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Truth or Fiction?→ Mitch McConnell: ‘Completely and Utterly Perplexed’ by Those Who Argue Perjury, Obstruction of Justice Aren’t High Crimes?
In November 2019, a screenshot from Reddit circulated on social media, quoting Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) as saying he was baffled by people who argued “perjury and obstruction of justice are not high crimes and misdemeanors” when r
FactCheck.org→ Trump Muddies Impeachment Timeline
President Donald Trump continues to muddle the timeline of events to falsely suggest that the White House release of a memo summarizing his July phone call with the president of Ukraine silenced whistleblowers and contradicted Democratic leaders. Contr
Lead Stories→ Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Reveal He Is In Fact Q
Did President Trump reveal that he is Q, the anonymous leaker of purported "deep state" secrets to followers? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a video clip of a Trump rally in Kentucky on November 4, 2019 in which the president says
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Florida Fisherman NOT Lost at Sea For 14 Days, Did NOT Claim He Was Sexually Assaulted by Mermaids
Was 72-year-old fisherman Alvin McCallister rescued after being shipwrecked and did he claim to have been sexually assaulted by mermaids? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by pub
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Antitrust Investigation Expands to 47 Attorneys General
An antitrust probe against Facebook has expanded into nearly the entire continental United States and beyond, New York State Attorney General Letitia James said on October 22 2019, with 46 states and one territory taking part. James said in a statemen
FactCheck.org→ The Democratic Letter to Ukraine
In May 2018, three Democratic senators wrote to the Ukrainian prosecutor general, asking about a news report that he had frozen four Ukrainian investigations involving Paul Manafort to avoid angering President Donald Trump. Republicans have called the
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Inspirational’ History of KFC’s Colonel Sanders
The man behind the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food chain led a truly colorful life, but a recurring meme dating back at least as far as 2016 obscures the facts in favor of presenting a more “inspirational” version. One version of the purp
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Maxine Waters Say 700 Billion People Will Lose Healthcare Coverage in a Trumpcare Bill?
On September 17 2019, the purported young conservative-aligned Facebook page “Turning Point USA” shared the following meme (archived here), invoking an old favorite trope about the supposed ignorance or stupidity of women of color in power
Lead Stories→ Fake News: ADHD Is NOT A FAKE Disease Invented By Big Pharma To Drug Children For Profit
Is ADHD is a fake disease invented by Big Pharma to drug children for profit? No, that's not true: While there may be examples of misdiagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, scientific evidence shows it is real and that many pati
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Elderly Woman NOT Accused of Training Her 65 Cats To Steal From Neighbors
Was an old woman named Ruth Gregson arrested in Columbus, Ohio for training her 65 cats to steal from her neighbours? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional st
Snopes→ Bernie Sanders Calls on Mitch McConnell to End Obstructionism
Sanders lashed out at the Senate Majority Leader in his home state of Kentucky.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO 5-Meter Tall Human Skeleton Unearthed In Australia
Was a 5-meter tall human skeleton unearthed In Australia? No, that's not true: the story was made up in 2015 by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre sex acts
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO New Jersey Brother And Sister Allowed To Marry After 10-year-long Court Battle
Did a court allow New Jersey siblings James and Victoria Banes to marry after a ten year court battle?No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often invo
Snopes→ GOP Freezes Twitter Spending After McConnell Account Locked
Twitter temporarily locked McConnell’s campaign account after it shared a video in which some protesters spoke of violence outside his Kentucky home.
Truth or Fiction?→ 2019 ‘Reported Cases of Flesh Eating Bacteria’ Map on Facebook
On July 17 2019, a Facebook user shared a post (archived here), claiming an image of a map plotted the locations of “reported cases of flesh eating bacteria” that summer. In the status update, the user wrote: I will no longer be going to
Snopes→ Do Photos Show Boys in ‘Team Mitch’ Shirts Choking and Kissing AOC Cutout?
The photos were taken at “Kentucky's biggest political picnic.”
FactCheck.org→ When Are Heartbeats Audible During Pregnancy?
Q: When is the human heart fully developed, and when are heartbeats audible during pregnancy? A: A developing heart has all of its primary structures after about nine weeks of pregnancy. Some forms of ultrasound can detect cardiac activity in an embryo
FactCheck.org→ Protections for Drivers Who Hit Protesters Didn’t Pass
Quick Take A viral post falsely asserts that Republicans are responsible for “passing laws making it legal to run over protesters with your car.” That distorts proposed, but not enacted, legislation in several states offering some protecti
FactCheck.org→ Biden on the 1994 Crime Bill
Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his support decades ago for a controversial crime bill, saying in a speech in South Carolina, “There’s another part of my long record that’s being grossly misrepresented: the 1994 crime bill.” W
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Amnesiac Man Did NOT Wake From Coma Speaking Only Ancient Hebrew
Did a man named Jamal Miller wake up from a coma forget who he was and could he only speak ancient Hebrew after presumably being assaulted in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: the story was made up in 2015 by a Canadian entertainment website t
Snopes→ Are Trump 2016 Campaign Chairs in Two States in Jail for Sex Trafficking?
