The Comically Flawed Attempt to Smear Robert Mueller, Explained
30 October 2018 A plot to accuse Special Counsel Robert Mueller of sexual assault has fallen apart in a truly remarkable and public fashion.
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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.
Are Parkland School Shooting Survivors Receiving Death Threats from NRA Members?
27 February 2018 Although we don't know if people using social media to harass massacre survivors are all NRA members, many of them are tagging the NRA in threatening posts.
GotNews and Other Disreputable Sites Sued for Naming Innocent Teen as the Charlottesville Killer
18 February 2018 The sites are accused of defamation.
Did BuzzFeed Advocate for Taking Away White People’s Guns?
15 February 2018 A fake image suggested that Buzzfeed had published a story headlined "Why We Need To Take Away White People's Guns Now, More Than Ever. "
Did ‘Mexican Drug Cartels’ Start the California Wildfires?
17 October 2017 Disreputable web sites provide no evidence to support a half-baked theory about the cause of the October 2017 fires.
Did the CEO of Camping World Tell Trump Supporters Not to Shop at His Stores?
23 August 2017 Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis didn't target President Trump's supporters as such, but he appears to have directed comments at supporters of Trump's response to events in Charlottesville.
Did Evacuation Alarms Go Off in Pyongyang, North Korea Amid ‘Nuke Fears’?
26 April 2017 Disreputable web sites are falsely reporting that a 2015 video of a nighttime tsunami alert in Chile was a mass evacuation in North Korea.
Did John McCain Solicit a Campaign Contribution from the Russian Government?
23 February 2017 A letter sent to the Russian envoy in 2008 soliciting campaign contributions was an apparent error.
Women’s March Organizer Linda Sarsour Accused of Being Anti-Semitic, Affiliated with Hamas
25 January 2017 After the Women's March took place on 21 January 2017, rumors asserted event organizer Linda Sarsour promoted Sharia law and had ties to Hamas.
Anti-Trump Protesters Bused Into Austin, Chicago
11 November 2016 Photographs showing long lines of buses were shared with the untrue claim that they were used to ship paid anti-Trump protesters to various cities.
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Did Republicans Actually Say These Things About Rape?
27 February 2014 A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republican politicians.
Was WWE Wrestler Ric Flair Declared Brain Dead?
17 May 2019 A number of rumors were circulated in May 2019 after the retired wrestler was hospitalized.
Is This a Photograph of a 12-Week Fetus?
10 November 2013 An image many have viewed as a photograph of first trimester fetus is actually a picture of a hand-painted resin doll crafted by an artist.
Did Joe Biden Once Say That Roe v. Wade “Went Too Far”?
17 May 2019 The origin of this claim was an interview conducted with then-Senator Biden in 1974.
Does an Ohio Anti-Abortion Bill Ban Birth Control?
20 May 2019 HB 182 would limit access to, but not criminalize use of, certain types of birth control.