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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2011/jan/07/brent-larkin/columnist-brent-larkins-claim-about-1935-steam-tra/
Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken an hour and 15 minutes longer to carry passengers across Ohio than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935.
Tom Feran
01/07/2011
[]
If former Gov. Ted Strickland had used a theme song in his unsuccessful re-election bid, it might have been I've Been Working on the Railroad.Jobs were the biggest issue of the fall campaign, and Strickland said that thousands would be created by his plan for a 3C Corridor passenger rail system linking Cleveland, Colum...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/google-clinton-epstein/
Did Google Remove Photos of Bill Clinton with Jeffrey Epstein from Search Results?
Dan Evon
07/10/2019
[ "Did Google also \"scrub\" these photos from Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, and Duck Duck Go?" ]
In July 2019, registered sex offender and hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on charges relating to the sex trafficking of minors. In addition to the severity of the alleged crimes, Epstein's arrest made headlines due to his connections to well-known public figures and politicians, including President Dona...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jews-ordered-to-register-in-ukraine/
Jews Ordered to Register in East Ukraine?
David Mikkelson
04/17/2014
[ "Have Jews in eastern Ukraine been ordered to register with the government?" ]
Claim: Jews in eastern Ukraine have been ordered to register with the government. : A small group of people in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk passed out leaflets ordering local Jews to register with the government. The government of Ukraine has officially ordered Jews in that country to register. Examples: [Collec...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-americans/
Gordon Sinclair 'The Americans'
David Mikkelson
09/17/2001
[ "Did Canadian radio commentator Gordon Sinclair deliver a stirring pro-American editorial?" ]
Claim: Canadian radio commentator Gordon Sinclair delivered a stirring, pro-American editorial in 1973. . Example: [Collected on the Internet, 1999] Good reading, from a Toronto newspaper's editorial page! Widespread, but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eminent-domain/
Federal authorities have granted China the power of eminent domain.
David Mikkelson
03/02/2009
[ "The U.S. government has agreed to allow China to exercise 'eminent domain' as collateral for American debt.?" ]
Claim: The U.S. government has agreed to allow China to exercise "eminent domain" as collateral for American debt. Example: [Turner, February 2009] The United States of America has tendered to China a written agreement which grants to the People's Republic of China, an option to exercise Eminent Domain within the U...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/charles-krauthammer/
Charles Krauthammer's perspective on President Obama
David Mikkelson
06/27/2009
[ "Message summarizes Charles Krauthammer's talk at the Center of the American Experiment?" ]
Claim: Message accurately summarizes Charles Krauthammer's talk at the Center of the American Experiment. Example: [Collected via e-mail, June 2009] A friend went to hear Charles Krauthammer. He listened with 25 others in a closed room. What he says here, is NOT 2nd-hand but 1st. You would do well to read and pass t...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-hard-drive-destruction/
Clinton Paid 'Hard Drive Destruction' Company
David Mikkelson
05/06/2016
[ "Hillary Clinton's campaign made payments to data destruction companies, but no evidence links those services to her controversial use of a private e-mail server." ]
On 3 May 2016, web site the Washington Free Beacon published an article provocativelytitled "Clinton Campaign Made Payments to Hard Drive and Document Destruction Company" (and subtitled "Payments could have purchased destruction of 14 hard drives"). The article reported that the Hillary Clinton campaign made payments ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oranges-injected-hiv/
Oranges Injected with HIV?
David Mikkelson
02/25/2015
[ "Rumor: Oranges from Libya have been injected with HIV-positive blood and pose a danger of infection." ]
On 24 February 2015, a Facebook user posted a photograph of what appeared to be sliced oranges with red veining or discoloration. According to the user, the citrus fruits depicted were imported from Libya, seized in Algeria, and had been injected with the blood of an HIV-positive person: The immigration services of Alg...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marine-wedding/
Is This a Severely Wounded Marine's Wedding Photograph?
David Mikkelson
01/04/2013
[ "One of the most iconic modern images demonstrates the potential costs of military service in wartime." ]
Three days before Christmas of 2004, Marine Sgt. Ty Ziegel was on a routine patrol during his second tour of duty in Iraq when a suicide bomber blew up near his truck. The blast took off a portion of his left arm and three fingers from his other hand, fractured his jaw, left him blind in one eye, shattered his skull, ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/missouri-republicans-pass-law-lowering-minimum-wage/
Was a law passed by Missouri Republicans that reduced the St. Louis minimum wage from $10 to $7.70?
David Emery
07/25/2018
[ "Missouri's Republican-controlled state legislature passed a law in May 2017 rolling back a minimum wage increase enacted by the city of St. Louis." ]
In mid-2018, a meme widely shared on social media decried the passage of legislation by Missouri Republicans that allegedly lowered the minimum wage in St. Louis from $10 to $7.70. The $2.30 reduction in pay, the viral graphic warned, would harm more than 35,000 workers and their families: Although the subject matter...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/asteroid-warning-april-2020/
Will an Asteroid Hit Earth in April 2020?
Dan Evon
03/04/2020
[ "Clickbait headlines continue to stoke fears about \"doomsday asteroids.\"" ]
On April 29, 2020, a large asteroid is expected to fly by earth at a distance of approximately 4 million miles. That may be of interest to stargazers, but the previous sentence isn't very alarming or attention-grabbing. Yet many media outlets wrote headlines about this incoming asteroid as if it posed an immediate and ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barefoot-wine-giveaway/
: Barefoot Cellars is Giving Away Free Cases of Wine
David Mikkelson
10/25/2015
[ "Barefoot Cellars isn't giving away free cases of wine for their 50th anniversary. It's a survey scam." ]
Claim: Barefoot Cellars is giving away a limited number of free cases of wine to Facebook users who like and share a post. Origins:In October2015, links began circulating on Facebook promisingusers a free case of Barefoot Cellars wine as a celebration of the brand's 50th anniversary: The embedded links involved a vari...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ellen-degeneres-facebook-giveaway/
Is Ellen DeGeneres Holding a Facebook Giveaway?
David Mikkelson
11/02/2018
[ "Don't fall for scams that use counterfeit Facebook accounts to falsely associate themselves with celebrities." ]
Several times over the last few years social Facebook posts have appeared proposing that users who followed instructions to "like" and "share" them could win myriad prizes in a purported giveaway sponsored by Ellen DeGeneres: Facebook posts <!-- --> The Ellen DeGeneres Show does run segments involving prize giveaways ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hidden-tax-credit-journalists/
Is there a 'Secret Tax Credit' that covers fifty percent of journalists' pay?
