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  • Fake News: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau NOT Converting from Christianity to Islam

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    Did Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convert from Christianity to Islam? No, that's not true: the story was put out several years ago by a satirical website as a joke but keeps being circulated on Facebook via various pages and groups even today. The story originated from an article (archived here) on Vatican Enquirer where it was published on August…

    • Jul 3, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau NOT Converting from Christianity to Islam
  • Fake News: Arkansas Does NOT Pass Law Allowing Rapists To Prevent Victims From Having An Abortion

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    Did Arkansas pass a law that allows rapists to prevent their victims who become pregnant from having an abortion? No, that's not true: Arkansas' Act 45 allows family members to sue a doctor who performs a certain type of abortion procedure, but it specifically excludes any lawsuit "if the pregnancy resulted from the criminal conduct of the plaintiff." It gave…

    • May 23, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Arkansas Does NOT Pass Law Allowing Rapists To Prevent Victims From Having An Abortion
  • Fake News: Nancy Pelosi's Daughters NOT Arrested Smuggling Contraband at the Border

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    Were Nancy Pelosi's daughters, Pamela, 22, and Loreen, 25 arrested at the Mexican border carrying cocaine and "bloogies"? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click and read links before sharing or liking them in order to avoid being embarrassed…

    • Jan 4, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Nancy Pelosi's Daughters NOT Arrested Smuggling Contraband at the Border
  • Fake News: Woman NOT accused of stealing a pumpkin by hiding it in her vagina

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    Is a woman accused of stealing a pumpkin by hiding it in her vagina? No, this is not true. It is fake news. It is a hoax. In fact, the photo used in this fake story is the mugshot of a woman identified as Amy E. Slaton arrested for shoplifting in Morganfield, Kentucky, on June 21, 2010. You can see…

    • Oct 26, 2018
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Woman NOT accused of stealing a pumpkin by hiding it in her vagina
  • Fake News: Team of Saudi Forensic Scientists Did NOT Concludes Death of Jamal Khashoggi Was Suicide

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    Did a team of Saudi crime scene investigators conclude that Jamal Khasoggi killed himself in the Istanbul consulate? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian satire website that usually writes about made up bizarre crimes and weird sex acts but sometimes strays into more politically charged humor. The story is not real, it is just…

    • Oct 23, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Team of Saudi Forensic Scientists Did NOT Concludes Death of Jamal Khashoggi Was Suicide
  • Fake News: Chemotherapy Patient NOT Beaten Up By Antifa Mob After Being Mistaken For Neo-Nazi Skinhead

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    Did 37-year-old cancer patient Derrick Johnson get beaten up in East Portland after coming out of a chemotherapy session because an Antifa mob mistook him for a neo-nazi? No, that's not true: the story was mde up by a Canadian website that invents tales of bizarre crimes and weird sex acts for entertainment purposes. It did not happen for real.…

    • Oct 20, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Chemotherapy Patient NOT Beaten Up By Antifa Mob After Being Mistaken For Neo-Nazi Skinhead
  • Fake News: Canadians Do NOT Face Donut Shortage After First Day Of Cannabis Legalization

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    Is Canada facing a donut shortage after the first day of cannabis legalization? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian satire website after cannabis was officially legalized, but the donut part is not real. The story originated from an article published by World News Daily Reporet on October 18, 2018 titled "Canadians face major donut…

    • Oct 19, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Canadians Do NOT Face Donut Shortage After First Day Of Cannabis Legalization
  • Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested For Trying Out Dozens of Sex Toys In Walmart Store

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    Was 27-year-old Laura Martinez arrested in a Union City Walmart in California for testing various sex toys in the middle of a Walmart store? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a Canadian website that publishes fictional tales of bizarre crimes and weird sex acts purely for entertainment purposes. It was later copied by a "fauxtire" site.…

    • Oct 13, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested For Trying Out Dozens of Sex Toys In Walmart Store
  • Fake News: Pro-Choice Activist Did NOT Break World Record By Getting 27th Abortion

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    Did 34-year-old Elena Travis from California break the world record for most abortions by getting 27 of them? And is she a pro-choice activist? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian website that invents tales of bizarre crimes, weird sex acts and other strange happenings but purely for entertainment purposes. The story is not real.…

    • Oct 10, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pro-Choice Activist Did NOT Break World Record By Getting 27th Abortion
  • Fake News: Senate NOT On Lockdown After Receiving Credible Threat From Known Killers

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    Is the U.S. Senate on lockdown after credible threats from known killers? No, that's not true: a Christian-themed satire website wrote an article based on a tweet from Planned Parenthood Action in order to criticize their view on abortion but the threat part is entirely made up, there is no real lockdown going on. The story originated from an article…

    • Oct 4, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Senate NOT On Lockdown After Receiving Credible Threat From Known Killers
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