Hoax Alert

Fake News: NOT A Photo Of The Tallest Woman In The World

Is this a picture of the tallest woman in the world and is she 9 feet 2 inches with size 22 shoes? No, that's not true: an old picture of... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO 79-year-old Man Arrested For Making Wigs Out of Dozens of Neighborhood Dogs

Was 79-year old Jeremiah Bishop from Los Lunas in New Mexico arrested for making wigs out of neighborhood dogs? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pressing Cancel Twice Before Inserting Card Will NOT Protect You From ATM PIN Theft

Will pressing the "cancel" button two times before inserting your credit or debit card at an ATM prevent the theft of your PIN code? No, it is a myth that... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Jussie Smollett NOT Offered Job At CNN

Was actor Jussie Smollett offered a job at CNN after fabricating a news story out of thin air? No, that's not true: the story about the new job for the... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft Did NOT Buy and Donate 204 Miles of Border Wall Property

Did Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft, the owners of the Cowboys and the Patriots, buy 204 miles of land along the Texas border so President Trump could build his border... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say Masturbation Is No Longer A Sin

Did Pope Francis declare masturbation is no longer a sin for followers of the Catholic Church? No, that's not true: the quote was made up by a Spanish website with... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Man Did NOT Get 3rd Testicle Removed, Did NOT Discover It Was His Dead Siamese Brother

Did a man named JAmes Wong from Eugene, Oregon get his third testicle removed and did it turn out to have been his dead Siamese twin brother? No, that's not... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Ozzy Osbourne Did NOT Lose Battle Against Pneumonia -- NOT Dead

Did Ozzy Osbourne just die of pneumonia? No, that's not true: the story announcing his death on February 6, 2019 is definitely false even though it went massively viral ten... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Elon Musk Does NOT Want to Send a Team to Mars to Rescue Opportunity Rover

Is Elon Musk planning to send a team to Mars to rescue the Opportunity rover? No, that's not true: a satire page made up the story about the billionaire wanting... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Scientists Have NOT Found That Intelligence Is Passed From Mothers, Not From Fathers

Have scientists found that intelligence is passed from mothers and not from fathers? No, that's not true: a jumbled and messed up article with bits and pieces copy pasted from... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Liberals NOT Protesting By Putting Their Mouths Over Truck Exhausts to Make Green New Deal a Reality

Are liberals taking the "Green New Deal" challenge by putting their mouths over truck exhausts? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a right-wing satire website as... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say World Government Must Rule U.S. 'For Their Own Good'

Did Pope Francis say a world government must rule the U.S. for their own good? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that attracts clicks... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Democrats Did NOT Reveal Plan To Fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Did Democrats reveal a plan to fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after there was quite some criticism surrounding the launch of her "Green New Deal"? No, that's not true: a hyperpartisan site... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Video Does NOT Show Mega-Insect Discovered in Mammoth Cave, KY

Was a mega-insect discovered in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky? No, that's not true: a video that went viral with that claim actually showed a puppet used in a movie. The caption... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Democrat Senator Stuart Boll Did NOT Switch Sides or Pledge To Vote With Trump

Did a senator from Maine named Stuart Boll switch his affiliation from Democrat to Republican and did he pledge to vote with President Trump from now on? No, that's not... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Mississippi Did NOT Pass Anti-Richard Dawkins Law

Did Mississippi pass the 5-71-226 Anti-Youth Subversion Act banning talking to minors about atheist Richard Dawkins? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website mocking... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Kenya NOT To Remove Pockets From Police Uniforms to Fight Corruption

Are the police in Kenya getting new uniforms without pockets so they can't take bribes easily anymore? No, that's not true: the police force in Kenya just got new uniforms... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Cannibal Killer Did NOT Slaughter and Eat 23 Pizza Delivery Men, 6 Jehovah Witnesses, 2 Postmen in Past 7 Years

Did Houston police arrest 56-year-old Ivan Fedorovitch Yanukovych because they suspected him of cannibalism, and did he slaughter and eat 23 pizza delivery men, 6 Jehovah witnesses and 2 postmen?... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Tom Selleck NOT Dead, Final Words NOT 'Help Trump To Help America'

Did actor Tom Selleck die and were the Magnum, P.I. star's final words 'Help Trump To Help America'? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NOT A Real Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Lighting Fart On Fire

Did a photo surface of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in which she can be seen being held in the air by a young man while lighting a fart on fire? No, that's... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Tara McClossoff Did NOT Introduce Bill to Ban Seniors From Voting

