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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fox-patti-labelle-aretha-franklin/
Was an image of Patti LaBelle utilized by Fox News in their homage to Aretha Franklin?
Dan Evon
08/17/2018
[ "Fox News accidentally included a photograph of singer Patti LaBelle instead of Aretha Franklin as they reported on the latter's passing." ]
On 16 August 2018, Aretha Franklin, the iconic Grammy Award-winning singer known as the "Queen of Soul," passed away at the age of 76. As fans took to social media to share their memories of the late soul singer, many of them noticed a curious graphic that had been shared by the official Fox News Twitter account: passe...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carter-sell-peanut-farm/
Did Carter Sell His Peanut Farm When He Became President?
Dan Evon
05/18/2020
[ "Social media users were back in the business of comparing presidential business practices in spring 2020. " ]
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepared to take office in December 2016, multiple news reports addressed the potential conflicts of interest he would face as he transitioned from a businessman to chief executive. Many critics urged Trump to divest himself of his businesses and cited former U.S. President Jimmy Ca...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carter-sell-peanut-farm/
Was Carter's peanut farm sold when he assumed the presidency?
Dan Evon
05/18/2020
[ "Social media users were back in the business of comparing presidential business practices in spring 2020. " ]
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepared to take office in December 2016, multiple news reports addressed the potential conflicts of interest he would face as he transitioned from a businessman to chief executive. Many critics urged Trump to divest himself of his businesses and cited former U.S. President Jimmy Ca...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/aug/27/russ-feingold/us-sen-ron-johnson-wants-no-general-federal-minimu/
Says Ron Johnson opposes entirely a federal minimum wage, except perhaps for guest workers.
Tom Kertscher
08/27/2015
[]
During a campaignspeechin Milwaukee, former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold called for gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15. It is now set at $7.25 an hour. And without mentioning Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson by name, the Democrat attacked Johnson. The two are poised for a rematch in 2016. Now, my likely oppon...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/incarceration-gas-consumption-us/
Does US Rank No. 1 in Incarceration, Gas Consumption, Military Spending?
Dan MacGuill
04/14/2021
[ "\"We're number one\" isn't always a point of pride." ]
In April 2021, users of the online forum Reddit discussed, shared, and pored over a striking meme that purported to contrast the perception Americans hold about their country's superlative status among the nations of the world with the (supposedly) much more sobering reality. The meme was posted to the "/facepalm" sub...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kgb-agent-sex-pistols/
Did a KGB Agent Confirm That the Sex Pistols Were Backed by the USSR to Destabilize the West?
Kim LaCapria
05/10/2017
[ "A Facebook page for punk fans recirculated an old (and fake) story that the Sex Pistols were a KGB plot to foment dissent in the West." ]
On 9 May 2017, Facebook page "The Church of PUNK" shared an article reporting that a KGB agent admitted the band the Sex Pistols were an operation backed by the former Soviet Union to destabilize Western democracy: shared article The April 2015 article reported that at the time it was published, a former KGB agent ha...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/15/sarah-godlewski/black-and-latina-women-carried-brunt-job-loss-dece/
It wasnt all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.
Nusaiba Mizan
01/15/2021
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When the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its latest job numbers, the Jan. 8, 2021, release brought a jaw-dropping number to light from November to December the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs. Then came another jaw-dropper: As a group, only women lost jobs. Then came this claim, from Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlews...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/may/20/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-americans-spend-500-billion-complying-tax/
Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance.
W. Gardner Selby
05/20/2015
[]
A reader questioned Sen. Ted Cruzs comparison of military spending to how much it costs Americans to get their taxes done. According to ablog poston txwinelover.com, Cruz toured Becker Vineyards in July 2014 before holding a roundtable with wine industry representatives during which he agreed the tax system should be s...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-armani-jacket/
Hillary Clinton's $12,000 Armani Jacket
Kim LaCapria
06/08/2016
[ "Outrage over an expensive Armani jacket worn by Hillary Clinton during her New York primary acceptance speech included some inaccurate details." ]
In early June 2016, Facebook users widely shared articles that reported that Hillary Clinton wore a $12,495 Giorgio Armani jacket to deliver a speech on income inequality. The claim's undercurrent was that Clinton's interest in the plight of middle-class Americans was visibly superficial. Interest in the claim began wi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-armani-jacket/
The Armani jacket owned by Hillary Clinton that cost $12,000.
Kim LaCapria
06/08/2016
[ "Outrage over an expensive Armani jacket worn by Hillary Clinton during her New York primary acceptance speech included some inaccurate details." ]
In early June 2016, Facebook users widely shared articles that reported that Hillary Clinton wore a $12,495 Giorgio Armani jacket to deliver a speech on income inequality. The claim's undercurrent was that Clinton's interest in the plight of middle-class Americans was visibly superficial. Interest in the claim began wi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-armani-jacket/
The $12,000 Armani jacket owned by Hillary Clinton
Kim LaCapria
06/08/2016
[ "Outrage over an expensive Armani jacket worn by Hillary Clinton during her New York primary acceptance speech included some inaccurate details." ]
In early June 2016, Facebook users widely shared articles that reported that Hillary Clinton wore a $12,495 Giorgio Armani jacket to deliver a speech on income inequality. The claim's undercurrent was that Clinton's interest in the plight of middle-class Americans was visibly superficial. Interest in the claim began wi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-armani-jacket/
Hillary Clinton's Armani Jacket priced at $12,000
Kim LaCapria
06/08/2016
[ "Outrage over an expensive Armani jacket worn by Hillary Clinton during her New York primary acceptance speech included some inaccurate details." ]
In early June 2016, Facebook users widely shared articles that reported that Hillary Clinton wore a $12,495 Giorgio Armani jacket to deliver a speech on income inequality. The claim's undercurrent was that Clinton's interest in the plight of middle-class Americans was visibly superficial. Interest in the claim began wi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grateful-dead-lithuania-basketball/
Did the Grateful Dead Fund Lithuania's Olympic Basketball Team?
