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Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu call for a return to the ancient homeland of Iran by the Jewish people? No, that's not true. The story originated from a well known satire site that posted the article to make fun of Israel's settlement policy on the West Bank of the Jordan river. Many people in the Middle Eeast are probably…

Did McDonald's announce the Big Mac will be permanently removed from their menu starting July 1st? No, that's not true, the fast food giant made no such announcement, it is not true. The story originated from an article published on April 15, 2018 by a fake news site imitating ABC News which was titled "McDonald's Announce They're Perminatly Removing The…

Was the flu vaccine recalled because the government tracking microchips in it were defective? No, that's not true: the story was launched by a satire website that aimed to make fun of the various unproven conspiracy theories surrounding vaccination, for example that they contain government tracking chips or you get autism from them. Unfortunately running such a fake satirical headline…

Did Gary Fields from Denver, Colorado die from a marijuana overdose and was he the 3rd person to die like this? No, all of that was just a fake satire ("fauxtire") story from a site that loves publishing hoaxes, it did not happen and there is no truth to it. The story originated from an article published on April 20,…

Did the creator of the popular game Fortnite really say it's purpose was to prepare young men for war in Syria or Russia? No, that's not true at all. The false story appeared on a website that posts fake news labeled as "fauxtire" or satire and which has a reputation for hardly ever publishing anything that is actually true. The…

Was 53-year-old Denzel Young arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for announcing in a Walmart he would pay for every customer's cart and then leaving the store? No, that story originated on a known 'fauxtire' site that makes up false stories for entertainment and profit, it is not true. It came from an article published on April 18, 2018 on Huzlers…

Was 10-year old Javier Canales arrested and deported to Mexico for "singing rancheras" at a Walmart in San Antonio, Texas? No, that was a fake story from a fauxtire site that generally posts stories that are not true. The false story originated from Huzlers which published an article on April 11, 2018 titled "Mexican Boy Arrested & Deported For Singing…

Was Jason Jones, an 11-year-old African American boy arrested in a Montgomery, Alabama Walmart for yodeling? No, that did not happen, it is a fake story pushed by a known fake news website, the events did not happen and the claim is not true. The story originated on known "fauxtire" website Huzlers with an article published on April 10, 2018…

Is there a "cut off your genitals" challenge making the rounds online among teens? Nope, if you believed that you fell for a piece of satire. There is no such thing, it is not real and rumors about it are entirely false. Satirical website The Onion posted an article on April 4, 2018 titled "New 'Cut Off Your Genitals' Challenge…

Was Apple CEO Tim Cook shot multiple times by police during a press event for the upcoming iPhone 11 because they mistook the phone for a gun? Nope, that was just a piece of satire and social commentary from a satire website accompanied by a digitally altered photo. The "news" appeared in an article published on March 29, 2018 by…