by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Elon Musk Does NOT Want to Send a Team to Mars to Rescue Opportunity Rover
Is Elon Musk planning to send a team to Mars to rescue the Opportunity rover? No, that's not true: a satire page made up the story about the billionaire wanting... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Scientists Have NOT Found That Intelligence Is Passed From Mothers, Not From Fathers
Have scientists found that intelligence is passed from mothers and not from fathers? No, that's not true: a jumbled and messed up article with bits and pieces copy pasted from... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Liberals NOT Protesting By Putting Their Mouths Over Truck Exhausts to Make Green New Deal a Reality
Are liberals taking the "Green New Deal" challenge by putting their mouths over truck exhausts? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a right-wing satire website as... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say World Government Must Rule U.S. 'For Their Own Good'
Did Pope Francis say a world government must rule the U.S. for their own good? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that attracts clicks... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Democrats Did NOT Reveal Plan To Fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Did Democrats reveal a plan to fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after there was quite some criticism surrounding the launch of her "Green New Deal"? No, that's not true: a hyperpartisan site... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Video Does NOT Show Mega-Insect Discovered in Mammoth Cave, KY
Was a mega-insect discovered in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky? No, that's not true: a video that went viral with that claim actually showed a puppet used in a movie. The caption... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
»News & Analysis from the world of Fake News
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Lead Stories Joins Facebook's Third Party Fact Checking Partnership
COLORADO SPRINGS - Lead Stories is happy to announce we are now part of Facebook's partnership with various fact checking organisations around the world which aims to fight misinformation on... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Kumanovo-connection Update: Macedonian Fake News Purveyor Revealed To Be Military Intelligence Major
One of the Macedonians identified by Nieuwscheckers and Lead Stories to be behind a network of sites publishing hate-mongering fake news turns out to be a major in the military... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Macedonian Fake News Network Shuts Down Dozens Of Websites After Joint Investigation By Lead Stories & Nieuwscheckers
Back in November of 2018 fact checking sites Lead Stories and Nieuwscheckers collaborated to map a network of Macedonian fake news websites that had published thousands and thousands of articles... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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How A Tattoo Led Us To The Macedonian Trucker Delivering Loads of Fake News To The Internet
The joint investigation by Lead Stories and Nieuwscheckers into a network of Macedonian fake news sites reached a dead end last month: we knew most of the sites involved and... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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The Kumanovo-connection: Macedonian Spam Clans Still Make Money With Fake News About Muslims and Migrants
A Macedonian military man appears to be one of the driving forces behind a network of fake news websites that reached millions of people with articles often inciting hatred against... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Here Are The Tools And Methods We Used To Map A Macedonian Fake News Network And The People Behind It
Sherlock Holmes had his magnifying glass. Hercule Poirot relied on his "little grey cells". But the 21st century internet detective needs more than that to catch the bad guys. In... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Europe
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Fake News: Gypsies DID NOT Install Their Caravans On The Champs-Élysées In Paris For Gilets Jaunes Protests
Did several gypsy clans show up in Paris and did they install their caravans on the Champs-Élysées to participate in the Gilets Jaunes protests after ex-boxer Christophe Dettinger was arrested... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: French Riot Police Did NOT Loot A Store During #GiletsJaunes Protest
Did French riot police officers loot a store during recent "Gillets Jaunes" protests in France? No, that's not true. The confusion was caused by a viral tweet from a user... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Netflix Did NOT Announce French Version of Suicide Squad
Did Netflix announce a French version of the "Suicide Squad" movie? No, that's not true: the rumor was started by a Belgian satire website mocking the French government. It is... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Angela Merkel Did NOT Say Nation States Must Give Up Sovereignty To New World Order
Did Angela Merkel say states must give up sovereignty to the "New World Order"? No, that's not true: while Merkel did call on states to surrender some sovereignty she did... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: French Senate Christmas Bonus NOT Capped At 'Only' 17 580 Euro
Is the French senate limiting the bonus its members receive for Chrismas to "only" €17.850 this year? No, that's not true: the story and the composition of the bonus was... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Palace Did NOT Confirm Queen's Christmas Message Will Have Arabic Subtitles for Syrian Refugees