Dan Evon
07/07/2021
[ "Just keep dribblin' on." ]
In July 2021, as the pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympic games approached, an interesting tidbit about basketball, Lithuania, and the 1960s psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead started to circulate on social media. A viral Reddit post claimed that "after the breakup of the USSR, the Lithuanian basketball team couldn't aff...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grateful-dead-lithuania-basketball/
Was it the case that the Grateful Dead provided financial support to Lithuania's Olympic basketball team?
Dan Evon
07/07/2021
[ "Just keep dribblin' on." ]
In July 2021, as the pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympic games approached, an interesting tidbit about basketball, Lithuania, and the 1960s psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead started to circulate on social media. A viral Reddit post claimed that "after the breakup of the USSR, the Lithuanian basketball team couldn't aff...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grateful-dead-lithuania-basketball/
Was it the Grateful Dead who sponsored the Olympic basketball team of Lithuania?
Dan Evon
07/07/2021
[ "Just keep dribblin' on." ]
In July 2021, as the pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympic games approached, an interesting tidbit about basketball, Lithuania, and the 1960s psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead started to circulate on social media. A viral Reddit post claimed that "after the breakup of the USSR, the Lithuanian basketball team couldn't aff...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pat-sajak-net-worth/
Did Pat Sajak 'Leave Behind' a Net Worth That Made His Family Cry?
Jordan Liles
02/07/2021
[ "Pat Sajak's net worth was the subject of misleading online advertisements that made it appear that the \"Wheel of Fortune\" game show host had died." ]
In February 2021, Pat Sajak's net worth was the subject of a misleading online advertisement. Sajak is, of course, well known as the host of the game show "Wheel of Fortune" since the early 1980s. The ad claimed "Pat Sajak's Net Worth Left His Family in Tears," and the accompanying picture was one of Sajak captured at ...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/dec/05/john-kitzhaber/did-oregon-have-nations-second-fastest-growing-eco/
Says that in 2011, Oregon had the second fastest growing economy in the nation.
Ian K. Kullgren
12/05/2012
[]
Oregons economy is looking up -- and in a recent speech at the Oregon Leadership Summit, Gov. John Kitzhaber counted the ways.Unemployment is falling, our credit rating is rising, the state ranks as one of the friendliest to business and just last year, Oregon had the second fastest growing economy in the nation.It was...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/21/kamala-harris/no-americas-auto-industry-not-expected-lose-many-3/
It is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year.
Chris Nichols
08/21/2019
[]
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris recently attacked President Donald Trump over his trade policy, saying it is hurting American workers. The California senator then said as many as 300,000 auto workers were expected to lose their jobs this year, suggesting Trump was to blame. Donald Trump betrayed a lot o...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/13/ron-johnson/johnsons-claim-some-earn-more-unemployment-working/
Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.
Nusaiba Mizan
08/13/2020
[ "The National Bureau of Economic Research found 68% on UI were making more with unemployment with the federal supplement.", "The Congressional Budget Office found 5 out of 6 individuals are receiving more than they did on the job., Whether that is a disincentive to work is more questionable., A study from Yale Un...
A central part of the stalemate between the White House and Democrats in Congress over a new coronavirus relief bill is what to do about enhanced federal unemployment benefits. Democrats want to extend the $600 weekly payment, which expired at the end of July. President Donald Trumpsigned an executive orderthat would c...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauci-vaccine-experiment-beagles/
Did Fauci Spend Taxpayer Dollars on 'Cruel and Unnecessary' Tests on Beagles?
Madison Dapcevich
08/18/2021
[ "Allocated government funds for the experiments reportedly totaled more than $1.8 million. " ]
Throughout the latter half of 2021, the taxpayer watchdog group White Coat Waste Project (WCW) released announcements that it had exposed several government-funded cruel and unusual research projects that tested potential vaccines and drug therapeutics on beagles, which collectively cost taxpayers millions of dollars. ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauci-vaccine-experiment-beagles/
Was taxpayer money used by Fauci for experiments on beagles that were described as cruel and unnecessary?
Madison Dapcevich
08/18/2021
[ "Allocated government funds for the experiments reportedly totaled more than $1.8 million. " ]
Throughout the latter half of 2021, the taxpayer watchdog group White Coat Waste Project (WCW) released announcements that it had exposed several government-funded cruel and unusual research projects that tested potential vaccines and drug therapeutics on beagles, which collectively cost taxpayers millions of dollars. ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauci-vaccine-experiment-beagles/
Was taxpayer money used by Fauci for tests on beagles that were deemed 'cruel and unnecessary'?
Madison Dapcevich
08/18/2021
[ "Allocated government funds for the experiments reportedly totaled more than $1.8 million. " ]
Throughout the latter half of 2021, the taxpayer watchdog group White Coat Waste Project (WCW) released announcements that it had exposed several government-funded cruel and unusual research projects that tested potential vaccines and drug therapeutics on beagles, which collectively cost taxpayers millions of dollars. ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mother-deer-cheetahs/
Did a Mother Deer Sacrifice Herself to Cheetahs to Save Her Fawns?
David Mikkelson
06/09/2018
[ "A haunting photograph and a stirring tale of maternal sacrifice: one is real, the other isn't." ]
Tales about animals exhibiting human (or human-like) behavior have long been the subject of myths and legends, and one form of this narrative especially resonates with modern readers: the notion that an animal would like most human mothers knowingly and willingly sacrifice her own life to protect her children. Many ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-from-scranton-the-office/
Is Biden From the Same Scranton as 'The Office'?
Dan Evon
10/23/2020
[ "And is the home of world's most famous fictional paper company real?" ]
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 Throughout the 2020 presidential campaign, U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has frequently referred to his roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Some soc...
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Does Biden hail from the same Scranton that served as the setting for 'The Office'?
Dan Evon
10/23/2020
[ "And is the home of world's most famous fictional paper company real?" ]
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 Throughout the 2020 presidential campaign, U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has frequently referred to his roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Some soc...
