Did U.S. authorities find Brian Laundrie, fiance of the late Gabby Petito, alive in Mexico? No, there's no evidence of that: The site where the claim was made, Conservative Beaver, is known for creating false stories that are bound to get attention and go viral as a result. There is no evidence from any reputable news organization or law enforcement…
Was Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's younger brother arrested on charges of sexual conduct with a minor? No, that's not true: The Montreal Police Department told Lead Stories they had "no file" on Alexandre Trudeau. The website that posted the story has a history of publishing false stories. The claim appeared as an article by The Conservative Beaver on August…
Was Bob Chapek, the CEO of Disney, arrested on child sex abuse, bestiality and child pornography charges? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this story is anything but fabricated click-bait. The "Conservative Beaver" is well-known as a fake news publisher, and there is no evidence of this arrest ever happening. The sergeant listed as a source is…
Was Pope Francis arrested in Vatican City after a supposed blackout and was he indicted for child trafficking and fraud? No, that's not true: there is no evidence for any of this and the claim went viral through a website run by an anonymous person using a fake identity that has published several other arrest hoaxes in the past. The…
Was former President Barack Obama arrested for espionage? No, that's not true: A website completely made up the claim that Obama, the 44th president of the United States, was arrested on November 28, 2020. The article used direct quotes from a Department of Justice press release about a former CIA officer who was arrested and charged with espionage -- the…
Was George Soros arrested by the FBI and is he currently in federal custody in Philadelphia under accusation of election interference? No, that's not true: the Canadian website that ran the story has a track record of publishing hoaxes and the screenshot of the supposed unsealed court document it offers as proof is photoshopped. The story first appeared as an…
Was Hunter Biden arrested for possession of child porn? No, that's not true: The claim provides none of the public documents that accompany an arrest and was made in a story from a fake news website published in Canada. The story originated as an article (archived here) where it was published by Conservative Beaver on November 6, 2020, under the…
Did nearly 5,000 people dump old shoes in front of Nike's headquarters to demonstrate against the brand hiring Coin Kaepernick for one of their ad campaigns? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that loves to create fictional stories guaranteed to please republicans and Trump supporters. The aim of the site is to…
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