Did Justin Trudeau Say That ‘Islam is the Only Way to Improve Life in Canada’? Facebook users are trying to push xenophobic and anti-Muslim memes to recycle old, long-debunked conspiracy theories about the Canadian prime minister.
‘Blue Eyes Are Haram’ Disinformation False stories using the same reappropriated photograph of a child who was mauled by a dog in 2008 are appearing — for at least the fifth year in a row.
Did Bernie Sanders Say ‘Christianity is an Insult to Muslims’? On April 20 2019, a Facebook user shared a text-based status update to their personal timeline, claiming Bernie Sanders said that “Christianity is an insult to Muslims.” The text on the post read: Bernie Sanders Says Christianity Is An Insult To Muslims. I say Bernie is an insult to America. As noted in several previous […]
Does a Protester’s Sign Say ‘We Will Defeat America Using the Weakness of Liberal Leaders’? In late 2018 and early 2019, an image circulated of a man holding a sign that read: “We Will Defeat America By Using The Weakness Of Liberal Leaders”: The image rarely appeared with any backstory, and it served as something of a Rorschach test. The “we” who might “defeat America” was implicit only in the […]
Justin Trudeau’s Surprise Conversion In order to boost circulation and rake in more advertising money, hoax and satire sites will sometimes re-run some of their older work hoping to catch clicks while the topics of their stories are once again relevant. This is a common practice with many media sites, but satirical or fake stories can wind up getting […]
Pope Francis Orders White Women to Have Children with Muslim Migrants-Fiction! Pope Francis did not urge white women to "breed" with Muslim migrants to curb declining birthrates.
Principal Muhammad al-Salad Forced Halal Menu on West Virginia Elementary Students-Fiction! False claims that Principal Muhammad al-Salad forced a halal menu on West Virginia Elementary Students came from a "satirical" website.
American Teen Who Killed Muslim Refugee for Raping His Sister Sentenced to Prison-Fiction! A Facebook post falsely claims that an American teenager who killed a Muslim refugee for raping his 7-year-old sister was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
‘Muslim Migrant Beats Up Dutch Boy’ and ‘Islamist Mob’ Videos President Trump retweeted ant-Muslim videos in November 2017. One of the videos does not show a Muslim migrant attacking a Dutch boy, as it claims.
‘Muslim New Jersey Mayor’ Abolished Christmas to Respect Other Religions? A satire story was — as usual — mistaken as real by some readers who didn't see the displayed disclaimers.
