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Fake News: Meme Does NOT Show Real Photo Of Hispanics Thanking Trump For Fantastic Economy

Does a meme show a real group of Hispanic people who are thanking President Trump for the "fantastic economy"? No, that's not true: The picture is a stock photo that... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Opinion Writer Does NOT Believe Trump Should File Article 2 Motion To Impeach Nancy Pelosi

Does an op-ed writer believe that President Trump should file an Article 2 motion to impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi? No, that's not true: The story is a work of... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Failed Senate Impeachment Conviction Does NOT Mean Trump Can Run Two More Times

If the Senate does not bring a conviction President Trump in its impeachment trial, does it really mean Trump's first term gets nullified and he gets to run for two... [Read the full story]
Fake News: AOC Does NOT Suggest the Earth May Be Flat

Did freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggest the Earth may be flat? No, that's not true: The New York representative did not make such a statement. It is a claim from... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Casting Call For Crisis Actors Is NOT Coinciding With Pro-Gun Rally In Virginia

Did a casting call go out for crisis actors to coincide with a pro-gun rally set for next week in Virginia? No, that's not true: The casting notice is for... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: 2,142 Women Were NOT Murdered Last Year By A Current Or Former Partner

Were 2,142 women murdered last year by a current or former partner? That is not true: While the meme making the claim is well-intended, it overstates the number of American... [Read the full story]
Fake News: UCLA Student Did NOT Donate College Fund to Bernie Sanders' Campaign

Did a UCLA student donate their entire college fund to Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign? No, that's not true: the story is a piece of satirie from a spoof site,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Barack Obama Did NOT Announce Intention To Run For President Of Kenya In 2021

Did former U.S. President Barack Obama announce that he will enter the race to become Kenya's new president in 2021? No, that's not true: This is a work of satire,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Omar Did NOT Defend Iran, Did NOT Pledge To Help Them Stop Trump

Did Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar side with Iran and pledge she would help the country stop President Trump? No, that's not true: a video took a tweet by Omar out... [Read the full story]
Fake News: This Is NOT Real Footage Of Missile Intercept System

Did a YouTube account post real footage of a missile intercept system used during a recent missile attack in Iraq? No, that's not true: The footage is not real, and... [Read the full story]
Fake News: This Video Does NOT Show Drone footage of Soleimani Assasination

Does a video making the rounds on social media show aerial footage from the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani at the Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020?... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Virginia Governor NOT Preparing To Order Up To 10,000 Body Bags In Anticipation Of Civil War

Is the Virginia governor preparing to order up to 10,000 body bags in anticipation of civil war breaking out? No, that's not true: The Democratic governor denies he has ordered... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NOT Due to Impeachment, Pelosi Did NOT Halt Trump's Presidential Salary

Did Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi cut off President Trump's salary because of the ongoing impeachment proceedings? No, that's not true: a single member of Congress can't alter the... [Read the full story]
NOT Fake News: Claim that Trump Lifted Ban on Bibles and Christmas Trees in Veterans' Hospitals Is Mostly True

Did President Obama ban Bibles and Christmas trees in VA hospitals? Not exactly - There was a policy that regulated religious symbols, such as Bibles and Christmas trees, being placed... [Read the full story]
Fake News: California 8th Graders NOT Taught Anal, Bondage, Sex Involving Blood in Sex-Ed Class

Are California 8th graders taught anal, bondage, and sex involving blood in mandatory sex education classes? No, that's not true: First, sex education classes in California public schools are not... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Trump Did NOT Say "I Have Done More For Christianity Than Jesus"

Did President Trump say that he has done more for Christianity than Jesus in response to a biting editorial from Christianity Today that said Trump should be removed from office?... [Read the full story]
Fake News: U.S. Did Not Deploy 60 B-52 Bombers To Diego Garcia Amid Rising Tensions With Iran

Did the United States send 60 B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Diego Garcia because of rising tensions with Iran? No, that's not true: The Pentagon ordered just six B-52s to Diego... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pelosi NOT To Begin Post-Impeachment Eviction Procedure

Has U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi begun a "post-impeachment eviction procedure" against President Trump? No, that's not true: This is satire that has been stolen by real fake news sites... [Read the full story]
Fake News: A Majority, Perhaps As Many As 75%, Of Abortion Clinics Are NOT In Areas With High Minority Populations

UPDATE: After this article was published, we received an email from Nathan Berning, executive director of Let Them Live Action Corporation. Berning called the Guttmacher Institute studies we cited "biased."... [Read the full story]
Fake News: AOC Did NOT Say Christianity Should Be Ignored As "Superstitious Nonsense"

Did freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say Christianity should be ignored as "superstitious nonsense"? No, that's not true: the article comes from a liberal satire website and Ocasio-Cortez is Catholic. The... [Read the full story]
Fake News: U.S. Army Is NOT Sending Text Messages About Draft For Immediate Departure To Iran

Is the U.S. Army sending text messages informing people they have been drafted for "immediate departure" to Iran? No, that's not true: The U.S. Army has issued a "fraud alert"... [Read the full story]
Fake News: LA Times Did NOT Report that Iran, China And Russia Declared War On The United States

Did the Los Angeles Times report that Iran, China and Russia just declared war on the United States? No, that's not true: a prank website with a domain name nearly... [Read the full story]
Fake News: There is NOT a 28th Amendment That Has Long Been Ignored

Is there a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that has long been ignored? No, that's not true: There are only 27 amendments and none states that "Congress shall make... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Video Does Not Show Ayatollah Going Crazy After Soleimani Drone Strike

Does a video making the rounds on social media show Iran's Ayatollah going crazy following the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by a U.S. drone strike? No, that's not... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pepsi Did NOT Make New Can With Empire State Building And Pledge Of Allegiance That Omitted "Under God"

Did Pepsi make a new can featuring the Empire State Building and Pledge of Allegiance that left out the words "Under God"? No, that's not true: Pepsi has never produced... [Read the full story]
Fake News: U.S. Troops NOT Withdrawing From Kuwait

Are U.S. troops withdrawing from Kuwait? No, that's not true. The news of the withdrawal was first reported via Twitter from Kuwait's official news agency, KUNA, which quickly retracted the... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Thousands of Young Trump Supporters Did NOT Show Up At Local Recruiters To Volunteer For Duty

Did thousands of young supporters of President Trump show up at local military recruiting stations to volunteer for active duty after the U.S. killing of Iran's Soleimani? No, this isn't... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Nicole Kidman NOT Blacklisted After Calling For Americans To Support Trump

Did Nicole Kidman get blacklisted after calling for Americans to support President Trump? No, that's not true: Kidman has made comments saying that Americans should support whoever occupies the U.S.... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Trump-Owned Property In Agrabah NOT Burned To The Ground By Terrorists

Was Trump-owned property in Agrabah burned to the ground by terrorists? No, that's not true: The president does not own property there, as Agrabah exists only in the minds of... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Obama Did NOT Call UN Security Meeting With Or Without US Officials

Did former President Barack Obama call a meeting of the UN Security council without inviting U.S. officials? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website... [Read the full story]

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