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Is Biden from the identical Scranton as the setting of 'The Office'?
Dan Evon
10/23/2020
[ "And is the home of world's most famous fictional paper company real?" ]
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 Throughout the 2020 presidential campaign, U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has frequently referred to his roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Some soc...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/planned-parenthood-midterm-elections/
Did Planned Parenthood Donate $30 Million to Democrats to Influence the Midterm Elections?
Kim LaCapria
04/23/2018
[ "Social media memes misleadingly conflated Planned Parenthood itself with a coalition of organizations and PACs." ]
On 18 April 2018 Facebook page The Newly Press shared a text-based meme asserting that taxpayer-subsidized Planned Parenthood was spending upwards of $30 million to influence the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections: Newly Press meme A later similar meme claimed specifically that all $30 million was going to Dem...
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Was $30 million donated by Planned Parenthood to Democrats in order to sway the outcome of the Midterm Elections?
Kim LaCapria
04/23/2018
[ "Social media memes misleadingly conflated Planned Parenthood itself with a coalition of organizations and PACs." ]
On 18 April 2018 Facebook page The Newly Press shared a text-based meme asserting that taxpayer-subsidized Planned Parenthood was spending upwards of $30 million to influence the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections: Newly Press meme A later similar meme claimed specifically that all $30 million was going to Dem...
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Was $30 million donated by Planned Parenthood to Democrats in an effort to sway the outcome of the Midterm Elections?
Kim LaCapria
04/23/2018
[ "Social media memes misleadingly conflated Planned Parenthood itself with a coalition of organizations and PACs." ]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eighth-grade-textbook-slave-owner/
Does Louisiana Textbook Teach Civil War from Perspective of Wealthy, White Slave Owner?
Jessica Lee
06/15/2021
[ "A viral tweet claimed a textbook for eighth-graders focused on the war's effect on a 20-year-old white woman whose family owned slaves. " ]
In mid-June 2021, thousands of Twitter users circulated the below-displayed tweet including images purportedly taken from an eighth-grade textbook in Louisiana that introduces the Civil War through the perspective of Kate Stone, a 20-year-old, wealthy white woman whose family owned more than 100 slaves. below-displayed...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ribbon-worm-video/
Does Video Show Ribbon Worm, 'Spitting a Living, Tree-Like Proboscis to Hunt Its Prey'?
Aleksandra Wrona
12/27/2023
[ "Social media users described the critter as disgusting, creepy, and alien-like." ]
In late December 2023, a video was circulated on Reddit, alleging "the ribbon worm, one of the most outlandish creatures we've ever discovered, spits a living, tree-like proboscis to hunt it's prey." was circulated (Reddit u/NeverEndingWalker64) We used Google reverse-image search to investigate the video's origins. ...
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Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's.
Linda Qiu
01/26/2016
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From single-payer health care to free college tuition for all, Bernie Sanders policy proposals have been both dismissed and lauded as radical. But when it comes to reparations for slavery, some fault the Vermont senator and presidential candidate for holding a more conventional view. Sanders opposition to reparations h...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-2024-presidential-campaign/
Did Trump Launch 2024 Presidential Campaign?
Jessica Lee
03/02/2021
[ "\"I may even decide to beat [Democrats] for a third time,\" the former U.S. president said at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)." ]
On Feb. 28, 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), marking his first major appearance since vacating the White House roughly six weeks earlier. Conservative Political Action Conference Afterwards, some viewers interpreted his remarks to include an ...
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Was Fauci the Villain in 'Dallas Buyers Club'?
Bethania Palma
12/17/2021
[ "A periodic reminder that movies are not real life." ]
In December 2021, a meme circulated on social media that claimed Dr. Anthony Fauci, who leads the U.S. COVID-19 response and has become a bogeyman for pandemic conspiracy theorists, was the real-life model for the villain in the 2013 movie "Dallas Buyers Club." bogeyman The meme contains images from the movie's promo...
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Was Dr. Fauci portrayed as the antagonist in 'Dallas Buyers Club'?
Bethania Palma
12/17/2021
[ "A periodic reminder that movies are not real life." ]
In December 2021, a meme circulated on social media that claimed Dr. Anthony Fauci, who leads the U.S. COVID-19 response and has become a bogeyman for pandemic conspiracy theorists, was the real-life model for the villain in the 2013 movie "Dallas Buyers Club." bogeyman The meme contains images from the movie's promo...
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Was Fauci portrayed as the antagonist in 'Dallas Buyers Club'?
Bethania Palma
12/17/2021
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Was March 2020 the First March Since 2002 Without a US School Shooting?
Jessica Lee
04/16/2020
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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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Did the FBI Send MLK a Letter Telling Him To Kill Himself?
Nur Ibrahim
01/25/2022
[ "The anonymous letter purported to reveal secrets about Martin Luther King Jr.s sex life. " ]
Curious about how Snopes' writers verify information and craft their stories for public consumption? We've collected some posts that help explain how we do what we do. Happy reading and let us know what else you might be interested in knowing. help explain let us know As he was venerated for leading the civil rights mo...
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Does This Photograph Show Che Guevara Executing Two Women?
Dan Evon
08/01/2018
[ "Claims that a photograph shows Che Guevara executing two women appear to be based solely on the fact that the pictured man is wearing a military beret." ]
A photograph supposedly showing two women in the moment just before they were executed by an unidentified man is often shared with the claim that the gunman seen in the picture is the Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary figure Che Guevara, despite the fact that the executioner's face is not visible in the photograph: ...
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Were Pearl Harbor Photographs Recently Found in an Old Camera?
David Mikkelson
11/08/2006
[ "Photographs of the Pearl Harbor attack that were supposedly recently found in an old camera stored in a foot locker actually come from a variety of sources." ]
PHOTOS STORED IN AN OLD BROWNIE CAMERA Thought you might find these photo's very interesting, what quality from 1941.Pearl Harbor Photos found in an old Brownie stored in a foot locker. THESE PHOTOS ARE FROM A SAILOR WHO WAS ON THE USS QUAPAW ATF-11O. INTERESTING, I THINK THEY'RE SPECTACULAR. On Sun...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pepsi-mini-fridges-scam/
Is Pepsi Giving Away Mini Fridges for its 100th Anniversary?
