Did a Janitor Collect $20 Million in Life Insurance on Dead Chicago Teens?
6 April 2017An old fake news item appeared to play off stereotypes about Chicago and controversial "dead peasant" insurance.
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Does President Donald Trump Plan to Make it Illegal to be Transgender?
31 January 2017Reports that Trump has put transgender people "on notice" come from a fake news web site.
Did a Man Lock His Daughter in a Cage for Overusing a Snapchat Filter?
6 January 2017Numerous fake news sites published a yarn about a man locking his daughter in a cage to punish her for using Snapchat's dog filter.
Trump Donates 50k to Charleston Shooter Family to Move Him to Safer Prison
8 August 2016A fake news site leveraged news about the beating of an incarcerated Dylann Roof to spread a falsehood about Donald Trump's donating money to facilitate a prison transfer.
80 Percent of Black Men in Atlanta are Gay?
19 February 2016A fake news item claimed a study indicated 80 percent of black men in Atlanta were homosexual.
The Chicago Gun-Crimes
Fake news site reports 318 people were shot in Chicago as part of a "Halloween purge."
Moon Plot
The people pictured here are not a couple, and neither was arrested for "selling real estate on the moon."
Did DNA Confirm Hakeem from ‘Empire’ Is Jay-Z’s Biological Son?
22 September 2015Reports that a DNA test confirmed actor Bryshere Y. Gray, who plays Hakeem Lyon on the TV series 'Empire,' is the son of rap mogul Jay-Z are fake news.
Wendy’s Worker Arrested for Putting Vaginal Discharge on Woman’s Burger?
26 August 2015A gross-out story of an adulterated burger and a Wendy's worker is just more fake news.
Michael Jordan on Kids Dying Over His Shoes: ‘Not My Problem’
16 December 2014Michael Jordan did not say he doesn't care about kids dying over his shoes.
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Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.
Is This Video of a ‘Gyro Drop’ Amusement Park Ride Real?
14 June 2019The "Gyro Drop" is a real amusement park ride, but a popular video of it relies on some imagination.
Did U.S. Taxpayers Pay Over $90 Billion More Under Trump’s Tax Law?
11 June 2019The IRS collected $93 billion more from taxpayers in fiscal year 2018 than 2017, but that doesn't mean it's a harbinger of things to come.
Is This the ‘Sonic’ Character’s New Redesign?
10 June 2019Graphic artists "gotta go fast" to get Sonic the Hedgehog redesigned in time for the movie's 2020 release.
Did Obama Pledge ‘More Flexibility’ Toward Russia After the 2012 Election?
13 December 2016In 2012, President Obama was overheard over a hot microphone telling President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate with Putin after the election.