Madison Dapcevich
01/18/2022
[ "Spoiler alert: The news media do not write, regulate, or pass legislation." ]
As the federal government debated the contents of the high-profile Build Back Better infrastructure bill in late fall 2021, social media memes portrayed what was said to be elements of the legislation. One such claim asserted that a journalism tax credit would allot funds of up to half of a journalists salary, or a max...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nostradamus-king-charles-harry/
Did Nostradamus Predict Charles Would Abdicate, Leave Harry the Throne?
Bethania Palma
09/15/2022
[ "Claiming 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus predicted various world events is a never-ending pastime for some." ]
In the wake of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, 2022, various hoaxes and misinformation circulated online. hoaxes misinformation These included a misleading claim that the supposed source of many a prophecy, Nostradamus, foresaw the year Elizabeth would die, and that her heir, King Charles III, would abdi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/long-distance-bill-revenge/
Long Distance Bill Revenge
David Mikkelson
01/22/2000
[ "Woman gets revenge on former boyfriend by calling long-distance number and leaving his phone off the hook." ]
This typical female revenge legend, describing a woman's effective (but non-violent) way of striking back at her (former) partner, has been around since at least 1981. Legends such as these (see The $50 Porsche, for example) often feature a clever method of causing financial loss without the destruction of property: Th...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/johns-hopkins-coronavirus-map/
Does Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Map Contain Malware?
Dan Evon
03/13/2020
[ "Malicious actors often attempt to spread malware by disguising it as information from credible sources." ]
In March 2020, as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus grew into a global pandemic, worried citizens of the world took to the internet in search of information about the disease caused by the virus, COVID-19. They turned to organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/darkness-quote-mlk/
Did MLK Say 'Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness; Only Light Can Do That'?
Taija PerryCook
01/21/2024
[ "The late Rev. King is frequently misquoted on the internet, and, as always, we're here to clear it up." ]
The late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., known for his eloquence and ability to mobilize the masses throughout the Civil Rights era, is often incorrectly credited for quotes that he never said. One of the most famous lines attributed to King is typically quoted as "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do tha...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.snopes.com/tag/martin-luther-king-jr/" ], "sentence": "The late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., known for his eloquence and ability to mobilize the masses throughout the Civil Rights era, is often incorrectly credited for quotes that he never said. One of the most famous lin...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/truckers-strike-thanksgiving/
Are US Truckers Planning a Nationwide Strike Over Thanksgiving?
Nur Ibrahim
11/13/2020
[ "Organizing large-scale strikes ranges from difficult to nearly impossible for the trucking industry in its current form. " ]
In the aftermath of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election, many online spoke up to support current President Donald Trump, including groups of truckers. Members of the private Facebook group, Stop the Tires 2020, called for a nationwide truckers' shutdown to protest among other things Bidens e...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nancy-pelosi-crime-family/
Is the 'Nancy Pelosi Crime Family' meme true to the facts?
Dan Evon
01/29/2019
[ "And where does the 'Pelosi Crime Family' fall on a scale of 'innocent' to 'Gambino'?" ]
An image graphic supposedly documenting the various misdeeds of the "Pelosi Crime Family" -- including perjury, securities fraud, and simply being rich -- was circulated on social media in January 2019. We've examined each of the accusations leveled within against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her husband, her father, he...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bait-of-the-union/
Was Rebekah Erler, a guest at the State of the Union address, deliberately placed or organized?
David Mikkelson
01/22/2015
[ "Rumor: State of the Union address guest Rebekah Erler has been revealed as a 'Democratic operative.'" ]
Claim: After the 2015 State of the Union address, Obama family guest Rebekah Erler was revealed to be a Democratic operative. : Rebekah Erler listed previous work as a staffer on the campaign of Democratic Senator Patty Murray. Erler is a planted "Democratic operative" whose background was uncovered after the ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/samsung-dog-skinning-machine/
Samsung's Dog-Skinning Machine
Dan Evon
07/26/2016
[ "A graphic calling for a boycott of Samsung products over allegations of animal abuse is based on faulty information." ]
A call to boycott the South Korean multinational conglomerate Samsung (best known in the U.S. for their electronics products) has been widely shared over the company's alleged involvement in the manufacture and sale of a device purportedly used to skin dogs alive for food preparation: These machines are manufactured ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/olive-garden-chickfila-voucher/
Scam Alert: Chick-fil-A and Olive Garden Facebook Vouchers
Jordan Liles
03/15/2022
[ "Viral Facebook posts on multiple pages and profiles claimed to offer a \"meal for two with drinks voucher offer for everyone!\"" ]
In early March 2022, we reviewed several reader emails that inquired about purported voucher offers for Olive Garden and Chick-fil-A on Facebook. The posts on multiple Facebook profiles and pages showed pictures of food at both restaurants and claimed to provide a "meal for two with drinks" for "everyone." Olive Garden...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-covid-fundraising/
Was COVID diagnosis of Trump used by his campaign to raise $421 million?
Dan Evon
10/02/2020
[ "The requested dollar amount is a little suspicious. " ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here On Oct. 2, 2020, shortly after news broke that U.S. President Donald Trump had tested positive for COVID-19, an image supposedly showing an email from his preside...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/17/julian-castro/julian-castro-says-california-besting-texas-creati/
Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas.
Emma Hinchliffe
08/17/2016
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Ever-proud Texas has lately been bested in job gains and economic oomph by California, a Texas Democrat pokes. Julin Castro, the U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, brought up California during the Texas Democratic Partys state convention after noting that as governor, Republican Rick Perry taunted the wes...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photo-women-screaming-vaginas-protest-president/
Is This a Photograph of Women 'Screaming Through Their Vaginas' to Protest Trump?
Kim LaCapria
06/28/2018
[ "A long-circulating image from an art project became attached to an unrelated backstory about purportedly disgruntled anti-Trump protesters in June 2018." ]
On 27 June 2018 the Facebook page Uncle Sam's Misguided Children shared the photograph reproduced below, purportedly showing women "screaming" at United States President Donald Trump, but somehow through their vaginas: shared photograph Text on the image read: Not a joke. They gathered to scream at Trump through thei...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/strait-robbery/
Did Tyrone Woodfork Beat an Elderly Oklahoma Couple?
David Mikkelson
04/03/2012
[ "Woodfork, 22, was sentenced to consecutive life sentences on separate counts of felony murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of first-degree rape." ]
In July 2020, social media users began circulating a meme about "black kid named Tyrone Woodfork" who "severely beat an elderly couple, a Mr. & Mrs. Strait, who had been married for 65 years", along with the claim that "no national media carried the story" of the crime: Tulsa, Oklahoma... a black kid named Tyrone Wood...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gillibrand-social-security/
Did Kirsten Gillibrand Call for Taxpayer-Funded Social Security for Undocumented Immigrants?
