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Is the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planning, in the next 10 days, to change guidance and advise Americans to wear masks in everyday life? No, that's not true: The federal agency tells Lead Stories that no changes to guidance are scheduled or imminent. The claim originated in a tweet published by Dr. Matt McCarthy on March 28,…

Did the UK's Queen Elizabeth II test positive for COVID-19 after meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson? No, that's not true: After news broke on March 27, 2020, that Johnson tested positive for coronavirus, Buckingham Palace issued a statement to media outlets saying the royal monarch last met with the UK prime minister on March 11, and that she "remains…

Did Queen Elizabeth II say "Muslim Refugees Are Dividing Nationality, I Fully Agree With Donald Trump We Should Deport Them To Avoid Bloody Terrorist Attacks."? No, that's not true: the quote was made up in 2018 and was later spread by various unreliable websites, several of which have Macedonian ties. The fake quote recently popped up again in an article…

Was billionaire and philantropist George Soros arrested in Saint Margrethenberg, Switzerland at 13:23 GMT on Feb. 3 2019 because of evidence supplied by Barack Obama who has been incarcerated at Gitmo because he was charged with treason? No, all reports making that claim are based on a single story by an author with a long history of publishing untrue conspiracy…

A Macedonian military man appears to be one of the driving forces behind a network of fake news websites that reached millions of people with articles often inciting hatred against muslims and migrants. Together with friends and family he has been spreading his messages via Facebook and Twitter. Sometimes under their own names, sometimes using fake identities. A look behind…

Will Queen Elizabeth II read her traditional Christmas message with Arabic subtitles for Syrian refugees this year? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a British satire website. There is no truth to the story and the screenshot that went with it was digitally created from a still from her 2016 Christmas message. The story originated from…

Did Michelle Wolf just lose a $4 million dollar contract with Adam Sandler's production company after her comedy routine at the White House Press Correspondents' dinner was deemed inappropriate by some? No, that's not true. The original version of this hoax was published by a website that posts fake stories designed to rile up conservatives and Trump supporters (under the…

Was Hillary Clinton killed at the Chappaqua Motor Speedway in upstate New York by a monster truck called "Big Blue Bernie Or Buster"? No, that's not real, it appeared on a site that caters to the fantasies of conservatives and Trump supporters by publishing fake stories under the guise of satire so they can then be mocked if they fall…

Was Hillary Clinton killed during an FBI Raid in Chappaqua, New York tonight? No, that's not true and it is hardly even trending, so why even bother debunking it? Basically we are doing this one just for old times' sake, it's been a while since the network of Christopher Blair has done a Clinton death hoax (they used to do…

Was Michelle Wolf's standup special cancelled by Hulu after her appearance at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner? No, that's not true. The news came from a site set up to purposely spread fake news to troll conservatives and Trump supporters into sharing it so they can be mocked for believing things that are not true. The Hulu story originated…