# claims

url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ia-fl-oh-election-loss/
title: Has No Presidential Candidate ‘Won Iowa, Florida and Ohio' and Still Lost?
review_date: 2020-12-10T09:16:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump was the first candidate to lose a presidential election despite winning in Ohio, Florida, and Iowa.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rosie-odonnell-period-blood/
title: What Rosie O'Donnell Really Said She'd Like to Do with Her Period Blood
review_date: 2016-08-25T06:33:46Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a radio interview, Rosie O'Donnell said, "I'd like to take my period blood and smear it all over Christians' [or pro-life people's] faces."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-trump-administration-southwest-key-458-million/
review_date: 2018-06-22T02:09:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Trump administration is paying Southwest Key $458 million to run immigrant child detention centers, and its CEO earns a $1.5 million salary.

title:
Is the Trump Administration Paying Southwest Key $458 Million to Run Immigrant Child Detention Centers?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bible-study/
title: San Diego Bible Study
review_date: 2009-05-31T08:27:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
San Diego County officials barred a couple from holding Bible study sessions in their home without a "major land use" permit.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walker-texas-resident/
title: Is Georgia Senate Candidate Herschel Walker Really a Texas Resident?
review_date: 2022-11-30T14:56:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Tax records show that Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker declared Texas as his principal residence even after he began his run for office.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robin-williams-nascar-drivers/
title: Did Robin Williams Say 'Politicians Should Wear Sponsor Jackets Like NASCAR Drivers'?
review_date: 2021-04-26T01:34:27Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Comedian Robin Williams once said that "politicians should wear sponsor jackets like NASCAR drivers."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/
title: NASA's 'Astronaut Pen'
review_date: 2000-08-22T09:11:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
NASA spent millions of dollars developing an 'astronaut pen' that would work in outer space, while the Soviets fixed the problem much more cheaply and quickly by using pencils.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rittenhouse-grandparents-gas/
title: Did Rittenhouse's Grandparents Own Gas Station in Kenosha?
review_date: 2021-11-21T23:47:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kyle Rittenhouse was defending a gas station owned by his grandparents when he shot three people during a night of civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scott-wood-shooting/
title: Deputy Scott Wood Shooting
review_date: 2015-03-16T09:22:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Deputy Scott Wood was shot by Black convenience store robbers, and the incident was not widely reported in the national news media.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-big-deal-vp/
title: Does a Meme Accurately Describe 'Why It's a Big Deal Kamala Harris is VP'?
review_date: 2021-01-27T04:00:12Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A meme accurately describes the discrimination that Kamala Harris, a Black woman, would have faced under previous U.S. vice presidents.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/female-named-hurricanes-death/
title: Do Hurricanes With Female Names Cause More Deaths Because People Don't Take Them Seriously?
review_date: 2017-04-06T08:23:22Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hurricanes with female names cause more damage because people perceive their risk to be lower, leading to less preparedness.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pat-robertson-police/
title: Did Pat Robertson Sharply Criticize Police Use of Force?
review_date: 2021-04-16T09:24:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pat Robertson sharply criticized recent, high-profile incidents of police violence during an April 15, 2021, broadcast of "The 700 Club."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-social-security-benefits/
title: Did Trump Propose SSI Changes That Could End Disability Benefits for Thousands?
review_date: 2019-12-18T03:47:03Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A November 2019 Trump administration proposal would end Social Security disability payments for thousands of recipients.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-giuliani-turn-down-knighthood/
title: Did Giuliani 'Turn Down a Knighthood' from Queen Elizabeth II?
review_date: 2021-09-17T02:40:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2001 or 2002, Rudy Giuliani "turned down" a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, because it would have required his relinquishing his U.S. citizenship.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/colin-powell/
title: Colin Powell Quote
review_date: 2003-03-24T16:21:16Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Secretary of State Colin Powell made an eloquent point about America's desire for "empire building" to the Archbishop of Canterbury.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/merriam-webster-barrett-sexual/
title: Did Merriam-Webster Update Its Entry on ‘Sexual Preference’ After Barrett Hearing?
review_date: 2020-10-22T06:22:11Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Merriam-Webster updated its definition and usage guidelines of the term "sexual preference" to say its use is "offensive" after the Oct. 13, 2020, confirmation hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hairy-pink-bananas/
title: Are Pink, Fuzzy Bananas a Real Thing?
review_date: 2022-04-07T01:32:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pink, fuzzy bananas that contain hard seeds are mostly grown for decoration but when eaten are sweet and soft.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/secret-service-broke-trump/
title: Has the Secret Service Gone 'Broke' Paying Agents to Protect the Trump Family?
review_date: 2017-08-22T09:12:33Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of August 2017, the Secret Service had run out of money for the year due to the demands of protecting President Trump and his family.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/president-donald-trump-tweet-mothers-day-fathers/
title: Did President Donald Trump Tweet That There Should Be a Mother's Day for Fathers?
review_date: 2018-05-16T02:04:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump tweeted that there should be a Mother's Day for fathers, but "the liberal media won't let that happen."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cdc-risk-assessment-summary-covid-vaccine/
title: CDC Says Vaccinated Americans Have Higher Risk of Infection than Unvaccinated?
review_date: 2023-09-05T09:47:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The CDC stated in late summer 2023 that Americans who had received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were at higher risk of infection from new variants of the virus than those who were unvaccinated.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/drown-and-out/
title: Can Turkeys Drown in the Rain?
review_date: 1999-10-31T01:44:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Domesticated turkeys are so lacking in intelligence that they will look up at falling rain until they drown.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/principal-class-speech/
title: Is This a High School Principal's Speech to the Incoming Class?
review_date: 2010-09-04T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A transcript reproduces a high school principal's speech to students and faculty at the beginning of a new school year.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dwight-eisenhower-racial-background/
title: Black Like Ike?
review_date: 2015-11-25T07:28:09Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's mother was biracial, and thus President Barack Obama is not the "first black president."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/baseball-player-moe-berg-spy/
title: Was Baseball Player Moe Berg a World War II Spy?
review_date: 2017-04-11T07:43:29Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Morris "Moe" Berg, a multilingual Princeton University graduate who played major league baseball throughout the 1920s and '30s, lived a life of danger and intrigue as a U.S. military intelligence officer in Europe during World War II.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/safety-moment/
title: Purell Hand Sanitizer Burn Warning
review_date: 2007-01-21T22:21:08Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Images document an employee whose hands caught on fire when he lit a cigarette after using a hand sanitizer product.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woman-opens-fire-at-mcdonalds/
title: Did a Woman Open Fire at McDonald’s for Forgetting Bacon on Her Burgers?
review_date: 2021-06-06T05:43:12Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Michigan woman was sentenced to up to seven years in prison for opening fire at a McDonald’s restaurant after workers forgot to put bacon on her burgers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/magic-kingdom-disney-adults/
title: Will Disney's Magic Kingdom Stop Admitting Adults Without Children in August 2023?
review_date: 2023-07-02T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Beginning in August 2023, Disney's Magic Kingdom would no longer allow adults without children into the park.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-california-requiring-students-arabic-numbers/
title: Is California's Governor Requiring Students Use Arabic Numbers in Schools?
review_date: 2018-03-14T06:00:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new "culture" bill requiring that Arabic, not "American," numbers be taught in schools.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/colgate-total-triclosan/
title: Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Announce a Ban on a Colgate Total Toothpaste Ingredient?
review_date: 2017-07-19T08:51:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In June 2017, the FDA announced it would be banning the use of triclosan in various products, including Colgate Total.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lifetime-passes-kfc-mcdonalds/
title: FALSE: Lifetime Passes for Free Fast Food
review_date: 2016-01-24T03:37:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
KFC and McDonald's are giving away free lifetime passes to Facebook users who like and share a post.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/weather-channel-hurricane-winds/
title: Weather Channel Reporter Braces in Storm That Leaves Others Unaffected
review_date: 2018-09-15T11:59:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video clip shows a Weather Channel reporter struggling against hurricane winds that seemingly did not affect other persons nearby.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kennedy-undelivered-speech/
review_date: 2018-11-12T02:49:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A passage from a speech JFK was supposed to deliver on the day he was assassinated stated that "our duty as a party is not to our party alone, but to the Nation, and, indeed, to all mankind."

title:
Did an Undelivered Speech from JFK State That 'Our Duty as a Party Is Not to Our Party Alone' But to 'All of Mankind?'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/embassy-meme/
title: Was Qassem Soleimani One of the American Embassy Hostage-Takers?
review_date: 2020-01-13T09:38:43Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was part of the group that stormed the American embassy in Tehran in 1979 and took 52 hostages.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-sen-tom-cotton-issue-a-cease-and-desist-to-a-constituent/
title: Did Sen. Tom Cotton Issue a 'Cease and Desist' Letter to a Constituent?
review_date: 2018-01-19T04:33:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Tom Cotton's office has sent "cease-and-desist" letters to constituents ordering them not to contact him.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kennedy-center-donate-dnc/
title: Did the Kennedy Center Donate Stimulus Money to the DNC?
review_date: 2020-04-01T03:24:43Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts "laundered" coronavirus-relief money by donating to the Democratic National Committee even after cutting off musician pay.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michael-jordan-nike-dylan-mulvaney/
title: Did Michael Jordan End Partnership with Nike Over Dylan Mulvaney Promo?
review_date: 2023-04-20T10:16:49Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In April 2023, basketball legend Michael Jordan ended his partnership with Nike over the company's partnership with trans celebrity Dylan Mulvaney.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maxine-waters-congressional-meetings/
title: Maxine Waters Has Shown Up to Only a Tenth of Congressional Meetings for 35 Years?
review_date: 2017-06-09T04:07:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Maxine Waters attended only ten percent of Congressional meetings in more than three decades holding office.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ventilators-warehouse-new-york/
title: Were Ventilators Found 'Stashed' in a Warehouse in New York?
review_date: 2020-03-31T03:42:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Democrats in New York stashed ventilators in a warehouse in an effort to make the COVID-19 pandemic worse.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lemonade-st-jude-sturgis/
title: Did a Boy Raise $32K for St. Jude from Sturgis Lemonade Stand?
review_date: 2022-09-21T09:38:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A young boy raised $32,600 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from donations received at his lemonade stand near the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-economy-crashing-quote/
title: Did Trump Say Crashing the Economy Would Get People Back to Work?
review_date: 2017-01-06T01:14:41Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump said that America's economy crashing would get unemployed people off of welfare rolls and back to work.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dia-de-los-muertos-remembrance/
review_date: 2020-11-03T02:10:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation declaring November 1, the same day as the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, as the National Day of Remembrance for Americans Killed by "Illegal Aliens."

title:
Do Dia de los Muertos and National Remembrance Day for Americans Killed by 'Illegal Aliens' Fall on Same Day?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/million-maga-nazi-banner/
title: Is This a Photo of a Nazi Flag from the 'Million MAGA March'?
review_date: 2020-11-14T08:29:57Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph taken at the 'Million MAGA March' in November 2020 shows Nazi and Confederate flags on display.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bachmann-dinosaur-bones/
title: Did Michele Bachmann Question Why Dinosaur Bones Aren't Dirty?
review_date: 2014-10-27T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Rep. Michele Bachmann questioned why dinosaur bones aren't dirty if they've been buried for millions of years.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-macys-pull-support-from-planned-parenthood/
title: Did Macy's Pull Support from Planned Parenthood?
review_date: 2016-12-12T03:25:33Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Macy's pulled funding from Planned Parenthood in December 2016 under pressure from anti-abortion groups.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/one-eyed-mother/
title: Why My Mom Only Had One Eye
review_date: 2011-11-06T13:37:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A mother revealed to her child in a letter after her death that she had just one eye because she had donated the other to him.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/christine-blasey-ford-not-my-president/
title: Is This a Photograph of Christine Blasey Ford Holding a 'Not My President' Sign?
review_date: 2018-09-19T05:23:06Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Christine Blasey Ford holding a sign reading "Not My President" at an anti-Trump protest.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-eye-blood/
title: Did Blood Gather in Joe Biden's Eye During a CNN Town Hall Debate?
review_date: 2019-09-05T07:40:50Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Blood spots were visible in the left eye of Joe Biden, a 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, during a CNN debate in September 2019.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-fines-abc-charlie-brown-christmas/
title: Obama Fines ABC for Charlie Brown Christmas?
review_date: 2015-12-01T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Obama and the FCC fined ABC for airing A Charlie Brown Christmas because it was offensive to non-Christians.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-cross-necklace-argument/
title: Did a Teenaged Customer Argue with a Muslim Cashier Over His Cross Necklace?
review_date: 2016-01-21T07:08:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 17-year-old St. Cloud boy argued with a Muslim woman over his cross necklace at a Walmart or Scheels store.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dow-jones-losses-republicans/
title: Does the Dow Jones Do Worse Under Republican Presidents?
review_date: 2018-02-08T06:00:42Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The seven biggest one-day Dow Jones points drops took place during Republican presidencies, showing that Republicans are not "good for the economy."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-plagiarism/
title: Did Joe Biden Drop Out of the '88 Presidential Race After Admitting to Plagiarism?
review_date: 2019-05-08T08:19:53Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden withdrew from the 1988 presidential race after admitting to plagiarism and exaggeration of his academic record.


text: Ivanka Trump said that she would "mace" her "father" during an appearance on a talk show.
title: Ivanka Trump Said If Donald Trump Wasn't Her Father, She Would 'Mace' Him?
review_date: 2016-11-25T02:42:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ivanka-trump-said-if-donald-trump-wasnt-her-father-she-would-mace-him/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/xr-breaking-windows/
title: Did Extinction Rebellion Activists Break Bank Windows in London?
review_date: 2021-04-25T04:58:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Activists with the climate group Extinction Rebellion have broken windows of banks in London as part of protest against financial institutions that support the fossil fuel industry.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/university-forced-students-to-wear-hijabs-for-event/
title: University Forced Students to Wear Hijabs for Event?
review_date: 2016-12-07T07:05:08Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Administrators at the University of Wisconsin forced students to wear hijabs during Islam Appreciation Week.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/square-watermelon/
title: Are These Square Watermelons Real?
review_date: 2007-08-19T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show watermelons that have been grown in such a way as to force them into square shapes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alfredo-rivera-video/
title: Is Alfredo Rivera the Flight Attendant Who Duct-Taped a Passenger?
review_date: 2021-08-06T01:35:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a genuine news interview with Alfredo Rivera, supposedly the flight attendant who duct-taped an unruly passenger to his seat during a Frontier Airlines flight in July 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-rugby-black-and-tans/
title: Did Biden Confuse ‘All Blacks’ Rugby Team with ‘Black and Tans’ Paramilitary Force?
review_date: 2023-04-13T09:55:38Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a trip to Ireland in April 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden confused New Zealand's "All Blacks" national rugby team for the "Black and Tans," a British paramilitary force of the 1920s known for its brutality against the Irish people.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/duck-art-stamp-crime/
title: Is It a Crime to Submit Non-Duck Designs to the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest?
review_date: 2023-03-12T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
It is a federal crime in the U.S. to enter a design in the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest if waterfowl are not the dominant feature of the design.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/president-finland-wh-video/
title: Did the President of Finland Post a Video Response to His White House Visit?
review_date: 2019-10-07T01:12:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö posted a video after his White House visit saying that he'd rather hang around reindeer than Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-plastic-straw-guns/
title: Did Nancy Pelosi Say the 'Plastic Straw Ban Is Important for Gun Control?'
review_date: 2018-08-06T03:53:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Nancy Pelosi said "the plastic straw ban is important for gun control. It stops pea shooting and spitballing which are gateway guns."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nyc-sanitation-posters/
title: Did the NYC Sanitation Department Put Up These Controversial Posters?
review_date: 2019-07-23T05:42:44Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show politically controversial artworks installed around NYC by the city's sanitation department.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-marine-u-s-marine-flags-home/
title: Was a Marine Told He Can't Fly U.S. and Marine Corps Flags at the Same Time?
review_date: 2018-04-06T05:45:17Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Marine Corps Capt. Jim Lowe was told he can't fly both an American flag and Marine Corps colors outside his home.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marine-axed-trump-rally/
title: Marine Axed after Trump Rally Incident
review_date: 2016-03-04T06:20:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A young Marine was discharged after footage of his involvement in a racially charged altercation at a Donald Trump rally surfaced.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-bible-billboard/
title: Yes, a Billboard Paired Trump's Picture with a Bible Verse About Jesus
review_date: 2021-09-15T07:54:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A billboard in Georgia with a picture of former U.S. President Donald Trump also contained a Bible verse referencing Jesus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shinzo-abe-tweet-hillary-clinton/
title: No, Shinzo Abe Didn't Tweet This About Hillary Clinton Before His Death
review_date: 2022-07-11T07:24:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Before his death on July 8, 2022, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tweeted he had evidence that would "lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/klaus-schwab-planning-lockdowns/
title: Did WEF Chair Klaus Schwab Admit To Planning 'Chinese-Style' Lockdowns for 'Next Pandemic'?
review_date: 2023-07-24T12:05:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Klaus Schwab publicly admitted that he is planning to implement China-style forced COVID lockdowns all over the world during the “next pandemic.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/self-insured/
title: Did a McDonald's Impose a Surcharge on African-American Customers to Cover Robbery Insurance?
review_date: 2012-01-23T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A McDonald's outlet implementated of a $1.50 surcharge on African-American customers to cover robbery insurance.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boy-shot-stepfather-appeal/
title: 'Boy Shot by Stepfather' Appeal
review_date: 2010-02-24T08:45:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Every time a particular message is shared, a company will donate money towards the medical care of a 14-year-old boy who was shot by his stepfather while he was defending his 2-year-old sister from rape.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fentanyl-water-san-diego-chicago-spokane/
title: Unfounded Rumors Claim Workers Given Fentanyl-Laced Water Bottles in San Diego, Chicago, Spokane
review_date: 2023-07-21T14:07:15Z
textual_rating: Unfounded
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Traffic flaggers in San Diego, Chicago, and Spokane were injured or killed after drinking fentanyl-laced water or Gatorade from bottles handed to them by strangers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/spider-in-tampon/
title: Did a Spider in a Tampon Result in a Disturbing Medical Emergency?
review_date: 2018-05-10T04:23:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Doctors concluded that a large spider made its way into a woman's uterus after it got stuck inside her tampon.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/parasite-fish-tongue-mouth/
title: Does a Photo Show a Parasite That Replaced a Fish's Tongue?
review_date: 2021-03-05T06:12:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shared to social media showed a parasitic organism that attaches to a fish's tongue and spends the rest of its life as a pseudo tongue while feeding off its host’s blood.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-stay-home-in-november/
title: Midterms 2022: Did Trump Say 'If We Can't MAGA, Stay Home in November'?
review_date: 2022-05-02T06:50:40Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the spring of 2022, Donald Trump told his supporters to "stay home" instead of voting in the Nov. 8 midterm elections if his candidates of choice do not win GOP primaries.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-pandemic-black-women-grocery/
review_date: 2020-10-06T04:35:21Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said that Americans were able to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic because "some Black woman was able to stack the grocery shelf."

title:
Did Biden Say Americans Could Stay Home During Pandemic Because 'Some Black Woman' Stocked Grocery Shelves?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ninja-turtles-say-pizza-to-drugs/
title: Did Ninja Turtles Anti-Drug Campaign Urge 'Say Pizza to Drugs'?
review_date: 2021-09-27T03:46:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a sign featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that reads, "Say Pizza to Drugs, Say No to Yes."


title: Alabama Legislator Angry That “State of Georgia” Allowed in Olympics
review_date: 2016-08-15T10:07:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An Alabama state senator published an open letter saying that the state of Georgia shouldn't have been allowed to compete in the Olympics.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alabama-legislator-angry-that-state-of-georgia-allowed-in-olympics/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/29-august-hurricanes/
title: Is There a Link Between Major Hurricanes and 29 August?
review_date: 2017-08-31T06:15:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Four major hurricanes have hit the United States on 29 August, across 12 years, forming a meaningful pattern.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oxford-alabama-transgender-bathrooms/
title: Oxford Alabama Transgender Bathroom Ordinance
review_date: 2016-04-27T08:48:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The city of Oxford, Alabama reacted to Target's transgender bathroom policy by making the described use of restrooms by transgender individuals punishable by jail time.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dhs-quietly-vanloads-border/
title: DHS Quietly Moving, Releasing 'Vanloads' of 'Illegal Aliens' Away from Border
review_date: 2016-06-20T07:45:50Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Department of Homeland Security is secretly moving and releasing crowds of undocumented people into the United States.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-elizabeth-suspends-wedding/
title: Did Queen Elizabeth Suspend the Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
review_date: 2018-01-03T04:18:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Queen Elizabeth is so upset at public comments made by royal bride-to-be Meghan Markle that she has suspended or threatened to suspend Prince Harry's wedding.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/penguin-pebble-proposal/
title: Do Male Penguins Make 'Pebble Proposals' to Their Mates?
review_date: 2016-06-01T09:09:28Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A male penguin searches an entire beach for the "perfect pebble" to lay at the feet of his chosen female penguin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/magic-johnson-celebrity-crew/
title: Is This Magic Johnson's Celebrity Crew Arriving at NBA Playoffs?
review_date: 2017-02-19T11:33:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph showing Magic Johnson with Jack Nicholson, Michael Jackson, Madonna, and several other celebrities walking into the NBA Playoffs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/minnesota-billboards-trump/
title: Did a Republican Group Post Anti-Trump Billboards in Minnesota?
review_date: 2018-01-05T05:05:14Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A group of Republicans in Minnesota erected billboards criticizing President Donald Trump in late 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/arizona-protest/
title: Did an Arizona Protester Threaten to Shoot Police?
review_date: 2010-05-17T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photograph shows a demonstrator at an immigration protest threatening to "shoot more Arizona police."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/melania-trump-body-double-2/
title: Is This Yet Another Picture of a Melania Trump 'Body Double'?
review_date: 2020-10-26T09:56:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows U.S. President Donald Trump entering Marine Force One with an individual standing in for first lady Melania Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/social-insecurity/
title: Did Eisenhower Warn About Political Parties Who Wanted to 'Abolish Social Security?'
review_date: 2014-05-14T05:43:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Eisenhower once observed that "a few Texas oil millionaires" wanted to "abolish social security."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-hear-me-scam/
title: 'Can You Hear Me?' Scam Warning
review_date: 2017-01-27T06:33:33Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
People are being victimized by scammers who call and ask "Can you hear me?" and record the "yes" response in order to use it to authorize fake charges.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-convince-the-lowest-white-man/
title: Did Lyndon B. Johnson Say This About The 'Lowest White Man' and 'Best Colored Man'?
review_date: 2016-08-23T11:00:13Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andrew-tate-trolls-interviewer/
title: That YouTube Video of Andrew Tate 'Trolling Interviewer After Getting Released from Jail' Is Old
review_date: 2022-12-30T13:55:13Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows Andrew Tate trolling a reporter following his arrest and release from jail in late 2022.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fukushima-emergency/
title: Fukushima Radioactive Water Leak Chart
review_date: 2013-08-27T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Image shows radioactive seepage spreading across the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima nuclear plant.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-pope-francis-write-the-gentle-reminder-message/
title: Did Pope Francis Write the 'Gentle Reminder' Message?
review_date: 2018-01-04T07:11:07Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pope Francis wrote a viral Facebook post offering a "gentle reminder" about what's important in life.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cardinal-pell-abortion-abuse/
title: Did Cardinal George Pell Say Abortion Was Worse Than Sexual Abuse of Children?
review_date: 2018-10-15T09:38:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Cardinal George Pell, who has been charged with sexual abuse, once said that abortion was "a worse moral scandal than priests sexually abusing young people."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-paul-jones-triple-neck-guitar/
title: Does a Photo Show Led Zeppelin Bassist's 'Triple-Neck' Guitar?
review_date: 2021-10-04T00:58:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A widely shared photograph in October 2021 was an authentic record of a real "triple-neck" guitar owned by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zoom-settlement-scam-legit/
title: Is Zoom Settlement Email Mentioning EpiqPay a Scam or Legit?
review_date: 2023-05-31T12:10:32Z
textual_rating: Legit
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An email message from noreply@epiqpay.com directs recipients to the website zoommeetingsclassaction.com as part of a real class-action lawsuit.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-nfl-lawsuit/
title: Did the NFL Give Donald Trump a Lifetime Ban After a Disastrous Lawsuit?
review_date: 2017-09-30T02:05:04Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The NFL gave Donald Trump a "lifetime ban" after he was involved in a disastrous lawsuit against the league.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-many-per-capitas/
title: Did Trump Say 'There's Many Per Capitas'?
review_date: 2020-06-08T10:34:37Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In responding to a question about per capita coronavirus testing, President Trump asserted "there's many per capitas" and questioned "per capita relative to what?"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/armed-trump-fans-biden-bus/
title: Did Armed Trump Supporters Harass a Biden Bus in Texas?
review_date: 2020-11-01T05:12:52Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Armed supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump harassed a Biden-Harris campaign bus in Texas, leading to the cancellation of three campaign events and a news conference.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alabama-doug-jones-ballots/
title: Did Alabama Election Officials Find Thousands of Dead People Who Voted for Doug Jones?
review_date: 2017-12-23T09:08:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Election officials in Alabama discovered thousands of ballots for Doug Jones that were seemingly cast by dead voters.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pastor-david-platt-donald-trump/
title: Did Pastor David Platt Pray for President Trump During a Church Visit?
review_date: 2019-06-04T09:21:29Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pastor David Platt prayed for President Donald Trump during the latter's impromptu visit to his church.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cpr-annie/
title: Is the CPR Mannequin Modeled After the Inventor's Deceased Daughter?
review_date: 2005-06-21T16:11:50Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The face of the CPR training mannequin was modeled after the deceased daughter of the doctor who invented it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epa-grant-flint-water/
title: Did President Trump Bestow $100 Million Upon Flint, Michigan?
review_date: 2017-03-22T03:28:54Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded $100 million to Flint, Michigan, at the behest of President Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/punishment-reading-bible-saudi-arabia/
title: New Punishment for Reading the Bible in Saudi Arabia?
review_date: 2015-12-17T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A gruesome photograph of a shredded hand depicts a "new punishment for reading the Bible" in Saudi Arabia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-covid-19-deadlier-than-flu/
title: Did Trump Say in February 2020 That COVID-19 Is Deadlier Than the Flu?
review_date: 2020-09-09T04:43:56Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Trump acknowledged that COVID-19 is deadlier than the flu in early February 2020, but continued to downplay the pandemic as "like the flu" in public.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ginsburg-wish-replaced-trump/
title: Did Ginsburg Say Her 'Most Fervent Wish' Was Not To Be Replaced by Trump?
review_date: 2020-09-21T02:22:26Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As transcribed by her granddaughter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sink-toilet-japan/
title: Are Sink-Toilet Combinations Common in Japan?
review_date: 2021-06-10T05:22:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Toilets with sinks attached to the top of the water reservoir are common in Japan and help to reuse water.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ellie-kemper-kkk-veiled-prophet/
title: Fact Check: Ellie Kemper, the KKK, and the 'Veiled Prophet Ball'
review_date: 2021-06-02T06:29:04Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor and comedian Ellie Kemper was crowned 1999 Queen of Love and Beauty at the "Veiled Prophet Ball" in St. Louis, Missouri. The ball is affiliated with an organization that has a racist history, including ties to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/martyrs-fake-death-video/
title: Were Palestinian Martyrs Caught on Video Faking Their Deaths?
review_date: 2018-05-21T06:52:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Palestinians were caught faking the deaths of several martyrs when one of the 'corpses' was filmed moving.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/putin-quote-criticizes-obama/
title: Putin Quote Criticizes Obama
review_date: 2016-12-20T06:28:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Vladimir Putin said that 'ISIS will regret' assassinating a Russian ambassador since he is 'not Obama' and this is 'not Benghazi.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/air-force-one-trump-daytona/
title: Is This Air Force One During Trump's Visit to Daytona 500?
review_date: 2020-02-17T00:52:19Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Air Force One during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the Daytona 500 in February 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-bennett-donald-trump-quote/
title: An Interesting Take on Trump
review_date: 2015-11-30T03:00:58Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Conservative commentator William J. Bennett did penned an essay hypothesizing that Donald Trump would be killed before he could be elected President.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nike-alabama/
title: Did the University of Alabama Cut Ties with Nike Over the Colin Kaepernick Endorsement Deal?
review_date: 2018-09-05T01:04:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2018, the University of Alabama football program ended its uniform contract with Nike, in response to Nike's endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sumatran-rabbit-rescued-facebook/
title: Do Pics Show Giant Sumatran Striped Rabbit Rescued from Sale on Facebook?
review_date: 2022-04-08T01:32:18Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show a rare, giant Sumatran striped rabbit that was rescued by authorities after being offered for sale on Facebook.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/airplane-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-odor/
title: Airplane Forced to Make Emergency Landing Because Woman’s V@gina Smelled So Bad
review_date: 2016-10-12T04:01:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing because one passenger's vagina had an offensive odor.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cell-phones-horns-skulls/
title: Are Cellphones Causing Horns to Grow from Young People's Skulls?
review_date: 2019-06-24T10:13:49Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Young people are growing "horns" in the base of their skulls from looking down at cellphone screens.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kennedy-nixon-virtual-debate-1960/
title: Did Kennedy, Nixon Have a Virtual Debate in 1960?
review_date: 2020-10-08T04:39:29Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon participated in a virtual debate in 1960.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-this-our-congress-hard-at-work/
title: Is This Our Congress Hard at Work?
review_date: 2018-01-17T04:35:18Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image collage shows various members of the United States Congress "hard at work" while sleeping at their desks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-from-taured-parallel-universe/
title: The Mystery of the Man from Taured
review_date: 2021-03-07T01:00:33Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man from another dimension bearing a passport from the nonexistent country of Taured showed up at a Japanese airport in the 1950s and then mysteriously vanished.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/closures-during-spanish-flu/
title: Did Cities Close Schools, Businesses During the 1918 Pandemic?
review_date: 2020-03-31T01:23:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A newspaper clipping from 1918 documents a "public notice" from the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, announcing that schools, movie theaters, and other public places would be closed to prevent the spread of "Spanish Influenza."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-ring-of-truth/
title: President Obama Not Wearing Ring, Wristwatch for Islamic Holy Month
review_date: 2011-01-09T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Obama stopped wearing his wedding ring and wristwatch in observance of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/veterans-spouses-teaching-certificates/
title: Can Veterans' Spouses Get Florida Teaching Certificates Without Degrees?
review_date: 2022-07-28T04:57:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Veterans' spouses without a bachelor's degree can obtain a five-year teaching certificate in Florida after observing classrooms for 12 hours.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cancer-vitamin-b17-deficiency/
title: Is Cancer Caused by a Deficiency of 'Vitamin B17'?
review_date: 2017-01-12T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Cancer is caused by a deficiency of vitamin “B17,” a condition that can be remedied with nutritional supplements.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cvs-trump-2020-campaign/
title: Is CVS a Major Donor to Trump's 2020 Reelection Campaign?
review_date: 2019-08-20T06:34:47Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The pharmacy-store chain CVS is a "major donor" to U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/child-support-card-delaware/
title: Delaware Child Support Card
review_date: 2016-01-09T07:15:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Delaware has issued a new "child support card" that cannot be used to purchase items such as alcohol or cigarettes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mickey-mouse-racial-caricature/
title: Was Mickey Mouse Modeled After a Racist Caricature Named 'Jigaboo'?
review_date: 2019-02-13T03:54:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A racist caricature called "Jigaboo" served as the original inspiration for the Mickey Mouse character.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pop-rocks-commercial-real/
title: Is This Pop Rocks Ad a Real and 'Banned' TV Commercial?
review_date: 2022-10-18T06:15:12Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a real TV commercial for Pop Rocks candy that depicts a female student giving a male teacher oral sex in a high school classroom.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/microsoft-crop-circle/
title: Is This Microsoft Logo/Coronavirus Crop Circle Real?
review_date: 2020-05-06T09:57:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a genuine crop circle resembling a logo for Microsoft Windows and the "crown" shape associated with coronaviruses.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/letter-to-general-motors/
title: Letter to General Motors
review_date: 2008-12-15T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The president of Knox Machinery wrote a letter to the president of General Motors, criticizing the latter for seeking a government bailout.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mississippi-meets-gulf-mexico/
title: Does This Pic Show Where the Mississippi River Meets the Gulf of Mexico?
review_date: 2016-04-28T03:33:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograh showing a body of water with two distinct colors is a permanent location where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrat-white-house-nba/
title: Presidential Elections Linked to Eastern Conference NBA Championships
review_date: 2016-06-20T08:29:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Democratic presidential candidates have only won the White House in years that an Eastern Conference team has also won the NBA Championship.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/largest-stock-drops-trump/
title: Did the 8 Largest Single-Day Stock Drops Occur Under Trump?
review_date: 2020-02-28T03:31:57Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The eight largest single-day drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average have occurred under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jerry-richards-serial-killer/
title: Did Authorities Discover 700 Bodies Buried in a Florida Millionaire's Yard?
review_date: 2019-06-09T03:30:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Authorities discovered over 700 bodies buried in the backyard of Florida millionaire Jerry Richards.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cdc-halts-us-jj-covid-shots/
title: Did CDC Recommend Temporary Pause in US J&J Vaccine Distribution?
review_date: 2021-04-13T09:20:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
On April 13, 2021, U.S. government health officials recommended a temporary halt in the distribution of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines across the nation citing concerns over a rare but serious blood clotting side effect.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-fake-air-force-one/
title: Does Biden's "Fake Air Force One" Prove He Is Not Really President?
review_date: 2021-02-07T01:42:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
On Joe Biden's first trip home to Delaware as President, the plane he flew was not Air Force One, proving Donald Trump remains President.


title: Was Hillary Clinton Offered a Plea Deal in August 2017?
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textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The Justice Department offered Hillary Clinton a plea deal in mid-2017 after reopening an investigation into her handling of classified material on a private server.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-hillary-clinton-offered-a-plea-deal-in-server-investigation-in-august-2017/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michelle-obama-chef-tafari-campbell/
title: Unveiling the Truth: Debunking Claims of Michelle Obama 'Mistreating' Former Chef Tafari Campbell
review_date: 2023-08-29T11:24:09Z
textual_rating: Unfounded
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A YouTube video claims that evidence exists that former first lady Michelle Obama mistreated late family chef Tafari Campbell.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/xbox-playstation-ps5-congrats/
title: Did Xbox and PlayStation Congratulate Each Other on Launch Days?
review_date: 2020-11-12T09:44:33Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Xbox and PlayStation congratulated each other on Twitter for the November 2020 launch of Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PS5.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/homicide-victims-with-restraining-orders/
title: Are 20 Percent of Homicide Victims with Restraining Orders Killed Soon After Obtaining Them?
review_date: 2018-10-15T21:13:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
20 percent of women killed in Intimate Partner Homicides (IPH) who had restraining orders were killed within two days of obtaining it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/death-of-elisa-lam/
title: The Strange Death of Elisa Lam
review_date: 2016-08-14T09:04:46Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A young woman named Elisa Lam disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Los Angeles, her body later found in a hotel's water tank.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-promise-fewer-fires-floods/
title: Did Biden Promise 'Fewer Fires, Floods, and Hurricanes' If Elected?
review_date: 2020-09-29T02:24:04Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
While on the campaign trail in September 2020, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised fewer fires, floods, and hurricanes if he wins the election in November.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woody-toy-story-4/
title: Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in 'Toy Story 4?'
review_date: 2019-06-03T02:06:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney has announced that the cowboy character Woody will be openly bisexual in the movie 'Toy Story 4.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-armani-jacket/
title: Hillary Clinton's $12,000 Armani Jacket
review_date: 2016-06-08T05:12:12Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton purchased a $12,000 Giorgio Armani jacket to deliver a speech about income inequality.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-house-portrait-ceremony/
title: Will the White House Portrait Ceremony Not Occur in 2020?
review_date: 2020-05-20T05:59:56Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
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text:
A traditional White House ceremony, where a sitting president unveils the portrait of his predecessor, will not take place in 2020, owing to antipathy between Donald Trump and Barack Obama.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pregnant-civil-war-bullet/
title: Did a Woman Become Pregnant from a Civil War Bullet?
review_date: 2000-03-07T12:19:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A woman became pregnant from being struck by a bullet that had passed through the scrotum of a Civil War soldier.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mlk-jr-dog-police-car/
title: Is This a Picture of Martin Luther King and a Police Dog Used to Intimidate Him?
review_date: 2019-01-22T07:00:58Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A photograph shows Martin Luther King Jr. in the back seat of a police car, along with a dog that was put there by officers an attempt to intimidate him.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jamie-lee-curtis/
title: Jamie Lee Curtis: Male and Female?
review_date: 2001-04-06T14:14:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis acknowledged in an interview that she was born with both male and female sex organs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/north-dakota-native-american-voters/
title: Has North Dakota Law Made It Harder for Native Americans to Vote?
review_date: 2018-10-15T12:07:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
H.B. 1369, a North Dakota voter ID law, includes restrictions that disproportionately affect Native American voters.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/onion-in-your-sock-cure/
title: Does Putting a Raw Cut Onion in Your Sock Cure Medical Ailments?
review_date: 2017-01-24T06:42:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Placing a raw, cut onion in contact with your foot overnight “purifies your blood”, removes “toxins”, and heals your body.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/irs-87000-new-agents/
title: Is IRS Hiring 87K New Agents To Audit Middle-Class Americans?
review_date: 2022-08-11T08:13:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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text:
Under the Biden administration, the IRS is hiring 87,000 new enforcement agents to "come after" and audit middle-class Americans.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-power-debt-forgiveness/
title: Did Pelosi Say the President Does Not Have 'the Power for Debt Forgiveness’?
review_date: 2022-08-25T05:41:58Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi once said: “People think that the President of the United States has the power for debt forgiveness. He does not. He can postpone. He can delay. But he does not have that power. That has to be an act of Congress.”


text: Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that pedophilia was good for children.
title: Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Say that Pedophilia Was Good for Children?
review_date: 2018-02-26T03:09:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-ruth-bader-ginsburg-say-that-pedophilia-was-good-for-children/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-guard-trump-mob/
title: Does Pic Show National Guard Troops Protecting Lincoln Memorial During BLM Protests?
review_date: 2021-01-06T07:52:26Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The National Guard was deployed to protect the Lincoln Memorial during the Black Lives Matter protests in the spring of 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-deletes-global-warning-claim/
title: Trump Deletes 'Global Warning' Claim?
review_date: 2016-08-30T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump deleted a years-old claim that China invented the concept of global warming from his Twitter account.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/costco-response-facebook/
title: Did Costco Post This Sarcastic Reply to a Customer on Facebook?
review_date: 2020-05-07T02:01:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The official Costco Facebook page sarcastically told "Sharon" that her opposition to wearing a mask in its stores would someday be the subject of a documentary.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-four-minute-nuclear/
title: Did Hillary Clinton Leak a Classified 'Four-Minute' Nuclear Response Window?
review_date: 2016-10-20T01:26:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton revealed a classified response window of "four minutes" for a U.S. president to launch nuclear weapons.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oregon-school-bans-pledge-of-allegiance/
title: Oregon Elementary School Bans Pledge of Allegiance
review_date: 2016-08-29T03:50:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The principal of Mountain Dell Elementary School in Oregon sent a letter to parents informing them that the Pledge of Allegiance will be banned for the remainder of the school year.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kellyanne-conway-simplicity-pattern/
title: Did Kellyanne Conway's Inaugural Dress Copy a 1970s Simplicity Pattern?
review_date: 2017-01-25T02:05:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Gucci ensemble worn by Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway to the inauguration closely resembled a 1970s 'Simplicity' pattern.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-arresting-voters-with-outstanding-warrants/
title: Are Police Arresting Voters with Outstanding Warrants at Polling Places?
review_date: 2008-10-05T14:59:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Voters with outstanding warrants or unpaid traffic fines face arrest by undercover officers at polling places.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/radio-kkk-photograph/
title: Does This Photograph Show a Black Couple Accepting a Gift from KKK Members?
review_date: 2018-11-25T22:27:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jack and Rosie Riddle were photographed in 1948 accepting a radio from a group of Ku Klux Klan members.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gay-mens-choir-hiv-aids/
title: Does a Poignant Photo of Gay Men's Choir Show Devastating Impact of HIV/AIDS?
review_date: 2021-09-16T04:08:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A widely-shared photograph illustrates the devastating effect of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/toddlers-signs-profanities-protest/
title: Does Video Show Toddlers Holding Profane Signs at Protest?
review_date: 2020-07-31T08:40:12Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Video shows young children saying "Fuck the police" and holding signs that read “Fuck the police” and “Eff Trump goons” during protests against police brutality in Portland, Oregon, in July 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/god-bows-down-trump-sign/
title: Is This 'God Bows Down to Trump' Sign Real?
review_date: 2020-02-17T02:55:07Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a real a Trump 2020 campaign sign bearing the legend "God Bows Down to President Donald J Trump — Declares 'He Is Perfect.'"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pat-robertson-notre-dame-gays/
title: Did Pat Robertson Say the Notre Dame Fire Was the Result of 'Hell Bubbling over with Homosexuals'?
review_date: 2019-04-18T02:04:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pat Robertson said that the Notre Dame fire was the result of "hell bubbling over with homosexuals."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/letter-to-dr-laura/
title: Letter to Dr. Laura
review_date: 2004-03-08T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A letter highlighting fallacies in Biblical anti-homosexuality arguments was sent to radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stormy-daniels-note-admission/
title: Did Stormy Daniels Die and Leave a 'Suicide Note' with a Stunning Admission?
review_date: 2019-06-19T09:56:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Stormy Daniels wrote a "suicide note" admitting she lied about having an affair with Donald Trump before she committed suicide.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boulder-suspect-syrian-refugee/
title: Was Suspected Boulder Shooter a Syrian Refugee Who Came to US via Obama-Era Asylum Program?
review_date: 2021-03-24T03:00:31Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, a man suspected of shooting and killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March 2021, came to the U.S. as a Syrian refugee through asylum programs under former President Barack Obama.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/buttagieg-late-term-abortion/
title: Is This Pete Buttigieg's Defense of Late-Term Abortions?
review_date: 2020-10-13T04:04:51Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A transcript reproduces Pete Buttigieg's response when he was asked whether there should be any temporal limit on a woman's right to have an abortion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/columbia-graduation-race/
title: Is Columbia University Planning Graduation Ceremonies Based on Race, Background?
review_date: 2021-03-16T04:26:17Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In late April 2021, Columbia University "brought back segregation" by scheduling graduation ceremonies for students based on race, ethnicity, gender or sexual identity, and socioeconomic status.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/italy-200-deaths-24-hours/
title: Did Italy Confirm Almost 200 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours?
review_date: 2020-03-13T01:25:12Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Almost 200 people in Italy died from the coronavirus in a 24-hour period between March 11 and 12, 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-summons-mailings/
title: Did Ted Cruz's Campaign Send Fundraising Mailers That Resemble Legal Summonses?
review_date: 2018-09-17T10:46:49Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign has sent fundraising letters with an envelope made up to resemble a legal summons.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-section-8/
title: Did Biden Say He Grew Up in Section 8 Housing?
review_date: 2020-10-20T02:29:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden said that he grew up in section 8 housing during a town hall debate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/roger-stone-martial-law-trump/
title: Did Roger Stone Say Trump Should Declare Martial Law If He Loses Election?
review_date: 2020-09-22T05:10:11Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2020, Roger Stone said U.S. President Donald Trump should, if he loses the November election, declare martial law.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-blasts-media-for-reporting-things-he-says/
title: Trump Blasts Media for Reporting Things He Says?
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textual_rating: Labeled Satire
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
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Donald Trump lamented that the news media are biased for accurately reporting his words and actions.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/british-pm-rishi-sunak-partying-ibiza/
title: Is This a Real Video of British PM Rishi Sunak Partying Shirtless in Ibiza?
review_date: 2023-08-08T14:12:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video accurately showed U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dancing shirtless at a party in Ibiza, Spain.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-15-genders/
review_date: 2019-01-28T09:33:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2019, California education authorities formulated a policy that, if implemented, would force parents to allow their children to be taught that "there are 15 genders."

title:
Did California Attempt to Force Parents to Accept a Curriculum That Teaches Children 'There Are 15 Genders'?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-impeachment-social-security/
title: Did Pelosi Divert Billions from Social Security to Cover Impeachment Costs?
review_date: 2019-10-08T02:05:39Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi diverted $2.4 billion from the Social Security fund to cover impeachment costs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/charlie-brown-racist-franklin/
title: You're a Racist, Charlie Brown?
review_date: 2015-12-24T02:39:59Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral image of Franklin, the one black character in "Peanuts," sitting alone on Thanksgiving, documents that the creator of "Peanuts" was racist.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mother-duck-with-76-ducklings/
title: Does a Photo Show a Mother Duck With 76 Ducklings?
review_date: 2021-03-14T05:00:14Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a mother merganser hen with 76 ducklings trailing her while swimming at a Minnesota lake.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gaines-thomas-lawsuit-satire/
title: Riley Gaines Settled a Lawsuit Against Swimmer Lia Thomas for $1.2M?
review_date: 2023-08-16T13:12:56Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former collegiate swimmers Riley Gaines and Lia Thomas settled a lawsuit with an agreement that awards Gaines $1.2 million.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carl-twinly-cow-arrest/
title: Was a Man Named Carl Twinly Arrested For Pretending to be a Cow?
review_date: 2022-04-12T05:48:35Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man named Carl Twinly was arrested in Texas after he pretended to be a cow in a milking competition.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woman-clubs-boyfriend-dream/
title: Did a Woman Club Her Boyfriend to Death Because He Cheated on Her in a Dream?
review_date: 2018-01-07T02:41:45Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man was beaten to death by his girlfriend because she had a dream that he cheated on her with a waitress at a golf course.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/misha-collins-intern-bill-clinton/
title: Did 'Supernatural' Star Misha Collins Intern for the Clinton Administration?
review_date: 2020-12-16T01:19:18Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Misha Collins interned at the White House during U.S. President Bill Clinton's administration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/girl-scouts-vaccinated/
title: Do the Girl Scouts Have an 'I Was Vaccinated' Patch?
review_date: 2021-10-18T00:16:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows an official "I Was Vaccinated" Girl Scouts patch that a child can receive for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-cdc-flu-shot-causing-outbreak/
title: Did a CDC Doctor Say the Flu Shot Is Causing a Deadly Outbreak?
review_date: 2018-01-17T12:07:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doctor said the flu vaccine is causing the deadly flu epidemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transgender-suicides-after-2016-election/
title: Transgender Parenting Groups Report Eight Suicides After 2016 Election
review_date: 2016-11-09T04:16:13Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As many as nine transgender children (some adult children) committed or attempted suicide the night Donald Trump was elected President.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/doctors-hpv-vaccine-gardasil/
title: FALSE: One-Third of Doctors Won't Recommend Gardasil HPV Vaccine
review_date: 2016-01-06T06:05:53Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A recent study revealed that one-third of pediatricians refuse to recommend the Gardasil HPV vaccine to patients.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amy-barrett-handmaids-tale/
title: Did Amy Coney Barrett's Religious Group Inspire 'The Handmaid's Tale'?
review_date: 2020-09-28T03:44:28Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, is a member of a Christian group that inspired Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.”


title: Teenage Arizona Couple Moves Out of Chicago After Just One Day Because of Assault?
review_date: 2016-09-06T04:47:36Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A young couple was assaulted in Chicago, causing them to move back to Arizona after just one day in the city.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/teenage-arizona-couple-moves-out-of-chicago-after-just-one-day-because-of-assault/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/melania-make-peace-with-the-blacks/
title: How to 'Make Peace with the Blacks'
review_date: 2016-07-19T01:48:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Melania Trump suggested her husband could "make peace with the blacks" by increasing their food stamp payments.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mad-cow-versus-brexit/
title: Does This Map Show Mad Cow Disease Prevalence vs. Brexit Voters?
review_date: 2016-06-27T05:24:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Areas that voted to leave the European Union in the 2016 'Brexit' vote were the same areas affected by Mad Cow Disease in 1992.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/on-golden-zebra/
title: Does a Golden Zebra Live in Hawaii?
review_date: 2014-11-25T15:23:26Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows the only known golden zebra in existence, living at an animal sanctuary in Hawaii.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/connecticut-free-drinks-vaccine/
title: Is 'Entire State of Connecticut' Offering Free Drink with Proof of COVID-19 Vaccine?
review_date: 2021-05-01T02:07:07Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The "entire state of Connecticut" is offering free drinks to anyone who gets the COVID-19 vaccine, starting May 19, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/recruitment-poster-international-legion-ukraine/
title: Is This a Real Recruitment Poster to US Welfare Recipients for the International Legion of Ukraine?
review_date: 2023-04-06T14:41:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph of a poster depicting a homeless man on a subway that reads "tired of living on welfare?" shows a genuine recruitment poster for the International Legion of Ukraine.


title: Texas Maternal Mortality Rate Doubles After Reproductive Health Restrictions?
review_date: 2016-08-26T05:13:17Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The maternal death rate in Texas has spiked in recent years due to funding cuts for reproductive health clinics.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/texas-maternal-mortality-rate-doubles-after-reproductive-health-restrictions/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tiger-woods-speedy-recovery/
title: Did Trump Wish Tiger Woods a 'Speedy Recovery'?
review_date: 2021-02-23T08:14:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After Tiger Woods’ car crash in February 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump released a statement through a spokesperson that said, “Get well soon, Tiger. You are a true champion!”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prince-philip-prank-queen/
title: Did Prince Philip Dress as a Palace Guard to Prank Queen Elizabeth?
review_date: 2021-04-09T00:23:48Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photo shows Queen Elizabeth laughing after Prince Philip "pranked" her by disguising himself as a palace guard.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/denzel-washington-disney-woke/
title: Denzel Washington Declines Disney’s $50M Project, Saying ‘They’re Too Woke’?
review_date: 2023-08-31T10:04:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington declined a $50 million project from Disney and said the company is "just too woke."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/original-mt-rushmore-design/
title: Was This the Original Mount Rushmore Design Before Funding Ran Out?
review_date: 2022-01-16T02:00:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows the original design of Mount Rushmore — complete with each leader’s suited bust — before funding ran out.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jimmy-carter-banned-iranian-immigrants/
title: Jimmy Carter Banned Iranian Immigrants
review_date: 2015-12-09T04:27:58Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Jimmy Carter banned Iranian nationals from entering the U.S. in a manner similar to Donald Trump's proposal to ban the entry of Muslims.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-world-holiday-box/
title: No, Everyone Is Not Winning This 'Disney World Holiday Box'
review_date: 2020-03-25T09:22:57Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney World is offering "EVERYONE" who shares and comments on a Facebook post one box containing a Disney World Holiday.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-holder-abortion-clinic/
title: Does the Family of Former Attorney General Eric Holder Own an Abortion Clinic?
review_date: 2019-04-12T12:10:01Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Family relatives of former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder own property used as an abortion clinic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/water-works-2/
title: Do You Need Eight Glasses of Water Per Day?
review_date: 2001-02-06T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The average person needs to drink eight glasses of water per day to avoid being "chronically dehydrated."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-hitler-mein-kampf/
title: Did Donald Trump Say 'Mein Kampf' Had a 'Profound Effect' on Him?
review_date: 2019-04-17T07:08:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump said reading "Mein Kampf" in college had a profound effect on him and he has tremendous respect for Adolf Hitler as a leader.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/j-k-rowling-drops-off-forbes-billionaires-list/
title: Did J.K. Rowling Drop Off Forbes Billionaires List Due to Charitable Donations?
review_date: 2016-08-20T12:00:09Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Author J.K. Rowling was the first person to fall off of the Forbes billionaires list due to donating so much money to charity.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-veterans-free-health-care/
title: Did President Trump Sign an Executive Order Giving Veterans Free Care at Any Hospital?
review_date: 2018-03-09T04:12:49Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump signed an executive order in March 2018 that grants veterans free health care at any hospital.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/10000-camels-culled-australia/
title: Were 10,000 Camels Scheduled to Be Killed in Australia Amid Water Shortages?
review_date: 2020-01-08T05:03:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2020, officials in the state of South Australia announced a plan to cull around 10,000 feral camels in response to concerns over public safety and environmental resources.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/india-surface-temperatures-reach-140/
title: Did Land Surface Temperatures Reach 140 Degrees F in India, Pakistan?
review_date: 2022-05-03T09:23:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As a heatwave struck parts of Southeast Asia in late April 2022, land surface temperatures reached upwards of 140 degrees Fahrenheit.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-soldiers-last-words/
title: Were These a Russian Soldier's Last Words?
review_date: 2016-04-04T11:26:42Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A touching transcript reproduces a Russian soldier's last words before he ordered an airstrike on himself to kill ISIS members in Syria.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hitler-our-movement-is-christian/
title: Did Adolf Hitler Say 'Our Movement Is Christian'?
review_date: 2022-03-03T03:17:40Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 1928, Adolf Hitler said: "We tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity. Our movement is Christian."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/supreme-court-bible-oath/
title: Did the U.S. Supreme Court Rule That Oaths Not Taken on the Bible Are 'Illegal'?
review_date: 2019-01-11T04:41:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that oaths taken on anything other than a Christian Bible were "illegal."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bush-clinton-note/
title: George H.W. Bush Left a Note for Bill Clinton
review_date: 2016-10-20T02:49:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Outgoing President George H.W. Bush left a note welcoming incoming President Bill Clinton to the White House in 1993.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/long-distance-bill-revenge/
title: Long Distance Bill Revenge
review_date: 2000-01-22T19:04:06Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Woman jilted by her boyfriend gains revenge by leaving his phone off the hook for a days-long international call.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-muslim-ad/
title: Is This 'Biden Muslim Ad' Real?
review_date: 2020-10-07T04:18:07Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In summer 2020, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign released a so-called "Muslim ad" courting Muslim voters.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oklahoma-university-chapel-cross/
title: Oklahoma University Forced to Remove a Cross from Their Chapel?
review_date: 2017-08-23T10:32:48Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
East Central University has been forced to remove a cross and other Christian symbols from their chapel.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-ss-leeches/
title: Did Pelosi Call Social Security Recipients a 'Burden on Society'?
review_date: 2020-04-08T03:13:06Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi once told supporters at a fundraiser that Social Security recipients “are just a burden on society.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/london-zoo-lions/
title: Could London Zoo Patrons Feed Dogs to Lions to Cover Admissions in 18th Century?
review_date: 2021-05-23T03:00:35Z
textual_rating: Research In Progress
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the 18th century, visitors could pay for admission to the London Zoo by bringing a cat or dog to feed to the lions.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-spills-water-iphone/
title: FBI Spilled Water on San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone?
review_date: 2016-03-30T02:51:11Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After unlocking an iPhone belonging to one of the people involved in the San Bernardino shooting, the FBI ruined the device by spilling water on it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nikolas-cruz-promise-obama/
title: Did the Parkland Shooting Suspect Have a 'Connection' to Barack Obama?
review_date: 2018-05-09T03:16:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz has a "connection" to former president Barack Obama and his administration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-army-sending-texts-on-draft/
title: Is US Army Sending Texts About a Military Draft?
review_date: 2020-01-08T00:36:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Army is sending text messages informing people they've been selected for the military draft.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vaccine-lung-damage/
title: Will mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Wreak 'Havoc on The Lungs' in 4 to 14 Months?
review_date: 2021-03-01T07:41:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines will become deadly a few months after administration because the antibodies they create have been shown to cause deadly immune reactions resulting in damage to the lungs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/make-america-more-islamic-quote/
title: Did Valerie Jarrett Say She Wants to 'Help Change America to Be a More Islamic Country'?
review_date: 2015-02-09T19:03:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
White House adviser Valerie Jarrett once said she seeks "to help change America to be a more Islamic country."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boiled-menstrual-pads/
title: Are Indonesian Teens Drinking Boiled, Bloody Menstrual Pads to Get “High” in a “New Trend”?
review_date: 2018-11-16T08:12:21Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Boiling menstrual pads and drinking the water to get “high” or “drunk” is an alarming new trend amongst Indonesian teens.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-republicans-elections-credit/
title: Did Trump Say If GOP Candidates Win 2022 Election, He Should Get 'All the Credit’?
review_date: 2022-11-09T09:26:26Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview about GOP candidates before the 2022 midterm elections: "I think if they win, I should get all the credit, and if they lose, I should not be blamed at all.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/real-photo-of-penguin-mouth/
title: Does a Photo Reveal the Inside of a Penguin’s Mouth?
review_date: 2020-12-21T01:30:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A close-up photograph of the alien-like inside of a penguin’s mouth revealed spike-like structures protruding from the bird’s tongue.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elgin-staples-lifebelt-mother/
title: Was Navy Seaman Elgin Staples Saved by a Life Belt Made by His Mom?
review_date: 2021-08-27T03:04:51Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. sailor Elgin Staples survived the 1942 sinking of the USS Astoria in a life belt that that his mother made.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/costco-free-grocery-box-scam/
title: Costco 'Free Grocery Box' Scam
review_date: 2020-11-30T00:30:57Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The grocery chain Costco is offering free grocery boxes to people who fill out surveys on social media.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-botched-pledge/
title: Did Joe Biden 'Botch' the Pledge of Allegiance?
review_date: 2020-09-25T02:42:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Joe Biden 'botched' his recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance during a September 2020 campaign speech.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mary-miller-roe-victory-white-life/
title: Did a Republican Congresswoman Say Overturning Roe Was a 'Victory for White Life'?
review_date: 2022-06-27T07:01:07Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Congresswoman Mary Miller, R-Ill., said that the overturning of Roe v. Wade was a "historic win for white life."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/whatsapp-terms-data-facebook/
title: Does WhatsApp’s New Terms of Service Share Data with Facebook?
review_date: 2021-01-12T05:56:09Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
WhatsApp’s new terms of service as of early January 2021 allows the messaging app to share bank account information and other data with Facebook, as well as censor private messages.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/netflix-to-be-discontinued/
title: Will Netflix be Discontinued Because of Rampant Account Sharing?
review_date: 2017-03-14T01:44:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Netflix is shutting down in June 2017 because too many people share their accounts with their friends.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/matt-gaetz-wife-boycott-barbie-movie/
title: Did Matt Gaetz’s Wife Call for Boycott of 'Barbie' After Watching the Movie?
review_date: 2023-07-20T13:46:38Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s wife, Ginger Luckey Gaetz, called for a boycott of the "Barbie" film in a tweet on July 18, 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-used-green-screen-to-make-a-fake-crowd-in-nevada/
title: Hillary Clinton Used Green Screen to Make a Fake Crowd in Nevada
review_date: 2016-08-31T09:55:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton used a green screen to add fake audience members during her August 2016 speech in Nevada.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coronavirus-graph-spreading-faster/
title: Is Coronavirus Spreading Faster Than SARS, Ebola, and Swine Flu?
review_date: 2020-02-26T07:55:49Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video demonstrates there have been exponentially more cases of new coronavirus than other diseases such as SARS, MERS, Ebola, and swine flu.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mega-millions-sweepstakes-phone-scam/
title: Mega Millions Lottery Scam Targets Consumers by Phone, Text, and Email
review_date: 2022-11-02T16:11:41Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A phone call, text message, or email says that you have won the Mega Millions lottery jackpot and asks for a fee to claim the prize.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lily-att-commercials-fired/
title: Rumor Falsely Claims Lily from AT&T Ads Got Fired or Quit
review_date: 2021-11-09T08:40:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Milana Vayntrub, the actor who portays Lily Adams in television advertisements for AT&T, was fired or quit.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carpet-python-australia/
title: Giant Carpet Python's Rooftop Crawl Caught on Camera in Australia?
review_date: 2023-08-29T14:37:54Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video that went viral in August 2023 authentically depicted a giant carpet python crawling from a house roof to trees in an Australian yard.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/orwell-1984-predict-covid/
title: 'Everything Was Forbidden': Did Orwell's '1984' Predict COVID-19 Restrictions?
review_date: 2020-12-02T00:59:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
George Orwell's "1984" contains the lines: "Everything other than working was forbidden: walking in the streets, having fun, singing, dancing, getting together, everything was forbidden."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/retired-general-trump-threat-national-security/
title: Did a Retired Army General Call President Trump a 'Serious Threat to U.S. National Security'?
review_date: 2018-12-04T04:46:54Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Retired U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey opined that President Trump poses a "serious threat to U.S. national security."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/farmers-almanac-predict-covid-19/
title: Did the 1981 'Farmer's Almanac' Predict COVID-19?
review_date: 2020-05-01T07:17:12Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The 1981 Farmer's Almanac contained a passage predicting that a severe, pneumatic illness would spread around the globe in 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fire-kill-black-mexican-families-spare-white-couple/
title: Did a Fire Kill Black and Mexican Families But Spare a White Couple?
review_date: 2008-09-25T14:52:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A fire in a three-apartment dwelling killed black and Mexican families living there but spared a white couple because they were the only ones at work when the blaze started.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-airstrike-impeachment/
title: Did Clinton Launch Airstrike on Iraq Amid Impeachment Proceedings?
review_date: 2020-01-03T02:51:12Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Bill Clinton launched an airstrike on Iraq amid impeachment proceedings against him in 1998.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/captain-khans-epitaph-beware-of-dying-as-an-apostate/
title: Captain Khan's Epitaph: 'Beware of Dying as an Apostate'
review_date: 2016-08-02T03:16:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The headstone of the late U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan (son of DNC speaker Khizr Khan) references his "dying as an apostate."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cristhian-rivera-gofundme/
title: Did 'Liberals' Set Up a GoFundMe Campaign for Murder Suspect Cristhian Rivera?
review_date: 2018-08-24T03:23:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2018, "liberals" started a GoFundMe campaign to raise murder suspect Cristhian Rivera's $5,000,000 bail.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-u-s-border-sign-free-stuff-real/
title: Is This Sign at the United States-Mexico Border Real?
review_date: 2018-05-02T05:36:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A sign at the United States border and sponsored by the Democratic party informs travelers from Mexico that there's "lots of free stuff ahead."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ariana-grande-pay-manchester-bombing-funerals/
title: Did Ariana Grande Offer to Pay for the Funerals of the Manchester Bombing Victims?
review_date: 2017-05-24T04:32:53Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ariana Grande contacted the families of those who died in the Manchester Arena attack, and will pay for their funerals.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/speeding-ticket-frenzy/
title: About Those 'Speeding Ticket Frenzy' Alerts
review_date: 2013-07-24T12:46:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Police in some U.S. state are about to launch a 30-day speeding ticket frenzy (aka "Operation Yellowjacket").


