Sign at Swiss Hotel: Jewish Guests Must Shower Before Using Swimming Pool-Truth!
A hotel in Switzerland posted signs urging Jewish guests to shower before using the pool and later took down the signs and apologized.
August 2017
Professor Ray Schneider: List of 59 Trump Accomplishments-Incorrect Attribution!
A list of President Trump’s accomplishments in the opening months of his presidency contains claims that are true, false, misleading and disputed.
Do Not Accept Friend Request From James Woods on Facebook-Fiction!
Warnings not to accept friend requests from hacker James Woods that surfaced in August 2017 weren’t tied to legitimate cybersecurity threats.
President Obama Orders Harvard to Reverse Malia Obama's Suspension-Fiction!
A satirical website is behind reports that President Obama ordered Harvard to reverse its decision to suspend Malia Obama pending drug charges.
Starbucks Muslim Workers Slip Feces into Coffee, Spread Tuberculosis-Fiction!
Earlier reports were used to form a false narrative that Starbucks’ Muslim employees were slipping feces into coffee and spreading tuberculosis
Bill Clinton Gave North Korea $2 Billion, Two Nuclear Reactors-Mostly Fiction!
Bill Clinton didn’t give North Korea nukes; he negotiated a nuclear agreement that temporarily slowed North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
McDonald's McRib Sandwiches Made From Inverted Pork Rectums-Fiction!
McDonald’s McRib Sandwiches Made From Inverted Pork Rectums-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Persistent claims that McDonald’s McRib sandwiches made from inverted pork rectums surfaced in December 2016 and again in August 2017. The Truth: Although pork rectum is fairly standard fare in some parts of the world, McDonald’s McRib sandwiches are made from pork shoulder, not …
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Getting to Know the Real John McCain by Burma Davis Posey-Commentary!
“Getting to Know the Real John McCain” by Burma Davis Posey draws from accurate accounts of John and Carol McCain’s divorce, but it’s also colored by personal opinion.
John McCain Accidentally Voted "No" on Obamacare Repeal-Fiction!
John McCain Accidentally Voted “No” on Obamacare Repeal-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Senator John McCain accidentally voted against a GOP Senate bill to repeal Obamacare in July 2017, dooming the bill to failure The Truth: A self-described satirical website is behind bogus claims that John McCain accidentally voted “no” on the Senate’s Obamacare repeal bill in …
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Child Miners Exploited for Electric Car Batteries-Misleading!
Child miners being forced to work in African cobalt mines is a huge issue, but the idea that electric cars are solely to blame is very misleading.