14 June 2018 A list purportedly demonstrating the National Football League's hypocrisy regarding free expression deals largely with genuine incidents — but whether its entries are "free speech" issues is debatable, and some of its details are inaccurate.
5 June 2018 The White House claimed that an event with the Super Bowl champions was cancelled due to a disagreement over kneeling during the pre-game anthem, but no Eagles player knelt in protest during the regular season.
4 June 2018 A startling quote from the football player actually originated on a sports satire page.
30 May 2018 The clip purportedly showing a bridesmaid making an athletic bouquet catch originated with a clever commercial.
3 May 2018 A popular meme contains a mixture of myth, rumor, and facts (as well as a ridiculous digitally edited image) about the legendary United States president.
13 April 2018 A journalist's tweet inflamed discussion about a potential second bout between the boxing and UFC stars.
28 December 2017 Web sites misrepresent details of an agreement between the National Football League and protesting players.
15 December 2017 A satirical sports site vastly overstated the University of Alabama football coach's "performance" in the December 2017 vote.
13 December 2017 Native American activists published several elaborate fake web sites as a "satirical action" against the Redskins franchise.
8 November 2017 A prank web site user used a photograph from 1936 to gin up a "story" spoofing modern player protests.
28 September 2008 A lawsuit brought by an injured fan purportedly revealed that an umpire blew an important call in a 1908 baseball game.
12 July 2001 Was baseball's annual championship contest, the World Series, named for the New York World newspaper?