Did a democrat by the name of Tara McClossoff introduce a bill to ban seniors from voting? No, that's not true: an image making that claim was spread through a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO Shocking Evidence Showing Bill Cosby To Be Innocent

Did 'shocking' evidence prove Bill Cosby is innocent? No, that's not true: an image appearing to be a screenshot from some television show which recently went viral again actually originated... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO Body In Ohio River Confirmed As Major Clinton Aide

Was a body found in the Ohio river in Saint Clairsville, Ohio confirmed to be Clinton aide Jaeger Holpern? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal... [Read the full story]
Inaccurate News: MORE Than Two Whales Found Dead, NOT Only In Germany, NOT All Stomachs Full Of Plastic And Car Parts

Were two whales found dead in Germany in January of 2019 or 2018 and were their stomachs discovered to be "full of plastic and car parts"? No, not exactly: a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Bill Murray NOT Dead at 81

Did actor and legendary funnyman Bill Murray die at 81 and was his wish to see "Americans United Under Trump"? No, that's not true. The story was published by a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Make-A-Wish Teen Did NOT Request To Receive Oral Sex From Porn Star Teanna Trump As His Final Wish

Did terminally ill 17-year-old HIV-positive Jeffrey Jones request oral sex from a porn star as his final wish, hoping to get it fulfilled by the Make-A-Wish foundation? No, that's not... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg NOT Fired From 'The View' After 'Whiteface' Controversy

Was Whoopi Goldberg fired from The View after a "Whiteface" controversy? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Couple Having Sex Outdoors in Bigfoot Costumes NOT Accidentally Shot by Hunters

Were a man and woman wearing Bigfoot costumes to “spice up their sex life” shot by bear hunters in eastern Ohio? It is a hoax report published by a known... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Green New Deal Does NOT Call For Drinking Urine

Does the "Green New Deal" proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez contain a provision that calls for the drinking of recycled urine? No, that's not true: several conservative figures have been spreading... [Read the full story]
Fake News: McCarran Warner Act of 1952 Did NOT Forbid Muslims From Holding Office

Did the 101st Congress on November 18, 1990 quietly repeal the "McCarran Warner Act of 1952" forbidding muslims from holding office? No, that's not true for the simple reason... [Read the full story]

Hoax Alert

» Hoax Alert subcategories

About Lead Stories

Most read

Fake News: Jussie Smollett NOT Offered Job At CNN

Fake News: NOT A Real Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Lighting Fart On Fire

Fake News: McCarran Warner Act of 1952 Did NOT Forbid Muslims From Holding Office

Fake News: Pressing Cancel Twice Before Inserting Card Will NOT Protect You From ATM PIN Theft

Fake News: Siamese Twins NOT In Vicious Legal Battle Over Right To Masturbate

Fake News: Cannibal Killer Did NOT Slaughter and Eat 23 Pizza Delivery Men, 6 Jehovah Witnesses, 2 Postmen in Past 7 Years

Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say Masturbation Is No Longer A Sin

Fake News: Liberals NOT Protesting By Putting Their Mouths Over Truck Exhausts to Make Green New Deal a Reality

Fake News: Christian Pastor And His Wife NOT Stripped And Humiliated By Indians In Uttar Pradesh

Fake News: Ozzy Osbourne Did NOT Lose Battle Against Pneumonia -- NOT Dead

Recent

Fake News: NOT A Photo Of The Tallest Woman In The World

Fake News: NO 79-year-old Man Arrested For Making Wigs Out of Dozens of Neighborhood Dogs

Fake News: Pressing Cancel Twice Before Inserting Card Will NOT Protect You From ATM PIN Theft

Fake News: Jussie Smollett NOT Offered Job At CNN

Fake News: Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft Did NOT Buy and Donate 204 Miles of Border Wall Property

Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say Masturbation Is No Longer A Sin

Fake News: Man Did NOT Get 3rd Testicle Removed, Did NOT Discover It Was His Dead Siamese Brother

Fake News: Ozzy Osbourne Did NOT Lose Battle Against Pneumonia -- NOT Dead

Fake News: Elon Musk Does NOT Want to Send a Team to Mars to Rescue Opportunity Rover

Fake News: Scientists Have NOT Found That Intelligence Is Passed From Mothers, Not From Fathers

Like or Follow us to get the latest!

NEW! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: