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Fake News: NO Nokia 3310 Found in Drawer After 20 Years With 70% Battery Left

Was an old Nokia 3310 phone found in a drawer after 20 years with 70% battery remaining? No, that's not true: a story that claimed Kevin Moody from Ellesmere Port... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Actor Gary Sinise NOT Dead At 67

Did actor Gary Sinise die aged 67? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Marriage Between Humans And Animals Has NOT Been Legalized In Norway

Has marriage between humans and animals been legalized in Norway? No, that's not true: It is a hoax claim unsupported by sourcing and proven false by research. A photo purportedly... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NOT Breaking News, NO Mass Shooting By 32-year Old Man Thwarted By Police In Different Cities

Did local police foil an attempted mass shooting by Scott Mason, aged 32? No, that's not true: the same story has been reposted several times with different location details by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Malcolm X's Daughter Did NOT Say "My Dad Would Be Ashamed Obama Was Our President"

Did Rosanna Blake say 'My Dad Would Be Ashamed Obama Was Our President' and was she the daughter of Malcom X? No, that's not true: Malcom X had six daughters... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Rashida Tlaib NOT Overheard Saying "We Will Bring Jihhaad to America"

Was Rashida Tlaib overheard saying she would bring "Jihhaad" (not "jihad", important difference...) to America? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Oklahoma Does NOT Fear Collapse As Supreme Court Does NOT Decide Whether To Return Half Its Land To The Cherokee

Does Oklahoma fear collapse as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could force the return of half the state's land to the Cherokee tribe? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did NOT Graduate From Jihad Academy, Photo Of Woman In Somali Army Is From 1978

Does a black-and-white photo of a uniformed Somali woman with a rifle show Rep. Ilhan Omar attending a Jihad Academy? No, that's not true: The image used to suggest the... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Prince Andrew NOT Put On Suicide Watch

Was Britain's Prince Andrew put on suicide watch to protect the reputation of the Royal Family? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a satirical website but... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Posting An Instagram Picture With Legal Gibberish DOES NOT Modify Your Agreement With Instagram In Any Way

Do you need to post a status update with some legal gibberish on your Instagram feed to prevent the Facebook (the company that owns Instagram) from using your pictures, information,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Trump Did NOT File Lawsuit To Deport George Soros

Did President Trump file a lawsuit to have George Soros deported from the country? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Number Of People Killed By Illegal Immigrants In 2018 Does NOT Equal 83,211

Were 194 people killed in mass shootings in the United States in 2018, while the number of those killed by illegal immigrants was 83,211? No, that's not true: Both numbers... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO 22 Tons of Pig Meat Sold As Halal to Muslims in China

Were Muslims in China sold 22 tons of pig meat as halal? No, that's not true: a story to that effect is actually a mixture of two different events that... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Obama And HR4310 Did NOT Make It Legal For The Media To Lie To The American People (It Always Was...)

Did Barack Obama quietly sign into law HR 4310 in 2012 that made it legal for the media to purposely lie to the American people? No, that's not true: HR... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO New Jersey Brother And Sister Allowed To Marry After 10-year-long Court Battle

Did a court allow New Jersey siblings James and Victoria Banes to marry after a ten year court battle?No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Posting A Facebook Status With Legal Gibberish DOES NOT Modify Your Agreement With Facebook In Any Way

Do you need to post a status update with some legal gibberish on your Facebook wall to prevent the company from using your pictures, information, messages or posts? No, that's... [Read the full story]
Fake News: D.A.R.E. Has NOT Finally Ended Its Anti-Weed Campaign, Has Not Quietly Removed Cannabis From 'Gateway Drugs' List

Has D.A.R.E. -- the nonprofit group that presents anti-drug education to American students -- ended its opposition to marijuana and quietly removed cannabis from the "gateway drugs" list on its... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO New York City Petition to Rename Landfill After Donald Trump With Over 3 Million Signatures

Did a New York City petition to rename a landfill after President Donald Trump get over three million signatures? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Walmart And Several Police Departments DENY Shooting Threat Rumors Are Real

Did police warn against going to Walmart this weekend because of shooting threats? No, that's not true: several police departments and a Walmart spokesperson denied there is any substance to... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Viral Photo Does NOT Show Brett Kavanaugh Drunk On Couch In 1982

Is this a real photo of Justice Brett Kavanaugh asleep on a couch holding two beer bottles in 1982? No, that's not true: the image is a stock photo from... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Chief Justice John Roberts Did NOT Fly With Jeffrey Epstein On At Least Two Occasions