Dan Evon
03/08/2021
[ "This \"100th anniversary\" scam is about 45 years early. " ]
In March 2021, a Pepsi.com Facebook page no affiliation with the official Pepsi Facebook page posted a message claiming that the company was giving away mini fridges in honor of its 100th anniversary: This is not a genuine giveaway from Pepsi. For one, this picture comes from the "Pepsi.com" Facebook page. This pa...
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Does Macaulay Culkin's Real Brother Appear in 'Home Alone'?
Madison Dapcevich
12/19/2021
[ "Apparently acting runs in the IRL family. " ]
Now deemed a holiday staple, "Home Alone" tells the story of the misadventures of Kevin, one of 11 children who was accidentally left at home when his family went on a Christmas vacation. And as the holiday season rolled around in 2021, some social media users pointed out that there was more to the behind-the-scenes li...
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Says Georgia ranks near the bottom in per capita transportation spending.
Eric Stirgus
08/07/2012
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The morning after the Atlanta area overwhelmingly said no to a 1 percent sales tax to fund more than 150 transportation projects across the region, one prominent leader said that her fellow state lawmakers now needed to take the lead on the issue.Georgia has under-invested in our transportation network for years, and w...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-soros-bring-down-us/
Did Soros Say 'I'm Going to Bring Down the U.S. by Funding Black Hate Groups'?
Dan Evon
09/07/2016
[ "This doesn't sound like the kind of plan someone would openly announce." ]
In August 2016, a graphic featuring a picture of billionaire George Soros next to a quote ostensibly uttered by him about his goal to "bring down the United States by funding Black Hate groups" began circulating via social media: Although this image indicated that the business magnate and political activist issued thi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cashiers-check-overpayment-scam/
Cashier's Check Overpayment Scam
Barbara Mikkelson
08/03/2003
[ "Sellers advertising online are defrauded by \"buyers\" who pay with cashier's checks made out for amounts in excess of the agreed-upon purchase price and ask the balances be sent to third parties." ]
An interesting and highly lucrative con targeting those attempting to sell vehicles (and other high-ticket items) online works like the highly successful Nigerian scam, but while his bit of larceny also typically features businessmen from Africa intent upon closing odd-sounding deals, it plays on the victims' honesty r...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cashiers-check-overpayment-scam/
Scam involving overpayment with a cashier's check
Barbara Mikkelson
08/03/2003
[ "Sellers advertising online are defrauded by \"buyers\" who pay with cashier's checks made out for amounts in excess of the agreed-upon purchase price and ask the balances be sent to third parties." ]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/david-bowie-lemmy-photo/
Is This a Real Photograph of Bowie and Lemmy?
Dan Evon
01/13/2016
[ "The photo began circulating soon after both musicians passed away." ]
InJanuary 2016, a photograph purportedly showing musicians David Bowie and Motrhead frontman Lemmy together at a party started circulating online. The photograph was originally posted to the image sharing web site Imgur on 11 January 2016, along with a caption that referenced the deaths of both musicians. Lemmy passed ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sex-traffickers-tagging-cars/
Are Sex Traffickers Tagging Cars as Potential Targets?
Dan Evon
08/25/2020
[ "Human trafficking is a real problem in the world, but the schemes outlined in many viral rumors like this one are not." ]
In August 2020, a photograph showing the figures "1f1b" written on the back window of a vehicle started to circulate on social media along with a warning about an alleged tactic being used by sex traffickers to flag potential targets. Those sharing this meme claimed that this term stood for either "1 female 1 boy," or ...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sex-traffickers-tagging-cars/
Are individuals involved in sex trafficking labeling vehicles as potential victims?
Dan Evon
08/25/2020
[ "Human trafficking is a real problem in the world, but the schemes outlined in many viral rumors like this one are not." ]
In August 2020, a photograph showing the figures "1f1b" written on the back window of a vehicle started to circulate on social media along with a warning about an alleged tactic being used by sex traffickers to flag potential targets. Those sharing this meme claimed that this term stood for either "1 female 1 boy," or ...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sex-traffickers-tagging-cars/
Are individuals involved in sex trafficking marking vehicles as possible targets?
Dan Evon
08/25/2020
[ "Human trafficking is a real problem in the world, but the schemes outlined in many viral rumors like this one are not." ]
In August 2020, a photograph showing the figures "1f1b" written on the back window of a vehicle started to circulate on social media along with a warning about an alleged tactic being used by sex traffickers to flag potential targets. Those sharing this meme claimed that this term stood for either "1 female 1 boy," or ...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-orwell-drift-from-truth/
Did George Orwell Say This About Societies That 'Drift From the Truth'?
Dan MacGuill
09/20/2021
[ "Not everything \"Orwellian\" in its tone is Orwellian in its origins. " ]
In August and September 2021, an old quotation, attributed to the English novelist George Orwell, re-emerged on social media. For example, on Sept. 5, the Scottish historian William Dalrymple posted the following widely shared tweet: "The further a society drifts from the truth, the more they will hate those that speak...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-friday-lady-steals-kid/
Does This Video Show a Black Friday Fight Over Vegetable Steamers?
Kim LaCapria
11/27/2015
[ "Video of a Black Friday fight over vegetable steamers that culminated in a woman's snatching one from a child was possibly staged." ]
On 26 November 2015, YouTube user BlackFriday Fight uploaded a video ("lady steals from KID! black friday 2015")and comments as shown below: lady steals from KID! black friday 2015 Im posting anonymous because I don want 2b fired, but I work at this store in saginaw and this lady stole a veggie steamer from a KID on b...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/simon-cowell-leaving-americas-got-talent/
Is Simon Cowell Leaving 'America's Got Talent'?
