# claims

url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maga-hat-starbucks-video/
title: Does This Video Show a Man Ripping the MAGA Hat Off a Trump Supporter?
review_date: 2018-10-26T05:24:29Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a white man ripping the “MAGA” hat off the head of a black Trump supporter in a Starbucks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rittenhouse-guide/
title: A Guide To Viral Rumors in the Kyle Rittenhouse Acquittal
review_date: 2021-11-24T05:20:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral copypasta text beginning with the phrase "I have watched the whole Rittenhouse trial" accurately retold details of the case.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/squishies-toys-denmark/
title: Have 'Squishies' Toys Been Recalled in Denmark for Being Toxic?
review_date: 2019-01-08T07:03:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Foam "Squishies" toys have been determined to contain toxic materials and were recalled as a result.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hr6666-facilities-vaccinations/
title: Does H.R. 6666 Require People to Be Vaccinated for COVID-19?
review_date: 2020-05-11T11:42:35Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
H.R. 6666 provides $100 billion to entities that perform COVID-19 testing but prohibits them from allowing any non-vaccinated persons into their facilities.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/leather-retort/
title: Did Activists Go Missing After Declaring 'War on Leather' at a Motorcycle Rally?
review_date: 2010-01-24T12:43:50Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Three animal rights activists went missing after protesting the use of leather at a motorcycle gang rally.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/johnson-vaccine-concerns/
title: Did 4 States Halt Administration of J&J Vaccine Due to Safety Concerns?
review_date: 2021-04-09T08:51:41Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Four states have stopped administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in response to adverse effects.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/concealed-carry-department-store-shooter/
title: Woman with Concealed Carry Permit Saves Multiple Lives After Stopping Department Store Shooter
review_date: 2016-09-25T14:26:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman saved multiple lives by using her concealed carry pistol to take down a department store shooter in Virginia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gosar-veterans-today/
title: Did Rep. Paul Gosar Promote Holocaust-Denying Website in Email to Constituents?
review_date: 2023-04-17T15:30:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a weekly email newsletter to his constituents, Rep. Paul Goser, R-Ariz., promoted a Holocaust-denying website that has published pieces sympathetic to Adolf Hitler.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-believe-biden-accusers/
title: Did Kamala Harris Say She 'Believes' Joe Biden's Accusers?
review_date: 2020-08-13T02:45:38Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has said she believes women who have accused former Vice President Joe Biden of various offenses, ranging from inappropriate touching to rape.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-than-democrat-shirts/
title: Are These 'I'd Rather Be a Russian Than a Democrat' Shirts Real?
review_date: 2018-08-06T01:22:31Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows two men wearing "I'd Rather Be a Russian Than a Democrat" shirts at a rally for President Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-man-sued-psychic-curse/
title: Yes, a California Man Sued a Psychic for Allegedly Failing To Remove a Curse
review_date: 2021-10-09T02:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A California man sued a psychic, accusing her of taking his money but failing to help him after telling him he was cursed.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/young-woman-clinton-epstein/
title: Is This a Young Woman with President Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein's Plane?
review_date: 2019-07-18T04:35:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a young woman flying with President Bill Clinton to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's island in the latter's plane.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lauren-boebert-shoots-herself/
title: Did Boebert Shoot Herself While Aiming at the Chinese Balloon?
review_date: 2023-02-07T10:53:15Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert shot herself in the foot while aiming at a Chinese spy balloon that transited U.S. airspace in early 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jiftip-condom-penis/
title: Are Teenagers Using Adhesives to Avoid Resorting to Condoms?
review_date: 2018-06-12T07:23:24Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2017 and 2018, teenage boys widely purchased and used a urethra-covering adhesive band called the Jiftip.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gender-reveal-plane-crash/
title: Did Gender Reveal Stunts End in Plane Crashes in Cancun and Texas?
review_date: 2021-04-02T04:55:11Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
At least two planes have crashed during special flights designed to reveal the sex of upcoming births with messages to onlookers below.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-forbids-singing-covid/
title: Did California 'Forbid' Christians from Singing in Church?
review_date: 2020-07-06T09:28:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
California's governor "forbids" Christians from singing in church during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ford-patent-self-repossessing-cars/
title: Did Ford Apply for a Patent for Cars That Can 'Repossess Themselves'?
review_date: 2023-03-09T05:00:02Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ford Global Technologies applied for a patent on a system that, among other methods, self-drives cars to an impound lot if its owner is behind on payments.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aunt-jemima-pancakes-recall/
title: Did Aunt Jemima Recall Frozen Pancake Products Over Listeria Concerns?
review_date: 2017-06-29T02:27:57Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2017, Pinnacle Foods announced the "largest recall in recent times" of several Aunt Jemima products due to possible Listeria contamination.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-term-bio/
title: Did the State Department Website Say Trump's Term Ended on Jan. 11, 2021?
review_date: 2021-01-11T05:00:49Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. State Department biographies for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stated that their terms "ended on 2021-01-11 19:40:41."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-venn-diagram/
title: Was Trump First US President To Lose Popular Vote, Get Impeached, Then Lose Reelection?
review_date: 2020-11-09T08:30:19Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump was the first U.S. president to be elected while losing the popular vote, to get impeached, and then to fail to be reelected as an incumbent.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-dog-major-indoguration/
title: Will Biden's Dog Get an ‘Indoguration’ Party?
review_date: 2021-01-08T06:18:53Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Delaware Humane Association dog shelter is celebrating Major’s ascension to first dog ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration with a virtual “Indoguration” party and fundraiser on Jan. 17, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/minneapolis-sharia-hotline-islam/
title: Did Minneapolis Launch a 'Sharia' Hotline to Report Anyone Who Criticizes Islam?
review_date: 2018-11-30T07:32:41Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Minneapolis set up a "Sharia" telephone hotline inviting residents to report on those who criticize Islam.


title: Loretta Lynch: 'Confederate Flag Tattoos Must All Be Removed IMMEDIATELY'
review_date: 2016-08-08T03:47:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Attorney General Loretta Lynch declared that all Confederate flag tattoos must be removed immediately.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/loretta-lynch-confederate-flag-tattoos-must-all-be-removed-immediately/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amy-schumer-arrested/
title: Liberal Hero Amy Schumer Goes from Red Carpet to Jail After Threatening Trump on Live TV?
review_date: 2017-03-02T23:23:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Comedian Amy Schumer was arrested at the 2017 Academy Awards for threatening during the live television broadcast to harm President Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/covid-19-tests-chemical-cancer/
title: Are COVID-19 Tests Sterilized With a Chemical Linked to Cancer?
review_date: 2021-04-14T07:08:35Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
COVID-19 diagnostic tests are sterilized with a substance called ethylene oxide (EtO), which has been linked to cancer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mike-pence-called-traitor/
title: Hecklers Shout 'Traitor' at Mike Pence
review_date: 2021-06-18T09:16:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was heckled with chants of "traitor" during a speech in Florida in June 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/denzel-washington-switches-trump/
title: Denzel Washington Switches to Trump
review_date: 2016-08-03T03:10:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Denzel Washington announced he is switching his support to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/red-cross-waste-supplies-texas-harvey/
title: Red Cross Instructed to Throw Away Donated Supplies in Texas?
review_date: 2017-09-13T01:19:39Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Red Cross was instructed to throw away a significant quantity of supplies that had been donated by the public.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-reagan-evil-quote/
title: Did Ronald Reagan Describe Nancy Pelosi as 'Extremely Evil'?
review_date: 2019-01-28T08:08:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Ronald Reagan once said, “Nancy Pelosi is extremely evil” because she is a member of the politically connected D'Alesandro family.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hagee-lesbians-flat/
title: Did Pastor John Hagee Say that God Made Lesbians 'Flat'?
review_date: 2017-03-28T09:35:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pastor John Hagee said that "God made all lesbians flat" so they can be identified by "normal people".


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-going-to-pubs-and-banning-england-football-jerseys/
title: Police Going to Pubs and Banning England Football Jerseys
review_date: 2016-05-31T01:31:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Police in the UK are going to pubs and clubs to ban England jerseys because they're offensive to immigrants.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauci-gain-function-covid/
title: Did Fauci Fund ‘Gain of Function’ Research, Thereby Causing COVID-19 Pandemic?
review_date: 2021-05-20T05:23:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
National Institutes of Health Director Anthony Fauci helped fund gain of function research at a facility in Wuhan, China, and that research ultimately led to the COVID-19 pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-trump-praise-covid-19-vaccines/
title: Did Trump Praise COVID-19 Vaccines?
review_date: 2021-12-22T22:48:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said that the COVID-19 vaccines were "one of the greatest achievements of mankind," that "the vaccines work," and that "the ones who go to the hospital and get sick are the ones who don't take the vaccine."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/al-franken-superdelegate-judgement/
title: Al Franken Said His Judgment is More Important than Constituents'?
review_date: 2016-05-16T09:00:55Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Senator Al Franken told a CNN interviewer that his judgment as a superdelegate was more important than that of his constituency.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dr-mukwege-coronavirus/
title: No, Dr. Denis Mukwege Didn't Say Coronavirus Cases Are Being Falsified
review_date: 2020-07-07T04:50:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dr. Denis Mukwege said he resigned from the coronavirus task force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo because he was being offered money to falsify COVID-19 cases.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/yellowstone-lava-geyser/
title: Yellowstone Lava Geyser
review_date: 2017-07-08T17:45:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photograph shows lava that came gushing out of geysers at Yellowstone National Park following a string of nearby earthquakes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/karim-benzema-score-french-arab/
title: Did Soccer Star Karim Benzema Say 'If I Score, I'm French, If I Don't, I'm Arab'?
review_date: 2021-04-09T03:31:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Soccer star Karim Benzema once said "If I score, I'm French, if I don't, I'm Arab," or words to that effect.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1918-quarantine-ad-for-phone/
title: Is This a 1918 Quarantine Ad for the Bell Telephone?
review_date: 2020-05-15T06:35:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A picture shows a 1918 advertisement touting the benefits of the Bell Telephone for maintaining relationships while people were under quarantine during the "Spanish flu."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jeff-foxworthy-democrats-trump/
title: Did Jeff Foxworthy Make a Joke About Democrat Governors and Trump?
review_date: 2020-11-24T08:02:42Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jeff Foxworthy once made a joke involving Democrat governors, small businesses, and U.S. President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/olympics-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas/
title: Did US Olympics Women's Teams Threaten to Quit Over Trans Athlete Lia Thomas Try-Out?
review_date: 2023-07-27T10:33:23Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Olympic athletes are threatening to quit en masse if swimmer Lia Thomas, who is a transgender woman, is allowed to try out for women's teams.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mccormick-italian-seasoning-recall/
title: RECALL: McCormick Italian Seasoning Products
review_date: 2021-07-28T03:59:02Z
textual_rating: Recall
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In July 2021, McCormick & Company, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of some seasonings due to possible salmonella contamination.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/colored-only-no-whites-allowed/
title: Did 'No Whites Allowed' Signs Exist in the Segregated South?
review_date: 2017-05-15T09:53:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During the Jim Crow era of racial segregation in the American South, some businesses posted "colored only, no whites allowed" signs over their doors.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-increase-social-security/
title: Did 'Biden's Leadership' Play Role in Social Security Increase for 2023?
review_date: 2022-11-02T16:12:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A large increase in the size of Social Security benefits provided to seniors occurring in 2023 came about "through President Biden's leadership."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/backdrop-boris-johnson-interview/
title: Is This a Real Backdrop of a Boris Johnson Interview?
review_date: 2020-09-08T06:55:50Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The backdrop to an interview with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in August 2020 showed a "Periodic Table of Maths," the letters of which were arranged to spell out “Fuck Boris.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cat-poop-on-ex-name-valentines-day/
title: Yes, You Can Pay a Cat To Poop on an Ex’s Name This Valentine’s Day
review_date: 2021-02-11T03:44:46Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
For Valentine’s Day 2021, Lexington Humane Society in Kentucky is raising donations by writing the names of donor’s exes in a litter box for a cat to poop on.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/update-voicemail-no-service/
title: Can Mobile Phone Users Update Their Voicemail Greetings Without Cellular Service?
review_date: 2018-09-13T09:30:10Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the event of a hurricane, mobile phone users can update their voicemail greetings even if they lose WiFi and cellular service.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/does-trump-weigh-322-pounds/
title: Does Trump Weigh 322 Pounds?
review_date: 2020-10-06T05:52:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Medical records released after U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 showed that he weighed 322 pounds.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-mccain-fire-uss-forrestal/
title: Did John McCain Cause a Fire Aboard the USS Forrestal that Killed 134 People?
review_date: 2017-10-24T08:03:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A catastrophic fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal in 1967 that killed 134 sailors and injured 161 was caused by reckless behavior on the part of then-Navy pilot John McCain.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lyft-legal-aid-texas-abortion/
title: Did Lyft Announce Legal Aid for Drivers Caught Up in Texas Abortion Ban?
review_date: 2021-09-08T06:14:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2021, the ride-sharing company Lyft expressed opposition to new abortion restrictions in Texas and announced a legal defense fund for affected drivers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/khizr-khan-375000-clinton-foundation/
title: Khizr Khan Received $375,000 from the Clinton Foundation
review_date: 2016-08-06T09:07:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Khizr Kahn's law firm received a $375,000 wire transfer from the Clinton Foundation after he spoke at the Democratic National Convention.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/getting-carded/
title: Did 'Happy Days' Promote a 500% Increase in Library Card Applications?
review_date: 2010-11-06T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After a 1977 episode of Happy Days aired, the American Library Association reported a nationwide 500% increase in library card applications from children.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mike-tomlin-suspends-2-steelers-players-for-anthem-kneeling/
title: Mike Tomlin Suspends 2 Steelers Players for Anthem Kneeling?
review_date: 2023-09-07T09:20:46Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin dismissed two players from the team after they knelt during the national anthem.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-remove-usps-mailboxes/
title: Did the Obama Administration Remove USPS Mailboxes?
review_date: 2020-08-20T07:34:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Thousands of U.S. Postal Service mailboxes were removed during the last Obama administration term, according to a 2016 report.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paul-gosars-siblings/
title: Did Paul Gosar's Siblings Appear in a Political Ad Endorsing His Opponent?
review_date: 2018-09-24T12:46:57Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Six of Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar's siblings appeared in a political commercial endorsing his opponent, David Brill.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eagles-respond-trumps-congratulatory-tweet-vulgarity/
title: Did the Eagles Respond to Trump's Congratulatory Tweet With a Vulgarity?
review_date: 2018-02-05T02:06:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Philadelphia Eagles responded to a tweet from President Trump congratulating the team on winning the Super Bowl by telling the Commander-in-Chief to go f*ck himself.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/texas-heat-melted-drum/
title: Photo Shows Texas Heat Melted a Kick Drum While It Was On a Delivery Truck?
review_date: 2023-09-07T14:53:42Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photo shows a Vox drum set with a kick drum that had melted and partially collapsed on a delivery truck, all due to the Texas heat.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/devos-40-percent-more-than-half/
title: Did Betsy DeVos Say '40 Percent' Means 'More Than Half'?
review_date: 2017-02-14T06:17:31Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Betsy DeVos said that a 40 percent approval rating meant that President Trump had the support of more than half the country.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alec-baldwin-instagram-shoot-that-bitch-quote/
title: No, Alec Baldwin Didn't Say This on Instagram About Shooting Victim
review_date: 2023-05-17T10:28:35Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Alec Baldwin posted on Instagram, “God, it felt good to shoot that bitch,” after filming ended for the movie “Rust” in May 2023, more than a year after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on set from a gunshot wound.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/u-s-embassy-attacks-compared/
title: More U.S. Embassy Attacks Under Bush and Reagan than Obama?
review_date: 2016-10-18T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
More attacks on U.S. embassies, with more people killed, occurred during the G.W. Bush and Reagan administrations than under Obama.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kyrsten-sinema-donald-trump/
title: This Is Not a Real Video of Kyrsten Sinema Introducing Donald Trump
review_date: 2022-09-26T07:56:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video authentically shows Sen. Kyrsten Sinema introducing former President Donald Trump at a rally.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/india-hindus-idols-street-covid/
title: No, Indian Hindus Did Not Angrily Throw Away Idols Amid COVID-19
review_date: 2021-05-12T05:38:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2021, Hindus in India threw away religious idols en masse, in anger and despair at a surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-biden-gas-prices-meme/
title: Viral Trump vs. Biden Gas Prices Meme is Highly Misleading
review_date: 2021-08-17T10:29:25Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Facebook meme accurately represents the difference in gas prices under U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, with Biden's presidency and policies being the reason why prices were higher in mid-2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-impeachment-two-years/
title: Did Nancy Pelosi 'Admit' She Began Impeachment Two Years Ago?
review_date: 2020-01-17T08:49:57Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "admitted" she began impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump 2 1/2 years ago.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carter-reagan-polls/
title: Ronald Reagan Beat Jimmy Carter in a Landslide Despite Trailing 6% in Polls?
review_date: 2016-10-23T04:16:54Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election in a landslide despite trailing Jimmy Carter in public opinion polls two weeks earlier, so polls cannot be trusted to predict election results.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/survivors-384th-af-squadron/
title: Does This Vet Need Help in Finding Survivors of His Air Force Bomb Group?
review_date: 2018-11-28T10:46:31Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a WWII vet who is “looking for any survivors of WWII 384th Air Force Bomb Group.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/second-broward-county-death/
title: Did a Second Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Die After 'Exposing' the Parkland Shooting?
review_date: 2018-04-30T13:41:25Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A second Broward County sheriff’s deputy died suspiciously after "exposing" the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kkk-highway-renamed-after-rosa-parks/
title: Did Missouri Rename a Highway Adopted by the KKK After Rosa Parks?
review_date: 2001-04-05T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The state of Missouri named a stretch of highway adopted by the Ku Klux Klan the "Rosa Parks Highway."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bernie-sanders-told-supporters-hed-never-tell-them-how-to-vote/
title: Bernie Sanders: 'I'd Never Tell My Supporters How to Vote'
review_date: 2016-08-10T07:14:28Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bernie Sanders informed his supporters that he'd never tell them whom to vote for, and that if he did they shouldn't listen to him.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/7-year-old-denied-make-a-wish-due-to-submersible/
title: Was 7-Year-Old Cancer Patient Denied Make-A-Wish Gift Due to Titanic Submersible Search Funds?
review_date: 2023-06-28T10:40:59Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The cost to fund the search for the Titanic submersible in June 2023 led to a decision to deny a Make-A-Wish gift for 7-year-old Illinois cancer patient Anna Clark.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/armed-black-militia-georgia-park/
title: Did an Armed Black Militia March Through a Georgia State Park?
review_date: 2020-07-09T07:03:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On July 4, 2020, around 1,000 heavily armed members of a Black militia marched through Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park and demonstrated at the site of a monument depicting Confederate leaders.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-mexico-muslim-extremist-bond/
review_date: 2018-08-15T14:57:15Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A "liberal Democrat" judge released on bond a Muslim extremist who trained children at a New Mexico compound to become school shooters.

title:
Was a 'Muslim Extremist' Granted Bail by a 'Liberal Democrat' Judge After Training Children to Shoot Up Schools?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-stinney-execution-exoneration/
title: Did South Carolina Execute 14-Year-Old George Stinney, Then Declare Him Innocent 70 Years Later?
review_date: 2018-08-21T13:22:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The state of South Carolina executed 14-year-old George Stinney in 1944, but a judge from the same court declared his "innocence" in 2014.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/confessions-of-a-republican/
title: 'Confessions of a Republican'
review_date: 2016-03-09T05:06:25Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 1964 campaign ad for President Lyndon B. Johnson featured a purported Republican voter expressing concerns which eerily echoed threads of debate in the GOP in 2016.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lizzo-sex-members-bts/
title: Did Lizzo Say She Wanted to Have Sex With All Members of BTS?
review_date: 2023-08-03T13:55:14Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2019, when asked if she would collaborate with BTS, Lizzo said, "I don't know if I can make it through the studio session without having sex with all of them."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steve-harvey-cbd-gummies/
title: Is Steve Harvey Leaving 'Family Feud' After Endorsing CBD Gummies for Erectile Dysfunction?
review_date: 2022-06-27T06:11:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Entertainer and stand-up comedian Steve Harvey is leaving "Family Feud" after endorsing CBD gummies on the Dr. Phil daytime talk show.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tapping-the-admirable/
title: The Origins of 'Taps'
review_date: 2008-10-28T02:08:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The composition for the melody known as "Taps" was found in the pocket of a dead soldier on a Civil War battlefield.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tarzan-and-tarzana/
title: Tarzan and Tarzana
review_date: 1998-08-19T01:04:00Z
textual_rating: Lost Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Southern California community of Tarzana was so named after the famous "ape man" character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, one of the town's early residents.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-started-birther-movement/
title: Did Clinton Supporters Start the 'Birther' Movement?
review_date: 2016-09-16T13:51:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton and/or members of her 2008 presidential campaign started the "birther" movement questioning whether Barack Obama was born in the U.S.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fema-drill-disrupting-california-primary/
title: FEMA Earthquake Drill Disrupting California Primary
review_date: 2016-06-07T09:19:05Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency scheduled a massive earthquake preparedness drill on the same day as the California primary.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harvey-texas-insurance/
title: Imminent Changes Introduced to Texas Insurance Law in the Midst of Harvey?
review_date: 2017-08-28T08:17:32Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On 1 September 2017, a new law will come into force in Texas, making it harder for consumers to get paid for property insurance claims related to weather.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/leaked-script-next-nintendo-direct/
title: Was This a Real Leaked ‘Script’ of the Next Nintendo Direct?
review_date: 2023-06-15T12:09:35Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Twitter photograph accurately shows the leaked script for the next Nintendo Direct showcase for June 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/taco-bell-facebook-anniversary/
title: SCAM ALERT: Taco Bell Gift Cards and Coupons
review_date: 2021-03-24T04:26:53Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Taco Bell is offering free gift cards valued at $60 and $75 on Facebook for the company's anniversary.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/worst-countries-for-women/
title: Is the U.S. One of the Worst Countries for Women?
review_date: 2019-07-31T02:02:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 2018 survey deemed the United States to be "one of the ten worst countries in the world to be a woman."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nike-donations-republicans/
title: Did Nike Donate Vastly More to Republicans Than Democrats In the 2018 Election Cycle?
review_date: 2018-09-27T01:50:55Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Nike donated three times more to Republicans than Democrats during the 2018 federal election cycle, up to August 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-twitter-archive/
title: Does Trump's Twitter Ban Mean His Tweets Won't Be Archived on Twitter?
review_date: 2021-04-08T04:21:40Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Donald Trump's Twitter ban means the National Archives and Records Administration will be unable to maintain, on Twitter, an archived version of tweets issued from the @realdonaldtrump account.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-dancing-daughters-funeral-iran/
title: No, This Video Doesn't Show Iranian Father Dancing at His Daughter's Funeral
review_date: 2022-09-30T05:25:19Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A video genuinely shows an Iranian father who “promised his daughter he will dance at her wedding [and is now] dancing at her grave” in grief, after she was “killed by Iranian regime in the protests against killing people for forced hijab.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/larry-the-cat-british-prime-ministers/
title: Did Larry the Cat Outlast These British Prime Ministers?
review_date: 2022-07-11T04:28:33Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Larry the cat, who resides in 10 Downing Street, has outlasted the past three prime ministers of the United Kingdom, as of July 2022: Boris Johnson, Theresa May, and David Cameron.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abrams-assault-weapons/
title: Did Stacey Abrams Admit Her Plans May Require Georgians to ‘Turn Their Guns In’?
review_date: 2018-11-12T23:58:36Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams admitted her plans could force Georgians to turn over their guns.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obese-turtle/
title: Did Anderson Cooper Liken Trump to an 'Obese Turtle'?
review_date: 2020-11-05T11:09:41Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper likened U.S. President Donald Trump to an "obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anti-antifa-shirt-capitol-riot/
title: Was an 'Anti-Antifa' Shirt Worn at US Capitol Riot?
review_date: 2021-01-13T02:20:38Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a person wearing an "anti-antifa" shirt before the U.S. Capitol riot in Washington, D.C.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-rally-crowd-66000/
title: Does This Photograph Show 66,000 People Outside a Trump Rally?
review_date: 2018-10-26T03:25:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows 66,000 people who watched, listened, and cheered President Trump outside a rally.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iceland-pays-immigrants-to-marry-icelandic-women/
title: Does Iceland Pay $5,000 Per Month to Immigrants Who Marry Icelandic Women?
review_date: 2016-09-14T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Due to a shortage of men, Iceland will pay $5,000 per month to immigrants who marry Icelandic women.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eastman-kodak-invented-first-digital-camera/
title: Did Kodak Hide Invention of the Digital Camera in the '70s to Avoid Loss of Film Sales?
review_date: 2023-07-30T08:00:01Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kodak invented the world's first portable, digital camera in the 1970s, but didn't release the technology for public sale until years later to avoid hits to the company's photographic-film business.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-termination-us-constitution/
title: Did Trump Say Election Fraud Allows for 'Termination' of US Constitution?
review_date: 2022-12-05T09:42:52Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After repeating his claim that the results of the 2020 presidential election were "fraudulent," former U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Dec. 3, 2022: “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/illinois-departing-taxpayer-fee/
title: Did Illinois Lawmakers Propose a 'Departing Taxpayer Fee'?
review_date: 2018-12-10T11:10:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Illinois governor-elect J.B. Pritzker and two other Democratic state legislators proposed a "departing taxpayer fee."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ohio-abortion-law-no-rape-exception/
title: Does Ohio’s Abortion Ban Have a Rape Exception?
review_date: 2022-07-18T06:10:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of July 2022, Ohio’s law banning abortions for people who have been pregnant for six weeks or longer has an exception for victims of rape.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/machine-voting-pens-switching-votes/
title: Machine Voting Pens Switching Votes from Clinton to Trump?
review_date: 2016-10-22T02:47:10Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Votes intended for Hillary Clinton are being allocated to Donald Trump on touchscreen voting machines.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-staffers-bailout-fund/
title: Did Biden Staffers Contribute to a Protester-Bailout Fund?
review_date: 2020-08-05T05:47:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Campaign staffers for U.S. Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden contributed to a bailout fund for protesters arrested after the police in-custody death of George Floyd.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gun-deaths-d-day/
title: Did Gun Violence Kill More People in U.S. in 9 Weeks than U.S. Combatants Died in D-Day?
review_date: 2019-06-10T10:36:09Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
By 6 March, the number of gun-related deaths in the U.S. in 2019 had surpassed the total number of U.S. combatant deaths on D-Day.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hidden-tax-credit-journalists/
title: Does a ‘Hidden Tax Credit’ Pay Half of Journalists’ Salaries?
review_date: 2022-01-18T03:45:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A journalism tax credit introduced in the $3.5 trillion 2021-22 infrastructure plan allotted funds equal to 50% of the salary of each journalist, or up to $50,000 per person.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-fires-drug-cartels-marijuana-farms/
title: Did 'Mexican Drug Cartels' Start the California Wildfires?
review_date: 2017-10-17T08:05:42Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Officials say the October 2017 California wildfires were started by Mexican drug cartels in order to gain a strategic advantage over the legal marijuana industry.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/truck-crash-sex-toys-oklahoma/
title: Did a Truck Crash Spill Sex Toys on I-40 in Oklahoma City?
review_date: 2022-09-16T06:47:48Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A semi-truck spilled sex toys on a highway in Oklahoma City after rolling over from a crash with a box truck.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/einstein-pantheism-baruch-spinoza/
title: Did Einstein Say He Believed in the Pantheistic God of Baruch Spinoza?
review_date: 2020-12-03T00:18:54Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Albert Einstein said he believed in pantheism, a theological doctrine based on the work of 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/giant-sequoia/
title: 'I Secretly Planted a Giant Sequoia Tree in My Mayor's Front Yard'
review_date: 2017-06-20T10:55:07Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Redditor got revenge for the removal of his beloved tree, Clyde, by planting dozens of giant sequoia trees around Redondo Beach.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/african-union-issues-travel-advisory-for-u-s/
title: African Union Issues 'Travel Advisory' for U.S.
review_date: 2016-10-05T06:18:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An African Union Travel Advisory warned Africans heading for the U.S. about "continued instability" in America.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/female-killer-las-vegas-shouted-allahu-akbar/
title: Did a Female Killer in Las Vegas Shout 'Allahu Akbar'?
review_date: 2015-12-21T06:57:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A driver in Las Vegas shouted "Allahu Akbar" as she deliberately struck multiple pedestrians with her vehicle, and police have been instructed to suppress that detail of the story.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-nobody-likes-me/
title: Did Trump Say ‘Nobody Likes Me’?
review_date: 2020-07-29T10:07:42Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump said “Nobody likes me” during a live White House COVID-19 press briefing.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nancy-pelosi-disgusted-trump-tweet/
title: Did Nancy Pelosi Tweet That She Is 'Disgusted' with 'President' Trump?
review_date: 2017-12-29T03:17:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she was disgusted with "President" Trump after the passage of a tax reform bill.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-federal-troops-chicago/
title: Did President Trump Send Federal Troops, Armored Vehicles to Chicago?
review_date: 2017-02-16T08:57:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows federal troops in armored vehicles patrolling the streets of Chicago on President Trump's orders.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-30-men-maternity-care/
title: Did Trump Meet with 30 Men in Congress to Discuss Maternity Care?
review_date: 2019-06-25T10:25:49Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump met with 30 men in the U.S. House of Representatives' Freedom Caucus to discuss maternity care.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abby-johnson-household-voting/
title: Did RNC Speaker Abby Johnson Advocate 'Household Voting'?
review_date: 2020-08-28T01:48:06Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Abby Johnson, an anti-abortion activist who spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention, earlier advocated for 'household voting' in which a husband would 'get the final say.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alberta-court-ruling/
title: No, a Canadian Court 'Victory' Didn't Prove COVID 'Is a Hoax'
review_date: 2021-08-10T07:24:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Patrick King of Alberta, Canada, won his court case, thus forcing the government to drop COVID-19 restrictions and admit the virus is a hoax.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/seven-witnesses-to-vegas-shooting-died-suspicious/
title: Did Seven 'Key Witnesses' to Las Vegas Shooting Die Under 'Suspicious Circumstances'?
review_date: 2017-11-03T12:24:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Seven "key witnesses" to the 1 October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas have suspiciously died in a cover-up.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-mother-teresa-say-this-about-raising-children/
title: Did Mother Teresa Say This About Raising Children?
review_date: 2022-11-05T09:00:02Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mother Teresa said in part of raising children, in part, " you will teach them to fly but they will not take your flightpath. You will teach them to dream, but they will not dream your dream."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lil-nas-x-sings-jolene/
title: Yes, Rapper Lil Nas X Performed Dolly Parton’s Iconic ‘Jolene’
review_date: 2021-09-22T06:53:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In late September 2021, rapper Lil Nas X performed Dolly Parton’s country hit “Jolene” in a live recording of Radio 1’s Live Lounge for BBC.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-homeless-policy/
title: McDonald’s 'New Policy' Bans Customers from Buying Food for the Homeless?
review_date: 2016-02-09T04:47:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The McDonald's fast food chain has implemented a policy barring their customers from buying food for homeless people.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-dreamsicle/
title: Ice Cream in Purse
review_date: 2000-05-12T20:24:38Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman is so overwhelmed a meeting a celebrity in an ice cream parlor that she inadvertently puts her ice cream cone into her purse.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-gas-stove-unit/
title: Does Pic Show Police ‘Gas Stove Unit’ Confiscating a Stove?
review_date: 2023-01-30T11:34:07Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph authentically shows a police squad known as the “gas stove unit” posing around a gas stove that they confiscated.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/must-nfl-players-stand/
title: Are NFL Players Required to Stand on the Field During the National Anthem?
review_date: 2017-09-24T11:57:20Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The NFL's rulebook contains a regulation specifically requiring players to stand on the sideline during the pre-game playing of the U.S. national anthem.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-head-stuck-wife/
title: Was a Couple Hospitalized After a Man Got His Head Stuck in His Wife's Vagina?
review_date: 2017-09-18T02:25:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A hapless man somehow got his head stuck in his wife's vagina during sex, resulting in the couple's hospitalization.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/netflix-cuties-poster/
title: Did a Netflix Film Poster Sexualize Young Girls?
review_date: 2020-08-21T06:56:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2020, Netflix released a film poster that portrayed young girls in what many viewers perceived as a sexualized manner.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-men-can-4-wives-welfare-michigan/
title: Muslim Men Can Have 4 Wives on Welfare in Michigan?
review_date: 2014-09-17T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michigan government offices provide information in Arabic and allow polygamous Muslim men to apply for public assistance benefits for up to four wives.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wind-windmills-fumes/
title: Did Trump Really Say This About Wind and Windmills?
review_date: 2019-12-26T05:44:53Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a December 2019 speech, U.S. President Donald Trump said "I never understood wind" and made other somewhat disjointed remarks about wind power.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marco-rubio-scathing-letter-mlb/
title: Did Marco Rubio Send a 'Scathing Letter' to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred?
review_date: 2021-04-09T07:29:13Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In April 2021, Marco Rubio wrote a strongly worded letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred in response to a decision to move the All-Star Game out of Georgia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/field-of-seeds/
title: Seeded Field Prank
review_date: 1997-04-19T22:28:08Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A student dresses as a referee and spreads birdseed on the school football field every day during the summer; at the school's first home game that fall, the field becomes inundated with birds as soon as the referees step onto the field.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/noose-hung-outside-capitol/
title: Was a Noose Hung Across from the US Capitol?
review_date: 2021-01-06T07:30:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a noose hanging across from the U.S. Capitol before a pro-Trump riot on Jan. 6, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/apple-blocked-directions-capitol/
title: Did Apple Block Directions to US Capitol?
review_date: 2021-01-06T08:21:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Apple disabled directions to Washington, D.C., in preparation for Jan. 6 protests against the certification of the 2020 presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/las-vegas-homeless-parking-lots/
title: Do Photos Show Las Vegas Homeless Sleeping in 'Social Distanced' Parking Lot?
review_date: 2020-03-31T06:21:58Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show a homeless shelter with painted social-distancing boxes in a Las Vegas parking lot.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/slenderman-how-train-your-dragon/
title: Was 'Slenderman' Spotted in 'How To Train Your Dragon'?
review_date: 2021-02-12T03:23:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows Slenderman lurking in the background of the animated movie "How To Train Your Dragon."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chick-fil-a-tiktok-nuggets-recipe/
title: Did a TikTok Video Reveal Recipe Process for Chick-fil-A's Nuggets?
review_date: 2020-12-03T05:44:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A TikTok video recorded at Chick-fil-A showed the process for creating the fast food restaurant's chicken nuggets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fishermen-animal-iceberg/
title: Did Fishermen Rescue an Animal from an Iceberg?
review_date: 2020-12-09T08:40:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral story accurately reported that a Canadian fishing boat crew "noticed something unbelievable atop an iceberg" in 2018 and it turned out to be an Arctic fox.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kerri-strug-usa-gold/
title: Was Kerri Strug Team USA's Only Chance for Gold?
review_date: 2021-07-28T01:32:40Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
American gymnast Kerri Strug needed to perform the vault on an injured ankle in order for Team USA to win a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ilhan-omar-camp-hates-america/
title: Did U.S. Rep. Omar Say She 'Hates Living in America,' Was 'Better Off' in Refugee Camp?
review_date: 2019-05-23T05:47:00Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar once said she hated living in the United States and was better off in a refugee camp in Kenya (or words to that effect).