Bethania Palma
05/29/2019
[ "The senator actually proposed rectifying a system that doesn't allow immigrants to pay or receive their fair share. " ]
On 21 March 2019, the junk news site Neon Nettle reported that U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) had called for undocumented immigrants to receive Social Security benefits, with American taxpayers footing the bill -- a claim that was later encapsulated in memetic form: junk news reported Gillibrand, a candidat...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/botched-abortion-gravestone/
Is This Katie McCormick's Gravestone from the 1870s?
Dan Evon
05/21/2019
[ "A young woman's death from a reported botched abortion in the late 1800s still resonates with many people today. " ]
A photograph supposedly showing the gravestone of a woman named Kate McCormick, who passed away in the 1870s from a fatally botched abortion, has been circulating online for several years. In May 2019, the Facebook page "American News X" revived interest in the image: American News X This is a genuine photograph of a...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-text-tax/
Is California introducing a 5-cent charge on text messages to support providing free phones for immigrants?
Arturo Garcia
12/17/2018
[ "The purpose of a proposal by California state officials was quickly misrepresented in online posts." ]
California officials proposed in November 2018 a new surcharge on cell phone users' monthly bills, a move that was misrepresented by some social media users as a "text tax" and targeted for expression of anti-immigrant sentiment. The California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) proposal would have instituted a surch...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/02/donald-trump/trump-hits-paydirt-claim-wisconsins-low-unemployme/
The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. Its never been this low before, ever, ever, ever.
Mica Soellner
05/02/2019
[]
If theres one thing President Donald Trump loves to boast about, its jobs, jobs, jobs. During an April 27, 2019 rally in Green Bay, Trump made sure his supporters in Wisconsin knew just how good the state unemployment rate has become. The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows, Trump told the...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2010/aug/13/committee-protect-florida/kathryn-starkey-missed-just-over-half-meetings/
Kathryn Starkey only attended half of those meetings.
Jodie Tillman
08/13/2010
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A new political mailer from the Committee to Protect Florida attacks State House District 45 candidate Kathryn Starkey of New Port Richey for her record on taxes, citing her role on a water district board and her support of the Penny for Pasco, a 2004 increase in the county sales tax.The committee is headed up by Rocki...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/feb/18/jeb-bush/jeb-bush-says-barack-obama-will-add-more-debt-all-/
Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together.
Louis Jacobson
02/18/2016
[]
Compared to immigration and terrorism, the growth of the federal debt may not be quite as big a subject for Republicans running for president this year. But it never went away entirely. In a Feb. 5, 2016,Medium postabout his approach to Social Security, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush reiterated a talking point that many ...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/25/charles-francis/democrat-running-mayor-says-southeast-raleigh-gyms/
There are parks in Southeast Raleigh that still dont have air conditioning in the gym
Paul Specht
10/25/2017
[]
Charles Francis says Raleigh isnt spending its parks money fairly. Francis, a Democrat, is running for mayor of Raleigh against three-time incumbent Nancy McFarlane, whos unaffiliated. Theyre in a runoff after none of the three candidates Francis, McFarlane and Republican Paul Fitts secured the 50 percent of the vote...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-agents-hunter-biden/
No, An FBI Agent Killed in Florida Wasn't Investigating Hunter Biden's Laptop
Bethania Palma
02/05/2021
[ "Social media memes claimed without evidence that an FBI agent killed while serving a search warrant was investigating Hunter Biden." ]
On Feb. 2, 2021, two FBI agents were killed while serving a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, in an investigation into violent crimes against children. The agents were identified by the FBI as Special Agents Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger. killed Sadly, it didn't take conspiracy trolls long to pounce on this...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-foundation-floyd-death/
Did Obama Foundation Share Pic of George Floyd 9 Days Before He Died?
Nur Ibrahim
06/09/2020
[ "A May 2020 Obama Foundation tweet became the focus of a new conspiracy theory. " ]
Rumors are surging in the wake of George Floyd's death and resulting protests against police violence and racial injustice in the United States. Stay informed. Read our special coverage, contribute to support our mission, and submit any tips or claims you see here. Read contribute here A number of tweets and posts bega...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigrants-dna-tests-pay/
Is the Trump Administration Making Immigrants Pay $800 for DNA Tests to Get Their Children Back?
Bethania Palma
07/17/2018
[ "A handful of parents in Texas said they were told by social workers they would have to pay for DNA testing to be reunified with separated immigrant children." ]
In mid-July 2018, outraged social media users shared a meme reporting that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump was forcing migrants to pay $800 in out-of-pocket costs to prove familial ties in order to regain custody of children taken from them under the government's "zero tolerance" immigration policy: ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andrew-yang-mentally-ill/
Did NYC Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang Say This About Mentally Ill People?
Jessica Lee
06/22/2021
[ "Yang was among more than a dozen Democratic candidates running in the city's June 22, 2021 mayoral primary." ]
On June 21, 2021, the day before New York City's mayoral primary election, a New York Times reporter claimed one of the Democratic candidates Andrew Yang said on a conservative talk radio show that people with mental illnesses need to be hospitalized in order for the city's economy to improve. According to a tweet b...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/heb-coupon-scam/
H-E-B $80 Coupon Scam
David Mikkelson
07/08/2019
[ "A free $80 H-E-B grocery coupon Facebook offer is just another version of the ubiquitous survey scam." ]
In July 2019, Facebook users began seeing posts advertising an $80 coupon offer for the H-E-B supermarket chain: These posts were the latest iteration of the common "free coupon" or "free gift card" scams that frequently plague social media. The fraudulent social media posts falsely proclaimed the distribution of H-E-...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/sep/29/mary-burke/wisconsin-under-scott-walker-near-bottom-new-busin/
Under Scott Walker, right now, were 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started.
Tom Kertscher
09/29/2014
[]
In a Milwaukee Public Radiointerviewon Sept. 22, 2014, Democrat Mary Burke critiqued Gov. Scott Walkers jobs strategy, saying the Republican governor generally believes that you give tax breaks to those at the top and the special interests and somehow it trickles down and creates jobs. Well, Im a business person. Thats...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-womens-soccer-national-anthem/
Did US Women's Soccer Team Turn Backs on Vet Playing National Anthem?
Dan Evon
07/06/2021
[ "Several members of the U.S. women soccer team signed a ball for the 98-year-old veteran after the match. " ]
On July 5, 2021, the U.S. women's soccer team defeated Mexico 4-0 in their final match before the Olympic Games. While many cheered America's accomplishment, conservative commentators started to share a video along with the claim that the team had "disrespected" the 98-year-old World War II veteran, Pete DuPr, who perf...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/soros-refugee-debit-cards/
Is George Soros providing financial support for debit cards distributed by the United Nations to refugees?