Jordan Liles
06/26/2023
[ "An online article that featured the People magazine logo said Cowell \"shocked everyone when he announced his departure from the show.\"" ]
In June 2023, paid ads were displaying on Facebook and Instagram that led to a claim that said Simon Cowell would be leaving "America's Got Talent," NBC's performance-competition TV show that's perhaps better known as "AGT." However, not only was this false, but the reason for these ads was to lure users to a scam that...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/simon-cowell-leaving-americas-got-talent/
Could Simon Cowell be departing from 'America's Got Talent'?
Jordan Liles
06/26/2023
[ "An online article that featured the People magazine logo said Cowell \"shocked everyone when he announced his departure from the show.\"" ]
In June 2023, paid ads were displaying on Facebook and Instagram that led to a claim that said Simon Cowell would be leaving "America's Got Talent," NBC's performance-competition TV show that's perhaps better known as "AGT." However, not only was this false, but the reason for these ads was to lure users to a scam that...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-taylor-swift-say-we-should-forgive-logan-paul/
Did Taylor Swift Say 'We Should FORGIVE' YouTube's Logan Paul?
Arturo Garcia
01/08/2018
[ "A Twitter account posing as the E! cable network fabricated \"forgiveness\" statements by both Swift and Mariah Carey." ]
Amid an outpouring of criticism against YouTube personality Logan Paulwho broadcast video of a man who had committed suicidea fake news Twitter account leapt to his defense with made-up statements of support purporting to be made by pop music star Taylor Swift. On 5 January 2018 the user @enewsatnightwhich falsely pres...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/home-sales-tax/
Home Sales Tax
David Mikkelson
04/24/2010
[ "Does a provision of health care legislation impose a 3.8% sales tax on all home sales?" ]
Claim: A provision of "Obamacare" health care legislation creates a 3.8% Medicare tax on real estate transactions. Health care legislation imposes a 3.8% tax on all home sales. Health care legislation imposes a 3.8% transaction tax on profits over the capital gains threshold. Example: [Collected via e-mail, April 20...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/home-sales-tax/
Tax on the sale of residential properties
David Mikkelson
04/24/2010
[ "Does a provision of health care legislation impose a 3.8% sales tax on all home sales?" ]
Claim: A provision of "Obamacare" health care legislation creates a 3.8% Medicare tax on real estate transactions. Health care legislation imposes a 3.8% tax on all home sales. Health care legislation imposes a 3.8% transaction tax on profits over the capital gains threshold. Example: [Collected via e-mail, April 20...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-planned-parenthood/
Did Kamala Harris Prosecute Journalists Who Exposed Planned Parenthood?
David Mikkelson
09/21/2020
[ "Two people associated with the Center for Medical Progress entered several meetings with Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation under the false company name Biomax." ]
In 2014 and 2015, two people associated with an anti-abortion organization called the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, posed as fetal researchers for a fake company called Biomax in order to gain entry to National Abortion Federation conventions. The pair's goal was to gather eviden...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fetal-tissue-sales/", "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pp-baby-parts-sale/" ], "sentence": "The CMP subsequently posted videos online which they claimed documented Planned Parenthood officials offering to illegally sell fetal tissue for profi...
false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zuckerberg-dont-share-hoaxes/
Mark Zuckerberg Promises $1,000 to Facebook Users If They Don't Share Hoaxes
Bethania Palma
10/19/2016
[ "Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's offering money to Facebook users who don't share social media hoaxes is itself a parody of social media hoaxes." ]
On 31 December 2015, the British spoof and satire web site NewsThump posted an article parodying the innumerable Facebook-related hoaxes that have been prevalent of late on social media, such as rumors that the social media giant will be making all private posts public, or that the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is gi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/irs-refund-notification/
Does the IRS Send Unsolicited E-Mails About Tax Refunds?
David Mikkelson
03/16/2006
[ "Notices purporting to come from the Internal Revenue Service make good phishing bait, for a number of reasons." ]
Notices purporting to come from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) make good phishing bait for a number of reasons: A March 2006 mass phish e-mailing took advantage of those points, spamming millions of Internet users with phony notices that included the IRS logo, advised recipients they were eligible to receive ta...
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false
null
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/18/chris-wallace/most-gop-nominees-1970s-have-released-their-tax-re/
Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns.
Lauren Carroll
05/18/2016
[]
It seems every political reporter is asking: Where are Donald Trumps tax returns? The presumptive Republican nominee for president has refused to release his tax returns thus far,citing an IRS audit. Presidential candidates are not required to release tax returns, but the informationhelps the public veta candidates fin...
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true
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/03/ivanka-trump/ivanka-trump-new-book-says-women-are-primary-earne/
40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners.
Lauren Carroll
05/03/2017
[]
Despite the large number of women in the American workforce, society still treats them as an anomaly, first daughter Ivanka Trump wrote in the introduction to her new book,Women Who Work. Forty-seven percent of the U.S. workforce is made up of women; 70 percent of all mothers support ourselves or contribute financially...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bidens-golfing-burisma-head/
Is This Joe and Hunter Biden Golfing with the Head of Burisma?
David Mikkelson
11/02/2020
[ "President Trump repeatedly asserted that Joe Biden improperly tried to help his sons business interests in Ukraine." ]
In the closing days of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, social media users recirculated a photograph playing on campaign-long claims by President Donald Trump and his supporters that Democratic nominee Joe Biden used his political influence while vice president to benefit Burisma, one of Ukraines largest natural ga...
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null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mittens-bernie-sanders/
Was Creator of 'Bernie Mittens' Taxed Out of Business?
Jessica Lee
01/29/2021
[ "That would be ironic considering the progressive senator's unabashed proposals to impose new taxes." ]
As memes of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wearing hand-crafted mittens at Joe Biden's presidential inauguration plastered the Internet in early 2021, rumors surfaced alleging that the creator of the mittens had stopped selling recycled wool products because of high federal taxes. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders Snopes received num...
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neutral
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mittens-bernie-sanders/
Was the creator of the 'Bernie Mittens' forced to shut down their business due to taxes?