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mobile-phone-sim-card-swap/
title: Are Mobile Phone Users Vulnerable to 'SIM Swap' Fraud Through Phone Calls?
review_date: 2019-01-04T07:21:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Cellphone users are being increasingly targeted by a "SIM swap fraud," in which their phones will briefly stop working before they receive a call tricking them into surrendering their information.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cracker-barrel-whips/
title: Does 'Cracker Barrel' Refer to a Barrel of Whips?
review_date: 2021-02-09T03:08:45Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
"Cracker" was once a slang term for "whip," and the phrase "cracker barrel" — as in the name of the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain — refers to a barrel that was used to hold whips for sale in country stores.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mike-pences-brother-russian-military/
title: Does Mike Pence's Brother Make Engines for the Russian Military?
review_date: 2018-04-23T01:35:48Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
One of Vice President Mike Pence's older brothers, Ed Pence, is an executive at Cummins Inc., a company that manufactures engines for the Russian military and has also used lobbying firms connected with Paul Manafort, indicating that Mike Pence may have compromising ties to Russia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alix-idrache-west-point-graduate/
title: Is the Story Behind Alix Idrache West Point Photograph Genuine?
review_date: 2020-12-01T07:46:15Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Viral social media posts accurately portray the story of Alix Idrache, a Haitian immigrant who graduated from West Point.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rupert-murdoch-proud-enemies/
title: Did Rupert Murdoch Say He’s 'Proud' of the Enemies He’s Got?
review_date: 2023-04-17T11:00:46Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Rupert Murdoch said, “When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies — and I'm proud of the ones I've got.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/former-presidents-mocked-trump-about-his-first-try-tweet/
title: Three Former Presidents Mocked Trump on Twitter?
review_date: 2018-01-09T07:14:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush mocked President Trump on Twitter about his tweet bragging about winning the election on his first try.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/embroidery-tattoos/
title: Yes, a Video Accurately Depicts 'Embroidery Tattoos'
review_date: 2021-07-19T07:13:36Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral video authentically depicts "embroidery tattoos" — permanent body modifications that look like stitched patches but are actually 2-dimensional.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/domestic-violence-google/
title: Was 'How To Hit a Woman So No One Knows' Googled 163M Times in 2020?
review_date: 2021-04-28T06:27:59Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Between March and August 2020, "how to hit a woman so no one knows" was typed into Google 163 million times — a 31% spike compared to the number of such searches during the same months in 2019.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chemically-ripened-bananas/
title: Can You Tell If a Banana Is “Chemically Ripened” by Looking at It?
review_date: 2019-05-28T10:38:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The combination of green stalks and brown spots in a bunch of bananas is indicative of chemical ripening; black stalks indicate a naturally ripened banana.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/truman-political-correctness/
title: Harry S. Truman on Political Correctness
review_date: 2015-04-08T09:35:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Harry S. Truman in 1945 described political correctness as "a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wef-fashion-humans-uniforms/
title: Did WEF Say 'Humans Will All Wear a Uniform' By 2030?
review_date: 2023-07-07T14:28:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 2019 report funded by the World Economic Forum (WEF) said fashion will be abolished by 2030 and “humans will all wear a uniform.”


title: Did Oakland Raiders Players Punish Derek Carr for Standing During the National Anthem?
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textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Oakland Raiders' offensive line allowed quarterback Derek Carr to be sacked several times because he did not take part in a protest during the national anthem.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oakland-raiders-players-punish-derek-carr-standing-national-anthem/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/james-munch-marijuana-bat/
title: Did a 1930s Marijuana Expert Testify that the Drug Turned Him into a Bat?
review_date: 2023-02-22T05:00:01Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Dr. James C. Munch, an expert adviser on marijuana for the U.S. government, once testified in court that marijuana had turned him into a bat.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/madame-tussauds-dump-trump/
title: Did Madame Tussauds in Berlin Place Trump Wax Figure in Dumpster?
review_date: 2020-11-03T06:09:59Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
In advance of the 2020 general election, Madame Tussauds wax museum in Berlin displayed the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump in a dumpster as part of an exhibit with the sign, “Dump Trump.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/las-vegas-police-officer-shot/
title: Did a Protester Shoot a Las Vegas Cop During Civil Unrest in 2020?
review_date: 2020-06-04T09:33:53Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a demonstration against police brutality on June 1, 2020, a protester shot and wounded an officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/huckabee-sanders-red-hen-protest/
title: Did a Business Owner Picket Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Family After They Left Her Restaurant?
review_date: 2018-06-28T04:01:10Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Stephanie Wilkinson, owner of the Red Hen restaurant, followed the family of Sarah Huckabee Sanders and organized a picket against them at another restaurant.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eroticked-off/
title: Was Jimi Hendrix Kicked Off a Monkees Tour?
review_date: 2000-01-27T17:01:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jimi Hendrix was dropped as an opening act from a Monkees tour because the Daughters of the American Revolution complained that his stage act was "too erotic."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walt-disney-way-to-get-started/
title: Did Walt Disney Say 'The Way To Get Started Is To Quit Talking'?
review_date: 2022-04-27T04:19:12Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Walt Disney once said, or wrote, "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing," or words to that effect.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/statue-of-liberty-origins/
title: Statue of Liberty Origins
review_date: 2000-02-13T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Statue of Liberty was erected as a tribute to the accomplishments of black soldiers in the Civil War, and a black woman served as the model for Lady Liberty.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/3rd-grade-students-disciplined/
title: Were 3rd-Grade Students Disciplined For Saying ‘Jesus’ in Front of Non-Christians?
review_date: 2019-12-04T04:46:17Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Two third-grade elementary school students were disciplined for saying "Jesus" in front of non-Christian students.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/caitlin-teagart/
title: Are Parents Euthanizing a Daughter Who Only Rolls Her Eyes and Texts?
review_date: 2015-09-22T07:00:17Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The parents of brain-dead teen Caitlin Teagart plan to euthanize her because she is only capable of texting and rolling her eyes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrats-real-names/
title: Have Prominent Democrats Concealed Their 'Real' Names from the Public?
review_date: 2019-07-21T08:23:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A list offers several examples of Democratic politicians who have concealed their 'real names' from the public.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/7up-discontinued/
title: Was 7UP Discontinued?
review_date: 2020-12-16T03:18:55Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Parent company Keurig Dr Pepper announced in May 2020 that it would be discontinuing its popular citrus drink, 7UP, with the last day of production being Dec. 1, 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-agent-arrested-protests/
title: Does This Video Show an FBI Agent Arrested During 2020 Protests?
review_date: 2020-06-01T07:31:28Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows police officers attempting to arrest an FBI agent during the George Floyd protests in 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amazon-warehouse-collapse/
title: Did Man Text 'Amazon Won't Let Us Leave' Just Before Warehouse Collapse?
review_date: 2021-12-13T22:21:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image shows a text message reading "Amazon won't let us leave" that was sent by Larry Virden shortly before he died when a tornado hit a warehouse.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/soros-michigan-el-sayed-brotherhood/
title: Is George Soros 'Grooming' a Pro-Muslim Brotherhood Gubernatorial Candidate in Michigan?
review_date: 2017-12-11T07:24:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros is "grooming" Abdul El-Sayed, who is "sympathetic" to the Muslim Brotherhood, to be president of the United States.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/katharine-hepburn-circus/
title: Is This 'Learning Story' About Circus Tickets from Katharine Hepburn?
review_date: 2020-11-05T02:40:40Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Katharine Hepburn wrote about her father giving their money away so another father could buy circus tickets for his family.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-great-stork-derby/
title: The Toronto 'Stork Derby' Baby Race
review_date: 2000-03-07T07:27:44Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A wealthy Toronto lawyer bequeathed his estate to whichever woman gave birth to the most babies in the ten-year period following his death.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-crewlette/
title: Was Star Trek's Chekov Inspired by Pravda?
review_date: 1999-03-22T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The character of Ensign Chekov was added to the television series 'Star Trek' because an editorial in the Communist newspaper Pravda had criticized the lack of a Soviet crewman on board the U.S.S. Enterprise.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hope-hicks-big-brother/
title: Was Hope Hicks Cast on 'Big Brother'?
review_date: 2022-01-19T04:08:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hope Hicks, a political adviser who served during former U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, was cast on "Celebrity Big Brother."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/largest-crocodile-skull/
title: Is This the Largest Crocodile Skull Ever Found?
review_date: 2021-04-20T01:51:36Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows the skull of a Purussaurus, an extinct species regarded as the largest crocodile to ever live.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robot-doing-military-drills/
title: Is This a Real Video of a Robot Doing Military Drills?
review_date: 2023-05-04T10:41:59Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An video authentically shows a robot doing military drills, including shooting guns and engaging in combat with human soldiers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aretha-franklin-natural-resource/
title: Was Aretha Franklin’s Voice Declared a ‘Natural Resource’ in Michigan?
review_date: 2022-02-12T00:00:55Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Singer Aretha Franklin’s voice was declared a “natural resource” by the state of Michigan's Department of Natural Resources in 1985.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amy-coney-barrett-breastfeeding/
title: Did Amy Coney Barrett Say This About Breastfeeding?
review_date: 2020-10-13T09:26:40Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Judge Amy Coney Barrett said breastfeeding is a "sexual act" that constitutes a form of child molestation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dod-drill-coincide-november-demonstrations/
review_date: 2017-10-31T02:55:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Department of Defense planned communications drills to coincide with "antifa protests" on 4 November 2017.

title:
Is the Department of Defense Planning a Communications Drill to Coincide with 'Antifa' Demonstrations?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/foul-poll/
title: 1908 Pirates-Cubs Pennant Controversy
review_date: 2008-09-28T05:36:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A lawsuit brought by an injured fan revealed that an umpire blew an important call in a 1908 baseball game.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andrew-tate-satan-tweet/
title: Viral Tweet About Andrew Tate Under 'Demonic Attack' Originated as Satire
review_date: 2023-01-04T16:52:54Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A tweet asks for prayers for Andrew Tate and says he's "under massive and incredible demonic attack" by Satan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/girl-scouts-congratulate-barrett/
title: Did the Girl Scouts Congratulate Amy Coney Barrett on Twitter?
review_date: 2020-10-30T07:53:05Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A now-deleted tweet was shared by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America on Oct. 28, 2020, congratulating Barrett on “becoming the fifth woman appointed to the Supreme Court since its inception in 1789.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brian-kilmeade-invasion/
title: Did Fox Host Brian Kilmeade Say the Term 'Invasion' Is 'Not Anti-Hispanic. It's a Fact'?
review_date: 2019-08-06T05:11:20Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
TV host Brian Kilmeade said, “If you use the term 'This is an invasion,' that's not anti-Hispanic. It's a fact."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ohio-train-derailment-reddit-post/
title: Striking Photo of Ohio Train Derailment Posted to Reddit
review_date: 2023-02-13T17:04:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An aerial picture of burnt train cars in wet mud shows the aftermath of the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/matthew-mcconaughey-sound-of-freedom/
title: Did Matthew McConaughey Speak About 'Sound of Freedom,' Saying Hollywood 'All Sold Their Soul'?
review_date: 2023-08-02T11:35:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey made remarks about the film "Sound of Freedom," saying that people in Hollywood had "all sold their soul."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-kevin-bacon-change-his-last-name-to-appease-muslims/
title: Did Kevin Bacon Change His Last Name to Appease Muslims?
review_date: 2015-04-03T08:08:38Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Kevin Bacon decided to change his last name because he did not want to offend people of the Muslim faith.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thomas-paine-true-patriot/
title: Did Thomas Paine Write, 'The Duty of a True Patriot Is to Protect His Country from Its Government'?
review_date: 2022-09-14T03:26:51Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Author Thomas Paine once wrote, "The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pat-robertson-david-bowie/
title: Pat Robertson Says David Bowie Isn't Dead?
review_date: 2016-01-15T06:14:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pat Robertson claimed David Bowie wasn't dead, but instead that "demons kidnapped him to entertain them in Hell."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/costco-bud-light-death-star-label-dylan-mulvaney/
title: Did Costco Signal It Will Stop Selling Bud Light Due to Dylan Mulvaney Promotion?
review_date: 2023-07-21T12:30:07Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Costco signaled that it plans to permanently discontinue Bud Light at one or more locations by placing an asterisk (aka "death star") on its price labels and signage for the product.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/capitol-invasion-lego-set/
title: Was ‘Capitol Invasion’ Lego Set Released Months Ahead of DC Riot?
review_date: 2021-01-10T05:27:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A “Capitol Invasion” Lego set that showed several well-publicized members of the Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump mob was released months ahead of the riots in the District of Columbia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-trump-say-he-loved-rioters/
title: Did Trump Say He Loved Capitol Rioters in Now-Deleted Video?
review_date: 2021-01-06T09:43:40Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a video posted to Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he loved his rioting supporters but they should "go home in peace."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/most-jobs-waiters-bartenders/
title: Were Most Jobs Added in February 2021 'Waiters and Bartenders'?
review_date: 2021-03-05T08:38:58Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Around three-quarters of the 379,000 jobs added to the U.S. economy in February 2021 were made up of "waiters and bartenders."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/i-am-your-father-1980-reaction/
title: The 'I Am Your Father' 1980 Audience Reaction Video Is Fake, But We Found a Real One
review_date: 2021-07-19T08:25:30Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video posted online includes sound that was recorded inside a movie theater in 1980 during the pivotal "I am your father" scene from "The Empire Strikes Back."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/greenmail/
title: Soupy Sales' 'Green Pieces of Paper' Scandal
review_date: 2001-03-19T17:01:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Soupy Sales was once suspended for asking his young television viewers to send him "little green pieces of paper" taken from their parents' wallets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-goldman-sachs/
title: Transcript for Hillary Clinton's Speech to Goldman Sachs Leaked?
review_date: 2016-02-28T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The transcript of Hillary Clinton's speech to finance giant Goldman Sachs was leaked and published online.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-finds-lost-cave/
title: Did a Man Find a Lost Cave, Enter, and Drop to His Knees?
review_date: 2020-12-08T07:21:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral slideshow accurately reported a story about a man who found a "lost cave," entered, and dropped to his knees.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nadia-comaneci-perfect-timing/
title: 'Perfect Timing' Gymnastics Shot
review_date: 2016-08-17T01:16:42Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A GIF shows a photographer's 'perfect timing,' setting off a camera's flash just as a gymnast performed a midair split.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stewart-snoop-keto-scam/
title: Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg Featured Together in 'Keto Gummies for Weight Loss' Ad Scam
review_date: 2023-08-14T14:59:02Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An online ad or article says that businesswoman Martha Stewart broke "silence on the rumors" about rapper Snoop Dogg and that she endorsed keto gummies for weight loss.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cleveland-browns-letters/
title: Letter Exchange Between Law Firm and Cleveland Browns
review_date: 2013-06-19T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A lawyer received a caustic response after complaining to the Cleveland Browns about fans' throwing paper airplanes during the team's home NFL games.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maria-raped-child/
title: False Message Promises Donations for the Care of a Raped Child Named Maria
review_date: 2010-10-30T08:56:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dell Hospital will donate 15 cents towards the care of Maria, a raped child, every time a particular text message is forwarded.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kanye-west-rye-ye/
title: 'Ye, New York': Did Kanye West Try to Rename a City?
review_date: 2021-03-12T06:35:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce from Kanye West on Feb. 19, 2021, the famous rapper was considering investing in Rye, New York, if officials agreed to change the city's name to "Ye."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-calibrate-cameras-name-field/
title: Did NASA Calibrate Satellite Cameras Using Farmer’s Name Written in Field?
review_date: 2021-05-03T08:34:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A farmer wrote his surname in huge letters in a field that NASA researchers used to calibrate satellite cameras in 2011.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fernald-quaker-oats/
title: Did Quaker Oats Fund MIT Research That Fed Radioactive Cereal to Kids?
review_date: 2023-06-17T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Quaker Oats, MIT, and Harvard conducted or funded research on children deemed "mentally retarded" that involved feeding them radioactive breakfast cereal while telling them they were in a "science club."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cair-muslims-above-law/
title: Did a CAIR Leader Say That 'Muslims Are Above the Law'?
review_date: 2017-02-02T01:46:41Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
CAIR leader Mustafaa Carroll said that Muslims are above the law of the land and Sharia law supersedes the U.S. constitution


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-rock-maui-fires/
title: The Rock Mistakenly Admits 'Shady Role' in Maui Fires with Oprah Winfrey?
review_date: 2023-09-05T16:17:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An online video accurately reports that actor Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, and entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey had a "shady role" in the August 2023 Maui wildfires.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vanilla-ice-cream-black/
title: Was Vanilla Ice Cream Originally Black?
review_date: 2017-01-18T07:07:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Vanilla ice cream was originally a deep, dark black color before white people demanded it be changed in 1912.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dear-rich-bastard/
title: 'Dear Rich Bastard' Letter
review_date: 2000-03-16T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A test message slipped into a live mailing, resulting in prospective customers receiving letters that greeted them with the salutation "Dear Rich Bastard."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-island/
title: Does Joe Biden Own an Island in the Caribbean?
review_date: 2020-08-13T05:12:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden owns an island next to the island that was owned by Jeffrey Epstein.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-georgia-line-marry/
title: Is Country Duo 'Florida Georgia Line' to Marry?
review_date: 2017-05-11T08:37:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard from the band Florida Georgia Line have announced that they are getting married.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aclu-police-remove-body-cams-inauguration-protests/
title: Has the ACLU Demanded that Police Remove Body Cams During Inauguration Protests?
review_date: 2017-01-17T05:41:15Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The American Civil Liberties Union has demanded police in Washington, D.C. disable their body cameras for the duration of inaugural protests in 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ac-unit-shade-lower-energy-bills/
title: Will Shading AC Unit With Canopy Lower Energy Bills?
review_date: 2022-07-26T05:22:18Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Placing a canopy or umbrella over an outside air conditioner unit so that it is in the shade can help improve efficiency and lower energy costs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/farting-negate-covid19-masks/
title: Does Farting Negate the Use of Masks to Prevent COVID-19?
review_date: 2020-07-29T08:51:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is unnecessary because the disease can also be spread via farts.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jay-baker-chyna-shirts/
title: Did Georgia Capt. Jay Baker Promote 'Imported Virus From Chy-na' Shirts?
review_date: 2021-03-18T02:47:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
T-Shirts that read "COVID-19: Imported Virus from Chy-na" were promoted on the personal Facebook page of Capt. Jay Baker of Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/guatemala-protest-harris/
title: Did Guatemalan Residents 'Greet' Harris With Signs Reading 'Trump Won'?
review_date: 2021-06-08T08:02:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On June 6, 2021, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrived to Guatemala City's Air Force Base where she was "greeted" by protesters with banners reading, "Kamala, Trump Won," among other phrases.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-official-portrait-sperm-cells/
title: Does Barack Obama's Official Portrait Contain Secret Images of Sperm?
review_date: 2018-02-13T07:44:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The official portrait of former President Barack Obama contains secretly-placed images of sperm cells, including one on his forehead.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bridge-clown-bathtub-geese/
title: Did 79 Die in a Bridge Collapse While Watching a Clown's Stunt?
review_date: 2022-09-23T10:06:38Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On May 2, 1845, 79 people died after the Yarmouth suspension bridge collapsed in Great Yarmouth, England, as they watched a circus stunt involving a clown in a bathtub being pulled by four geese.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/americas-pediatricians-gender-kids/
title: Did American Pediatricians Issue a Statement That Transgenderism Is 'Child Abuse'?
review_date: 2016-05-20T02:35:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S.'s leading group of pediatricians issued a strong statement condemning tolerance of gender dysphoria in children.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hands-up-don39t-scoop/
title: Is Ben & Jerry's Selling 'Hands Up Don't Shoot' T-Shirts?
review_date: 2015-01-26T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ben & Jerry's ice cream has announced it will start selling "Hands Up Don't Shoot" T-shirts at locations around the United States.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cop-refused-service-restaurant/
title: Was Black Police Officer Karl Baker Refused Service at Restaurant?
review_date: 2021-11-22T04:08:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Black police officer named Karl Baker was refused service on his day off at a diner in Alexandria, Virginia, so he returned the next day in uniform.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dhs-compile-database-journalists-bloggers/
title: Is Homeland Security Working to Compile a Database of Journalists and Bloggers?
review_date: 2018-04-06T06:46:46Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to compile a database of journalists and bloggers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-arrest-warrant-philippines/
title: Was an Arrest Warrant Issued for Bill Gates in the Philippines?
review_date: 2023-05-18T16:41:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Philippines court issued an international arrest warrant for Bill Gates as part of an investigation into the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in the territory.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ben-franklin-freedom-thought-speech/
title: Did Ben Franklin Write About Freedom of Thought and Speech?
review_date: 2022-05-19T04:33:56Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Benjamin Franklin once wrote: "Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-communion-abortion/
title: Did a Catholic Priest Refuse to Give Joe Biden Communion?
review_date: 2019-10-30T06:10:43Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In October 2019, the Rev. Robert Morey of St. Anthony's parish in Florence, South Carolina, refused former Vice President Joe Biden the Catholic rite of communion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/won-both-ohio-florida-lost/
title: Has No Presidential Candidate 'Won Both Ohio and Florida and Lost'?
review_date: 2020-12-09T00:51:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump was the first candidate to lose a presidential election despite winning in Ohio and Florida.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/landlord-tenants-fed-shutdown/
title: Did a Landlord Tell Tenants That the Government Shutdown Could Cause Them to Be Evicted?
review_date: 2019-01-18T04:37:27Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Arkansas landlord Annette Cowen informed tenants at her rental properties they could face eviction if they failed to pay rent as a result of lacking the income provided by government housing subsidy programs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jesica-santillan/
title: Jesica Santillan Prayer Request
review_date: 2003-02-23T15:15:18Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jesica Santillan, a 17-year-old girl who received the wrong heart and lungs in a transplant, needs prayers to survive.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kurt-russell-democrats/
title: Did Kurt Russell Say Democrats Should Be Declared 'Enemies of the State'?
review_date: 2019-02-11T01:04:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kurt Russell once claimed Democrats had vowed to abolish several constitutional amendments and labelled them "enemies of the state."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/peppa-pig-causes-autism/
title: Does Peppa Pig Cause Autism?
review_date: 2016-10-20T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Children who watch at least 30 minutes of “Peppa Pig” per day have a 56 percent higher probability of developing autism.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/presidential-election-postponed/
title: Could the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Be Postponed?
review_date: 2020-03-17T01:27:23Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The 2020 U.S. presidential election could be postponed if the coronavirus pandemic threatens to keep people from voting.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jacinda-ardern-truth/
title: Did New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Once Say, 'Unless You Hear It from Us, It Is Not the Truth'?
review_date: 2022-07-26T09:28:04Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern once said, "We will continue to be your single source of truth," and that, "Unless you hear it from us, it is not the truth."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/burger-king-tweet-women-kitchen/
title: Did Burger King Tweet 'Women Belong in the Kitchen'?
review_date: 2021-03-08T01:34:05Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Burger King inappropriately tweeted the message "Women belong in the kitchen" on International Women's Day.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/millennium-falcon-revenge-sith/
title: Did George Lucas Confirm the Millennium Falcon Is in 'Revenge of the Sith'?
review_date: 2022-06-20T10:02:33Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
"Star Wars" creator George Lucas confirmed that the famed Millennium Falcon spaceship is visible in the 2005 film, "Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/death-and-taxes-quote/
title: Did Ben Franklin Pen the Famous 'Death and Taxes' Quote?
review_date: 2022-07-20T03:07:29Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ben Franklin once wrote, "Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-the-25th-amendment-prevent-a-trump-presidency/
title: Can the 25th Amendment Prevent a Trump Presidency?
review_date: 2016-11-30T05:50:06Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Congress could declare Donald Trump unfit to govern, thereby preventing him from becoming president.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/baby-wipes-recall/
title: Were Several Brands of Baby Wipes Recalled in 2017?
review_date: 2017-03-01T08:32:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Several brands of baby wipes available in the U.S. were recalled in 2017 because they pose a risk of serious infection.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/san-francisco-lincoln-blm/
title: Is SF Changing the Name of a School Because Lincoln Didn't Show 'Black Lives Matter'?
review_date: 2020-12-16T07:09:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
San Francisco's school district is renaming Abraham Lincoln High School because Lincoln didn't show that "Black Lives Matter."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/holistic-doctor-big-pharma/
title: Was a Holistic Doctor Killed by Police for Working Against 'Big Pharma'?
review_date: 2017-07-24T11:28:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Justine Damond became one of dozens of holistic doctors fighting "Big Pharma" who suspiciously died.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-protesters-targeted-whites-in-milwaukee/
title: Does Video Show Black Protesters Targeted Whites in Milwaukee?
review_date: 2016-08-15T06:20:38Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video captures African-American protesters targeting white people for mob violence during unrest in Milwaukee over the weekend of 13 August 2016.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-ethnic-studies-genocide/
review_date: 2021-03-30T04:38:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC), which was adopted as a voluntary curriculum in the state in March 2021, calls for a “countergenocide” against white Christians and makes students honor Aztec gods of human sacrifice in their chants.

title:
Does Calif. Ethnic Studies Curriculum Call for Chants to Aztec Gods, 'Countergenocide' Against White Christians?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abortion-doping-real-practice/
title: Is 'Abortion Doping' a Real Practice?
review_date: 2002-02-11T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Female athletes competing at the Olympics are getting pregnant just so they can abort the baby and by so doing enhance their performance through hormone doping.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ben-carson-thinks-the-earth-would-have-exploded-during-big-bang/
title: Ben Carson Thinks the Earth Would Have Exploded During Big Bang
review_date: 2016-11-27T12:55:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ben Carson once said “if the Big Bang is merely a theory, if by chance it was true, how would you explain that the Earth didn't blow up during the explosion?”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/henry-kissinger-trump-one-true-leader/
title: Did Henry Kissinger Say Donald Trump Is the 'One True Leader'?
review_date: 2018-06-19T09:33:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Speaking of Donald Trump's presidency, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger referred to him as the "one true leader."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/target-closing-14-stores/
title: Is Target Closing 14 Stores in Florida and Alabama for Being 'Virtual Ghost Towns'?
review_date: 2023-08-17T15:43:44Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Target Corporation is closing 14 Target stores in Florida and Alabama for being "virtual ghost towns."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blues-clues-pride-beaver-top-scars/
title: Did Blue's Clues Pride Parade Feature a Beaver with 'Top Scars'?
review_date: 2021-06-02T04:09:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An animated Pride parade from the Nick Jr. show "Blue's Clues and You!" featured a beaver with scars from top surgery.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jeffrey-toobin-zoom-exposure/
title: Was The New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin Suspended After Exposing Himself on a Zoom Call?
review_date: 2020-10-20T05:49:35Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Journalist Jeffrey Toobin was suspended from The New Yorker after he allegedly exposed himself during a Zoom meeting.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bacon-package-cooking-instructions/
title: Does This Photograph Show the Cooking Instructions on a Bacon Package?
review_date: 2018-08-10T06:50:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The cooking instructions on a bacon package advised consumers to "contact your elected officials and complain" if they "don't know how to cook bacon."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-impeachment-votes/
title: Was Trump Impeached With More Votes Than Any Other US President?
review_date: 2019-12-19T02:48:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached with more votes than any other president in American history.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/breadwinner/
title: Is a Woman the Family 'Breadwinner' for Running a Foster Care Scam?
review_date: 2010-12-20T08:34:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman with eight children earns $144,000 per year for her family by giving up her kids to foster care.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/xbox-one-death/
review_date: 2015-07-26T07:08:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A teenager was killed after his Xbox One malfunctioned and forcefully ejected a disc that slashed his throat.

title:
Did an Xbox One Kill a Teen After the Console Forcefully Ejected Black Ops 3 Disc, Slicing His Throat?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lauren-boebert-tweet-variant/
review_date: 2021-07-10T02:49:29Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted the "easiest way" to make the COVID-19 Delta variant go away is to "turn off CNN" and "vote Republican."

title:
Yes, Lauren Boebert Tweeted That 'Turning Off CNN' was the 'Easiest Way' to Make the Delta Variant Go Away


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andrew-lincoln-andes-flight/
title: 'Walking Dead' Star Andrew Lincoln's Father Wasn't a Survivor of the 1972 Andes Flight Disaster
review_date: 2016-03-17T08:58:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Andrew Lincoln's father was in a 1972 plane crash in the Andes mountain and survived by eating the other passengers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/angel-flights-fallen-soldiers/
title: Do 'Angel Flights' Release Flare Salutes for Fallen Soldiers?
review_date: 2017-05-30T10:51:08Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows an "Angel Flight" releasing a flare salute in honor of the fallen soldiers it is transporting.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/healthcare-gov-maintenance/
title: Is Healthcare.gov Scheduled for Maintenance During Obamacare Enrollment?
review_date: 2017-09-25T07:34:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Department of Health and Human Services has scheduled web site maintenance for Healthcare.gov on most Sundays during Obamacare open enrollment.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigration-status-paul-pelosi-attack/
title: Was Suspect in Paul Pelosi Attack in the US Illegally?
review_date: 2022-11-04T10:46:55Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
David DePape, who is accused of attacking U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, on Oct. 28, 2022, had overstayed an immigrant visa and was in the U.S. illegally at the time of the attack.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shrimp-tails-cereal/
title: Did California Man Find Shrimp Tails in His Cereal Box?
review_date: 2021-03-23T08:38:14Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A southern California man found shrimp tails, a string, and rat feces in a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stamping-grounds-2/
title: Did Obama Order Islamic 'Forever' Postage Stamps?
review_date: 2002-12-06T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Obama has directed the issuance of a Christmas postage stamp commemorating two Islamic holidays.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/atlantic-city-trump-casino-implode/
title: Can Bidders Win a Chance to Virtually Implode Trump’s Atlantic City Casino?
review_date: 2020-12-31T04:17:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An auction in December 2020 opened to allow Bidders the chance to press the button to virtually implode Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1970-quarter-ebay-canada/
title: 1970 U.S. Quarter Struck on 1941 Canadian Quarter
review_date: 2016-06-07T03:52:17Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A handful of 1970s quarters are worth a fortune, as they were minted on the back of a 1941 Canadian coin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/seattle-clean-sidewalks/
title: No, Seattle Doesn't Refuse to Hose Poop from Sidewalks Because It's 'Racially Insensitive'
review_date: 2019-06-24T10:47:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The city of Seattle does not hose down sidewalks to remove human waste because the practice would be 'racially insensitive.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nikola-tesla-swimming-instructor/
title: Was Nikola Tesla a Swimming Instructor?
review_date: 2018-05-16T07:57:56Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Nikola Tesla working as a swim instructor on a New York beach near the end of the 19th century.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/body-pedophile-dumped-parliament/
title: Was the Body of a Dead Pedophile Dumped in Front of Parliament?
review_date: 2018-04-26T16:11:14Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The body of a notorious pedophile was found dumped on the doorstep of the British Parliament building.


text: Some snow globes contain the antifreeze ingredient ethylene glycol, which is dangerous to pets.
url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/snow-globes-antifreeze/
review_date: 2022-12-09T12:34:33Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
title:
Do Snow Globes Contain the Antifreeze Chemical Ethylene Glycol, Which Is Dangerous to Pets and Kids?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-trump-putin-capitol/
title: Did Hillary Clinton Suggest Trump Spoke to Putin During Capitol Riot?
review_date: 2021-01-19T02:59:03Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2021, Hillary Clinton suggested U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin on the day of an attack on the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/billy-grahams-daughter-9-11/
review_date: 2018-09-13T07:14:26Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Billy Graham's daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, said 9/11 was "God's punishment" for trans people, evolution, and secularism.

title:
Did Billy Graham's Daughter Say 9/11 Was 'God's Punishment' for Trans People, Evolution, and Secularism?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zika-microcephaly-outbreak-pesticide/
title: Zika Microcephaly Outbreak Caused by Monsanto Pesticide?
review_date: 2016-02-16T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Doctors believe an increased number of microcephaly cases in Brazil is due to the use of a Monsanto-manufactured pesticide.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/little-girl-opens-door-hurricane-ophelia/
title: Does This Photograph Show a Little Girl Desperately Clinging to a Screen Door During a Hurricane?
review_date: 2017-10-16T04:13:27Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A mishap involving a little girl, a swinging door, and a gust of wind was caught on video during a hurricane.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/comey-mueller-besties/
title: Is James Comey 'Best Friends' with Robert Mueller, And Is That Friendship a Conflict of Interest?
review_date: 2017-06-16T09:46:27Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Fired FBI Director James Comey and Special Counsel Bob Mueller are "best friends," which presents a conflict of interest in the Russia investigation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/teacher-meth-bite-students/
title: Did a Teacher High on Meth Strip Naked in Class and Bite Two Students?
review_date: 2018-12-07T08:43:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A teacher was arrested after she stripped naked and bit two students while she was high on crystal meth.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/patriot-front-rally-dc-fake/
title: No, the 'Patriot Front' Far-Right Rally in DC Was Not Faked
review_date: 2021-12-06T07:11:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Dec. 4, 2021, rally in Washington D.C. was staged or faked by federal agents or actors, rather than a real white nationalist group called Patriot Front.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jerry-brown-signs-law-banning-teachers/
title: Did California's Governor Ban Teachers from Shooting Back at School Shooters?
review_date: 2018-02-27T02:52:32Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed a bill that bans teachers from carrying firearms and shooting back at school shooters.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-nye-arrested-illegal-drugs/
title: Was TV Host Bill Nye Arrested for Manufacturing and Selling Illegal Drugs?
review_date: 2019-09-12T02:15:00Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
TV host Bill Nye "the Science Guy" was arrested on suspicion of manufacturing and selling illegal drugs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/flint-water-crisis-cps/
review_date: 2016-01-26T02:35:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Residents of Flint, Michigan have been threatened by CPS with removal of their children if they refuse to pay for contaminated water.

title:
Flint Residents Told That Their Children Could Be Taken Away If They Don't Pay for City’s Poison Water?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-prisoner-release/
title: Did 122 Prisoners Released from Guantanamo by President Obama Return to the Battlefield?
review_date: 2017-03-07T01:42:31Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
122 detainees released from confinement at Guantanamo Bay under President Obama have re-engaged in terrorist activities.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/denzel-washington-2/
title: Did Denzel Washington Make a Large Donation to the Fisher House?
review_date: 2005-02-09T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Denzel Washington made a large donation to the Fisher House Foundation after visiting Brooke Army Medical Center.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-stage-vaccine-photo/
title: Did Pelosi Stage Photo of Herself Getting COVID-19 Vaccine?
review_date: 2020-12-21T05:43:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs that circulated in mid-December 2020 showed U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, receiving her COVID-19 vaccination with a needle that was still sealed with its orange cap.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/refugee-tb-rates-in-san-diego/
review_date: 2017-08-17T11:25:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A study determined that the active tuberculosis incidence rate for refugees in San Diego was more than 100 times higher than it was in the rest of the United States.

title:
Are Refugee Tuberculosis Rates in San Diego 'More Than 100 Times Greater' Than the National Average?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-house-quarantine-text/
title: Is White House Invoking the Stafford Act to Impose a Quarantine and Mobilize the National Guard?
review_date: 2020-03-16T04:47:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The White House sent out text messages in mid-March 2020 informing people that a "mandatory quarantine" in U.S. would start within 48 hours.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hocus-pocus-2/
title: Did Disney Release This 'Hocus Pocus 2' Movie Poster?
review_date: 2015-08-04T03:25:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney confirmed the film "Hocus Pocus 2" was in production in 2015, more than 20 years after the release of the original "Hocus Pocus."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andrew-giuliani-white-house/
title: Does Rudy Giuliani's Son Work in the White House?
review_date: 2019-12-13T00:21:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The son of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, works in the White House.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nashville-shooting-trans-evil/
title: Fake Tweet About a Nashville Shooting Victim's Father Vowing To Fight 'Trans Evil'
review_date: 2023-03-30T14:16:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On March 29, 2023, Nashville TV station WSMV-TV tweeted that the father of a 9-year-old girl who was killed in The Covenant School released a statement to reporters calling “for an end to tolerance” and vowing to fight "for the end of the trans evil."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/u-s-trump-intelligence-russia/
title: U.S. Intelligence Confirms Trump was Blackmailed by Russia?
review_date: 2017-01-10T10:03:49Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
American intelligence has confirmed that President-elect Donald Trump was blackmailed by Russian operatives.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/morgue-testicles-corpses-spaghetti/
title: Did Morgue Assistant Use Corpses' Testicles to Win Spaghetti Cook-Off?
review_date: 2022-08-01T10:03:50Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An Illinois morgue assistant named Linda Anders used testicles from corpses to help win an annual spaghetti cook-off.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barrett-nword-opinion/
title: Did Amy Coney Barrett Say 'Being Called the N-Word Does Not Constitute a Hostile Work Environment'?
review_date: 2020-10-14T03:52:43Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2020, once declared that "being called the N-word does not constitute a hostile work environment."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alabama-gop-kkk-elephant/
title: Did Alabama GOP Group Post Elephant Photo with KKK Imagery?
review_date: 2022-08-19T08:57:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A local Republican group in Alabama apologized after they said they mistakenly posted a picture of a GOP elephant with Ku Klux Klan imagery.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-chinese-virus-notes/
title: Was 'Coronavirus' Replaced with 'Chinese Virus' in Trump's Notes?
review_date: 2020-03-19T07:47:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph posted on social media in March 2020 shows an authentic image of U.S. President Donald Trump's speech notes with the word "Corona" scratched out and replaced in handwriting by "Chinese."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/offended-muslims-attack-christmas-tree/
title: Did 'Offended Muslims' Attack a Christmas Tree?
review_date: 2016-11-15T03:24:08Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video depicts angry Muslims in a Western mall tearing down a Christmas tree because it offended them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/al-baghdadi-wapo-headline/
title: Did WaPo Headline Call IS Leader al-Baghdadi an 'Austere Religious Scholar'?
review_date: 2019-10-28T06:39:48Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Washington Post called Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi an "austere religious scholar" in an initial headline for his obituary.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/spot-two-way-mirror/
title: How to Spot a Two-Way Mirror
review_date: 1999-06-25T04:07:12Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Looking for a gap between an object and its reflection is a way to distinguish two-way mirrors from ordinary mirrors.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crown-jewels/
title: Does Photo Show Queen Elizabeth II and a Colonel's 'Crown Jewels'?
review_date: 2004-11-23T22:51:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Queen Elizabeth II seated next to a colonel whose kilt was a little too revealing.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nathan-gilroy-inventor-powersave/
title: Is Nathan Gilroy, the Alleged ‘Inventor’ of Powersave, Real?
review_date: 2021-01-05T07:47:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Nathan Gilroy, who graduated from MIT, invented Powersave, an energy-saving device meant to reduce household electricity bills.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bbc-tom-hanks-arrested-child-porn-hoax/
title: Did BBC Report Tom Hanks Was Arrested for 'Child Porn Possession'?
review_date: 2023-05-10T08:48:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2021, BBC News displayed a real headline stating that actor Tom Hanks had been arrested on 135 counts of child porn possession.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/myanamar-aerobics-video-coup/
title: Did an Aerobics Video Show Parts of Myanmar Coup?
review_date: 2021-02-02T07:14:23Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman inadvertently recorded parts of the military coup in Myanmar while exercising on camera in February 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/officer-nakia-jones-fired-after-viral-police-brutality-video/
title: Was Officer Nakia Jones Fired After Posting a Viral Police Brutality Video?
review_date: 2016-07-08T10:30:24Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Police officer Nakia Jones was fired after expressing her thoughts about police brutality in a viral Facebook live video.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crystal-ball-wisconsin-house-fire/
title: Did a Crystal Ball Cause a Wisconsin House Fire?
review_date: 2021-03-16T07:23:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A crystal ball was responsible for a house fire on March 8, 2021, that caused damage of up to $250,000.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lindsey-graham-russians-dying/
title: Did Lindsey Graham Say, 'The Russians Are Dying — It's the Best Money We've Ever Spent'?
review_date: 2023-05-30T14:35:03Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video posted online in May 2023 showed U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham saying to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, "And the Russians are dying — it's the best money we've ever spent."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vaccine-ads/
title: Why No Ads for COVID-19 Vaccines? (Hint: It Has Nothing To Do with Side Effects)
review_date: 2021-10-20T05:13:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
There are no TV commercials for COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. because they would be required to list the vaccines' side effects.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientific-papers-global-warming-myth/
title: Did 58 Scientific Papers Published in 2017 Say Global Warming is a Myth?
review_date: 2017-06-08T09:32:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A total of 58 peer-reviewed papers published in the first half of 2017 conclude that global warming is a myth.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-houston-and-michigan/
title: Did Joe Biden Say the Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton Happened in 'Houston' and 'Michigan'?
review_date: 2019-08-07T09:23:47Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Joe Biden incorrectly referred to the locations of massacres in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in early August 2019 as having happened in "Houston" and "Michigan."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/keanu-reeves-live-life-fully-quote/
title: Did Keanu Reeves Really Say This About Living Life Fully?
review_date: 2019-06-12T06:15:53Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Keanu Reeves said: "None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/johnny-depp-trial-court-stenographer/
title: No, the Fairfax County Court Stenographer Wasn't 'Partying' With Depp During His Trial
review_date: 2022-06-03T05:03:07Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A stenographer employed by the Fairfax County, Virginia, court system in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial was seen "partying" with Depp.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reese-final-column/
title: Charley Reese's Final Column
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textual_rating: Correct Attribution
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text:
Charley Reese penned an editorial about 545 people being "responsible for the domestic problems that plague" the U.S.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-takes-village-quote/
title: Hillary Clinton Said Children Should Be Raised by the State?
review_date: 2016-02-29T02:38:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton said children should be raised and trained by the state, and parents should have only a secondary role.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/justin-trudeau-margaret-thatcher/
title: Does a Photo Show Margaret Thatcher Talking to a Young Justin Trudeau?
review_date: 2022-05-17T06:52:10Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph, shared widely in May 2022, showed U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher talking to a young Justin Trudeau, future prime minister of Canada.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canada-psychedelic-depression/
title: Did Canada Approve Psychedelic Mushrooms for Depression and Anxiety Treatment?
review_date: 2020-11-18T06:33:49Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In November 2020, the Canadian government approved the use of psilocybin therapy, which uses the hallucinogenic chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, to ease anxiety and depression associated with a terminal diagnosis.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-repeal-dont-say-gay-bill/
title: Did Disney Vow to Help Repeal the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill?
review_date: 2022-03-29T06:56:59Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Disney Corporation vowed to help repeal Florida’s “Don't Say Gay” bill, saying it “should never have passed and should never have been signed into law.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/portuguese-nurse-dies-vaccine/
title: Did a Portuguese Nurse Die Two Days After COVID-19 Vaccination?
review_date: 2021-01-05T08:20:13Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Portuguese nurse named Sonia Azevedo died from adverse side effects from the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/asian-attack-nyc-kitty-genovese/
title: Was an Asian American Woman Attacked on NYC Street but No One Helped Her?
review_date: 2021-04-05T01:39:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
On March 29, 2021, no one who watched a man kick and repeatedly stomp on Vilma Kari, 65, near Times Square tried to help her — just like witnesses failed to help Kitty Genovese survive a knife-wielding stalker on March 13, 1964.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-restaurants-flipping-womens-day/
title: Are McDonald's Restaurants Flipping Their Iconic Golden Arches Upside Down for Women's Day?
review_date: 2018-03-08T06:28:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
McDonald's restaurants are turning their iconic gold arches upside down to celebrate International Women's Day.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jacqueline-saburido/
title: Jacqueline Saburido Medical Appeal
review_date: 2003-01-22T01:31:56Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jacqueline Saburido, the victim of a drunk driving accident, seeks donations to help with the expenses of medical treatment for her extensive injuries.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrats-supreme-court-influenced-constitution/
title: Did Senate Democrats Call for Supreme Court Nominees to Ignore the U.S. Constitution?
review_date: 2018-07-03T05:24:13Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In June 2018, three Democratic senators called for Supreme Court nominees to not be "unduly influenced" by the U.S. Constitution.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/matt-walsh-elephant-fetus/
title: Did Matt Walsh Tweet Support of an Elephant Fetus?
review_date: 2022-06-27T10:18:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On the day after Roe v. Wade was overturned, The Matt Walsh Blog tweeted support of what appeared to be an elephant fetus ultrasound image (later deleted) during a discussion about human abortion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-stage-chrissy-teigen/
title: Was Trump Rushed Off Stage After Someone Yelled 'Chrissy Teigen's Here'?
review_date: 2019-09-09T06:04:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows U.S. President Donald Trump being rushed off stage after someone yelled that model Chrissy Teigen was in the audience.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/radiohead-fans-left-red-faced-after-applauding-tuning-session/
title: Radiohead Fans Left Red-Faced After Applauding Tuning Session?
review_date: 2017-06-26T02:16:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A news article was published claiming that Radiohead fans were embarrassed after wildly applauded a tuning session.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pfizermectin-covid-drug/
title: 'Pfizermectin'? Is Pfizer's New Drug Just Ivermectin in Disguise?
review_date: 2021-09-30T01:03:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pfizer is developing an oral COVID-19 drug that is just a clone of the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/starbucks-exec-dislikes-whites/
title: Did Starbucks' Exec Rosalind Brewer Say She Dislikes White People?
review_date: 2019-10-14T09:18:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer admitted she doesn’t like white people in a 2015 interview with CNN.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canada-als-assisted-suicide/
title: Did Canadian Man With ALS Choose Assisted Suicide After Being Denied Adequate Care?
review_date: 2019-09-11T06:09:20Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sean Tagert's decision to obtain a physician-assisted suicide was caused, in part or in whole, by a regional health authority's failure to provide what he regarded as necessary care.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/god-only-knows-clarence-thomas/
title: Did Clarence Thomas Say 'God Only Knows Where I Would Be' Without Affirmative Action?
review_date: 2023-07-05T14:03:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a 1983 speech, Clarence Thomas said "God only knows where I would be" without affirmative action.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oakland-guaranteed-income-bipoc/
title: Is Oakland Offering "Guaranteed Income" Only to People of Color?
review_date: 2021-04-05T06:44:31Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The City of Oakland, California, is experimenting with a guaranteed income program that provides a monthly, no-strings attached payment of $500 to low-income families. But, to be considered for the program, you are required to be non-White.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/arms-and-the-man/
title: Amputee Legend
review_date: 2001-09-11T20:03:03Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A badly injured soldier tells his parents about his lifestyle-altering injuries under the guise of presenting them as a tragedy that befell a friend.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/holistic-doctor-death-conspiracy/
title: Have Sixty Holistic Doctors Died Suspicious Deaths In the Past Year?
review_date: 2017-05-03T06:58:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In just over a year, more than sixty holistic health practitioners have died suspicious deaths, and the media refuses to acknowledge that these deaths might be linked.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/concordia-university-ann-arbor/
title: Is Concordia University of Michigan Selling This Lewd Merchandise?
review_date: 2020-11-02T00:18:11Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show official merchandise for Concordia University of Michigan featuring the letters C.U.M.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/billy-dee-williams-mark-hamill/
title: Did Billy Dee Williams Prank Mark Hamill Before They Met British Royalty?
review_date: 2021-07-06T06:13:32Z
textual_rating: Unproven
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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Actor Billy Dee Williams pranked Mark Hamill by telling him before a meeting with Princess Margaret that making direct eye contact with a royal was punishable by imprisonment in the Tower of London. This resulted in a photograph in which Hamill can be seen looking down as he meets the princess.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ex-presidents-warn-against-trump/
title: All Living Ex-Presidents Warn Against Donald Trump
review_date: 2016-09-18T10:49:49Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
All living former Presidents of the United States have urged Americans to not vote for Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-clooney-convict-trump-shirt/
title: Is George Clooney's 'Convict Trump' Shirt Real?
review_date: 2021-06-17T04:30:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows actor George Clooney in a T-shirt reading "You can't buy happiness but you can convict Trump."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oliver-north-warned-osama/
title: Oliver North Warned of Osama bin Laden in 1987
review_date: 2001-11-03T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During the 1987 Iran-Contra hearings, Oliver North warned Congress that Osama bin Laden was "the most evil person alive" and that "an assassin team [should] be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grateful-dead-lithuania-basketball/
title: Did the Grateful Dead Fund Lithuania's Olympic Basketball Team?
review_date: 2021-07-07T02:49:02Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Grateful Dead funded Lithuania's basketball team at the 1992 Olympics and provided the players with tie-dyed jerseys.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oprah-winfrey-harvey-weinstein-house/
title: Did Oprah Winfrey Say She Brought Young Women to Harvey Weinstein's House?
review_date: 2018-01-09T07:49:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Oprah Winfrey brushed off accusations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, saying "this is just how it is" for people who want to get ahead in the media industry.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mardi-gras-canceled-covid19/
title: Did 'Yardi Gras' Replace Mardi Gras Parades in New Orleans?
review_date: 2021-02-02T01:52:55Z
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text:
Mardi Gras parades were canceled in 2021 to limit the spread of COVID-19. Instead, some people decorated their houses like parade floats in a trend that some called “Yardi Gras.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/refugee-caravan-trash-picture/
title: Does This Photograph Show Trash Left Behind by the Central American Caravan?
review_date: 2018-10-26T06:28:44Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows trash that was left behind by a caravan of refugees traveling from Honduras to the United States in October 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-washington-arms-quote/
title: Did George Washington Say This About Citizens' Right to Bear Arms?
review_date: 2020-01-22T03:24:23Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
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text:
U.S. President George Washington said, "When government takes away citizens' right to bear arms, it becomes citizens' duty to take away government's right to govern."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/navy-raccoon-breathalyzer/
title: Did a Drunken Sailor Use a Raccoon to Bypass an Ignition Interlock?
review_date: 2015-10-01T01:18:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A Navy officer was arrested for "abuse of public animal" and "drunken or reckless driving" after he used a raccoon to bypass an ignition interlock system.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/germany-distributes-leaflets-discouraging-rape-cologne-incident/
title: Did Germany Distribute Leaflets Discouraging Rape After Cologne Incident?
review_date: 2016-02-01T05:31:20Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Germany created and distributed leaflets to curb sexual assault due to an incident in Cologne on New Year's Eve.


title: Trump Says Africans Are Poor Because They Think of Sex Instead of Farming?
review_date: 2016-12-12T10:02:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President-elect Donald Trump said Africans are poor because "when it rains they think of sex instead of farming."

