Did Delta Force raid a "Biden compound" in Ukraine and did they recover gold bullion, drugs and weapons? No, that's not true: the story was put out by an anonymously operated website that had only been active for about a week, it quoted no named sources and it used the exact same details as an earlier, 2017 fake story about…
Was a real UFO with Aliens filmed in Saudi Arabia? No, that's not true: This video was edited to add the fictional silver spacecraft and alien humanoid in a desert landscape. It's clear this video is the result of editing as the lighting on the spacecraft and the shadow it casts is coming from the opposite direction to the lighting…
Do these videos prove that astronauts found an "alien city" on the moon during the Apollo 20 mission and then attempted to conceal their discovery? No, that's not true: The Apollo 20 mission never happened, astronauts did not find evidence of extraterrestrial cities during other visits to the moon and there is zero evidence that these videos are authentic. The…
Did thousands of people witness a UFO over New Jersey September 14, 2020? No, that's not true: While there may have been some excitement and confusion about what they saw, it was not a flying saucer from outer space, but just one of the famous Goodyear Blimps above the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, providing aerial video of…
Does Denver International Airport embrace Nazi symbols with runways and terminals in the design of a swastika? No, that's not true: An aeriel view of the huge airport does not replicate a swastika. A spokeswoman for the airport said it is an old myth she's heard over the years, but is not based in fact. The allegation recently reappeared in…
Was Nancy Pelosi involved in one of the biggest heroin busts? No, that's not true: The claim that Speaker Pelosi was involved in a massive operation to smuggle heroin into the United States from southeast Asia has no basis in fact. A published report making the claim offered no documentation and included a conspiracy theory dating back to World War…
Were some alien enthusiasts shot dead during today's "Storm Area 51" event? No, that's not true: the source of the story was not the LA Times but a prank site designed to look like it. The story originated from an article published on the LA TLMES (with L, not I) on September 20, 2019 titled "Alien Enthusiasts Shot Dead At…
Did the Russian Navy find an extraterrestrial spaceship under the Arctic Ice? No, that's not true: a story making that claim does not point to any verifiable sources and the photo used to illustrate it actually shows the wreckage of a U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet, probably one that crashed into the sea in 2002. The story recently appeared…
Did the 101st Congress on November 18, 1990 quietly repeal the "McCarran Warner Act of 1952" forbidding muslims from holding office? No, that's not true for the simple reason that there never was such an act. Also, forbidding muslims from holding office would go against Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution which reads (in part): "no…
Did Vice President Mike Pence beg President Trump not to make him sit next to a woman during the State of the Union? No, that's not true: Pence will just sit next to Speaker Pelosi, the entire story was made up by the satire section of a popular publication. The story originated from an article published in The New Yorker…
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