Facebook Warnings About the Bad Rabbit Ransomware Virus-Mostly Truth!
Warnings about Bad Rabbit ransomeware are credible — but the virus had only targeted corporate networks outside the U.S. as of October 26, 2017.
2017
"NFL Role Models" Email Takes Aim at NFL Player's Character, Records
A commentary titled “NFL Role Models?” makes truthful claims about former players Travis Henry, Donte Stallworth, Dan Russell and current player Marshawn Lynch.
Fred Reed Column on Black Reparations for Slavery-Commentary!
Fred Reed Column on Black People Receiving Reparations for Slavery-Commentary! Summary of eRumor: A commentary attributed to Fred Reed about reparations for slavery and demands made by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the chairman of African-American studies at Harvard, and other black leaders has gone viral. The Truth: This commentary has been making the rounds for …
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Four Underage Girls Accuse Michael Moore of Sexual Harassment-Fiction!
Bogus rumors that Michael Moore was accused of sexual assault by four underage girls came from a website that publishes “satirical fiction.”
"Do Black Lives Matter?" Commentary by L. Todd Wood-Incorrect Attribution!
A commentary titled “Do Black Lives Matter?” has been incorrectly attributed to conservative commentator L. Todd Wood.
Myeshia Johnson "Setting the Record Straight" Facebook Post About Husband's Death-Fiction!
Myeshia Johnson didn’t accuse U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson of using her husband’s death as a political platform in a Facebook post called “Setting the Record Straight.”
Las Vegas Shooting Witness Who Identified 2nd Shooter Found Dead-Fiction!
Kimberley Suchomel survived the Las Vegas mass shooting and died a week later, but she wasn’t a witness who identified a second shooter.
Did ‘Creepy Clowns’ Threaten to Carry Out a Halloween ‘Purge’?
False reports about a creepy clown Halloween purge resurfaced in October 2017, but they’re not tied to any credible threats.
Award for Sexual Predators: Did President Obama Award the Medal of Freedom to Clinton, Weinstein, Weiner, Cosby?
A meme shows images of U.S. President Barack Obama awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bill Clinton, Harvey Weinstein, Anthony Weiner and Bill Cosby with the caption, “I didn’t know there was a sexual predator award.”
Costco Coupon Offers $41 Off $50 Purchase to Celebrate Anniversary-Fiction!
A fake Costco coupon for $41 off a $50 purchase began circulating on Facebook in October 2017.