Arturo Garcia
11/06/2018
[ "Conspiracy-pushing blogs seized on a Slovenian \"report\" and conflated separate refugee aid programs." ]
In November 2018, various conspiracy-pushing web sites glommed onto a dubious post emanating from Europe to gin up hysteria about both refugees and the United Nations. The original story, published on the right-wing Slovenian website Nova24TV, "revealed" that immigrants were spotted in Bosnia and Herzegovina using Mast...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/double-bubble/
Alka-Seltzer Marketing
David Mikkelson
12/30/2002
[ "Did Alka-Seltzer dramatically increase their sales by instructing consumers to use two tablets instead of one?" ]
Claim: Alka-Seltzer dramatically increased its sales by instructing consumers to use two tablets instead of one. Origins: The history of corporate America is replete with examples (both real and apocryphal) of schemes to manipulate consumers into not only purchasing new products, but into buying more of the products...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wind-windmills-fumes/
Did Trump Really Say This About Wind and Windmills?
Dan MacGuill
12/26/2019
[ "The president raised eyebrows in December 2019 with a somewhat baffling attack on the use of wind turbines." ]
In December 2019, we received multiple enquiries from readers about remarks that U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly made on the subject of wind power. In particular, readers asked us about a Dec. 23 meme published by the left-leaning "Occupy Democrats" Facebook page. meme The caption that accompanied the meme read...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jan/31/donald-trump/trump-says-tax-bill-led-bonuses-three-million-work/
Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses many of them thousands and thousands of dollars.
Amy Sherman
01/30/2018
[]
President Donald Trump said the tax bill passed in December has already led to millions of workers getting bonuses. Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses many of them thousands and thousands of dollars, Trump said during the State of the Union Jan. 30. In December, Trump signed a...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/nov/16/greg-abbott/greg-abbott-makes-false-claims-about-texas-unemplo/
The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest its been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation.
W. Gardner Selby
11/16/2017
[]
Its commonplace for a governor to tout a states economy. Still, Greg Abbott of Texas made us wonder when hetweetedin mid-November 2017: The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest its been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation. Abbott, a Republican seeking re-election in 2018, accompanied ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shark-prank/
Prehistoric Shark Found in Pakistan
David Mikkelson
09/25/2014
[ "Was a 15-ton giant shark captured off the coast of Pakistan?" ]
Claim: A 15-ton "giant shark," previously believed to be extinct (and a "a parent of the Megalodon") was captured off the coast of Pakistan by local fishermen. Example: [Collected via e-mail, September 2014] 15-Ton Prehistoric Shark Captured Off Coast Of Pakistan. Just seems sketchy in all aspects. Origins: On ...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2010/apr/16/sarah-palin/palin-says-americans-spend-100-days-paying-their-t/
Americans now spend 100 days out of the year working for government before we even start working for ourselves.
Louis Jacobson
04/16/2010
[]
On April 14, 2010, former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin addressed a tea party event in Boston and tried to characterize the scale of the tax burden in the United States.Americans now spend 100 days out of the year working for government before we even start working for ourselves, she said.By making h...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/critical-mass/
Catholic Services in Jeopardy During Government Shutdown
David Mikkelson
10/05/2013
[ "Are Catholic priests barred from conducting religious services on U.S. military bases during the federal government shutdown?" ]
Claim: Catholic priests may not conduct religious services on U.S. military bases during the federal government shutdown. : : Contract priests are prohibited from conducting religious functions on U.S. military bases during the federal government shutdown. : President Obama ordered that military priests be arreste...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/debby-ryan-heart-attack/
Did Debby Ryan Have a Heart Attack?
Dan Evon
07/08/2019
[ "Unfounded rumors concerning Debby Ryan's health were circulated in the wake of the death of her co-star Cameron Boyce. " ]
On July 6, 2019, fans of actor Cameron Boyce were shocked and saddened to learn that the 20-year-old Disney star had passed away after experiencing a seizure. As celebrities and fans mourned the loss of Boyce on social media, a rumor began to circulate that actress Debby Ryan had suffered a heart attack after hearing t...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/apr/10/jefferson-smith/does-oregon-spend-more-tax-breaks-public-safet-hea/
Says at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined.
Ian K. Kullgren
04/10/2012
[]
Jefferson Smith has his sights set on the Portland mayors office, but state issues seem to pop up in his campaign. Little wonder, given that hes represented Portland in the Oregon House since 2009.One fact hes taken to repeating -- first during a candidates forum hosted by Family Forward Oregon and Mother PAC and later...
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[]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-hannity-usps/
Did Trump Call USPS 'Most Corrupt and Anti-American Way of Voting'?
Bethania Palma
08/10/2020
[ "The U.S. president has expressed many (and varied) feelings about mail-in voting." ]
In early August 2020, Snopes readers asked whether the following meme shared across social media accurately quoted U.S. President Donald Trump's commenting on the United States Postal Service and voting by mail: This quote appears to be a fabricated one. Although the meme's text states that Trump made the remark on a...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.iheart.com/podcast/51-the-sean-hannity-show-24392822/" ], "sentence": "Although the meme's text states that Trump made the remark on a talk radio show hosted by Fox News personality Sean Hannity on July 30, 2020, Trump wasn't a guest on Hannity's AM radio talk show that...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-emoluments/
Did Trump Claim Obama Wrote the Emoluments Clause of U.S. Constitution?
Dan Evon
10/24/2019
[ "U.S. President Donald Trump did describe the emoluments clause as \"phony.\" " ]
On Oct. 22, 2019, a link to an op-ed entitled "Trump's Obama envy is getting even worse" was shared to a number of anti-Trump Facebook groups, such as Anti Donald Trump, original DONALD TRUMP CLOWN UNIVERSITY, and DEFEAT TRUMP 2020!, along with an alleged excerpt from the article in which the president claimed that for...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/target-ps5-scam-email-loyalty-program/
'Target PS5' Scam Email Leads to Credit Card Form on Vietnam-Registered Website
Jordan Liles
02/22/2023
[ "An email message that promised a brand new PS5 led to a website that was registered in Vietnam that asked for credit card information." ]
In February 2023, we looked into a new Target PS5 scam email that claimed recipients had won a brand new Sony PlayStation 5 gaming console. However, this was a scam, and a potentially dangerous one, at that. The subject line in the emails read, "You have won a PlayStation 5." The messages came from an email address wit...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walmart-employees-hiding-ps5/" ], "sentence": "[See also:Did Walmart Employees Hide a PS5 Stash for Themselves?]" }, { "hrefs": [ "https://archive.ph/pMJB9" ], "sentence": "On myluckyprizes.com, the website asked for the user's ...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2011/dec/11/jay-webber/new-jerseys-unemployment-benefits-fund-broke-more-/
Says our unemployment insurance trust fund is broke. We're over a billion dollars in debt to the federal government.