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/china-seed-mailings/
title: Are Americans Receiving Unsolicited Mailings of Seeds from China?
review_date: 2020-07-25T02:47:39Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Residents of various U.S. states have received unsolicited mailings of seeds sent from China with malicious intent.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-mccain-vietnam/
title: Did Kamala Harris Honor McCain’s Captors at Monument in Vietnam?
review_date: 2021-09-22T04:47:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In late August 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris mistakenly laid a wreath commemorating John McCain at a memorial in Hanoi that supposedly celebrates the shooting down of his plane and his capture by the North Vietnamese.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-biden-cancel-operation-talon/
title: Did Biden Cancel Operation Talon?
review_date: 2021-02-24T04:53:20Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Joe Biden canceled a Trump-era program aimed at deporting sexual offenders called "Operation Talon."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/will-trump-be-handcuffed/
title: Will Trump Be Handcuffed During His Arraignment on Hush-Money Charges?
review_date: 2023-03-31T15:45:24Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As part of his arraignment on charges stemming from a grand jury indictment in New York, former president Donald Trump will be handcuffed.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fox-news-chyron/
title: Was This a Real Fox News Chyron?
review_date: 2021-01-21T08:19:05Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Fox News chyron reported "Joe Biden has been president for nine hours and 400,000 people are dead."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/firefighters-catch-suicidal-woman/
title: Does a Video Show Firefighters Catching a Suicidal Woman in Mid-Air?
review_date: 2021-08-17T07:26:18Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video, shared widely in August 2021, shows a firefighter leaning out an apartment window and catching a suicidal woman in mid-air.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/code-grabbers-remote-keyless-entry/
title: Are Car Thieves Using 'Code Grabbers' to Steal Automobiles?
review_date: 2008-07-01T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Thieves armed with "code grabbers" are breaking into cars by recording signals sent by remote keyless entry devices.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/desantis-crowd-heckler/
title: Did a Heckler Call Ron DeSantis 'Just Another Establishment Little B----'?
review_date: 2023-06-29T10:24:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
At a campaign stop in Texas, an audience member called Ron DeSantis "just another establishment little bitch."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/straight-ticket/
title: Are There Problems with Voting Straight Ticket?
review_date: 2008-10-15T10:09:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Voters need to be cautious when using "straight ticket" voting in the upcoming presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transcript-hannity-trump/
title: Is This a Real Transcript from a Trump Interview with Hannity?
review_date: 2020-06-26T03:18:54Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A transcript accurately reproduces an exchange from an interview between Fox News' Sean Hannity and U.S. President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cdc-forced-vaccinations/
title: CDC Announces Plan to Detain Americans for Forced Vaccinations?
review_date: 2016-09-01T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The CDC has proposed a new rule enabling the agency to "apprehend and detain anyone, anywhere, at any time, without Due Process or any right of appeal" and "administer forced vaccinations."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kobe-bryant-trump-quote/
title: Did Kobe Suggest Trump Is Too Divisive to 'Make America Great Again'?
review_date: 2020-01-28T03:59:33Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kobe Bryant once said a president "Whose name alone creates division and anger. Whose words inspire dissension and hatred can't possibly 'Make America Great Again.'"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tweet-obama-scotus/
title: Did Trump Say 'Obama Should Leave Office' Before Appointing Supreme Court Justice?
review_date: 2020-09-23T04:31:29Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In April 2016, Donald Trump said that then-U.S. President Obama should "wait until he leaves office to pick another Justice" after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.


text: A Rutgers University professor was forced into a psychological evaluation due to political tweets.
title: New York Police Take Rutgers Professor for Psychological Evaluation Over Political Tweet?
review_date: 2016-11-17T06:03:32Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-york-police-takes-rutgers-professor-for-psychological-evaluation-over-political-tweet/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trumps-grandfather-bavaria-deport/
title: Did President Trump’s Grandfather Beg the Government of Bavaria Not to Deport Him?
review_date: 2017-03-06T04:37:48Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump’s grandfather Friedrich unsuccessfully petitioned the government of Bavaria (now southeast Germany) not to deport him and his family.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pork-and-screens/
title: Did the Cast of 'Green Acres' Eat the Pig That Played Arnold Ziffel?
review_date: 1997-04-23T09:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
At the farewell party thrown after the filming of the final episode Green Acres, the cast and crew barbequed and ate the porcine actor who played Arnold Ziffel.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pence-water-balloon/
title: Did a Young Girl Hit Mike Pence in the Head with a Water Balloon?
review_date: 2023-07-14T15:26:47Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence being hit in the head with a water balloon thrown by a young girl during an appearance in a parade.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/home-alone-ticket-thrown-away/
title: Was Kevin's Ticket Thrown Away in 'Home Alone'?
review_date: 2020-12-19T05:37:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kevin McCallister's airline ticket was thrown in the trash by accident in the 1990 film "Home Alone."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-food-stamps-power-cut/
title: Floridians Can Obtain Food Stamp Benefits If Their Power Went Out During Hurricane Irma?
review_date: 2017-09-15T13:08:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Florida residents affected by Hurricane Irma can receive $197 in food stamp benefits, but only if they can show that their homes lost power for more than two hours.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/warship-hms-romney/
title: Was a 50-Gun Warship Named HMS Romney?
review_date: 2012-08-06T10:11:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A ship named HMS Romney was once used to help enforce import duties on the British North American colonies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ye-tussauds-hitler/
title: Did Madame Tussauds Remove Kanye But Keep Hitler?
review_date: 2022-11-03T13:41:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In response to anti-Semitic comments made by the rapper in late 2022, a Madame Tussauds museum removed a wax sculpture of the rapper formerly known as Kanye West while keeping a wax figure of Adolf Hitler.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/portland-mayor-state-of-emergency/
title: Did Portland Mayor Declare State of Emergency After Antifa, BLM Posters Called for Violence?
review_date: 2021-04-20T10:13:13Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency in the city after antifa and/or the Black Lives Matter movement put out flyers calling for violence regardless of the outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/phil-keaggy/
title: Phil Keaggy Greatest Guitarist?
review_date: 2000-06-02T21:25:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a "Tonight Show" appearance, Jimi Hendrix proclaimed Phil Keaggy to be the greatest guitarist of all time.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-background-confederacy/
title: Hillary Clinton's Confederacy Background
review_date: 2015-07-07T06:01:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a young Hillary Clinton posing with a Confederate flag visible in the background.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/covid-vaccine-life-insurance/
title: Can Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Disqualify You From Life Insurance Benefits?
review_date: 2021-03-11T03:47:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Receiving the COVID-19 vaccination could disqualify policyholders from receiving life insurance benefits if they died as result of the vaccine because the immunization is considered “experimental.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-mouth-musical-instrument/
title: Did Trump Refer to His Mouth as a Musical Instrument 'Hopefully' Attached to the Brain?
review_date: 2018-07-06T05:48:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a 2018 rally, President Trump compared his mouth to Elton John’s organ, adding that the brain is “hopefully attached to the mouth.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-oscars-statement/
title: Did Trump Release an Official Statement Complaining About the Oscars?
review_date: 2021-04-27T09:18:12Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S. President Donald Trump released an official statement complaining about the 93rd Academy Awards show.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-deport-aoc-omar/
title: Did the Trump Administration Try to Deport U.S. Reps. Omar and AOC?
review_date: 2019-07-15T08:34:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In July 2019, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump initiated deportation proceedings against U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-christmas-card-2021/
title: Did Trump Send This Phallic Christmas Card in 2021?
review_date: 2021-12-06T01:58:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sent out a 2021 "Winter White House" Christmas card with phallic imagery and omitted a picture of his son Barron among photos of Trump family members.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nostradamus-predict-feeble-man/
title: Did Nostradamus Predict the World Will Fall After a 'Feeble Man' Rules?
review_date: 2021-01-19T02:21:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A poem written by a French astrologer claimed that the western world "will fall" after a “feeble man” and a “jezebel” took over as rulers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fairfax-county-racism-posting/
title: Fairfax County Third-Grade Racism Posting
review_date: 2016-03-07T05:20:40Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Fairfax County schoolteacher informed a student's mother that her black child was singled out by other students as likely to be deported if Donald Trump were elected.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oregon-counties-vote-secede-idaho/
title: Did Some Oregon Counties Vote To Secede Into Idaho?
review_date: 2021-05-20T03:59:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2021, voters in five Oregon counties passed ballot measures to advance a plan to secede from the state and become part of Idaho.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dandridge-drained-pool/
title: Was a Las Vegas Pool Drained Because Dorothy Dandridge Dipped Her Toe in It?
review_date: 2016-08-13T13:26:04Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Las Vegas hotel completely drained their pool because Black entertainer Dorothy Dandridge stuck her toe in the water.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alien-ufo-crash/
title: Did a 'Declassified' Picture Show an Alien UFO Crash?
review_date: 2021-01-30T02:00:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The government declassified a picture that showed military and government personnel surrounding a flyer saucer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dolly-parton-allegations-cbd-gummies/
title: Dolly Parton CBD and Keto Gummies Claims Are False
review_date: 2022-12-21T05:00:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Allegations against country superstar Dolly Parton have been confirmed. Also, she endorsed CBD or keto gummies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-slipping-on-stairs/
title: Photograph of Hillary Clinton Slipping on Stairs Circulated as Proof of Poor Health
review_date: 2016-08-08T05:04:52Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image shows that Hillary Clinton needs help walking up stairs is the 'latest evidence' that she is in poor health.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brock-turners-father-no-punishment/
title: Brock Turner’s Father: 'The Girl Got No Punishment for Being a Slut'
review_date: 2016-09-09T00:34:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Brock Turner's father lamented that that the victim in his son's sexual assault case received no punishment.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/catch-me-outside-girl-arrested/
title: Was the 'Catch Me Outside Girl' Arrested for Prostitution?
review_date: 2017-02-24T01:08:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A teenager known as the "Catch Me Outside Girl" due to an appearance on the 'Dr Phil Show' was arrested for prostitution.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/seattle-pride-parade-naked/
title: Did Videos Show Naked Men at 2023 Seattle Pride Parade, with Families and Children Present?
review_date: 2023-06-29T14:55:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Two videos authentically showed that some naked men participated in the June 2023 Seattle Pride Parade and also bathed in International Fountain, in both instances with families and children present.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/starbucks-police-pig/
title: Did a Starbucks Employee Add the Word 'Pig' to a Police Officer's Order?
review_date: 2019-12-04T02:05:57Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Starbucks barista in Glenpool, Oklahoma, added the word "pig" to a police officer's order label in November 2019.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-check-watch-13/
title: Did Biden Check Watch Multiple Times During Transfer of Fallen Soldiers?
review_date: 2021-09-01T01:33:43Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Biden checked his watch multiple times during the dignified transfer of fallen soldiers from Afghanistan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/house-bill-196-castle-doctrine/
title: Does Texas HB 196 'Repeal' The Castle Doctrine?
review_date: 2020-12-10T04:35:56Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
HB 196, proposed by Texas state Rep. Terry Meza, would repeal a legal principle known as the castle doctrine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/magnets-covid-vaccine/
title: Do Videos Show Magnets Sticking to People's Arms After COVID-19 Vaccine?
review_date: 2021-05-12T09:20:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Viral videos showed magnets "stuck" on people's arms after they received COVID-19 vaccines, purportedly demonstrating that the vaccines contained metal devices or ingredients.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/early-warning-cartoon-30s/
title: Is This 'Early Warning Cartoon' About Pandemic from the 1930s?
review_date: 2021-07-16T01:20:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An "early warning cartoon" predicting how a "planned pandemic" would be used to take over the world was created in the 1930s.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sean-spicer-felony-note/
title: Sean Spicer Handed Mid-Briefing Note Saying, “You Just Committed a Felony”?
review_date: 2017-03-11T01:27:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An aide handed Sean Spicer a note that read “You just committed a felony" in the middle of a press briefing.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tanya-mcdowell-felicity-huffman/
review_date: 2019-09-19T05:17:48Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Did Tanya McDowell get five years in prison for sending her son to a better school, while actress Felicity Huffman got 14 days in prison for paying to have her daughter's SAT scores inflated in what has become known as the college-admissions cheating scandal.

title:
Did Tanya McDowell Get 5 Years for Sending Her Son to a Better School While Felicity Huffman Got 14 Days?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/inhuman-handprint-2/
title: Is This Photo of an 'Inhuman' Handprint Left on a Window Real?
review_date: 2015-03-29T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photograph shows an unnaturally large handprint left on the window of a missing college student's dorm room.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-unsolvable-math-problem/
title: The Legend of the 'Unsolvable Math Problem'
review_date: 1996-12-03T23:37:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A student mistook examples of unsolved statistics problems for a homework assignment and solved them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michigan-mall-encounter-trafficking/
title: Was an Encounter at a Michigan Mall a 'Possible Trafficking Operation'?
review_date: 2017-06-21T09:07:58Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Michigan man said a stranger walking near his wife at a local mall could have been involved in sex trafficking.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jamie-foxx-kills-white-people-movie/
title: Did Jamie Foxx Say How ‘Great’ It Is He ‘Kills All the White People' in a Movie?
review_date: 2023-08-07T11:24:17Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a 2012 monologue on late-night comedy show "Saturday Night Live," Jamie Foxx said, “I kill all the white people in the movie, how great is that?”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rob-cantrell-screaming-protest/
title: Was 'Proud Boy' Rob Cantrell Seen Screaming at Cop at Anti-Lockdown Protest?
review_date: 2020-05-06T03:16:27Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Rob Cantrell, a member of the far-right group Proud Boys, screaming at an officer during an anti-lockdown protest in Michigan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nfl-wont-televise-national-anthem-before-super-bowl/
title: Did NFL Decide Not to Televise National Anthem Before Super Bowl?
review_date: 2018-01-29T05:58:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The NFL announced that it will not be televising the national anthem before the Super Bowl in February 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/body-bags-abbott-campaign-truck/
title: Were Body Bags Transported in Gov. Abbott's Campaign Truck?
review_date: 2021-08-26T04:57:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows several body bags being taken out of a truck adorned with an "Abbott 2022" campaign slogan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-dr-evil-tweets/
title: Did Ted Cruz Compare Politicians to 'Austin Powers' Characters?
review_date: 2022-02-11T01:58:31Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz posted multiple comments on Twitter likening various officials to Dr. Evil from the "Austin Powers" movie franchise.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-omarosa-wedding/
title: Did President Trump Pay for Omarosa Manigault Newman's Wedding?
review_date: 2018-08-23T03:55:36Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Donald Trump bore the cost of his then-adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman's April 2017 wedding.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bible-constitution-difference/
title: The Difference Between the Bible and the Constitution
review_date: 2005-03-15T17:08:58Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A constitutional law professor quipped on the difference between the Bible and the Constitution during a debate over same-sex marriage.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chris-wallace-island/
title: Do These Photos Show Chris Wallace on Epstein's Island?
review_date: 2020-10-05T03:10:48Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show Fox News host Chris Wallace vacationing on a private island formerly owned by Jeffrey Epstein.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/yosemite-sam-banned/
title: Was Yosemite Sam Banned
review_date: 2016-06-01T02:46:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Yosemite Sam has been banned from television because his use of guns is offensive and a poor influence on children.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/catapoultry/
title: The Chicken Cannon
review_date: 2001-07-21T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration offered the British an obvious piece of advice after being asked to investigate a train-testing mishap.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-vigilante-pedophile-serial-killer/
title: Are Michigan Police Worried About a ‘Vigilante’ Serial Killer of Pedophiles?
review_date: 2018-10-15T07:49:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Macomb County Police Department held a press conference about a potential "vigilante" serial killer after three pedophiles were murdered in one week.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stimulus-homeowners-facebook/
title: Beware of '$3,600 Stimulus for Homeowners' Scams
review_date: 2021-12-07T06:33:00Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A "savings" or "stimulus" worth $3,600, $3,700, $3,712, $3,800, or another similar amount is available for homeowners in the U.S.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/average-minimum-wages-big-mac-prices/
title: Are These the Average Minimum Wages and Big Mac Prices in Three Countries?
review_date: 2018-05-09T09:20:03Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A meme circulating online shows the average minimum wages in France, Australia, and the U.S. as well as the average cost of a Big Mac in each country.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lil-wayne-mark-cuban-tweet-fued/
title: Did Lil Wayne Tweet He Would 'Piss' in Mark Cuban's Mouth?
review_date: 2022-05-18T01:17:07Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2022, musician Lil Wayne posted a message on Twitter saying he would "piss" in Mark Cuban's mouth.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obituary-trump-clinton/
title: Woman Chooses Death Over Trump or Clinton
review_date: 2016-05-18T03:29:43Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman's obituary said that she chose death over the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fox-news-vindman-statement/
title: Was Fox News Removed From 'Armed Forces Radio' Over Vindman Segment?
review_date: 2019-11-22T01:43:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Fox News was removed from 'Armed Forces Radio' due to the network's coverage of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's testimony in the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ghislaine-maxwell-covid-19/
title: No, Ghislaine Maxwell Has Not Tested Positive for COVID-19 in Jail
review_date: 2020-07-05T05:03:37Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell has tested positive for COVID-19 in a New Hampshire jail.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jane-fonda-pows/
title: Did Jane Fonda Betray US POWs by Handing Over Messages to North Vietnamese Captors?
review_date: 2000-06-20T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a trip to North Vietnam, Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their captors.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coriolis-effect/
title: Does the Coriolis Effect Determine Which Direction Water Goes Down a Drain?
review_date: 2003-04-27T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Coriolis force determines which direction water spirals down drains and toilets in different hemispheres.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-walks-off-msnbc/
title: Does Video Show Biden Walking Off MSNBC Set Before Host Cues a Commercial Break?
review_date: 2023-06-30T14:03:31Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A video from a live interview on June 29, 2023, authentically showed U.S. President Joe Biden walking off the MSNBC set of "Deadline: White House" before host Nicole Wallace was finished introducing a commercial break.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-sally-ride-100-tampons/
title: Did NASA Ask Sally Ride if 100 Tampons Would Be Enough for 14 Days in Space?
review_date: 2020-12-07T09:01:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
In advance of her 1984 mission aboard the space shuttle Challenger, NASA engineers asked Sally Ride if 100 tampons would be enough for two weeks in space.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cornyn-votes-puerto-rico/
title: Did Sen. Cornyn Tweet About 'Thousands of Uncounted Votes in Puerto Rico'?
review_date: 2020-11-16T09:11:59Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas tweeted about uncounted ballots in Puerto Rico as an example of example of "why it is prudent to let the process run its course" in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/manipulated-photograph-of-bill-clinton-crowd/
title: Manipulated Photograph of Bill Clinton Crowd
review_date: 2016-10-30T07:45:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton's campaign manipulated a photograph to increase the crowd size at one of Bill Clinton's appearances.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sarah-palin-nato-quote/
title: Did Sarah Palin Bash NATO Allies for Not Helping During World War II?
review_date: 2018-07-18T06:55:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During an interview Sarah Palin asked, "What has NATO ever done for us? Where were they in World War II, when America defeated the Nazis.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-panthers-wic-food-program/
title: Did the Black Panthers Create the WIC Food Program?
review_date: 2018-02-06T03:42:52Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Black Panther Party created the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program that provides supplemental food assistance to single mothers and their children.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-mission-to-destroy-asteroid/
title: Yes, NASA Is Launching ‘Armageddon’ Mission to Destroy an Asteroid
review_date: 2021-10-08T03:58:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
In November 2021, NASA will be launching a spacecraft to crash into an asteroid’s moon to test the agency’s "planetary defense."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rbg-call-impeachment-illegal/
title: Did RBG Call Impeachment 'Illegal BS'?
review_date: 2019-12-23T00:28:32Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the impeachment of President Donald Trump "illegal BS."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-taxpayers90-billion/
title: Did U.S. Taxpayers Pay Over $90 Billion More Under Trump's Tax Law?
review_date: 2019-06-11T10:12:53Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2018, American taxpayers paid over $90 billion more under the Trump administration's tax law than they did the previous year.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-how-goldie-hawn-got-her-name/
title: No, This Is Not How Goldie Hawn Got Her Name
review_date: 2023-02-19T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
When he found a young girl named Dawn Hawn crying in a Burger King one day because she hated her first name, British music producer DJ Goldie suggested she change her first name to his: "Goldie."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-email-scam-someone/
title: Facebook Scam: 'Someone Tried To Log in to Your Account'
review_date: 2021-06-30T08:51:06Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An email purporting to be from Facebook alerts users that "someone tried to log in to your account." The subject line also displays an ID number.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-credit/
review_date: 2019-01-21T05:24:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has experienced two "sheriff evictions," two closed checking accounts, and a credit score of 430.

title:
Does Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Have a Low Credit Score, Closed Checking Accounts, and a History of Evictions?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stephen-hawking-jeffrey-epsteins-conference/
title: Does Pic Show Stephen Hawking at a Conference in Caribbean Held by Jeffrey Epstein?
review_date: 2023-05-20T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph authentically shows physicist Stephen Hawking once attended a conference sponsored by financier Jeffrey Epstein in the Caribbean.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mom-shaves-daughters-head/
title: Did a Mom Shave Her Daughter's Head After She Bullied a Girl with Cancer?
review_date: 2016-06-11T12:47:19Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a mother forcibly shaving her daughter's head as punishment for making fun of a bald cancer patient.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/army-sniper-shoot-intruders/
title: Did a Former Army Sniper Shoot Three Intruders in an Adjacent Home?
review_date: 2017-01-12T02:40:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A former Army sniper shot three violent home intruders in the course of their victimizing a neighbor's household.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/texas-high-school-students-fake-trump-assassination/
title: Texas High School Students Fake Trump Assassination
review_date: 2016-11-21T06:35:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
High school students in Texas were reprimanded for a skit depicting the assassination of President-elect Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrats-stand-seal-widow/
title: Did Democrats Refuse to Stand for a Navy SEAL's Widow?
review_date: 2017-03-01T01:24:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Democrats Bernie Sanders, Keith Ellison, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Nancy Pelosi refused to stand and clap for Navy SEAL widow Carryn Owens during a presidential speech.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-break-obamas-vote-record/
title: Did Biden Break Obama's Popular Vote Record?
review_date: 2020-11-04T05:29:16Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden broke the record for most votes cast in a presidential election, surpassing a record set by Barack Obama in 2008.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/waitress-cop-tip/
title: Did a Waitress 'Run to the Manager' After Serving a Cop?
review_date: 2021-01-23T23:00:19Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As told in a story advertised online in January 2021, a New Jersey waitress ran to her manager after serving a cop.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-amputees-take-their-limb-home/
title: Can Amputees Take Their Limbs Home?
review_date: 2018-06-16T05:06:50Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
People who undergo amputations can sign paperwork allowing them to take the removed limbs home after the procedure.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wildfire-damage-gender-reveal/
title: Did Fire Caused by Gender Reveal Party Damage More Property Than 2020 Protests?
review_date: 2020-09-18T03:55:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2020, a California wildfire caused by a pyrotechnic device at a baby's gender reveal party caused more property damage than all U.S. Black Lives Matter protests that year combined.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-planned-parenthood-defend-bill-cosby/
title: Did Planned Parenthood Defend Bill Cosby?
review_date: 2018-04-30T05:32:08Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Planned Parenthood issued a statement in defense of Bill Cosby after the comedian was convicted of felony sexual assault.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/melania-trump-bans-monsanto/
title: Melania Trump Bans Monsanto Products from the White House?
review_date: 2017-06-04T01:54:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
First Lady Melania Trump banned all Monsanto products from the White House after reading about the dangers of genetically modified foods.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-elizabeth-and-farting-horse/
title: The Queen of England and the Farting Horse
review_date: 2021-11-08T06:05:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
While on a carriage ride with Queen Elizabeth II during a state visit to the United Kingdom, a foreign dignitary mistook a horse's flatulence for that of the queen.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wind-turbine-blades-landfills/
title: Are Windmill Turbine Blades Buried in Wyoming Landfill?
review_date: 2020-10-27T08:56:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The “wind turbine graveyard” in Casper, Wyoming, is home to more than 1,100 wind turbine blades that have been disposed of and buried in a local landfill since 2019.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pentagon-daycare-corral/
title: Did 40 Marines Rescue Kids From a Pentagon Daycare Facility on 9/11?
review_date: 2010-05-25T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Forty Marines rescued kids from a Pentagon daycare facility on 9/11, then enclosed them in a protective corral of cribs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lauren-boebert-tweet-gun-laws/
title: No, Lauren Boebert Did Not Tweet 'I'd Rather See Every Child Killed Than Pass Gun Laws'
review_date: 2021-07-09T06:48:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On or around July 6, 2021, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted "I would rather see every child in this country dead than pass any new gun laws."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/supreme-court-rules-drivers-licenses-unnecessary/
title: Do You Need a Driver's License to Legally Operate a Car on Public Roads?
review_date: 2015-07-24T01:52:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that motorists need not have licenses to drive vehicles on public roads.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-bragged-tallest-building/
title: Did Trump Brag He Had the 'Tallest Building in Manhattan' After the 9/11 Attacks?
review_date: 2016-09-14T06:33:05Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump bragged that he had tallest building in downtown Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brazil-nutshell-shooting-video/
title: 'Brazil in a Nutshell' Street Gunfire Video Shows TV Series Filming
review_date: 2022-07-27T07:21:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An online clip variously captioned "Brazil in a nutshell" or "Another day in Night City" shows real-world gun violence captured on video.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hattie-mcdaniel-oscars-seat/
title: Was 'Gone With the Wind' Actress Hattie McDaniel Forced to Sit in the Back at the Oscars?
review_date: 2020-06-10T04:14:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Black actress Hattie McDaniel was not allowed to sit with her white co-stars during the Academy Awards ceremony in 1940.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elizabeth-warren-fired-pregnant/
title: Was Elizabeth Warren Once Fired for Being Pregnant?
review_date: 2020-03-02T07:15:15Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 1971, now-U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren lost her job as a speech therapist in the public school district of Riverdale, New Jersey, because she became pregnant.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mark-cole-controversy/
title: Virginia GOP Bill Would Require Schools to Verify Children's Genitals Before Using the Restroom?
review_date: 2016-01-13T01:51:43Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Virginia lawmaker proposed a bill that mandates on-site physical examinations of children's genitals to determine which gendered bathroom they're authorized to use.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/al-capone-woman-president/
title: Cubs Win, the Woman's In!
review_date: 2016-11-08T05:14:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Al Capone said that the United States wouldn't elect a woman president until the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-babysitter-and-the-man-upstairs/
title: The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs
review_date: 1999-03-29T07:11:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A babysitter left alone in charge of sleeping children receives several mysterious, threatening phone calls.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-i-do-that/
title: Jaleel White Death Hoax
review_date: 2006-06-03T05:50:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jaleel White, who portrayed Steve Urkel on the television sitcom "Family Matters," committed suicide in 2006.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steve-bartman-wins-3-7-million/
title: Cubs Fan Steve Bartman Wins $3.7 Million from 9-Year-Old Bet on Cubs
review_date: 2016-10-25T09:15:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Infamous Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman won $3.7 million after betting that the team would be in the 2016 World Series.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/celebrity-reactions-meat-dress/
title: Does Pic Show Actual Celebrity Reactions to Lady Gaga's Meat Dress?
review_date: 2022-08-29T07:57:27Z
textual_rating: Research In Progress
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows music stars' reactions to seeing Lady Gaga in her now-iconic dress made from meat at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cell-phone-explosion-gas-station/
title: Does This Video Show a Car Exploding at a Gas Station Due to Cellphone Use?
review_date: 2018-03-22T07:12:38Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A gas station explosion caught on camera was caused by children using a mobile phone in the backseat of a car.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cop-killer-police-reform/
title: Is Man Who Killed Cop in '81 Helping NY Officials Reform Policing?
review_date: 2021-04-01T02:53:29Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Richard Rivera, who served a 39-year prison sentence for fatally shooting a New York City police officer in 1981, helped the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County attempt to reform policing in 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/federal-government-cancel-nike-contract/
title: Did the Federal Government Cancel an $80 Million Nike Contract?
review_date: 2018-09-04T07:13:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The United States government canceled an $80 million contract with sports apparel manufacture Nike, Inc. because the company "hates America" and "disrespects dead veterans."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-rant-mar-a-lago/
title: Is This an April 2021 Video of Trump Complaining About 2020 Election Results?
review_date: 2021-05-02T04:54:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video of former president Donald Trump shows him complaining about 2020 election results from Mar-a-Lago in April 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pedophiles-age-fluid/
title: Are Pedophiles Claiming to be 'Age Fluid'?
review_date: 2020-07-27T04:36:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A concerted effort exists to normalize "age fluidity" to allow pedophiles to legally engage in physical relationships with children.


text: Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla promised to "glorify Islam" after being elected.
title: Did Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla 'Vow to Glorify Islam In Every Decision'?
review_date: 2017-11-09T08:51:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-hoboken-mayor-ravi-bhalla-vow-to-glorify-islam-in-every-decision/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amazon-apple-phone-scam/
title: Amazon and Apple Phone Scam
review_date: 2020-12-08T08:23:53Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Amazon and Apple are calling customers because suspicious account activity requires that the customer provide personal information such as a password or credit card number.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-secret-folder-debate/
title: 'Clinton Operative' Removed Secret Folder from Her Lectern After Debate?
review_date: 2016-09-27T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An operative for Hillary Clinton "swooped in" and took answers to debate questions off her lectern after the conclusion of the event.


title: Did 'The Simpsons' Predict a Mass Shooting at a 'Black Panther' Movie Screening?
review_date: 2018-02-16T02:58:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
"The Simpsons" predicted that there would be a mass shooting at a screening of the movie "Black Panther."