Former Trump campaign officials in Oklahoma and Kentucky are serving time for crimes that include sex trafficking of minors.
Snopes→ McConnell Pledges Vote on 9/11 Bill after Stewart Criticism
The news came from a group of first responders who met with the Kentucky Republican at the Capitol.
FactCheck.org→ McConnell’s Biggest Donor Isn’t Russian
Quick Take A meme on Facebook falsely claims that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s biggest campaign donor is a Russian oligarch. Full Story A meme is circulating online with this incorrect claim: “It turns out that the biggest don
Lead Stories→ Old News: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74 IN 2016!
Did boxing legend Muhammad Ali recently die at the age of 74? No, that's not true: Despite tens of thousands of RIP posts for the deceased champ on June 3, 2019, Ali left the earthly ring on that date three years earlier. Many people likely sa
Truth or Fiction?→ Infant Mortality Rates vs. Abortion Bans Meme
On May 30 2019 the Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly contrasting rates of infant mortality in states which had recently passed or had pending restrictions on abortion: In a column on
FactCheck.org→ What the Mueller Report Says About Russian Contacts
After the 2016 election, Vice President-elect Mike Pence was asked if there was “any contact in any way between [Donald] Trump or his associates and the Kremlin or cutouts they had.” Pence answered, “Of course not. Why would there be
Snopes→ Police, FBI Trying to Verify Teen Is Boy Missing Since 2011
Authorities conducted DNA testing to try to determine whether a teenager found wandering in Kentucky is who he claims to be — an Illinois boy who disappeared eight years ago around the time his mother took her own life.
Snopes→ 14-Year-Old Says He Is Illinois Boy Who Went Missing in 2011
The boy claimed he escaped from two kidnappers in the Cincinnati area and then fled across a bridge into Kentucky.
Lead Stories→ April Fools Day 2019: Running List of Jokes, Pranks and General Foolery…
If you are a fan of pranks and jokes today is undoubtedly the day you have been waiting for. Here is a roundup of some of the funniest or weirdest April Fools jokes we have spotted today, in no particular order. Note: we are not fact checking
Snopes→ US Judge Blocks Medicaid Work Rules in Blow to Trump
Judge James E. Boasberg in Washington, D.C., blocked work requirements for low-income people in two states — Arkansas and Kentucky.
Snopes→ Flooding Poses Potential Risk for 1 Million Private Wells
Major flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and several smaller waterways has inundated states in the middle of America, from the Canadian border south to Kentucky.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Video Does NOT Show Mega-Insect Discovered in Mammoth Cave, KY
Was a mega-insect discovered in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky? No, that's not true: a video that went viral with that claim actually showed a puppet used in a movie. The caption superimposed on that video is fake. The video went viral through a post
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Man Get $20,000 of Surgery to Look Like Jesus Christ?
In late January 2019, an article appearing to report that a man spent $20,000 on surgery to look more like Jesus Christ began circulating on Facebook: A 30-year old man from Kentucky underwent some radical plastic surgery in order to physically resemb
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Covington Catholic Teen Nicholas Sandmann NOT Hospitalized After Being Jumped In A Mall
Was Covington Catholic high school student Nicholas Sandmann jumped by several attackers in a mall and did he end up hospitalized? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents stories for entertainment purposes
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Undergo $200,000 of Plastic Surgery to Look Like Jesus Christ
Did 30-year-old Mark Emery from Lexington, Kentucky undergo $200,000 worth of plastic surgery to resemble Jesus Christ? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the President Tweet in Support of a Covington Catholic Student?
On January 19 2019, Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann was named in a viral video after a clip of his interaction with Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the National Mall spread across social media. In the ensuing controversy, a tweet
Snopes→ Native American Says He Tried to Ease Tensions at Mall
Nathan Phillips said that he was trying to keep peace between some Kentucky high school students and a black religious group that was also on the National Mall.
Snopes→ Students Seen Mocking Native Americans Could Face Expulsion
Students at a Kentucky Catholic school who were involved in a video showing them mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a Washington rally could potentially face expulsion, according to the diocese.