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-says-africans-are-poor-because-they-think-of-sex-instead-of-farming/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hawley-hate-crime-vote/
title: Was Josh Hawley the Only Senator To Vote Against COVID-19 Hate Crimes Bill?
review_date: 2021-04-23T07:05:45Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Josh Hawley was the only U.S. senator to vote against a bill facilitating the expedited review of COVID–19 hate crimes in response to an increase in violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/capitol-rioters-dating-apps/
title: Were Capitol Rioters IDed Via Online Dating Apps?
review_date: 2021-01-19T08:22:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Users of online dating apps attempted to help identify people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/romney-fake-tweet/
title: No, Mitt Romney Didn't Say This About Jill Biden
review_date: 2022-01-29T01:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney tweeted that first lady Jill Biden should get an Oscar for portraying "an Alzheimer's care giver posing as a loving wife."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rodney-king-camera/
title: Is the Camera That Recorded Police Beating Rodney King Up for Auction?
review_date: 2020-07-29T10:01:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The video camera George Holliday used to film Los Angeles police officers beating Rodney King in 1991 is being auctioned off.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bite-the-wax-tadpole/
title: Bite the Wax Tadpole
review_date: 1999-04-05T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Coca-Cola's initial transliteration of its name into Chinese produced a rendering whose meaning was "bite the wax tadpole."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/indiana-jones-rube-goldberg/
title: Is This Indiana Jones Rube Goldberg Machine Real?
review_date: 2022-02-18T00:45:44Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a physical Rube Goldberg machine featuring Legos and inspired by the movie character Indiana Jones.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amazon-alexa-world-war-iii-russia/
title: Did Amazon’s Alexa Predict WWIII Will Begin in November 2023?
review_date: 2023-02-21T13:21:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Amazon’s Alexa predicted that World War III will begin on Nov. 23, 2023, with a Russian attack on Germany.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/first-republic-bank-failure/
title: Was First Republic the 2nd-Largest Bank Failure in US History?
review_date: 2023-05-01T09:59:03Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
First Republic Bank was closed and sold to JPMorgan Chase on May 1, 2023, making it the second-largest U.S. bank failure in history based on its total assets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stairway-from-heaven/
title: Mysterious Staircase at Loretto Chapel
review_date: 2007-05-02T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The spiral stairway at Santa Fe's Loretto Chapel miraculously stands despite having no discernable means of support.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rick-scott-critical-condition/
title: Florida Governor Rick Scott Critically Injured During Hurricane Irma Cleanup?
review_date: 2017-09-11T05:15:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On 11 September 2017, Florida Governor Rick Scott was taken to hospital after being injured during a Hurricane Irma cleanup operation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mobile-mania/
title: Will Dialing 112 Connect To An Emergency Call Center When Cell Phone Has No Signal?
review_date: 2005-07-27T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Even when your cell phone signal is blocked, dialing 112 will connect you with an emergency call center.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/beach-party-kyiv/
title: Video from Beach Party in Kyiv Proves War in Ukraine Is a Hoax?
review_date: 2023-08-07T14:29:26Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video that went viral in August 2023 showed a beach party in Kyiv, proving that the war in Ukraine is a hoax.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wallace-looting-quote/
title: Did Trump and George Wallace Both Say, 'When the Looting Starts, the Shooting Starts'?
review_date: 2020-05-29T06:26:15Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump and former Alabama Gov. George Wallace both used the phrase, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mike-pence-jesus-care/
title: Did Mike Pence Say Americans Need More 'Jesus Care,' Not Health Care?
review_date: 2017-05-04T04:37:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Vice President Mike Pence said, "What the American people need is not more health care. What we need is more Jesus care."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag/
title: What's the Origin of 'Letting the Cat Out of the Bag'?
review_date: 2010-08-07T22:05:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
To “let the cat out of the bag” comes from cats being sold as pigs or sailors being whipped for transgressions.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/isaiah-crowell-police/
title: Did NFL Player Isaiah Crowell Post an Image of a Police Officer Being Killed?
review_date: 2017-08-24T05:56:10Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell once posted to his Instagram profile an artist's rendering of a hooded man cutting the throat of a police officer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-disqualified/
title: Hillary Clinton Disqualified by U.S. Code Title 18, Section 2071
review_date: 2016-05-27T03:14:44Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton is disqualified from holding the office of President under the provisions of U.S. Code Title 18, Section 2071.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-pandemic-preparedness-2014/
title: Did Obama Urge US Pandemic Preparedness in 2014?
review_date: 2020-04-13T06:41:42Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video clip shows former President Barack Obama stressing the need for U.S. pandemic preparedness in 2014.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/twitter-marjorie-taylor-greene/
title: Did Twitter Temporarily Suspend Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account?
review_date: 2021-01-18T04:45:28Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Twitter suspended the account of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, after she made erroneous claims regarding election fraud in a video clip.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amber-heard-johnny-depp-trial/
title: Did Amber Heard Steal 'Talented Mr. Ripley' Lines During Depp Trial?
review_date: 2022-05-05T04:17:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On May 4, 2022, Amber Heard borrowed lines from the movie "The Talented Mr. Ripley" in her testimony during a defamation trial brought by Johnny Depp.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chatgpt-trump-admiring-poem/
title: ChatGPT Declines Request for Poem Admiring Trump, But Biden Query Is Successful
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textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of January 2023, OpenAI's ChatGPT technology declined to write a poem admiring Donald Trump, but successfully drafted one for Joe Biden.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zelenskyy-singing-imagine/
title: Does Video Show Zelenskyy Singing John Lennon's 'Imagine'?
review_date: 2022-03-28T01:47:44Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shared widely in March 2022 showed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy performing John Lennon's "Imagine."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/teen-playing-pokemon-go-stabbed/
title: Teen Playing 'Pokemon Go' Stabbed and Mugged for His iPhone
review_date: 2016-07-07T04:36:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A teenager was stabbed after accidentally wandering into a bad neighborhood while playing the new 'Pokemon Go' app.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/adam-schiff-witnesses-testify/
title: Did Adam Schiff Pay Witnesses Over $40 Million to Testify Against Trump?
review_date: 2020-01-05T07:40:33Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Adam Schiff paid witnesses over $40 million to testify against President Trump during impeachment proceedings.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-under-arrest/
title: Was Donald Trump Placed 'Under Arrest' at Manhattan Courthouse?
review_date: 2023-04-04T12:11:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On April 4, 2023, former U.S. President Donald Trump was placed under arrest after turning himself in to the Manhattan District Attorney's office on hush-money charges.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/10-percent-ohio-river-basin/
title: Does 10% of the US Population Live in the Ohio River Basin?
review_date: 2023-02-14T15:07:20Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ten percent of the U.S. population lives in the Ohio River Basin, within which the East Palestine train derailment and chemical release occurred.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tax-holidays-for-immigrants/
title: Are Immigrants Exempt from Paying Taxes?
review_date: 1998-11-30T22:09:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. government grants tax holidays to certain favored groups of immigrants and provides them with free housing, new cars, and clothing allowances.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-retreat/
title: Did Donald Trump Joke Around, Fail to Salute the Flag During a Military Ceremony?
review_date: 2017-10-13T04:27:36Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump violated protocol by not standing or saluting during the playing of "Retreat" during an interview with Sean Hannity.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/soldier-rude-mat-retailer/
title: Did a Soldier Receive a Rude Response from an Online Mat Retailer?
review_date: 2007-01-17T16:15:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A U.S. Army soldier received a rude response after inquiring with an online retailer about shipments to APO addresses.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rnc-masks-social-distancing/
title: Did RNC Attendees Forgo Masks And Social Distancing?
review_date: 2020-09-01T03:19:24Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hundreds of people at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Washington, D.C., ignored mask-wearing and social-distancing recommendations as Trump officially accepted the Republican nomination.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lebanon-mo-walmart-cell-phone-rumor/
title: Large Cell Phone Purchase Rumor
review_date: 2015-12-11T03:36:08Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Middle Eastern men purchased dozens of burner cell phones at Walmarts in and around Lebanon, Missouri (ostensibly to carry out terror attacks); at the same time, multiple stores reported propane tank thefts.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-arrested-finger-circle-officer/
title: Was a Man Arrested for Playing the 'Finger Circle Game' With Law Enforcement?
review_date: 2018-01-03T00:55:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man was arrested for showing an officer an "A-OK" hand sign during a traffic stop in an attempt to get the officer to play the "finger circle" game.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jameson-whiskey-slave-cannibal/
title: Did a Jameson Whiskey Heir Buy a Slave Girl to Watch Her Get Cannibalized?
review_date: 2021-06-08T07:21:57Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
James Sligo Jameson once bought a slave girl in Africa so that he could live out his desire to watch her being murdered and cannibalized.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/herman-cain-newsmax/
title: Herman Cain, Ben Shapiro: Is This an Authentic Image from Newsmax Broadcast?
review_date: 2022-04-20T06:49:47Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In April 2022, Newsmax aired images of four people — Sheriff David Clarke, Herman Cain, Ben Shapiro, and Ben Carson — above a chyron that read, "LEFT CONSIDERS BLACK CONSERVATIVES TO BE TRAITORS."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bath-lightning-deaths/
title: Is It Dangerous to Take a Bath During a Thunderstorm?
review_date: 2011-07-16T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
It is dangerous to take baths or shower during thunderstorms, and people have been injured or killed while doing so.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-medicare-card-scam/
title: New Medicare Card Telephone Scam
review_date: 2018-02-28T02:45:28Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Federal authorities are calling senior citizens and asking for personal information, before sending out a new Medicare card


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/3d-recreation-moses-hulk-hogan/
title: No, This is Not a 3D Recreation of What Moses Might Have Looked Like
review_date: 2023-01-27T09:16:10Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A digital rendering accurately shows a 3D model of what Moses might have looked like, created by scientists at Exeter University.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-oo5251839/
title: The 'OO5251839' Post Doesn't 'Circumvent' Facebook Algorithm
review_date: 2021-06-02T07:33:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Copying and pasting a "OO5251839" message "circumvents" Facebook's algorithm and makes old friends appear in your News Feed.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gravity-payments-ceo-rent-house/
title: Did Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price Have to Rent His House to Make Ends Meet?
review_date: 2017-01-09T04:40:54Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price rented his house in order to make ends meet after taking a $900,000 pay cut and raising the minimum salary at his company to $70,000.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-girl-gender-transition-book/
title: Does an American Girl Book Give Children Advice on Gender-Affirming Care?
review_date: 2022-12-08T15:02:26Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A children's book in an American Girl-branded series of self-help guides gives children advice on gender-affirming care.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-refuse-white-house-blue/
title: Did President Obama Refuse to Turn the White House Blue to Honor Fallen Police?
review_date: 2017-05-16T06:39:34Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump ordered the White House bathed in blue light to honor fallen police officers, something President Obama "refused" to do.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-campaign-ad-ukraine/
title: Did a Trump Campaign Ad Use a Photo from Ukraine of Protesters Hitting Police?
review_date: 2020-07-23T06:36:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A campaign advertisement on U.S. President Donald Trump's official Facebook account presented an old photograph from Ukraine as if it showed violence against police officers in the United States.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/christine-blasey-ford-psychologist/
title: Did Christine Blasey Ford Commit Perjury by Identifying Herself as a Research Psychologist?
review_date: 2018-10-01T11:08:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Christine Blasey Ford committed perjury by identifying herself as a 'research psychologist' in her Senate committee testimony.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/student-debt-cap-protest-photo/
title: Photograph Doesn't Show Texas Students Protesting College Debt
review_date: 2016-04-05T08:05:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a group of Texas college students protesting the rising cost of education by writing their debts on their graduation caps.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kayleigh-mcenany-murder-rate-trump/
title: Did Kayleigh McEnany Inadvertently Highlight Murder Rate Rise in Trump's Final Year?
review_date: 2021-09-23T04:03:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2021, Kayleigh McEnany posted, then deleted, a tweet that inadvertently highlighted a sharp annual increase in the U.S. murder rate in 2020 — President Donald Trump's final year in office.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fake-vice-headline-woodchippers/
title: No, This Isn't a Real Headline About Cuba and Woodchippers
review_date: 2021-11-17T08:16:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Vice News headline claimed that the Cuban government is "literally just throwing people straight into the woodchipper."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/katrina-pierson-shoplifting-unemployment/
title: Katrina Pierson Arrested for Shoplifting, Illegally Collected Unemployment?
review_date: 2016-08-15T03:04:33Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson was arrested for shoplifting and continued to collect unemployment benefits while working.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/islamic-refugee-new-mexico/
title: 'Islamic Refugee' with Gas Pipeline Plans Arrested in New Mexico Border County
review_date: 2016-06-16T08:24:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An "Islamic refugee" was apprehended in Luna County, New Mexico and found to be in possession of plans to a gas pipeline.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/life-expectancy-decline/
title: Did US Life Expectancy in 2020 See Biggest Decline Since WWII?
review_date: 2021-07-21T03:01:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that life expectancy fell by 1.5 years between 2019 and 2020, the biggest annual decline since 1943.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shiveluch-volcano-eruption-russia/
title: Is This Real Video of the Shiveluch Volcano Eruption in Russia?
review_date: 2023-04-12T09:07:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video accurately depicts the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in Russia, in which vast dust clouds engulf the sky.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obamacare-and-the-affordable-care-act/
title: Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act
review_date: 2017-01-10T01:47:46Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Image is a screenshot of a sincere debate between Facebook friends over the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-girl-naked-photos/
title: Online Pics Do Not Show Joe Biden Naked with Young Girl
review_date: 2022-07-12T09:46:25Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pictures from a video allegedly found on Hunter Biden's laptop computer show U.S. President Joe Biden and his daughter, or another young girl, naked together.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-covid-advice/
title: Did NHS Warn Against Gwyneth Paltrow's COVID-19 Advice?
review_date: 2021-02-25T08:31:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A leader of the National Health Service (NHS) warned against the advice of Gwyneth Paltrow for treating lingering effects of COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/da-vinci-last-words/
title: Are These Leonardo Da Vinci's Surprising Last Words?
review_date: 2017-11-22T06:19:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Leonardo da Vinci's dying words were "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trumps-sister-donnies-acting-like-nutjob/
title: Did Trump's Older Sister Say 'Donnie's Acting Like a Nutjob'?
review_date: 2018-01-16T00:17:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump's older sister, federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, said Trump was called "Donnie Dimwit" as a child, and is now "acting like a nutjob."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marlboro-cigarettes-production/
title: Did the Company That Makes Marlboros Announce They Intend to Stop Producing Cigarettes?
review_date: 2019-01-11T09:37:19Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2019, the company that makes Marlboros announced their intention to stop producing cigarettes altogether.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alabama-food-stamps-car/
title: Will Alabama Take Away Your Food Stamps If You Own a Car?
review_date: 2016-03-18T08:05:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Republicans in Alabama filed a bill which (if passed) would prohibit people who owned cars from receiving food stamps.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/corps-belief/
title: ACLU and Praying Marines
review_date: 2005-11-28T21:35:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The ACLU objected to a U.S. Marine prayer session because it constituted "federal employees praying on federal property and on federal time."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mother-teresa-hillary-clinton-abortion/
title: Did Mother Teresa Teach Hillary Clinton a Lesson on Abortion?
review_date: 2016-09-03T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
When asked by Hillary Clinton why she thought the U.S. hasn't had a female president yet, Mother Teresa answered, "Because you probably aborted her."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/james-garner-in-korea/
title: James Garner in Korea
review_date: 2014-07-27T18:31:38Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor James Garner detected the presence of an enemy patrol during the Korean War through the smell of garlic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/guise-and-dolls/
title: Legend: Wife Seduces Husband at Halloween Party — but He Switched Costumes?
review_date: 1999-08-04T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman seduces her husband at Halloween party and then finds out he switched costumes with someone else.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mass-graves-covid-19-deaths/
title: Are 'Mass Graves' Being Dug for COVID-19 Deaths?
review_date: 2020-04-10T05:19:44Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Images show mass graves being dug in New York to bury victims of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic in 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-if-vaccinated-wont-get-covid/
title: Did Biden Say You Won't Get COVID if You're Vaccinated?
review_date: 2021-11-08T02:35:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a July 2021 CNN town hall, U.S. President Joe Biden falsely stated that "You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations," and "If you’re vaccinated, you’re not going to be hospitalized, you’re not going to be in the ICU unit, and you’re not going to die."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dems-ukraine-trump-investigate/
title: Did Dems Write to Ukrainians in 2018 Asking Them to 'Investigate Trump'?
review_date: 2019-09-27T04:15:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Democratic senators “sent a letter to the prosecutor in Ukraine” in 2018 asking him to "investigate Trump.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rnc-speaker-lineup/
title: Is This a Real Lineup of Speakers at the Republican National Convention?
review_date: 2020-08-24T09:49:01Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A meme accurately lists six of the speakers scheduled to appear at the Republican National Convention in August 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walmart-self-checkout-discount-code/
title: Does This Walmart Self-Checkout Discount Code Really Work?
review_date: 2021-06-16T04:52:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Walmart customers can receive a discount at self-checkout by entering a code seen above the front doors.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-tax-social-security-1983/
title: Did Biden Twice Vote To Tax Social Security While in the Senate?
review_date: 2020-09-14T10:14:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During his time in the U.S. Senate, Joe Biden cast two votes 10 years apart — one of them the deciding vote — in favor of legislation that taxed Social Security income.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eminem-knee-super-bowl/
title: Did Eminem Kneel in Defiance at the Super Bowl?
review_date: 2022-02-14T01:43:46Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Eminem kneeled in protest of police brutality and in defiance of NFL orders not to during the Super Bowl halftime show in February 2022.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/las-vegas-hotels-donate-rooms/
title: Did All Vegas Hotels Except Trump's Donate Rooms for COVID-19 First Responders?
review_date: 2020-04-14T04:26:34Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
All hotels in Las Vegas have made donations to help emergency personnel in the city except for one: Trump International Hotel.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-conor-mcgregor-and-floyd-mayweather-sign-for-a-rematch/
title: Did Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Sign for a Rematch?
review_date: 2018-04-13T09:00:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have agreed to fight a rematch, to be fought under modified mixed martial arts rules.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/out-of-the-woods-2/
title: James Woods Saw the 9/11 Terrorists?
review_date: 2001-10-10T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor James Woods said he observed and reported four suspicious men possibly making a hijacking trial run on an airline flight before the 9/11 attacks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cnn-washing-machine/
title: Did CNN Purchase an Industrial-Sized Washing Machine to Spin News?
review_date: 2018-03-01T09:52:51Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
CNN invested in an industrial-sized washing machine to help their journalists and news anchors spin the news before publication.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-orwell-people-accomplices/
title: Did Orwell Write That People Who Elect Corrupt Politicians Are 'Accomplices'?
review_date: 2020-11-30T01:19:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Author George Orwell wrote: “A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims … but accomplices.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lee-county-covid-vax/
title: Did the Lee County, Florida, GOP Pass a Proposal To Ban COVID-19 Vaccines?
review_date: 2023-02-23T15:48:02Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Lee County (Florida) Republican Party passed a proposal seeking to ban the sale and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Florida.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ron-paul-vid-masks-dont-work/
title: Is Ron Paul Video True in Saying 'Masks Don't Work' To Combat COVID?
review_date: 2020-11-23T09:14:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul accurately claimed "masks don't work" to prevent the spread of COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-boot-wrong-foot-forgot/
title: Did Biden Wear His Walking Boot on the Wrong Foot?
review_date: 2020-12-08T06:38:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs prove that U.S. President-elect Biden put an orthopedic boot on the "wrong foot" in December 2020, accidentally "revealing" that his fractured foot was a ruse.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/purple-paint-no-trespassing/
title: 'Purple Paint' Trespass Warning
review_date: 2016-09-07T03:02:34Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Purple paint on a fence post indicates that you are in danger and should leave the area immediately.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-hancock-and-bull-story/
title: John Hancock on His Declaration of Independence Signature
review_date: 2001-07-29T18:02:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
When John Hancock affixed his famously large signature to the Declaration of Independence, he proclaimed, "There, I guess King George will be able to read that!"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/southwest-flight-cancellations/
title: No Evidence Southwest Pilots Called Out Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
review_date: 2021-10-11T06:49:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Southwest Airlines canceled a large number of flights in early October 2021 due to pilots calling out sick in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ingrid-newkirk-quotes-peta-euthanasia/
title: PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk on Euthanizing Animals
review_date: 2018-11-19T03:53:57Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Four quotations attributed to PETA president and co-founder Ingrid Newkirk in a viral November 2018 meme are authentic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-flies-sick-boy/
title: Did Trump's Private Jet Carry a Sick Child from California to New York?
review_date: 2015-08-15T02:40:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump's private jet carried a critically ill 3-year-old Jewish boy from California to New York for medical treatment in 1988.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eeyore-indiana-jones-adventure/
title: Is Eeyore 'Hiding' in Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure Ride?
review_date: 2020-12-01T02:54:11Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Eeyore, the lovable but sad Winnie the Pooh character, can be found in Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure ride.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sons-top-democrats-ukraine-clinton/
title: Did Sons of Top Democrats Do Business in Ukraine As Part of Clinton-Linked Conspiracy?
review_date: 2019-10-11T11:19:03Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The sons of several top Democrats worked for Ukraine-linked energy companies, as part of a conspiracy involving the Clinton Foundation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bathing-suit-police/
title: Is This a Real Photo of Venice, Calif., Police Enforcing 'Bathing Suit Laws'?
review_date: 2023-03-01T17:37:55Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A photograph authentically shows police officers measuring women's bathing suits for compliance with modesty laws on Venice Beach, California, around 1930.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/panda-express-cult-seminar/
title: Did Panda Express Subject Employees to 'Cult-Like' Self-Improvement Seminar?
review_date: 2021-03-16T05:43:28Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Panda Express and Alive Seminars made employees participate in a team-building seminar that was like a “cult-initiation ritual” and included sexual battery.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-trial-benghazi/
title: Was Hillary Clinton Recently 'On Trial' for Benghazi?
review_date: 2020-06-17T07:02:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton was "'on trial' for Benghazi" in June 2020, but the news of it was obscured by other events.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-winged-goblin-insect/
title: Is ‘American Winged Goblin’ Insect Real?
review_date: 2022-09-19T08:12:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph depicts an “American winged goblin,” or the “Angelus mandragora luctus admonum parva américanum,” an insect that looks just like a goblin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/homer-simpson-union-job/
title: Did Homer Simpson Say He Could Buy a House Because of His Union Job?
review_date: 2021-04-09T07:05:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Homer Simpson tells Frank Grimes that he is able to afford a nice house because he has a "union job."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/manafort-ties-to-russia/
title: FBI Announces Inquiry Into Trump Campaign Ties to Russia?
review_date: 2016-11-01T06:51:25Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The FBI announced an inquiry into Russian ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/racial-slur-business-destroyed/
title: Did a Racist Who Followed a Black Man Home to Call Him a Racial Slur Have His Business Destroyed?
review_date: 2018-08-02T12:46:47Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A white man who followed an African-American motorist to his home after a road rage incident and called him a racial slur has lost his business.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sex-trafficking-lying-road-trick/
title: Did Sex Traffickers in Florida Trick Motorists By Lying in the Road?
review_date: 2019-12-31T02:23:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In late 2019, a pattern of incidents existed whereby motorists were tricked into stopping their cars by a person lying in the road, as part of a prevalent sex-trafficking tactic in Tampa, Florida.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dakota-meyer-banned/
title: Medal of Honor Recipient Banned from Marine Corps Ball for Criticizing Obama?
review_date: 2016-11-14T14:30:42Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Obama administration disinvited Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer from the Marine Corps' 241st birthday ball in Kabul, Afghanistan, because he criticized the President.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/celine-dion-billboard-top-100-submersible/
title: Did Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’ Enter Billboard Top 100 After Titanic Submersible Event?
review_date: 2023-06-23T13:40:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Singer Celine Dion’s song “My Heart Will Go On” from the 1997 epic film “Titanic” hit number 12 on the Billboard 100 charts and got more than 7 million streams on Spotify in the week after the Titan submersible event.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/strait-robbery/
title: Did Tyrone Woodfork Beat an Elderly Oklahoma Couple?
review_date: 2012-04-03T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bob and Nancy Strait, an eldery Tulsa, Oklahoma, couple, were beaten and robbed in their home by Tyrone Woodfork.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sunscreen-eyes-eclipse/
title: Did People Put Sunscreen on Their Eyes During the Solar Eclipse?
review_date: 2017-09-05T08:56:20Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During the August 2017 solar eclipse, some people in California applied sunscreen to their eyeballs in a mistaken attempt to protect their eyes from damage.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lisa-barsoomian-rod-rosenstein/
title: Did a Shadowy Conspiracy Involve 'Purging' the Internet of Records Relating to Lisa Barsoomian?
review_date: 2018-04-16T06:22:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Authorities have deleted court records and online references to former United States Attorney Lisa Barsoomian, as part of a "deep state" conspiracy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elon-musk-buca-di-beppo/
title: Did Elon Musk Tweet a Dessert Picture from a Restaurant Amid COVID-19 Restrictions?
review_date: 2020-05-14T01:49:34Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Tesla entrepreneur and SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted a picture of a dessert from Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant with the comment "ice cream sundae in a martini glass."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/golfing-trump-election-results/
title: Was Trump Golfing When the 2020 Presidential Election Was Called?
review_date: 2020-11-07T04:25:02Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump was golfing when Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-incitement-violence/
title: Did Donald Trump Encourage Violence at His Rallies?
review_date: 2018-02-21T02:33:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral cartoon accurately reproduced statements made by Donald Trump on the presidential campaign trail.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/colored-stickers-target-homes-dog-owners/
title: Colored Stickers Target Homes of Dog Owners?
review_date: 2013-03-11T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Criminals are marking homes with bags tied to trees or colored stickers in order to steal dogs for use in dogfighting events.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/other-peoples-money/
title: Margaret Thatcher on Socialism
review_date: 2009-07-06T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Margaret Thatcher once said that "The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pancreatic-cancer-test/
title: Did a 15-Year-Old Invent a '100% Accurate' Pancreatic Cancer Test?
review_date: 2019-09-04T01:44:30Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jack Andraka, 15, came up with a “100 percent accurate” cancer-detection method that was “168 times faster, 26,000 times less expensive, and 400 times more sensitive” than current methods.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lights-out/
title: Flashing Headlights Gang Initiation
review_date: 1998-11-30T06:28:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Prospective new gang members are being initiated by killing the drivers of cars who flash their headlights at them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/who-is-sonny-tufts/
title: Who Is Sonny Tufts?
review_date: 1999-12-12T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A celebrity guesting on a radio program once announced with bewildered amazement that the following week’s featured star would be Sonny Tufts.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/otherkin-policy/
title: The ‘Otherkin Policy’ at Kokomo High School Is Satire
review_date: 2022-04-27T03:25:42Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A high school in Indiana sent out an email informing teachers of a new "otherkin policy" to accommodate students who identify as part animal.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scott-morrison-kids-use-forklifts/
title: Did Australian PM Scott Morrison Propose Letting Kids Drive Forklifts?
review_date: 2022-01-20T03:58:00Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison proposed allowing children under 18 years old to drive forklifts in order to tackle labor shortages and supply chain issues.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bless-you/
title: Why Do We Say 'Bless You!' When Someone Sneezes?
review_date: 2001-04-17T05:33:28Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
The origin of saying "Bless you!" when someone sneezes stems from an ancient desire to safeguard the sneezer's soul or to commend the dying to the mercy of God.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robert-e-lee-20-bill/
title: Did the United States Treasury Announce Plans to Put Robert E. Lee on the New $20 Bill?
review_date: 2017-09-07T06:34:16Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2017, the United States Treasury announced plans to produce a new $20 bill featuring the face of Confederate general Robert E. Lee.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/secret-room-new-york-apartment/
title: Did a Woman Find a 'Secret Room' Behind the Bathroom Mirror of Her Apartment?
review_date: 2021-03-10T08:11:45Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
New York City resident Samantha Hartsoe found a "secret" room connected to her apartment through a hole behind her bathroom mirror.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/deadly-crash-kills-two-moms-five-kids/
title: Fake News: Deadly Crash Kills Two Moms, Five Kids
review_date: 2017-04-11T03:36:25Z
textual_rating: False
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A recent fiery automobile accident claim the lives of two mothers and five children as two fathers tried desperately to save them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lin-wood-biden-dead-trump/
title: Did Lin Wood Find Trump at White House and Biden Missing?
review_date: 2021-05-01T04:05:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Attorney Lin Wood toured the White House in April 2021 looking for U.S. President Joe Biden, but found former President Donald Trump instead, while Biden remained missing and possibly dead.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-obama-salary-donations/
title: Does Trump Donate All of His Presidential Salary, While Obama Donated None?
review_date: 2018-07-08T01:39:06Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Donald Trump donates his entire presidential salary and Melania Trump has a White House staff of only four, while President Obama donated nothing and First Lady Michelle Obama had a staff of 23.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/absentee-ballot-fraud-heritage/
title: Did US Only Have 143 Absentee-Ballot Fraud Convictions Over 20 Years?
review_date: 2020-08-10T07:50:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. has had 143 criminal convictions for absentee-ballot fraud (or .0006% of the total vote) over the past 20 years.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elizabeth-warren-indian-card/
title: Did Sen. Elizabeth Warren Describe Her Race as 'American Indian' on Her 1986 Texas Bar Card?
review_date: 2019-02-06T07:25:10Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren listed her race as "American Indian" on her 1986 Texas State Bar registration card.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/g-w-bush-lost-22-million-e-mails/
title: George W. Bush White House 'Lost' 22 Million E-mails?
review_date: 2016-10-10T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
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publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The G.W. Bush administration "lost" 22 million official e-mails sent and received via private servers between the years 2003 and 2005.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aoc-capitol-attack/
title: Did AOC Exaggerate the Danger She Was in During Capitol Riot?
review_date: 2021-02-03T11:03:48Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exaggerated the danger she was in during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, in that she "wasn't even in the Capitol building" when the rioting occurred.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pastor-trump-codefendant-georgia-election-case/
title: Was Pastor Among 18 Trump Co-Defendants Arrested in Georgia Election Case?
review_date: 2023-08-28T17:23:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A pastor was among the 18 co-defendants arrested in Fulton County, Georgia, in a case centered on former U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in that state.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/heineken-beer-bottle-houses/
title: Did Alfred Heineken Invent Bottle To Function as a Brick To Build Houses?
review_date: 2022-02-26T00:00:16Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 1963, Dutch businessman Alfred “Freddy” Heineken created a bottle that could also function as a brick to build houses in impoverished countries.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gwen-stefani-leaving-blake/
title: False Rumor About Gwen Stefani Divorcing Blake Shelton Started with Online Scam
review_date: 2023-06-12T15:13:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An online article was an authentic news story about Gwen Stefani divorcing Blake Shelton because she was "tired" of his "fat-shaming antics."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/farmers-injecting-oxytocin/
title: Are Farmers Injecting Fruits and Vegetables with Oxytocin?
review_date: 2018-01-26T08:43:10Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Farmers are injecting fruits and vegetables with the human hormone oxytocin to enhance their growth and appearance.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abbey-lain/
title: Did a Grieving Girl's Letter to God Get a Response?
review_date: 2007-03-11T23:11:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A child who wrote to God about her deceased pet received a kind letter and a book to help her with her bereavement in response.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/booze-sputnik-v/
title: Did Russian Official Recommend No Booze for 42 Days After COVID Vaccination?
review_date: 2020-12-10T09:16:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Russian health official recommended that people being vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine abstain from drinking for two weeks before the first shot and 42 days after it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shot-whiskey-origin/
title: Did the Phrase 'a Shot of Whiskey' Originate in the Old West?
review_date: 2017-10-14T08:39:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The phrase "a shot of whiskey" originated in the Old West, as a single bullet was worth roughly the same as the drink and often substituted for currency.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wally-pipp-headache/
title: Wally Pipp's Career-Ending 'Headache'
review_date: 2003-08-03T14:24:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak began when Yankee first baseman Wally Pipp sat out a game with a headache.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fitzgerald-letter-quarantine/
title: Was This Letter Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in Quarantine?
review_date: 2020-05-04T04:47:36Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A letter was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920 while the author was quarantined in France during the "Spanish influenza" pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sam-adams-beer-illegal-15-states/
title: Yes, Samuel Adams' New Beer Is Illegal in 15 States
review_date: 2021-09-20T07:41:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2021, Samuel Adams announced the release of a beer that would be illegal in 15 states because of its high alcohol content.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/defaced-abolitionist-statue/
title: Did George Floyd Protesters Deface the Statue of an Abolitionist?
review_date: 2020-06-17T09:14:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Persons protesting the police-custody death of George Floyd defaced a statue of an abolitionist in Philadelphia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/employee-emasculated-octopus/
title: Was an Aquarium Employee Emasculated After a Sexual Assault on an Octopus?
review_date: 2017-11-12T04:07:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A San Diego Zoo employee was hospitalized after trying to have sex with an octopus and sustaining heavy damage to his genitalia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/incarcerated-covid19-checks/
title: Will Prisoners Receive COVID-19 Stimulus Checks?
review_date: 2021-03-09T04:53:07Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Incarcerated people, including those who were convicted for murder like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, will be getting stimulus relief checks as part of the latest COVID-19 relief bill in March 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robin-williams-worst-thing-in-life/
review_date: 2020-01-21T07:15:48Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The quote "I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone” originated with Robin Williams.

