Greta Thunberg

Did "The Simpsons" television show predict several future events including George Floyd's death, the Notre Dame cathedral fire, Donald Trump touching an orb and others? No, that's not true. A video containing clips of events that the FOX TV show "predicted" has several fake images purported to be from the show, but they were never part of "The Simpsons." The…

Did leaked IRS tax returns show George Soros wired $1.7 million to Antifa? No, that's not true: The Open Society Foundations, created by Soros, has made several large donations to The Center for Community Change, but that group is not affiliated with Antifa. The tax documents were not leaked since they are widely-available public records. The claim originated in a…

Did George Soros say in a 2014 interview with Bild, Germany's largest and most popular tabloid newspaper, that he was "going to bring down the United States by funding Black Hate groups"? No, that's not true: A spokesman for Bild told Lead Stories that the billionaire and philanthropist was not interviewed by the paper in 2014 and that the quote…

Is COVID-19 a plan by the World Economic Forum to create a worldwide fascist government? And in this world, will people be rationed 1.2 ounces per week of lab-created protein by a one-world government? No, these claims are not true. Together, the assertions are another example of conspiracy hoaxes that have taken hold since the novel coronavirus spread late last…

Did President Trump invoke Article 9 of the U.S. Constitution to begin the prosecution of Democrats for treason? No, that's not true: First, there is no Article 9 to the U.S. Constiution, which has seven articles. And this is a satirical story created by a website that publishes fake content aimed at a conservative audience. The claim originated from an…

Did 183 people get arrested for starting the devastating Australian fires? No, that's not true: This is a misleading claim that took on a life of its own after authorities in the state of New South Wales released figures this week showing it had taken legal action against 183 people related to the fires - 1/4 of whom were cited…

Was Malia Obama busted selling priceless White House trinkets that she stole while she lived there? No, that's not true: The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made-up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by…

Did Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Say SCOTUS is ready to 'crush the coup against President Trump'? No, that's not true: This is satire, as no such words were said by Thomas, the most senior associate judge on the Supreme Court. Plus, Chief Justice John Roberts will oversee any trial of Trump in the U.S. Senate following last month's…

Did Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts call the impeachment of President Trump "immoral and possibly illegal"? No, that's not true: Roberts, who would preside over the impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, has not talked publicly about the process or the charges against the president. This claim originated as a work of satire but was stolen by other…