Bill Wichert
12/11/2011
[]
New Jersey has gone into debt to cover unemployment benefits for people who lost their jobs in the Garden State.Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris) made that argument in a recent NJToday interview about his opposition to proposed legislation aimed at providing unemployment benefits to certain individuals whose hours at w...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/politifact_nj_new_jersey_owes.html" ], "sentence": "To comment on this ruling, go toNJ.com." } ]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/publix-coupon-scam/
Publix Coupons Facebook Scam
David Mikkelson
09/19/2018
[ "A free Publix grocery coupon Facebook offer is just another version of the ubiquitous survey scam." ]
In September 2018, Facebook users began seeing posts advertising a "Get $75 off any purchase of $80 or more" coupon offer for the Publix supermarket chain: Later in July 2019, an $80 version also made the rounds: These posts were the latest iterations of the common "free coupon" or "free gift card" scams that frequen...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/publix/posts/858899754159062" ], "sentence": "Publix has previously taken to social media to warn customers that these coupon offers are not authorized promotions and to advise customers not to visit sites promoting them:" }, { "hrefs": [ "https...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oprah-winfrey-tragedy-keto-gummies/
Did Oprah Winfrey Suffer a 'Tragedy' and Endorse Keto Weight Loss Gummies?
Jordan Liles
05/12/2022
[ "We looked into text messages that appeared to claim that Oprah Winfrey had died, displaying the message, \"Fans react to the Oprah tragedy.\"" ]
There's no evidence that Oprah Winfrey suffered a "tragedy" or died in early May 2022, nor did she endorse keto weight loss gummies. These claims, one of which resembled a death hoax, came from misleading text messages that were sent out to an unknown number of recipients. Oprah Winfrey keto Scammers sent the text mess...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://snopes.com/tag/oprah-winfrey", "https://snopes.com/tag/keto" ], "sentence": "There's no evidence that Oprah Winfrey suffered a \"tragedy\" or died in early May 2022, nor did she endorse keto weight loss gummies. These claims, one of which resembled a death hoax, came fr...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/foreign-room-service/
Foreign Room Service
Barbara Mikkelson
02/03/2003
[ "Pronunciation problems plague exchange between traveler and room service in Far East hotel." ]
Claim: Pronunciation problems plague exchange between traveler and room service in Far East hotel. Status: False. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2003] This exchange between an English-speaking traveller and a member of the hotel staff in a Far East hotel was recorded in the "Far-East Economic Review" about five y...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://shelleyberman.com/roomservice.htm" ], "sentence": "As Mr. Berman says on his web site: \"The above dialogue never actually took place in any hotel anywhere in the world. It is an intentionally composed humorous fiction.\"" }, { "hrefs": [ "/humor/letters/soap.as...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2009/jul/15/jon-kyl/sen-jon-kyl-says-only-68-percent-stimulus-has-been/
Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent.
Louis Jacobson
07/15/2009
[]
One of the most common Republican attack lines against President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package has been that the money isn't flowing to the nation's economy quickly enough. If the bill's supporters really wanted to help the economy quickly, the argument goes, they should have spent the stimulus ...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/investments-agency" ], "sentence": "One of the most common Republican attack lines against President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package has been that the money isn't flowing to the nation's economy quickly enough. If the bill's su...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sons-top-democrats-ukraine-clinton/
Were the sons of prominent Democrats engaged in business activities in Ukraine as part of a conspiracy associated with the Clintons?
Dan MacGuill
10/11/2019
[ "Conspiracy theorists outdid themselves in October 2019 in response to the Ukraine scandal that threatened Donald Trump's presidency with impeachment." ]
Amid intensifying debate around the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment after it was revealed he had asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate unsubstantiated rumors about former Vice President Joe Biden's dealings with that country, Republicans and Trump supporters hit back by attem...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://archive.is/xHIAD", "https://archive.is/T9Cxj" ], "sentence": "Right-leaning websites scrutinized the purported business activities of Paul Pelosi Jr., son of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and attempted to draw a meaningful connection between Ukraine and the Clintons." }...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alexei-navalny-death/
Did Russia Post Navalny's Death Notice Just 2 Minutes After Official Time of Death?
Taija PerryCook
02/16/2024
[ "\"The causes of death are being established,\" the official notice stated." ]
On Feb. 16, 2024, the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most outspoken and formidable opponent, Alexei Navalny, was announced by the Russian prison service.The former lawyer was 47, and he was serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of extremism in an isolated penal colony above the Arctic Circle. Vladim...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.snopes.com/tag/vladimir-putin/" ], "sentence": "On Feb. 16, 2024, the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most outspoken and formidable opponent, Alexei Navalny, was announced by the Russian prison service.The former lawyer was 47, and he was serving a 19-year pri...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-island/
Is Joe Biden the owner of an island in the Caribbean?
Dan Evon
08/13/2020
[ "Several details got distorted as this rumor spread online." ]
In July 2020, a rumor started to circulate on social media in an apparent attempt to link 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019. This rumor held that former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden owned an island right next to "Little St. Jam...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-mansion/" ], "sentence": "Biden does not own an island in the Caribbean. (Side note: The above-displayed tweet claims that Biden owns the \"biggest mansion\" in Delaware. That's also false. You can read more about that claim here.)" }, ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michael-kors-handbag-scam/
The giveaway scam involving a Michael Kors handbag includes undisclosed subscription charges.
Jordan Liles
07/06/2023
[ "Consumers should beware of offers that seem too good to be true, since they might include monthly charges that are only mentioned in the fine print." ]
A genuine Michael Kors handbag for $7.95? Good luck with that. In early July 2023, we looked for the hidden catch behind a new scam that was originating in TikTok ads. The ads claimed that luxury design company Michael Kors was giving away handbags for a small fee of $7.95. All that users would supposedly need to do to...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.godaddy.com/whois/results.aspx?domain=20mccsd.tech" ], "sentence": "Users who clicked on the ads were led to a page on 20mccsd.tech, a website that showedregistration information for a domain registrar in Russia. This may have been the country from which the scam was orig...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/washington-social-media-quote/
Was it Denzel Washington who said, "Simply because you do not post it on social media does not imply that you are not working on significant goals"?