title:
Did Robin Williams Say the 'Worst Thing in Life is Ending Up With People Who Make You Feel All Alone'?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-heritage-stamps/
title: Are Black Heritage Stamps Being Discontinued?
review_date: 2000-03-22T19:01:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Postal Service is discontinuing the Black Heritage series of postage stamps and destroying the remaining stock.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-led-u-n-pay-blacks-reparations/
title: Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. to Immediately Pay Blacks 'Reparations'
review_date: 2016-12-20T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Led by President Obama, the United Nations ordered the U.S. to pay reparations to African Americans for slavery.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pallets-of-bricks-protest-sites/
title: Were Pallets of Bricks Strategically Placed at US Protest Sites?
review_date: 2020-06-04T02:06:55Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Government officials, law enforcement, billionaires, or antifa groups nefariously placed pallets of bricks at protest sites in U.S. cities to stoke violence during June 2020 demonstrations against police brutality.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gummi-bears-car-wax/
title: Are Gummi Bears Made with Car Wax?
review_date: 2016-09-20T04:53:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The popular Gummi Bears (and similar fruit-flavored candies) are made with carnauba wax, the same ingredient that is found in car polish.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/taliban-hanging-black-hawk/
title: Did Taliban Hang a Man From a Black Hawk Helicopter?
review_date: 2021-08-31T02:08:56Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows an American interpreter being hanged from a Black Hawk helicopter flown by the Taliban.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-dies-while-attached/
title: Man Dies During Sex While Attached to Prostitute?
review_date: 2016-02-04T14:46:13Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man who expired during sex was taken to the hospital to be surgically separated from the prostitute who was still attached to him.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/patriot-party-trump/
title: Did Trump Start a New Political Party Called the 'Patriot Party'?
review_date: 2021-01-26T08:02:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of late January 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump had started a new U.S. political party called the "Patriot Party."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/interesting-year-1981/
title: Are These Things True About the Years of King Charles' Weddings?
review_date: 2006-01-24T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An email purporting to outline coincidences between the years of King Charles III's weddings and the deaths of popes, among other events, is accurate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/school-art-project-candlelight/
title: Suggestive 'Candlelight' Painting
review_date: 2015-10-05T07:07:05Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph depicts a school art project titled "candlelight" that yielded unexpectedly suggestive paintings.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amazon-bankrupting-united-states-postal-service/
title: Is Amazon Bankrupting the United States Postal Service?
review_date: 2018-04-04T14:05:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Amazon's use of the USPS for package delivery services has resulted in a severe financial loss to the Postal Service.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-veterans-day-56-years/
review_date: 2018-11-16T03:15:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
November 2018 marked the first Veterans Day in 56 years upon which the sitting U.S. president did not attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

title:
Was Donald Trump the First President in 56 Years Not to Visit Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stanley-kubrick-letter/
title: Was Stanley Kubrick's 'Don't F*** with Me' Letter Real?
review_date: 2016-07-22T02:37:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Director Stanley Kubrick wrote a profanity-laced letter to MGM executive James T. Aubrey warning him not to make a sequel to '2001: A Space Odyssey.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/flag-nancy-pelosi/
title: Did Pelosi Give George Floyd's Family a US Flag Meant To Honor Vets?
review_date: 2020-06-16T09:56:19Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
On June 10, 2020, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented Philonise Floyd, a brother to George Floyd, a folded American flag — a gesture that's exclusively for honoring veterans.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/body-ohio-river-clinton-aide/
title: Was a Body Found in the Ohio River That of a Major Clinton Aide?
review_date: 2019-02-11T15:09:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A dead body that washed ashore on the Ohio River was identified as that of a man who worked as both an aide to Hillary Clinton and a bodyguard to Clinton's daughter, Chelsea.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hackman-trump-president/
title: Did Gene Hackman Say Trump 'Could Easily Turn Out to Be One of the Best Presidents'?
review_date: 2019-06-24T02:26:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Gene Hackman said Donald Trump 'could easily turn out to be one of the best presidents America has ever seen.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-do-something-about-president/
title: Did Barack Obama Say 'If We Don’t Do Something About This President, I Will?'
review_date: 2018-07-02T03:31:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Obama said "If we don’t do something about this president, I will" at a Democratic fundraiser in June 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reality-tv-15-impregnate-woman/
title: Did a Reality TV Show See '15 Men Compete To Impregnate a Woman'?
review_date: 2020-12-14T05:19:03Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 2020 reality TV show was based on the premise of 15 men competing to impregnate a woman and start a family with her.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nolan-ryan-fight-photo/
title: Does This Photograph Show Nolan Ryan Pitching After an On-Field Fight?
review_date: 2019-09-03T07:04:34Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a bleeding Nolan Ryan pitching in the aftermath of an on-field fight with Robin Ventura.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/soldiers-remains-dumped-landfill/
title: Were the Remains of U.S. Soldiers Dumped in a Landfill?
review_date: 2016-01-15T03:23:30Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The remains of more than 250 soldiers were dumped in a landfill between 2004 and 2008, a fact that was ignored by the mainstream media.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stanley-kubrick-moon-landing-fake/
title: Does This Footage Show Stanley Kubrick Directing the Moon Landing?
review_date: 2023-07-04T09:00:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Archived footage from Stanley Kubrick showed him shooting scenes for the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, proving that it was faked.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/southwest-airlines-las-vegas-ticket-giveaway-scam/
title: Southwest Airlines Las Vegas Ticket Giveaway Scam
review_date: 2016-02-06T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Southwest Airlines is giving away four tickets to Las Vegas and $5,000 spending money to Facebook users who share and like a page.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloomberg-political-ads/
title: Could Bloomberg Give Each American $1M with Money He Spent on Ads?
review_date: 2020-03-06T02:12:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg could have given each American $1 million for the amount of money he spent on political ads during his 2020 U.S. presidential campaign.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cellphones-homeland-security/
title: Facebook Posts About Homeland Security Memos and 'Hacked' Cellphones Are Misleading
review_date: 2022-03-28T10:40:21Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Texts and posts were true that said cellphones were being hacked to steal banking information, and that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had advised U.S. citizens to top off fuel and store up cash and food due to the situation in Ukraine in early 2022.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chinese-intelligence-coronavirus/
title: Did a Chinese Intelligence Officer Reveal the 'Truth About the Coronavirus Outbreak'?
review_date: 2020-02-20T02:42:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Chinese intelligence officer revealed that a new coronavirus was developed in a lab as a bioweapon.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mars-real-audio/
title: Is This Real Audio From Mars?
review_date: 2021-02-19T06:39:36Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
NASA shared a 26-second video featuring audio recorded on the surface of Mars by the space agency's Perseverance Rover on Feb. 19, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/johnson-johnson-formaldehyde/
title: Did Johnson and Johnson Admit Their Baby Products Contain Cancer-Causing Formaldehyde?
review_date: 2015-09-18T04:21:58Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Johnson & Johnson "admitted" that their brand baby products contain formaldehyde, which is a known carcinogen.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pentagon-spends-powerball-tickets/
title: Pentagon Spends $10 Million on Powerball Tickets?
review_date: 2016-01-13T02:53:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Pentagon purchased five million Powerball tickets at a cost of $10 million so they could buy more F-35s if they won.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/madonna-and-child-florida-ban/
title: Did Florida School Ban 'Madonna and Child,' Calling It an 'Assault on Family Values'?
review_date: 2023-04-03T16:20:55Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A Florida high school censored a Renaissance painting called "Madonna and Child," calling it an “assault on family values.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marjorie-greene-armed-high-school/
title: Did an Armed Student Take Hostages at Marjorie Taylor Greene's High School?
review_date: 2021-02-05T09:07:32Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
While U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was in high school, one of her fellow students held hostages at gunpoint, giving her firsthand experience of "the fear" associated with gun violence.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-community-survey-legit/
title: Is the 'American Community Survey' Letter a Scam or Legit?
review_date: 2022-11-03T13:44:54Z
textual_rating: Legit
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A letter bearing the U.S. Census Bureau logo describes an "American Community Survey" and directs users to visit respond.census.gov/acs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/louisiana-court-black-man-hedge/
title: Did Louisiana High Court Uphold Black Man’s Life Sentence for Stealing Hedge Clippers?
review_date: 2020-08-11T09:25:56Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Black man was sentenced to life in prison in 1997 for stealing hedge clippers — a decision upheld by Louisiana's Supreme Court in July 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/does-eyewitness-testimony-second-parkland-shooter/
title: Eyewitness Testimony Confirms a Second Parkland Shooter?
review_date: 2018-02-19T09:53:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Eyewitness testimony confirms that there was a second shooter during the Parkland, Florida school shooting on 14 February 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/titan-sub-transcript/
title: Was the Titan Sub's Text Message 'Transcript' or 'Log' Released?
review_date: 2023-07-06T16:22:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A transcript shared online documents the final text message communications from the Titan submersible.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rapinoe-released-olympic-blunder/
title: Was Megan Rapinoe Released by US Olympic Team After Women's World Cup 'Blunder'?
review_date: 2023-08-07T10:20:33Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
U.S. women's national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe was released by the U.S. Olympic Team after a Women's World Cup "blunder."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-natalie-palmer-hunt-kill-wolves/
title: Did Natalie Palmer Botes Hunt and Kill These Wolves?
review_date: 2018-05-31T02:06:02Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Natalie Palmer Botes, the daughter of big game hunter Walter Palmer, with several dead wolves — including one that had recently given birth to cubs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/snapchat-crying-filter-amber-heard/
title: Was the Snapchat Crying Filter Inspired by Amber Heard?
review_date: 2022-05-13T01:33:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The new Snapchat crying face filter is inspired by Amber Heard crying during her testimony about her relationship with Johnny Depp during their defamation trial .


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nra-hillary-clinton-quote/
title: Hillary Clinton: 'I Will Get the NRA Shut Down for Good'
review_date: 2016-10-22T11:25:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Hillary Clinton vowed that she would shut down the NRA and ban handguns if she were elected President.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauxtography-sashimi-tapeworms/
title: Did a Man Get Tapeworms from Eating Sashimi?
review_date: 2015-06-16T09:02:29Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
X-rays document a man in China whose body became riddled with tapeworms due to his consumption of sashimi.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/will-a-doomsday-asteroid-destroy-earth-in-february-2017/
title: Will a Doomsday Asteroid Destroy Earth in February 2017?
review_date: 2017-01-26T05:03:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
NASA is lying about the path of a recently discovered asteroid, and it will actually cause widespread destruction when it hits Earth in February 2017.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chobani-ceo-importing-300-muslim-refugees-per-month/
title: Chobani CEO Importing 300 Muslim Refugees per Month
review_date: 2016-03-28T11:53:35Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
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publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya vowed to "drown the United States in Muslims" and is "importing them to Idaho 300 at a time to work in his factory."


text: Jim Mattis once criticized "pantyhose-wearing" politicians for imposing restrictions on gun use.
url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jim-mattis-pantyhose-gun-control/
review_date: 2019-01-17T07:52:24Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
title:
Did Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Criticize 'Pantyhose-Wearing' Politicians for Gun Restrictions?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-impeachment-dow-jones/
review_date: 2018-10-12T07:26:36Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
In November 2012, Donald Trump proclaimed on Twitter that "If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately!"

title:
Did Donald Trump Say the Sitting President Should Be Impeached If the Dow Jones Loses 1,000 Points in Two Days?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/today-i-met-an-angel/
title: Today I Met an Angel
review_date: 2016-04-10T05:52:10Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A patron paid the restaurant tab for seven different families and left his server a $1,500 tip at a Denny's.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pope-francis-kiss-ring/
title: Did Pope Francis Prevent People from Kissing His Ring?
review_date: 2019-03-27T01:37:17Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows Pope Francis withdrawing his hand as a line of people attempted to kiss his papal ring.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/uncle-don-rumor/
title: Did Uncle Don Call Kids 'Little Bastards' on the Air?
review_date: 2020-02-07T03:49:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Children's radio host Uncle Don inadvertently uttered a shockingly derogatory remark about youngsters that was caught on an open mic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/passing-the-buck/
title: Does the Word 'Buck' Derive From a Reference to Black Male Slaves?
review_date: 2001-03-25T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The use of the word "buck" as a slang term for "dollar" derives from a reference to Black male slaves.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/c-span-video-joe-biden-ukraine/
title: Does a C-SPAN Video Show Joe Biden 'Confessing to Bribery'?
review_date: 2019-10-09T05:07:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A C-SPAN video shows former Vice President Joe Biden confessing that he "bribed" Ukraine to drop the Burisma investigation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ocasio-cortez-change-textbooks-act/
title: Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pass the 'Change Unfit New Textbooks Act'?
review_date: 2019-01-20T05:27:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez passed a 'Change Unfit New Textbooks Act' requiring that school textbooks be scrubbed of any mention of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-gore-92-confederate/
title: Is This a 1992 Clinton-Gore Confederate Flag Campaign Button?
review_date: 2015-06-24T02:53:36Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The 1992 Clinton-Gore presidential campaign distributed a button featuring a Confederate flag motif.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pregnant-pause-2/
title: Pregnant Smoker Complains About Construction Noise?
review_date: 2004-09-30T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A newspaper photograph shows a pregnant, cigarette-smoking woman worrying about the effect of construction noise on her unborn child.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-didnt-say-vets-with-ptsd-are-weak/
title: Donald Trump Didn't Say Vets with PTSD Are 'Weak'
review_date: 2016-10-04T01:36:32Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump said veterans suffering from PTSD are "weak," "unfit," and "can't handle" military service.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/planet-fitness-locker-room-controversy/
title: Planet Fitness Locker Room Controversy
review_date: 2016-04-27T03:48:33Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Planet Fitness issued a policy in April 2016 allowing men to use women's locker rooms and women to use men's locker rooms.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-department-of-energy-block-texas-power/
title: Did Biden's Dept. of Energy Block Texas from Increasing Power Before Storm?
review_date: 2021-02-23T05:56:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Department of Energy blocked a request from Texas officials to suspend environmental obligations in order to maximize power generation during a February 2021 winter storm.


title: Early Morning Explosion in DC Allegedly Leaves Yet Another DNC Staffer Dead
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textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A DNC staffer was killed in a "mysterious explosion" following the unsolved murder of a young man in Washington, D.C.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/early-morning-explosion-in-dc-allegedly-leaves-yet-another-dnc-staffer-dead/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-friday-biggest-shopping-day-year/
title: Is Black Friday the Biggest Shopping Day of the Year?
review_date: 2003-11-27T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The day after Thanksgiving in the United States, Black Friday, is the biggest shopping day of the year.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bruce-lee-quote-children/
title: Is the Bruce Lee Quote About Teaching Children Real?
review_date: 2022-04-04T08:57:56Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bruce Lee once said: "Instead of buying your children all the things you never had, you should teach them all the things you were never taught. Material wears out but knowledge stays."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-australia/
title: Did Ted Cruz Confuse Washington State With Western Australia in Anti-Democrat Tweet?
review_date: 2022-01-03T02:04:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In December 2021, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz confused Western Australia with Washington state in a tweet attacking Democrats.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bidens-twitter-account-designated-for-business/
title: Was Biden's Twitter Account Designated for Business?
review_date: 2023-04-21T13:51:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In April 2023, Twitter CEO Elon Musk designated U.S. President Joe Biden's personal Twitter account as a business account with a community flag.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nigeria-pastor-beheaded/
title: Did Boko Haram Behead a Nigerian Pastor After He 'Refused to Deny Christ'?
review_date: 2020-01-30T08:18:55Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In January 2020, Boko Haram executed pastor Lawan Andimi as a result, at least in part, of his refusal to renounce his Christian faith.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/united-airlines-baby-slap/
title: United Airlines Flight Attendant Slaps Crying Baby During Flight?
review_date: 2017-04-17T10:42:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A United Airlines flight attendant slapped a 7 month-old baby in the face for crying during a flight.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russia-us-drone-incident/
title: Is This a Real Video of a Russian Jet Crashing into a US Drone?
review_date: 2023-03-16T10:16:29Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video authentically shows a March 2023 incident involving a U.S. surveillance drone and Russian Su-27 fighter jets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kanye-west-elon-musk/
title: Did Elon Musk Tell Kanye West, 'We May Have More Differences of Opinion Than I Anticipated'?
review_date: 2020-07-10T02:32:53Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Elon Musk tweeted, "we may have more differences of opinion than I anticipated" when shown an article about Kanye West's 2020 presidential platform.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-covid-birthday-party/
title: Did Obama Scale Back 'Massive' 60th Birthday Party Due to COVID-19 Concerns?
review_date: 2021-08-04T03:04:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After news reports said former U.S. President Barack Obama was planning to host "hundreds" of people for his 60th birthday party in early August 2021, he reduced the guest list to just family and close friends.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oklahoma-bill-lgbt-adoptions/
title: Did Oklahoma Pass a Bill Making It Legal to Deny LGBT Adoptions?
review_date: 2018-04-30T08:29:31Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Oklahoma passed legislation that would potentially allow agencies to refuse adoptions involving LGBT parents.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wendys-kiosks-minimum-wage/
title: Did Wendy's Replace Workers With Machines?
review_date: 2017-07-25T11:42:58Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Wendy's restaurants replaced workers with machines at thousands of locations because of a hike in the minimum wage.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-bulletin-masks-warning/
title: The 'Police Bulletin' About Chemical-Doused Masks Is a Hoax
review_date: 2022-01-20T00:05:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
People are going door to door to hand out masks that are doused with chemicals, as confirmed by a police bulletin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-cabbage-odor/
title: Did Podesta Say Clinton Has Cabbage Odor, Used Pejorative Term for Developmentally Disabled?
review_date: 2016-11-01T02:36:28Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
WikiLeaks documents revealed campaign head John Podesta unflatteringly described Hillary Clinton's personal hygiene and intellect.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/small-change/
title: Greatest Nation
review_date: 2008-03-14T20:41:06Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Barack Obama urged his supporters to join him in changing "the greatest nation in the history of the world."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-not-a-fan-of-vietnam-war/
title: Did Trump Say He Didn't Serve in Vietnam Because He Was 'Never a Fan'?
review_date: 2020-06-15T09:18:42Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump stated he didn't serve in the Vietnam War because he was "never a fan" of it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/un-ban-word-war-russia-ukraine/
title: Did UN Ban the Word ‘War’ Regarding Russia's Invasion of Ukraine?
review_date: 2022-03-08T00:47:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In early March 2022, the United Nations banned its staff from using the word “war” in reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disneyland-reopening-holidays/
title: Is Disneyland Reopening for the Holidays in 2020?
review_date: 2020-11-04T05:28:12Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Disneyland Resort announced it planned to reopen sometime in late 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nigel-farage-martin-webster-photo/
title: Does a Photo Show Nigel Farage with National Front Leader Martin Webster in the '70s?
review_date: 2019-05-16T05:37:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage with National Front Leader Martin Webster in 1979.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-braverman-seeks-asylum-in-russia/
title: Kremlin in Turmoil After Clinton Foundation CEO Requests 'Urgent and Immediate' Asylum
review_date: 2016-10-25T07:44:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former Clinton Foundation CEO Eric Braverman sought asylum in Russia after Wikileaks documents unmasked him as a mole.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tipping-point/
title: Guam Reaches the Tipping Point?
review_date: 2010-04-02T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a House committee meeting, Rep. Hank Johnson said he feared that stationing 8,000 Marines on Guam would cause the island to "become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wingate-hotel-illinois-209/
title: Is a Wingate Hotel in Illinois Haunted by a Ghost?
review_date: 2021-05-20T06:11:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Security camera footage from a Wingate Hotel in Illinois captured a screaming ghost leaving room 209.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nike-afford-let-go/
title: Did Nike Say They Can Afford to "Let Go of All ‘Make America Great Again’ Customers"?
review_date: 2018-09-08T12:19:13Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Nike said that they're a "$76 billion dollar company that can afford to let go of all ‘Make America Great Again’ customers."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/airport-scanner-detonates/
title: Has Israel Developed an Airport Scanner That Detonates Explosives?
review_date: 2011-12-11T15:31:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Israelis have developed an airport scanner alternative: a booth that detonates any explosive device a passenger is carrying.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dhs-watermark-sting/
title: Did DHS Secretly Watermark Ballots in an Election Fraud Sting Against Dems?
review_date: 2020-11-06T11:20:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security orchestrated a sting against Democrats by adding a secret watermark to prove their participation in election fraud.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer/
title: The Origins of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
review_date: 2013-12-16T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The character 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' was created by a father to bring comfort to his daughter as her mother was dying of cancer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tax-plan-graduate-students/
title: Would the Republican Tax Plan Count Graduate Tuition Waivers as Taxable Income?
review_date: 2017-11-20T04:32:31Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Republican tax reform plan would increase the tax burden on graduate students by counting waived tuition as personal income.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-sotu-shutter-shades/
title: Obama Did Not Wear Shutter Shades After 2016 SOTU
review_date: 2016-01-13T06:11:46Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows President Obama wearing American flag glasses after the 2016 State Of The Union Address.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/caravan-bus-train-travel/
title: Do These Photographs Show Central American Caravan Members Traveling by Train and Bus?
review_date: 2018-10-25T06:20:10Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A set of images shows Central American caravan refugees traveling to the United States via bus and train in October 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevy-suburban-kills-baby/
title: Chevy Suburban Merges in Front of 18-Wheeler, Kills Baby?
review_date: 2016-09-15T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An Image depicts a fatal collision involving a Chevy Suburban that recklessly merged ahead of a tractor-trailer, resulting in the death of an infant.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/leaked-videos-clinton-voter-fraud/
title: No, Leaked Videos Do Not Show Widespread Voter Fraud, 'Ballot Stuffing' in '16 Democratic Primary
review_date: 2016-10-12T10:00:25Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Surveillance video captured widespread voter fraud carried out by Hillary Clinton supporters during primary elections.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harriet-tubman-quote/
title: Did Harriet Tubman Say 'I Freed a Thousand Slaves'?
review_date: 2016-04-21T06:05:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Harriet Tubman said: "I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-elizabeth-trump-brooch/
title: Did Queen Elizabeth Wear a Brooch Gifted by President Obama While Meeting President Trump?
review_date: 2018-07-19T04:34:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
When meeting President Donald Trump in July 2018, Queen Elizabeth wore a brooch given to her by former president Barack Obama.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-mitchell-tweet-55000-covid/
title: Did Bill Mitchell Tweet 'Let Me Know' When COVID-19 Kills 55,000?
review_date: 2020-05-01T10:09:53Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Right-wing commentator Bill Mitchell tweeted "someone let me know" when 55,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 coronavirus disease.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/orlando-shooters-father-clinton/
title: Orlando Shooter's Father Visited Hillary Clinton
review_date: 2016-06-15T02:50:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Image depicts the Orlando shooter's father, Seddique Mateen, visiting Hillary Clinton at the State Department.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-foundation-cargo-ship/
title: Clinton Foundation Cargo Ship Raided at Port of Baltimore Reveals 'Sick Secret'?
review_date: 2017-05-11T08:55:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A Clinton Foundation cargo ship arriving from Africa was raided and found to contain "illegal contraband" in the form of foreign refugees, narcotics, weapons, and illegal fruits.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/colin-powell-supreme-court-quote/
title: Colin Powell 'Supreme Court Vacancy' Quote
review_date: 2016-04-20T06:00:08Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Colin Powell urged people to vote for Donald Trump so that they could put a conservative on the Supreme Court.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/general-pershing-stop-islamic-terrorists/
title: General Pershing on How to Stop Islamic Terrorists
review_date: 2001-10-30T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. General John J. Pershing effectively discouraged Muslim terrorists in the Philippines by killing them and burying their bodies along with those of pigs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scott-baio-plane-crash/
title: Was Scott Baio Killed in a Small Plane Crash?
review_date: 2017-05-29T08:24:04Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Actor Scott Baio died in a small plane crash on his way to play golf with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ali-alexander-witness-hearing/
title: Is 'Stop the Steal' Founder Ali Alexander Testifying at House Jan. 6 Panel Hearing?
review_date: 2022-06-27T08:11:37Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
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text:
"Stop the Steal" founder Ali Alexander will appear as a witness in front of the U.S. House Jan. 6 panel that is investigating the Capitol riot in June 2022.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stan-lee-condemn-bigotry/
title: Did Stan Lee Condemn Bigotry and Racism in a Marvel Comics Column?
review_date: 2018-11-14T03:47:50Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In his monthly column for Marvel Comics, Stan Lee wrote that "racism and bigotry are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brazil-mothers-day-robbery/
title: Does This Video Show a Thwarted Mother's Day Robbery?
review_date: 2018-05-13T03:03:55Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Video captures a woman who thwarted and subdued an armed man attempting to rob attendees of a Mother's Day event.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ugly-laws/
title: Did Some Cities in the United States Have 'Ugly Laws' to Keep Disabled People Out of Sight?
review_date: 2017-01-11T09:54:26Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
During the 19th and 20th centuries, some U.S. cities enacted so-called "ugly laws" banning people deemed "diseased, maimed, mutilated or in any way deformed so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object or improper person" from public spaces.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cash-back-scam/
title: Cash Back Scam
review_date: 2004-12-02T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Store cashiers commonly steal from customers by secretly initiating cash back requests and then pocketing the money.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/governor-of-georgia-kkk/
review_date: 2019-01-14T09:25:48Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Georgia Gov. Clifford Walker said at a 1924 Ku Klux Klan meeting that he'd "build a wall of steel" against immigrants.

title:
Did Clifford Walker Say at a 1924 KKK Rally That He Would Build a 'Wall of Steel' Against Immigrants?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-amtrak-derailment/
title: Did the FBI Identify a 'Muslim Terrorist' Who Derailed an Amtrak Train?
review_date: 2017-12-22T07:53:44Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 'Muslim terrorist' deliberately caused the crash of an Amtrak train in Washington by sabotaging the tracks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woodward-bernstein-photo-nixon/
title: Does Photo Show Woodward and Bernstein Watching Nixon Resign?
review_date: 2022-01-10T06:44:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A picture shows journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein watching U.S. President Richard Nixon resign on television.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jojo-siwa-petition-reagan-airport/
title: Did a Petition Seek To Rename Reagan Airport After Jojo Siwa?
review_date: 2021-06-02T03:25:37Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2021, a petition to rename Reagan National Airport after dancer and TikTok personality Jojo Siwa garnered tens of thousands of signatures.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/worlds-oldest-fish-hanako/
title: Did World’s Oldest Fish 'Hanako' Live To Be 226 Years Old?
review_date: 2021-04-11T02:00:46Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hanako, a scarlet koi who lived in Japan, set the record as world’s oldest fish when she died in 1977 at the age of 226.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jeff-sessions-slammed-protections-for-disabled-students/
title: Jeff Sessions Slammed Protections for Disabled Students?
review_date: 2016-11-30T09:45:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Trump's Attorney General pick, Jeff Sessions, blasted a federal law protecting disabled children in the classroom.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/impeached-president-regain-office/
title: Could an Impeached President Be Pardoned and Regain Office?
review_date: 2018-07-30T04:53:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An impeached President could regain office by being pardoned, appointed to the vice presidency, and moving up through resignation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/usher-std-rumor/
title: Was Usher Successfully Sued for Giving a Woman Herpes?
review_date: 2017-07-25T11:25:58Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2012, Usher paid $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman claiming he had knowingly infected her with herpes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-executive-order-transgender/
title: Is Transgender Surgery Now 'Free for the Military' Thanks to Biden Order?
review_date: 2021-03-18T04:37:31Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order that "provides free transgender surgery to military members."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-covid-vaccine-2/
title: Did Biden Claim There Was No COVID-19 Vaccine When He Came Into Office?
review_date: 2021-02-19T09:07:15Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On Feb. 16, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden falsely claimed a COVID-19 vaccine did not exist when he began his term.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/roosevelt-answer-to-terrorism/
title: Did Teddy Roosevelt Say the 'One Answer to Terrorism' Is a Winchester Rifle?
review_date: 2019-05-31T11:16:20Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Theodore Roosevelt said: "There is but one answer to terrorism and it is best delivered with a Winchester rifle."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/southwest-airlines-pilot-imploded/
title: Did a Southwest Airlines Pilot Post on Facebook, 'Southwest Airlines Has Imploded'?
review_date: 2022-12-27T10:52:05Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Southwest Airlines pilot wrote a Facebook post that said the company "has imploded" amid thousands of canceled flights following a winter storm in December 2022.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marjorie-taylor-greene-guam/
title: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Refer to Guam as a Foreign Country?
review_date: 2021-03-12T02:36:10Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In February 2021, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to Guam, a U.S. territory, as a foreign country.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/greta-thunberg-deleted-2018-tweet-on-humanity/
title: Did Greta Thunberg Delete Tweet Claiming Climate Change Will Wipe Out Humanity by 2023?
review_date: 2023-03-17T11:40:12Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg deleted a 2018 tweet claiming climate change will "wipe out" all of humanity by 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transgender-filming-women-restroom/
title: Man Claiming to Be Transgender Arrested for Filming Women in Restroom
review_date: 2016-04-15T06:46:29Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A California man was arrested in April 2016 for dressing in women's clothes and surreptitiously filming women in a public bathroom.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/800-foot-underwater-atomic-blast/
title: Does Video Show an 800-Foot Underwater Atomic Blast in 1958?
review_date: 2021-10-13T09:31:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A widely viewed video shared to social media in 2021 showed the underwater explosion of nuclear bomb being tested in the South Pacific during the 1950s.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/matt-gaetz-age-sexy/
title: Did Matt Gaetz Retweet 'There's No Age That You Can't Be Sexy'?
review_date: 2021-03-31T01:32:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz tweeted that Florida's welcome signs should be "There's No Age That You Can't Be Sexy."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/baby-drop-off-box/
title: Baby Drop Off Box
review_date: 2016-05-04T06:15:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Baby drop off boxes have been installed in Indiana firehouses for parents to anonymously and legally surrender newborns.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/seahorse-book-ban/
title: Did Tennessee Republicans Ban Seahorse Book Because It 'Normalized Gender Fluidity'?
review_date: 2023-02-22T14:30:31Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Republicans in Tennessee are "trying to ban a book about seahorses, claiming it ‘normalizes gender fluidity & the idea that males can get pregnant.’"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-women-save-electoral-votes/
title: Does Photo Show 2 Women Saving Electoral Votes During Capitol Siege?
review_date: 2021-01-07T08:59:10Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph taken on Jan. 6, 2021, showed two female U.S. Senate aides safely transporting boxes of Electoral College votes during the Capitol insurrection.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shelter-closure/
title: Shelter Closure
review_date: 2007-01-06T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An animal shelter will soon be closing or moving and will euthanize all the animals currently in their care that have not been adopted.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chy-niece-thacker-police-trunk/
title: Officer Opens Woman’s Trunk, Lets Her Go after What He Sees?
review_date: 2020-11-22T01:51:58Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A police officer stopped a driver, Chy-Niece Thacker, and then let her go after finding something shocking or surprising in her trunk.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/burger-king-thailand-cheese-bun/
title: Did Burger King Thailand Sell Cheeseburger Consisting of 20 Cheese Slices on a Bun?
review_date: 2023-07-18T08:32:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Burger King Thailand sold a cheeseburger consisting of 20 slices of American cheese on a bun, with no meat or other form of patty or sauce.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-trust-weisselberg/
title: No, Trump Didn't Say, 'Can’t Trust a Guy Named Weisselberg'
review_date: 2022-08-19T08:14:21Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
After former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, "Can’t trust a guy named Weisselberg - know what I mean?"


