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Hoax-Slayer→ ‘You Have Been Mentioned on This Photo’ SMS Spam
According to this message, which is currently being distributed via SMS, you have been "mentioned on a photo". The post ‘You Have Been Mentioned on This Photo’ SMS Spam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Lady Gaga, Hillary Clinton NOT to Perform at Superbowl Halftime
Will Lady Gaga perform again at the halftime show of this year's Superbowl, together with Hillary Clinton? Of course not, that's absurd. The story was put out by a liberal satire website that tries to fool gullible Republicans and Trump supp
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on scale of Pentagon accounting errors
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on scale of Pentagon accounting errors Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is one of Congress’ most ardent supporters of Medicare for All, the Democratic proposal to expa
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on scale of Pentagon accounting errors
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong on scale of Pentagon accounting errors Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is one of Congress’ most ardent supporters of Medicare for All, the Democratic proposal
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Border Patrol Agents Did NOT Find Body Of 6-Year-Old Girl Raped By 30 Men
Did U.S. Border Patrol agents find the body of a 6-year-old girl who was raped by 30 men near the Mexican border? No, that's not true: we contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection to inquire about the incident and they told us they never he
FactCheck.org→ The Caravan, the CDC and a False Flight
Quick Take The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not flying sick migrants from the caravan into the country, as a story that originated on a self-proclaimed “alt-news” website claims. Full Story A viral story shared on social m
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Firefighters Did NOT Turn Their Back On President Macron, Did NOT Walk Out On Him
Did several French firefighters turn their back towards President Macron during a ceremony and did they then walk out on him, unfurling a banner which read "Moins de pompiers, secours en danger" (fewer firefighters, safety in danger)? No, that
Snopes→ 3 Astronauts Blast Off to International Space Station
Three astronauts successfully blasted off to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan, a perfect launch that follows October 2017's aborted mission.
Snopes→ Saudi Friend of Khashoggi Sues Israeli Surveillance Firm
A Saudi dissident has filed a lawsuit against an Israeli surveillance company, claiming its sophisticated spyware targeted him and helped lead to the killing of his friend, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Washington Post→ The president’s misleading statements on Trump Tower Moscow: A timeline
President Trump has repeatedly claimed no one close to him had contacts with Russia — or at least that he knew about.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Female Rape Victim NOT Charged, Did NOT Stalk Attacker and Strip Skin Off His Genitals With Potato Peeler
Did a female rape victing stalk her attacker and did she strip the skin of his genitals with a potato peeler? No, that's not true, and it didn't happen in Conway, South Carolina or anywhere else either. The story was made up by a recently regi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Civil War Did NOT Erupt In Sweden; Irate Swedes Did NOT Burn Nine Muslim Refugee Centers to the Ground (Again…)
Did civil war just erupt in Sweden (again) after irate Swedes burned down nine muslim refugee centers to the ground (again)? No, the same old fake story which has been circulating since 2015 has been going viral again after being posted on the
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pornhub NOT Down Due To Massive Amount Of Traffic After ‘No Nut November’
Was Pornhub down because of a massive traffic spike after the internet challenge known as 'No Nut November' ended? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website. PornHub is up, we thoroughly checked, uh, for research... The
PolitiFact→ Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said?
President Donald Trump sat down with the Canadian and Mexican heads of state to sign the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 30. And of course, Trump touted the deal &md
PolitiFact→ Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said?
President Donald Trump sat down with the Canadian and Mexican heads of state to sign the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 30. And of course, Trump touted the deal &md
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Call Australian P.M. Scott Morrison ‘Malcom’, ‘President Trunchbull’, ‘Trundle’ or ‘Malcolm Morris Trundler’ at G20 Summit
Did U.S. President Donald Trump refer to the new Australian P.M. Scott Morrisson as 'Malcom', 'President Trunchbull', 'Trundle' or 'Malcolm Morris Trundler', mistaking him for the previous P.M. Malcolm Turnbull? No, that's not true: the confus
Snopes→ Grand Jury: Dallas Officer’s Shooting of Neighbor Was Murder
A white former Dallas police officer was indicted on a murder charge nearly three months after she fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor whose apartment she said she entered by mistake.