Jessica Lee
01/29/2021
[ "That would be ironic considering the progressive senator's unabashed proposals to impose new taxes." ]
As memes of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wearing hand-crafted mittens at Joe Biden's presidential inauguration plastered the Internet in early 2021, rumors surfaced alleging that the creator of the mittens had stopped selling recycled wool products because of high federal taxes. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders Snopes received num...
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neutral
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mittens-bernie-sanders/
Was the individual who created the 'Bernie Mittens' forced to shut down their business due to taxation?
Jessica Lee
01/29/2021
[ "That would be ironic considering the progressive senator's unabashed proposals to impose new taxes." ]
As memes of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wearing hand-crafted mittens at Joe Biden's presidential inauguration plastered the Internet in early 2021, rumors surfaced alleging that the creator of the mittens had stopped selling recycled wool products because of high federal taxes. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders Snopes received num...
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neutral
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mittens-bernie-sanders/
Was the individual who created the 'Bernie Mittens' design forced to shut down their business due to taxation?
Jessica Lee
01/29/2021
[ "That would be ironic considering the progressive senator's unabashed proposals to impose new taxes." ]
As memes of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wearing hand-crafted mittens at Joe Biden's presidential inauguration plastered the Internet in early 2021, rumors surfaced alleging that the creator of the mittens had stopped selling recycled wool products because of high federal taxes. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders Snopes received num...
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neutral
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michael-saari-michigan-facebook/
Did a Michigan State Senate Candidate Defend Men Having Sex with Underage Girls?
Dan MacGuill
02/05/2018
[ "A Michigan state senate candidate said his Facebook account was hacked and a series of troubling posts were the result of an attempt to sabotage his political career." ]
A Michigan businessman abandoned his State Senate campaign in early February 2018, after making derogatory Facebook comments about the judge who sentenced osteopath Larry Nassar in a case involving the sexual abuse of hundreds of American gymnasts. campaign Michael Saari of Walled Lake, Michigan, faced backlash to comm...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://patch.com/michigan/detroit/amp/27457922/candidate-who-slammed-nassar-judge-drops-out-state-senate-race" ], "sentence": "A Michigan businessman abandoned his State Senate campaign in early February 2018, after making derogatory Facebook comments about the judge who sentenced o...
neutral
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/public-broadcasting-cuts-2005/
Public Broadcasting Cuts (2005)
David Mikkelson
06/17/2005
[ "Would legislation currently under consideration substantially cut federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?" ]
Claim: Legislation currently under consideration would cut $100 million in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Status: Was true; proposal has been defeated. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2005] You know that email petition that keeps circulating about how Congress is slashing funding f...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/public-broadcasting-cuts-2005/
Reductions in funding for public broadcasting in the year 2005.
David Mikkelson
06/17/2005
[ "Would legislation currently under consideration substantially cut federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?" ]
Claim: Legislation currently under consideration would cut $100 million in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Status: Was true; proposal has been defeated. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2005] You know that email petition that keeps circulating about how Congress is slashing funding f...
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neutral
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/public-broadcasting-cuts-2005/
Reductions in public broadcasting funding in 2005
David Mikkelson
06/17/2005
[ "Would legislation currently under consideration substantially cut federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?" ]
Claim: Legislation currently under consideration would cut $100 million in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Status: Was true; proposal has been defeated. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2005] You know that email petition that keeps circulating about how Congress is slashing funding f...
[ "budget" ]
[]
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-apology-hiroshima/
Did Obama Apologize for Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan?
Dan Evon
05/29/2016
[ "While President Obama offered his sympathies during a visit to Hiroshima, he did not apologize for the United States' 1945 actions." ]
On 27 May 2016, President Obama became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima, Japan since the end of World War II. While some media outlets painted the historic visit as another stop on Obama's "apology tour," the president did not actually apologize. apology tour Still, social media users were outraged at the...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transgender-filming-women-restroom/
Man Claiming to Be Transgender Arrested for Filming Women in Restroom
Kim LaCapria
04/15/2016
[ "A 2013 news story about a man filming in women's bathrooms was misrepresented as having occurred \"last weekend\" in 2016." ]
On 1 April 2016, the web site Breitbart published an article reporting that a California man posing as a woman had been arrested after filming women in the bathroom of a Macy's department store: article A Palmdale, California, man wearing womens clothing was arrested in a Lancaster Macys store after he was seen in a wo...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-property-tax-3/
Is Biden Proposing a 3% Federal Property Tax?
David Mikkelson
10/27/2020
[ "The Democratic presidential candidate has not proposed a 3% property tax." ]
During the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, social media postings repeatedly warned readers that Democratic candidate Joe Biden was planning to slap a 3% federal tax on the value of homes, above and beyond any property taxes homeowners were already paying: However, this warning about a Biden-backed federal property t...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-property-tax-3/
Is the proposition by Biden for a 3% federal property tax being suggested?
David Mikkelson
10/27/2020
[ "The Democratic presidential candidate has not proposed a 3% property tax." ]
During the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, social media postings repeatedly warned readers that Democratic candidate Joe Biden was planning to slap a 3% federal tax on the value of homes, above and beyond any property taxes homeowners were already paying: However, this warning about a Biden-backed federal property t...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-property-tax-3/
Is Biden suggesting a 3% federal tax on properties?
David Mikkelson
10/27/2020
[ "The Democratic presidential candidate has not proposed a 3% property tax." ]
During the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, social media postings repeatedly warned readers that Democratic candidate Joe Biden was planning to slap a 3% federal tax on the value of homes, above and beyond any property taxes homeowners were already paying: However, this warning about a Biden-backed federal property t...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-property-tax-3/
Is Biden suggesting a 3% federal tax on property?
David Mikkelson
10/27/2020
[ "The Democratic presidential candidate has not proposed a 3% property tax." ]
During the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, social media postings repeatedly warned readers that Democratic candidate Joe Biden was planning to slap a 3% federal tax on the value of homes, above and beyond any property taxes homeowners were already paying: However, this warning about a Biden-backed federal property t...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cascade-mall-shooter-voted/
Accused Cascade Mall Shooter Arcan Cetin Voted as a Non-Citizen?
