False claims that Illinois woman Patty Nye blasted Sen. Dick Durbin for calling seniors the greediest generation ever are based on an earlier (and unproven) rumor involving a woman named Patty Myers and Sen. Alan Simpson.
A Russian mining company sold asbestos with President Trump’s face stamped on it as a seal of approval after the EPA allowed new uses of asbestos in the United States in a policy reversal.
Facebook user Jim Bates hasn’t madeany fact checkable accusations about CNN lying about Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
Facebook user Jim Bates hasn’t madeany fact checkable accusations about CNN lying about Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
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.
False reports that drivers can be ticketed $250 under a Florida cell phone law have gone viral on Facebook.
False claims that Tyler Perry is giving away $750,000 spread on social media in June 2018.
False rumors that federal agents raided a mosque in Michigan came from a website that describes its content as “conservative satire.”
Henry Kissinger has voiced optimism about President Trump’s foreign policy potential, but he did not say Trump is the “one true leader” and the only one that puts “America first.”
A commentary delivered by Daniel Greenfield at the Tea Party of South Carolina Conference titled “The Second Civil War” has been incorrectly attributed to Jack Minzey, a late Eastern Michigan University professor.
A satirical story about California requiring Christians to register bibles as assault weapons was mistaken for a factual news report in May 2018.
Whoopi Goldberg didn’t wear a shirt showing President Trump shooting himself. Roseanne Barr shared an edited photo on Twitter that had been previously debunked.
Tim Tebow kneeled in prayer before, during and after NFL games — but Tebow did not kneel during the national to protest abortion, as some have claimed.
The FBI urged the public to reboot routers and network hardware in May 2018 after disrupting a group of Russian hackers who installed malware capable of stealing information.
Guy the beagle rode in a car with Queen Elizabeth the day before the Royal Wedding after being rescued from a shelter by Meghan Markle in 2015.
A meme falsely claiming that Nancy Pelosi said “Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals” has been circulating since January 2018.
Facebook has not hired George Soros to moderate elections. Facebook announced a partnership with the Atlantic Council, which has received marginal support from a Soros-linked non-profit.