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Is it true that the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, that false positives and rapid tests put the rate of infection near zero and that there will be no second wave of infections? No, none of those claims is true. Experts treating and researching COVID-19 say the claims by a former Pfizer scientist are not supported by the latest research. They…

Did an image of a massive shark springing from the water win a "National Geographic" photo of the year prize? No, that's not true: This image was created by a 3D graphic artist who goes by the name "Alexyz3D" and the image was not given the award from National Geographic. This fake photo should have jumped the shark long ago.…

Did the U.S. Postal Service go bankrupt under Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush? No, that's not true. While the United States Postal Service has racked up a large debt, the federal mail carrier did not go into bankruptcy, a USPS spokesman told Lead Stories. "'Bankruptcy' is not applied to us in the same way as other companies," he…

Is it true that "everyone could test positive" for the novel coronavirus that has ravaged the United States and world? And is it true that hardly anyone has died of the disease COVID-19 caused by the virus? No, neither is true. If you just look at the U.S., 9% of people tested for the virus turn out to be confirmed…

Did 15 of the deadliest pandemics in global history originate in China? No, that's not true: Internet users are sharing an original infographic that has been altered to claim that most of the world's deadliest pandemics can be traced back to China. However, some of the outbreaks did not actually derive from that country. The claim appeared in a post…

Does new DNA prove that African Americans are indigenous aborigines of America? No, that's not true: The claim that 98 percent of Black Americans are actually "Native Indians" is made in a series of articles and videos that lack documentation and misrepresent scholarly research to rewrite history. The self-described historian making the claim also purports that American slaves were not…

An article titled "Morgan Freeman: 'Jailing Hillary' Best Way To 'Restore Public Faith In Govt'" was published on unreliable website YourNewsWire on october 29th 2017. The story opened: The best way to restore public faith in government institutions is to "send Hillary to prison", according to Hollywood icon Morgan Freeman, who warns that unless the former First Lady's crimes are…

Satirical fake news website Real News Right Now published an article titled "Leaked Memo: Three White House Officials Sacked for Buying Trump the Wrong Bagels" claiming Donald Trump fired three staffers for failing to bring him the right kind of bagels, at least according to a report allegedly obtained by The New York Times. The article opens: WASHINGTON, D.C. -…

An article on satirical/fake news website 'Real News Right Now' claims that Donand Trump reversed the pardons granted by Obama to five (according to the headline) or sixteen (according to the body of the text) turkeys. The story opens: In another sweeping move aimed at undoing the perceived damage done by the Obama administration, President Donald J. Trump signed an…

There is a trending HOAX story making the rounds on the internet stating that "National Geographic cameraman eaten alive during shooting." The NOT TRUE story comes from World News Daily Report, a known satire and HOAX site with stories such as "Man catches 320-lb shrimp" and "Doctor performs sex change operation on wrong person." An excerpt from the NOT TRUE…