Did Chief Justice John Roberts fly with Jeffrey Epstein on at least two occasions? No, that's not true: The August 2019 release of 2,000 pages of documents relating to a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Sam Hyde Is NOT The Shooter In Nicetown, Philadelphia

Is the suspect in the ongoing active shooter situation in Nicetown, Philadelphia a right wing extremist named Sam Hyde? No, that's not true: every time a shooting happens certain online... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pedophile Priest Who Raped 200 Children NOT Forgiven By Pope Francis

Did Pope Francis forgive a priest who raped 200 children and did this enable the priest to abuse more children? No, that's not true: the priest mentioned in the story... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Cancer Is NOT Caused By Acidity In The Body And You CANNOT Prevent It By Alkalizing Your Body

Is cancer caused by acidity in the body and can you prevent cancer by alkalizing your body? No, that's not true: The claim is a medical myth that has been... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Keanu Reeves (or Russell Crowe) Did NOT Say "For Me Trump Is The Symbol Of A Successful Man And A Role Model For Every Young American"

Did actors Russell Crowe or Keanu Reeves say "For me, Trump is the symbol of a successful man and a role model for every young American, something that our nation... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Say "If The U.S. Converts To Wind Power, We'll Run Out Of Wind"

Did President Donald Trump say "If The U.S. Converts To Wind Power, We'll Run Out Of Wind" during a speech at a Pennsylvania rally? No, that's not true: a short... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Queen Elizabeth Did NOT Say: "Muslim Refugees Are Dividing Nationality, I Fully Agree With Donald Trump We Should Deport Them To Avoid Bloody Terrorist Attacks."

Did Queen Elizabeth II say "Muslim Refugees Are Dividing Nationality, I Fully Agree With Donald Trump We Should Deport Them To Avoid Bloody Terrorist Attacks."? No, that's not true: the... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Guard Watching Epstein Has NOT Mysteriously Vanished

Did one of the guards (named Arturus Tubolls) that was supposed to watch Jeffrey Epstein mysteriously vanish? No, that's not true: the story was published by a liberal satire website... [Read the full story]
Fake News: US Is NOT 3rd In Murders; Removing Chicago, Detroit, Washington, St Louis, New Orleans Would NOT Make It 189 out of 193

Does the United States rank third in murders throughout the world and would removing the cities of Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C., St. Louis, and New Orleans from the total make... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Bill Barr Did NOT Allegedly Make Secret Visit To Jail Before Epstein's Death

Did U.S. Attorney General William Barr allegedly make a secret visit to the Manhattan jail where Jeffrey Epstein was being held just two weeks before the accused sex trafficker was... [Read the full story]

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Fake News: Priest Pushed From Stage in Brazil Did NOT Say "Fat Women Don't Go To Heaven"

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Fake News: Malia Obama NOT Arrested Again, NO Complete Media Blackout

Fake News: George Washington Quote About Arms and Ammunition Is NOT Real

Fake News: Posting An Instagram Picture With Legal Gibberish DOES NOT Modify Your Agreement With Instagram In Any Way

Old News: Adam West Did NOT Recently Die At 88 As Batman And Family Guy Actor Loses Cancer Battle

Fake News: Judge Did NOT Award Sasha and Malia Obama's Biological Father $14 Million

Fake News: NO New York City Petition to Rename Landfill After Donald Trump With Over 3 Million Signatures

Fake News: Denzel Washington Did NOT Leave Democrat Party, Did NOT Say: 'I've Had it With the Lies'

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Fake News: NO Nokia 3310 Found in Drawer After 20 Years With 70% Battery Left

Fake News: Actor Gary Sinise NOT Dead At 67

Fake News: Marriage Between Humans And Animals Has NOT Been Legalized In Norway

Fake News: NOT Breaking News, NO Mass Shooting By 32-year Old Man Thwarted By Police In Different Cities

Fake News: Malcolm X's Daughter Did NOT Say "My Dad Would Be Ashamed Obama Was Our President"

Fake News: Rashida Tlaib NOT Overheard Saying "We Will Bring Jihhaad to America"

Fake News: Oklahoma Does NOT Fear Collapse As Supreme Court Does NOT Decide Whether To Return Half Its Land To The Cherokee

Fake News: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did NOT Graduate From Jihad Academy, Photo Of Woman In Somali Army Is From 1978

Fake News: Prince Andrew NOT Put On Suicide Watch

Fake News: Posting An Instagram Picture With Legal Gibberish DOES NOT Modify Your Agreement With Instagram In Any Way

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