Cadbury Chocolate Eggs Are Infected With HIV-Positive Blood-Fiction!
False rumors that Cadbury products are infected with HIV are the latest in a long list of false claims about various foods and drinks being contaminated.
Deadly Klebsiella Plague from China Poses Public Health Threat to U.S.-Mostly Fiction!
New drug-resistant, hypervirulent strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae are real and very dangerous — but those threats have been taken out of context by scammers trying to sell cures that don’t appear to exist.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Ordered $31,000 Dining Set on Taxpayers' Dime-Truth! & Outdated!
HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s office ordered a $31,000 dining set, but Carson said he was surprised by the purchase and asked that it be canceled.
Seniors Warned About New Medicare Card Scams-Truth!
Warnings about scams involving new Medicare ID cards circulated in February 2018.
California Law Bans Teachers from Shooting Back at Gunmen-Truth! & Fiction!
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law ensuring that teachers can’t shoot back if attacked — but the law was signed because of the tragedy in Parkland, Florida.
Barack Obama Trying to Become United Nations Secretary-General-Fiction!
False rumors that Barack Obama is trying to become UN secretary-general are based on outdated (and questionable) reporting from 2014 and 2016.
Military Plans to Confiscate Privately-Owned Guns From Americans-Fiction!
False reports from 2012 and 2013 that the military plans to confiscate guns from private citizens resurfaced after the February 2018 shooting in Parkland, Florida, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.
Melania Trump Hired an Exorcist to Rid the White House of Demons-Fiction!
A spokesperson for Melania Trump said that rumors the first lady brought an exorcist into the White House were “not true in any way.”
Maxine Waters Comment About Armed Security Detail and Gun Control-Fiction!
False claims that Maxine Waters tweeted about gun control and armed security came from an imposter account.
Is Parkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg a ‘Crisis Actor’?
The attacks against Hogg are part of a right-wing playbook to undermine survivors.