Fact Check September 11th
Daisy the Dog Rescued 9/11 Survivors?
Updated The tale a dog named Daisy who rescued countless souls from World Trade Center towers on 9/11 is inspiring but fabricated.
Articles tagged: dogs 18 Total
Fact Check Medical
Does Pepto-Bismol Contain Xylitol, Which is Harmful to Dogs?
3 August 2017 Xylitol, a sugar substitute, is harmful to dogs, but Pepto-Bismol does not contain it.
Fact Check Viral Phenomena
Does a Viral Image Show People Lining Up to Surrender Their Pets for Euthanasia?
29 June 2017 An animal rescue organization provided a misleading — and inflammatory — description of a group of people waiting outside a Houston animal shelter.
Fact Check Critter Country
Was a Dog Elected Mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky?
28 June 2017 An unincorporated community in Kentucky has elected a dog as its mayor for the fourth time in a row.
News Crime
California Couple Pleads Guilty to Hoarding 170 Yorkies
12 June 2017 A San Diego County couple has pleaded guilty to hoarding the dogs in filthy conditions, entering pleas to animal neglect.
Fact Check Fake News
Does Portland Allow ‘Furries’ to Use Dog Parks?
29 May 2017 A fake news site reported that the city council had voted to give people with animal alter egos the right to 'mate' in the parks.
News Controversy
USDA Reviews Procedures After M-44 ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Kills Family Dog in Idaho
28 March 2017 The M-44 "cyanide ejector device" is widely used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cull predator species such as coyotes, foxes, and feral dogs.
Fact Check Critter Country
Did Two Men Cut off a Dog’s Ears?
19 January 2017 A photograph showing two men standing next to a dog whose ears they had apparently cut off went viral in January 2017.
News Entertainment News
Animal Abuse Alleged on the Set of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’
18 January 2017 A leaked video shows what appears to be a frightened German shepherd being forced into water on the set of a movie about the love between a boy and his dogs.
News
More Than 150 Dogs Rescued From North Carolina Fighting Ring
Updated Ten people were arrested after federal and local authorities found the dogs.
News Viral Phenomena
Texas Woman Helps Homeless Man and His Dog
28 October 2016 Wilma Price said that after she shared a story about helping a man get his dog back, another publication posted it with erroneous information.
Fact Check Science
Are Dogs Really 99.9% Wolf?
28 October 2016 Domestic dogs split from their wild counterpart, the grey wolf, quite recently by evolutionary timescales. As such, the two animals are remarkably similar from a genetic standpoint.
News Controversy
Breed Specific Legislation and Dog Bites
25 October 2016 A look into breed bans and their efficacy in preventing dog attacks.
Fact Check Food
Pretoria Chinese Restaurants Granted Permission to Sell Dog Meat
25 July 2016 A story about restaurants in South Africa serving dog generated a lot of outrage, but it was completely fabricated — and plagiarized from previous fictional articles.
News Controversy
UK ‘Pro-Muslim’ Group Seeks Ban on Dogs
14 July 2016 A pro-Muslim group calling themselves 'For Public Purity' is supposedly campaigning for a ban on dogs in public spaces.
Fact Check Politics
Bill Murray Didn’t Say You Can Always Trust a Dog but Not a Human
2 February 2016 A fake quote attributed to Bill Murray about trusting dogs instead of humans is frequently shared on the internet.
News Odd News
Six Dogs Snarl Traffic During Police Chase
19 January 2016 Officers were forced to collar the dogs as they were taking the driver into custody.
Fact Check Fake News
Has ISIS Issued a Fatwa to Kill Puppies?
14 December 2015 No, ISIS has not issued a fatwa vowing to kill American puppies.
