Are Drive-Thru Convenience Stores Only Located in Ohio? A popular Facebook post underestimated the success of chains like Farm Stores.
Stores Recall Frozen Vegetables After Listeria Outbreak Kills Nine? Frozen vegetable recalls have been issued in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom after a listeria outbreak killed nine. But the recall does not apply to frozen vegetables sold in America.
Silent Partner of Red Hen Restaurant is a Registered Sex Offender-Unproven! There's no way to prove or disprove claims that Red Hen owner Stephanie Wilkinson partners with a registered sex offender because they're based on a single, unverifiable account.
House Democrats Draft Bill Making Eating at Chick-fil-A a Hate Crime-Fiction! A website that publishes works of "Christian news satire" is behind false reports that House Democrats introduced a bill making it a hate crime to eat at Chick-fil-A because of the chain's conservative views.
Bushes Baked Beans Issues Recall-Outdated! Bush's Baked Beans issued a recall in July 2017, and it re-circulated on social media in June 2018.
AmazonSmile Removes Pro-Family Groups from Eligible Charities-Mostly Truth! AmazonSmile Removes Pro-Family Groups from Eligible Charities-Mostly Truth! Summary of eRumor: AmazonSmile has removed charities identifying themselves as “pro-family” from its list of charities that are eligible to receive donations. The Truth: AmazonSmile has removed a number of “pro-family” charitable groups from the program in recent years for violating its terms of service. Most recently, […]
"Hail Satan" Appears on In-N-Out Burger Cups-Fiction! False claims that "hail satan" appears on In-N-Out Burger cups are based on a digitally edited photo that has been circulating for years.
Donald Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on Solar Panel Imports-Truth! President Trump imposted a 30 percent tariff on solar panels and products in January 2018, and there was disagreement about what the impact the trade protections would have.
An Interesting Talk by the Head of Daimler Benz -Inaccurate Attribution! A commentary titled "An Interesting Talk by the Head of Daimler Benz" has been falsely attributed to the head of Daimler Benz (or Mercedes-Benz) in forwarded emails.
Woman Finds Severed Human Finger Found in Wendy's Chili-Fiction! A false report of a finger in Wendy's chili from 2005 continues to circulate today, but the finger was planted in an attempted extortion scheme.