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Fake News: Democrats DID NOT Say Americans Must Pay Reparations to Illegal Aliens

Did Democrats say that American taxpayers must pay reparations to illegal aliens? No, that's not true: The claim is a distortion of a statement made by a member of congress...
Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Compare Christians To Fungus

Did Pope Francis compare Christians to a fungus during an address in Morocco? No, that's not true: The speech quoted in misleading stories included the pope quoting a biblical passage...
Fake News: Firefighters DID NOT Suffer Neurological Damage After Contact With 5G Cell Towers

Did firefighters in Northern California suffer neurological damage after contact with 5G cell towers? No, despite claims in several trending reports there is no "new university study" or other scientific...
Fake News: Putin Did NOT Ban Microsoft Products From Russia

Did Russian President Vladimir Putin ban all Microsoft products from Russia? No, that's not true: a 2016 article was reposted to Facebook by website that has a reputation for making...
Fake News: Woman Did NOT Admit She Was Paid to Frame Cosby With Rape

Did an unnamed woman admit she was paid to frame Bill Cosby with rape? No, that's not true: a South African website copied an old conspiracy article from NewsPunch/YourNewsWire but...
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...
Old Fake News: NO NFL Lawyer Found Dead, Did NOT Claim Super Bowl Is 'Rigged'

Was NFL lawyer Dan Goodes found dead after claiming the Super Bowl is rigged? No, that's not true: an old copy of a fake story published in 2018 went viral...
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...
Fake News: 10,800 U.S. Children Were NOT Raped By Illegal Immigrants in 2018

Were 10,800 U.S. children raped by illegal immigrants in 2018? Almost certainly not. The actual statistics haven't been published yet and the 10,800 number is just a very sloppy extrapolation...
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...