Malia Obama Fired from Internship at Spanish Embassy-Fiction!
Malia Obama was not fired from an internship at the Spanish Embassy in June 2017 — her internship was scheduled to end a year earlier, in 2016.
2017
Fixer Upper's Chip and Joanna Gaines Are Divorcing-Fiction!
False claims that Chip and Joanna Gaines are divorcing appear to stem from a misleading headline that doesn’t match its corresponding story.
Robert Richie, AKA Kid Rock, Dies in Meth Lab Explosion at 44-Fiction!
Kid Rock isn’t dead, a website that publishes spoof articles for users to prank their friends with is behind those false rumors.
ANTIFA Protesters Sabotage Emergency Services, Snip Fiber Optic Cables-Fiction!
ANTIFA didn’t sabotage emergency services by cutting fiber optic cables, those claims came from an imposter Twitter account that spreads misinformation.
Psychiatrist Dr. Keith Albow on President Trump's Sanity-Authorship Confirmed!
Psychiatrist Dr. Keith Albow has routinely defended President Donald Trump’s mental stability, but Albow has never evaluated the president in-person.
Feces Found in Starbucks Iced Coffee Drinks-Truth! & Misleading!
It’s true that fecal bacteria was found in Starbucks drinks in July 2017 — but that’s not unusual, and there wasn’t any cause for concern.
Congressman Trey Gowdy Found Beaten, Placed in Medically-Induced Coma-Fiction!
A fake news website started false rumors that Congressman Trey Gowdy was found badly beaten outside his Washington, D.C., office.
Warning: New Snapchat Feature Shares Your Child’s Location-Truth!
A new SnapChat feature that shares users’ locations with friends that have been given permission to view it has caused safety concerns.
Photo of KFC in Dearborn Proves Sharia Law Has Come to America-Fiction!
A photo of a KFC in Saudi Arabia has been misidentified as a KFC in Dearborn in a meme that claims Sharia law has come to America.
Warning: Do Not Accept Friend Request from Anwar Jitou, He's a Hacker-Fiction!
Warnings not to accept friend requests from Anwar Jitou are a new twist an old, and false, warning that has been circulating since at least 2009.