by claiming the Democratic-controlled House has passed “more than 275 bipartisan bills” that are being blocked in t
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Supreme Court Can Extend Trump’s Term By Up To 3 Years If He’s Acquitted In The Senate’ Facebook Share
A December 12 2019 article with the headline, “Supreme Court Can Extend Trump’s Term By Up To 3 Years If He’s Acquitted In The Senate” spread widely on social media — particularly Facebook — in the days after it appeared. It cla
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Claims on IG Report and Russia Investigation
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at President Donald Trump’s claims, past and current, about the FBI’s now-concluded investigation into the Trump campaign, and how his statements compare with the Departmen
Truth or Fiction?→ Mike Huckabee, Sean Hannity, and ‘Trump 2024’
On December 12 2019, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee tweeted ahead of a purported appearance on Sean Hannity‘s show on Fox News that he planned to go on the air to explain how United States President Donald Trump is “eligible”
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads Rallygoers on IG Report, Impeachment
During his first campaign rally after Democrats announced two articles of impeachment and the Justice Department inspector general released a report on the FBI’s Russia investigation, President Donald Trump distorted the facts on both topics. Th
FactCheck.org→ Viral Photos Don’t Show Impeachment Expert
Quick Take Widely shared posts on Facebook purport to show photos of law professor Pamela Karlan, who testified in support of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, dressed in pro-feminist attire at two different events. Karlan told us she did not
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Clinton Conspiracy Theory Still Circulating
Quick Take A Macedonian website is peddling a baseless Hillary Clinton conspiracy theory that has amassed tens of thousands of shares on Facebook. The story implies that Clinton was involved in the deaths of two Baltimore-area law enforcement officers,
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Dr. Phil Did NOT Say ‘Women Who Support Trump Are Damaged.’
Did Dr. Phil say on his show that women who support President Trump are damaged? 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 that
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Rep. Omar Did NOT Demand Capitol Tree Be Topped By Qo’Nos Crescent Moon
Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar demand that the Capitol tree be topped by a Qo'Nos crescent moon? 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 sto
FactCheck.org→ How Old Claims Compare to IG Report
On Dec. 9, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General released its report on the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into whether individuals associated with the Trump campaign were coordinating with Russia’s inte
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Ilhan Omar DID NOT Just Host a Flag Burning Party
Did Ilhan Omar host a flag burning party? No, that's not true: The story about the Minnesota congresswoman originated as satire on a website that publishes fake stories designed to trick and embarass Trump supporters who believe and share them
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a ‘Drunk Crop Duster’ Pilot Dump 4 Tons of Manure over Kansas?
In December 2019, myriad Facebook posts shared an article claiming that a “drunk crop duster” pilot spread four tons of manure across Kansas: El Dorado, Kansas | An agricultural airplane pilot made a serious mistake this morning while oper