Jordan Liles
04/19/2022
[ "We looked for the origins of a quote about social media that's been credited to the actor in tweets, memes, and on websites that collect famous quotes." ]
On April 17, 2022, the Anxiety Freedom Today Facebook page shared a post with a quote credited to movie actor Denzel Washington, including the words, "Just because you don't share it on social media doesn't mean you're not up to big things. Live it and stay low-key. Privacy is everything." It was somewhat ironic that t...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/e-zpass-bill-overdue-notice/
SCAM: E-ZPass Bill Overdue Notice
David Mikkelson
07/10/2014
[ "E-mail phishing scam poses as overdue notifications for E-Z Pass bills." ]
Phishing bait: E-mailed messages pose as overdue notifications for E-ZPass bills. SCAM Example: [Collected via e-mail, July 2014] Just got word from my dad of a virus that I didn't see listed on your site: ------------------ Judy got an e-mail with the subject line saying "Payment for driving on a toll road." She f...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.thruway.ny.gov/scam-alert.pdf" ], "sentence": "These messages were not legitimate; they were part of a phishing scheme intended to lure recipients into clicking links or opening attachments and downloading malware onto their computers. The New York State Thruway Authorit...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/apr/18/wendy-davis/wendy-davis-says-texas-ranks-49th-what-it-doing-pu/
Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state.
W. Gardner Selby
04/18/2013
[]
A state senator opposed to a proposal intended to enable some children to attend private schools with government aid asserted that Texas already has a hard time keeping pace with other states. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, told Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, during an April 9, 2013, committee meeting that we in the state of...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-criticize-governors-ebola/
Did Trump Criticize Governors for Backing off Ebola Quarantines in 2014?
Dan Evon
04/22/2020
[ "A very old tweet got new life during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic." ]
Snopes is still fighting an infodemic of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and advice you encounter. Beco...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/11/andrew-cuomo/does-new-york-get-less-federal-government-any-stat/
No state gets back less from Washington than New York state.
Cassidey Kavathas
02/11/2021
[ "Cuomos assertion aligns with a widely cited study by the Rockefeller Institute of Government that looked at every states balance of payments with the federal government between 2015 and 2018., However, that same study notes a slightly different result over the same four-year period when population is taken into ac...
Does New York get the short end of the stick when it comes to federal funding? Gov. Andrew Cuomo said so in atweeton Jan. 14. New Yorkers are just tired of subsidizing other states with our tax dollars. New York subsidizes 42 other states. No state gets back less from Washington than New York state. The federal governm...
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null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ronald-reagan-fascism-liberalism/
Ronald Reagan: 'If Fascism Ever Comes to America, It Will Come in the Name of Liberalism'
Bethania Palma
08/24/2017
[ "The former California governor and future U.S. president made the comment during a 1975 interview with \"60 Minutes\" over a discussion of his economic philosophy." ]
On 21 August 2017, the conservative non-profit organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) posted a meme juxtaposing a 42-year-old quote by then-former California Governor Ronald Reagan with a 2016 photograph of anti-fascist protesters in Dover, England, intended to create the impression that "antifa" demonstrators represen...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.snopes.com/sinclair-lewis-on-fascism/" ], "sentence": "We've found no record of anyone, other than Reagan himself, having made the \"profound\" statement that \"If fascism ever comes to America, it will come in the name of liberalism.\" Most likely the future President wa...
true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dashboarder-crossing/
Are These Photographs of a Border Crosser Hidden in a Dashboard?
David Mikkelson
02/09/2003
[ "People have come up with all sorts of inventive ways of concealing themselves in order to slip across national borders undetected." ]
Although the "Addams Family"-like scenario described in the text accompanying the photographs seen below was probably just someone's humorous embellishment, we couldn't summarily dismiss the pictures themselves as a joke. Plenty of inventive (and desperate) people have come up with a number of imaginative schemes for ...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://news.excite.com/odd/article/id/300461|oddlyenough|02-05-2003::09:03|reuters.html" ], "sentence": "Although the \"Addams Family\"-like scenario described in the text accompanying the photographs seen below was probably just someone's humorous embellishment, we couldn't summari...
true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-unzipped-mechanic/
The Unzipped Mechanic
David Mikkelson
02/28/2004
[ "Woman mistakenly unzips pants mechanic working under car." ]
Legend: A wife returns home from shopping and spots a pair of legs sticking out from under the car in their driveway. Thinking that her husband is working on the car again, she playfully bends down and pulls down his pants zipper before cheerfully strolling into the house. As she walks through living room, she spots...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "/risque/mistaken/fondled.asp" ], "sentence": "a variation on a common theme of a wife's playful licentiousness resulting in her great embarrassment. Unlike other versions, however, there is no suggestion of moral censure in this telling of the legend: the ubiquitous fondled minister ...
true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-write-off-birthdays/
Does Facebook 'Write Off' Your Birthday Donations?
Dan Evon
11/06/2019
[ "\"Donating your birthday\" on Facebook is a simple way to raise money for charities. " ]
In November 2019, some people encountered a meme on Facebook that claimed the social media company was using the contributions its users were making to birthday fundraisers as a tax-deductible write-off for the company: While this meme contains four separate assertions, we'll focus mainly on the second one for this a...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/08/celebrating-a-birthday-now-you-can-make-it-even-more-meaningful/" ], "sentence": "Here's how Facebook explained the feature in its announcement:" }, { "hrefs": [ "https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/08/people-raise-300m-through-birthda...
false
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/feb/03/raphael-warnock/ranks-uninsured-high-georgia/
Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union.
Eric Stirgus
02/03/2014
[]
A chorus of Democratic lawmakers and supporters has been increasingly vocal in pushing Gov. Nathan Deal to expand Medicaid in Georgia. One of those voices is the Rev. Raphael Warnock, senior pastor of Atlantas Ebenezer Baptist Church, the former pulpit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Warnock, the keynote speaker at ...
[ "Georgia", "Medicaid", "State Budget" ]
[]
[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2014/jan/23/jason-carter/carter-target-family-income/" ], "sentence": "Georgia State University associate professor Bill Custer said there are several factors concerning why Georgia ranks consistently among the states with the highest per...
true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sole-loyalty/
Theodore Roosevelt on Immigration
David Mikkelson
04/11/2006
[ "Former president Theodore Roosevelt's words regarding the assimilation of immigrants into American culture." ]
Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907. "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against an...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-transition-pentagon/
No, Biden Transition Team Wasn't 'Removed' from Pentagon for Leaking Intel to China
Bethania Palma
12/30/2020
[ "A meme circulating on social media offered no evidence to support its extraordinary claims." ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here In late December 2020, social media users shared a meme claiming that the transition team for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden was "removed" from the Pentagon for l...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-filed-reelection-stop-political-speech-nonprofits/
Did President Trump submit his re-election papers early in order to prevent nonprofits from engaging in political speech?
