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Fake News: Zambian Man NOT Arrested After Boasting He Lost 280 Pounds On 'Cannibal Diet'

Was a 43-year-old man from Kabwe, Zambia named Mwamba Tembo arrested after boasting of losing 280 pounds on a "cannibal diet"? No, that's not true, the story was made up... [Read the full story]
Old News: In Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Court Finds That Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law

Did the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe won a significant victory today in a court case about the approval for the Dakota Access pipeline? No, that news is old and was... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Netanyahu Did NOT Call For Israeli Return To Ancient Homeland Of Iran

Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu call for a return to the ancient homeland of Iran by the Jewish people? No, that's not true. The story originated from a well... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Nairobi Restaurant NOT Shut Down For Selling Human Meat

Was a restaurant in Nairobi shut down for selling human meat? No, that's not true: a site has copied an old internet hoax and changed the place it supposedly happened... [Read the full story]
Fake News: YouTube Did NOT Flag All 'Mister Rogers' Videos As Hate Speech

Did YouTube flag all "Mister Rogers" videos as hate speech because he was "a seemingly well-off cis white Presbyterian minister"? No, that's not true: a Christian-themed satire website made up... [Read the full story]
Paul Horner's Old Website Taken Over By Vietnamese Spammer Stealing Fact Checks From Snopes

Newsexaminer.net, a website that used to be run by Paul Horner before the fake news superstar died last year has apparently been taken over by a spammer from Vietnam who... [Read the full story]
Fake News: McDonald's Did NOT Announce They're Permanently Removing The Big Mac From Their Menu

Did McDonald's announce the Big Mac will be permanently removed from their menu starting July 1st? No, that's not true, the fast food giant made no such announcement, it is... [Read the full story]
Fake News: London Muslim Mayor Did NOT Encourage Muslims To Riot During Trump's Visit To The UK

Did Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, encourage muslims to riot during President Donald Trump's visit to the U.K.? A blog claims he did and offers a video as "proof"... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pedophile Who Raped 5-Year-Old Boy NOT Found Dead With Testicles Removed

Was 22-year-old pedophile Daniel Davey found dead in his cell with his testicles removed? No, that's not true and has been debunked before but the hoax just resurfaced on another... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Flu Vaccine NOT Recalled Due To Defective Government Tracking Microchips

Was the flu vaccine recalled because the government tracking microchips in it were defective? No, that's not true: the story was launched by a satire website that aimed to make... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Doctor Did NOT Get Arm Stuck For 8 Hours During Prostate Exam

Did Dr. Bill H. Randall get his arm stuck for eight hours in the anus of 51-year-old Ronald Waters during a prostate exam? No, the story of the doc getting... [Read the full story]
Fake News: EU Did NOT Force Ice Cream Vans To Replace Chimes With Recorded Diabetes Warning

Is there a new EU regulation that will force ice cream vans to replace their chimes with a recorded warning about the dangers of diabetes? No, that's not true. The... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Presidential Helicopter Marine One Did NOT Crash Into The White House

Did Marine One, the presidential helicopter, crash into the White House? No, that's not true. The fake story originated from a military-themed satire website that was commenting on the recent... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NO Confessed Pedophile Arrested In Walmart While Making Love To Baby Doll

Was a 59-year-old pedophile named Adam Peever arrested in a Chicago, Illinois Walmart fro making love to a Berenguer baby doll? No, that's not true: that story originated from a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Man Did NOT Damage His Own Brain To Forget Infinity War Spoilers

Did a 37-year-old man from Florida named Jonathan Crane electrocute his own brain to forget spoilers for the movie "Infinity War"? No, that's not true: it was made up by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Congress Did NOT Call For Immediate Arrest Of John Kerry For Treason

Did Congress call for the immediate arrest of John Kerry for treason? No, that's not true. A website known for adding alarming clickbait headlines containing fake information to mostly copy... [Read the full story]
Fake News: California Gov. Jerry Brown Did NOT Outlaw Homelessness

Did Governor Jerry Brown of California outlaw homelessness? No, that's not exactly true. A website known for taking real bits of news from other sites and then adding a headline... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Kanye West Did NOT Say Being Black Is A "Choice"; Does NOT Plan To Bleach Skin

Did Kanye West announce plans to bleach his skin because "Being black is a choice"? No, that's not true. West has made some remarkable statements over the past week but... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Taco Bell Will NOT Only Serve Customers Of Mexican Descent To Fight Cultural Appropriation

Will only people from Mexico or from provable Mexican descent be able to get served at Taco Bell restaurants in a move to fight cultural appropriation? No, that's not true,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Viral Sensation "Lil Tay" NOT Picked Up By Los Angeles Child Protection Services

Was 9-year old viral rap sensation "Lil Tay" picked up by child protection services? No, that's not true: the rumor about that came from a website that bills itself as... [Read the full story]
Fake News: North Korea Did NOT Agree To Open Its Doors To Christianity (Yet?)