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-the-simpsons-predict-mass-shooting-at-black-panther-movie-screening/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/puncture-holes-crayola-bath-dropz/
title: No, Those Puncture Holes in Crayola Bath Dropz Packaging Aren't Caused by Drug Users
review_date: 2021-06-21T09:30:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Puncture holes found in the protective foil packaging of Crayola Shaker Bath Dropz are caused by intravenous drug users cleaning their needles.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cdc-doctor-flu-shot-dead/
title: Was the Body of a CDC Doctor Who 'Exposed' the Flu Shot Found Floating in a River?
review_date: 2018-04-09T11:19:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A CDC doctor who swarned the public that flu shots had caused a "deadly flu epidemic" was found dead:


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dr-creep-predict-coronavirus-2013/
title: Did Musician Dr. Creep Predict the COVID Pandemic in a 2013 Song?
review_date: 2020-12-21T06:24:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dr. Creep, a rapper, predicted the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in his 2013 song “Pandemic,” where he sang: “2020 combined with coronavirus, bodies stacking.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/angelina-jolie-send-children-back/
title: Angelina Jolie to Send All Six Children Back to an Orphanage
review_date: 2016-10-04T04:45:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After breaking up with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie decided to return her adopted children to orphanages in order to focus on her career.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-transit-ban-asylum-seekers-trump-title-42/
title: Is Biden’s New ‘Transit Ban’ on Asylum-Seekers Similar to Trump-Era Policy?
review_date: 2023-05-11T15:50:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
As Trump-era public health order Title 42 expired on May 11, 2023, the Biden administration implemented another restrictive policy pertaining to asylum-seekers. Similar to a Trump-era rule, this one disqualifies migrants from U.S. protection if they fail to seek refuge in a third country, like Mexico, before crossing the U.S. southern border.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-climate-change-admission/
title: Did NASA 'Admit' Climate Change Is Caused by Changes in Earth’s Orbit, Not Humans?
review_date: 2019-09-05T05:07:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
NASA "admitted" that climate change occurs naturally as a result of changes in Earth's solar orbit and not anthropogenic factors.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/australia-social-credit-internet-access/
title: Did Australia Enact a 'Social Credit System' for Internet Access?
review_date: 2022-12-13T16:47:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Australian government introduced a "social credit system" that requires people to access the internet via a digital ID.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-this-sour-patch-kids-advertisment-real/
title: Is This Sour Patch Kids Advertisment Real?
review_date: 2023-04-07T11:12:54Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sour Patch Kids released an ad in spring of 2023 that appeared to push back against "woke advertising."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-singer-lana-del-rey-ban-american-flags-at-her-concerts/
title: Did Singer Lana Del Rey Ban American Flags at Her Concerts?
review_date: 2017-08-10T11:52:27Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Singer Lana Del Rey banned the American flag from her concerts because she can't stand to see it with President Trump in office.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ti-daughter-virginity-test/
title: Did Rapper T.I. Say He Takes His Daughter to a Doc to Check Her Virginity?
review_date: 2019-11-07T09:01:22Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Rapper T.I. said in an interview that he takes his daughter to the gynecologist yearly to ensure she's still a virgin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stand-pledge-of-allegiance-congress/
title: Is This a Picture of Congressmembers Sitting During the Pledge of Allegiance?
review_date: 2016-08-31T05:40:36Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows members of the U.S. government sitting during the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/types-of-tears-under-microscope/
title: Do Different Types of Tears Look Different Under a Microscope?
review_date: 2022-01-13T22:47:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Tears based on different emotions have distinct molecules, all of which can look different when analyzed under a microscope.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michele-bachmann-mexican-food/
title: Did Michele Bachmann Say Banning Mexican Food Would 'End Illegal Border Crossings'?
review_date: 2017-12-28T01:25:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2014, Michele Bachmann told Fox News that banning Mexican food in the United States would stop Mexicans from entering the country without documentation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-indian-americans/
title: Did Biden Say Indian Americans Are 'Taking Over' the U.S.?
review_date: 2021-03-05T07:33:31Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On March 4, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden made the comment that Indian Americans are "taking over the country."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obamacare-website-border-wall/
title: Did the Obamacare Website Cost More Than What It Will Cost to Build Trump's Border Wall?
review_date: 2019-09-16T11:00:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Obamacare website, HealthCare.gov, cost more than what U.S. President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall will cost.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lady-gaga-fox-coat/
title: Was This White Fox Skinned Alive for Lady Gaga's Fur Coat?
review_date: 2018-01-22T02:21:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show a 7-month-old white fox that was skinned alive to make a fur coat for musician Lady Gaga.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bolt-upright/
title: Lightning Strikes Church
review_date: 2003-10-02T18:31:48Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Lightning struck a church after the preacher identified thunder as the voice of God during a sermon.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wives-sign/
title: Was This Sign Commenting on Trump's Wives Real?
review_date: 2021-04-01T09:54:13Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Vermont hardware store posted a sign that read, "Trump's wives were immigrants — proving again they'll do jobs Americans won't."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ar-15s-us-massacres/
title: Were AR-15s Used in These Mass Shootings?
review_date: 2021-03-23T02:10:40Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral list accurately lists more than a dozen mass shootings in the U.S. in which an AR-15 was used to kill people.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-memo-transgender-people/
title: Did Trump Admin Memo Explain How To Spot Transgender People?
review_date: 2020-07-24T02:40:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Trump administration issued a memo in July 2020 that listed physical characteristic to look for in order to identify incoming transgender people at federally funded homeless shelters.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/meandering-quote-joe-biden/
title: Is This Meandering Quote From Biden Real?
review_date: 2021-07-23T03:29:17Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a CNN town hall, Biden said: "And the question is whether or not we should be in a position where you are — why can't the experts say we know that this virus is, in fact — is going to be — or, excuse me — we know why all the drugs approved are not temporarily approved, but permanently approved. That's underway, too. I expect that to occur quickly."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/malia-obama-busted-white-house/
title: No, Malia Obama Wasn't Busted for Selling Priceless White House Trinkets
review_date: 2019-10-28T04:11:53Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Malia Obama was arrested on suspicion of selling priceless White House trinkets she stole while living there.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-ar-15-bullet-gun/
title: Did Biden Say AR-15 Bullet Travels 5 Times Faster than Bullet of Any Other Gun?
review_date: 2022-09-01T05:41:21Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Joe Biden said, “Do you realize the bullet out of an AR-15 travels five times as rapidly as a bullet shot out of any other gun... ?”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/recall-frozen-cauliflower-listeria/
title: RECALL: Frozen Cauliflower Recalled Over Possible Listeria Concerns
review_date: 2021-11-26T04:01:00Z
textual_rating: Recall
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On Nov. 26, 2021, Idaho-based company Flagship Food Group voluntarily recalled a limited number of cases of frozen cauliflower over listeria contamination concerns.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lords-name-in-bed/
title: Does John Hagee Want to Prosecute Women Who Say God's Name During Intercourse?
review_date: 2015-06-17T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
John Hagee, founder of the Cornerstone Church, wants to prosecute women for saying God's name during intercourse.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stacey-abrams-back-taxes/
title: Does Stacey Abrams Owe More Than $50,000 in Back Taxes?
review_date: 2018-10-25T08:20:49Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams owes more than $50,000 in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bernie-sanders-leaves-the-democratic-party/
title: Did Bernie Sanders Leave the Democratic Party?
review_date: 2016-07-28T03:05:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Bernie Sanders left the Democratic Party during the DNC (possibly as part of the #Demexit protest).


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/infant-twins-die-simultaneously-vaccines/
title: Infant Twins Die Simultaneously After Vaccines?
review_date: 2017-03-15T04:17:49Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The simultaneous death of infant twins in Turkey in 2002 was connected to their having recently received vaccinations.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-disney-cancel-tim-allen/
title: Did Disney Deny Tim Allen 'Lightyear' Role Due to His Political Beliefs?
review_date: 2022-06-16T03:05:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney refused to cast Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the 2022 "Lightyear" movie because of the actor's conservative beliefs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kaepernick-wears-castro-t-shirt/
title: Colin Kaepernick Wears Fidel Castro T-Shirt at Press Conference
review_date: 2016-08-31T10:05:19Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
At a press conference, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick wore a T-shirt bearing photos of Malcolm X and communist dictator Fidel Castro.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alexandrias-genesis/
title: Alexandria's Genesis
review_date: 2015-02-05T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A mutation known Alexandria's Genesis turns people into 'perfect human beings' who exhibit purple eyes six months after birth.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woman-survive-titanic-hindenburg-pearl-harbor-9-11/
title: Did a Woman Survive the Titanic, Hindenburg, Pearl Harbor, and 9/11?
review_date: 2018-04-11T22:53:11Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Anna Mae Dickinson survived a variety of infamous tragedies, including the sinking of the Titanic, the Hindenburg explosion, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rapinoe-flag-stomp/
title: Did Megan Rapinoe 'Stomp' on an American Flag After the World Cup Final?
review_date: 2019-07-08T08:48:54Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe stomped on a U.S. flag as an unpatriotic gesture after the 2019 World Cup Final.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amnesty-donald-trump-human-rights/
title: Did Amnesty International 'Officially Declare' Donald Trump a 'Human Rights Violator'?
review_date: 2018-02-26T01:42:48Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In February 2018, Amnesty International officially declared U.S. President Donald Trump a "human rights violator."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/spaz-insult-spastic-diplegia/
title: Did the Word ‘Spaz’ Originate from an Insult to People with Spastic Diplegia?
review_date: 2023-01-07T13:00:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The word “spaz” originates from “spastic diplegia,” a form of cerebral palsy that results in muscle stiffness mainly in the legs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-hotels-lease-violation-action-alert/
title: Trump Hotels Lease Violation 'Action Alert'
review_date: 2016-12-12T05:38:05Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Citizens can prompt an investigation into Donald Trump's leasing of Washington, D.C. structure used as a hotel by e-mailing the General Services Administration (GSA), which is tallying messages.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-votes-found-in-warehouse/
title: Tens of Thousands of Fraudulent Clinton Votes Found in Ohio Warehouse
review_date: 2016-09-30T09:34:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Thousands of pre-marked ballots for Hillary Clinton and other Democratic candidates were found in a warehouse in Ohio.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clown-masks-banned/
title: Were Clown Masks Banned in United States?
review_date: 2016-10-07T02:43:48Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Clown masks were banned in the United States in 2016, and wearing one was punishable by a $50,000 fine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-stars-garbage/
title: Did Trump Say 'Some of the Stars I Produced Are Actually Made of Garbage'?
review_date: 2021-07-16T06:45:02Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In July 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump said, of his former White House aides: "Some of the stars I produced are actually made of garbage."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cloth-masks-ineffective-covid19/
title: Are Non-Respirator Masks Ineffective at Protecting Against COVID-19?
review_date: 2020-05-19T10:10:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph of non-respirator ear loop mask packaging demonstrates that such masks are ineffective at protecting against the spread of COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ben-shapiro-tweet-marriage-sexual-satisfaction/
title: Did Ben Shapiro Tweet There Are ‘More Important Things in Marriage than Sexual Satisfaction’?
review_date: 2023-06-06T14:11:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2020, Ben Shapiro tweeted, “You know how much this endless parade of jokes about me and my wife bothers me? Not one bit. My wife and I both know there are much more important things in a marriage than sexual satisfaction.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mark-cuban-millennials-quote/
title: Mark Cuban Said Fact-Checking Millennials Will Vote for Democrats?
review_date: 2016-02-14T02:00:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mark Cuban said that Millennials will probably vote for a Democrat in 2016, "because they fact-check everything."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-fifth-avenue-comment/
title: Donald Trump 'Fifth Avenue' Comment
review_date: 2016-01-24T15:06:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump claimed he could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" and not "lose any voters."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/phallus-purposely-added-artwork-little-mermaid-vhs-cover/
title: Was a Phallus Purposely Added to the Artwork for 'The Little Mermaid' VHS Cover?
review_date: 1998-11-29T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The cover of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" home video includes a phallus deliberately drawn by a disgruntled artist.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/unique-tip-automatic-headlights/
title: Is There a Unique Tip for Cars with Automatic Headlights?
review_date: 2022-03-07T04:47:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An online advertisement revealed an unusual or unique tip or trick for cars with automatic headlights.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/parents-deported-reunited/
title: Were 9 Parents Deported Under Trump Just Reunited with Their Children?
review_date: 2021-02-03T09:48:04Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows one of nine parents deported by Trump being reunited with his child in the U.S. during the Biden administration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fetus-can-send-stem-cells-repair-mothers-damaged-organs/
title: Can a Fetus Send Its Own Stem Cells to Repair Its Mother’s Damaged Organs?
review_date: 2016-12-07T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During pregnancy, if the mother suffers organ damage, the baby in the womb sends stem cells to repair the damaged organ.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-dead-kennedys-jello-biafra-sued/
title: Was Dead Kennedys' Jello Biafra Sued By His Bandmates Over a Levi's Commercial?
review_date: 2018-04-17T12:21:10Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra was sued by his bandmates because he didn’t want one of their songs used in a Levi’s commercial.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-pro-life-remarks/
title: Did President Trump Make These Pro-Life Remarks?
review_date: 2019-02-05T04:01:23Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Donald Trump said: “I have signed a letter to Congress to make clear that if they send any legislation to my desk that weakens the protection of human life, I will issue a veto … Every child is a sacred gift from God … Every life is worth protecting … We know that every life has meaning and that every life is worth protecting.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/broward-county-fraud-voters-votes/
title: Did Broward County Record More Votes Than Registered Voters in November 2018?
review_date: 2018-11-12T04:48:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The number of ballots cast in Broward County in the 2018 general election was greater than the number of voters registered there.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wwi-cemetery-rain-photo/
title: Does This Photograph Show President Trump Visiting a WWI Cemetery in the Rain?
review_date: 2018-11-13T03:39:13Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show President Trump commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I at a cemetery in the rain.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-catherine-elizabeth-clennans-gofundme-campaign-authentic/
title: Is Catherine Elizabeth Clennan's GoFundMe Campaign Authentic?
review_date: 2016-12-28T08:00:59Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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A woman named Catherine Elizabeth Clennan is genuinely seeking several million dollars via GoFundMe to live her dream life.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/israelis-absent-911/
title: Thousands of Israelis Were Absent from the WTC on 9/11?
review_date: 2001-09-21T07:35:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Four thousand Israelis employed by companies housed in the World Trade Center stayed home from work on 9/11, warned in advance of the impending attack on the WTC.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/north-korea-ban-skinny-jeans/
title: Did North Korea Ban Skinny Jeans as a Symbol of ‘Capitalistic Lifestyle’?
review_date: 2021-05-28T09:02:58Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
The North Korean regime has banned skinny jeans, among other “Western” fashion trends, as part of a crackdown on “anti-socialist behaviour.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-fracking-cause-volcanic-activity-hawaii/
title: Did Fracking Cause Volcanic Activity on Hawaii's Big Island?
review_date: 2018-06-22T06:41:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Scientific data has linked the surge in volcanic activity in Hawaii to increased fracking activity from a nearby geothermal energy plant.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/governors-pelosi-impeach/
title: Did State Governors 'Vote to Impeach' U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?
review_date: 2019-05-24T06:21:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In May 2019, a conference of U.S. governors voted to impeach U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, setting the table for her removal from office.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nra-violence-against-women-act/
title: Did the NRA Oppose Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in April 2019?
review_date: 2019-04-04T08:12:13Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In April 2019, when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, the NRA opposed the move due to the addition of amendments that would lower the criminal threshold required to bar someone from buying a gun.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-archie/
title: Did the Queen 'Reveal' an 'Upsetting Truth About Archie'?
review_date: 2021-01-09T00:00:18Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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Queen Elizabeth II revealed an upsetting truth about Archie, the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-profit-hydroxychloroquine/
title: Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?
review_date: 2020-04-07T10:21:40Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
U.S. President Donald Trump will benefit financially if hydroxychloroquine becomes an established treatment for COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-secret-plane-crash/
title: Was Hillary Clinton Seriously Injured in a Secret Plane Crash?
review_date: 2016-09-19T02:45:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Wikileaks documents reveal Hillary Clinton was gravely injured in a plane crash during a secret mission to Iran in 2012.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tennessee-bill-children-illegitimate/
review_date: 2017-02-17T03:56:14Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A bill introduced to the Tennessee General Assembly classifies children born from artificial insemination as illegitimate.

title:
Does A Proposed Tennessee Bill Classify Children Born from Artificial Insemination as "Illegitimate"?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eu-jewish-products-labels/
title: Did an EU Official Recommend Adding 'Jewish-Made' Warning Labels to Products?
review_date: 2019-08-15T06:54:43Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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text:
In the summer of 2019, based on advice from an advocate general, the European Court of Justice was set to require "Jewish-made" products to be labeled as such.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/government-mlk-assassination/
title: Was the U.S. Government Found Guilty of Assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr.?
review_date: 2014-01-20T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
The U.S. government was sued and found culpable for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., but the news media refused to report it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrats-voting-twice-maryland/
title: Were Democrats Allowed to Vote Twice in Maryland's Midterm Election?
review_date: 2018-11-12T07:48:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During the November 2018 midterm elections, Democrats were allowed to vote more than once at a polling place in Hagerstown, Maryland.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-pardon-turkey-election/
title: Did Trump Pardon a Turkey That 'Refused To Concede' an Election?
review_date: 2020-11-23T02:01:06Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned a turkey whom he said had lost a "fair and open election" but "refused to concede."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wall-street-journal-biden-op-ed/
title: Did WSJ Op-Ed by Biden in '92 Claim He Wanted to ‘Destroy National Sovereignty’?
review_date: 2021-09-08T05:28:00Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In an April 1992 Wall Street Journal op-ed by then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, titled “How I Learned to Love the New World Order,” he argued for a "one world government" and to destroy individual national sovereignty.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michigan-cannabis-chemistry/
title: Is this Michigan University the 1st in the US To Offer a Cannabis Chemistry Scholarship?
review_date: 2021-04-10T02:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the fall of 2021, Lake Superior State University (LSSU) is offering their first scholarship for students in their cannabis chemistry degree program, also the first of its kind.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-was-responsible-for-the-waco-massacre/
title: Hillary Clinton Was Responsible for the Waco Massacre?
review_date: 2016-09-14T13:30:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton was responsible for the siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, that ended with 76 civilian deaths.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tlaib-pledge-of-allegiance-ban/
title: Did US Rep. Tlaib Announce Pledge of Allegiance Was Banned in Michigan?
review_date: 2020-01-08T01:03:19Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In mid-2019, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib announced the introduction of a new law that banned the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance in Michigan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iranians-arrested-mexico-border/
title: Were 11 Iranians Arrested at US-Mexico Border?
review_date: 2021-02-05T03:58:13Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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On Feb. 1, 2021, nearly a dozen Iranian citizens were arrested after attempting to illegally cross into the United States from Mexico.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mosquito-killers/
title: Do Lemon Fresh Joy and Listerine Kill Mosquitoes?
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textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Lemon Fresh Joy (a dishwashing liquid), Listerine (a mouthwash), and limes with cloves will repeal mosquitoes or knock them dead from the sky.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-arraignment-arrival-photo/
title: Does Photo Show Trump Arriving in New York for His Arraignment?
review_date: 2023-04-04T09:56:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph authentically showed former U.S. President Donald Trump arriving in New York on April 3, 2023, for his booking and arraignment on charges related to hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-christians-must-register-bibles-assault-weapons/
title: California Christians Must Register Bibles as Assault Weapons?
review_date: 2017-06-07T02:01:20Z
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text:
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law requiring all Christians "to register Bibles of all sizes, shapes, and translation version as 'assault weapons.'”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tree-darker-leaves-body-buried/
title: Does a Tree With Darker Leaves Than Neighboring Ones Mean a Body Is Buried Nearby?
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A tree with darker leaves than surrounding trees indicates there's a body buried beneath or near it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/talladega-pride-day/
title: Did a Talladega 'Pride Day' Achieve Lowest Attendance in the Track's History?
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publisher_site: snopes.com
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Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway hosted a "Pride Day," a decision that achieved the lowest attendance in the track's history.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-wave-empty-field/
title: Did Joe Biden Wave to an Empty Field?
review_date: 2020-09-18T01:27:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden waving to an empty field after exiting a plane in Tampa, Florida.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/schools-prayer-rugs-muslims/
title: Are U.S. Schools Buying Prayer Rugs for Muslim Students?
review_date: 2016-04-05T10:40:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Taxpayers footed the bill for prayer rugs at a St. Cloud school district after a lawsuit was brought by CAIR.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/experts-officials-pandemic-2018/
title: Did Experts and Officials Warn in 2018 US Couldn't Respond Effectively to a Pandemic?
review_date: 2020-04-01T08:43:12Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Experts and officials warned in 2018 that the U.S. government would be unable to respond effectively to a pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vegan-diets-healthy-for-dogs/
title: Did Study Find Vegan Diet Could Be Better for Dogs' Health than Meat-Based Diets?
review_date: 2022-04-13T08:54:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A study published in April 2022 found that some dogs fed vegan diets experienced better health outcomes than those fed conventional meat or raw meat diets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-star-stickers-walk-of-fame/
title: Were Additional Donald Trump 'Stars' Placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
review_date: 2018-08-10T02:51:18Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2018, adhesive replicas of President Donald Trump's recently-destroyed star were placed on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-nye-extra-kids/
title: Did Bill Nye Say Parents Should Be Penalized for Having 'Extra Kids'?
review_date: 2017-05-05T04:36:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Bill Nye proposed penalizing families with too many children to reduce population growth and slow climate change.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/la-county-animal-control-pet-unicorn/
title: Yes, LA County Granted a Young Girl's Request for a Unicorn License
review_date: 2022-12-17T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control approved a young girl's request to keep a unicorn in her backyard.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/macron-scolds-biden-nato-summit/
title: Did Macron Scold Biden at NATO Summit?
review_date: 2021-06-18T02:40:10Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows French President Emmanuel Macron scolding U.S. President Joe Biden during a NATO summit in 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-london-street/
title: Does This Photograph Show a Crowd of Trump Supporters in London?
review_date: 2019-06-05T01:58:25Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph captures a crowd of Londoners lining a street to welcome U.S. President Donald Trump to the UK.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-door-kick/
title: Is This President Obama Kicking Open a Door?
review_date: 2011-11-17T04:46:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Video shows Barack Obama kicking in a door after storming out of a meeting with Congressional leaders.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ben-jerry-chunky-because-cofounder-taste-limit/
title: Is Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream So Chunky Because Co-Founder Ben Has Limited Taste?
review_date: 2023-08-05T08:00:02Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ben & Jerry's developed its signature chunky style because the company's Co-founder Ben Cohen has limited smell and taste, and big ingredients help him experience different ice cream flavors.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dennis-butler-shooting/
title: Did CNN, NBC, and ABC Not Cover the Dennis Butler Shooting in West Virginia?
review_date: 2022-06-22T08:36:28Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A copy-and-paste Facebook post about the West Virginia shooting of Dennis Butler, a man who began firing on a crowd at a party with an AR-15-style rifle, is accurate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mia-khalifa-fcc-commissioner-dms/
title: Did Mia Khalifa 'Expose' Ajit Pai After He 'Slid Into Her DMs'?
review_date: 2017-12-18T04:47:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Social media personality Mia Khalifa insulted Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai after he messaged her on Instagram.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-uk-different-names/
title: Did Donald Trump Say He Believes the UK Has 'Different Names'?
review_date: 2018-07-16T04:45:42Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Theresa May he believes the terms "U.K.," "England" and "Great Britain" can be used interchangeably.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fake-clint-eastwood-quote/
title: Fake Clint Eastwood Quote
review_date: 2016-01-03T11:25:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Clint Eastwood said that Americans should be less concerned about offending each other and more concerned about offending god.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-teacher-military-members/
title: Did a California Teacher Call Military Members 'the Lowest of Our Low'?
review_date: 2018-01-30T14:37:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
California schoolteacher Gregory Salcido called members of the United States military "the lowest of our low" during a classroom discussion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tweets-invaders-deleted/
title: Did President Trump Delete Tweets That Referred to Immigrants as "Invaders"?
review_date: 2019-08-04T11:08:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After the 2019 El Paso shooting, President Trump deleted tweets that referred to immigrants as "invaders."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-mccarthy-press-release/
title: Did Pelosi Issue a Statement Calling Kevin McCarthy 'Q-CA'?
review_date: 2021-02-04T05:14:21Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office published a news release referring to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's political affiliation as "Q-CA" in reference to the QAnon conspiracy movement.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/volodymyr-zelenskyy-body-double/
title: Does Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Have a Body Double?
review_date: 2023-02-28T12:22:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Video footage captured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "body double" walking behind him in February 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anne-frank-flowers-quote/
title: No, Anne Frank Did Not Say 'Dead People Receive More Flowers'
review_date: 2021-10-16T03:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Anne Frank said: "Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/criminal-aliens-gang-members/
title: Were 17,000 “Criminal Aliens” and 6,000 MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in 2018?
review_date: 2019-01-08T10:30:23Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2018, over 17,000 adults arrested at the border had prior criminal records, including 6,000 gang members (many of them MS-13).


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-rips-up-bible-anti-trump/
title: Did Pelosi Rip Up the Bible in a Bold, Anti-Trump Statement?
review_date: 2020-06-05T01:20:40Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up a bible in a bold statement against President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/glasgow-protesters-surround-van/
title: Did Glasgow Protest Force Release of Indian Immigrants?
review_date: 2021-05-14T05:56:50Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2021, protesters in Glasgow, Scotland, forced the release of two Indian men detained by Immigration Enforcement officers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/president-barack-obama-congratulate-putin-2012-win/
title: Did President Barack Obama Congratulate Putin on His 2012 Win?
review_date: 2018-03-21T02:15:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Obama congratulated Vladimir Putin for Russia's election results in 2012, a diplomatic move for which President Trump was criticized in 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eye-of-utah-photo/
title: Does 'Eye of the Moon in Utah' Photo Depict a Real Phenomenon?
review_date: 2021-05-15T01:00:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph showing an unusually large moon framed by a stone arch formation in Utah depicts an actual phenomenon.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/singapore-train-window/
title: Does a Singapore Train Have Windows that Automatically Blind Near Residential Blocks?
review_date: 2022-12-14T17:04:04Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows the view from inside a train in Singapore whose windows automatically blind themselves when near residential areas.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-army-anti-trump-activists/
title: Is Obama 'Commanding' an Army of 30,000 Anti-Trump Activists from His Home?
review_date: 2017-02-17T03:07:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former President Barack Obama is "commanding" an army of anti-Trump protesters from his home near the White House.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alabama-require-vasectomies/
title: Would an Alabama Bill Require Men Over 50 to Get Vasectomies?
review_date: 2020-02-17T06:03:40Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A bill introduced to the Alabama Legislature would require a man to undergo a vasectomy within one month of his 50th birthday.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stripped-marlin/
title: Did George Soros Buy Up Marlin Firearms?
review_date: 2011-10-10T11:56:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
George Soros is buying up and shutting down firearms manufacturers, including Marlin Firearms, through an outfit called the Freedom Group.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-duis-refund-check/
title: 'No DUIs' Scam Promises $610, $622, $710, or $712 in Savings
review_date: 2021-12-08T04:12:41Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The government passed legislation to give a refund check to drivers who recently went without a DUI or traffic tickets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-jet-use/
title: Did Nancy Pelosi Routinely Use a 'Big Fat 200-Seat Jet' to Travel to California?
review_date: 2008-11-24T09:32:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi routinely used a "big fat 200-seat jet" to travel between California and D.C.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/child-yell-obscenity-at-jill-biden/
title: Did a Child Yell an Obscenity at Jill Biden?
review_date: 2021-11-30T23:28:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A child yelled "shut the fuck" up at first lady Jill Biden as she read a story during a Christmas celebration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shaun-of-the-dead-protesters/
title: Is This 'Shaun of the Dead' Meme Mocking Real Ohio Protesters?
review_date: 2020-04-16T08:47:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a group of people outside of the Ohio Statehouse protesting shelter-in-place laws put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oklahoma-euthanasia-christopher-barnett/
title: Did a Candidate for Governor of Oklahoma Call for Disabled People to be Euthanized?
review_date: 2018-05-22T06:53:50Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2018, Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate Christopher Barnett advocated euthanasia for disabled people and those on benefits.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ron-desantis-deepfake-voters/
title: DeSantis Deepfake Shows Him Saying Leadership is ‘About Fooling the Voters’
review_date: 2023-04-25T13:41:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video was recorded of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis once saying, “Leadership is about fooling the voters. It’s about book deals and globalism. Leadership is about getting ahead, no matter who you stab in the back. In my America, the highest bidder wins. That’s the leadership America needs. Hail Hydra!”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/buddhist-rampage-in-india/
title: Are Buddhist Extremists in India Burning Churches?
review_date: 2010-04-06T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Buddhist extremists in India plan to burn down 200 churches and kill 200 missionaries within 24 hours.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jeremy-clarkson-fired-meghan-markle/
title: Was Jeremy Clarkson Fired from ‘Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?’ Due to His Meghan Markle Comments?
review_date: 2023-03-02T11:42:15Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Host of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Jeremy Clarkson was fired over his comments about Meghan Markle where he wrote she should be made to “parade naked” through Britain while people “throw lumps of excrement at her.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/beth-chapman-passed-away/
title: Outdated: Beth Chapman Death Hoax
review_date: 2019-04-22T08:35:49Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Beth Chapman, wife of Duane “Dog” Chapman from the reality TV show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” died in April 2019.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/late-night-comedy-writers-strike/
title: Did These Late-Night Shows Shut Down Live Production During Writers' Strike?
review_date: 2023-05-02T11:51:47Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” "The Daily Show," and "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” shut down live production on May 2, 2023, amid a strike initiated by The Writers Guild of America.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigrants-covid-texas-abbott/
title: Were Hundreds of COVID-Positive Immigrants 'Recklessly Released' in Texas?
review_date: 2021-03-10T00:27:17Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In early 2021, the Biden administration was "recklessly releasing" hundreds of migrants who tested positive for COVID-19 into Texas communities.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dr-phil-robin-mcgraw-divorce/
title: Are Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw Getting Divorced?
review_date: 2019-09-20T10:10:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A divorce between television psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife, Robin McGraw, is in the works.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jeff-bezos-flight-space/
title: Did an Unidentified Bidder Spend $28 Million in Auction to Join Jeff Bezos' Flight into Space?
review_date: 2021-06-13T03:23:44Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On June 12, 2021, an unnamed person paid $28 million at a Blue Origin auction to join billionaire Jeff Bezos’ and his brother in a commercial trip to space.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hunter-biden-malia-obama-cocaine/
title: Does a Pic Show Hunter Biden Used Malia Obama's Credit Card to Snort Cocaine?
review_date: 2020-10-28T06:34:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A new photograph of Malia Obama's credit card was found on Hunter Biden's laptop along with lines of cocaine on the device that Biden snorted.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-voting-restrictions-twitter-blue/
title: No, Biden Is Not Considering Voting Restrictions on Twitter Blue Users
review_date: 2023-05-02T14:04:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Joe Biden is considering placing voting restrictions on Twitter Blue subscribers ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fema-field-inspectors/
title: Is FEMA Hiring 'Field Inspectors' and Paying Them Thousands Per Week?
review_date: 2017-08-30T07:03:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After Hurricane Harvey, jobs for "FEMA field inspectors" paying between $2,000 and $5,000 were available immediately with few qualifications.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aoc-tax-rich-met-gala/
title: Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wear 'Tax the Rich' Dress to Met Gala?
review_date: 2021-09-14T03:17:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2021, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attended the Met Gala wearing a dress with the words "Tax the Rich" printed across it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-rosie-insanity-campaign-donations/
title: Did Rosie O'Donnell 'Plead Insanity' Over Illegal Campaign Donations?
review_date: 2018-05-06T20:34:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Rosie O'Donnell "pled insanity" after being caught violating individual election campaign contribution regulations.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canada-donuts-marijuana/
title: Did Canadians Face a Major Donut Shortage After the First Day of Cannabis Legalization?
review_date: 2018-10-22T07:44:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Canada suffered a major donut shortage shortly after the country legalized recreational marijuana use.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marines-jan-6-attack-freed-special-forces/
title: No, Marines Who Participated in Jan. 6 Attack Weren't Freed by Special Forces
review_date: 2023-03-14T09:06:21Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
On March 8, 2023, U.S. Marines who participated in the Jan. 6 riot were freed from a federal detention center by U.S. Special Forces.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-disinfectants-covid-19/
title: Did Trump Suggest Injecting Disinfectant Could Be COVID-19 Treatment?
review_date: 2020-04-24T07:16:42Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
U.S. President Donald Trump said, with regard to possible medical treatments for COVID-19: "And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jefferson-mob-rule-quote/
title: Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'Democracy Is Nothing More Than Mob Rule'?
review_date: 2022-11-27T09:00:02Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson said, "A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tampered-conditioner-hair-loss/
title: Did Tampered-With Conditioner Cause a Wisconsin Woman to Lose Her Hair?
review_date: 2019-08-02T10:42:06Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Wisconsin woman involuntarily lost her hair in July 2019 after she used conditioner that had been tampered with by someone at a Walmart store.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/courteney-cox-without-makeup/
title: Photo of Courteney Cox 'Without Makeup' Is Fake
review_date: 2022-08-23T08:40:12Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A selfie of actor and producer Courteney Cox is an authentic photograph of her not wearing any makeup.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/baseball-cut-in-half-by-axe/
title: Was a Baseball Game Won by a Score of 2½-2?
review_date: 2020-05-05T08:31:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A baseball player using an axe as a bat cut the ball in two with his swing and knocked half of it over the fence, scoring half a run and winning the game.