Kim LaCapria
09/29/2016
[ "Accused Cascade Mall shooter Arcan Cetin reportedly was registered to vote and participated in three elections, despite being a green card holder and not a naturalized citizen." ]
On 24 September 2016, Washington State resident Arcan Cetin was arrested for the 23 September 2016 shooting at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, in which five people were killed. Afterwards,Seattle-area radio station KVI reported that Cetin had registered and voted in Washington state despite his status as a ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chad-nishimura-mandalay-bay-las-vegas/
Did a Mandalay Bay Hotel Worker 'Vanish' After Giving an Interview?
Dan MacGuill
10/16/2017
[ "A disreputable web site published an illogical and inaccurate conspiracy theory about a valet worker who reportedly had a brush with the Las Vegas gunman." ]
Among the many conspiracy theories surrounding the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada is one that involves Chad Nishimura, a Mandalay Bay Hotel valet worker who said he parked suspected shooter Stephen Paddock's car on his arrival at the hotel. shooting According to conspiracy theorists, Nishimura told a ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sharia-zone-housing-project-wva/
Is West Virginia Building a 'Sharia Zone' Housing Project for Syrian Refugees?
Alex Kasprak
03/14/2019
[ "A video shot at a public housing project makes numerous, factually challenged claims about Syrian migration to West Virginia. " ]
On 5 March 2019, a conspiracy-minded Twitter account shared a video purporting to be from the site of a construction project funded by West Virginia taxpayer money for the purpose of housing 321 Syrian refugees. The video also claimed this was being done at the expense of regular Americans who, the man claims, were bei...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sharia-zone-housing-project-wva/
Is West Virginia constructing a residential project for Syrian refugees that is being likened to a 'Sharia Zone'?
Alex Kasprak
03/14/2019
[ "A video shot at a public housing project makes numerous, factually challenged claims about Syrian migration to West Virginia. " ]
On 5 March 2019, a conspiracy-minded Twitter account shared a video purporting to be from the site of a construction project funded by West Virginia taxpayer money for the purpose of housing 321 Syrian refugees. The video also claimed this was being done at the expense of regular Americans who, the man claims, were bei...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sharia-zone-housing-project-wva/
Is a housing project for Syrian refugees being constructed in West Virginia with intentions of establishing a 'Sharia Zone'?
Alex Kasprak
03/14/2019
[ "A video shot at a public housing project makes numerous, factually challenged claims about Syrian migration to West Virginia. " ]
On 5 March 2019, a conspiracy-minded Twitter account shared a video purporting to be from the site of a construction project funded by West Virginia taxpayer money for the purpose of housing 321 Syrian refugees. The video also claimed this was being done at the expense of regular Americans who, the man claims, were bei...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/mar/18/claire-mccaskill/sen-mccaskill-right-about-small-business-job-creat/
Small businesses create two out of every three American jobs.
Austin Hough
03/17/2017
[]
There has been controversy surrounding several of President Donald Trumps Cabinet picks. Notable selections, such as Betsy DeVos, Rex Tillerson and Jeff Sessions, have drawn the ire of Democrats and even a few Republicans. One choice that didnt receive much criticism was the appointment of Linda McMahon as administrato...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/nov/10/chris-christie/chris-christie-tells-teacher-school-funding-highes/
In fact, theres more state funding for education today than any other time.
Caryn Shinske
11/10/2013
[]
Chris Christies heard the complaints often. He cut education funding. He supports charter schools. Hes hard on teachers, and his quest for tenure and other reforms is over the top. But the governor continues responding to those complaints with various versions of this refrain: New Jersey has the most funding put toward...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pascua-lama/
Pascua-Lama
David Mikkelson
05/23/2006
[ "Petition addresses environmental issues associated with the Pascua-Lama mining operation in Chile." ]
Claim: Petition addresses environmental issues associated with the Pascua-Lama mining operation in Chile. Status: True. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2006] Dear friends who care about our earth, Judge for yourself if you want to take action. In the Valle de San Felix, the purest water in Chile runsfrom 2 rivers, f...
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true
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sean-connery-net-worth/
No, Sean Connery's Net Worth Didn't Leave Family 'in Tears'
Jordan Liles
12/03/2020
[ "We recently saw the same misleading advertising network \"arbitrage\" ploy about a celebrity's net worth used on \"Jeopardy\" game show host Alex Trebek." ]
Known as a famous Hollywood actor and one of the original men to portray the iconic character James Bond, Sean Connery died on Oct. 31, 2020. According to TMZ, he died at 1:30 a.m. "at his home in the Bahamas." TMZ Sean Connery died in his sleep from pneumonia, heart failure and old age ... according to his death certi...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sean-connery-net-worth/
No, Sean Connery's family did not become emotional over his net worth.
Jordan Liles
12/03/2020
[ "We recently saw the same misleading advertising network \"arbitrage\" ploy about a celebrity's net worth used on \"Jeopardy\" game show host Alex Trebek." ]
Known as a famous Hollywood actor and one of the original men to portray the iconic character James Bond, Sean Connery died on Oct. 31, 2020. According to TMZ, he died at 1:30 a.m. "at his home in the Bahamas." TMZ Sean Connery died in his sleep from pneumonia, heart failure and old age ... according to his death certi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sean-connery-net-worth/
No, Sean Connery's wealth did not make his family 'cry'.
