Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offer an extra $1 million expense account to any member of congress who votes for the Trump impeachment? No, that's not true: The claim that Speaker Pelosi offered a financial bribe for impeachment support was published as satire by a known and well-labeled satire website. Unfortunately, more than a few readers see the fake headline,…
Did LeBron James tell the NBA in a letter from his lawyer that he will quit playing if the National Anthem continues to be played? 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…
Did Crayola rename a crayon color in honor of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle? No, that's not true: It is a hoax published by a website known for its questionable reporting. The crayon maker denied it was changing its blue crayon from "Bluetiful" to "Nipsey Blue." The story originated from an article (archived here) where it was published by GenoBreaker.com on…
Did Craig Jenkins just ink a three million dollar deal with Comedy Central? No, that's not true: some joker uploaded a fake story about it to a prank website but it is not real. The story originated from an article published on the website Trend News on August 31, 2018 titled "Local comedian lands deal with Comedy Central" (archived here)…
Was 36-year-old David Showers of Olean arrested for singing naked on a roundabout? No, that's not true: the story was posted by some joker to a pranking website and subsequently went viral. It is not real. The story originated from an article published on Trend News on August 23, 2018 titled "OLEAN MAN CHARGED WITH SINGING NAKED IN ROUNDABOUT" (archived…
Did LeBron James buy the New Orleans condo of his good friend Chris Paul? No, that's not true: a story that claimed he did appeared on a prank website but it mentioned no source and no author. It did not happen, the story is not real. The prank story appeared in an article published on or around June 12, 2018…
Did Jr Smith admit to drinking Hennessy cognac during the halftime of an NBA finals game? No, that's not true: that story appeared on a website that makes up fake stories under a self-described "fauxtire" label, it did not happen. The story came from an article published by Huzlers on June 3, 2018 titled "Jr Smith Admits He Drank Hennessy…
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