Will Queen Elizabeth II read her traditional Christmas message with Arabic subtitles for Syrian refugees this year? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a British satire... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Hoax Alert
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Fake News: Ozzy Osbourne Did NOT Lose Battle Against Pneumonia -- NOT Dead
Did Ozzy Osbourne just die of pneumonia? No, that's not true: the story announcing his death on February 6, 2019 is definitely false even though it went massively viral ten... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Elon Musk Does NOT Want to Send a Team to Mars to Rescue Opportunity Rover
Is Elon Musk planning to send a team to Mars to rescue the Opportunity rover? No, that's not true: a satire page made up the story about the billionaire wanting... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Scientists Have NOT Found That Intelligence Is Passed From Mothers, Not From Fathers
Have scientists found that intelligence is passed from mothers and not from fathers? No, that's not true: a jumbled and messed up article with bits and pieces copy pasted from... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Liberals NOT Protesting By Putting Their Mouths Over Truck Exhausts to Make Green New Deal a Reality
Are liberals taking the "Green New Deal" challenge by putting their mouths over truck exhausts? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a right-wing satire website as... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say World Government Must Rule U.S. 'For Their Own Good'
Did Pope Francis say a world government must rule the U.S. for their own good? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that attracts clicks... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Democrats Did NOT Reveal Plan To Fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Did Democrats reveal a plan to fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after there was quite some criticism surrounding the launch of her "Green New Deal"? No, that's not true: a hyperpartisan site... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Politics
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Fake News: Democrats Did NOT Reveal Plan To Fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Did Democrats reveal a plan to fire Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after there was quite some criticism surrounding the launch of her "Green New Deal"? No, that's not true: a hyperpartisan site... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Democrat Senator Stuart Boll Did NOT Switch Sides or Pledge To Vote With Trump
Did a senator from Maine named Stuart Boll switch his affiliation from Democrat to Republican and did he pledge to vote with President Trump from now on? No, that's not... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NOT A Real Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Lighting Fart On Fire
Did a photo surface of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in which she can be seen being held in the air by a young man while lighting a fart on fire? No, that's... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Tara McClossoff Did NOT Introduce Bill to Ban Seniors From Voting
Did a democrat by the name of Tara McClossoff introduce a bill to ban seniors from voting? No, that's not true: an image making that claim was spread through a... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO Body In Ohio River Confirmed As Major Clinton Aide
Was a body found in the Ohio river in Saint Clairsville, Ohio confirmed to be Clinton aide Jaeger Holpern? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Green New Deal Does NOT Call For Drinking Urine
Does the "Green New Deal" proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez contain a provision that calls for the drinking of recycled urine? No, that's not true: several conservative figures have been spreading... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Entertainment
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Fake News: Ozzy Osbourne Did NOT Lose Battle Against Pneumonia -- NOT Dead
Did Ozzy Osbourne just die of pneumonia? No, that's not true: the story announcing his death on February 6, 2019 is definitely false even though it went massively viral ten... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO Shocking Evidence Showing Bill Cosby To Be Innocent
Did 'shocking' evidence prove Bill Cosby is innocent? No, that's not true: an image appearing to be a screenshot from some television show which recently went viral again actually originated... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Bill Murray NOT Dead at 81
Did actor and legendary funnyman Bill Murray die at 81 and was his wish to see "Americans United Under Trump"? No, that's not true. The story was published by a... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Whoopi Goldberg NOT Fired From 'The View' After 'Whiteface' Controversy
Was Whoopi Goldberg fired from The View after a "Whiteface" controversy? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Rock Icon Mick Jagger NOT Dead, Did NOT Leave Billions For Border Wall
Did Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger die and did he leave billions of dollars for building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico? No, that's not true: the story... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Gérard Jugnot Did NOT Die This Morning
Did French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer Gérard Jugnot die early in the morning? No, that's not true: the story was posted by some joker to a prank... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk