Did the Los Angeles County Director of Public Health -- a woman tasked with responding to COVID-19 and promoting good health -- actually appear unhealthy in a photo from a news briefing? No, that's not true: A photograph of Barbara Ferrer was digitally-altered to drain her of all color and make her look ill. The altered image originated on social…
Did actor Tom Hanks pass away after confessing his admiration for President Trump? No, that's not true: The story is a hoax from a satirical website that features "death hoaxes for your thoughts and prayers." The claim originated in an article published by Conservative Tears on March 22, 2020, titled "Tom Hanks, 65, Passes Away, Confessed Admiration for Trump at…
Was Duck Dynasty star Si Robertson found dead? No, that's not true: Uncle Silas Robertson is not dead but was the target of a well-known hoax website. A story went viral claiming that the A&E Television star had died - but the truth is he is still "alive and kickin y'all!" The website that posted the story is part of…
Could U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi face up to three years in prison for tearing up a copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address? No, that's not true: The law in question applies only to documents that are considered official government records - not copies of speeches, like the one Pelosi had in hand. Pelosi will not…
Did conservative political provocateur Dinesh D'Souza die at the age of 58? No, that's not true: D'Souza is alive, and an article suggesting otherwise is just the latest in a long line of celebrity death hoaxes to take the Internet by storm. The claim most recently appeared in an article (archived here) published by environmentdepth.org on November 11, 2019, under…
The satirical fake news site Our Land of the Free posted an article titled "White Supremacist Who Killed Protester Is A Democrat And Visited Obama In Oval Office". It echoes an earlier bit of fake news that we wrote about a few days ago (Fake News: NO Evidence Charlottesville Killer Was Hillary Supporter Funded By Soros). The new article opens:…
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