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Fake News: Colin Kaepernick NOT Found Dead -- Several Fake News Sites Copy Satirical Article

Was Colin Kaepernick found dead after a hit-and-run in San Francisco? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that produces fake stories designed... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Woman Did NOT Detonate Plastic Explosives In Cheating Husband's Anus

Did a woman put plastic explosives into the anus of her sleeping husband after she found out he was having an affair and did she subsequently blow him up? No,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Belgian Singer Stromae NOT Dead In Paris Road Accident

Did Belgian singer Stromae die in a road accident in Paris today, aged only 33? No, that's not true: a death hoax about the singer was launched by a website... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested For Trying Out Dozens of Sex Toys In Walmart Store

Was 27-year-old Laura Martinez arrested in a Union City Walmart in California for testing various sex toys in the middle of a Walmart store? No, that's not true, the story... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO College Boys Pledge To Remove Testicles If Trump Wall Is Built

Is a college sophomore named Trent Griliphaen the latest college boy to pledge the removal of his testicles if President Donald Trump builds a wall on the Mexican border? No,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Democratic Party NOT Selling Official Riot Supplies

Are the Democrats now selling official riot supplies like pitchforks, torches and rocks in their official web store? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed... [Read the full story]
Fake Ad: Linestanders NOT Needed for Trump Rally on Wednesday October 10 -- Labor Union Likely Behind Ad

Is a Craigslist ad promising $100 for people to stand in line at a Trump rally real? And is it proof of Trump paying people to make his rallies seem... [Read the full story]
Fake News: New Research Did NOT Say Short People Are Angrier And More Violent Than Tall People

Did 'new' research show that short people are angrier and more violent than tall people? No, that's just a headline put out by some clickbait website citing two pieces of... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pro-Choice Activist Did NOT Break World Record By Getting 27th Abortion

Did 34-year-old Elena Travis from California break the world record for most abortions by getting 27 of them? And is she a pro-choice activist? No, that's not true: the story... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Taylor Swift NOT Busted On Date With Colin Kaepernick

Was Taylor Swift spotted on a date with Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: the latest hoax about Swift was just the product of the imagination of a liberal satire... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Taylor Swift NOT Dropped From Spotify & iTunes

Was Taylor Swift dropped from music services Spotify and iTunes after endorsing two Democrats in the Tennessee midterm elections? No, that's not true: the claim was made up by a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Jean Poole Productions Did NOT Pull Their Taylor Swift World Tour Promotion

Did a company named "Jean Poole Productions" pull their promotion of Taylor Swift's upcoming world tour? No, that's not true: the company doesn't even exist, it was all made up... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose $14 Million Contract After Backing Democrats

Did singer Taylor Swift lose a $14 million contract after backing two democrats in the upcoming Tennessee midterm election? No, that's not true: while she did post a message to... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Taylor Swift Did NOT Break Political Silence To Throw Support Behind Restoring Shōgun To Throne Of Japan

Did Taylor Swift throw her support behind restoring the shōgunate in Japan? No, of course not: that story was launched by a satirical website in response to her sudden support... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Describe Democrat Wrap Up Smear Tactic In Video

Did Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi describe one of the tactics used by the Democrats during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings as the "wrap up smear tactic"? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Fake News: George Soros NOT Among 7 Dead In Thompson Amtrak Derailing

Was George Soros killed in an Amtrak train derailment near Thompson, California? No, that's not true; the news was made up by a liberal satire website that often gets its... [Read the full story]
Fake News: 28 Year-Old Rapper MGK Was NOT Found Dead At Recording Studio Due To LIGMA Overdose

Machine Gun Kelly is still alive despite an attempt by a hoax website to off the rapper also known as MGK. Lead Stories can confirm that the trending fake death... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Man Did NOT Die From E. Coli After Eating Girlfriends Booty For The First Time

Did a New York man named Michael Benson die from an E. Coli infection after performing oral sex on his girlfriend for the first time? No, that's not true: the... [Read the full story]
Fake ABC News Website Taken Down After DMCA Complaint -- Already Replaced One Day Later By New Fake News Site

A story about protesters vandalizing Brett Kavanaugh's house to the tune of $11,000 in damages went viral about four days ago and was first debunked by Lead Stories. It originated... [Read the full story]
Is The Fake News Generator Back In Business? -- It Took a Single Dash and $12 To Evade Filters

Less than two weeks ago we reported on a network of prank websites centered around thefakenewsgenerator.com being blocked as spam by Facebook. But now it seems the site is gearing... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Daughter NOT Kicked Out of Home After She Refused To Wash Hair For Six Years

