by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested For Trying Out Dozens of Sex Toys In Walmart Store
Was 27-year-old Laura Martinez arrested in a Union City Walmart in California for testing various sex toys in the middle of a Walmart store? No, that's not true, the story... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO College Boys Pledge To Remove Testicles If Trump Wall Is Built
Is a college sophomore named Trent Griliphaen the latest college boy to pledge the removal of his testicles if President Donald Trump builds a wall on the Mexican border? No,... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Democratic Party NOT Selling Official Riot Supplies
Are the Democrats now selling official riot supplies like pitchforks, torches and rocks in their official web store? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake Ad: Linestanders NOT Needed for Trump Rally on Wednesday October 10 -- Labor Union Likely Behind Ad
Is a Craigslist ad promising $100 for people to stand in line at a Trump rally real? And is it proof of Trump paying people to make his rallies seem... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: New Research Did NOT Say Short People Are Angrier And More Violent Than Tall People
Did 'new' research show that short people are angrier and more violent than tall people? No, that's just a headline put out by some clickbait website citing two pieces of... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Pro-Choice Activist Did NOT Break World Record By Getting 27th Abortion
Did 34-year-old Elena Travis from California break the world record for most abortions by getting 27 of them? And is she a pro-choice activist? No, that's not true: the story... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
»News & Analysis from the world of Fake News
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Fake ABC News Website Taken Down After DMCA Complaint -- Already Replaced One Day Later By New Fake News Site
A story about protesters vandalizing Brett Kavanaugh's house to the tune of $11,000 in damages went viral about four days ago and was first debunked by Lead Stories. It originated... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Is The Fake News Generator Back In Business? -- It Took a Single Dash and $12 To Evade Filters
Less than two weeks ago we reported on a network of prank websites centered around thefakenewsgenerator.com being blocked as spam by Facebook. But now it seems the site is gearing... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Reign of "New Fake News King" Already At An End? The Fake News Generator Blocked By Facebook
Recently a rash of new viral fake news stories started turning up on Facebook, all from sites associated with thefakenewsgenerator.com, a site run by a man named Justin Hook. He... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Lead Stories and Factmata Announce Collaboration In Fight Against Fake News
COLORADO SPRINGS/BRUSSELS/LONDON -- Fact checking website Lead Stories (leadstories.com) and artificial intelligence startup Factmata (factmata.com) are happy to announce they will be collaborating in the fight against fake news by... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Lead Stories and Unfakery Announce Collaboration In Fight Against Fake News
COLORADO SPRINGS/BRUSSELS/HOUSTON -- Fact checking website Lead Stories (leadstories.com) and the fakery education and debunking Facebook page Unfakery (Facebook.com/Unfakery) are happy to announce they will be collaborating in the fight... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Is Fake News Website YourNewsWire Being Throttled To Death By Facebook?
Regular readers of this site are doubtlessly familiar with notorious fake news website YourNewsWire.com. Over the years we have debunked countless stories from it, and we are not the only... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Hoax Alert
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Fake News: Belgian Singer Stromae NOT Dead In Paris Road Accident
Did Belgian singer Stromae die in a road accident in Paris today, aged only 33? No, that's not true: a death hoax about the singer was launched by a website... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested For Trying Out Dozens of Sex Toys In Walmart Store
Was 27-year-old Laura Martinez arrested in a Union City Walmart in California for testing various sex toys in the middle of a Walmart store? No, that's not true, the story... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NO College Boys Pledge To Remove Testicles If Trump Wall Is Built
Is a college sophomore named Trent Griliphaen the latest college boy to pledge the removal of his testicles if President Donald Trump builds a wall on the Mexican border? No,... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Democratic Party NOT Selling Official Riot Supplies
Are the Democrats now selling official riot supplies like pitchforks, torches and rocks in their official web store? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake Ad: Linestanders NOT Needed for Trump Rally on Wednesday October 10 -- Labor Union Likely Behind Ad
Is a Craigslist ad promising $100 for people to stand in line at a Trump rally real? And is it proof of Trump paying people to make his rallies seem... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: New Research Did NOT Say Short People Are Angrier And More Violent Than Tall People
Did 'new' research show that short people are angrier and more violent than tall people? No, that's just a headline put out by some clickbait website citing two pieces of... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Politics