title: Disney's 'Tower of Terror' Being Replaced with 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney is replacing the "Tower of Terror" attraction with a "Guardians of the Galaxy" themed ride at their Disney California Adventure Park.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disneys-tower-of-terror-being-replaced-with-guardians-of-the-galaxy/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcgregor-vs-mayweather-fight-called-off-after-mayweathers-arrest/
title: McGregor vs. Mayweather Fight Called Off After Mayweather's Arrest?
review_date: 2017-08-03T04:55:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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text:
The August 2017 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor was called off after the former was arrested in July 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tulipa-ukraine-flowers-bred/
title: Were 'Tulipa Ukraine' Flowers Bred To Honor Ukraine?
review_date: 2022-04-11T01:53:27Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
The "Tulipa Ukraine," a new breed of tulip bearing the colors of the Ukrainian flag, was created by a Dutch florist to honor Ukraine during the Russian invasion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/viral-mercury-aluminum-mixing-vaccines/
title: Does a Viral Video of Mercury and Aluminum Mixing Suggest That Vaccines Are Unsafe?
review_date: 2017-09-07T09:52:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The reaction between metallic mercury and aluminum, which produces a dramatic chain reaction popular on YouTube science channels, is evidence that vaccines are not safe.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/denzel-washington-obama-criminal-in-chief/
title: Did Denzel Washington Once Call Obama the 'Criminal-In-Chief?'
review_date: 2017-12-06T06:11:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Denzel Washington referred to former United States President Barack Obama as the "criminal-in-chief."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anthony-bouchard-romeo-juliet/
title: Did Anthony Bouchard Compare Impregnating a 14-Year-Old When He Was 18 to 'Romeo and Juliet'?
review_date: 2021-05-21T06:17:18Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard revealed in a Facebook Live video and statements to the press that he impregnated a girl when she was 14 and he was 18 years of age, and he compared it to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/organ-donors-still-alive-not-anesthetized/
title: Organ Donors are Still Alive, Not Anesthetized?
review_date: 2015-12-28T05:17:58Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Organ donations occur while the donor is still alive, paralyzed by intravenous medication but not anesthetized.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-clooney-friends-million/
title: Did George Clooney Give Each of His 14 Best Friends Suitcases Filled with $1 Million?
review_date: 2020-11-19T02:59:37Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor George Clooney once gifted each of his 14 closest friends a suitcase filled with $1 million in cash.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-roe-v-wade/
title: Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Cite 'Population Growth' Concerns When Roe v. Wade Was Decided?
review_date: 2018-12-17T05:36:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that she approved of abortion as a means of population control.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-sign-bill-clean-trash-oceans/
title: Did the Media Ignore President Trump's Signing of a Bill to Clean Up the Oceans?
review_date: 2018-11-01T10:26:07Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump signed legislation in October 2018 to clean up tons of trash from oceans and lakes, but the mainstream news media did not report on it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wef-legalize-marriage-animals/
title: No, the World Economic Forum Hasn't Ordered Governments to Legalize Marriage With Animals
review_date: 2023-03-07T14:05:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In March 2023, the World Economic Forum ordered governments to give people the right to marry animals to promote diversity and inclusion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-habeas-corpus/
title: Did DOJ Propose Rollback of Defendants' Rights During Pandemic?
review_date: 2020-03-24T07:21:55Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Department of Justice under Trump has proposed granting federal judges broad authority to pause court proceedings during a national emergency, effectively allowing defendants to be detained indefinitely until the emergency is deemed over.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/juli-briskman-elected-flip-trump/
review_date: 2021-02-08T07:02:06Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2021, Juli Briskman, a Democrat from Virginia who once flipped off President Donald Trump's motorcade, was elected to office in a jurisdiction where one of his golf clubs is located.

title:
Did Juli Briskman Lose Her Job After Flipping Off Trump, Then Get Elected in County Home to His Golf Club?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tap-giorgio-tsoukalos-secretary-space-force/
title: Did Trump Tap Giorgio A. Tsoukalos for Secretary of the Space Force?
review_date: 2018-06-29T08:01:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump nominated Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, best known for his appearances on the television series "Ancient Aliens," to lead the Space Force.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sanders-alien-reveal-pledge/
title: Did Bernie Sanders 'Pledge to Reveal Info on Aliens If He Wins in 2020'?
review_date: 2019-08-12T06:31:56Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders 'pledged to reveal info on aliens' if he won the 2020 election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cries-for-help-shein-fast-clothing/
title: Misleading TikTok Video Claims Shein Clothing Tags Contain Cries for Help
review_date: 2022-06-10T02:45:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral video shows legitimate depictions of messages written by "fast fashion" garment workers pleading for help at Shein and other companies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cesar-sayoc-lifelong-democrat/
title: Was Cesar Sayoc a Lifelong Democrat Who “Recently” Covered His Van in Trump Stickers?
review_date: 2018-11-06T08:02:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Cesar Sayoc was a lifelong Democrat who “recently” plastered his van with pro-Trump stickers before sending bombs to Democrats and media figures.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/minecraft-for-mein-kampf-mixup/
title: Did This 'Minecraft' for 'Mein Kampf' Verbal Mix-Up Really Happen?
review_date: 2019-12-30T02:39:10Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a grandparent gifting a copy of "Mein Kampf" to a grandchild who requested Minecraft for Christmas.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dnc-walkout-leads-to-hundreds-of-empty-seats/
title: DNC Walkout Leads to Hundreds of Empty Seats?
review_date: 2016-07-27T04:58:36Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After the 26 July 2016 roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention, hundreds of empty seats appeared to have been vacated by a planned protest.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/home-depot-veteran/
title: Did a Home Depot Manager Refuse to Provide a Veterans Discount?
review_date: 2015-08-20T01:51:29Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Home Depot manager in Spokane Valley, WA, rudely refused to provide a veterans discount to a customer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/republican-senators-up-shits-creek/
title: Were GOP Senators Overheard Saying 'We're Up Shit's Creek' About Impeachment?
review_date: 2020-01-23T09:24:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Republican senators were overheard saying they were "up shit's creek" in regards to impeachment proceedings.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/putins-chin-body-double/
title: Do Pics of Putin’s Chin Prove He Uses a Body Double?
review_date: 2023-03-23T11:00:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a visit to Mariupol in which his chin appears noticeably different from other photos of him, proves that he uses a body double.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-d-day/
title: Did Biden Fail To Commemorate D-Day in 2021?
review_date: 2021-06-09T02:55:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On and around June 6, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden failed to acknowledge or commemorate the 77th anniversary of the D-Day landings.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ramsey-orta-jailed/
title: Ramsey Orta Jailed for Filming Eric Garner's Death
review_date: 2016-10-06T02:18:42Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ramsey Orta went to jail for filming the fatal encounter between Eric Garner and New York City police officers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/betsy-devos-history-textbooks-bible/
title: Did Betsy DeVos Say History Textbooks Should Be Based on the Bible?
review_date: 2017-03-08T08:22:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Newly installed U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos stipulated that "all history books will contain only the information that can also be found in the Christian Bible."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigrants-free-leave-detention/
title: Are Migrants 'Free to Leave Detention Centers Any Time'?
review_date: 2019-07-11T08:40:49Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of July 2019, migrants are "free to leave" U.S. immigration detention centers and return to their countries of origin, at will.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joanna-gaines-quitting-fixer-upper/
title: Is Joanna Gaines Quitting 'Fixer Upper'?
review_date: 2017-05-09T05:13:41Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Joanna Gaines, who costars in the HGTV home improvement show "Fixer Upper" with her husband Chip, is leaving the show to start her own skincare line.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pinched-cookies/
title: The Stolen Biscuits
review_date: 1999-02-08T19:03:08Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The stranger sharing an old lady's table at a cafe keeps helping himself to what she thinks are her cookies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/like-it-or-leave-it/
title: 'Immigrants, Not Americans, Must Adapt'
review_date: 2001-10-25T06:43:26Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard made a speech encouraging Muslims to leave Australia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/derek-chauvin-flyer-accuracy/
title: Does This Flyer Accurately Represent Derek Chauvin's Police Actions?
review_date: 2020-05-31T04:41:05Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A flyer circulating on the internet accurately describes the career of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/researchers-cbd-covid-19/
title: Did Researchers Find Cannabis Compound CBD May Prevent, Treat COVID-19?
review_date: 2022-02-23T07:22:29Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2022, at least two studies from different research institutions showed that cannabidiol (CBD) and two other related chemical compounds found in hemp may hold promise in the prevention and/or treatment of COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michael-yeadon-vaccine-death/
title: Did Michael Yeadon Say COVID-19 Vaccine Will Kill Recipients Within 2 Years?
review_date: 2021-05-05T09:40:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michael Yeadon, a former employee of Pfizer, said that the government rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is an attempt at "mass depopulation" with booster recipients expected to die within two years.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bernie-sanders-essay/
title: Bernie Sanders' 1972 Essay on Rape
review_date: 2015-09-22T06:40:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bernie Sanders wrote an essay in which a woman fantasizes about being "raped by three men simultaneously."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-house-comment-line-trump/
title: Did the White House Change Outgoing Message on Comment Line to Blame Democrats?
review_date: 2018-01-20T08:28:16Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The White House updated the voice message on the automated telephone comments line to blame Democrats for a government shutdown.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/braille-rail-scenic-naples/
title: Does This Braille Railing Describe Scenic Views in Naples?
review_date: 2021-08-09T03:34:39Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a railing featuring an inscription in braille that describes the scenery in Naples, Italy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/burglar-sues-homeowner-german-shepherds/
title: Did a Burglar Sue a Homeowner After Being Raped by German Shepherds While Stuck in a Dog Door?
review_date: 2023-01-23T05:00:01Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A burglar sued a homeowner after being raped by two German Shepherds while stuck in the house's pet door.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/3d-model-joseph-husband-mary/
title: No, This Is Not a 3D Recreation of Joseph, Husband of Mary
review_date: 2022-11-02T08:41:42Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Image shows a 3D model accurately depicting what Joseph, husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, looked like.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kanye-west-richest-black-man/
title: Is Kanye West the Richest Black Man in America?
review_date: 2021-03-18T07:28:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kanye West is the richest Black man in American history, thanks to sneaker and apparel deals made with Adidas and Gap.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/27000-people-came-to-a-bernie-sanders-rally-in-california/
title: 27,000 People Came to a Bernie Sanders Rally in California
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textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photograph depicts a Bernie Sanders rally in California attended by more than 27,000 people that was ignored by the news media.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/usain-bolt-donated-10-million-to-haiti/
title: Usain Bolt, Shakira Donated Millions to Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
review_date: 2016-10-09T02:52:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Usain Bolt donated $10 million and Shakira donated $15 million to help rebuild Haiti after Hurricane Matthew.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/second-statue-liberty/
title: France Is Sending Over a Second Statue of Liberty
review_date: 2021-06-12T02:38:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Ahead of Independence Day in 2021, France is sending a second, smaller Statue of Liberty to the United States.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oklahoma-court-rape-ruling/
title: Did an Oklahoma Court Rule It's Not Rape If the Victim Is Intoxicated?
review_date: 2016-04-28T09:29:14Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An Oklahoma court ruled that forced sexual contact cannot be considered rape if the victim is intoxicated or unconscious.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/e-mail-from-huma-abedin-to-brother/
title: Huma Abedin Admits in E-mail to Brother That She Is a Muslim Infiltrator?
review_date: 2016-11-06T14:49:19Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
An e-mail written by Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin to her brother reveals that she is a radical Muslim plant waiting to take over the country after Clinton is elected.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tcob-piano-pizza/
title: Did a Pizza Delivery Man Play Piano on BTO's 'Takin' Care of Business'?
review_date: 2010-06-15T11:09:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A pizza delivery man played the piano part on the Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit "Takin' Care of Business."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-commits-over-harriet-tubman/
title: Man Commits Suicide Over Harriet Tubman Replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill
review_date: 2016-04-21T08:19:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man killed himself over the Treasury's decision to add an African-American abolitionist's portrait to the $20 bill.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/suez-canal-captain/
title: No, Marwa Elselehdar Is Not Captain of Stuck Suez Canal Ship
review_date: 2021-03-26T07:46:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Marwa Elselehdar, Egypt's first female sea captain, was in charge of the Ever Given cargo ship when it got stuck in the Suez Canal in March 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/imperial-march-uk-trump/
title: Was the 'Star Wars' Imperial March Played for President Trump During UK Visit?
review_date: 2019-06-03T08:01:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The Band of the Grenadier Guards played the "Imperial March" from "Star Wars" during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Buckingham Palace.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mandalay-bay-suing-mass-shooting-victims/
title: Is the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas Suing Mass Shooting Victims?
review_date: 2018-07-17T13:40:19Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mandalay Bay, the Las Vegas hotel from which a gunman opened fire on a concert crowd of 20,000, filed lawsuits against mass shooting victims.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/loki-charms-are-real/
title: Are 'Loki Charms' Real?
review_date: 2021-06-07T04:31:25Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Lucky Charms cereal created a special edition of "Loki Charms" in 2021 to help promote the "Loki" series on Disney+.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anti-drug-pencil-slogan-erased/
title: Did These Pencils Accidentally Promote Doing Drugs?
review_date: 2020-04-16T09:11:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pencils bearing an anti-drug slogan had to be recalled because sharpening them subverted their message.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/duane-devane-medal-of-honor/
title: Did Uninsured Medal of Honor Recipient 'Duane Devane' Die After Being Refused Treatment?
review_date: 2018-08-13T01:30:50Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Duane Devane, a Medal of Honor recipient, died after being turned away from a hospital in Atlanta on the basis that he had no health insurance.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lucas-armitage-shooting-burglar/
title: Was a Boy Named Lucas Armitage Praised for Shooting, Mutilating a Burglar?
review_date: 2019-09-03T04:26:31Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A boy named Lucas Armitage was praised as a "hero" for shooting and viciously mutilating a would-be burglar.


review_date: 2016-12-06T04:59:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The United States military recruited Native Americans as scouts in the Vietnam War and — in the course of their training — the military discovered that long hair actually helps give people ‘almost supernatural’ tracking abilities.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/native-american-scouts-long-hair-provided-almost-supernatural-tracking-abilities-vietnam-war/

title:
Did Native American Scouts’ Long Hair Provide “Almost Supernatural” Tracking Abilities During the Vietnam War?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/roethlisberger-loses-multiple-fingers/
title: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Loses Multiple Fingers in 4th of July Firework Accident?
review_date: 2017-07-08T03:49:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger lost several fingers in a fireworks accident on 4 July 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chick-fil-open-sundays/
title: Are Chick-fil-A Restaurants Opening on Sundays?
review_date: 2015-09-09T06:19:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chick-fil-A restaurants have announced they will be reversing their longstanding policy and start opening on Sundays.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pokemon-go-developer-niantic-to-develop-harry-potter-go/
title: Pokémon Go Developer Niantic to Develop 'Harry Potter Go'?
review_date: 2016-08-31T05:00:38Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is working on a Harry Potter version of the hugely popular augmented-reality game.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/goldfinger-actress-death/
title: Did an Actress Die During the Filming of 'Goldfinger'?
review_date: 2000-01-02T17:24:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The actress who portrayed Jill Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger died from asphyxiation after being covered with gold paint.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/melania-trump-nyc-costs/
title: Does Melania Trump's NYC Security Cost Twice the NEA's Budget?
review_date: 2017-02-02T05:53:50Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
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publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Providing security for First Lady Melania Trump in New York City would cost double the amount it takes to fund the National Endowment for the Arts.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boris-johnson-cover-cctv-cameras/
title: Did Boris Johnson Cover CCTV Cameras With Plastic Bags?
review_date: 2021-12-13T00:34:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A photograph reveals that British Prime Minister arranged for CCTV cameras to be covered by plastic bags during a Christmas party.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-hairy-legs-remark/
title: Did Joe Biden Mention His 'Hairy Legs' In Public Remarks?
review_date: 2019-12-02T05:07:35Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
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text:
Joe Biden talked about what he described as his "hairy legs" during a public speech in Wilmington, Delaware.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/my-daddys-life-matters-sign/
title: 'My Daddy's Life Matters'
review_date: 2016-08-24T01:58:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A photograph of a 'My Daddy's Life Matters' sign included text explaining why its OK for police officers to shoot black men.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gowdy-covid19/
title: Did Former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy Suggest COVID-19 Was a Conspiracy Against Trump?
review_date: 2020-04-23T04:22:05Z
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Former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy penned a text suggesting that COVID-19 was part of a conspiracy against U.S. President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/united-states-third-murders/
title: Does the U.S. Have the Third-Highest Rate of Homicides Worldwide?
review_date: 2015-10-06T20:50:45Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
The United States has the third-highest rate of homicides worldwide, but drops dramatically in the rankings if four major cities are excluded from the stats.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walmart-canada-covid-vaccination-proof/
title: No, Walmart Did Not Say in Sept. 2021 That Customers in Canada Would Need Vaccination Proof
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textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
In September 2021, Walmart Canada announced that, beginning in November, in-store customers would be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mushrooms-on-mars/
title: Did Scientists Find Mushrooms on Mars?
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Aerial photographs captured by NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter showed mushrooms growing on the red planet.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/palin-us-already-attacked-iran/
title: Did Sarah Palin Say 'US Already Attacked Iran Back When It Called Itself Iraq'?
review_date: 2019-06-24T01:16:24Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
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publisher_name: Snopes
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Sarah Palin asserted in June 2019 that the U.S. had "already attacked Iran back when it called itself Iraq."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lot-reserved-for-future-internment-camp/
title: Signs Designate Lots Reserved for Future Internment Camps?
review_date: 2017-03-06T00:47:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Photographs depict signs marking the sites of "future internment camps" authorized by President Trump's executive order.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/schwarzkopf-arrange-the-meeting-quote/
title: Is Norman Schwarzkopf's 'Arrange the Meeting' Quote Real?
review_date: 2002-02-13T01:05:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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text:
In 2001, former Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf said of the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks: "Forgiving them is God's function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/katrina-pierson-mccain-tweet/
review_date: 2018-12-21T00:50:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
In December 2018, Trump 2020 campaign advisor Katrina Pierson demanded that Sen. John McCain "answer questions" -- four months after his death.

title:
Did a Trump Campaign Advisor Demand Sen. John McCain 'Answer Questions' -- Four Months After His Death?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pregnant-missouri-treatment-cancer/
title: Are Missouri's Pregnant Patients Being Denied Cancer Treatment Due to New Abortion Ban?
review_date: 2022-07-06T06:22:47Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Pregnant patients from Missouri are being denied radiation and other cancer treatments in Veterans Administration (VA) Hospitals because such treatment could result in abortions, which are now illegal in the state.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/planned-parenthood-abortion-quotas/
title: Does Planned Parenthood Enforce 'Abortion Quotas'?
review_date: 2017-02-10T05:38:17Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Planned Parenthood enforces "abortion quotas" and rewards well-performing employees for promoting abortion services.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-fall-air-force-one-disembarked/
title: Did Biden Fall Out of Air Force One as He Disembarked?
review_date: 2023-02-22T11:17:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video authentically shows U.S. President Joe Biden tumbling down airplane stairs as he disembarked from Air Force One on a trip to Poland in February 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scalia-death-penalty-quote/
title: Antonin Scalia Death Penalty Quote
review_date: 2016-02-13T10:12:03Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said "mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wordsrated-200-book-read/
title: Is WordsRated Paying $200 per Book to Readers for a Living?
review_date: 2022-05-16T04:00:05Z
textual_rating: Legit
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A company named WordsRated posted a job listing that promised $200 for every book read by hired candidates.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elf-nice-names-actual-crew/
title: Are Names on the 'Elf' Nice List Actual Film Crew Members?
review_date: 2021-12-19T01:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the holiday movie “Elf,” every name that appears on the “nice list” is a crew member who worked on the film.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-agnes/
title: Did a Statue Called Black Agnes Kill a Teenage Girl?
review_date: 2000-11-05T02:46:20Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A teenage girl who bets her friends she can spend the night in a cemetery is found dead in the arms of a graveyard statue.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-record-reader/
title: Can a 'Record-Reading' Man Identify Music by Examining Record Grooves?
review_date: 1996-11-08T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Philadelphia doctor named Arthur Lintgen could identify the contents of phonograph records merely by examining the grooves.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/baby-rescued-128-hours-earthquake-turkey-photo/
title: Does Photo Show Baby Rescued 128 Hours After Earthquake in Turkey?
review_date: 2023-02-16T12:21:03Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photo shows a baby girl who was rescued from under rubble between around 128 and 130 hours after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jerry-brown-veto-wildfire-bill/
review_date: 2018-11-13T08:29:18Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jerry Brown vetoed a wildfire management bill in 2016, contributing to the prevalence and risk of wildfires in the ensuing two years.

