Is This Anderson Cooper Standing in a Ditch While Reporting Hurricane Florence?
16 September 2018 It's not uncommon for reporters to call upon dramatic skills in the course of conveying the perils of extreme weather phenomena.
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Did a ‘New Deadly Spider’ Species Kill Several People in the U.S. in the Summer of 2018?
22 August 2018 A viral, scare-mongering Facebook post fabricated a series of fatal spider bites and used photographs of the relatively harmless woodlouse spider.
Did President Donald Trump Donate His Entire $400,000 Salary to Rebuild Military Cemeteries?
3 August 2018 Prominent conservative commentators boosted a false, mathematically impossible rumor about the president's salary donations, taking aim at the news media along the way.
Did Tim Tebow Kneel During the National Anthem in Protest of Abortion?
26 May 2018 Tim Tebow and Colin Kaepernick are both famous for kneeling during football games, but in dramatically different contexts.
Are Texts Saying ‘A Friend Has Complimented You in IRL’ Linked to Sex Trafficking?
28 August 2018 Not every unsolicited communication is an attempt to target victims for sex trafficking rings.
Did Judge Martha Kavanaugh ‘Rule Against’ the Parents of Her Son’s Accuser, Christine Blasey-Ford?
17 September 2018 Right-wing websites concocted a cynical (and grossly inaccurate) conspiracy theory about a woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
Was Donald Trump at Ground Zero Searching for Survivors Two Days After 9/11 with Workers He Paid For?
11 September 2018 A meme echoes President Trump's 2001 comments about having hundreds of workers search for survivors after the terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan.
Was Sen. John McCain a ‘Hanoi Hilton Songbird’?
11 May 2018 A Fox News analyst was fired from the network after attempting to revive an old, debunked smear against the lawmaker and former prisoner of war.
Did Michael Jordan Resign from the Board at Nike and Take ‘Air Jordans’ with Him?
5 September 2018 The former NBA superstar has not taken umbrage with the company's decision to use Colin Kaepernick in an ad campaign.
Is State Farm Denying Insurance to Gun Owners?
31 May 2018 Both the company and an insurance expert refuted online anecdotes painting the company as hostile toward firearm owners.
Did Rosie O’Donnell ‘Plead Insanity’ Over Illegal Campaign Donations?
7 May 2018 Right-leaning web sites falsely accused the actress and comedian of trying to set up a "Trump Derangement Syndrome" defense.
Do People Really Wear Live, Jewel-Encrusted Beetles as Brooches?
5 June 2018 A viral video shows people wearing jewelry consisting of what appear to be live beetles decorated with gold and gemstones.