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  • Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Acknowledge Existence Of Alien Civilizations -- Story Originated On Satire Site

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    Did "NASA spokeswoman Trish Chamberson" acknowledge the existence of an alien civilization? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories, "There is no truth to this claim," and added that there is no NASA spokeswoman named Trish Chamberson. Components of the claim are recycled from a satirical article published in 2016. The claim appeared in an article titled,…

    • Apr 26, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Acknowledge Existence Of Alien Civilizations -- Story Originated On Satire Site Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Two People Fumigating The Oval Office Is NOT The Trump Oval Office

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    Does a photo show two people fumigating the Trump Oval Office after he left? No, that's not true: A picture posted shortly after Trump left the White House for the last time as president features two people in full hazmat suits fumigating the Oval Office. However, the photo is not of the Trump Oval Office -- the blue carpet shown…

    • Jan 20, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Photo Of Two People Fumigating The Oval Office Is NOT The Trump Oval Office Clinton's Rug
  • Fake News: Prince Andrew NOT Put On Suicide Watch

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    Was Britain's Prince Andrew put on suicide watch to protect the reputation of the Royal Family? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a satirical website but many people fell for the headline because the satire disclaimer on the site is hidden behind a disclaimer link that can't be reached because of infinite scrolling. The story originated…

    • Aug 20, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Prince Andrew NOT Put On Suicide Watch
  • Fake News: ISIS Luring Irish Members By Offering Decent Broadband

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    The story originated from an article published on January 7, 2019 titled "ISIS Luring Irish Members By Offering Decent Broadband" (archived here) which opened: AFTER NEWS of the apprehension of Irish citizen and suspected member of ISIS Alexandr Ruzmatovich Bekmirzaev in Syria reached Ireland, more information relating to ISIS recruitment of Irish people has been shared by leading terrorism ...…

    • Jan 7, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: ISIS Luring Irish Members By Offering Decent Broadband
  • Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say "It's All A Load Of Bollocks", Did NOT Stun Crowd At Papal Mass

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    Did the Pope claim the catholic religion was "a load of bollocks" at a mass during his visit to Ireland? No, that's not true: the story making the claim was made up by a satirical website, it is not real. Don't just believe anything people on the internet tell you... The story originated from an article published by the Waterford…

    • Aug 26, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Say "It's All A Load Of Bollocks", Did NOT Stun Crowd At Papal Mass
  • Fake News: Chickpea Shortage NOT Feared As Chickens DO NOT Lay Peas

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    Are there fears over a chickpea shortage because chickens are laying fewer chickpeas? No, that's total nonsense, if you believed that you've been taken in by a joke website publishing a satirical articles. Chickpeas are not laid by chickens, it is not real. The joke story originally appeared in an article published by the Waterford Whispers News on June 20,…

    • Jun 21, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Chickpea Shortage NOT Feared As Chickens DO NOT Lay Peas
  • Fake News: Statue Of Liberty NOT Converted Into Prison For Immigrant Children

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    Was the iconic Statue of Liberty in New York converted to a prison for immgrant children? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a satirical website as a criticism of the policy of separately locking up the children of families who crossed the U.S. border illegally and then applied for asylum afterwards. The Statue of Liberty part is…

    • Jun 19, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Statue Of Liberty NOT Converted Into Prison For Immigrant Children
  • Fake News: Israeli Soldier NOT Awarded Medal For Bravery After Being Hit By Pebble

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    Was Israeli soldier Adam Damkani awarded the medal for bravery after being hit by a pebble launched by a 12-year-old Palestinian boy? No, that's not true. The story about the award for bravery was made up by a satirical website mocking the arms imbalance during the recent Gaza border riots. It originated in an article published on May 16, 2018…

    • May 16, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Israeli Soldier NOT Awarded Medal For Bravery After Being Hit By Pebble
  • Fake News: Palestine NOT Granted Permission To Compete In Eurovision 2019

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    Was Palestine granted permission to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Jerusalem? No, that's not true. A news article claiming the Palestinians will compete next year after being granted permission by the European Broadcasting Union originated on a satirical website. It is not real. The Eurovision story originated from an article published on May 14, 2018 by the…

    • May 14, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Palestine NOT Granted Permission To Compete In Eurovision 2019
  • Fake News: 'Facebook Courts' Application NOT Launched For Trials By Social Media

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    Was a new application named "Facebook Courts" launched to organise trials via social media, letting Facebook users be the jury and court group page administrators acting as judges? No, that was a satirical story invented by a site that regularily makes up funny but untrue stories, the application is not real and doesn't actually exist. The story came from an…

    • Apr 17, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: 'Facebook Courts' Application NOT Launched For Trials By Social Media
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