Jordan Liles
12/03/2020
[ "We recently saw the same misleading advertising network \"arbitrage\" ploy about a celebrity's net worth used on \"Jeopardy\" game show host Alex Trebek." ]
Known as a famous Hollywood actor and one of the original men to portray the iconic character James Bond, Sean Connery died on Oct. 31, 2020. According to TMZ, he died at 1:30 a.m. "at his home in the Bahamas." TMZ Sean Connery died in his sleep from pneumonia, heart failure and old age ... according to his death certi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fedex-email-scam-package-delivery-notification/
FedEx Scam Claims 'Your Package Is Held in Our Warehouse' in Fake 'Delivery Notification' Email
Jordan Liles
12/13/2022
[ "If you receive an email or text message about an unexpected package delivery, read it carefully -- it might be a scam." ]
In December 2022, a FedEx email scam was going around that claimed to be a "package delivery notification" from the company, which said, "Your package is held in our warehouse." The scam was being sent around at the same time that people across the world were ordering and receiving packages for gift-giving holidays. We...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jeff-rothschild-third-world-war/
Did Facebook Executive Jeff Rothschild Say 'We Need a Third World War'?
David Emery
05/18/2018
[ "The former Facebook vice president supposedly advocates solving global problems by exterminating 90 percent of the human population." ]
Jeffrey J. Rothschild, an American businessman now in his mid-sixties, is a successful engineer, entrepreneur, and former Facebook vice president whose net worth, according to Forbes, exceeds $3 billion. Jeffrey J. Rothschild He is also, if online conspiracy theorists are to be believed, a thought leader in a CIA-backe...
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null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jeff-rothschild-third-world-war/
Did executive Jeff Rothschild from Facebook express the need for a third world war?
David Emery
05/18/2018
[ "The former Facebook vice president supposedly advocates solving global problems by exterminating 90 percent of the human population." ]
Jeffrey J. Rothschild, an American businessman now in his mid-sixties, is a successful engineer, entrepreneur, and former Facebook vice president whose net worth, according to Forbes, exceeds $3 billion. Jeffrey J. Rothschild He is also, if online conspiracy theorists are to be believed, a thought leader in a CIA-backe...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jeff-rothschild-third-world-war/
Did Facebook executive Jeff Rothschild express the need for a third world war?
David Emery
05/18/2018
[ "The former Facebook vice president supposedly advocates solving global problems by exterminating 90 percent of the human population." ]
Jeffrey J. Rothschild, an American businessman now in his mid-sixties, is a successful engineer, entrepreneur, and former Facebook vice president whose net worth, according to Forbes, exceeds $3 billion. Jeffrey J. Rothschild He is also, if online conspiracy theorists are to be believed, a thought leader in a CIA-backe...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obamacare-decision/
John Roberts and the Obamacare Decision
David Mikkelson
07/08/2012
[ "Opinion piece expresses Charles Krauthammer's thoughts on Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court's decision on Obamacare?" ]
Claim: Opinion piece expresses columnist Charles Krauthammer's thoughts on Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court's decision on Obamacare. INCORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED Example: [Collected via e-mail, June 2012] I would like to know if the following email attributed to Charles Krauthammer has been correctly attri...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obamacare-decision/
John Roberts and the Decision Regarding the Affordable Care Act
David Mikkelson
07/08/2012
[ "Opinion piece expresses Charles Krauthammer's thoughts on Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court's decision on Obamacare?" ]
Claim: Opinion piece expresses columnist Charles Krauthammer's thoughts on Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court's decision on Obamacare. INCORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED Example: [Collected via e-mail, June 2012] I would like to know if the following email attributed to Charles Krauthammer has been correctly attri...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obamacare-decision/
John Roberts and the ruling on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
David Mikkelson
07/08/2012
[ "Opinion piece expresses Charles Krauthammer's thoughts on Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court's decision on Obamacare?" ]
Claim: Opinion piece expresses columnist Charles Krauthammer's thoughts on Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court's decision on Obamacare. INCORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED Example: [Collected via e-mail, June 2012] I would like to know if the following email attributed to Charles Krauthammer has been correctly attri...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paul-ryan-birth-control-murder/
Did Paul Ryan Say Women Who Use Birth Control Are Committing Murder?
Dan Evon
03/08/2017
[ "A statement supposedly made by House speaker Paul Ryan on CNN in which he asserted that women who use birth control are committing murder originated with a \"hybrid\" satire site." ]
On 3 March 2017, the web site USPOLN published an article which contained several quotes ostensibly uttered by Senator Paul Ryan, including one statement in which he supposedly asserted about birth control that "If there was a legitimate way to have intercourse and not get pregnant, God would have included it in His ho...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paul-ryan-birth-control-murder/
Did Paul Ryan state that women who utilize birth control are engaging in an act of killing?
Dan Evon
03/08/2017
[ "A statement supposedly made by House speaker Paul Ryan on CNN in which he asserted that women who use birth control are committing murder originated with a \"hybrid\" satire site." ]
On 3 March 2017, the web site USPOLN published an article which contained several quotes ostensibly uttered by Senator Paul Ryan, including one statement in which he supposedly asserted about birth control that "If there was a legitimate way to have intercourse and not get pregnant, God would have included it in His ho...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paul-ryan-birth-control-murder/
Did Paul Ryan state that women who utilize contraceptives are engaging in acts of murder?
Dan Evon
03/08/2017
[ "A statement supposedly made by House speaker Paul Ryan on CNN in which he asserted that women who use birth control are committing murder originated with a \"hybrid\" satire site." ]
On 3 March 2017, the web site USPOLN published an article which contained several quotes ostensibly uttered by Senator Paul Ryan, including one statement in which he supposedly asserted about birth control that "If there was a legitimate way to have intercourse and not get pregnant, God would have included it in His ho...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harold-estes/
Letter to President Obama - Harold Estes
David Mikkelson
11/27/2009
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Claim: Letter from nonagenarian World War II veteran criticizes President Obama. CORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED Example: [Collected via e-mail, November 2009] Dear President Obama, My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age because I remain wr...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/13/donald-trump/donald-trump-ad-accuses-joe-biden-phantom-14-tax-h/
Biden's plan is a 14% tax hike on middle class families.
Louis Jacobson
10/13/2020
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A newadfor President Donald Trumps reelection campaign paints Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as eager to raise the average voters taxes. What would Joe Biden's plan do for you? the ad says. Biden's plan is a 14% tax hike on middle class families. 82% of Americans would pay more, and Biden's plan gives illega...
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