title:
Did California Governor Jerry Brown Veto a Wildfire Management Bill, Increasing the Risk of Wildfires?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientist-vaccine-jailed/
title: Was a Scientist Jailed After Discovering a Deadly Virus Delivered Through Vaccines?
review_date: 2018-12-08T05:40:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Researcher Judy Mikovits was thrown in jail after she refused to discredit research that led to the discovery that deadly retroviruses have been transmitted through vaccines.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pence-escorted/
title: Was Pence Rushed Out of Capitol During Electoral College Count?
review_date: 2021-01-06T05:15:28Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was removed from the Senate chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, while presiding over the certification of the 2020 electoral college vote.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/desantis-biden-go-fuck-yourself/
title: No, Gov. DeSantis Didn't Tell Biden 'Go F--- Yourself'
review_date: 2021-02-13T03:38:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacted to possible COVID-19 travel restrictions by telling U.S. President Joe Biden, "Go fuck yourself" during a February 2021 conference call.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/panting-in-anticipation/
title: Brothers Traded Moleskin Pants as an Annual Christmas Gift
review_date: 1999-12-27T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
For twenty-five years, two brothers-in-law traded the same pants back and forth between them as a Christmas gift, each time finding more inventive ways to wrap them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alabama-mayor-mark-chambers/
title: Did Alabama Mayor Mark Chambers Call for Killing LGBTQ People?
review_date: 2019-06-06T05:23:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mark Chambers, mayor of Carbon Hill, Ala., wrote on Facebook that members of the LGBTQ community and other groups should be "killed out."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jc-penney-fairview-heights-flag-controversy/
title: JC Penney Fairview Heights Flag Controversy
review_date: 2015-12-29T01:27:06Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The JC Penney Portrait Studio in Fairview Heights, Illinois refused to take a photo with an American flag because it "went against their belief."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rnc-video-biden-america/
title: Did RNC Video Depict Rioting in ‘Biden’s America’ Using Barcelona Footage?
review_date: 2020-08-28T05:10:26Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video clip from Barcelona was shown at the Republican National Convention (RNC) to depict violence in "Biden's America."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-hoax-tweet/
title: Did 'Antifa America' Threaten to 'Take What's Ours' from the Suburbs?
review_date: 2020-06-02T10:24:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A group calling itself "Antifa America" threatened to "take what's ours" from the suburbs in May 2020 after rioting in the nation's major cities in protest of the death of a black man in police custody.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-hot-food-stamps/
title: President Obama Allows Hot Food to be Purchased with Food Stamps
review_date: 2016-10-20T01:51:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Obama passed a law enabling food stamp recipients to use their benefits to purchase hot food.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ohios-covid-vaccine-lottery/
title: Is Ohio's $1M COVID-19 Vaccine Lottery Real?
review_date: 2021-05-13T04:54:44Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ohio is giving away $1 million to five residents who have received their COVID-19 vaccination in a "Vax-a-Million" lottery.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/baseball-player-fifty-year-bonus/
title: Baseball's Jim Gentile Received $5K 'Bonus' – 50 Years Late
review_date: 2021-05-01T02:00:43Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A baseball player received an additional $5,000 payment when a statistical error was corrected in his favor nearly fifty years later.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/moist-coronavirus-image/
title: Does This Image Show ‘Moist’ Coronavirus?
review_date: 2021-04-04T03:57:51Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A scientific illustration of SARS-CoV-2 shows what appears to be a “moist” version of the virus’ structure.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/twitter-employee-viral/
title: Fictional Twitter Employee's Resignation Goes Viral
review_date: 2022-04-05T00:51:44Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After Elon Musk became Twitter's biggest shareholder, a company employee named Jackson Mulholland resigned and posted a message about free speech.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/truckers-strike-thanksgiving/
title: Are US Truckers Planning a Nationwide Strike Over Thanksgiving?
review_date: 2020-11-13T07:43:32Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
From Nov. 26 to 29, 2020, U.S. truckers will carry out a nationwide protest against the election of Joe Biden and his policies that they say will hurt blue-collar workers including those in their industry.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/4-dem-senators-turn-gop/
title: Did 4 Democratic Senators Turn Republican Because They Oppose Impeachment?
review_date: 2019-12-20T05:46:46Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Four Democratic U.S. senators switched to the Republican Party in December 2019 due to their opposition to President Donald Trump's impeachment.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/david-hogg-on-campus-rumor-hoax/
title: Did David Hogg Lie About Being on Campus During Mass Shooting?
review_date: 2018-03-26T15:52:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Marjory Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg was caught lying about being on campus during a February 2018 school shooting when he told CBS that he had to get on his bicycle and ride to school.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eisenhower-dont-join-book-burners/
title: Did Eisenhower Say, 'Don't Join the Book Burners'?
review_date: 2022-04-29T03:44:43Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "Don't join the book burners. Don't think you are going to conceal faults by concealing the evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go into your library and read every book."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aoc-wall-mountains/
title: Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Claim Walls Could Not Be Built in Mountains?
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text:
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez once said, "All the technology in the world won't let us build a wall in mountains."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nfl-fining-players-for-wearing-911-memorial-cleats/
title: NFL Fining Players for Wearing 9/11 Memorial Cleats?
review_date: 2016-09-12T02:06:53Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The NFL fined players for violating league uniform rules by wearing 9/11 memorial cleats during football games played on 11 September 2016.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chief-complaint/
title: Chief of the Kayapó Devastated
review_date: 2013-04-03T07:04:12Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A photograph shows the chief of Brazil's Kayapó tribe weeping over the approval of a hydroelectric dam project that would destroy tribal forest areas.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-goodyear-tweet/
title: Did Trump Tweet This About Goodyear?
review_date: 2020-08-24T02:50:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image shows an angry tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump about Goodyear tires which was full of misspellings.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/santa-covid-exemption-ireland/
title: Is Santa Officially Exempt from COVID-19 Restrictions in Ireland?
review_date: 2020-12-03T08:18:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
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text:
Ireland Foreign Minister Simon Coveney declared in a Nov. 26, 2020, statement that Santa Claus is considered an essential worker, granting him exemption from self-quarantine to deliver Christmas presents.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hamilton-non-white-casting-call/
title: Producers of 'Hamilton' Issued 'Non-White' Casting Call
review_date: 2016-11-21T04:56:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The producers of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" issued a casting call specifying "non-white" actors for auditions.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-world-war-ii-vets-gi-bill/
title: Were Black World War II Veterans Excluded from GI Bill Benefits?
review_date: 2021-06-25T06:55:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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Black veterans who fought in World War II were excluded from GI Bill benefits including housing and education.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-right-to-life/
title: Did Kamala Harris Omit Right to 'Life' When Referencing the Declaration of Independence?
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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While making a speech on reproductive rights on Jan. 22, 2023, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris mentioned "liberty" and "the pursuit of happiness," but did not mention "life" when referring to the rights we are endowed with in the Declaration of Independence.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andy-biggs-pelosi-hammer/
title: Yes, Republican Andy Biggs Made 'Hammer' Joke About Nancy Pelosi
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textual_rating: Correct Attribution
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text:
On election night 2022, Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs joked that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was "losing the gavel but finding the hammer," a reference to the brutal attack on her husband, Paul.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-to-strike-down-obamas-regulation-expanding-overtime/
title: Trump to Strike Down Obama's Regulation Expanding Overtime?
review_date: 2016-11-23T05:09:17Z
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Donald Trump plans to do away with a new regulation put in place by President Obama that expands overtime to more workers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-peta-releasing-ticks-meat-allergies/
title: Is PETA Releasing Lone Star Ticks into the Northeastern United States to Create Meat Allergies?
review_date: 2017-10-24T04:25:45Z
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
PETA is releasing Lone Star Ticks into the northeastern United States in order to give people meat allergies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/china-three-gorges-dam/
title: Could China’s Three Gorges Dam Slow Rotation of Earth?
review_date: 2021-05-26T06:34:00Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The reservoir of Three Gorges Dam in China can retain an amount of water voluminous enough to slow and change the rotation of the Earth.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dubai-fake-rain/
title: Is Dubai Creating Rain to Battle the Heat?
review_date: 2021-07-22T08:08:33Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
The United Arab Emirates is manufacturing rain through a number of technologies, including drones, in order to counter rising heat and a sinking water table.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientists-find-tomb-egyptian-god-osiris/
title: Did Scientists Find Tomb of Egyptian God Osiris in 2022?
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textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In late 2022, archaeologists discovered the tomb of the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, Osiris, near the Nile River in Abydos, Egypt.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joker-face-paint-governor-japan/
title: Is a Man in Joker Face Paint Running for Governor in Japan?
review_date: 2021-03-12T00:15:40Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In March 2021, a man sporting face paint in the likeness of comic book supervillain The Joker announced that he was running for governor in a Japanese district known as Chiba Prefecture.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-murray-run-president/
title: Bill Murray Said 'Religion Is the Worst Enemy of Mankind'
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Comedian Bill Murray is running for president and proclaimed religion to be "the worst enemy of mankind."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/delta-force-irs-weapons/
title: No, US Army's Delta Force Did Not Seize an 'IRS Weapons Shipment' in DC
review_date: 2022-08-09T07:02:51Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
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The U.S. Army's Delta Force seized a shipment of pistols bound for the headquarters of the IRS in Washington, D.C.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/macys-thanksgiving-parade-2021/
title: Is Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Returning With Crowds?
review_date: 2021-09-10T00:24:00Z
textual_rating: True
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In September 2021, organizers of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City announced they would allow in-person spectators.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sanders-and-tlaib-shelves/
title: Did Bernie Sanders, Rashida Tlaib Push Socialism in Front of Empty Store Shelves?
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text:
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib "pushed socialism" while standing in front of empty grocery-store shelves.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rare-vhs-tapes/
title: Are These VHS Tapes 'Rare' and Worth Big Money?
review_date: 2021-01-25T05:51:53Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
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text:
A list shows a handful of rare VHS movies and specials that can land a nice sum for owners — potentially even hundreds or thousands of dollars.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/macauley-culkin-satanic-hollywood/
title: Did Macaulay Culkin Say Satanic Hollywood Executives Wear Shoes Made From Dead Children?
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textual_rating: False
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text:
Former child star Macaulay Culkin said Hollywood is run by Satanic pedophiles, one of whom boasted that his shoes were made from the skin of deceased child actress Heather O'Rourke.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-maralago-flagpole/
title: Donald Trump's Outsized Flagpole
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text:
Donald Trump violated Palm Beach ordinances by putting up an outsized U.S. flag and pole, then donating the money he was fined to veterans' organizations.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/colts-tony-dungy-little-insight/
title: Colts Tony Dungy - A Little Insight
review_date: 2007-02-13T23:03:04Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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[Glurge] Account describes Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy's talk before a 2006 Athletes in Action breakfast.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pope-francis-coronavirus/
title: Did the Vatican Confirm Pope Francis Had Coronavirus?
review_date: 2020-03-03T03:27:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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In February 2020 the Vatican said that Pope Francis and two aides had tested positive for COVID-19, a disease caused by a new coronavirus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bird-in-the-hand/
title: Did President Bush Pose with a Plastic Turkey?
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
President Bush posed with a plastic turkey while visiting U.S. troops in Iraq on Thanksgiving in 2003.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/behead-of-the-family/
title: Buckley Family Halloween Beheading
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textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Grisly photograph shows the Buckley family, whose children beheaded their mother with an axe on Halloween.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/james-talarico-diabetes/
title: Did Texas Rep. Talarico Open Up About Having Diabetes and Announce Insulin Cap Bill?
review_date: 2021-04-08T04:09:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
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text:
To promote new legislation that would cap monthly insulin prices for Texas residents with diabetes, Texas state Rep. James Talarico said on April 6, 2021, that he suffers from Type 1 diabetes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nike-fire-colin-kaepernick-after-arrest/
title: Did Nike Fire Colin Kaepernick After an Arrest?
review_date: 2018-09-10T05:38:59Z
textual_rating: False
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text:
Nike, Inc. canceled their endorsement contract with former NFL player Colin Kaepernick after he was arrested for trespassing on a football field.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sharpie-trump-ballots-arizona/
title: Were Trump Ballots Marked with Sharpies Disqualified in Arizona?
review_date: 2020-11-04T03:15:39Z
textual_rating: False
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text:
Arizona polling places gave out Sharpie pens to Trump supporters, use of which invalidated their ballots.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boston-bruins-fan-sign/
title: Is This a Real Boston Bruins Fan Sign?
review_date: 2016-12-12T04:47:13Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A photograph shows two Boston Bruins fan holding a sign stating that they performed a sex act with player Tyler Seguin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anti-gay-bakers-lottery-payout/
title: Did Oregon's Anti-Gay Cake Bakers Win the Lottery?
review_date: 2018-01-05T04:24:59Z
textual_rating: False
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text:
The Christian owners of a bakery in Oregon won the lottery shortly after they were fined $135,000 for declining to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gloria-johnson-tennessee-house-white/
title: Did Rep. Gloria Johnson Say She Wasn’t Expelled from Tennessee House Because She's White?
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In response to a question about why she was not expelled from the Tennessee state House for protesting gun violence while her two Black colleagues were expelled for doing the same, Rep. Gloria Johnson said, “Well, I think it's pretty clear. I'm a 60-year-old white woman and they are two young Black men.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-house-lighting/
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The White House was illuminated purple the night Prince died but did nothing when five police officers were killed in Dallas.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/london-underground-sign/
title: Is This a Real London Underground Sign?
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A sign posted in the London Underground informed passengers that they all smelled and should wear deodorant.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-bill-clinton-russia-sanctions-speech/
title: Did Hillary Clinton Side With Kremlin on Sanctions Due to a $500,000 Payment to Bill?
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text:
That Hillary Clinton opposed sanctions against Russia because of speaking fees her husband received from a Russian bank, and that the Clinton campaign used undue influence to kill a Bloomberg story about the incident.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hm-release-equally-racist-collection/
title: H&M to Release 'Equally Racist' Collection as Apology to Black People?
review_date: 2018-01-12T01:21:25Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
H&M created an "Equally Racist" collection featuring children of various ethnicities in offensive clothing.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/don39t-tread-on-me/
title: Navy SEALs Ordered to Remove 'Don't Tread on Me' Patches
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textual_rating: False
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text:
Navy SEALs were ordered to discontinue wearing the "Don't Tread on Me" uniform patch because it is too closely associated with "radical groups."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/otters-georgia-aquarium-covid/
title: Did Otters at Georgia Aquarium Test Positive for COVID-19?
review_date: 2021-04-21T04:19:07Z
textual_rating: True
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Seven otters at the Georgia Aquarium were in isolation after an undisclosed number tested positive for COVID-19 in April 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/preparing-rona-bodies-video/
title: No, This Video Doesn't Show Actors Posing as 'Dead Rona Bodies for the News'
review_date: 2021-04-02T04:27:31Z
textual_rating: False
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text:
A video showed actors in body bags — one of whom can be seen smoking a cigarette — pretending to be victims of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing to be featured in news footage.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/louis-vuitton-sponsor-human-zoos/
title: Did Louis Vuitton Sponsor 'Human Zoos' in the 1800s and Early 1900s?
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textual_rating: Unproven
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Louis Vuitton sponsored "human zoos" in which black people were put on display like exotic circus animals.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/french-arlington-cemetery/
title: Did the French, But Not Trump, Attend WW1 Services at Arlington National Cemetery?
review_date: 2018-11-14T04:53:16Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump did not attend Veterans Day services at Arlington National Cemetery marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, but representatives of the French government did.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cooking-with-aluminum-foil-puts-you-at-risk-for-alzheimers/
title: Does Cooking with Aluminum Foil Put You at Risk for Alzheimer’s?
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Studies have demonstrated that cooking with aluminum foil can result in the ingestion of aluminum, which is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/counties-won-vs-popular-vote/
title: Counties Won vs. Popular Vote Does Not Signify Election Fraud
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A chart comparing number of counties won by presidential candidates to popular vote totals signifies potential election fraud.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/beirut-explosion-cause-missile/
title: Was Beirut Explosion Caused By a Missile?
review_date: 2020-08-06T04:19:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a missile striking a building in Beirut in early August 2020 and causing a massive explosion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/christianity-today-george-soros/
title: Does Billionaire George Soros Fund Christianity Today Publication?
review_date: 2019-12-23T07:24:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of December 2019, Christianity Today was backed or funded by George Soros or was a "front organization" for the philanthropist.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-farm-water-e-coli/
title: Did President Donald Trump Overturn Farm Water Regulations, Causing an E. Coli Outbreak?
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textual_rating: Mostly False
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An autumn 2018 outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce was caused by a decision by President Trump to reverse existing rules on agricultural water inspection.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bp-brice-cromwell-high-gas-prices/
title: Did a BP Oil Exec Named Brice Cromwell Blame Biden for High Gas Prices?
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
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A BP oil executive named Brice Cromwell blamed U.S. President Joe Biden for high gas prices in a viral Facebook post.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/south-park-yelp-lawsuit/
title: Did Yelp File a $10 Million Lawsuit Against South Park?
review_date: 2015-10-21T01:12:17Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The online review site Yelp filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Comedy Central show 'South Park.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-bubble-wrap-suit/
title: AI Made This Pic of Biden in an Inflated Bubble Wrap Suit
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textual_rating: Fake
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A picture shared online in June 2023 authentically depicted U.S. President Joe Biden in an inflated bubble wrap suit.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-barr-jeffrey-epstein-book/
title: Did Bill Barr's Father 'Mentor' Jeffrey Epstein and Write a 'Bizarre' Novel?
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textual_rating: Mostly False
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Barr, father of U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, hired Jeffrey Epstein as a teacher, served as his mentor, and wrote a novel about men raping teenage girls.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brett-kavanaugh-never-tried-case-law-clerk/
title: Did Brett Kavanaugh 'Never Try a Case' Before Being Promoted from Law Clerk to Federal Judge?
review_date: 2018-10-04T09:34:23Z
textual_rating: Mixture
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
When President George W. Bush nominated him to the DC Circuit in 2003, Brett Kavanaugh had never tried a case in court and was promoted from a law clerk to a judgeship.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/weed-michigan-rape-kidnap-missouri/
title: Decades in Prison for Selling Weed, 5 Years' Probation for Raping a Child?
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textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michael Alonzo Thompson was imprisoned for decades for selling marijuana, while Joseph Robert Meili got five years' probation for kidnapping and raping an 11-year-old girl.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nazi-american-flags-real/
title: Are These Nazi/American Flags Real?
review_date: 2020-10-28T01:53:10Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph circulating in 2020 shows a group of people holding a flag that combines Nazi symbols with an American flag design.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-malia-obama-arrested-elderly-woman/
title: Was Malia Obama Arrested in an 'Antifa Attack' on an Elderly Woman?
review_date: 2017-11-06T02:36:59Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Members of antifa groups attacked an elderly woman and Malia Obama was arrested in connection with the incident.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-bob-dole-end-of-message/
title: Did Biden Read 'End of Message' During Bob Dole Tribute?
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publisher_site: snopes.com
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In a speech paying tribute to Bob Dole, in December 2021, President Joe Biden read aloud "End of message."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mis-steak/
title: Etymology of Sirloin
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textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The cut of steak known as "sirloin" is so named because an English king once knighted a piece of beef.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hand-over-heart/
title: Barack Obama and the National Anthem
review_date: 2007-10-26T21:48:38Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photograph shows Barack Obama without his hand over his heart while the U.S. national anthem is being played.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-rebekah-jones-raid/
title: Did Florida Police 'Raid' the Home of Fired COVID-19 Scientist Rebekah Jones?
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textual_rating: Mostly True
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
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In December 2020, Florida state police "raided" the home of Rebekah Jones, executing a search warrant and confiscating electronic devices.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fairfax-gave-biden-extra-votes/
title: No, Fairfax County Didn't Give Biden 100K Extra Votes in Virginia
review_date: 2020-11-05T04:43:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Fairfax County, Virginia, "gave" U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden an extra 100,000 votes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elon-musk-step-down-twitter-ceo/
title: Did Elon Musk Say He Would Step Down as Twitter CEO?
review_date: 2022-12-21T07:11:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Elon Musk said, “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/italy-disqualified-from-uefa/
title: Was Italy Disqualified From UEFA Championship?
review_date: 2021-07-13T04:47:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Italy was disqualified from the UEFA, making England the champion, after an ineligible player took the field.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/diana-harry-10million-inheritance/
title: Did Princess Diana Leave Prince Harry a $10M Inheritance?
review_date: 2021-03-08T04:18:57Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Diana Spencer, Prince Harry's mother, left her son with an inheritance of around $10 million after she was killed in a car accident in 1997.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ree-drummond-cbd-gummies/
review_date: 2022-06-28T06:57:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Food blogger Ree Drummond, also known as "The Pioneer Woman," experienced sad news or allegations against her and also endorsed CBD and keto gummies.

title:
Did 'Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond Experience 'Allegations' or Sad News and Endorse CBD and Keto Gummies?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/las-vegas-sphere/
title: Is This a Real Pic of the Las Vegas Sphere Displaying a Windows Error Message?
review_date: 2023-07-10T11:47:11Z
textual_rating: Fake
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs shared online in early June 2023 authentically showed the Las Vegas sphere displaying a Windows error message.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/household-dieffenbachia-deadly/
title: Is the Common Household Plant 'Dieffenbachia' Deadly?
review_date: 2017-06-14T02:17:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The household plant Dieffenbachia, one of the most common indoor plants, is so poisonous it can kill a child in one minute and an adult in 15 minutes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/djokovic-federer-nadal/
title: Was Djokovic Mocked by Federer and Nadal?
review_date: 2022-01-12T03:44:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer mocking Novak Djokovic for getting stuck at an airport due to his COVID-19 vaccination status.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/diabetes-tattoo/
title: Does a New Tattoo Ink Allow People With Diabetes to Monitor Their Blood Sugar Levels?
review_date: 2017-06-28T07:23:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A new tattoo ink changes color depending on a person's glucose levels, meaning people with diabetes can use it to check their blood sugar levels.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/astronauts-helmets-moon/
title: Did Astronauts Remove Their Helmets on the 'Moon'?
review_date: 2017-05-04T06:15:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph showing a group of astronauts without their helmets on indicates that the moon landing was staged.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/patriots-white-house-attendance/
title: More New England Patriots Players Attended White House Super Bowl Ceremony in 2015 than 2017?
review_date: 2017-04-20T03:46:17Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A set of photographs accurately depict the number of New England Patriots players in attendance at a White House ceremony in 2015 and 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-cruise-to-jeffrey-epstein-island/
title: Do Disney Cruises Send Kids to Jeffrey Epstein's Private Island?
review_date: 2023-06-01T17:42:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney cruises send, or have sent, children to the private island of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-sex-offender/
title: Is This a Real Poster Identifying Trump as 'Registered Sex Offender’?
review_date: 2023-05-12T11:09:52Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2023, a real poster circulated online identifying former U.S. President Donald Trump as a "registered sex offender."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ford-lawyer-hillary-clinton/
title: Is This a Photograph of Christine Blasey Ford's Lawyer with Hillary Clinton?
review_date: 2018-09-26T07:07:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Christine Blasey Ford's lawyer, Debra Katz ,walking out of a house with Hillary Clinton.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rt-pilot-prigozhin-flight-heart-attack/
title: Did RT Claim Prigozhin Pilot May Have Had Post-Vaccine Heart Attack?
review_date: 2023-08-24T17:16:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Russian state media outlet RT published an online article claiming the pilot of the plane carrying Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin when it crashed had post-vaccine myocarditis and may have suffered a heart attack.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-radar-missile/
title: Did a Police Radar Gun Almost Cause a Missile Launch?
review_date: 2000-05-22T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A hand-held police radar unit successfully tracked a military aircraft on maneuvers, nearly causing the aircraft to fire a missile in response.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/25-million-fraud-votes-for-clinton/
title: Did a Study Determine 25 Million Fraudulent Votes Were Cast for Hillary Clinton?
review_date: 2017-01-30T02:34:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An NPR study determined that 25 million fraudulent votes had been cast for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-ban-full-face-veils/
title: Did President Donald Trump Ban 'Full Face' Veils?
review_date: 2017-02-14T04:29:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump announced intent to ban "full face" veils in public places, an act presumably targeting Muslim women.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sugar-the-antiwork-horse/
title: Does 'Sugar' the Horse Lie Down to Avoid Work?
review_date: 2022-06-13T02:15:03Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a horse named "Sugar" who is known to lie down and pretend to sleep in order to avoid work.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-accuser-photo/
title: Is This a Photograph of Biden with Tara Reade?
review_date: 2020-05-03T04:05:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Joe Biden with Tara Reade, a woman Biden claims he "never met" who has accused him of sexual assault.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-id2020/
title: Are Bill Gates and the ID2020 Coalition Using COVID-19 To Build Global Surveillance State?
review_date: 2020-04-22T01:51:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bill Gates — along with a coalition dubbed "ID 2020" — seeks to "microchip" the world population using a COVID-19 vaccine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-violence-against-women-act/
title: Did President Donald Trump Allow the Violence Against Women Act to Expire?
review_date: 2018-10-05T05:02:18Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On 30 September 2018, the administration of President Donald Trump allowed the Violence Against Women Act to expire.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jesusween-substitute-for-halloween/
title: Is a Christian Group Advertising 'JesusWeen' as Substitute for Halloween?
review_date: 2022-10-06T09:30:05Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Christian group is advocating the replacement of Halloween with "JesusWeen" via advertisements on transit buses.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mensez/
title: Is 'Mensez' Menstrual Glue a Real Product?
review_date: 2017-02-27T03:09:21Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A chiropractor is developing a labial glue as a menstrual alternative to tampons and sanitary napkins.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-georgia-runoff/
title: Could Write-In Ballots for Trump in Georgia Runoffs Elect Him to US Senate?
review_date: 2020-12-02T05:42:56Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff election on Jan. 5, 2021, a majority of write-in ballots for Trump would elect him to the U.S. Senate, or alternatively, undermine Republican candidates.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alexandra-svoboda/
title: Alexandra Svoboda Protest Photograph
review_date: 2012-02-16T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph captures the plight of Alexandra Svoboda, a protester hurt during a confrontation with police in Rhode Island.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walmart-looting-video/
title: Does This Video Show a Walmart Without Enough Security Guards Being Looted?
review_date: 2018-11-28T08:42:13Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows customers looting a Walmart after they realized the store didn't have enough security guards.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-elizabeth-london-mayor/
title: Did Queen Elizabeth Refuse to Retract an Invitation to President Donald Trump?
review_date: 2017-06-10T02:24:40Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Queen Elizabeth contradicted London Mayor Sadiq Khan by "refusing to retract" an invitation to Donald Trump to visit the UK.


text: Hillary Clinton made a speech calling for Americans to respect and empathize with ISIS.
title: Hillary Clinton Calls for Americans to Respect and Empathize with ISIS?
review_date: 2016-09-19T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-calls-for-americans-to-respect-and-empathize-with-isis/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/breastfeeding-baby-covid-vaccine/
title: Did Breastfeeding Baby Die After Mother Received COVID-19 Vaccine Dose?
review_date: 2021-03-31T02:48:29Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A child died after suffering a severe rash and serious medical complications after the breastfeeding mother received her second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wagner-group-childrens-book/
title: Did the Head of the Wagner Group Write a Children’s Book?
review_date: 2023-06-28T10:39:22Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group, wrote and illustrated a children’s book titled “Indraguzik” in the early 2000s.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-fall-of-the-athenian-republic/
title: The Fall of the Athenian Republic
review_date: 2004-01-28T02:13:44Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Law professor's analysis demonstrates that the results of the last presidential election correspond to a prediction about the downfall of democracy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alexander-vindman-llod/
title: Will 'Trump Accuser' Alexander Vindman Be Charged as a Spy?
review_date: 2019-11-06T08:08:14Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Alexander Vindman, who testified against U.S. President Donald Trump as a witness to the Ukraine phone call, will be charged as a spy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-training-killings-usa-nordic/
title: Police Training and Police Killings: USA vs. the Nordic Countries
review_date: 2018-09-11T11:10:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A meme accurately compares police training and police killings in the United States and three Nordic countries.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mama-cass-pipe-voice/
title: Did Mama Cass' Vocal Range Expand After She Was Hit on the Head by a Pipe?
review_date: 2007-10-31T23:45:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Singer "Mama" Cass Elliot experienced an increase in her vocal range after she was hit in the head by a pipe.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-sues-dyson-partially-emasculated/
title: Did a Man Sue Dyson After Being Partially Emasculated by a Vacuum Cleaner?
review_date: 2018-12-06T08:05:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Boston man sued appliance manufacturer Dyson Ltd. for $2.3 million after being partially emasculated by a vacuum cleaner.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/were-6-cops-killed-protests/
title: Were 6 Cops Killed in 10 Days at Protests in June 2020?
review_date: 2020-06-05T03:32:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Six police officers were killed in 10 days while working during protests against police violence and racial injustice in the spring of 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/caller-id/
title: Bird Watchers Call Each Other
review_date: 2001-06-30T02:23:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Avid bird watcher who returns the call of a rare bird finds he's been exchanging warbles with another bird watcher.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-panthers/
title: Black Panthers
review_date: 2001-02-27T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton supported and helped free two Black Panthers accused of torturing and murdering Alex Rackley.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hairy-spider-monkey-found-mars/
title: ‘Hairy Spider Monkey’ Found on Mars?
review_date: 2017-01-03T04:38:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Close examination of a photograph taken by NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover shows the presence of a hairy, spider-monkey like creature.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/google-any-3-digits-new-cases/
title: Does Googling Any 3-Digit Number Followed by 'New Cases' Reveal COVID-19 Conspiracy?
review_date: 2020-07-23T03:53:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Searching for any three-digit number followed by "new cases" on Google provides evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic was manufactured.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-waylon-jennings-banned-from-country-radio/
title: Was Waylon Jennings Banned from Country Radio?
review_date: 2018-12-14T04:12:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Country singer Waylon Jennings was banned from country radio due to some fat-shaming lyrics in his songs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nuclear-mutant-daisies/
title: Are Mutated Daisies Growing Near Fukushima?
review_date: 2015-07-22T04:55:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a group of daisies that mutated due to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kim-jong-un-sarah-sanders/
title: Did Sarah Sanders Say Trump Told Her To Take 'One For The Team' After Kim Jong-Un Winked At Her?
review_date: 2020-09-03T07:27:06Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Donald Trump told her to take "one for the team" after North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, apparently winked at her.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andre-the-giant-samuel-beckett/
title: Did Samuel Beckett Drive a Young André the Giant to School?
review_date: 2018-04-18T06:58:52Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Samuel Beckett used to drive a teenaged André the Giant to school when they lived in a small French village.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/covid-vaccine-nurse-573-days/
title: Does Pic Show Healthcare Worker Who Treated COVID Patients for '573 Days'?
review_date: 2021-08-17T05:27:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral photograph in August 2021 shows a real healthcare worker who, as described in her placard, treated COVID-19 patients for "573 days" without being vaccinated or contracting the virus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/olympian-chelsea-wolfe-flag/
title: Did Transgender Olympian Chelsea Wolfe Say She Wants To ‘Burn a US Flag on the Podium’?
review_date: 2021-06-24T05:42:43Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chelsea Wolfe, a freestyle BMX biker who is the first transgender woman to join the U.S. Olympic team, said on Facebook she hopes to win the competition so that she can “burn a U.S. flag on the podium.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/satans-choice/
title: Devil in the Dancehall
review_date: 2000-05-14T00:04:04Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Horrified onlookers notice that the enthralling stranger dancing with a pretty girl from the village has cloven hooves.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chick-fil-a-anti-lgbt-donations/
title: Did Chick-fil-A Stop Donations to Groups Criticized as Anti-LGBT?
review_date: 2019-11-19T09:31:41Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In November 2019, Chick-fil-A announced it would no longer provide charitable donations to Christian groups criticized as being anti-LGBT.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/2020-election-over/
title: Is the 2020 Election 'Far From Over'?
review_date: 2020-11-20T02:59:17Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of mid-November 2020, the U.S. presidential election remained "far from over," thus enough uncertainty about the outcome remained that U.S. President Donald Trump could reasonably claim he might still be the winner.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boston-schools-white-asian/
title: Are Boston Public Schools Suspending Advanced Classes Because of Too Many White and Asian Students?
review_date: 2021-03-02T07:36:17Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Boston Public Schools administrators suspended Advanced Work Classes, a selective program for high-performing students, because of concerns over racial inequities as the majority of the students enrolled were white or Asian.


title: Harvard Study Confirms Tibetan Monks Can Raise Body Temperature With Their Minds
review_date: 2016-11-12T06:41:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Harvard Study showed that Tibetan Monks can significantly raise the temperature of their fingers, toes and other extremities through meditation alone.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harvard-study-confirms-tibetan-monks-can-raise-body-temperature-with-their-minds/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-resign-trump-reelected/
title: Did Pelosi Promise to Resign If Trump Is Re-Elected?
review_date: 2020-05-17T03:24:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would resign if President Donald Trump were re-elected in 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/betty-white-covid-vaccine-booster/
title: Did Betty White Say She Got COVID Booster 3 Days Before She Died?
review_date: 2022-01-02T03:44:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On Dec. 28, 2021, three days before her death, Betty White said "Eat healthy and get all your vaccines. I just got boosted today."


title: Steven Furtick Signs Six Year, $110 Million Contract with Lakewood Church?
review_date: 2017-07-31T01:35:12Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Elevation Church Pastor Steven Furtick confirmed he signed a large "deal" to preach at Lakewood Church alongside Joel Osteen.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steven-furtick-signs-six-year-110-million-contract-lakewood-church/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-pastor-praises-orlando-massacre/
title: California Pastor Praises Orlando Massacre
review_date: 2016-06-18T03:17:04Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A California pastor praised the Orlando nightclub shooting, saying that it's a tragedy more homosexual "predators" and "pedophiles" didn't die.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dems-immigrants-vets-health/
title: Did Democrats Vote to Give Immigrants Better Health-Record System Than Vets?
review_date: 2019-10-03T09:10:12Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2019, U.S. House Democrats voted for a bill that would create an electronic health record system for immigrants on the southern border which does not yet exist for military veterans.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/neck-gaiters-covid-19/
title: Are 'Neck Gaiters' Worse at COVID-19 Transmission Than Foregoing Masks Altogether?
review_date: 2020-08-15T02:27:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
When it comes to protecting against COVID-19 transmission, neck gaiters are worse than wearing no mask at all.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-hanks-mlk-jr-netflix-movie/
title: Was Tom Hanks Cast as MLK in a New Netflix Movie?
review_date: 2023-06-30T11:27:41Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
White actor Tom Hanks will be playing Black civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. in a movie directed by Steven Spielberg.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steph-curry-nike-bible/
title: Steph Curry Was Supposedly Spurned by Nike Over Bible Verses
review_date: 2016-02-29T05:34:40Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Nike didn't sign Steph Curry because the NBA star insisted on putting a Bible verse on his sneakers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tim-burchett-ufo-aliens/
title: Did US Rep. Tim Burchett Say Recent UFO Sightings Were Evidence of Technology 'Out of Our Galaxy'?
review_date: 2021-06-16T09:56:50Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
In mid-June 2021, U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett said he believed a series of UFO sightings were not Russian technology but rather developments that originated "out of our galaxy."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/capitol-rioter-permission-vacation/
title: Did Capitol Rioter Jenny Cudd Ask Judge for Permission To Vacation in Mexico?
review_date: 2021-02-03T04:22:37Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jenny Cudd, a woman accused of participating in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, asked a judge to let her travel to Mexico for a four-day vacation planned for February 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-highway-name-change/
title: Did Trump Change the Name of the 'Obama Highway' Back to the 'Old Dixie Highway?'
review_date: 2018-01-04T01:03:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Donald Trump ordered that the name of Florida's "Obama Highway" be changed back to the "Old Dixie Highway."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amy-bruce-slow-dance/
title: Amy Bruce Cancer Appeal
review_date: 2005-03-26T11:30:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Forwarding an e-mail message will help Amy Bruce, a 7-year-old girl dying of lung cancer and a brain tumor.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-sanders-shirt/
title: Is This a Trump Supporter Wearing a "Bernie Sanders Is a Communist" Shirt?
review_date: 2016-04-19T09:35:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a woman holding a Trump campaign sign and wearing a "Bernie Sanders Is a Communist" shirt.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scam-coca-cola-welfare-fund/
title: SCAM ALERT: The ‘Coca-Cola Welfare Fund’ is Not Giving Away Lottery Money
review_date: 2021-06-09T06:30:08Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Coca-Cola Welfare Fund is offering users a chance to win money by entering a lottery after they complete an online survey.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elon-musk-rupert-murdoch-super-bowl/
title: Did Elon Musk Sit with Rupert Murdoch at Super Bowl LVII?
review_date: 2023-02-13T10:27:11Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As spectators for Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12, 2023, Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch sat together for at least a portion of the event.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-campaign-photoshop-hat/
title: Did Trump Campaign Photoshop 'Trump 2020' Hat onto Pix of Reality TV Star?
review_date: 2019-09-16T06:43:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Trump campaign digitally altered a photograph of reality TV star Rykard Jenkins to make it appear as if he were wearing a "2020 Trump" hat.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-first-responder-stand-down-parkland/
title: Did a First Responder Say He Was Told to 'Stand Down' in Parkland?
review_date: 2018-03-03T00:44:43Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An emergency medical responder said he was given a "stand down" order during the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/supreme-court-flip-flop/
title: Supreme Court Flip-Flops
review_date: 2016-03-17T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Images reproduce contradictory statements from U.S. senators Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid about the President's prerogative in appointing Supreme Court justices.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/comedy-central-wolf-apology/
title: Did Comedy Central Fire Michelle Wolf and Apologize to Sarah Sanders?
review_date: 2018-04-29T11:31:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Comedy Central fired Michelle Wolf and issued an apology after the comedian's appearance at the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/greene-hitler-christianity-quote/
title: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Echo Hitler's Exact Words on Christianity?
review_date: 2022-08-01T09:09:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Echoing Adolf Hitler's exact words from 1928, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor said, "We tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity. Our movement is Christian."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elon-musk-cbd-gummies-reverse-dementia/
title: Did Elon Musk Create CBD Gummies that 'Reverse Dementia'?
review_date: 2023-05-18T12:00:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Twitter owner Elon Musk created a line of CBD gummies that can "reverse dementia," a move that sparked a lawsuit with Fox News.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/presidential-seal-change-war/
title: Does the U.S. Presidential Seal Change in Wartime?
review_date: 2001-11-04T22:08:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During wartime, the Seal of the President of the United States is modified so that the eagle's head faces the opposite direction.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michelle-wolf-abortion-joke/
title: Did Comedian Michelle Wolf Joke That Her Abortion Made Her Feel 'Powerful' and Godlike?
review_date: 2019-12-24T02:52:50Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In her Netflix stand-up comedy special "Joke Show," Michelle Wolf joked that having an abortion made her feel "very powerful" and akin to God.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-george-floyd-sacrificing/
title: Did Nancy Pelosi Thank George Floyd for 'Sacrificing' His Life?
review_date: 2021-04-20T09:07:38Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Houser Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: "Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ny-lawmaker-anti-harassment/
title: Is a New York Lawmaker Accused of Sexual Misconduct Negotiating Anti-Harassment Laws?
review_date: 2018-01-25T08:05:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Jeff Klein (D-New York) is part of negotiations regarding anti-sexual harassment laws — after he was accused of the same offense.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/christian-eriksen-covid-vaccine/
title: No, Christian Eriksen's Club Doctor Did Not Say He Got COVID-19 Vaccine Before Cardiac Arrest
review_date: 2021-06-14T05:00:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The chief medical doctor at Inter Milan said Christian Eriksen received a COVID-19 vaccine before his cardiac arrest in June 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-pandemic-playbook/
title: Did the Obama Administration Fail to Prepare a Pandemic 'Game Plan'?
review_date: 2020-05-13T01:49:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Obama administration left behind no playbook for dealing with pandemics for the next administration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-makeup-tan-photo/
title: Is This an Authentic Photograph of President Trump?
review_date: 2019-12-27T05:41:10Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A December 2019 photograph showing Donald Trump with two markedly different skin tones on his face, was authentic and unedited.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-antifa-courageous-americans/
title: Did Joe Biden Call Antifa 'Courageous' Americans?
review_date: 2020-06-16T02:45:36Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Joe Biden called antifa (anti-fascists) who clashed with white supremacists at a 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia, rally as "courageous Americans."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cs-lewis-quote-1942/
title: Is This a C. S. Lewis Quote from 1942?
review_date: 2020-03-30T05:44:32Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Author C. S. Lewis wrote a passage in "The Screwtape Letters" involving Satan wanting to "shut down businesses" and Jesus wanting to restore the family unit.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trumps-mother-immigrant/
title: Was Donald Trump's Mother an Undocumented Immigrant?
review_date: 2017-01-30T10:11:38Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mary Anne MacLeod, President Donald Trump’s mother, illegally immigrated to the United States in 1929.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/army-navy-train/
title: Army-Navy Train
review_date: 2006-01-04T14:22:44Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Philadelphia couple organized a private train line to take wounded servicemen to the 2005 Army-Navy football game.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mail-in-ballots-indiana/
title: Was an Indiana Woman Arrested for Pre-Marking Ballots in 2020?
review_date: 2020-08-11T02:46:35Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Janet Reed, a Democratic activist in Indiana, was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of selecting Democratic candidates on more than 400 mail-in ballots.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dennis-the-menace/
title: When 'Dennis the Menace' Created a Racial Controversy
review_date: 2015-03-31T11:51:36Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The portrayal of a Black character in a "Dennis the Menace" cartoon prompted outbursts of violence and apologies from newspapers that published it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tulsa-rally-covid19-test/
title: Did Trump’s Tulsa Rally Result in 100% Positive COVID-19 Test Rates in Oklahoma?
review_date: 2020-07-07T03:41:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump’s June 20, 2020, election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the coronavirus pandemic could be connected to two days of 100% positive COVID-19 tests reported in the state more than a week later.


