Nationwide Listeria Outbreak Leads to Vegetable Recalls, Consumer Panic-Truth! & Fiction!
Nationwide Listeria recalls in October 2017 were based on a single positive test result, not a nationwide outbreak of listeria.
Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson Was a Deserter Before His Death in Nigeria-Fiction!
Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson Was a Deserter Before His Death in Nigeria-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Rumors have emerged that Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson, who was among four Green Berets killed in an ambush in Niger in October 2017, had deserted his post prior to the attack. The Truth: A website that …
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Cops Take a Knee, Strand Redskins Players in Locker Room Overnight-Fiction!
A website that publishes “satirical fiction” is behind fabricated reports that police in Philadelphia took a knee, leaving Redskins players stranded in a locker room overnight.
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.
"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.