Although Sam Clovis is believed to be in line for a Department of Agriculture appointment, he did not say that scientists are "stupid" and that dinosaurs are "a hoax".
The Witty Liberal Facebook page resurrected a fake news story from early 2016 about the pastor.
A fake news article that fabricated statements by Eric Trump got picked up by hyper-partisan web site Democratic Moms.
A quote supposedly from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the start of World War III originated with a hoax news article.
A racist jibe purportedly directed at civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis by Trump transition team member Rep. Chris Collins was fabricated by a fake news web site.
Bristol Palin's comments about performers declining to appear at Trump's inauguration were padded by a fake news site.
A fake news site attributed fabricated, controversial remarks to Ohio Governor John Kasich.
A story that the former Alaska governor called for the boycott after discovering that the mall had hired its first black Santa Claus is a hoax.
A fake news story overstated Republican VP candidate Mike Pence's disagreement with the First Lady's criticism of Donald Trump.
Former Southern Baptist minister Pat Robertson did not propose that Christian men should boycott sex with wives who are planning to vote for Hillary Clinton.
Ted Nugent recently made comments about President Obama's support for NFL player Colin Kaepernick's protests, but he didn't call the athlete a "chimp."
Ted Cruz did not say that he'd run as a Democrat to defeat Donald Trump if Hillary Clinton dropped out of the 2016 presidential race.
Fraudsters continue to capitalize on the sudden death of Kobe Bryant by publishing misinformation about his family.
If a prediction is only noticed after an incident occurs, is it really a prediction?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the new coronavirus outbreak in 2020.
A popular meme confused pardons with commutations and spread an erroneous rumor about the former president.
“The babies kept coming and coming and coming and coming ..."