text: The Amish Brotherhood have endorsed Donald Trump for president.
url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amish-trump-presidential-victory/
review_date: 2016-10-27T05:37:33Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
title:
Amish in America Commit Vote to Donald Trump, Mathematically Guaranteeing Him a Presidential Victory


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dakota-split-states-senators/
title: Was Dakota Territory Split Into 2 States To Get More Republican Senators?
review_date: 2021-04-23T10:21:07Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Congress split the Dakotas into two separate states in order to give Republicans four more senators.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fruits-irrigated-fracking-wastewater/
title: Are California Fruits Irrigated with Toxic Fracking Wastewater?
review_date: 2016-02-15T10:31:21Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Produce in California (namely tangerines) is being grown in toxic wastewater from oil company fracking activities.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-fraud-ballots-count/
title: Does Biden Want Fraudulent Ballots To Count in the 2020 Election?
review_date: 2020-11-09T07:10:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President-elect Joe Biden's campaign directed elections officials to consider ballots valid even if they are fake, manipulated, or cast by ineligible or deceased voters.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/deanna-lorraine-kenosha-shooter/
title: Did a GOP Candidate Tweet Praise for Accused Kenosha Shooter?
review_date: 2020-09-03T05:24:44Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
GOP congressional candidate DeAnna Lorraine tweeted praise for accused Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sanders-abortion-womb-classroom/
title: Did Sarah Sanders Promise a Kid 'in the Womb' Will Be 'as Safe as They Are in a Classroom'?
review_date: 2022-06-27T07:32:26Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Arkansas Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, "We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom, the workplace, a nursing home. Because every stage of life has value. No one greater than the other."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/27-republicans-endorse-biden/
title: Did 27 Republicans Take the 'Unprecedented' Step of Endorsing Biden?
review_date: 2020-09-08T08:43:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2020, 27 former Republican members of Congress endorsed Joe Biden for President of the United States.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eleanor-roosevelt-marines-quote/
title: Did Eleanor Roosevelt Say Marines Have 'The Cleanest Bodies, the Filthiest Minds'?
review_date: 2021-05-28T07:07:15Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Eleanor Roosevelt once said U.S. Marines have "the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals," or words to that effect.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloomberg-pay-florida-felons-vote/
title: Did Bloomberg Pay Fines for 31,000 Florida Felons So They Can Vote?
review_date: 2020-09-29T07:11:25Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Billionaire and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg raised more than $16 million to pay the fines and restitution of convicted felons in Florida so that they are able to register to vote ahead of the 2020 general election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sweden-sex-sport/
title: No, Sweden Did Not Declare Sex a Sport
review_date: 2023-06-05T14:14:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sweden's official sports body has recognized sex as a sport and accepted the membership of the so-called "Swedish Federation of Sex," which promotes a "European Sex Championship."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-mccabe-escorted-fbi-building/
title: Does This Photograph Show Security Escorting Andrew McCabe Out of the FBI Building?
review_date: 2018-02-01T01:13:41Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows former deputy director of the FBI Andrew McCabe being escorted out of the building by security after he left his position in January 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-jan-6-attack-9-11-pearl-harbor/
title: Did Kamala Harris Say Jan. 6 Attack Was 'Worse Than' 9/11, Pearl Harbor?
review_date: 2022-01-07T03:10:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris said the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack was worse than Pearl Harbor and/or 9/11.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-supreme-court-police-guns/
title: Did Biden Admin 'Urge Supreme Court to Let Cops Seize Guns From Homes With No Warrant'?
review_date: 2021-03-26T08:03:42Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2021, the Biden administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow police to seize guns from homes without warrants.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-donate-salary-va/
title: Did President Trump Donate His First-Quarter 2018 Salary to the Department of Veterans Affairs?
review_date: 2018-06-04T06:22:51Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2018 President Trump donated one-fourth of his $400,000-per-year salary to the Department of Veterans Affairs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kfc-and-fried/
title: Why Did 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' Change Their Name to 'KFC'?
review_date: 2000-01-27T00:04:00Z
textual_rating: Lost Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The restaurant chain formerly known as "Kentucky Fried Chicken" changed its name to KFC to eliminate the word "fried" from its title.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/china-50-lane-highway-traffic-jam/
title: Does This Image Show a Traffic Jam on China's 50-Lane Highway?
review_date: 2019-03-28T08:58:19Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a traffic jam on China's 50-lane highway as drivers merge down to just four lanes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-kosher-nostra/
title: Is Kosher Food Certification a 'Jewish Scam'?
review_date: 2002-05-23T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Certain symbols displayed on the packaging of a variety of grocery items signify that their manufacturers have paid a 'secret tax' to the Jews.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/recall-dry-cat-food-fold-hill-food/
title: RECALL: Nearly 2 Dozen Types of Dry Cat Food Made by Fold Hill Foods
review_date: 2021-06-17T06:10:47Z
textual_rating: Recall
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In June 2021, petfood producer Fold Hill Foods LTD issued a voluntary recall for nearly two dozen cat food products.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marlboro-giving-away-free-cigarettes/
title: Is Marlboro Giving Away Cartons of Cigarettes on Facebook?
review_date: 2015-10-23T09:50:27Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Marlboro is giving away a limited number of free cartons to Facebook users who like and share a post.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/england-banned-fox-news/
title: Did 'England Ban Fox News Because They Saw It as Propaganda'?
review_date: 2021-04-28T07:51:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Relevant authorities in England or the United Kingdom had "banned Fox News" as of April 2021, on the grounds that it was right-wing propaganda.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/televangelist-threatens-civil-war/
title: Kenneth Copeland: 'Whoever Doesn’t Vote for Trump Will Be Guilty for the Civil War We Planned'
review_date: 2016-10-21T02:57:13Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Televangelist Kenneth Copeland says "civil war" will unfold if Donald Trump loses the presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/electric-scooter-bike-abandoned-graveyard/
title: Video Does Not Show Electric Scooter Bikes Abandoned in a 'Graveyard' Due to High Cost of Batteries
review_date: 2022-11-30T10:46:28Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a sea of lined-up electric scooter bikes that were abandoned because of the high cost of EV battery replacement.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/911-adultery/
title: September 11 Adultery Revelation
review_date: 2001-10-04T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The 9/11 terrorist attacks trapped a World Trade Center worker into inadvertently revealing his adulterous activities to his wife.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/school-walkout-rumors-parkland-shooting/
title: Is a School Walkout Planned in Response to the Parkland Mass Shooting?
review_date: 2018-02-22T07:09:20Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
School walkouts and protests are planned in response to the Parkland school shooting on 14 February 2018, which killed seventeen people.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/opinion-former-judge-1954/
title: Did Keith M. Alber Write, 'Opinion From a Former Judge'?
review_date: 2022-05-16T08:50:30Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A former California judge named Keith M. Alber wrote a letter to a newspaper, titled "Opinion From a Former Judge," that lists nine steps on how to overturn a democracy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dunkin-donuts-coupon-hoax/
title: Free Dunkin' Donuts Coupon Scam
review_date: 2017-04-18T09:06:38Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dunkin' Donuts is distributing online coupons for free boxes of donuts to celebrate their anniversary.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/video-8-supernatural-car-crashes/
title: Does This Video Show 8 Supernatural Car Crashes?
review_date: 2018-07-09T04:38:50Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a series of supernatural car accidents in which the vehicles can be seen crashing into nothing.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sinead-oconnor-warning-hollywood/
title: Did Sinead O'Connor Send a 'Major Warning' About Hollywood Just Before Her Death?
review_date: 2023-08-01T11:55:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor sent a "major warning" about Hollywood just before her death.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alyssa-ahlgren-coffee-shop/
title: Did Alyssa Ahlgren Write 'Thoughts from a Hipster Coffee Shop'?
review_date: 2019-05-30T03:45:14Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An opinion piece entitled "Thoughts from a hipster coffee shop" was written by conservative commentator Alyssa Ahlgren.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kanye-west-pete-davidson-boxing-match/
title: Are Kanye West and Pete Davidson Fighting in a Charity Boxing Match?
review_date: 2022-04-01T05:04:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kanye West and Pete Davidson announced on April 1, 2022, that they would be facing off in a charity boxing match.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thanks-kalat/
title: Thanks, Kalat
review_date: 2004-01-16T05:35:22Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a statue of a U.S. soldier crafted by an Iraqi sculptor out of gratitude to America.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-house-unvaccinated-winter-severe-illness-death/
title: Did White House Say Unvaccinated Are Looking at 'Winter of Severe Illness and Death'?
review_date: 2021-12-21T01:42:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
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An official in the Biden White House said in December 2021 that the unvaccinated are looking at a "winter of severe illness and death."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/venezuela-money-in-gutter/
title: Is this a Photograph of Worthless Money in the Gutters of Venezuela?
review_date: 2019-04-05T05:10:09Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows piles of currency throw in a gutter in Venezuela, money made worthless due to socialism.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/poisonous-hammerhead-worms/
title: Are Poisonous Hammerhead Worms ‘Invading’ Parts of the US?
review_date: 2022-03-28T08:59:28Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Poisonous hammerhead worms are invading the U.S. and can replicate when being cut into multiple pieces.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iran-blurs-photograph-showing-olympics-volleyball-player/
title: Iran Blurs Photograph Showing Olympics Volleyball Player
review_date: 2016-08-10T10:43:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Iran's Tasnim News Agency blurred a woman volleyball player out of a photograph because she was in a bikini.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/accidentally-returned-erotic-tape/
title: Accidentally Returned Erotic Tape
review_date: 2000-03-16T20:02:02Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A couple rents a video camera and VCR and records themselves engaging in sex, then accidentally leaves the tape in the player when they return it to the video store.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-taunts-bush-twitter/
title: Donald Trump Taunts Jeb Bush on Twitter over Domain?
review_date: 2016-02-16T10:06:59Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump boasted in a tweet that Jeb Bush failed to renew his domain registration, enabling Trump's campaign to redirect it to Trump's web site.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/giannis-nba-finals/
title: Yes, Giannis Ordered 50 Chick-fil-A Nuggets After Scoring 50 Points — Winning NBA Finals
review_date: 2021-07-21T02:49:54Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On the morning of July 21, 2021, after scoring 50 points in the last game of the 2021 NBA Finals, Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo ordered 50 Chick-fil-A nuggets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1-in-500-us-covid-deaths/
title: Did 1 in 500 US Residents Die From COVID-19 by September 2021?
review_date: 2021-09-14T22:42:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
By September 2021, one COVID-19 death had taken place for every 500 people living in the United States.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-pornhub-block-russian-users/
title: Did Pornhub Block Russian Users?
review_date: 2022-02-28T02:20:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pornhub "sanctioned" Russia after its attack on Ukraine by blocking Russian users from accessing the site.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-bunny-man-photo/
title: The Bunny Man
review_date: 2015-11-21T05:47:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The FBI discovered a mysterious photograph behind a dumpster in 1982 which showed a man in a bunny mask dragging a woman into a building.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-gun-driver-not-white/
title: Did a Milwaukee Police Officer Say He Pointed His Gun at a Black Driver Because 'You're Not White'?
review_date: 2018-08-27T02:41:59Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A police officer told an African-American driver that weapons were drawn on him because "you're not white."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vince-foster-avoid-testifying/
review_date: 2018-09-20T08:11:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Clinton associate Vince Foster shot himself three times in the back of the head to avoid testifying against Hillary Clinton.

title:
Did Vince Foster Shoot Himself 'Three Times in the Back of the Head' to Avoid Testifying Against Hillary Clinton?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/london-donald-trump-sadiq-khan-london-mayor/
title: Did Londoners Chant in Support of Donald Trump in the Aftermath of a Terrorist Attack?
review_date: 2017-06-05T03:12:32Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows Londoners expressing support for the US President, following a June 2017 terrorist attack in the city


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/smithsonian-barbie/
title: Smithsonian Barbie
review_date: 1999-11-16T15:17:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Smithsonian sent a rejection letter in response to an amateur paleontologist's submission of a Malibu Barbie head as a prehistoric find.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/super-bowl-prostitution-increase/
title: Do Prostitutes Flock to the City The Super Bowl is Held Every Year?
review_date: 2012-02-05T17:41:58Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As the Super Bowl draws near, legions of prostitutes flock to the city where the big game is being held.


title: Is Trump Nominating Dr. Oz to the Presidential Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition?
review_date: 2018-05-04T05:48:18Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump intends to nominate Dr. Oz to the Presidential Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-nominating-dr-oz-presidential-council-sport-fitness-nutrition/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/insulin-pennies-a-day-trump/
title: Will a Trump Order Drop Insulin Price to 'Pennies A Day'?
review_date: 2020-07-30T09:16:13Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in July 2020 that will lower the price Americans pay for insulin to "pennies a day."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-uk-terrorism/
title: Is an Increase in Recorded Crime in England and Wales Linked to 'Radical Islamic Terror'?
review_date: 2017-10-20T09:14:54Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A 13 percent increase in police-recorded crime in England and Wales is linked to a rise in 'radical Islamic terror.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elon-musk-ron-desantis/
title: Did Elon Musk Say He Might Vote for DeSantis over Trump in 2024?
review_date: 2022-11-21T10:10:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In June 2022, Elon Musk tweeted that he was leaning toward supporting Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over former U.S. President Donald Trump in a future U.S. presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mysterious-ghost-hand/
title: Does a 'Mysterious Ghost Hand' Appear in a Picture from 1900?
review_date: 2020-12-03T09:15:10Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A "mysterious ghost hand" is visible in a photograph from 1900 that depicted female factory workers posing at a linen mill in Northern Ireland.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trumps-marine-airlift/
title: Did Donald Trump Transport Stranded Troops on His Own Airplane?
review_date: 2016-10-22T04:48:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump personally sent out an airplane to bring home U.S. military members stranded in Florida.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tax-bill-small-business-deductions/
title: Does the 2017 Tax Reform Bill Eliminate Small Business Deductions?
review_date: 2017-12-04T05:29:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Under the 2017 tax overhaul legislation currently making its way through Congress, all deductions for business-related expenses incurred by small business owners and the self-employed would be eliminated.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-elizabeth-remove-obamas-guest-list/
title: Did Queen Elizabeth Remove the Obamas from Royal Wedding Guest List?
review_date: 2017-12-06T08:44:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Queen Elizabeth removed the Obamas from the guest list for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding after she learned that Michelle Obama tried to "sneak a spot."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/podesta-emails-show-3-prominent-republicans-on-clinton-payroll/
title: Podesta Emails Show 3 PROMINENT Republicans on Clinton Payroll
review_date: 2016-12-19T02:12:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An e-mail published by WikiLeaks revealed that three prominent Republicans were on Hillary Clinton's payroll.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/toronto-blue-jays-joe-carter-torotno-jersey/
title: Did Toronto Blue Jays Star Joe Carter Wear a Misspelled "Torotno" Jersey?
review_date: 2023-07-19T08:15:36Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 1994, baseball player Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays wore a jersey during a game that misspelled Toronto as “Torotno.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter/
title: Did Twitter Suspend Marjorie Taylor Greene?
review_date: 2021-03-19T05:38:22Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Twitter suspended U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account in March 2021 in an attempt to "silence" her.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thomas-jefferson-gun-quote/
title: Thomas Jefferson on Gun Rights
review_date: 2016-06-22T09:53:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Thomas Jefferson wrote that "the strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms" is to "protect themselves against tyranny in government."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/never-touch-anyones-luggage/
title: Is the 'Never Touch Anyone's Luggage' on Airplane Story Real?
review_date: 2022-06-21T10:06:44Z
textual_rating: Research In Progress
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A story about an older woman who flew with drugs and got caught after landing at Dubai International Airport (DXB) cautions travelers to not touch and leave fingerprints on other people's luggage, for fear of being implicated in their crimes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/georgia-food-water-voters-line/
title: Would Georgia Bill Expand Ban On Free Food, Water For Voters Waiting in Line?
review_date: 2021-03-06T05:17:15Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
In March 2021, Georgia lawmakers were considering a bill that would update existing laws that prohibit offering gifts to voters at polls to explicitly include language that would make giving food or water to voters standing in line a misdemeanor crime, no matter the circumstances.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cesar-sayoc-party-registration/
title: Was Mail Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc a Registered Democrat?
review_date: 2018-10-29T04:25:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A screenshot from MyLife.com confirms that mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc was registered as a Democrat.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-revealed-the-most-dangerous-zodiac-signs/
title: Did the FBI Reveal the 'Most Dangerous' Zodiac Signs?
review_date: 2016-05-25T01:13:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The FBI released a study ranking the connection between likelihood of criminal behavior and zodiac signs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/laura-ingraham-athletes-politics/
title: Did Laura Ingraham Say LeBron James Should 'Shut Up' and Drew Brees Can 'Have His View'?
review_date: 2020-06-04T05:28:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows two segments from Laura Ingraham's Fox News show in which she gives contrary opinions on athletes injecting themselves into matters of politics and race.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tweet-weak-leadership/
title: Did Trump Tweet in 2014 About 'Riots and Looting' Due to 'Weak Leadership'?
review_date: 2020-06-02T07:37:58Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Trump tweeted in 2014 that America could expect "riots and looting" due to "weak leadership in Washington."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/officers-cook-dinner-children/
title: Did Two Police Officers Cook Dinner for Children After Their Mother Was Taken to the Hospital?
review_date: 2018-08-20T07:28:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Two police officers cooked a meal and washed the dishes for a group of children after their mother was taken to the hospital.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tower-kurd-banner/
title: Was a Banner Hung from Trump Tower Saying He 'Betrayed and Murdered Kurdish People'?
review_date: 2019-10-09T08:16:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A banner was hung from Trump Tower in Las Vegas stating that U.S. President Donald Trump "betrayed and murdered Kurdish people."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nazi-flags-trump-rally/
title: Do These Photographs Show a Nazi Flag and Homophobic Merchandise at a Trump Rally in Pennsylvania?
review_date: 2018-10-15T03:04:46Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show a vendor at a rally for President Trump displaying Nazi flags and homophobic stickers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-fisher-price-release-tiny-toker/
title: Did Fisher-Price Release a 'Tiny Toker' Toy?
review_date: 2018-05-15T05:13:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Fisher-Price manufactured a "Tiny Toker" toyset featuring a toy bong and other marijuana paraphernalia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vindman-retired-false-testimony/
title: Did Alexander Vindman 'Quit' the Army After Admitting to Falsely Testifying at Impeachment?
review_date: 2020-07-31T09:47:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Alexander Vindman "quit" the Army "after admitting he falsely testified at President Trump's impeachment inquiry."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sanitary-pad-warning/
title: Sanitary Pad Warning
review_date: 2013-09-24T20:03:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Wearing certain types of sanitary pads causes uterine and bladder cancer and has resulted in the death of 56 girls.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eclipse-racist/
title: Did a Law Professor Assert That a Solar Eclipse Was 'Racist'?
review_date: 2017-08-21T04:18:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Law professor Alice Ristroph wrote in the Atlantic magazine that the 2017 solar eclipse, its path, or those who viewed it, were "racist."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/darrell-scott-testimony/
title: Darrell Scott's Testimony on the Columbine Shooting
review_date: 2001-07-29T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral account describes Darrell Scott's statement before a House subcommittee on crime after the Columbine school shootings.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-protest-sturgis-2018/
title: Did Antifa Announce a Plan to Protest the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in 2018?
review_date: 2017-08-22T01:44:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Antifa activists announced in August 2017 that they would protest the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joakim-noah-west-point/
title: Joakim Noah Gives U.S. Soldiers the Finger, Refuses to Eat With Them?
review_date: 2017-05-09T08:39:50Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Joakim Noah gave the finger to US soldiers and refused to eat with them while training at West Point.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-put-yall-back-in-chains/
title: Did Biden Tell Racially Mixed Audience That Republicans Would 'Put Y'All Back in Chains'?
review_date: 2019-05-15T00:27:38Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Joe Biden told an audience which included hundreds of African Americans that Republican economic policies would "put y'all back in chains."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/house-committee-oath-god/
title: Did a Democrat-Controlled U.S. House Committee Plan to Remove 'So Help You God' from Oaths?
review_date: 2019-01-30T07:39:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Democrat-controlled House Natural Resources Committee produced a draft rules document that removed "So help you God" from oaths required of witnesses before the committee.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/titanic-inside-job/
title: False Rumor Suggests Sinking of Titanic Was Inside Job
review_date: 2022-09-15T02:55:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The sinking of the Titanic was somehow orchestrated by its owner, American financier J.P. Morgan, in order to kill three prominent businessmen who opposed the formation of the Federal Reserve.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sergeant-gregory-hayes/
title: Did Sgt. Gregory Hayes Kill Two Syrian Refugees for Raping His Daughter?
review_date: 2016-04-19T15:39:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ret. Sgt. Gregory Hayes beat two Syrian refugees to death after they raped his daughter, and now faces life in prison.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/colin-powell-lazy-immigrants/
title: Did Colin Powell Make Viral Remarks About 'Lazy Immigrants' and White Hypocrisy?
review_date: 2020-11-10T05:34:50Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The quote, "I don't want to hear about 'lazy immigrants' from a race of people who enslaved a whole other race of people to do all the work they didn't want to do" is attributed to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/key-crime/
title: Are Thieves Handing Out Key Rings at Gas Stations to Track Victims?
review_date: 2008-08-31T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Criminals at gas stations are handing out key rings with transmitters that enable them to track potential burglary or carjacking victims.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-nazi-soldier-pigeons/
title: Musk Tweets Photo of Nazi Soldier Carrying Homing Pigeons
review_date: 2022-11-07T10:40:58Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A picture captured during World War II shows a soldier with the Wehrmacht in Nazi Germany carrying a cage of messenger pigeons on his back.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/teen-sells-kidney-for-iphone/
title: Did a Teen Sell His Kidney in Exchange for an iPhone?
review_date: 2020-11-17T05:47:22Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2011, a Chinese teenager sold his kidney in exchange for cash, which he used to buy an iPhone and an iPad.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-hole-in-one/
title: Did Donald Trump Really Hit a Hole-in-One?
review_date: 2022-03-31T03:30:23Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On March 26, 2022, former President Donald Trump hit a hole-in-one at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/budweiser-tweet-world-cup-qatar/
title: Did Budweiser Tweet and Delete This About the World Cup Games in Qatar?
review_date: 2022-11-18T13:41:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Budweiser tweeted, then deleted, a post stating, "Well, this is awkward..." after an announcement that alcohol wouldn't be sold at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marjorie-taylor-greene-mtg-fragrantly/
title: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say Jan. 6 Defendants Had Rights 'Fragrantly Violated?'
review_date: 2022-06-10T04:21:38Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a speech on June 9, 2022, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Jan. 6 Capitol attack defendants were having their rights "fragrantly" violated.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/portland-protesters-burn-bibles/
title: Did Portland Protesters Burn Bibles and American Flags?
review_date: 2020-08-05T07:05:04Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Protesters In Portland, Oregon, burned American flags and Bibles during anti-racism protests in the summer of 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/somali-muslims-tennessee-town/
title: Did Somali Muslims Take Over a Small Tennessee Town?
review_date: 2017-07-31T10:41:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Somali Muslim refugees "took over" the small town of Shelbyville, Tennessee and targeted local Christians with "violent Islamic crimes".


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walt-disney-born/
title: Was Walt Disney Born in Robinson, Illinois?
review_date: 2004-07-24T05:03:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Walt Disney was born in Robinson, Illinois, and named after a helpful townsperson who assisted his parents.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/extinct-species-lost-city-honduran-rainforest/
title: Were 'Extinct’ Species Found Alive in ‘Lost City’ in Honduran Rainforest?
review_date: 2022-04-04T09:17:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Animals previously thought to be extinct were found alive in the "lost city" of La Ciudad Blanca, deep within a rainforest in Honduras.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-deforestation-images/
title: Do NASA Photographs Show Deforestation in North America?
review_date: 2015-10-26T03:54:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Two photographs of the earth taken by NASA in 1978 and 2012 document the dramatic effects of deforestation in North America.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transgender-pronouns-fine-nyc/
title: New NYC Laws Prohibit Discrimination Against Transgender Community
review_date: 2015-12-28T02:08:50Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Property owners in New York City will be fined $250,000 for using "improper pronouns" due to new transgender laws.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-inaugural-speech/
title: Did Bill Clinton Fall Asleep During Biden's Inaugural Address?
review_date: 2021-01-20T09:20:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On Jan. 20, 2021, former U.S. President Bill Clinton dozed off during President Joe Biden's inaugural address.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coronavirus-vince-mcmahon/
title: Is WWE's Vince McMahon Advising Trump on the Economy?
review_date: 2020-04-16T09:54:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump tapped World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon as an adviser on reopening the U.S. economy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dicks-sporting-goods-abortion/
title: Dick's Sporting Goods Announces Employee Abortion Benefits
review_date: 2022-06-24T09:33:40Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Executive leadership with Dick's Sporting Goods announced the company will provide employees up to $4,000 in abortion-related travel reimbursements if they live in a state that restricts access to the procedure.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/neil-armstrong-lift-off-moon/
title: Does This Pic Show Neil Armstrong's Family Watching Him Lift Off to Moon?
review_date: 2023-05-11T12:56:07Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photo authentically shows Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong's family watching his launch to the moon from Cape Canaveral in 1969.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chick-fil-a-logo-pride-flag/
title: Is This a Real Chick-fil-A Logo With a Pride Flag?
review_date: 2023-06-02T13:26:32Z
textual_rating: Fake
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chick-fil-A has placed its own “Chicken-C” logo in front of a Pride flag in honor of Pride Month in June 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blackbird-civil-rights/
title: Was Paul McCartney's Song "Blackbird" Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement?
review_date: 2018-12-05T06:49:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Paul McCartney wrote the song "Blackbird" during a visit to the U.S., inspired by the civil rights movement.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fox-sports-cancels-nfl-broadcasts-players-respect-flag/
title: Fox Sports Cancels ALL NFL Broadcasts ‘Until Players Respect the Flag'?
review_date: 2017-09-26T03:03:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Fox Sports announced that they would no longer broadcast NFL games until teams and players apologized to President Trump for kneeling during the national anthem.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gender-equality-rally-pakistan/
title: Does Pic Show Man Advocating Gender Equality at Pakistan Rally?
review_date: 2021-10-04T06:23:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A widely shared photograph showing an elderly man holding a pro-gender equality placard was authentic and taken during a women's march in Pakistan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/challenger-crew-tape/
title: Are These the Final Words of the Challenger Crew?
review_date: 2001-02-22T00:37:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A secret tape recorded aboard the doomed space shuttle Challenger captured the final panic-stricken moments of the crew.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-microwaved-pet/
title: The Microwaved Pet
review_date: 2000-05-21T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An elderly pet owner accidentally kills her animal companion by attempting to dry it in a microwave oven.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woman-struggles-to-open-can-of-spaghetti-os/
title: Young Woman Struggles to Open Can of Spaghetti-Os
review_date: 2016-08-24T03:49:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video depicts a young woman's struggling to open a can of Spaghetti-Os as a crowd watches and cheers her eventual hard-won victory.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/niger-innis/
title: Niger Innis MSNBC Gaffe
review_date: 2002-02-07T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During an interview with CORE national spokesman Niger Innis, MSNBC displayed a graphic identifying him as “Nigger Innis.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barnes-noble-trump-pig-children/
title: Did Barnes and Noble Market a Parody of Trump's Presidency as a Children's Book?
review_date: 2019-10-08T09:20:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In October 2019, Barnes & Noble sold or marketed a satire of Donald Trump's presidency as a children's book, or placed it in the children's section of stores.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-wrath-of-grapes/
title: Was 'The Grapes of Wrath' Mistranslated as 'The Angry Raisins'?
review_date: 2001-04-25T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The title of the John Steinbeck novel 'The Grapes of Wrath' was published in a Japanese translation bearing the title 'The Angry Raisins.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rashad-cosby-release-tweet/
title: Did Phylicia Rashad Celebrate Cosby's Prison Release in a Tweet?
review_date: 2021-06-30T05:54:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actress Phylicia Rashad tweeted of Bill Cosby's release from prison: "FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted — a miscarriage of justice is corrected!"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/twilight-years/
title: Clint Eastwood's 'Twilight Years'
review_date: 2014-03-03T00:13:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An item variously titled "Clint Eastwood's Twilight Years" and "Preparing to Say Goodbye ... a message from Clint Eastwood" records words expressed by the actor.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/basketball-diaries-bridge-suicide/
title: Does a Scene from 'The Basketball Diaries' Capture a Suicide in the Background?
review_date: 2019-01-23T06:46:07Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A person can be seen committing suicide by jumping from a bridge in the background of a scene in the movie "The Basketball Diaries."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-clooney-hollywood-trump/
title: Did George Clooney Slam Trump and His Talk of a 'Hollywood Elite'?
review_date: 2020-12-08T00:38:19Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
George Clooney once launched a diatribe against Donald Trump, describing the actor's own modest background, accusing Trump of hypocrisy, and saying "F--- you."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/united-airlines-emotional-support-peacock/
title: Did United Airlines Deny a Passenger's Request to Fly with an Emotional Support Peacock?
review_date: 2018-01-31T04:45:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman seeking to bring her peacock along on a flight as an emotional support animal was denied permission to do so by United Airlines.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-released-millions-palestinians/
title: President Obama Released $221 Million to the Palestinian Authority?
review_date: 2017-01-24T08:49:45Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Obama defied Congress and "quietly" sent $221 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority.


title: Michele Bachmann: Martin Luther King Would Still Be Alive If Black People Owned Guns in the 1960s?
review_date: 2015-01-19T22:24:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michele Bachmann said Martin Luther King would still be alive today if black people were allowed to own guns in the 1960s.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michele-bachmann-martin-luther-king-still-alive-black-people-owned-guns-1960s/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/warm-welcome/
title: Did a 1922 Article Warn of Oceans Warming?
review_date: 2013-07-01T04:43:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 1922 newspaper article reported that "radical change in climatic conditions" was melting Arctic ice and disrupting wildlife.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/big-hemipene-energy/
title: Was a Tiny Chameleon with Huge Genitals Discovered in Madagascar?
review_date: 2021-01-31T03:00:11Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A newly discovered chameleon species in Madagascar may include the smallest mature male reptiles known to science, but they have disproportionately large genitalia.