Is North Korea opening the door for Christian missionaries and aid groups? No official announcement about this has been made despite what a false headline from a site known for... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Research Did NOT Show Cardi B Fans Are More Likely To Catch STDs And Cheat

Are fans of the singer Cardi B more likely to catch sexually transmitted diseases according to research? And are they more likely to cheat on their partner too? No, that's... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Two Young Black Men NOT "Lynched" In Oklahoma By Four Whites

Were Ramon Smith and Jarron Moreland, both 21, "lynched" by four white men on April 14, 2018? That's not exactly true: the word "lynched" invokes visions of white hoods, burning... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Trump Did NOT Delete Nine Tweets While Attempting to Spell "Subpoena"

Did President Donald Trump delete nine tweets while attempting to spell the word "subpoena" correctly? No, that's not true: it was an invented by a satire website, the 'news' was... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Kanye West Did NOT Announce He Wants To Be A Slave; Will NOT Hold 'Slave Master' Auditions Soon

Did Kanye West announce he wants to be a slave for three months to prove slavery wasn't that bad, and will he be having auditions for a "master" soon? No,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Michelle Wolf's Vulgar Jokes Did NOT Just Cost Her $4 Million.

Did Michelle Wolf just lose a $4 million dollar contract with Adam Sandler's production company after her comedy routine at the White House Press Correspondents' dinner was deemed inappropriate by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Work NOT Underway To Rotate Big Ben So It Faces Mecca

Is the famous Big Ben in London being rotated so it faces Mecca? No, that's not true. The Elizabeth Tower (the official name of the clock tower commonly known as... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Scottish Drinkers Can STILL Buy Frosty Jack's Without Bitcoin

Can you only buy Frosty Jack's cider with Bitcoin in Scotland from now on? No, that's not true. The fake story originated in a bit of satire lampooning recent measures... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Kanye West Did NOT Claim Boosts Are The Best Chocolate Bar

Did Kanye West claim that Cadbury's Boosts are the best chocolate bars of all time? No, that did not happen. The claim that West said this originally came from a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Hillary Clinton NOT Killed In Monster Truck Mishap

Was Hillary Clinton killed at the Chappaqua Motor Speedway in upstate New York by a monster truck called "Big Blue Bernie Or Buster"? No, that's not real, it appeared on... [Read the full story]

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Old News: In Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Court Finds That Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law

Fake News: Nairobi Restaurant NOT Shut Down For Selling Human Meat

Fake News: Two Young Black Men NOT "Lynched" In Oklahoma By Four Whites

Fake News: Netanyahu Did NOT Call For Israeli Return To Ancient Homeland Of Iran

Fake News: Father Of 23 Kids Did NOT Have Sex At Night Because He Thought Sperm Was Sleeping

Fake News: Zambian Man NOT Arrested After Boasting He Lost 280 Pounds On 'Cannibal Diet'

Fake News: Man Did NOT Damage His Own Brain To Forget Infinity War Spoilers

Fake News: McDonald's Did NOT Announce They're Permanently Removing The Big Mac From Their Menu

Fake News: North Korea Did NOT Agree To Open Its Doors To Christianity (Yet?)

Fake News: London Muslim Mayor Did NOT Encourage Muslims To Riot During Trump's Visit To The UK

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Fake News: Zambian Man NOT Arrested After Boasting He Lost 280 Pounds On 'Cannibal Diet'

Old News: In Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Court Finds That Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law

Fake News: Netanyahu Did NOT Call For Israeli Return To Ancient Homeland Of Iran

Fake News: Nairobi Restaurant NOT Shut Down For Selling Human Meat

Fake News: YouTube Did NOT Flag All 'Mister Rogers' Videos As Hate Speech

Paul Horner's Old Website Taken Over By Vietnamese Spammer Stealing Fact Checks From Snopes

Fake News: McDonald's Did NOT Announce They're Permanently Removing The Big Mac From Their Menu

Fake News: London Muslim Mayor Did NOT Encourage Muslims To Riot During Trump's Visit To The UK

Fake News: Pedophile Who Raped 5-Year-Old Boy NOT Found Dead With Testicles Removed

Fake News: Flu Vaccine NOT Recalled Due To Defective Government Tracking Microchips

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