Does a photo show First Lady Melania Trump in the arms of porn star Ron Jeremy? No, that's not true: The image purporting to show Jeremy holding Mrs. Trump actually shows Jeremy holding actress Traci Bingham, whose head was digitally removed and replaced with Trump's. The faked photo has been widely shared on social media, including a post (archived here)…
Did Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts call the impeachment of President Trump "immoral and possibly illegal"? No, that's not true: Roberts, who would preside over the impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, has not talked publicly about the process or the charges against the president. This claim originated as a work of satire but was stolen by other…
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi authorize $4.8 million in impeachment-related consulting fees to the Clinton Foundation? No, that's not true: Pelosi never approved such fees to the foundation. The story is a work of fiction and originated on a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire. Foreign-run…
Has climate youth activist Greta Thunberg been lying about her age? No, that's not true: Greta is not actually 27 years old. The claim was first published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire. Foreign-run fake news websites frequently copy articles from the site. The…
Did Whoopi Goldberg call First Lady Melania Trump's White House Christmas decorations "fairly racist"? No, that's not true: The co-host of the morning talk show, "The View," did not make such a statement. The claim was first published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire.…
Did Pope Francis Say God will abandon America if President Donald Trump is re-elected? 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 click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by foreign-run…
Was Malia Obama seen leaving an Antifa meeting in Baltimore by FBI surveillance? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by foreign-run fake…
Did President Trump file a lawsuit to have George Soros deported from the country? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by foreign-run…
Did Julia Roberts say Michelle Obama isn't fit to clean Melania Trump's toilet'? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a site once notorious for taking existing news reports and spicing them up with some invented facts to get a more spectacular headline. The site has since removed the story after being called out by fact checkers…
Was Malia Obama arrested again? No, that's not true: she was never arrested a first time either and the whole thing was made up by a liberal satire website that tries to trick gullible conservatives into sharling, liking and commenting on made up stories so fans of the site can mock them online, claiming this will teach them something about…
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