Was 24-year-old Amanda Bell from Minnesota kicket out of her family home by her mother for not washing her hear for six years? No, that's not true: the story was... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Senate NOT On Lockdown After Receiving Credible Threat From Known Killers

Is the U.S. Senate on lockdown after credible threats from known killers? No, that's not true: a Christian-themed satire website wrote an article based on a tweet from Planned Parenthood... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Obese Couple Did NOT Make Three-Story Fall After Floor Collapses During Sex

Did Michael Davis and Theresa Walker from Liverpool fall through the floor of their apartment while having sex because they were too fat? No, that's not true, an old hoax... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Grassley Did NOT Vow To Imprison False Kavanaugh Accusers -- YourNewsWire Quietly Changes Headline

Did Senator Chuck Grassley "vow to imprison" anybody falsely accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh? No, that's not true. Infamous fake news website YourNewsWire made the claim in a headline... [Read the full story]
Fake News: New Poll Did NOT Find That The Majority Side With Trump -- Story Pushed By Foreign Websites

Did a "new" poll find that "the majority" sides with President Donald Trump? No, that's not true, despite the headline of an article being pushed by a network of foreign-run... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Boy NOT Hailed As Hero, Did NOT Shoot Pedophile Home Intruder Dead

Did a boy aged 7 (or 9) from West Jordan, Utah (or Wilmington, South Carolina) get hailed as a hero after shooting dead a pedophile home intruder? No, that's not... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO Man Charged, Did NOT Trap Alleged Pedophile In Torture Chamber

Did a 52-year-old man (possibly from Mishawaka, Indiana) trap a pedophile in a torture chamber and did the police arrest him after making "a grim discovery"? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Machine Gun Kelly Did NOT Release New M&M Diss Track Stating That He Prefers Skittles

Did Rapper Machine Gun Kelly release another diss track going after Eminem, this time claiming he likes Skittles better than M&M candies? No, that's not true, there is no such... [Read the full story]
Fake News: No Fears About Vigilante Serial Killer, NO Third Pedophile Murdered In 1 Week

Is a serial killer on the loose and did he murder three pedophiles in one week? And did this happen in Macomb County, Michigan or Longview, Texas? No, that's not... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Jim Bakker Did NOT Say Time-Traveling Demon Implanted Ford With False Memories

Did televangelist Jim Bakker claim a time-traveling demon implanted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford with false memories of being sexually assaulted by Judge Brett Kavanaugh? No, that's not true, Bakker never... [Read the full story]

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Fake News: Man Did NOT Die From E. Coli After Eating Girlfriends Booty For The First Time

Fake News: Woman Did NOT Detonate Plastic Explosives In Cheating Husband's Anus

Fake News: 28 Year-Old Rapper MGK Was NOT Found Dead At Recording Studio Due To LIGMA Overdose

Fake News: Pro-Choice Activist Did NOT Break World Record By Getting 27th Abortion

Fake News: Colin Kaepernick NOT Found Dead -- Several Fake News Sites Copy Satirical Article

Fake News: Post Malone's Tour Manager Did NOT Quit, Did NOT Say Post Malone Smells Like Expired Milk And Moldy Cheese

Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested For Trying Out Dozens of Sex Toys In Walmart Store

Fake News: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose $14 Million Contract After Backing Democrats

Fake News: No Fears About Vigilante Serial Killer, NO Third Pedophile Murdered In 1 Week

Fake News: Belgian Singer Stromae NOT Dead In Paris Road Accident

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Fake News: Colin Kaepernick NOT Found Dead -- Several Fake News Sites Copy Satirical Article

Fake News: Woman Did NOT Detonate Plastic Explosives In Cheating Husband's Anus

Fake News: Belgian Singer Stromae NOT Dead In Paris Road Accident

Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested For Trying Out Dozens of Sex Toys In Walmart Store

Fake News: NO College Boys Pledge To Remove Testicles If Trump Wall Is Built

Fake News: Democratic Party NOT Selling Official Riot Supplies

Fake Ad: Linestanders NOT Needed for Trump Rally on Wednesday October 10 -- Labor Union Likely Behind Ad

Fake News: New Research Did NOT Say Short People Are Angrier And More Violent Than Tall People

Fake News: Pro-Choice Activist Did NOT Break World Record By Getting 27th Abortion

Fake News: Taylor Swift NOT Busted On Date With Colin Kaepernick

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