Maxine Waters: Next Supreme Court Justice Should Be an Illegal Immigrant-Fiction!
False claims that Maxine Waters called for an ‘illegal immigrant’ to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court are based on a digitally-altered image.
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Bushes Baked Beans Issues Recall-Outdated!
Bush’s Baked Beans issued a recall in July 2017, and it re-circulated on social media in June 2018.
Photo Shows What Tick Eggs Look Like-Fiction!
A photo of small black larvae has been misidentified as a tick nest on social media. Actual tick larvae are much smaller and translucent, however.
Mark Zuckerberg Announces He's Closing Facebook-Fiction!
False claims that Mark Zuckerberg is closing Facebook are based on an edited video that its creator labeled “satire.”
President Trump: Community College is 13th Grade, Not Real College -Fiction!
President Trump: Community College is 13th Grade, Not Real College –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A tweet from President Trump calls community college 13th grade and asserts it’s not real college and is for dummies. The …
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Facebook Users Entitled to $17,500 for Facebook Data Leak-Mostly Fiction!
Facebook Users Entitled to $17,500 for Facebook Data Leak-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: As fallout mounted from revelations that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica obtained unauthorized access to 87 million Facebook users’ personal data, rumors …
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Planned Parenthood Calls For Disney Princes Who's Had an Abortion-Investigation Pending!
Unproven claims that a Planned Parenthood group said there needs to be a Disney princes who’s had an abortion are based on a screengrab of a tweet.
Officials Warn About Poison Injected into Water Bottles-Reported as Fiction!
Warnings about bottled water injected with poison that circulated on social media in March 2018 weren’t based on credible reports.
Funeral Home Employee Accidentally Cremated While Taking a Nap-Fiction!
False claims that a funeral home employee was accidentally cremated while taking a nap on a stretcher came from a website that publishes works of fiction.
Virginia Social Worker Storm Durham Fired for Having Concealed Carry Permit-Unproven!
Claims that Virginia social worker Storm Durham was fired for holding a concealed carry permit are refuted by her former employer, but there’s not enough evidence to prove or disprove them fully.
