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Fake News: Dutch King Willem-Alexander Did NOT Threaten President Trump With International Court of Justice Via Twitter

Did Dutch king Willem-Alexander threaten President Trump with prosecution by the International Court of Justice in The Hague via a tweet he sent in reply to a tweet made by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: New Hampshire Congressman Arnim Zola Did NOT Deface Presidential Limousine With Swastikas

Did Democrat New Hampshire congressman Arnim Zola deface President Donald Trump's limousine with swastikas? No, that's not true: the news was invented by a Facebook page that was set up... [Read the full story]
Fake News: World Cup Opening Ceremony NOT To Centre On 380ft Replica of Putin's Cock

Will today's World Cup opening ceremony feature a 380 foot replica of President Vladimir Putin's penis? No, that's not true: that story was published by a satirical website. It is... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Kim Jong Un Did NOT Offer to Host Peace Talks Between United States and Canada

Did North-Korean leader Kim Jong Un offer to mediate between the U.S. and Canada after the recent spat at the G-7 Summit where President Trump accused Canada of unfair trade... [Read the full story]
Fake News: CNN Did NOT Fire Jake Tapper For Assaulting Eric Trump

Was Jake Tapper fired by CNN for assaulting Eric Trump? No, that's not true, the news was made up by a site that invents satirical fake news stories in order... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Eric Trump Did NOT Get In A Fistfight With A CNN Anchor, NOBODY Went To Jail

Did Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, get into a fistfight with CNN anchor Jake Tapper? No, that's not true, the news was made up by a site that... [Read the full story]
Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Expel 438 Wakandan Refugees

Did President Trump really expel 438 refugees from Wakanda? No, that's not true: the country doesn't even exist, it is a fictional land created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby... [Read the full story]
Fake News: West Wing Source Did NOT Claim 'Melania Has Been Dead For Days'

Has a West Wing source claimed that Melania Trump has been dead for days after a failed liver transplant? No, that's not true: the story was invented out of whole... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Macron, Trudeau Did NOT Say They Weren't Going to Tell Trump Where G-7 Afterparty Was

Were French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planning on not telling American President Donald Trump where the afterparty was at the G-7 summit in Quebec? No,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Jeff Sessions NOT Resigning Over 'Health Issues'

Is U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigning due to health issues and have several statements he made to his therapist been leaked to the dark web? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Ballot Measure "D" Passed In California, NOT About Hate Crimes (Correction)

Correction: A ballot measure "D" was actually passed with 75.94% in Oakland but it had nothing to do with hate crimes or undocumented persons. It read: Shall the measure, to... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Trump's Lawyers Did NOT Argue That He Cannot Be Impeached Because He Was Never Actually Elected

Did President Trump's legal team argue he can't be impeached because he was not actually elected? No, that's not true: even though lawyers have been known to twist truth and... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Roseanne NOT Hired As White House Press Secretary

Was Roseanne Barr hired as White House Press Secretary to replace Sarah Huckabee Sanders? No, that's not true: the story came from a Canadian satirical website, it is not real.... [Read the full story]
Fake News: George HW Bush NOT Dead After Overdosing On Wife Barbara's Pills

Did former President George H.W. Bush die of an Oxycontin overdose because he wanted to be with his wife Barbara who passed away several weeks ago? No, that's not true,... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Obama NOT Caught Smuggling Booze, Drugs And Underage Girls Into Enemy Territory

Was a ship named the "My Michelle" smuggling drugs, underage girls and alcoholic beverages to Iran linked to former President Barack Obama? No, that's not true: the entire story was... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Obamas Did NOT Promise To Donate All Proceeds From Multimillion-Dollar Book, Netflix Deals To Combat Wealth Inequality

Did the Obamas promise to donate all the money they will earn from their book and Netflix deals to charity in order to fight wealth inequality? No, that's not true.... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Belgian Social Democrat Party Uses Faked Trump Video In Climate Change Campaign

Did President Donald Trump mock Belgium for not getting out of the Paris Climate Agreement? A video that seemed to show just that was faked by the Belgian political party... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Donald Trump NOT Bestowed Honorific Title By Association Of People With Small Hands

Was President Donald Trump given the honorific title of "Honorary Ambassador for people suffering from Acrodysostosis"? No, that's not true: that news was made up by a website that normally... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Say All Immigrants Are Animals

Did President Donald Trump refer to all (legal or illegal) immigrants as animals? A CSPAN clip that has been widely retweeted misses some important context. Trump was being asked about... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Trump Did NOT Order Replica Nobel Peace Prize to Display on His Desk

Did President Donald Trump order a replica of the Nobel Peace Prize to display on his desk in the Oval Office? No, that's not true: it was made up by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: London Muslim Mayor Did NOT Encourage Muslims To Riot During Trump's Visit To The UK

Did Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, encourage muslims to riot during President Donald Trump's visit to the U.K.? A blog claims he did and offers a video as "proof"... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Congress Did NOT Call For Immediate Arrest Of John Kerry For Treason

Did Congress call for the immediate arrest of John Kerry for treason? No, that's not true. A website known for adding alarming clickbait headlines containing fake information to mostly copy... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Trump Did NOT Delete Nine Tweets While Attempting to Spell "Subpoena"

Did President Donald Trump delete nine tweets while attempting to spell the word "subpoena" correctly? No, that's not true: it was an invented by a satire website, the 'news' was... [Read the full story]
Fake News: George H.W. Bush NOT Dead at 93

Is former President George H.W. Bush dead again at 93? Nope, that's just a repeat from an older hoax run by a Ghana-based fake news network that was recently shut... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Cohen NOT Charged With Collusion And Treason

Was President Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen charged with collusion and treason? No, that story originated on a site that is specialized in posting fake stories designed to wind up... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT End Obama's My Brother's Keeper Program

Did President Donald Trump end Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" mentorship program on his first day in office? No, that's demonstrably not true. The claim originated with a tweet published on... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Bezos Did NOT Say Pee Tape Will Be Free for All Amazon Prime Members

Will the infamous Trump "pee pee" tape be available on Amazon Prime for free when it is released? No, Jeff Bezos did not make any such announcement. If you read... [Read the full story]
Fake News: George H.W. Bush Did NOT Die at 93

Did The Guardian report former President George H.W. Bush passed away aged 93, shortly after his wife Barbara Bush? No, that's yet another death hoax from the same network of... [Read the full story]
Fake News: SB 1238 Will NOT Eliminate The Second Amendment

Did California Governor Jerry Brown and Senator Stewart Copeland from Ohio write a bill (SB 1238) that would eliminate the Second Amendment if passed? No, that's not true, it is... [Read the full story]
Fake News: California Gov. Jerry Brown NOT To Ban Sales Of The Bible

Is California governor Jerry Brown preparing to ban sales of the bible? No, that's not true. The claim was made by a website that habitually takes some real news and... [Read the full story]

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