Bethania Palma
02/01/2017
[ "Legal experts don't believe President Trump's filing for re-election early will have a noticeable effect on the activities of nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations." ]
On 29 January 2017, a community member at the Daily Kos posted in a string of tweets by "The Resisterhood" account, which claimed that because President Donald Trump had filed early for re-election, it means that nonprofit organizations cannotoppose him without risking their nonprofit status. The story, which was widel...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-coupon-scam/
No, McDonald's Is Not Offering 2 Free Big Mac Meals for a Month
David Mikkelson
04/03/2020
[ "Yet another \"free coupon\" scam attempted to lure social media users with bogus promises." ]
In March 2020, Facebook posts circulating online offered free coupons supposedly good for two free Big Mac Meals for a month from outlets of the McDonald's fast food chain: Users who clicked on the offer were taken to an external website where they were instructed to answer survey questions in order to receive their ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/meijer-coupon-scam/
Fraudulent $75 Coupon Scheme involving Meijer
Dan Evon
08/24/2015
[ "The Meijer supercenter chain is not giving away $75 coupons to users who like and share Facebook posts; it's a form of survey scam." ]
In August 2015, a survey scam promising customers $100 off "Back to School" coupons for the Meijer hypermarket chain began circulating online: The $100 Meijer coupon scam was very similar to other schemes aimed at defrauding the customers of Target, Publix, Kroger, and Home Depot, all of which redirect users to a web ...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2011/jun/18/george-allen/george-allen-says-us-corporate-tax-rate-second-hig/
The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world.
Sean Gorman
06/18/2011
[]
Republican Senate candidate George Allen recently complained that corporate taxes are too high and discourage economic expansion.The tax on job-creating businesses in the United States is 35 percent, second worst in the entire world, he said during a June 14 news conference at which he unveiled his Blueprint for Americ...
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true
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kid-rock-death-hoax/
Kid Rock Death Hoax
Dan Evon
07/04/2017
[ "A Facebook \"prank\" claimed that musician Kid Rock had passed away in July 2017." ]
A Facebook post resembling a genuine news item reporting that musician Kid Rock had been found dead at his home was circulated over 4th of July weekend in 2017: circulated Although this post resembled a genuine news item, it was actually a product of the "prank" web site Channel23News.com. Channel23News.com Channel23...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/return-to-offender-2/
Return to Offender
David Mikkelson
01/08/2015
[ "Rumor: The father of a fallen Marine returned a condolence letter from President Obama with a stinging handwritten rebuke." ]
Claim: The father of a fallen Marine returned a condolence letter from President Obama with a cutting handwritten response. UNDETERMINED Example: [Collected via e-mail, January 2015] Fallen marine's father , Steve Hogan, returns letter ofcondolence to president Obama. ? Origins: On 3 January 2014, the website I...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.donotlink.com/d5vc" ], "sentence": "Origins: On 3 January 2014, the website IJReview published an article titled \"While Obama Boasts of Ending War in Afghanistan, Marine Family's Letter Puts It In Perspective.\" The piece was a commentary on President Obama's December 2...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/taxes-for-clunkers/
Are Cash for Clunkers Rewards Subject to Taxation?
David Mikkelson
08/28/2009
[ "Are incentive from the 'Cash for Clunkers' program taxable in some states?" ]
Claim: Incentives received by consumers through the "Cash for Clunkers" program are subject to taxes. Origins: People are often surprised to find out that zero-cost items (e.g., prize winnings, free goods offered as marketing promotions, items given as gifts) may not require any immediate outlay of money, but they...
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neutral
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wwi-cemetery-rain-photo/
Does This Photograph Show President Trump Visiting a WWI Cemetery in the Rain?
Dan Evon
11/13/2018
[ "President Trump was widely criticized for skipping a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I due to the rain, but he did attend another event (also in the rain) to honor the occasion. " ]
President Trump was widely criticized over Veterans Day weekend in November 2018 after he skipped an event at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1 due to inclement weather. criticized Social media users chided Trump for bowing out of the scheduled ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lylah-rose/
Facebook Appeal for Lylah Rose
David Mikkelson
04/04/2012
[ "A 2-month-old girl was badly burned in the hand by emergency room staff at a Merced hospital?" ]
Claim: A 2-month-old girl was badly burned in the hand by emergency room staff at a Merced hospital. UNDETERMINED Examples: [Collected on the Internet, April 2012] This is a friend of mines 2 month old niece Lylah Rose! We took her to the merced er cause she was having diarreah they told me she was dehydrated and ne...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/BeingTheVoiceForLylahRose" ], "sentence": "On a Facebook site established as the \"voice\" for Lylah Rose, a post made on 3 April 2012 stated that:" } ]
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null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gaydar-detector/
Indiana Requiring All Gay Residents to Wear Sensor That Will Trigger Alarm Upon Entering a Store
David Mikkelson
04/16/2015
[ "Rumor: An amendment to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act requires gay residents to wear a sensor for identification purposes." ]
Claim: An amendment to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) requires gay residents to wear a sensor for identification. Example: [Collected via e-mail, April 2015] it basically says that Indiana is making a law where all gay people haveto wear a sensor to alert storeowners when they enter an establish...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/my-neighbor-john-edwards/
My fellow resident, John Edwards.
David Mikkelson
09/02/2007
[ "E-mail from neighbor describes vice-presidential candidate John Edwards." ]
Claim: E-mail from neighbor describes Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. Status: Multiple see below. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2004] Meet my neighbor I'd like to introduce you to my neighbor. I'm from Raleigh, North Carolina, and for several years I've lived around the corner from Vic...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bath-body-works-candles/
Can You Exchange Used Candles at Bath & Body Works?
Madison Dapcevich
09/22/2021
[ "Such claims have been circulating on the internet since at least 2018." ]
For years, retail company Bath & Body Works has made headlines for its generous return policy. On Sept. 17, 2021, social media user Kristen Peden appeared to take advantage of that policy when she claimed in a series of Facebook posts that she exchanged three used items, including one used candle, at a Tennessee Bath &...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/mar/17/jim-webb/james-webb-says-stock-market-has-tripled-value-200/
The stock market has almost tripled since April of 2009.
Louis Jacobson
03/17/2015
[]
Many Americans believe that the economic recovery has only recently picked up steam. But one group that is widely seen as benefiting in recent years are investors in the stock market. This is a point that former Sen. James Webb, D-Va. -- a potential longshot candidate for president whos been taking an economic-populist...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jul/06/mark-warner/mark-warner-says-average-holding-time-stocks-has-f/
The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the 60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months.