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-huge-changes/
title: Did McDonald's Announce 'Huge Changes' to Their Restaurants Due to COVID?
review_date: 2020-11-24T02:27:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
McDonald's announced in Nov. 2020 they were making 'huge changes' to their restaurants due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/orangutan-handwashing-coronavirus/
title: Did an Orangutan Start Hand-Washing During COVID-19 Pandemic?
review_date: 2020-04-01T06:35:33Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sandra the orangutan started washing her hands after she noticed zookeepers doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-way-no-jay/
title: Why Does Washington, D.C., Have No 'J' Street?
review_date: 2000-01-21T03:28:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Washington, D.C., has no 'J' Street because city designer Pierre L'Enfant bore a grudge against Chief Justice John Jay.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/leaked-e-mail-clinton-foundation-john-oliver/
title: Leaked E-mail Shows Clinton Foundation 'Collusion' with TV Host John Oliver
review_date: 2016-10-07T09:12:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A leaked Clinton Foundation e-mail demonstrates collusion between the organization and media personality John Oliver.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-greatest-gift-group/
title: Facebook 'Greatest Gift' Group
review_date: 2010-05-19T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Facebook group "Becoming a father or mother was the greatest gift of my life" was created by pedophiles to gain access to kids' photos.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/military-absentee-ballots-clinton/
title: Military Absentee Ballots Delivered One Day Late Would Have Swung Election for Clinton
review_date: 2016-11-14T05:11:46Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Delayed military absentee ballots would have "swung" the presidential election for Hillary Clinton if they had been counted on time.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grand-fold-flag/
title: Why Are U.S. Flags Folded 13 Times?
review_date: 2002-10-19T10:29:58Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The folding of a U.S. flag traditionally incorporates thirteen separate folds because each of the folds has a special meaning.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disneyland-pickle-corn-dog/
title: Does Disneyland Sell a Pickle Corn Dog with Panko Crust?
review_date: 2021-04-02T04:32:02Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In spring 2021, Disneyland Resort was selling a pickle corn dog snack that comes with a side of peanut butter.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dwayne-johnson-arresting-for-importing-hgh/
title: No, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Was Not Arrested
review_date: 2016-07-04T04:34:05Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was arrested for illegally importing human growth hormone (HGH) into Australia.


text: Hillary Clinton's campaign purchased political ads on the Weather Channel during Hurricane Matthew.
title: Hillary Clinton Buys Weather Channel Ads During Hurricane Matthew?
review_date: 2016-10-07T08:45:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-buys-weather-channel-ads-during-hurricane-matthew/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/frank-admission-2/
title: The 'Hot Dog Lover' Legend: Its Likely Origins and Why It Remains Popular
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textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman who uses a frozen hot dog to masturbate ends up in the emergency room when it breaks off inside her.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ewan-mcgregor-brother-obi-two/
title: Did Ewan McGregor's Brother Use 'Obi-Two' Call Sign in Royal Air Force?
review_date: 2021-02-06T01:23:08Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Colin McGregor, the brother of actor Ewan McGregor (who played Obi-Wan Kenobi), used the call sign "Obi-Two" in the Royal Air Force.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1900s-playground-photo/
title: Is This a Photograph of a Playground from 1900?
review_date: 2016-09-12T08:14:37Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A black-and-white photograph shows children playing on frighteningly dangerous (by modern standards) playground equipment in a public park.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-floyd-challenge/
title: Is the 'George Floyd Challenge' Real?
review_date: 2020-06-05T05:49:18Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Using hashtags such as #GeorgeFloydChallenge, white people are taking part in a widespread effort in which they post photos of themselves kneeling on each other's necks to mimic or mock the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/buddy-holly-crickets-name/
title: Buddy Holly and The Crickets
review_date: 2000-05-09T12:01:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Buddy Holly's group named themselves "The Crickets" because the sound of a chirping cricket accidentally appeared on one of their recordings.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-elizabeth-ronaldo/
title: Did Queen Elizabeth II Ask Cristiano Ronaldo to Sign Jerseys?
review_date: 2021-09-01T05:52:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Queen Elizabeth II asked for Christiano Ronaldo's autograph when she ordered 80 Manchester United jerseys.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-john-f-kennedy-predict-his-own-assassination/
title: Did John F. Kennedy Predict His Own Assassination?
review_date: 2016-11-24T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President John F. Kennedy proclaimed that "nobody can stop an assassination" just before he was shot and killed in 1963.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prince-george-bible-verses/
title: Does a Viral Video Show Prince George Reciting the Alphabet in Bible Verses?
review_date: 2018-02-19T03:46:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral Facebook video shows Prince George of Cambridge reciting the alphabet through Biblical verses.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jerry-jones-speech-911/
title: Did an NFL Owner Order His Players to Stand During the National Anthem?
review_date: 2016-09-12T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An NFL owner told his players they were "actors" playing the role of "patriotic super heroes" and therefore had to stand during the playing of the U.S. national anthem.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jameela-jamil-suicide-piers-morgan/
title: Did Actor Jameela Jamil Say 'I Almost Killed Myself' Over Piers Morgan Dispute?
review_date: 2021-03-13T04:38:11Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In March 2021, Jameela Jamil said "I almost killed myself a year ago" due to the effects of a bitter dispute with Piers Morgan.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-warship-us-navy/
title: Did Congressman Tweet Pix of Russian Warship While Wishing US Navy Happy Birthday?
review_date: 2019-10-15T03:15:34Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast tweeted an image of a Russian battlecruiser while wishing the U.S. Navy a happy birthday.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/more-oddities-texas-facebook/
title: How Accurate Is the 'More Oddities Re: TX School Shooter' Facebook Post?
review_date: 2022-06-07T09:00:08Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A viral Facebook post beginning with the words, "More oddities re: TX school shooter," makes accurate claims about the deadly May 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nigerian-scam-2/
title: Nigerian (419) Scam
review_date: 2001-08-16T22:05:04Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A wealthy foreigner who needs help moving millions of dollars from his homeland promises a hefty percentage of this fortune as a reward for assisting him.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-immigration-order-obama/
title: Did the Obama Administration Select the Countries Affected by President Trump's Immigration Order?
review_date: 2017-01-30T05:59:24Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump's executive order limiting travel and immigration from certain countries was made possible under a bill signed into law by President Obama in 2015.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kohls-5000-giveaway-not-real/
title: No, This Kohl's $5,000 Giveaway Is Not Real
review_date: 2020-06-23T10:23:32Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kohl's offered Facebook users a chance to win thousands of dollars if they shared and commented on a post in June 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-courage-cowardly-dog-rebooted/
title: Is 'Courage the Cowardly Dog' Getting Rebooted?
review_date: 2018-06-07T10:23:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Cartoon Network announced that new episodes of 'Courage the Cowardly Dog' would premiere on 30 February 2019.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cvs-email-exclusive-reward/
title: CVS Email Scam Promises 'Exclusive Reward' with 'Confirmation Receipt'
review_date: 2022-02-10T08:53:25Z
textual_rating: Scam
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publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A "confirmation receipt" email message that uses the CVS Pharmacy name promises a special "exclusive reward offer" for taking a survey.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-trudeau-canada-american-farmers/
review_date: 2018-06-22T03:53:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Justin Trudeau said that Canada didn't need produce from American farmers because they have their own grocery stores.

title:
Did Canada's Prime Minister Say Canadians Don't Need American Farmers Because 'We Have Grocery Stores'?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/window-strength-death/
title: Did a Man Die Demonstrating a Window's Strength?
review_date: 2000-11-02T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A Toronto lawyer demonstrating the safety of window panes in a skyscraper plunged through a window to his death.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sweden-christmas-winter/
title: Did Sweden Rename 'Christmas' to 'Winter Celebration' in Order to Avoid Offending Muslims?
review_date: 2018-12-13T05:46:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sweden has begun referring to "Christmas" as "Winter Celebration" in to appease their Muslim population.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-pics-in-womens-bathroom/
title: Man Takes Photographs in Women's Bathroom Because of New Laws?
review_date: 2016-04-23T04:03:34Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Due to new laws and policies allowing transgender people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity, a Pennsylvania man snuck into a women's restroom and took photographs of a young girl.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tommy-robinson-arrest/
review_date: 2018-05-29T11:11:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Tommy Robinson was jailed in order to silence his reporting on a sex abuse trial in England, and to "protect Muslim pedophiles."

title:
Was a Far-Right Activist Jailed for Breaching a Court Order Designed to 'Protect Muslim Pedophiles'?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paula-white-prayer-flags/
title: Is Paula White Selling Prayer Flags Blessed by Donald Trump?
review_date: 2017-05-17T04:31:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Televangelist Paula White sold American flags that were personally blessed by President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-cancel-snow-white-live-action-film/
title: Did Disney Cancel the Upcoming Live-Action 'Snow White' Movie?
review_date: 2023-08-18T16:10:53Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2023, Disney canceled the upcoming live-action "Snow White" movie starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-kasich-said-we-cant-entrust-abortion-decision-to-women/
title: John Kasich Said We Can't Entrust 'Abortion Decision' to Women?
review_date: 2016-12-16T02:52:04Z
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publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
John Kasich said if women can't be trusted to "keep their legs closed," then they are unfit to choose abortion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maya-angelou-priority-option/
title: Did Maya Angelou Say, 'Never Make Someone a Priority When All You Are to Them Is an Option'?
review_date: 2023-06-30T16:18:32Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Celebrated poet and author Maya Angelou once said, "Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/drunk-groom-accidentally-returns-home-alone-from-his-honeymoon/
title: Legend: Drunk Groom Accidentally Returns Home Alone from His Honeymoon
review_date: 1998-08-17T13:24:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A soused young man was conveyed back to his hometown by people he'd been drinking with, who didn't realize he was on his honeymoon.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/presidential-alerts-control-phones/
title: Do Presidential Alerts Give the Government Total Access to Your Phone?
review_date: 2018-10-05T10:20:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
“Presidential alerts” are capable of accessing the E911 chip in your phones, which provides the government full access to your location, microphone, camera and every function of your phone.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauci-chickenpox-covid-19/
title: Did Fauci Compare Research About COVID-19 to That of Chickenpox?
review_date: 2020-07-20T07:24:55Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
Dr. Anthony Fauci compared emerging research about coronavirus with what the scientific community knows about chickenpox — as well as other viruses — and criticized people who were not taking steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ilhan-omar-sworn-quran/
title: Was Ilhan Omar Sworn in with Her Hand on the Quran?
review_date: 2018-09-20T04:09:27Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ilhan Omar took part in her swearing-in to the Minnesota House of Representatives with her hand on a Quran.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/quaden-bayles-18-years-old/
title: Is Quaden Bayles 18 Years Old?
review_date: 2020-02-21T04:32:11Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Quaden Bayles is an 18-year-old man who lied about being a 9-year-old boy with dwarfism to scam the internet for money.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/atlanta-shooting-gun-purchase/
title: Did Atlanta Shooting Suspect Purchase Gun Same Day as Massacre?
review_date: 2021-03-22T03:58:18Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Robert Aaron Long bought a gun on the same day that he was suspected of killing eight people at Atlanta massage parlors, prior to the massacre.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mda-telehon-lewis/
title: Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy
review_date: 2005-09-04T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Jerry Lewis kept a significant portion of the funds raised during the annual MDA Labor Day Telethon.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michael-bloomberg-donald-trump/
title: Did Michael Bloomberg Say Donald Trump Is a 'Con Artist' and a 'Cheat'?
review_date: 2016-09-23T02:17:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michael Bloomberg said that Donald Trump was known among millionaires as a 'con artist,' and among business owners as a 'cheat.'


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fortnite-battle-royale-ending/
title: Is 'Fortnite: Battle Royale' Ending?
review_date: 2018-04-13T04:21:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Fortnite Games announced on Twitter that it is ending "Battle Royale" due to a copyright infringement lawsuit from a competitor.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/feast-of-friends/
title: A Message from the Chinese Restaurant Association of the United States?
review_date: 2011-12-23T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photograph shows a "thank you" sign to Jews from the Chinese Restaurant Association of the United States.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/san-diego-rainmaker/
title: Did San Diego Hire a 'Rainmaker' to End a Drought in 1916?
review_date: 2018-01-15T05:55:55Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In December 1915, San Diego agreed to pay $10,000 to "rainmaker" Charles Hatfield to bring an end to the region's drought; over the next few weeks the city was inundated by rain and suffered one of the worst floods in its history.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/millionaire-horsepower-llamathrust/
title: Did a Game Show Contestant Need Help Distinguishing Horsepower From 'Llamathrust'?
review_date: 2018-04-19T09:45:24Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" needed audience assistance in defining "horsepower," as opposed to "llamathrust" and "zebraforce."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/negligent-homicide-speeding-crash/
title: Was a Woman Charged While Off-Duty Cop Who Killed Her Child Was Not?
review_date: 2020-05-18T08:37:19Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A woman was charged with negligent homicide after a car traveling 94 MPH driven by an off-duty police officer crashed into the SUV in which she was riding and killed her infant daughter.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-saves-baby-elephant/
title: 'Man Saves Her Baby' Ad About Mama Elephant Is Misleading
review_date: 2022-02-07T02:21:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A ranger was photographed lifting a baby elephant out of a watering hole and was later "thanked" by its mother.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-passport-holders-visa-eu-region/
title: Will US Passport Holders Be Required to Get a Visa to Enter EU in 2024?
review_date: 2023-07-26T15:59:10Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Starting in 2024, the European Union (EU) will require visitors from the United States to apply for a visa in order to enter the region.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-noose/
title: Did Hillary Clinton Say That If Trump Won, 'We're All Going to Hang from Nooses'?
review_date: 2019-06-03T05:53:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hillary Clinton said that If Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, 'We're all going to hang from nooses'?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jerry-brown-preparing-release-10000-pedophiles-rapists-prison/
title: Is Jerry Brown Preparing to Release '10,000 Pedophiles and Rapists' From Prison?
review_date: 2018-04-13T02:32:35Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
California governor Jerry Brown will release 10,000 convicted sex offenders following a judge's ruling.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/remains-buried-vatican/
title: Were the Remains of Two Missing Girls Found Buried in the Vatican?
review_date: 2018-11-10T12:29:33Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bone fragments found in the Vatican in late October and early November 2018 belong to two teen girls who were first reported missing in 1983.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fda-food-inspections-government-shutdown/
title: Has the FDA Halted Food Inspections Because of the Government Shutdown?
review_date: 2019-01-15T09:53:03Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Food and Drug Administration has halted all food inspections due to the federal government shutdown.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-maskless-birthday-video/
title: Does a Video Show a Maskless Biden Birthday Celebration in 2020?
review_date: 2020-11-20T12:11:39Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video showed President-elect Joe Biden celebrating his birthday with a maskless group of people in 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mitch-mcconnell-block-russia/
title: Did Mitch McConnell Vow to Block the Appointment of a Russia Investigation Special Prosecutor?
review_date: 2017-05-29T02:59:47Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mitch McConnell said he would block the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Russian election interference


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-paper-chase-2/
title: Pop Quiz Announced in Paper
review_date: 1998-01-01T13:40:48Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A journalism professor who promises at the beginning of the semester that he will never give an unannounced test surprises his class one day with a pop quiz. Over the students' protests, the instructor points out that he had run an ad in that morning's local paper announcing the test.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stephen-miller-white-power-hand-sign/
title: Did Stephen Miller Throw a White Power Sign?
review_date: 2017-02-22T04:16:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows White House advisor Stephen Miller using a hand gesture that means "white power."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/professor-berate-myanmar/
title: Did a Professor Berate a Student Unable to use Internet Due to Myanmar Coup?
review_date: 2021-03-21T05:18:55Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
York College mathematics instructor Emanoil Theodorescu scolded a student working remotely from Myanmar for not "understanding reality" while explaining that he would not make accommodations for the student, despite that person being unable to access the internet due to the military coup in that country.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/khrushchev-doses-of-socialism/
title: Did Nikita Khrushchev Say 'We'll Keep Feeding You Small Doses of Socialism'?
review_date: 2018-12-18T08:11:12Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev said: "We cannot expect the Americans to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of socialism, until they suddenly awake to find they have communism."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/axel-bed-ebay-scam/
title: What Is the 'Axel Panel Platform Bed' eBay Email?
review_date: 2022-02-09T02:49:36Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An order confirmation email with an eBay logo thanks you for your order of an Axel Panel Platform Bed.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cbs-news-italian-hospital/
title: Did CBS News Use Footage from Italy for New York COVID-19 Report?
review_date: 2020-04-09T09:50:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A CBS News program used a brief clip from an Italian hospital in a segment about the coronavirus crisis in New York City.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/he-fights-trump/
title: 'He Fights': President Trump's Lack of Decorum
review_date: 2018-01-17T03:46:41Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dr. Marshall Kamena, the Democratic mayor of Livermore, California, wrote an opinion piece defending President Trump’s lack of decorum.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oxfam-language-handbook-mother-youth/
title: Does Oxfam Handbook Advise Against Using the Words 'Mother' and 'Youth'?
review_date: 2023-03-17T16:16:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A language handbook published by the anti-poverty charity Oxfam advises people to avoid use of the words "mother" and "youth."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/snap-trapped/
title: Did Pranksters Affix License Plate Stolen From Speed Trap Camera Van to Their Vehicle?
review_date: 2004-02-15T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pranksters affixed a license plate stolen from a speed trap camera van to their vehicle and drove through the trap, resulting in the unit's issuing tickets to itself.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cruise-ship-lawsuit/
title: Is There a Class Action Lawsuit for People Who Got Robocalls From Cruise Companies?
review_date: 2017-08-16T09:38:48Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of August 2017, members of the public could potentially gain compensation as part of a class action lawsuit against major cruise companies.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/samuel-l-jackson-rappers-tweet/
title: Did Samuel L. Jackson Tweet About Overpaid 'Modern Mumble Rappers' and Teachers' Pay?
review_date: 2018-05-03T00:35:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Samuel L. Jackson tweeted a lament about overpaid "modern mumble" rap artists and underpaid teachers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lady-gaga-bullied-on-facebook/
title: Did Lady Gaga’s College Classmates Create Facebook Page Insulting Her?
review_date: 2023-04-30T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Lady Gaga’s college classmates created a Facebook page making fun of her called, “Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/patrick-little-neo-nazi-california/
title: Is a Neo-Nazi Running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in California?
review_date: 2018-05-01T10:47:47Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in California, Patrick Little, has expressed anti-semitic views, including calling for a United States "free from Jews."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-quiet-acts-kindness/
title: Donald Trump's 'Quiet Acts of Random Kindness'
review_date: 2020-08-07T05:54:30Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump performed several acts of generosity as described in a widely-shared Facebook post.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harley-davidson-steel-tariffs/
review_date: 2018-03-12T04:25:50Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Harley-Davidson announced in March 2018 that they were closing a Wisconsin plant and moving all manufacturing to Thailand in response to President Donald Trump's just-announced steel tariffs.

title:
Did Harley-Davidson Close a Wisconsin Factory to Move Production to Thailand Due to New Steel Tariffs?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-killer-in-the-backseat/
title: The Killer in the Backseat
review_date: 2000-09-26T03:04:58Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A good Samaritan warns a female driver about the armed and dangerous man hiding in the back seat of her car.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chinese-rocket-land/
title: Was A Chinese Rocket Falling to Earth, and No One Knew Where It Would Crash?
review_date: 2021-05-04T04:22:06Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In early May 2021, part of a Chinese rocket fell to Earth, and it was not entirely clear where the debris would land.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-deprived-of-senses/
title: Man Sees Dead People, Speaks to God After Being Deprived of His Senses
review_date: 2016-09-29T07:00:45Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man saw dead people and talked to God after he was deprived of his senses during a government experiment.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alberta-ban-girls-speaking/
title: Did Alberta, Canada, Ban Girls From Speaking Without a License?
review_date: 2019-10-18T01:34:45Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In October 2019, the Canadian province of Alberta introduced a law banning females aged under 18 from speaking publicly without a license.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michelle-obama-arrested-for-domestic-violence/
title: Was Michelle Obama Arrested for Domestic Violence?
review_date: 2018-01-07T23:07:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was arrested after acting “unpredictably violent" during a domestic dispute.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michelle-obama-christmas-tree/
title: Doctored Christmas Photo of Michelle Obama Circulates Online
review_date: 2022-10-05T10:04:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An old Christmas picture of Michelle Obama with cropped hair and masculine features standing with her future husband, Barack Obama, is an authentic photograph of the future first lady.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/atlanta-dumping-supremacists/
title: Did the City of Atlanta Ask Residents Not to 'Dump Trash on White Supremacist Leaders' Properties'?
review_date: 2019-05-01T04:58:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A poster asking residents to "not dump trash on white supremacists' properties" was produced and distributed by city officials in Atlanta, Ga.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fred-hampton-emmett-till/
title: Did Fred Hampton's Mother Babysit Emmett Till?
review_date: 2021-04-14T02:36:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The mother of Fred Hampton, a civil rights activist killed by the FBI in 1969, used to babysit Emmett Till, a Black boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ilhan-omar-brother-arrested/
title: Was Ilhan Omar's Brother Arrested with ‘200 Lbs. of Explosives’?
review_date: 2019-02-09T04:47:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's brother was arrested just before carrying out bombing attacks on Michigan churches.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-president-trump-feared-dead-after-a-fire-at-trump-tower/
title: Was President Trump 'Feared Dead' After a Fire at Trump Tower?
review_date: 2018-01-08T07:00:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Donald Trump was "feared dead" after a small fire broke out at his New York City building.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-covid-guarantee/
title: Did Ted Cruz Say Democrats Would Lift COVID Restrictions a Week After the Election?
review_date: 2020-11-22T21:45:17Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Sen. Ted Cruz said that if Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Democrats would loosen COVID restrictions a week later.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/remove-stickers-children-facebook/
title: No, Special Apps Can't Remove Stickers From Facebook Photos of Kids
review_date: 2021-09-08T04:12:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Special apps and software can remove strategically placed stickers from Facebook photos, leaving children and others open to unwanted exposure online.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-minnesota-trump-rally/
title: Did Trump Praise Then-Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin at Rally?
review_date: 2020-05-27T08:26:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Derek Chauvin, whom news reports identified as the cop who kneeled on the neck of George Floyd before he died, was honored for his service by U.S. President Donald Trump at a 2019 rally.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/solar-panels-drain-light/
title: Did David 'Avocado' Wolfe Post a Meme About Solar Panels Draining Light from the Sun?
review_date: 2018-12-19T07:00:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
David “Avocado” Wolfe once posted a meme describing solar power as non-renewable because the light solar panels absorb is lost forever.


text: Police opened fire on a store mannequin after it failed to follow their orders.
title: Police Shoot Department Store Mannequin 67 Times After Mistaking it for Gunman
review_date: 2016-08-16T05:13:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/police-shoot-department-store-mannequin-67-times-after-mistaking-it-for-gunman/


title: Did Facebook Suspend the Account of the Whistleblower Who Exposed Cambridge Analytica?
review_date: 2018-04-04T09:35:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie's Facebook account was suspended after he came forward with allegations that Cambridge Analytica improperly acquired users' profile data.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-suspend-account-whistleblower-exposed-cambridge-analytica/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/litter-boxes-bathrooms/
title: Did a Michigan School District Install Litter Boxes in Bathrooms?
review_date: 2022-01-24T04:13:07Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
As of late 2021 or early 2022, at least one bathroom in one public school in Midland, Michigan, contained a litter box installed for the use of students adopting a feline alter ego.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-fall-asleep-joe-biden/
title: Did Ted Cruz Fall Asleep During Biden’s Speech?
review_date: 2021-04-29T04:15:51Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Video shows U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz appearing to doze off for a moment during U.S. President Joe Biden’s speech in Congress on April 28, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-presidential-seal/
title: Did a Trump Golf Course Use the Presidential Seal on Tee Markers?
review_date: 2018-03-08T02:07:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Tee markers emblazoned with the U.S. presidential seal were manufactured for and installed at a golf course owned by the Trump Organization.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zelenko-669-coronavirus-patients/
title: Has Dr. Zelenko Successfully Treated 669 Coronavirus Patients?
review_date: 2020-03-30T10:42:46Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dr. Vladimir Zelenko's 669 COVID-19 patients that were treated with a combination of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and zinc have seen zero hospitalizations, complications, or deaths.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maga-trump-million-march/
title: Did 'More Than One Million' People Attend a Pro-Trump 'MAGA March' in D.C.?
review_date: 2020-11-16T05:50:54Z
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language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
More than one million people took part in a pro-Donald Trump march in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donna-hylton-speak-dnc/
title: Did Criminal Justice Activist Donna Hylton Speak at the Democratic National Convention?
review_date: 2020-08-25T09:20:18Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donna Hylton, who was convicted of the 1985 kidnapping, torture, and murder of a real estate broker, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August 2020.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/keanu-reeves-blood-drinking/
title: Did Keanu Reeves Say Hollywood Elites Use the ‘Blood of Babies’ to Get High?
review_date: 2017-11-22T02:00:59Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Actor Keanu Reeves stated that Hollywood elites engage in the ritual abuse of children and the practice of drinking their blood.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/olive-garden-chickfila-voucher/
title: Scam Alert: Chick-fil-A and Olive Garden Facebook Vouchers
review_date: 2022-03-15T01:20:47Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chick-fil-A and Olive Garden are giving away voucher offers for a meal for two with drinks for everyone.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barack-obama-2005-immigration-quote/
title: Did Barack Obama Express Opposition to 'Undetected, Undocumented, Unchecked' Immigration?
review_date: 2018-08-02T08:14:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2005, Senator Barack Obama expressed his opposition to "undetected, undocumented, unchecked" immigration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/in-the-air-tonight/
title: In the Air Tonight
review_date: 2000-09-12T02:17:08Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Phil Collins wrote the song 'In the Air Tonight' after witnessing an incident in which a man refused to come to the aid of a drowning swimmer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-and-back-to-the-future/
title: Is This 'Back to the Future' Image Comparison with President Trump Real?
review_date: 2018-10-03T02:35:30Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image comparison shows Donald Trump and various politicians in similar poses to characters from the movie "Back to the Future."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/drone-delivering-noodles/
title: Does This Video Show a Drone Delivering Instant Noodles?
review_date: 2020-09-29T07:44:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video clip shows a drone delivering a box of instant noodles to a household, then collecting a debit card payment before flying off.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/teaching-arabic-numerals/
title: Did 56% of Survey Respondents Say 'Arabic Numerals' Shouldn't be Taught in School?
review_date: 2019-05-15T02:05:51Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
More than 50% of respondents to a survey from Civic Science said that Arabic numerals should not be taught in school.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/does-a-snapple-lid-say-trump-lost/
title: Does a Snapple Lid Say 'Trump Lost'?
review_date: 2021-05-09T06:05:07Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph that circulated online in May 2021 claimed to show the underside of a Snapple lid with a “Real Facts” factoid that allegedly read, “Trump lost and the election was not stolen.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-nemo-pool/
title: Did Disney Stop Playing Underwater Music in a Nemo-Themed Pool Due to Drownings?
review_date: 2021-06-30T05:49:01Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Disney stopped piping underwater audio into the Big Blue Pool at the Art of Animation resort in Florida because of drowning risk.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-bury-a-dog-on-stage/
title: No, Joe Biden Didn't Bury a Dog on Stage at a Campaign Rally
review_date: 2020-03-09T03:47:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden buried a dog after it wandered on stage during a campaign rally.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/whos-who-scam-email/
title: Scam Email: 'You Have Been Selected' for 'Who's Who in America'
review_date: 2022-10-24T06:12:58Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An unsolicited email from a suspicious address not associated with the publisher Marquis Who's Who says "you have been selected" to be included in the annual publication, "Who's Who in America."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/google-pi-calculator-real/
title: Did Google Offer a Pi Calculator to Test Your Mathematical Savviness?
review_date: 2021-03-14T05:25:21Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Google on International Pi Day 2021 provided users a pi calculator that ran calculations out and kept track of them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brian-stelter-handmaids-tale-cnn/
title: 'Handmaid's Tale' Tweet Deleted from CNN Host Brian Stelter's Twitter Account
review_date: 2021-09-02T10:01:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 2018 tweet was deleted from the account of CNN correspondent Brian Stelter that read: "We are not 'a few steps from The Handmaid's Tale.' I don't think this kind of fear-mongering helps anybody."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrats-shutdown-coup/
title: Did Obama, Soros, and Democrats Order a Government Shutdown to Stage a Coup?
review_date: 2018-01-23T09:22:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Barack Obama, George Soros, and other Democrats were involved in a plot to stage a military coup in conjunction with a government shutdown.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jean-luc-brunel-maxwell/
title: No, a Photo Doesn't Show Justice Roberts with Ghislaine Maxwell
review_date: 2020-12-21T08:31:38Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts sitting next to Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michigan-whitmer-electrified-fence/
title: Is Michigan Gov. Whitmer Building an Electrified Fence Around Her Residence?
review_date: 2020-09-15T03:19:15Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — who has previously spoken out against the U.S. border wall with Mexico — is getting security upgrades at her official residence that include an 8-foot-tall, electrified fence.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/electric-cars-france-battery/
review_date: 2022-10-13T08:31:03Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows hundreds of white electric cars that were abandoned in France because the cost of replacing the batteries was too expensive.

