Homeless Vet Forced From Shelter, Freezes to Death-Reported as Fiction!
The story of a vet being forced from a shelter and freezing to death started as a hypothetical situation and was later misidentified as actual news.
New Guinea Flatworm Invading Florida, United States-Truth! & Unproven!
The New Guinea Flatworm was found in 2015 — but media re-reporting old stories about the New Guinea Flatworm invasion as “breaking” news caused false panic.
Trump Executive Order Leads to Capture of ISIS Leader at JFK Airport-Fiction!
Reports that President Trump’s executive order led to the arrest of an ISIS leader at JFK Airport are completely fictional.
800,000 Illegals Voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016-Disputed!
Claims that more than 800,000 non-citizens voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 were based on a 2014 study that made disputable findings.
5-year-old Child Handcuffed at Dulles Airport Over Immigration Ban-Fiction!
A small child was detained at Dulles Airport for several hours without his mother — but a photo of a small child handcuffed in a chair is unrelated to that.
Why Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Was Not Like an Obama Policy
Comparisons to a six-month initiative in 2011 was just one more bit of Trump disinformation.
Donald Trump's Mother Mary Anne Macleod An Illegal Immigrant-Mostly Fiction!
Mary Anne Macleod wasn’t an illegal immigrant — but popular accounts of Macleod’s immigration to the U.S. also appear to be false.
Starbucks to Hire 10,000 Refugees, Leading to Calls for Boycott-Truth! & Fiction!
Starbucks has pledged to hire 10,000 refugees to work in coffeehouses in 75 countries around the world — not 10,000 refugees to work in America.
Texas Mosque Burned to the Ground; $900,000 Raised to Rebuild-Truth!
A Texas mosque burned to the ground and an outpouring of support led to $900,000 in donations to rebuild it.
‘This Is the Wall Between Mexico and Guatemala’
The disingenuous memes that foreshadowed disinformation about ‘migrant caravans.’