Warren Fiske
07/06/2016
[]
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner joined the ranks of Wall Street critics during a recent radio interview, by complaining that investors increasingly are focused on reaping quick profits from companies at the expense of long-term value. The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the 60s was eight years. Now, th...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donated-toys-returned/
Do These Photos Show Store Returns Full of Donated Toys?
Kim LaCapria
12/16/2014
[ "Pictures supposedly document toys from Christmas drives for the needy that were exchanged at Walmart in order to purchase beer and cigarettes." ]
On 14 December 2014, photographs were posted by a Facebook user along with accompanying text suggesting the pictures depicted shopping carts full of donated toys that had been returned to a Walmart store in exchange for beer and cigarettes: Ok...As I was leaving Wal-Mart at 6:30am this morning, I asked the returns cler...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-kennedy-pharma/
Has Rep. Joe Kennedy Received $348,000 in Donations from the Pharmaceutical Industry?
Dan MacGuill
02/02/2018
[ "A meme targeting the Democratic lawmaker gets some, but not all, of the facts right." ]
In January 2018, Rep. Joe Kennedy III attracted scrutiny from both left-wing and right-wing observers, after he was designated to give the official Democratic response to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address in January 2018. right-wing On 28 January 2018, this meme appeared, making claims about th...
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true
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-kerry-property/
Has John Kerry's possession extended to owning multiple houses, cars, and yachts?
Bethania Palma
12/01/2020
[ "A late 2020 meme about the incoming U.S. climate envoy appeared to be based on news stories from the 2004 presidential election cycle." ]
In late November and early December 2020, social media users shared posts claiming that former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as climate envoy in his administration, owns multiple cars, yachts, homes, and a private jet. selected The source of this claim a...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/climate/john-kerry-climate-change.html" ], "sentence": "In late November and early December 2020, social media users shared posts claiming that former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as...
neutral
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/birth-certificates-financial-accounts/
Is it possible for birth certificates in the United States to reveal undisclosed financial accounts linked to a 'Strawman'?
Arturo Garcia
01/16/2017
[ "A specious theory that the U.S. has turned citizens into \"collateral\" was developed by a convicted forger with ties to white nationalists." ]
The idea that United States citizens can gain access to secret funds because of a government-created "strawman" is a persistent myth and one was debunked long ago as a get-rich-quick scheme promulgated by shysters with links to far-right groups: When your birth certificate was monetized and converted into a UNITED STA...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-mama-drama/
Obama Slams Stay at Home Moms
David Mikkelson
11/03/2014
[ "Did President Obama say women should not choose to be stay-at-home-moms?" ]
Claim: President Obama said women should not choose to be stay-at-home-moms. Example: [Collected via email, November 2014] Obama wants stay at home moms back in workforce Obama does not like stay at home moms. Many sites are reporting that Obama doesn't want women to be stay-at-home moms based on this speech. Ob...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/31/remarks-president-women-and-economy-providence-ri" ], "sentence": "It's clear from the context of President Obama's full remarks on 31 October 2014 his view wasn't one that \"slammed\" stay-at-home moms and stated \"we\" don't wa...
false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/overwhelm-the-system/
Obama's Agenda: Overwhelm the System
David Mikkelson
06/07/2015
[ "" ]
Conservative political commentator Wayne Allyn Root opined back in 2010 that President Obama "is purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos." Claim: Wayne Allyn Root wrote in an opinion piece that President Obama is "purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy." ...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/north-dakota-voting-hunting-licenses/
Could voting in North Dakota lead to the forfeiture of hunting permits in other states?
Alex Kasprak
11/02/2018
[ "An ad promoted by the North Dakota Democratic Party made a dubious claim about voters' losing out-of-state hunting licenses." ]
On 31 October 2018, the Facebook page Hunter Alerts was born, garnering just 40 followers in its first week of existence. So far, all that page has been used for is the distribution of two political advertisements asserting that If you vote in North Dakota, you may forfeit hunting licenses you have in other states. If ...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://archive.is/skn85", "https://archive.is/hepFz" ], "sentence": "On 31 October 2018, the Facebook page Hunter Alerts was born, garnering just 40 followers in its first week of existence. So far, all that page has been used for is the distribution of two political advertise...
false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-jesse-waters-book/
Did Trump Plagiarize Praise for Jesse Watters' Book from a Promo Blurb?
Dan Evon
07/14/2021
[ "The president's statement contained a verbatim copy of a paragraph from the book's promotional description. " ]
On July 14, 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump released a statement via email praising a new book by Fox News host Jesse Watters. As screenshots of Trump's statement started making their way around social media, some people noticed that the text of this statement was, in part, a direct copy of the book's descript...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://twitter.com/JeremyStahl/status/1415378482301792257" ], "sentence": "On July 14, 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump released a statement via email praising a new book by Fox News host Jesse Watters. As screenshots of Trump's statement started making their way around soci...
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null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-nugent-build-the-wall-concert/
Did Ted Nugent Announce a 'Build the Wall' Benefit Concert?
David Emery
01/08/2019
[ "Apparently someone forgot to tell the rock star that Mexico is paying for the wall." ]
In late December 2018 and early January 2019, several dubious websites published articles reporting that famed rock-and-roller (and political activist) Ted Nugent had announced a "Build the Wall" benefit concert to raise funds for President Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall project. The earliest of these articles appeare...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://archive.is/zJEi6", "https://www.snopes.com/tag/the-last-line-of-defense/" ], "sentence": "The earliest of these articles appeared on WeAreTheLLOD.com, part of a network of junk news websites known as \"America's Last Line of Defense\" (LLOD). Here is an excerpt, as publ...
false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-baboon-terrorize-village/
Did a Gay Baboon Terrorize an African Village?
Dan Evon
05/24/2018
[ "Rumors about a gay baboon's \"terrorizing\" a village and raping five men can be traced back to a homophobic fake news article." ]
An image purportedly showing a newspaper clipping featuring a story about a gay baboon raping several men near an African village regularly gets shared on social media: shared media This is not a genuine news story, but a verbatim copy of a satirical article that was first published in April 2017 on the South Africa ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/homicide-victims-with-restraining-orders/
Are 20 Percent of Homicide Victims with Restraining Orders Killed Soon After Obtaining Them?
Arturo Garcia
10/15/2018
[ "An image disseminated online cites part of a 2008 study on domestic violence but omits one key piece of information." ]
With October marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the U.S., readers contacted us regarding a graphic circulating online sharing an alarming statistic regarding homicide rates for partners who obtained restraining orders. The graphic, which was unattributed but bore the hashtag #DVAM2018, read as follows: 1/5 o...
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