title:
Photo Doesn't Show Electric Cars in France, Nor Were They Abandoned Due to Battery Replacement Costs


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/katie-flynn-car-crash/
title: Was a Young Girl Decapitated by a Seat Belt in a Car Crash?
review_date: 2018-03-02T06:08:44Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Katie Flynn was decapitated while wearing a seat belt, in a 2005 car crash on Long Island, New York.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/miriam-loomis-found-dead-clinton-estate/
title: Woman Found on Clinton Estate Dead, Tortured, and Malnourished?
review_date: 2017-05-24T05:30:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The remains of a woman who went missing in 1985 were found on the property of Bill and Hillary Clinton.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-mccain-democratic-party/
title: John McCain on the Democratic Party
review_date: 2008-01-31T23:40:04Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Senator John McCain once said that "the Democratic Party is a fine party, and I have no problems with it."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/83-mail-in-ballots-voter-fraud/
title: Were 83 Ballots Fraudulently Mailed to One Calif. Home?
review_date: 2020-05-28T01:54:24Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In November 2016, 83 mail-in ballots were sent to a Los Angeles apartment where one person lives as part of an illegal scheme to cheat the elections system.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-girl-puberty-blockers/
title: Does American Girl Book Say Puberty Blockers 'Give You Time To Think' About Gender Identity?
review_date: 2022-12-08T15:06:11Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A children's book in an American Girl-branded series of self-help guides presents puberty blockers as a potential way to "give you more time to think about your gender identity."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amber-alert-chucky/
title: Did Texas Issue an Amber Alert for 'Son of Chucky'?
review_date: 2021-02-01T03:19:38Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Texas Department of Public Safety sent out an Amber alert for the horror doll Chucky and his "son" Glen.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-truth-social-photo/
title: Did Trump Post an Image Depicting Him as a Leader in the Revolutionary War?
review_date: 2023-07-05T14:51:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On July 4, 2023, former President Donald Trump posted an image depicting himself as a military leader in the Revolutionary War.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/texas-pastor-weapons-loaded/
title: Did Texas Pastor Say Keep Weapons 'Loaded' Before Inauguration?
review_date: 2021-01-14T08:17:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Texas Pastor Brandon Burden told his congregation to keep their weapons “loaded” in advance of the Jan. 20, 2021, presidential inauguration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/novo-kakhovka-admin-center-dam-collapse/
title: Are These Images from Nova Kakhovka's Administrative Center After Dam Collapse?
review_date: 2023-06-06T13:56:50Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Video and pictures authentically show a flooded Nova Kakhovka Administrative District following the failure of the Novo Kakhovka Dam on June 6, 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-bans-christian-content/
title: Did Facebook Ban All Christian-Themed Content?
review_date: 2016-09-12T02:35:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Facebook is banning all Christian-themed content but will allow every other religion to share faith-based material on their social network.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/panda-pregnancy-special-treatment/
title: Did a Panda Fake Pregnancy to Get Special Treatment?
review_date: 2020-06-10T09:42:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A captive panda deliberately faked symptoms of pregnancy in order to obtain special treatment from her keepers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1994s-most-bizarre-suicide/
title: 1994's Most Bizarre Suicide
review_date: 1999-12-19T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A coroner had his hands full determining just that in the case of a man who jumped off a building, only to have a shotgun blast finish him off halfway down.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bracelets-immigrants-operation-streamline/
title: Did President Trump Order Detained Immigrants to Wear Yellow Bracelets?
review_date: 2018-05-28T01:27:20Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2018, President Donald Trump began a policy of forcing detained immigrants scheduled for criminal prosecution to wear identifying wristbands and yellow bracelets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/usgs-volcanic-threat-level/
title: Did the USGS 'Increase' Yellowstone’s Volcanic Threat Level?
review_date: 2018-11-01T09:34:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 2018 update to a USGS report reclassified the risk of a supereruption from the Yellowstone caldera as being higher than previous assessments.


title: Were 42 Million People Killed in the Bloodiest Black Friday Weekend on Record?
review_date: 2013-11-30T04:00:00Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Some 42 million people were killed over Thanksgiving weekend in violent incidents stemming from shoppers competing for "Black Friday" bargains.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/false-42-million-dead-in-bloodiest-black-friday-weekend-on-record/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dead-person-voting-pennsylvania/
title: Did a Dead Person End Up Voting in Pennsylvania?
review_date: 2020-12-24T01:54:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Pennsylvania man successfully cast a vote in his dead mother’s name for U.S. President Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russia-mobile-crematoriums/
title: Is Russia Using Mobile Crematoriums to Hide Evidence of Casualties in Ukraine?
review_date: 2022-02-24T05:39:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Russian military was using mobile crematoriums to conceal evidence of casualties in attacks on Ukraine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crystal-griner-steve-scalise/
title: Crystal Griner and Steve Scalise
review_date: 2017-06-16T03:17:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Crystal Griner, the officer who saved Steve Scalise, is a lesbian (and the congressman is anti-gay rights).


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-admin-seizing-ppe/
title: Did the Trump Admin Seize COVID-19 Protective Equipment from States?
review_date: 2020-04-24T02:56:16Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Under U.S. President Donald Trump, federal authorities are confiscating orders of personal protective equipment (PPE) from local governments amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-trump-lawyer-payoffs/
title: Why Did the FBI Raid the Office of Trump's Lawyer But Not Bill Clinton's?
review_date: 2019-03-06T03:11:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A double standard was at play in the FBI's raid of the office of Donald Trump's lawyer but not Bill Clinton's.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michelle-fields-on-social-security/
title: Michelle Fields on Social Security
review_date: 2016-06-01T01:52:44Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Fox News contributor Michelle Fields said that "we shouldn't just give money to people simply because they are old."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alice-in-wonderland-queen-victoria/
title: Did Lewis Carroll Send Queen Victoria a Mathematics Text?
review_date: 1999-03-26T12:26:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The author of 'Alice in Wonderland' prankishly sent an admiring Queen Victoria a copy of one of his mathematics texts.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/omicron-fucks-people-up/
title: Did a NY Clinician Express Hope That Omicron Variant 'F*cks People Up'?
review_date: 2021-12-01T02:11:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A medical technologist in upstate New York wrote: "I’m truly hoping that the new Omicron variant fucks people up."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/senior-and-veterans-discounts/
title: Did Congress Eliminate All Senior and Veterans Discounts?
review_date: 2018-05-07T20:37:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Democratic U.S. senator from Oregon "pushed through" a bill to eliminate all senior and veterans discounts.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/baby-peacock-pic/
title: Is This a Real Pic of a Baby Peacock?
review_date: 2023-08-15T11:45:09Z
textual_rating: Fake
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image that went viral beginning around April 2023 authentically showed a real baby peacock with bright-blue feathers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/freya-walrus-sinking-boats-norway/
title: Is Freya the Walrus Sinking Boats in Norway?
review_date: 2022-07-22T05:11:49Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 1,500-pound walrus named Freya has been lounging on boats off the coast of Norway, often damaging them and causing some to sink.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thunberg-highest-paid-activist/
title: Is Greta Thunberg the 'Highest Paid Activist'?
review_date: 2019-09-25T02:34:27Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg was named the "highest paid activist" by People With Money magazine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cape-good-hope-suez/
title: Do Maps Show Increased Shipping Traffic Around Cape of Good Hope Due to Suez Blockage?
review_date: 2021-03-28T03:36:58Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Screenshots from vessel tracking apps show increased traffic around the Cape of Good Hope due to Suez Canal blockage.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-no-swearing-campaign/
title: Has Facebook Launched a 'No Swearing' Campaign?
review_date: 2014-03-03T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Facebook has instituted a 'no swearing' campaign and threatened to lock the accounts of users who employ profanity.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/forestry-service-advice-for-animals-in-wildfires/
title: Should You Lay 'Buckets of Water' Out For Wildlife Escaping Wildfires?
review_date: 2017-12-07T09:10:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The "forestry department" urges you to lay buckets of water out for wildlife that may cross your yard while escaping a wildfire.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amy-coney-barrett-fly/
title: Did a Fly Land on Amy Coney Barrett?
review_date: 2020-10-14T02:08:43Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a fly on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's shoulder on day one of her confirmation hearing.


title: Ohio State University Staffer Asked for Sympathy for Campus Attacker
review_date: 2016-12-01T07:19:25Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An Ohio State University employee took to Facebook to urge compassion for a student believed to have rammed and stabbed multiple people on campus.

url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ohio-state-university-staffer-asked-for-sympathy-for-campus-attacker/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/usps-text-message-scam/
title: 'USPS' Text Message Scam Claims Delivery Problem, Asks for Personal Financial Info
review_date: 2022-05-31T06:34:05Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
If a text message about a supposed package delivery issue leads to a website that was designed to look like USPS.com, but is not USPS.com, then it's a...


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-serena-williams-wimbledon/
title: Donald Trump Congratulates Serena Williams
review_date: 2016-07-11T04:54:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump called Serena Williams his 'Black American woman friend' on Twitter after the tennis star won her 7th Wimbledon title.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anne-frank-children-separated/
title: Did Anne Frank Write About ‘Terrible Things Happening' and 'Families Torn Apart'?
review_date: 2019-08-10T08:03:50Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Holocaust-era diarist Anne Frank wrote about families being torn apart and women and children being separated.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/home-alone-mccallister-house/
title: Was Address in ‘Home Alone 2’ Where the McCallister House Was Filmed?
review_date: 2021-12-19T02:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An address shown in the film “Home Alone 2” was the authentic address of the shooting location depicted as the McCallister family home.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/person-who-leaked-hillary-clintons-medical-records-found-dead/
title: Person Who Leaked Hillary Clinton's Medical Records Found Dead
review_date: 2016-08-12T03:59:07Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The CIA found a "dead man's switch" on the computer of the deceased father of a doctor treating Hillary Clinton for dementia.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/netflix-phone-numbers-squid-game/
title: Is Netflix Removing Phone Numbers That Appear in ‘Squid Game’?
review_date: 2021-10-07T04:39:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Netflix is removing an authentic phone number displayed in the hit television series “Squid Game” after an unidentified person in South Korea claimed to have received harassing calls and messages.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/minecraft-sex-mods/
title: Did Minecraft Introduce 'Sex Mods'?
review_date: 2016-10-25T04:57:43Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Minecraft has a newly-discovered "sex mod" of which parents should be aware and exercise caution (or restrict the game from their children entirely).


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kinking-a-live-electrical-wire/
title: Does Kinking a Live Electrical Wire Stop Electricity and Make it Safe?
review_date: 2016-08-26T05:37:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Kinking an electrical wire stops electricity from flowing through it like kinking a garden hose stops water from flowing.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/caravan-urinate-flag-photo/
title: Does This Photograph Show a Migrant Caravan Member Urinating on the U.S. Flag?
review_date: 2018-11-06T02:04:32Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a member of the October 2018 Central American migrant caravan urinating on an U.S. flag.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/children-nyc-drag-chant-video/
title: Does Video Show NYC Drag Marchers Chanting, 'We're Coming for Your Children'?
review_date: 2023-06-26T16:38:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video captured at the NYC Drag March on June 23, 2023, shows some of the attendees chanting, "We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zika-spraying-kills-millions-of-bees/
title: Zika Spraying Killed Millions of Bees in South Carolina
review_date: 2016-09-02T06:02:56Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Aerial spraying of an insecticide targeting Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Carolina resulted in the deaths of millions of bees.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pandora-black-lives-matter-protest/
title: Pandora Endorses Black Lives Matter?
review_date: 2016-07-11T01:32:28Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The streaming music service Pandora endorsed the Black Lives Matter movement while ignoring the deaths of Dallas police officers.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/preheat-oven-required/
title: Is Preheating the Oven Really Necessary?
review_date: 2020-12-16T00:00:44Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Allowing an oven to warm up to a specific temperature — or preheat — is a necessary step for any recipes that call for it.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sole-loyalty/
title: Theodore Roosevelt on Immigration
review_date: 2006-04-11T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A text reproduces Theodore Roosevelt's words regarding the assimilation of immigrants into American culture.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/banging-noises-titanic-sub/
title: Did Coast Guard Release Audio of 'Banging Noises' Heard During Titanic Sub Search?
review_date: 2023-06-23T16:59:42Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Coast Guard released an audio recording of what had been described as "banging noises" heard after contact was lost with the Titanic submersible in June 2023.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dracula/
title: Is Dracula Killed with a Wooden Stake?
review_date: 2008-10-30T04:04:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula' features a titular vampire who cannot expose himself to sunlight and is killed with a wooden stake.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/so-help-us-god/
title: Missing Words from WWII Memorial
review_date: 2004-06-08T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A display at the National World War II Memorial excised the words 'So help us God' from a speech by President Roosevelt.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/victim-attacker-potato-peeler/
title: Did a Rape Victim Strip the Skin Off Her Attacker's Genitals with a Potato Peeler?
review_date: 2018-12-05T09:09:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A female rape victim was arrested after she took revenge on her attacker by stripping the skin off his genitals using a potato peeler.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reince-priebus-secretary/
title: Reince Priebus Told White House Staff to Address Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as 'Secretary'?
review_date: 2017-05-05T08:24:09Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus sent an e-mail to White House staff directing them to address Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as "secretary."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/somali-teens-hammers/
review_date: 2019-05-22T06:33:59Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A group of Somali teenagers used hammers to physically attack and injure several passersby at a train station in Minneapolis in May 2019.

title:
Did a 'Mob of Somali Teens' Attack Minneapolis Commuters with Hammers in Racially Motivated Assault?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslim-self-defense/
title: Was an Elderly Man Sentenced to Death for Killing a Muslim in Self-Defense?
review_date: 2017-12-11T01:32:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
82-year-old William DeLisle was sentenced to death in California for shooting dead a Muslim man who was attacking him.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/here-my-dear/
title: Did Marvin Gaye Deliberately Record a Bad Album to Cheat His Ex-Wife Out of Royalties?
review_date: 2004-09-16T12:59:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Marvin Gaye deliberately recorded a wretched album designed to sell poorly in order to cheat his ex-wife out of royalties.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloody-mary-story/
title: Is the Bloody Mary Story True?
review_date: 2001-04-27T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: Legend
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chanting "Bloody Mary!" thirteen times in front of a candlelit mirror will summon a vengeful spirit.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mark-twain-patriot-is-scarce-man/
title: Did Mark Twain Say, 'In the Beginning of a Change, the Patriot Is a Scarce Man'?
review_date: 2023-01-21T12:58:46Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Mark Twain wrote: "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marjorie-taylor-greene-zelenskyy/
title: No, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Didn't Refuse To Applaud Zelenskyy
review_date: 2022-03-17T01:20:51Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene refused to applaud Ukrainian President Zelenskyy when he spoke before the U.S. Congress.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carl-icahn-stock-steel-tariffs/
title: Did Former Trump Adviser Carl Icahn Dump Millions in Stock Before Steel Tariffs Were Announced?
review_date: 2018-03-07T06:00:23Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Billionaire investor and former Trump adviser Carl Icahn sold off approximately $30 million worth of stock in a steel-dependent company in the weeks leading up to the president's announcement of tariffs on steel imports.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/turmeric-prevent-dementia/
title: Does Turmeric Prevent Dementia?
review_date: 2017-12-05T04:44:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Turmeric can prevent dementia; as a result, India, whose food contains a large amount of the spice, has the lowest rates of dementia worldwide.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oregon-thanksgiving-crack-legal/
title: Can Large Thanksgiving Dinners Lead to Jail Time in Oregon While ‘Crack Is Legal’?
review_date: 2020-11-24T04:41:48Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Residents in Oregon can be fined or jailed for having more than six people at a Thanksgiving dinner, while crack cocaine possession is legal in the state.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-wire/
title: No, Biden Didn't Wear a 'Wire' or 'Smart' Contact Lenses During 1st Debate
review_date: 2020-10-01T06:49:13Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden wore a "wire" and high-tech contact lenses that allowed him to receive talking points from an unseen third party during the first presidential debate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fake-id-seized-chicago-fraud/
title: Were 20,000 Fake IDs Seized at Chicago Airport Part of a Voter-Fraud Scheme?
review_date: 2020-08-18T07:01:12Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Thousands of fake driver’s licenses smuggled from China and Hong Kong and seized in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport since early 2020 were linked to voter-fraud operations, and could produce millions of illegally cast votes in the November 2020 U.S. general election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-kanye-west-buy-spotify/
title: Did Kanye West Buy Spotify?
review_date: 2021-04-02T06:09:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On April 1, 2021, billionaire rapper Kanye West was reported to have bought the music streaming platform Spotify.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/miami-dolphins-undefeated-champagne/
title: Do 1972 Miami Dolphins Toast First Losses of Undefeated Teams?
review_date: 2005-12-18T13:41:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Every season, whenever the last remaining undefeated NFL team lost its first game, all the surviving members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins opened bottles of champagne in celebration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/diamond-and-silk-fired-fox-news-covid/
title: Were Diamond and Silk Fired from Fox News for COVID-19 Falsities?
review_date: 2023-01-12T10:26:53Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In early 2020, conservative commentator duo Diamond and Silk were fired from Fox News for spreading conspiracy theories about COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1996-law-non-citizens-vote/
title: Does a 1996 U.S. Law Say Non-Citizens Who Vote Must Be Deported?
review_date: 2019-05-21T07:05:23Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 says that non-citizens who vote must be deported.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/false-miss-colombia-suicide/
title: Miss Colombia Didn't Commit Suicide
review_date: 2015-12-21T06:55:55Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Miss Colombia committed suicide after she the mistaken that accidentally crowned her Miss Universe was rectified.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fauci-covid-vaccine-worse/
title: No, Fauci Did Not Say COVID Vaccines Are 'Making People Worse'
review_date: 2021-12-14T05:34:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Anthony Fauci said COVID-19 vaccines were, or might be, making people more likely to be infected, or more ill from the disease.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aoc-omar-social-security/
title: No, US Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Omar Didn't Vow to Axe Social Security and Medicare
review_date: 2019-12-30T08:29:03Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar have vowed to end "senior entitlements" like Social Security and Medicare.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andrew-tate-arrested-jerrys-pizza-box/
title: Did Andrew Tate's Video of a Jerry's Pizza Box Lead to His Arrest?
review_date: 2022-12-30T09:51:26Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Jerry's Pizza box that was visible in a video posted by former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate led to his arrest in Romania on human trafficking charges.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-first-ex-president-criticize-successor/
title: Was Barack Obama the First Ex-President to 'Publicly Speak Against' His Successor?
review_date: 2018-11-06T08:40:10Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In criticizing Donald Trump, Barack Obama became the first former U.S. president to publicly "speak against" his successor.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/malia-obama-praise-trump/
title: Did Malia Obama Praise Trump's 'Leadership and Strength'?
review_date: 2020-03-23T12:37:05Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former first daughter Malia Obama praised Trump's 'leadership and strength' during the COVID-19 pandemic.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tim-hortons-ceo-arrested/
title: No, Tim Hortons CEO Was Not Arrested
review_date: 2022-07-21T05:45:46Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On July 20, 2022, Tim Hortons CEO Daniel Schwartz was arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vermin-supreme/
title: Vermin Supreme
review_date: 2016-01-26T03:54:14Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A candidate named Vermin Supreme is running for President in 2016 on a platform of free ponies for everyone.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nfl-or-nba-congress-crimes-video/
title: Is 'NFL or NBA' Video Listing Supposed Crimes of US Congress Members Accurate?
review_date: 2023-02-14T13:47:22Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In a viral video, a long list of crimes first presented as having been committed by NBA or NFL players is revealed, correctly, to have been committed by members of the U.S. Congress.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/share-your-ears-disney/
title: 'Share Your Ears' Make-A-Wish Disney Fundraiser?
review_date: 2016-02-22T00:48:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
If you share a photo of yourself wearing Mickey Mouse ears, Disney Parks will donate $5 to the Make-A-Wish foundation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/what-the-fuck/
title: Etymology of the F-Word
review_date: 1999-07-12T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The word "fuck" derives from an acronymic phrase, either "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" or "Fornication Under Consent of the King."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/polar-bears-extinct-by-2100/
title: Could Polar Bears Be Extinct by 2100?
review_date: 2020-07-22T05:38:11Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Research published in July 2020 suggested polar bears may be wiped out by the end of the 21st century.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-laugh-immigrants-shot/
title: Did Trump Laugh When Audience Member at Rally Suggested Shooting Immigrants?
review_date: 2019-08-06T02:48:49Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump laughed during a rally in Florida when an audience member suggested shooting migrants.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/plastic-tac-toe/
title: Does Microwaving Foods In Plastic Containers Cause Cancer?
review_date: 2002-02-14T08:03:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Research has proved that microwaving foods in plastic containers releases cancer-causing agents into the foods.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-listens/
title: Facebook Listens?
review_date: 2014-05-27T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Facebook 'Identify TV and Music' app spies on users by listening to and recording sounds through their phones, and uses ambient conversation to tailor advertising.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-left-trump-a-white-house-full-of-roaches/
title: Obama Left Trump a White House Full of Roaches?
review_date: 2017-08-11T07:50:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump inherited a White House infested with cockroaches due to the careless behavior of his predecessor, Barack Obama.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prince-air-jordan-sneakers/
title: Was Prince Integral in the Development of Air Jordan Sneakers?
review_date: 2016-04-24T05:05:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Prince invested in Nike in 1971, recruited NBA star Michael Jordan to the company in 1983, and designed the first Air Jordan shoe.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jared-fogle-released-due-to-overcrowding/
title: Jared Fogle Released Due to Overcrowding?
review_date: 2016-05-10T08:06:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle was released from prison and placed on house arrest due to overcrowding.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abrams-traded-manager/
title: Was Cal Abrams Tricked Into Insulting His Future Manager?
review_date: 2003-08-02T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Dodgers outfielder Cal Abrams was ordered to publicly berate the Reds' manager, then was traded to that team a few days later.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-manson-image-real/
title: Is This an Image of Trump and Manson Being Shared by Trump Supporters?
review_date: 2020-08-26T03:50:58Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image of U.S. President Donald Trump and convicted killer Charles Manson was widely circulated by the president's supporters who mistook Manson for Jesus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-marijuana-moving-to-schedule-2/
title: Marijuana Is Moving to Schedule 2
review_date: 2016-06-21T02:50:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will be reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule 2 drug in August 2016.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-legally-blonde-speech/
title: Did President Trump Plagiarize His Commencement Speech from 'Legally Blonde'?
review_date: 2017-05-17T05:27:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A commencement speech delivered by President Trump at Liberty University in May 2017 bore remarkable similarities to one given by Reese Witherspoon's character in the 2001 film "Legally Blonde."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boebert-taliban-building-back-better/
title: Did Boebert Praise Taliban for ‘Building Back Better’?
review_date: 2021-08-20T03:54:38Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, Republican U.S. Representative for Colorado Lauren Boebert praised the extremist group for “building back better.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/inflatable-costume-covid-hospital/
title: Was an Inflatable Costume Responsible for Spreading COVID at Hospital?
review_date: 2021-01-04T04:54:07Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An inflatable Christmas costume worn in the emergency room of a California hospital may have spread COVID-19, infecting more than 40 employees in late 2020 and early 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robert-e-lee-statue-spraypainted/
title: Was Robert E. Lee Statue Spray-Painted During 2020 Protests?
review_date: 2020-06-04T06:32:51Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
A photograph shows a statue of U.S. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was marked with graffiti during the 2020 George Floyd protests.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-elizabeth-kick-some-ass/
title: Did Queen Elizabeth Say This About the Need To 'Kick Some Ass'?
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textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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Queen Elizabeth said, "The world is not the most pleasant place. …You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/goldfish-steer-tank-on-wheels/
title: Yes, Researchers Taught a Goldfish To Steer a Tank on Wheels
review_date: 2022-01-09T02:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel taught goldfish to steer a specially designed "fish-operated vehicle" to get food.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mosquitoes-blood-type-attraction/
title: Are Mosquitos Attracted to a Certain Blood Type?
review_date: 2021-07-21T06:57:36Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Evidence suggests that among other individual factors, mosquitos may be more attracted to people with Type O blood.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-lab-pathogens-masks/
title: Did University of Fla. Lab Find ‘Dangerous Pathogens’ on Kids' Masks?
review_date: 2021-07-27T05:32:26Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
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text:
Six masks worn to school by children were sent to a University of Florida laboratory and found to carry at least 11 dangerous pathogens.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jewish-mother-toddler-hug/
title: Is This a Jewish Mother Hugging Her Child Before Nazis Kill Them?
review_date: 2016-04-28T06:13:03Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph depicts a Jewish mother hugging her toddler daughter before both were shot to death by Nazis.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fedex-text-message-scam/
title: Are FedEx 'Set Delivery Preferences' Text Messages Real?
review_date: 2020-01-24T02:52:43Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
FedEx customers can receive free "expensive" products from Amazon.com via a text message notification.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/burglar-snort-sperm-contract-syphilis-herpes/
title: Did a Burglar Snort Dried Sperm, Contracting Syphilis and Herpes?
review_date: 2022-12-13T10:33:40Z
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publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A burglar mistook dried sperm for cocaine and snorted it, contracting syphilis and herpes as a result.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paratroopers-1944-today/
title: Does This Photo Show D-Day Paratroopers in 1944 and Today?
review_date: 2021-06-15T04:32:30Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
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text:
A photograph shows paratroopers who dropped in France in 1944 along with modern images of them in the same airplane.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-billie-holiday-christmas/
title: Did Trump Demand Billie Holiday Change Name to 'Billie Christmas'?
review_date: 2019-12-18T00:17:50Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that jazz singer Billie Holiday posthumously change her name to Billie Christmas.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/amy-coney-barrett-house-arrest/
title: Did US Military Place Amy Coney Barrett Under House Arrest?
review_date: 2021-05-21T03:11:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On April 15, 2021, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was placed under house arrest by U.S. Navy JAG and army investigators and fitted with an ankle bracelet.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/janitor-teens-life-insurance/
title: Did a Janitor Collect $20 Million in Life Insurance on Dead Chicago Teens?
review_date: 2017-04-06T04:02:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An Illinois janitor collected $20 million in life insurance benefits on policies placed on teenagers who were then murdered.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-flyers-call-for-the-murder-of-white-children/
title: 'Antifa' Flyers Call For the Murder of White Children?
review_date: 2017-08-16T06:46:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The anti-fascist group Antifa created and distributed a flyer calling for the murder of white children.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/online-store-horse-burkas/
title: Online Store Selling 'Horse Burkas' for Muslim Customers?
review_date: 2017-08-07T07:15:23Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An online store is offering "horse burkas" so Muslim equestrians can clothe their pets in keeping with religious custom.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-fine-stealing-veterans/
title: Was Donald Trump Fined for 'Stealing' Money Intended for Veterans?
review_date: 2019-11-14T06:58:26Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The New York Supreme Court ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million as punishment for "stealing" charitable donations intended for veterans groups.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-coupon-scam/
title: No, McDonald's Is Not Offering 2 Free Big Mac Meals for a Month
review_date: 2020-04-03T05:18:25Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
McDonald's is offering coupons for two free Big Mac Meals to social media users who fill out an online survey.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zodiac-killer-identified/
title: Are These Rumors True About Zodiac Killer?
review_date: 2021-10-09T03:19:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Screenshots that surfaced online in early October 2021 authentically show photographs of, or comments written by, the Zodiac killer.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nato-command-center-strike/
title: Did Russian Forces Strike a 'NATO Command Center' in Lviv, Ukraine?
review_date: 2023-04-03T15:34:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In early March 2023, Russian forces used a Khinzal hypersonic missile to strike an underground NATO command center, killing up to 300 people including at least 40 high level foreign advisors.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boyd-bushman-aliens/
title: Did Boyd Bushman Provide Evidence of Alien Contact?
review_date: 2014-10-31T10:42:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former Lockheed Martin engineer Boyd Bushman provided evidence of human contact with alien life just before his death in August 2014.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/million-man-march-will-smith/
title: Did Will Smith Donate $150,000 to a 'Terrorist Organization'?
review_date: 2015-09-13T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith donated $150,000 to a "black Muslim" who called for the murder of all whites.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michigan-isis/
title: Did Federal Agents Raid a Mosque in Michigan?
review_date: 2018-01-11T01:44:58Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Federal agents raided a mosque near Dearborn, MIchigan and arrested several ISIS combatants planning suicide attacks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/global-warming-data-faked/
title: Was Global Warming Data 'Faked' to 'Fit Climate Change Fictions'?
review_date: 2019-10-03T10:04:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
NASA and NOAA faked climate data in the GISTEMP global temperature record to exaggerate global warming.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/children-hazmat-suits/
title: Does Video Show Chinese Children Wearing Hazmat Suits?
review_date: 2022-01-12T02:36:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a group of young children in China wearing hazmat suits to protect them against COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-this-really-aracely-henriquez/
title: Is This Aracely Henriquez, the Woman George Floyd Allegedly Assaulted?
review_date: 2020-06-12T09:17:15Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows Aracely Henriquez, a woman who was allegedly assaulted by George Floyd in a robbery.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-statue-unknown-soldier-vandals/
title: Was a Statue Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Knocked Over by Vandals?
review_date: 2018-04-17T04:43:34Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a statue guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier that was knocked over by vandals.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abaco-bahamas-hurricane-dorian/
title: Does This Photograph Show the Abaco Islands Damaged by Hurricane Dorian?
review_date: 2019-09-03T08:06:36Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A widely shared Facebook post includes a photograph of damage done to the Abaco Islands by Hurricane Dorian.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-mccain-war-crimes/
title: Did John McCain Admit He Was a 'War Criminal'?
review_date: 2008-08-04T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Senator John McCain admitted that he was a 'war criminal' and was pardoned by President Nixon for his crimes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-trump-vetted-politician/
title: Did Pelosi Say Trump Can't Hold Power Because He's One of the 'Common People'?
review_date: 2020-04-15T02:34:07Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the political class wouldn't accept U.S. President Donald Trump among its ranks because he isn't a "vetted politician" and is among the "common people."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/man-kicked-buffet-sues/
title: Was a Man Kicked Out of Golden Corral After Eating More Than 50 Lbs. of Food?
review_date: 2016-02-16T01:41:12Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An obese man is suing Golden Corral because he was kicked out after spending seven hours at their buffet.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/super-antenna-octa-air-legitimate-replacement-cable/
title: Is 'Super' Antenna Octa Air a Legitimate Replacement for Cable?
review_date: 2018-03-19T07:21:53Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A new "super" antenna called Octa Air is a legitimate replacement for cable that can provide customers with 100s of free HDTV channels.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/serious-threat-of-juice-jacking/
title: How Serious Is the Security Threat of 'Juice-Jacking'?
review_date: 2023-04-12T09:34:16Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Cybercriminals are using public USB ports in places like airports and hotels to introduce malware and monitoring software onto users' devices, posing a serious security threat.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cash-app-scam-email-fake-deposit/
title: This Cash App Email Scam About a Fake Deposit Could Cost You Thousands on Your Credit Card
review_date: 2023-05-19T14:15:53Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A message not originating from an official Cash App email address says that you need to confirm or buy something to claim a cash deposit.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/52-thoroughbred-horses-covid-19/
title: Do 52 Thoroughbred Horses Need New Homes Due to COVID-19?
review_date: 2020-06-07T04:26:43Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
52 thoroughbred horses whose owner died from COVID-19 are destined for slaughter if adopters are not found for them soon.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lemons-coronavirus/
title: Will Lemons and Hot Water Cure or Prevent COVID-19?
review_date: 2020-03-26T06:11:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Drinking hot water with lemons will cure or prevent COVID-19; drinking hot water with lemons and sodium bicarbonate will “alkalize the immune system” and cure or prevent COVID-19.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bachelor-colton-underwood-gay/
title: Did Colton Underwood, Former 'Bachelor,' Come Out as Gay?
review_date: 2021-04-14T01:59:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In an interview on "Good Morning America," on April 14, 2021, former "Bachelor" star Colton Underwood came out as gay.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kurt-cobain-nevermind-cover-pedophile/
review_date: 2021-08-25T01:19:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The late Kurt Cobain once argued that the nudity on the cover of the Nirvana album "Nevermind" could be covered with a sticker that read: "If you're offended by this you must be a closet pedophile."