title: Republican Senate Candidate Tells Melania Trump to 'Sterilize' the White House
review_date: 2016-11-16T13:30:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Republican Senate candidate called on Melania Trump to "sterilize" the White House after the "animals" leave.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/republican-senate-candidate-tells-melania-trump-to-sterilize-the-white-house/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tourist-wtc-911/
title: Is This a Photograph of a World Trade Center Tourist on 9/11?
review_date: 2001-11-19T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photograph captures an unlucky tourist posing on the observation deck of a World Trade Center tower on 9/11, seconds before a hijacked airliner smashed into the building.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amy-coney-barrett-women-property/
title: Did Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Say Women Shouldn’t Own Property?
review_date: 2020-10-01T07:39:27Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett said that women should not be able to own, buy, or sell property without the permission of their husband or a male relative.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/where-is-god/
title: Billy Graham's Daughter's Speech
review_date: 2001-10-02T18:03:07Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On NBC’s Today program, Billy Graham’s daughter said to Bryant Gumbel that “We need to make up our mind — do we want God or do we not want Him . . . We cannot just ask Him in when disaster strikes.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-c-span-insult-mitch-mcconnell/
title: Did C-SPAN Insult Mitch McConnell?
review_date: 2017-12-12T06:12:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A chyron on a network news channel contained a vulgar insult against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ralph-lauren-polo-jacket-riot/
title: Did Protester in Ralph Lauren Polo Jacket Face Baton-Wielding Cop on Horseback?
review_date: 2021-07-13T01:42:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As shown in a widely-shared photograph in July 2021, a protester wearing a Ralph Lauren Polo jacket once faced a visually similar riot police officer on horseback.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/born-in-the-usa/
title: Did Michelle Obama Say Founding Fathers Weren't 'Born in America'?
review_date: 2014-07-19T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michelle Obama stated that the signers of the Declaration of Independence were not "born in America."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/armie-hammer-cannibal-lifestyle/
title: Are These Screenshots About Armie Hammer's 'Cannibal' Lifestyle Real?
review_date: 2021-01-13T04:25:18Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Screenshots of DMs and texts alleged to be from actor Armie Hammer suggesting he is into cannibalism and kinky sex are real and authentic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-replace-remove-lee-greenwood/
title: Did Biden Remove 'God Bless the USA' Singer From Arts Council?
review_date: 2021-10-04T04:40:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden replaced country singer Lee Greenwood on the National Council on the Arts, as part of an anti-conservative agenda.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jared-kushner-tweets-deleted/
title: Did Jared Kushner Delete Tweets After News Surfaced About Trump's Taxes?
review_date: 2020-09-28T01:43:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner deleted all of his tweets in the wake of a New York Times report on U.S. President Donald Trump's income taxes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/memorial-day-police-trump-obama/
title: Did President Trump 'Reinstate' a Memorial Day for Police Officers, Cancelled by Obama?
review_date: 2017-05-26T04:30:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump reinstated a day of commemoration for fallen police, which had been cancelled by Barack Obama


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sunak-candles-video/
title: Video of Rishi Sunak Lighting Candles Is from 2020, Not His First Day as British PM
review_date: 2022-10-27T06:09:53Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lighting candles as part of a spiritual and traditional ritual on Oct. 25, 2022, his first day as PM.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lindsey-graham-trump-bigot/
title: Did Sen. Lindsey Graham Call Trump a 'Race-Baiting, Xenophobic Bigot' in 2015?
review_date: 2018-08-28T01:05:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Lindsey Graham called President Donald Trump a "race-baiting xenophobic bigot" in 2015 but in 2018 claimed that he had "never heard him make a single racist statement."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jean-pierre-fox-news-racist/
title: Did Karine Jean-Pierre Say Fox News Is 'Racist'?
review_date: 2022-05-12T04:00:39Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Karine Jean-Pierre once said: "Fox News was racist before coronavirus. They are racist during the coronavirus. Fox News will be racist after the coronavirus."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fire-and-fury-comic-book-villain/
title: Did President Donald Trump Steal His 'Fire and Fury' Line from a Comic Book Villain?
review_date: 2017-08-11T09:45:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump plagiarized his "fire and fury" comment from Captain America comic book villain Red Skull.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/world-series/
title: Was the World Series Named for a Newspaper?
review_date: 2001-07-12T03:41:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Baseball's championship competition is known as the "World Series" because it was originally sponsored by the New York World newspaper.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/halloween-non-poisonings/
title: Poisoned Halloween Candy
review_date: 2000-11-01T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Police have documented cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on Halloween.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marilyn-monroe-quote/
title: Did Marilyn Monroe Really Say This?
review_date: 2022-09-20T08:46:39Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Marilyn Monroe said, "I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sarah-jeong-leukemia-tweet/
title: Did Sarah Jeong Tweet That She Hopes 'Bald White Kids' Have Leukemia?
review_date: 2018-10-17T05:08:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Journalist Sarah Jeong once tweeted that every time she sees a "bald white kid" she secretly hopes "he had leukemia."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/legal-cannabis-colorado/
title: What Were the Consequences of Legalizing Weed in Colorado?
review_date: 2018-02-14T11:05:31Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
We fact-check a series of claims about the damage caused by Colorado's legalization of recreational cannabis.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-350-million-americans-vaccinated/
title: Yes, Biden Said 350M Americans Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19
review_date: 2021-08-06T09:23:40Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During remarks at the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden mistakenly said 350 million Americans — more than the current population of the United States — had been vaccinated.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/smithsonian-giant-skeletons/
title: Did the Smithsonian Destroy Thousands of Giant Human Skeletons?
review_date: 2014-12-17T08:40:54Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Supreme Court ordered the Smithsonian Institution to disclose that it destroyed several giant skeletons in the early 1900s to preserve the mainstream narrative of evolution.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alligators-sewers/
title: Can Alligators Live in Sewers?
review_date: 1999-07-10T09:18:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A thriving colony of large alligators lives deep within the bowels of the New York City sewer system.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paypal/
title: About Those Requests for Personal Data to Supposedly Restore Your PayPal Account
review_date: 2003-03-15T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As part of routine security maintenance, PayPal needs you to resubmit your credit card and bank account information in order to restore your account to "regular" status.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-math-critical-race-theory/
title: Did Florida Reject Math Textbooks, Citing References to Critical Race Theory?
review_date: 2022-04-20T07:12:28Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Florida has rejected a number of mathematics textbooks on the basis that they allegedly reference critical race theory (CRT).


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/executive-order-14067-biden-bucks/
title: No, Executive Order 14067 Won't Replace US Dollar With Trackable 'Biden Bucks'
review_date: 2022-09-14T09:12:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Executive Order 14067, signed by President Joe Biden, replaces the U.S. dollar with traceable digital currency that will eliminate constitutional liberties like freedom and privacy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/28th-amendment/
title: The 28th Amendment
review_date: 2009-12-10T00:39:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Warren Buffett proposed a constitutional amendment that seeks to require laws apply equally to U.S. citizens and members of Congress.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/australia-cats/
title: Did Australia Plan to Kill Millions of Feral Cats Using Poisoned Sausages?
review_date: 2019-04-29T10:27:40Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Australian government's Threatened Species Strategy has as one of its aims the culling of 2 million feral cats by 2020, largely using a sausage bait carrying a lethal toxin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-man-genitals-alligator/
title: Florida Man, High on Meth, Cuts Off Genitals and Feeds Them to Alligator?
review_date: 2017-04-20T06:27:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man in Florida cut off his own genitals and fed them to an alligator while high on methamphetamine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/proud-boy-6mwe/
title: Is '6MWE' an Anti-Semitic Proud Boys Slogan?
review_date: 2020-12-18T06:20:38Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
"6MWE" stands for "6 million wasn't enough" — a reference to the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-usmc-ban/
title: Did Facebook Ban the Posting of U.S. Marine Corps Emblems?
review_date: 2015-07-28T08:45:11Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Facebook has deemed the posting of the U.S. Marine Corps emblem a violation of the network's community standards.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rolled-oaths/
title: Daughter of Murder Victims Speaks Out
review_date: 2004-12-31T18:16:44Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Daughter of murder victims decries the removal of "So help me God" from the oath trial witnesses are sworn by.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/menthol-things-considered/
title: A Collection of False Rumors About Menthol Cigarettes
review_date: 2000-01-18T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kool menthol cigarettes are owned by the KKK. Or menthols are part of an insidious plot to harm Black people. Or they contain fiberglass. Or they’ll render a man’s winky inoperable.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-waters-trump-sign/
title: Did Reps. Pelosi and Waters Pose with 'Trump 2020' Sign?
review_date: 2020-06-04T08:26:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Maxine Waters posing beneath a Trump 2020 campaign sign.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/karen-pence-mask-debate/
title: Did Karen Pence Fail To Wear a Mask During the VP Debate?
review_date: 2020-10-08T02:39:30Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. second lady Karen Pence did not wear a mask during the vice presidential debate in October 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chimpanzee-rapidly-memorizes-locates-numbers-on-a-screen/
title: Chimpanzee Rapidly Memorizes, Locates Numbers on a Screen
review_date: 2016-09-04T03:01:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a chimpanzee rapidly memorizing the location of numbers from 1-9 on a touch screen, demonstrating its ability to recall their location by tapping (in sequential order) boxes that covered those numbers after a fraction of a second.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elizabeth-warren-abortion-tonsils/
title: Did U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Say Abortion Is 'No Different' Than Removing Tonsils?
review_date: 2019-01-25T06:07:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren once said: "Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/flip-flop-flap/
title: Do Walmart Flip-Flops Cause Chemical Burns?
review_date: 2007-09-26T08:56:12Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Walmart halted sales of Chinese-made flip-flops after some purchasers reported suffering skin rashes or chemical burns.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/san-francisco-shoplifting-video/
title: Was a Bold Drugstore Shoplifting Incident in SF Due to 'No Arrest' Policy?
review_date: 2020-03-06T08:23:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A brazen drugstore shoplifting incident in San Francisco was the result of some kind of "no arrest" policy or state Proposition 47.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/linda-collins-smith-clintons/
title: Was Linda Collins-Smith About to Testify Against Hillary Clinton?
review_date: 2019-06-10T01:58:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Linda Collins-Smith, a former Arkansas politician who was shot to death in June 2019, was about to testify against Hillary Clinton.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/texas-residents-forced-to-pay-slavery-reparations/
title: Texas Residents Forced to Pay Slavery Reparations?
review_date: 2016-03-14T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A resolution passed in March 2016 forces residents of a Texas county to pay reparations to black citizens.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-immunization-survey-cdc/
title: Are 'National Immunization Survey' Calls From the CDC Legit?
review_date: 2021-05-23T03:01:07Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting a National Immunization Survey via telephone.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/madonna-icu-complications-covid-vaccine/
title: Was Madonna in ICU Due to Complications from COVID Vaccine in June 2023?
review_date: 2023-06-29T12:56:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pop star Madonna was hospitalized in June 2023 due to complications from getting a COVID vaccination.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tax-bill-deduction-losses-wildfires/
title: Does the 2017 Tax Plan Eliminate Deduction for Losses from Wildfires, Other Natural Disasters?
review_date: 2017-12-08T06:06:03Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 calls for eliminating or severely curtailing the personal casualty deduction for losses from wildfires and other natural disasters.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigration-border-disease-risk/
title: Is This a Photograph of an Immigrant with Smallpox?
review_date: 2018-11-05T13:47:02Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows an Immigrant who crossed the United States’ southern border with a case of smallpox.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-well-to-hell/
title: The Well to Hell
review_date: 1998-12-31T09:00:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Scientists drilling in Siberia went too far and ended up punching a hole through to Hell, where the screams of the damned drifted up to them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-spelling-canceled/
title: Why Is It 'Cancelled' in the UK, But 'Canceled' in the US?
review_date: 2018-10-19T05:25:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Americans eliminated unnecessary letters from the British spellings of words such as "cancelled" and "colour" because U.S. newspapers charged by the letter for advertising.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lying-gop-roe-wade-supreme-court/
title: Did Conservative Justices Lie About Roe v. Wade?
review_date: 2022-05-05T06:35:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Five conservative Supreme Court justices dishonestly suggested, in Senate confirmation hearings, that they thought Roe v. Wade was beyond overturning.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/budweiser-opt-out-super-bowl-ads/
title: Did Budweiser Announce Plan To Opt Out of Super Bowl Ads in 2021?
review_date: 2021-01-25T08:31:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As the pandemic pressed on into the first month of 2021, Budweiser manufacturer Anheuser-Busch announced it would forgo Super Bowl advertising and allocate funding to COVID-19 vaccination awareness and education instead.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/keystone-pipeline-biden/
title: Did Biden's Order To Halt Keystone XL Pipeline 'Destroy' 11,000 Jobs?
review_date: 2021-02-08T00:58:35Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Joe Biden's Jan. 20, 2021, executive order to halt construction of the Keystone XL pipeline "destroyed" 11,000 jobs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-george-story-quote/
review_date: 2020-05-01T02:06:39Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bill Gates is quoted in the February 1997 issue of George magazine as saying an "over-populated planet" would be "choked to extinction by a lung-attacking virus."

title:
Did Bill Gates Tell George Magazine That an 'Over-Populated Planet' Would Fall to a 'Lung-Attacking Virus'?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-woman-told-to-hang-herself-with-hijab-at-walmart/
title: Muslim Woman Told to 'Hang Herself' with Hijab at Walmart
review_date: 2016-11-10T09:18:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman pulled a Muslim woman's hijab inside a Walmart and told her, "Go hang yourself with it around your neck."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bernie-sanders-responds-to-critical-trump-tweet/
title: Bernie Sanders Responds to Critical Trump Tweet
review_date: 2016-03-14T05:43:09Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bernie Sanders tweeted a scathing retort to Donald Trump after the latter accused the former's supporters of inciting violence at Trump rallies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/folsom-street-fair-photo/
title: Does a Pic Show Antifa in Seattle Protest Zone?
review_date: 2020-06-30T07:18:57Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph of a scantily clad singer represents "antifa" in a Seattle anti-police-brutality protest zone in summer 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-woolworth-card/
title: The Woolworth Social Security Card
review_date: 1999-04-13T00:17:54Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The number on a sample Social Security card distributed in wallets sold through Woolworth stores was used by thousands of people.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elizabeth-warren-wealthy-native-american/
title: Did Elizabeth Warren Lie About Her Native American Heritage to Land a Job at Harvard?
review_date: 2014-10-30T04:08:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Elizabeth Warren lives in a multi-million-dollar mansion and relied on scant Native American heritage claims to land a job at Harvard.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-whisper-audio-glitch/
title: Hillary Clinton 'Whisper' Audio Glitch
review_date: 2016-10-20T06:54:09Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
An unknown third party whispered the word "dozens" to Hillary Clinton during the third presidential debate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/border-wall-migrant-caravan/
title: Is Migrant Caravan Headed for US Because of Biden's Immigration Policies?
review_date: 2021-01-21T21:00:02Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In January 2021, a migrant caravan was headed to the U.S. because of President Joe Biden's changes to immigration policies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/einstein-bicycle/
title: Einstein Bicycles as A-Bomb Explodes?
review_date: 2016-07-09T08:13:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Albert Einstein riding a bike while an atomic explosion takes place in the background.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/in-god-we-still-trust/
title: Was Diamond Rio's 'In God We Still Trust' Shunned by Radio?
review_date: 2006-09-21T11:19:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Radio stations shunned the Diamond Rio song "In God We Still Trust" because of its religious subject matter.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wall-comic-strip/
title: Did a 1990 Comic Depict Trump Coming to Power and Building a Wall?
review_date: 2017-09-22T06:06:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A July 1990 comic strip in Heavy Metal magazine featured a controversial wall in New York City, built by Donald Trump, and a populist "rise to power" by the future president.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/moore-accuser-yearbook/
title: Did One of Roy Moore's Accusers 'Forge' Yearbook Evidence Against Him?
review_date: 2017-12-09T08:37:31Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Roy Moore accuser Beverly Young Nelson "forged" Moore's signature and inscription in her high school yearbook.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-troops-stupid-bastards/
title: Did Biden Disparage Troops as 'Stupid Bastards'?
review_date: 2020-09-28T05:38:12Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden disparaged U.S. troops as "stupid bastards" during a 2016 speech.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barilla-pasta/
title: Did Barilla Pasta's Chairman Make Anti-Gay Remarks?
review_date: 2013-09-26T12:02:10Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The chairman of the Barilla pasta brand once said he would never use homosexual couples in his advertisements.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sad-sack/
title: Does Billy the Burlap Bag Boy Need Your Help?
review_date: 2000-02-08T05:56:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Little Billy Evans needs your help to obtain a real body to replace the burlap sack full of leaves that now serves as his trunk.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/couple-divorce-beanie-babies/
title: Does a Picture Show a Divorcing Couple Dividing Up Beanie Babies?
review_date: 2022-04-20T07:30:36Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shared widely in April 2022 showed a divorced couple dividing up their Beanie Babies on the floor of a courtroom.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/asparagus-prevents-hangover/
title: Can Asparagus Prevent Hangovers?
review_date: 2021-05-30T03:00:17Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A study showed eating asparagus before drinking alcohol can prevent or alleviate the effects of hangover.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/washington-order-troops-vaccinated/
title: Did George Washington Order Troops To Get Vaccinated Against Smallpox?
review_date: 2021-08-06T07:08:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Gen. George Washington ordered troops to get vaccinated against smallpox during the Revolutionary War.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crowded-train-station-ukraine/
title: Is This Photo of Crowded Train Station from 2022 or 1941?
review_date: 2022-03-11T05:59:18Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 2022 photograph shows a crowded train station as thousands of Ukrainians attempted to flee after Russia's invasion of the country.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kkk-suicide-harriet-tubman/
title: KKK Members Commit Mass Suicide Over New Currency
review_date: 2016-04-22T04:32:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sixty Klan members committed suicide after it was announced that Harriet Tubman's image would be placed on the $20 bill.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hickory-walmart-trafficking/
title: Hickory (NC) Walmart Human Trafficking Warning
review_date: 2015-08-06T10:45:09Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman and her daughter narrowly avoided sex traffickers in the parking lot of a Hickory, North Carolina, Walmart.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-regretful-tweet/
title: Did Donald Trump Tweet and Delete New Year's Eve Regrets Over Winning?
review_date: 2017-01-03T06:20:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump tweeted and deleted a candid, regretful statement in the early hours of New Year's Day.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nightclub-patrons-meat/
title: Did Police Shut Down a Nightclub for Fostering Cannibalism?
review_date: 2019-06-18T07:47:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Police in Oregon, Singapore, Australia, and/or Trinidad and Tobago arrested a nightclub owner for killing patrons and selling them as meat.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nerves-that-innervate-teeth/
title: Does This Image Show Innervation of the Teeth?
review_date: 2021-11-26T03:10:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A widely circulated image on social media depicted the nerves that run from the human brain, across the face, and into each individual tooth.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cdc-ted-cruz-mexico/
title: Did CDC Warn Against Traveling to Mexico Due to COVID-19?
review_date: 2021-02-18T06:28:33Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In Februrary 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised U.S. travelers to “avoid all travel to Mexico.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walmart-gangs-women/
title: Are Gangs Targeting Women for Murder at Walmart?
review_date: 2005-07-19T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Gang initiates must assault or kill a woman, a small child, or an elderly person at a Walmart store.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oprah-winfrey-tragedy-keto-gummies/
title: Did Oprah Winfrey Suffer a 'Tragedy' and Endorse Keto Weight Loss Gummies?
review_date: 2022-05-12T07:09:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Oprah Winfrey died or suffered a tragedy in or before early May 2022. She also endorsed keto weight loss gummies that were created by Weight Watchers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-alternate-inauguration/
title: Is Trump Planning an Alternate Inauguration Ceremony in Florida?
review_date: 2020-12-17T05:04:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Trump campaign released a statement announcing its own inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2021, in Florida.


text: President Obama is giving food stamp recipients a bonus $1,000 per month for three months.
title: President Obama is Giving $1,000 per Month to Food Stamp Recipients
review_date: 2016-06-27T07:33:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/president-obama-is-giving-1000-per-month-to-food-stamp-recipients/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/does-photo-show-real-giant/
title: Does This Photo Show a Real Giant Among Men?
review_date: 2023-07-25T11:53:06Z
textual_rating: Fake
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An old photograph posted on Twitter in July 2023 authentically showed a giant human towering above a crowd.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-coomer-dominion-trump/
title: Did a Dominion Voting Systems Employee Brag About Rigging the Election Against Trump?
review_date: 2020-11-20T05:48:56Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Eric Coomer, director of product strategy and security for Dominion Voting Systems, bragged about rigging the 2020 election against Donald Trump in an antifa conference call.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-insult-minorities-disabilities-twitter/
title: Did Donald Trump Insult Minorities, Students with Disabilities on Twitter?
review_date: 2017-02-15T00:17:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump tweeted on 14 February 2017 that Betsy DeVos was correct in suggesting disabled students are disruptive in the classroom.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chicago-cubs-108/
title: The Chicago Cubs and the Significance of '108'
review_date: 2016-11-03T01:57:31Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A list of coincidences connecting the number 108 to the Chicago Cubs world series victory in 2016 is accurate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michele-bachmann-vegas-victims/
title: Did Michele Bachmann Say Vegas Victims Would be Alive If They Observed the Sabbath?
review_date: 2017-10-06T01:45:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michelle Bachmann said of those killed in Las Vegas shootings: "I'm not blaming the victims, but it is their fault."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ivana-trump-grave-weeds/
title: Are These Real 2023 Photos of Ivana Trump's Burial Site at Trump Golf Course?
review_date: 2023-08-14T14:33:02Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photos that circulated in August 2023 authentically showed Ivana Trump's burial site at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey, overgrown with weeds and long grass.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woman-undiscovered-dead-home/
title: Did an English Woman Lie Dead at Home Undiscovered for Years?
review_date: 2018-11-20T07:43:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2006, the skeletal remains of Joyce Carol Vincent were found in her home, with the television on, years after her death.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/burt-reynolds-horse-manure/
title: Did Burt Reynolds Dump Horse Manure from a Helicopter on National Enquirer’s Christmas Tree?
review_date: 2022-01-16T01:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Burt Reynolds once dumped horse manure from a helicopter onto the National Enquirer’s Christmas tree.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bbc-headline-jacinda-ardern-women-have-it-all/
title: Is This BBC Headline About Jacinda Ardern and Women Having It All Real?
review_date: 2023-01-20T09:53:54Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
British news outlet BBC published a headline about resigning New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that read, "Jacinda Ardern resigns: Can women really have it all?"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/women-democrats-kkk-robes-photo/
title: Does a Viral Photo Show 'Women of the Democrat Party' Wearing KKK Robes?
review_date: 2019-02-18T03:47:33Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a group of women in KKK garb holding a sign reading "Women of the Democrat Party."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/missouri-schools-death-waiver/
title: Did Missouri Schools Require Parents Sign COVID-19 'Death' Waivers?
review_date: 2020-07-16T06:19:10Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Missouri school district asked parents to sign a COVID-19 liability waiver in advance of the 2020-2021 school year.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/china-chicken-reshipped/
title: Is China Re-Shipping Processed Chickens Back to the U.S.?
review_date: 2015-07-13T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chinese plants are processing chickens raised by Tyson in the U.S. and shipping them back to America.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/las-vegas-shooter-trump-protest/
title: Was Las Vegas Shooter Identified at an Anti-Trump Protest?
review_date: 2017-10-03T07:29:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The man accused of opening fire on hundreds of people in a Las Vegas casino in October 2017 was spotted at an anti-Trump protest two months earlier.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/winston-churchill-on-muslims-and-minority-rights/
title: Winston Churchill on Muslims and Minority Rights
review_date: 2018-11-28T00:46:53Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Winston Churchill once said “when Muslims are in the minority they are very concerned with minority rights, when they are in the majority there are no minority rights.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/afghans-pineapple-express/
title: Did a 'Rogue' Team of US Vets Rescue Afghans Behind Biden’s Back in Operation 'Pineapple Express'?
review_date: 2021-09-03T03:50:01Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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In late August 2021, a rogue team of U.S. veterans banded together to go behind President Joe Biden’s back and rescue Afghan allies in an operation dubbed “Pineapple Express.”


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title: Does a Failed Impeachment Nullify Presidential Term, Allow Extra Reelection?
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The U.S. Constitution states that if a president is impeached by the House but not convicted by the Senate, that person's first term is nullified and they are eligible to run for office two more times.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/simpsons-jake-angeli/
title: Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Pro-Trump Horned Rioter Jake Angeli?
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The character Goundskeeper Willie was once depicted in an episode of "The Simpsons" in similar horned attire worn by one of the pro-Trump rioters in D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sotomayor-100k-children-covid/
title: Did Sotomayor Say 100K Children Are in Serious Condition with COVID?
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Referring to the omicron variant of COVID-19, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, "We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition and many on ventilators."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/caravan-organizer-photo/
title: Is This a Photograph of the 'Organizer' of the Immigrant Caravan?
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An organizer of the immigrant caravan was photographed after robbing a convenience store and killing a Mexican national.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-sound-fury-quote/
title: Did Ted Cruz Botch a Shakespeare Quote?
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz messed up when he attributed the famous phrase "full of sound and fury / signifying nothing" to William Shakespeare.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-drugs-bitcoin-spain/
title: Did a Police Drug Raid Unexpectedly Find a Bitcoin Farm Instead?
review_date: 2022-02-01T05:04:02Z
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Spanish police unexpectedly found a Bitcoin mining farm in a raid when they believed they would find drugs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fda-outlaws-cbd-oils/
title: FDA Outlaws CBD Oils
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textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the sale of cannabidiol (CBD) oils because a drug company is interested in marketing them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lady-gaga-ex-boyfriend-quote/
title: Did Lady Gaga Say She 'Had a Boyfriend Who Told Me I'd Never Succeed?'
review_date: 2019-02-26T01:56:48Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
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Lady Gaga said "I had a boyfriend who told me I'd never succeed .... I said to him someday you won't be able to order a cup of coffee without hearing about me."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tanzania-president-covid-tests/
title: Did Tanzania's President Expose Faulty COVID-19 Testing by Submitting Non-Human Samples?
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Tanzania President John Magufuli secretly sent specimens from a fruit, quail, and goat to a lab testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus disease in humans — and the results came back positive.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brett-kavanaugh-employers-polygraph/
title: Did Brett Kavanaugh Rule That Employers Can Accept Polygraph Tests as 'Gospel'?
review_date: 2018-10-02T00:04:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh once ruled in a case that 'polygraphs can be accepted as gospel by employers.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sign-starbucks-racial-bias-training-single-white-people/
title: Did a Sign for Starbucks Racial Bias Training Single Out White People?
review_date: 2018-06-01T04:06:39Z
textual_rating: False
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An official sign for Starbucks racial bias training explained that stores were closed to "educate white people about their racism."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevy-duty/
title: Were 1957 Chevies Secretly Produced Until 1967?
review_date: 2007-11-01T04:26:22Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A group of former General Motors workers furtively produced 1957 Chevrolet automobiles on their own for ten years.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloomberg-ghislaine-maxwell/
title: Is This Bloomberg with Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell?
review_date: 2019-11-27T06:15:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A photograph shows former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg with Ghislaine Maxwell, a close associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jfk-assassination-reenactment-photo/
title: Does Photo Show Jackie Kennedy Reaching For Help After JFK's Assassination?
review_date: 2015-10-20T06:07:43Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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text:
A photograph shows Jackie Kennedy reaching for help in the moments after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tick-causes-meat-allergy/
title: Can the Bite of a 'Reverse Zombie' Tick Make You Allergic to Red Meat?
review_date: 2017-06-22T09:52:44Z
textual_rating: True
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The bite of a rare breed of tick most commonly called the lone star tick can cause itching, stomach cramps, breathing difficulties, and an allergic reaction to red meat.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/57-varieties-of-truth/
title: 57 Varieties of Truth
review_date: 1999-12-15T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
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text:
Temple Baptist Church was built on land sold for fifty-seven cents, the amount saved by a little girl who had been turned away from its Sunday school.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kevin-mitchell-cat/
title: Did the Mets' Kevin Mitchell Kill His Girlfriend's Cat with a Knife?
review_date: 2004-12-13T05:25:26Z
textual_rating: Unproven
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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Former New York Mets outfielder Kevin Mitchell killed his girlfriend's cat by cutting off its head with a knife.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/promotional-booklet/
title: Did Obama's Literary Agent Say He Was Born in Kenya?
review_date: 2012-05-18T10:08:20Z
textual_rating: True
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A 1991 literary client list promotional booklet identified Barack Obama as having been born in Kenya.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trevor-noah-fake-quote/
title: Did Trevor Noah Say South Africans Should Direct Their Anger at Whites Instead of Immigrants?
review_date: 2019-09-11T07:09:27Z
textual_rating: False
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text:
Comedian Trevor Noah said black South Africans should direct their anger at whites instead of immigrants.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-house-trump-accomplishments/
title: Did the White House Update a List of 'Trump Administration Accomplishments'?
review_date: 2021-01-18T05:58:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
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text:
The White House updated its list of “Trump Administration Accomplishments” on its website for January 2021. These include “the world’s most prosperous economy,” before “the China Virus invaded our shores.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/usa-today-rittenhouse-crocodile-tears/
title: Did USA Today Post Article Mocking Kyle Rittenhouse for So-Called 'Crocodile Tears'?
review_date: 2021-11-11T08:42:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
In November 2021, USA Today published an article that described Kyle Rittenhouse as crying "crocodile tears" and engaging in a "melodramatic performance" during testimony in his trial.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shariah-law-legal-texas/
title: Did a Federal Judge Rule Three Items of Sharia Law Are Now Legal in Texas?
review_date: 2018-01-07T10:08:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A federal judge ruled that three items of Sharia law are now deemed to be legal in the state of Texas.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cell-phone-salute/
title: President Obama's Cell Phone Salute
review_date: 2012-10-15T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
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text:
Images show President Obama disembarking from Marine One with a cell phone or coffee cup in his hand.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cargo-container-women-savannah/
title: Cargo Container Full of Young Black Women Discovered in Savannah?
review_date: 2017-03-27T02:25:12Z
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language_code: en
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A "cargo container full of young black women" was found in a port in Savannah, Georgia, "about to be shipped overseas."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/d-day-prayer/
title: Did Obama Prevent FDR's D-Day Prayer from Being Added to the WWII Memorial?
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A Congressional bill sought to add FDR's D-Day prayer to the national World War II Memorial, but the Obama administration killed it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/conan-obrien-wedding-ring-2007-writers-strike/
title: Did Conan O'Brien Spin His Wedding Ring on Air During the 2007 Writers' Strike?
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Late-night TV talk show host Conan O'Brien once tried to see how long he could spin his wedding ring on air during the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dina-sanichar-real-life-mowgli/
title: Is Dina Sanichar the 'Real-Life Mowgli'?
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textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A photograph shows Dina Sanichar, a man raised by wolves who served as Rudyard Kipling's inspiration for the "Jungle Book" character Mowgli.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/roblox/
title: Does the iPad App 'Roblox' Dangerously Expose Children to Predators?
review_date: 2017-02-17T00:04:51Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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Children's iPad app 'Roblox' is dangerous and enables predators to easily target children without parental knowledge of the interactions.


