Pizzagate

Did President Trump post a tweet suggesting "child lifes matter" should be painted on the streets of Hollywood? No, that's not true: The message was published on a fake Trump Twitter account, a fact missed by some who believed it was a sign that the president was signalling belief in the QAnon Pizzagate conspiracy theory. The bogus account unsername @realDonalTrump_,…

Was the Disney movie "Lilo & Stitch" edited to include a pizza box as a signal to pedophiles? No, that's not true. The scene in the movie as originally released in theaters in 2002 showed Lilo hiding in a clothes dryer, but DVD versions distributed in Britain in 2010 showed her hiding in a cabinet with a pizza box as…

Does a new CDC and WHO study prove there is no evidence that face masks prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true. The study is not "new" as claimed in a Russian-sponsored YouTube video and it does not conclude that face coverings don't help in reducing the transmission of the virus that leads to COVID-19. The…

Did Robert Downey Jr. blow the whistle on an elite Hollywood pedophile ring? No, that's not true: Robert Downey Jr.'s representative told Fox News he never made the comments being falsely attributed to him about a purported Hollywood pedophile ring. The claim originated on NeonNettle.com, but that story was since deleted. It re-appeared as an article (archived here) originally published…

Do a viral video and several viral images show Hell's Angels and Mongols bikers riding to Seattle to scrap with "Antifa Terrorists" at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ)? No, that's not true: the footage is at least ten years old and appears to only show bikers belonging to the Mongols MC. The image in the tweet from @_WhiteRabbitt_ dates…

Is a meme listing 22 points, including conspiracy claims about 5G hazards, adrenochrome, Jeffrey Epstein, Pizzagate, and Britain's Royal Family factual? Mostly no, although some points are true and others are just predictions that cannot be fact checked. An example of the massive meme is found in a post (archived here) shared on Facebook June 4, 2020. It opened:…

Did entertainer Lady Gaga and others participate in a blood-drinking ritual "pertaining to adrenochrome and spirit cooking?" No, that's not true: A photo of Lady Gaga with performance artist Marina Abramovic and posts claiming to show them drinking blood from a dead body -- and accusing them of being "Satanic Democrat Pedophile Cannibals" -- is not an accurate description of…

If the Senate does not bring a conviction President Trump in its impeachment trial, does it really mean Trump's first term gets nullified and he gets to run for two more terms? No, that's not true: The U.S. Constitution states no such thing. This idea was shared in a Facebook post (archived here) where it was published by Daryl E.…

Was the U.S. State Department connected to a child trafficking operation with Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy accused sex trafficker who died in federal jail in August 2019, by a shared aircraft registration number? No, that's not true: The false claim is based on a single entry in the personal flight log of an Epstein pilot. The August 6, 2002 entry…

Fake news website The Underground Report posted an article titled: "BOMBSHELL: WIKILEAKS LEAKS 'LOST' CLINTON EMAIL". It claims Wikileaks published a lost email from Hillary Clinton mentioning a "pizza arrangement" at the White House, along with references to "hotdogs". Here is a sample of the article: Less than 48 hours after promising to do so, 'Wikileaks' has dropped an absolute…