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Did Venezuela just declare war on Paraguay? No, that's not true: some joker uploaded an article making that claim to a prank website that allows anyone to create a realistic-looking news article, but it is not real. The story originated from an article published on 12minutos.com on January 12, 2019 titled "VENEZUELA DECLARA LA GUERRA A LA REPUBLICA DE PARAGUAY"…

Yesterday Eli Saslow at the Washington Post wrote a fantastic article about Christopher Blair, a man from Maine who has been trolling conservatives and Trump supporters online for years and occasionally even made a living out of it. Blair's main website and Facebook page are named "America's Last Line of Defense" and he uses them to publish various articles and…

Did Hillary Clinton ever say 'The Only Crime I Ever Committed Was Stealing The Hearts Of The American People'? No, that's not true: the quote was made up by a Christian-themed satire website but went massively viral after several right-wing and conservatives Facebook pages published links to the story with many people not realizing it was not actually real. The…

Was there an issue with voting machines during the U.S. midterm elections causing party affiliation not to show up after candidate's names? No, that's not real news: it was a bit of satire mocking the current partisan election climate that was published by a Christian themed satire website. Even though it is just a joke it went massively viral after…

Are the Democrats now selling official riot supplies like pitchforks, torches and rocks in their official web store? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Christian-themed satire website. It is not real. The story originated from an article published by The Babylon Bee on October 11, 2018 titled "Democratic Party Now Selling Official Riot Supplies" (archived…

Is the U.S. Senate on lockdown after credible threats from known killers? No, that's not true: a Christian-themed satire website wrote an article based on a tweet from Planned Parenthood Action in order to criticize their view on abortion but the threat part is entirely made up, there is no real lockdown going on. The story originated from an article…

Did Rapper Machine Gun Kelly release another diss track going after Eminem, this time claiming he likes Skittles better than M&M candies? No, that's not true, there is no such song or video. The "news" about it was made up by a "fauxtire website" that got inspired by a poster to Reddit's "Onion Headlines" board. The news is not real.…

Was 58-year-old Robert Casgrain suspected of fathering over 20,000 children by officials at the Toronto sperm bank where he worked as a janitor for over 20 years? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian website that specializes in making up stories about bizarre crimes and weird sex acts (purely for entertainment purposes). None of it…

Did former president Bill Clinton really say "Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Should Disqualify A Man From Public Office"? No, that's not true: the quote was made up by a Christian-themed satire website. He never said it, the quote is not real. The story originated from an article published on September 25, 2018 by The Babylon Bee titled "Bill Clinton: 'Allegations…

Was 34-year old Raquel Hernandez from Richmond, Virginia arrested after leaving her children in the car for nine hours while she was stuffing herself at an all-you-can-eat buffet? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian website that makes up tales about bizarre crimes and weird sex acts for entertainment purposes. It did not really happen.…