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Fake News: Democratic Party NOT Selling Official Riot Supplies
Are the Democrats now selling official riot supplies like pitchforks, torches and rocks in their official web store? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake Ad: Linestanders NOT Needed for Trump Rally on Wednesday October 10 -- Labor Union Likely Behind Ad
Is a Craigslist ad promising $100 for people to stand in line at a Trump rally real? And is it proof of Trump paying people to make his rallies seem... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Taylor Swift Did NOT Break Political Silence To Throw Support Behind Restoring Shōgun To Throne Of Japan
Did Taylor Swift throw her support behind restoring the shōgunate in Japan? No, of course not: that story was launched by a satirical website in response to her sudden support... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Describe Democrat Wrap Up Smear Tactic In Video
Did Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi describe one of the tactics used by the Democrats during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings as the "wrap up smear tactic"? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Grassley Did NOT Vow To Imprison False Kavanaugh Accusers -- YourNewsWire Quietly Changes Headline
Did Senator Chuck Grassley "vow to imprison" anybody falsely accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh? No, that's not true. Infamous fake news website YourNewsWire made the claim in a headline... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: New Poll Did NOT Find That The Majority Side With Trump -- Story Pushed By Foreign Websites
Did a "new" poll find that "the majority" sides with President Donald Trump? No, that's not true, despite the headline of an article being pushed by a network of foreign-run... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Entertainment
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Fake News: Belgian Singer Stromae NOT Dead In Paris Road Accident
Did Belgian singer Stromae die in a road accident in Paris today, aged only 33? No, that's not true: a death hoax about the singer was launched by a website... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Taylor Swift NOT Busted On Date With Colin Kaepernick
Was Taylor Swift spotted on a date with Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: the latest hoax about Swift was just the product of the imagination of a liberal satire... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Taylor Swift NOT Dropped From Spotify & iTunes
Was Taylor Swift dropped from music services Spotify and iTunes after endorsing two Democrats in the Tennessee midterm elections? No, that's not true: the claim was made up by a... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Jean Poole Productions Did NOT Pull Their Taylor Swift World Tour Promotion
Did a company named "Jean Poole Productions" pull their promotion of Taylor Swift's upcoming world tour? No, that's not true: the company doesn't even exist, it was all made up... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose $14 Million Contract After Backing Democrats
Did singer Taylor Swift lose a $14 million contract after backing two democrats in the upcoming Tennessee midterm election? No, that's not true: while she did post a message to... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Taylor Swift Did NOT Break Political Silence To Throw Support Behind Restoring Shōgun To Throne Of Japan
Did Taylor Swift throw her support behind restoring the shōgunate in Japan? No, of course not: that story was launched by a satirical website in response to her sudden support... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
» Video
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Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Describe Democrat Wrap Up Smear Tactic In Video
Did Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi describe one of the tactics used by the Democrats during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings as the "wrap up smear tactic"? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Video Showing Airliner Flipping Over Before Landing In Typhoon Is NOT Real!
Is this video of an airliner flipping over or doing a 360 degree roll because of a typhoon during the landing real? No, it is not: the video is a... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Video Does NOT Show Muslims Rioting In Birmingham Demanding Nobody Drive During Ramadan
Did a viral video show muslims rioting in Birmingham because they demand nobody drive down their street during Ramadan? No, that's not true: a video showing Swiss soccer hooligans has... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Video Does NOT Show Man Burning After Phone Connected To Power Bank Explodes, NOT In Dubai Mall
Does a video being shared around on social media show a man on fire in a shopping center because his phone exploded in his pocket while connected to a power... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: NOT A Video Of An Israeli Policeman Strangling A Palestinian Child To Death
Does a video show an Israeli policeman strangling a Palestinian child to death near some kind of escalator? No, that's not true: a video filmed in the Swedish city of... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk
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Fake News: Video Does NOT Show 6K People Marching For Tommy Robinson To Be Freed
Does a viral video show six thousand people marching down London's Whitehall to demand freedom for Tommy Robinson? No, that's not true: the video is from several weeks before Robinson's... [Read the full story]- by: Maarten Schenk