Voting Machines

Did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announce Dr. Jordan Peterson will host the 91st Oscars ceremony? No, of course not: the story was put out by a Christian themed satire website, it is not real. It mocks the recent withdrawal of presenter Kevin Hart after some controversial tweets surfaced that he posted years ago. The story originated…

The story originated from an article published on December 7, 2018 titled "'Avengers 4' Revealed To Be Epic 'Left Behind' Crossover" (archived here) which opened: BURBANK, CA--The teaser for the next Avengers film is here, and Christians couldn't be happier: the movie has been revealed to be a crossover with the Left Behind franchise.The plot will follow the adventures of…

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…

A website infamous for false reporting targeted at people who welcome conspiracy stories is falsely reporting that voters in several Wisconsin counties are complaining about their votes for Donald Trump being switch to Ted Cruz. T his is a hoax story, although it has already been repeated as true by other websites and is trending on Facebook. The false report…