FactCheck.org→ Hate Crimes Hotline Headline Is Wrong
Quick Take A popular website that spreads misinformation and conspiracy theories has twisted old news about a hate crimes hotline to create a bogus, anti-Muslim headline. Full Story In June 2017, Minneapolis opened a new hotline for reporting hate cri
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Climate Claims to the Post
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at three climate-related claims President Donald Trump made in an interview with the Washington Post. Trump’s comments came in response to reporters asking why he was skeptical of th
FactCheck.org→ Obama’s Misleading Oil Boast
Presidents — regardless of party — tend to take credit for good things that happen under their watch, regardless of how much influence their actions may have had. Exhibit A: Former President Barack Obama said the fact that the United States
Lead Stories→ Old News: NASA Did NOT *Just* Release 2,540 Stunning New Photos of Mars (And The First Pic Is Fake)
Did NASA 'just' release 2,540 stunning new photos of Mars? And does the first one show a crater that appears to be filled with liquid water? No, that's not true. The series of photos currently going viral was released a long time ago, back in
PolitiFact→ How much does the Mueller investigation cost?
In one of his many tweets critical of Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation, President Donald Trump took aim — again — at the probe’s purported cost to the taxpayers. "When will this illegal Joseph McCarthy style W
PolitiFact→ How much does the Mueller investigation cost?
Note: This article has been updated with newly released data. Read it here. In one of his many tweets critical of Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation, President Donald Trump took aim — again — at the probe’s purported
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Get Transplant Of Wife’s Brain to Discover Her Lovers
Did a man named Robertson have his brain replaced with his wife's and was that the way in which he found out about her 27 lovers? No, that's just an absurd story and normally it would be too crazy even for us to fact check. But we are doing it
Snopes→ Are ‘One-Third’ of Caravan Migrants Sick with HIV, Tuberculosis, and Chicken Pox?
Many caravan migrants are dealing with assorted health complaints, but not these specific communicable diseases.
Snopes→ Trump Joins Leaders of Canada, Mexico to Sign New Trade Pact
President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina to sign a revised North American trade pact, fulfilling a longstanding political promise with a deal he celebrated as a "groundbreaking achievement."
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Sketchy Cohen Claims
President Donald Trump went on the attack against Michael Cohen, saying his former personal attorney is a “weak person” trying to avoid jail time by “lying” about negotiations with Russian officials about a possible Trump Tower
Internet Archive→ President Trump Departure Remarks : CSPAN2 : November 29, 2018 7:10pm-7:21pm EST
Before he departed for the G20 summit in Argentina, President Trump spoke to reporters at the White House on a range of topics. He called his former lawyer Michael Cohen a "weak person" and accused hime of "lying" to reduce his sentence....This item be
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Minneapolis Did NOT Install Sharia Hotline to Report Americans Who Criticize Islam
Did Minneapolis set up a "Sharia Hotline" to report Americans criticizing Islam? No, that's not true: a website that makes a living by copy pasting real bits of news and then adding a fake headline to attract clicks has claimed that a new hotl
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general are wending their way through th
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general are wending their way through th
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misinform on McCarran-Walter Act
Quick Take The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act codified immigration policies. It doesn’t bar “Muslims from holding public office,” as social media posts erroneously claim. Full Story When the Trump administration announced its controversi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Scientific Proof Intelligent People Are More Likely To Have Stains On Their Clothes
Do intelligent people have a higher likelyhood of having stains on their clothes and did science prove this somehow? No, that's not true: an entertainment website made some general claims in that direction but did not provide any links to actu
Snopes→ Officials: Woman Passes Gas, Pulls Knife on Offended Man
A Florida woman faces an aggravated assault charge after authorities say she passed gas in line at a dollar store and pulled a knife on a man who complained about it.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the Obama administration separated immigrant children from their parents at the border the sa
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the Obama administration separated immigrant children from their parents at the border the sa
Snopes→ Did Muslim Groups Keep Money Intended for Victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting?
Conservative web sites grossly misrepresented the facts surrounding the transfer of $238,634 in funds raised by two Muslim charities.
Snopes→ Suicide, at 50-Year Peak, Pushes Down US Life Expectancy
Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Snopes→ Sinclair Distances Itself from Commentary After Protest
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is distancing itself from commentary by its chief political analyst Boris Epshteyn, who this week supported the Trump administration's efforts to stop migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico.