Lia Thomas

Is there any evidence that Hillary Clinton killed Jeffrey Epstein and did the former secretary of state declare that she did it? No, that's not true: Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on August 10, 2019 in a federal prison cell in New York, where he was being held pending prosecution for child sex trafficking charges. The medical examiner determined that…

Did researchers reveal that people who are messy are actually productive geniuses? No, that's not true: An article making the claim cites no such research that concludes messiness is a sign of genius or productivity. This is a click-bait claim unsupported by any studies. There is also no research showing that unintelligent people cannot be messy and unproductive. The false…

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…

Did the FBI reveal that murdered former Arkansas Senator Linda Collins-Smith planned to expose a child pornography and child sex trafficking syndicate? No, that's not true: It is a false claim made up by a fake news site that is notorious for attributing non-existent FBI sources in untrue conspiracy stories. The FBI and Arkansas State Police denied to Lead Stories…

Did Kotex introduce a confetti-filled tampon that could be used to launch a festive cloud of absorbent material into the user's body? No, that's not true: the story was launched by one of America's oldest satire websites, it is not real. The story originated from an article published by The Onion on December 28, 2018 titled "Kotex Introduces New Confetti…

Were United Airlines pilots Jordan McPhee and Bayani Ceniza fired for having loud sex in the cockpit during a Manilla-Los Angeles flight? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre sex acts or strange accidents. It is not real. The story…

Did a British couple name their child "Farage Rees-Mogg Williams" and are they now facing jail over that? No, that's not true: a UK satire website published an article claiming it happened but it was a joke mocking a different couple who actually named their child "Adolf Hitler". The "Farage Rees-Mogg" story is real. The story originated from an article…

Did sperm bank nurse Kim Joyce get pregnant after not properly washing her hands at work and accidentally touching her genitals during a toilet break? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Spanish website that invents tales about bizarre incidents for entertainment purposes that also carries a well-hidden "satire" disclaimer which is very hard to reach…

Recently a fake story started circulating that Netflix picked up Roseanne after it was cancelled following a racist tweet sent out by the show's star. And now a followup fake story claims Netflix cancelled it after a phone call from Obama. Both stories are not true. The initial fake story was published earlier today by Daily World Update: BREAKING: Netflix…

Is Hank Wyatt from Huntsville, Alabama suing the state to get compensated for the loss of his great-great-grandfather's slaves and their descendants which should have belonged to him according to a 153-year-old will? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that invents tales of bizarre crimes and sex acts in the form of news articles…