title:
Did Kurt Cobain Say of 'Nevermind' Album Cover, 'If You're Offended by This You Must Be a Closet Pedophile'?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ron-paul-call-congress-psychopathic-authoritarians/
title: Did Ron Paul Call Congress "A Bunch of Psychopathic Authoritarians"?
review_date: 2018-08-24T01:53:52Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In his farewell address to the House of Representatives in 2012, Ron Paul described Congress as “a bunch of psychopathic authoritarians.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ivanka-trump-will-move-into-white-house-to-fill-melanias-vacancy/
title: Ivanka Trump Will Move Into White House 'to Fill Melania’s Vacancy'
review_date: 2016-11-29T01:04:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ivanka Trump will move into the White House because Melania Trump is not immediately planning to do so.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/veterans-border-wall/
title: Will Graves of US Veterans Be Dug Up for Trump's Border Wall?
review_date: 2019-09-05T09:46:58Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The graves of some U.S. veterans will be dug up to build part of President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/courier-parcel-scam/
title: Package Pick-Up Scam
review_date: 2008-12-10T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Scammers dupe victims into paying "security keeping fees" to receive courier parcels supposedly containing large checks or other valuables.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dead-fish-ohio-train-derailment/
title: Are Videos of Dead Fish Near Ohio Train Derailment Real?
review_date: 2023-02-14T14:41:09Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Videos taken after the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and the subsequent release of hazardous chemicals show dead fish in a nearby brook.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-vaccine-passport/
title: Is the Biden Administration Creating or Mandating Vaccine Passports?
review_date: 2021-03-31T09:36:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Biden administration is working to launch a COVID-19 passport that "Americans must have to engage in commerce."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-kentucky-derby-winner-turn-down-white-house-invite/
title: Did Kentucky Derby Winner Turn Down White House Invite?
review_date: 2022-05-09T01:22:48Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The 2022 Kentucky Derby winner, Sonny Leon, turned down an invitation to the White House, saying, "If I wanted to see a horse’s ass, I would have finished second."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pantene-hair-products-causing-highlight-foils-to-catch-fire/
title: Pantene Hair Products Causing Highlight Foils to Catch Fire?
review_date: 2016-03-23T07:11:18Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Pantene shampoo and conditioner leave a build-up on hair that causes it to heat up and "smoke" when combined with highlight foils.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/berger-lloyd-austin/
title: No, Marine Gen. David Berger Did Not Berate Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin Over Vaccines
review_date: 2021-08-13T02:36:31Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In the summer of 2021, U.S. Marines Commandant David Berger berated Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over plans to implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for U.S. troops.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cadbury-gay-kiss/
title: Did Same-Sex Kiss in Cadbury Ad Spark Angry Petition?
review_date: 2021-02-19T18:00:29Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A petition that circulated in mid-February 2021 sought the withdrawal of a so-called “disgusting and off-putting” Cadbury egg advertisement featuring a same-sex couple.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aarp-supports-democratic-party/
title: Does AARP Support the Democratic Party?
review_date: 2020-08-19T05:56:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A portion of what members and/or donors pay to AARP (formerly American Association of Retired Persons) goes directly to the U.S. Democratic party.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/peng-shuilin/
title: Half Man-Half Price Store
review_date: 2014-10-07T11:24:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photographs show Peng Shuilin, a Chinese man who lost the lower half of his body in an automobile accident.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hyvee-coupon-scam/
title: Hy-Vee 75th Anniversary $80 Coupon Scam
review_date: 2018-11-09T01:04:32Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hy-Vee grocery stores are distributing free $80 coupons online as part of a "75th Anniversary" promotion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/catholic-school-statues/
title: Did a Catholic School in California Remove Religious Statues from Its Campus?
review_date: 2017-08-29T09:52:07Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2017, the San Domenico school in San Anselmo, California removed some Catholic statues from its campus in an effort to be more inclusive.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tiktok-oh-no-song/
title: Was the TikTok 'Oh No' Song by Aerosmith?
review_date: 2020-12-28T05:13:36Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
"Remember (Walking in the Sand)," known on the TikTok platform as the "Oh No" song, was recorded by Aerosmith.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tripadvisor-middle-east/
title: President Trump Left Online Reviews for the Middle East?
review_date: 2017-05-29T02:31:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President Trump left reviews for locations such as Yad Vashem on TripAdvisor during his trip of the Middle East.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-covid-19-vaccines-shedding/
title: Do Vaccinated People ‘Shed’ COVID-19 Vaccine Particles?
review_date: 2021-12-03T04:30:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 can shed viral components that are capable of infecting and harming those around them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hawaii-death-pods/
title: Did Hawaii Buy 'Death Pods' After Legalizing Physician-Assisted Death?
review_date: 2020-09-05T01:15:08Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Following the Jan. 1, 2019, legalization of physician-assisted death in Hawaii, state leaders bought 30 “passing assistance pods."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/springsteen-trump-grasp-american/
title: Did Bruce Springsteen Say Trump 'Doesn’t Have a Grasp’ on What It Means To Be American?
review_date: 2020-02-20T06:24:37Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bruce Springsteen said U.S. President Donald Trump "doesn’t have a grasp of the deep meaning of what it means to be an American.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1992-mad-magazine-trump/
title: Did MAD Magazine Lampoon Donald Trump in 1992?
review_date: 2017-06-28T08:16:46Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A cartoon lampooning Donald Trump over his lack of business acumen was published in a 1992 issue of Mad Magazine.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chinese-synthetic-cabbages/
title: Chinese 'Synthetic' Cabbages
review_date: 2016-09-01T05:21:15Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video depicts a Chinese vendor making "synthetic cabbages" for sale in American restaurants and supermarkets.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/burger-king-customers-manager/
title: Did Burger King Customers Tell Manager to 'Go Back to Your Mexican Country'?
review_date: 2019-08-01T07:19:44Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Two customers in a Florida Burger King restaurant told the manager to "go back to your Mexican country."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-donated-kamala-harris/
title: Did Trump Donate to Kamala Harris' Past Election Campaigns?
review_date: 2020-08-12T06:12:07Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump donated $6,000 to Kamala Harris' 2014 campaign for reelection as California attorney general.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sweden-ban-mandatory-vaccinations-children-2017/
title: Did Sweden Ban Mandatory Vaccinations for Children in 2017?
review_date: 2018-03-12T20:59:45Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Swedish parliament rejected seven proposals in May 2017 establishing a mandatory vaccination program, enacting a ban on the practice.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/study-refugees-brought-in-revenues/
title: Did a Banned Federal Study Show That Refugees Bring in More in Government Revenues Than They Cost?
review_date: 2018-12-12T06:35:00Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A leaked federal study showing that refugees to America brought in $63 billion more in government revenues than they cost in the last 10 years was "banned" by the Trump administration.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/celebrity-summoned-to-jury-duty-in-your-town/
title: Celebrity Summoned to Jury Duty in Your Town!
review_date: 2016-07-29T10:17:01Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
[Name of celebrity] has been summoned for jury duty in [name of town] because he or she supposedly owns property there.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/never-throw-boarding-pass/
title: Is Discarding Your Boarding Pass Dangerous?
review_date: 2016-03-02T04:33:02Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Thieves can obtain your home address, banking details, e-mail address, phone number, and other personal details from discarded boarding passes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canadian-business-offers-land-to-relocating-americans/
title: Small Canadian Town Will Give You a Job and Land to Relocate
review_date: 2016-09-21T03:28:43Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A small business in Canada is offering jobs and free land to Americans looking to relocate in the event of a Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton presidency.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/krispy-kreme-pirate-day/
title: Free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for Pirates on September 19
review_date: 2016-09-01T04:51:47Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Krispy Kreme is giving free doughnuts to anyone who talks or dresses like a pirate on 19 September 2016.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/taliban-peace-ukraine/
title: Did the Taliban Call for a ‘Peaceful’ Resolution in Ukraine?
review_date: 2022-02-25T00:34:20Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Taliban spokesperson released a statement calling for “restraint by both parties” and “to resolve the crisis through dialogue and peaceful means.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebooks-hidden-inbox/
title: Facebook's Hidden Other Inbox
review_date: 2016-04-07T02:17:01Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Facebook has not one, but two filtered message inboxes where Messenger messages may not be easily seen.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thalidomide-covid-vaccine/
title: Is the 1950s ‘Thalidomide Tragedy’ Indicative of COVID-19 Vaccine Risks?
review_date: 2020-12-22T06:26:51Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A rapidly approved drug known as thalidomide was not rigorously tested before being prescribed to pregnant women, ultimately leading to “malformations in newborns” born to women who were prescribed the drug. The so-called “thalidomide tragedy” provides a possible case study for the undetermined effects of COVID-19 vaccinations administered under emergency-use authorizations in the U.S.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/desk-job/
title: Photograph Shows President Obama with His Feet on Oval Office Desk?
review_date: 2010-02-10T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Photograph shows President Obama "desecrating" the Oval Office by unprecedentedly placing his feet on his desk.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-putting-cum-in-mandm-ad-real/
title: Was 'We're Putting Cum Inside M&M's' Ad Real?
review_date: 2023-05-02T12:31:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph authentically shows a skyscraper-sized ad with the text, "We're putting cum inside M&M's."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/guy-fieri-wildfires/
title: Did Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Feed 5,000 California Wildfire Evacuees?
review_date: 2018-08-01T11:00:56Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri fed, or helped to feed, 5,000 people displaced by the 2018 Carr Fire in Shasta County, California.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-madness-of-king-george/
title: Was 'The Madness of George III' Retitled for U.S. Audiences?
review_date: 1999-10-08T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The title of the film 'The Madness of George III' was altered because American audiences might have thought it was a sequel.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paul-whelan-russia-trump-administration/
title: Was Paul Whelan Detained in Russia During the Trump Administration?
review_date: 2022-12-09T09:48:41Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan was incarcerated in 2018 in Russia during the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/schwarzenegger-hotel-statue/
title: Was Arnold Schwarzenegger Forced to Sleep Outside a Hotel He Had Helped Open?
review_date: 2018-04-06T05:33:25Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Arnold Schwarzenegger slept in a sleeping bag outside a hotel he had once opened, because staff refused to give him a free room.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-jill-biden-booed-super-bowl/
title: Were the Bidens Booed During Their Speech at the Super Bowl?
review_date: 2021-02-08T06:44:07Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were booed during their pre-recorded statement that aired just before the Super Bowl game on Feb. 7, 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/poppy-sale-ban/
title: Did the Royal British Legion Stop Selling Poppies to Avoid Offending Minorities?
review_date: 2016-09-27T07:41:25Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Royal British Legion won't be selling Remembrance Day poppies in "certain areas" this year because they offend some minorities.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/multiple-shooters-orlando-cody-agnew/
title: 'Multiple Shooters' at Orlando Nightclub
review_date: 2016-06-13T03:48:33Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The media is covering up that "multiple shooters" were involved in the mass killing at an Orlando nightclub.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/putin-gmo-evolution/
title: Putin Tells Russian Security Council That GMOs and Vaccines Are a Threat to Evolution
review_date: 2016-10-21T10:19:56Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Russian president Vladimir Putin slammed Western countries for using GMOs and vaccines that slow evolution.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-healthcare-pass-the-bill-to-see-what-is-in-it/
title: Did Nancy Pelosi Say Obamacare Must be Passed to 'Find Out What Is in It'?
review_date: 2017-06-22T05:05:24Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said of the Affordable Care Act, in 2010: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/usps-locking-mailboxes/
title: Is USPS Locking Mailboxes To Undermine 2020 Election?
review_date: 2020-08-20T04:49:45Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The U.S. Postal Service placed locks on mailboxes to prevent voters from casting mail-in ballots in the 2020 presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gop-obamacare-repeal-election/
title: Did 33 Republicans Who Voted to Repeal Obamacare Lose Their Congressional Seats?
review_date: 2018-12-05T00:56:27Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Congressional seats of almost three dozen Republicans who voted to repeal Obamacare were lost to Democrats in 2018.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/titanic-in-japan/
title: Does Google Earth Reveal a Sunken Ship in a Japanese Port?
review_date: 2020-12-28T05:54:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Satellite imagery used in Google Earth and Google Maps reveals a sunken ship in a port on a Japanese Island.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/belgiums-solar-parking-meters/
title: Do Belgium's Solar Parking Meters Not Work Due to Lack of Sunlight?
review_date: 2021-08-11T06:05:05Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A TikTok video is correct in saying Belgium's solar-powered parking meters are frequently unusable because of a lack of sunlight.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/t-boone-mike-gundy-haircut/
title: Did T. Boone Pickens Leave Mike Gundy $30 in His Will to Get a Haircut?
review_date: 2019-09-23T05:17:04Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The late multi-millionaire T. Boone Pickens left Oklahoma State University football coach Mike Gundy $30 in his will to get a haircut.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/doordash-glitch-70k/
title: Was a Man Charged $70K After Exploiting a DoorDash Glitch?
review_date: 2022-09-22T10:24:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A man was charged more than $70,000 by DoorDash after the company fixed a payment glitch that he had previously exploited to place free orders.


text: A pedophile named William Smith was decapitated and left on a judge's doorstep in September 2017.
title: Was a Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse Found on a Judge’s Doorstep After a Bail Hearing?
review_date: 2017-09-22T05:03:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pedophiles-decapitated-corpse-found-on-judges-doorstep-after-bail-hearing/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sanders-tax-plan-52-percent/
title: Did Sanders Propose Raising Taxes to 52% on Incomes Over $29,000?
review_date: 2020-02-21T08:21:38Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' health care plan proposes to raise the tax rate to 52% on incomes over $29,000.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-fans-racist-bitch-shirts/
title: Are These Trump Supporters Wearing 'Racist Bitch' T-Shirts?
review_date: 2019-09-16T02:12:19Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a group of women wearing "I'm a Racist Bitch" T-shirts in support of U.S. President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bells-in-paris-biden/
title: Did Church Bells Ring in Paris to Celebrate Biden's Election Win?
review_date: 2020-11-09T02:05:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video captures church bells being rung in Paris to celebrate the projection of Joe Biden as the winner in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ellison-antifa-book/
title: Is This Minnesota AG Keith Ellison with 'Antifa Handbook'?
review_date: 2020-06-05T09:28:08Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison once tweeted a picture of himself holding a book titled "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/net-worth-1m-servicemen/
title: Do a Net Worth Over $1 Million Disqualify You from Military Service?
review_date: 2016-01-26T09:37:22Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Individuals with a high net worth are ineligible to serve in the military because they are more likely to be insubordinate.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prominent-attorneys-investigate-musk-citizenship/
title: Are 'Prominent Attorneys' Investigating if Elon Musk Lied on Application for US Citizenship?
review_date: 2023-05-25T16:24:49Z
textual_rating: Originated as Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Prominent attorneys are investigating whether Twitter owner Elon Musk lied on his application for U.S. citizenship.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/david-hogg-attend-california-high-school/
title: Did David Hogg Attend a California High School?
review_date: 2018-03-26T07:41:03Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg went to high school in California, not Florida, and is an actor.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-kicked-out-of-a-church/
title: No, Trump Wasn't Kicked Out of a Church by Its Pastor
review_date: 2023-07-11T14:55:28Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Video footage documented that former U.S. President Donald Trump was kicked out of a church by the pastor.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/netflix-stranger-things-season-4/
title: Did Netflix Announce Official Release Date for 'Stranger Things' Season 4?
review_date: 2021-08-07T05:00:42Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In August 2021, Netflix announced that the fourth season of "Stranger Things" would be released in 2022.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-dems-will-shut-it-all-down/
title: No, Pelosi Didn't Say Dems Will ‘Shut It All Down’ If No Impeachment
review_date: 2019-12-06T06:42:26Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called for a total shutdown of the government if her party doesn't get its way on impeaching President Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iranian-negotiator-discusses-nuclear-deal/
title: Iranian Negotiator Discusses Nuclear Deal
review_date: 2016-07-10T06:33:53Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows the chief Iranian nuclear negotiator appearing on television and candidly reflecting on the negotiating process with the U.S.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/supreme-court-barricades-roe-wade/
title: Were Barricades Erected Outside Supreme Court in Response to 'Roe v. Wade' Leak?
review_date: 2022-05-03T08:43:07Z
textual_rating: Research In Progress
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On May 2, 2022, relevant authorities at the U.S. Supreme Court installed barricades outside the court in response to reports the justices had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, and in anticipation of unrest.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen/
title: What Does 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' Mean?
review_date: 2013-12-05T10:12:52Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The opening line of the Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" means "God make you mighty, gentlemen."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/locomotive-foundation-golden-gate/
title: Is a Train Locomotive Embedded in the Foundation of the Golden Gate Bridge?
review_date: 2021-11-06T01:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A seven-ton locomotive gas engine was embedded in the foundation of the Golden Gate Bridge, after it slid on wet rails while hauling concrete. The locomotive plunged 100 feet into the abutment’s soft cement and could not be recovered, so it has been sealed there throughout the bridge’s history.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/liv-golf-twin-towers/
title: Was an LIV Golf Trophy Designed to Resemble the Twin Towers?
review_date: 2022-08-22T08:39:18Z
textual_rating: Unfounded
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Saudi-backed LIV Golf organization awarded a trophy that was intentionally designed to resemble the remnants of the World Trade Center's twin towers destroyed in a terrorist attack on 9/11.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/californias-governor-law-students-spanish/
title: Did California's Governor Sign a Law Requiring All Students to Learn Spanish?
review_date: 2018-05-24T08:15:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In May 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law requiring all students in the state to learn Spanish.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aoc-democrats-eliminate-oil-gas/
title: Did AOC Say Democrats Will 'Eliminate Oil and Gas After We Take the White House Back'?
review_date: 2019-09-17T03:10:00Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "Democrats will eliminate oil and gas after we take the White House back."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/babe-ruth-pinstripes/
title: Did the Yankees Adopt Pinstriped Uniforms to Hide Babe Ruth's Girth?
review_date: 2004-08-24T10:23:30Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The New York Yankees adopted pinstriped uniforms in an effort to disguise Babe Ruth's growing waistline.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-order-climate-change/
title: Did President Donald Trump Sign an Executive Order on Climate Change?
review_date: 2017-02-01T09:54:25Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Donald Trump signed an executive order naming climate change as a threat "both to the economy and national security."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bus-driver-national-guard/
title: Did Bus Driver Shortage Force Mass. Gov. to Deploy National Guard?
review_date: 2021-09-22T01:28:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
To address a shortage of school bus drivers in September 2021, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker directed National Guard troops to help transport K-12 students to school.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kray-twins-use-elephant-rob-london-tram/
title: Did the Kray Twins Use an Elephant to Rob a London Tram?
review_date: 2018-03-07T10:30:56Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image shows the Kray twins starting their organized crime "reign of terror" in London by robbing a tram with the help of an elephant.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/desantis-defend-mar-a-lago-raid/
title: Fake 'Hannity' Clip Doesn't Show DeSantis Defending Mar-a-Lago Raid
review_date: 2022-08-13T08:05:49Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the FBI's August 2022 raid of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in an appearance on the "Hannity" show.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-report-kavanaugh-allegations-not-true/
title: Did an FBI Report Conclude That None of the Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Was True?
review_date: 2018-11-12T01:42:13Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A report issued by the FBI concluded that none of the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was true.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/82nd-airborne-border/
title: Did the 82nd Airborne Division Receive Word They Are Being Deployed to the Border?
review_date: 2018-10-24T11:36:23Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The 82nd Airborne received word they are being deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border as a migrant caravan moves through Mexico.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ninja-foodi-cooker-scam/
title: Facebook Scam Pushes Fake Giveaway for Ninja Foodi Cooker
review_date: 2022-09-21T05:12:22Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A Facebook post from an unverified page claims that users have won a brand new cooking product from Ninja Kitchen.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-washington-historic-church-plaque/
title: Is a Virginia Church Ripping Out an 'Offensive' George Washington Plaque?
review_date: 2017-10-30T02:36:10Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, is "ripping out" a plaque dedicated to George Washington because it might offend people.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/of-drinks-and-clinks/
title: Why Do We Clink Wine Glasses?
review_date: 2007-03-08T22:25:04Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The ritual of clinking glasses evolved from efforts to prove that the drinks contained therein were not poisoned.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/publishers-clearing-house-phone-scam/
title: Publishers Clearing House Phone Call Scam Targets Victims
review_date: 2022-05-20T06:35:16Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A person on the phone, social media, email, or in a letter that's sent in the mail says you've won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/creepy-abandoned-train-tunnel/
title: Is This Abandoned Train Tunnel Real?
review_date: 2020-12-16T08:38:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An image shows an abandoned train tunnel from the 19th century, framed with icicles estimated to be around 15 feet (5 meters) long.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mark-zuckerberg-orgy-island/
title: Did Mark Zuckerberg Post About Orgies on Little St. James Island?
review_date: 2021-07-27T01:31:41Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted about orgies from Little St. James, an island in the Virgin Islands.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-china-freest-societies/
title: Did Pelosi Say China Is 'One of the Freest Societies in the World'?
review_date: 2022-08-11T06:50:16Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During a television interview, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "China is one of the freest societies in the world."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lloyd-austin-defund-military/
title: No, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Isn't Considering 'Defunding, Maybe Disbanding' US Army
review_date: 2021-01-25T03:34:16Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin considered "defunding, maybe disbanding" the Army and leaving national defense to China.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harlan-hill-eat-shoe-biden-won/
title: Did Trump Campaign Adviser Promise To Eat His Shoe If Biden Won?
review_date: 2021-01-30T03:17:41Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
On Nov. 3, 2020, Trump campaign adviser Harlan Hill said he'd livestream himself eating his shoe if Joe Biden won the presidential election.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-nye-gender-chromosomes/
title: Did Bill Nye Say Gender is Determined 'by Your Chromosomes?'
review_date: 2017-04-27T02:38:40Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Bill Nye said that gender is determined "by your chromosomes" during an episode of "Bill Nye the Science Guy."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kushner-baltimore-rodents-rats/
title: Did Jared Kushner-Owned Properties in Baltimore Violate Building Code Rules on Rodent Infestation?
review_date: 2019-08-01T05:51:06Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Properties owned by Jared Kushner in the Baltimore area have accrued multiple building code violations for rodent infestation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pudding-on-the-ritz/
title: Man Gets Millions of Air Travel Miles from Pudding Cups
review_date: 2000-04-30T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A clever consumer earned millions of miles of free air travel by taking advantage of a Healthy Choice pudding promotion.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alien-caught-on-kerala-karnataka-border/
title: Was an Alien Caught on the Kerala, Karnataka Border?
review_date: 2016-12-11T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows an alien that was caught in southern India, near the shared border of Kerala and Karnataka states.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hurricane-windows-flooding-photo/
title: Is This Photo of Windows Holding Back Hurricane Ian Floodwaters Real?
review_date: 2022-10-03T07:32:52Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph in an Oct. 1, 2022, tweet authentically shows windows holding back floodwaters from Hurricane Ian.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hue-cry/
title: Racist Product Color Descriptions
review_date: 2007-04-21T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Modern products still sometimes bear labels and descriptions that include a color named for a racial pejorative.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zelenskyy-troll-putin-green-screen/
title: Did Zelenskyy 'Troll' Putin Over a Supposedly Fake Video?
review_date: 2022-03-08T06:13:53Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In March 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touched a microphone in a video, in satirical reference to a "visual effects" rumor about Russian President Vladimir Putin.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-statement-colin-powell-death/
title: Did Trump Release Statement Bashing Colin Powell After His Death?
review_date: 2021-10-19T04:51:00Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former U.S President Donald Trump, in regards to former Secretary of State Colin Powell's death, said that Powell made "big mistakes" and was "a RINO" (Republican in name only).


text: Washington state Sen. Maureen Walsh said nurses "play cards for a considerable amount of the day."
url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maureen-walsh-nurses-cards/
review_date: 2019-04-22T04:54:50Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
title:
Did Washington State Sen. Maureen Walsh Say Nurses 'Play Cards' for a Large Part of Their Working Day?


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/adam-butsch-gallows-post-facebook/
title: Did Facebook Allow a Post Calling for the Hanging of White People?
review_date: 2020-06-24T06:31:24Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Facebook said that a message posted by the user "Adam Butsch" calling for the genocide of white people didn't violate its community standards.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/violence-against-women-act-vote/
title: Did These GOP Senators Vote Against Reauthorizing the 'Violence Against Women Act'?
review_date: 2018-09-24T10:37:44Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The six Republican "ranking members" of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted against the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2013.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-newsweek-cover/
title: 'The First Gay President': Real Newsweek Cover Featuring Obama?
review_date: 2023-09-07T14:13:05Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A cover of a 2012 issue of Newsweek Magazine authentically depicted then-U.S. President Barack Obama next to text that said, "THE FIRST GAY PRESIDENT."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-brady-witchcraft/
title: Did NFL Champion Tom Brady Attribute His Success to Gisele Bündchen's 'Witchcraft'?
review_date: 2019-02-12T10:08:06Z
textual_rating: Mostly False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Tom Brady attributed his success as an NFL quarterback to the "witchcraft" of his wife, Gisele Bündchen.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/morgan-freeman-covid-19-tests/
title: No, Morgan Freeman Isn't Telling People to Stop Taking COVID-19 Tests
review_date: 2022-01-23T22:48:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Morgan Freeman said: "Stop taking tests and live your life. If you’re sick, stay home. If you feel fine, go about your business."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kandiss-taylor-jesus-guns-babies/
title: Yes, Kandiss Taylor’s Campaign Slogan is ‘JESUS, GUNS, AND BABIES'
review_date: 2022-02-17T05:30:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor launched her 2022 political campaign with the slogan, “Jesus, guns, and babies.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woman-runs-husband-down-with-suv-because-he-voted-for-trump/
title: Woman Runs Husband Down with SUV Because He Voted for Trump
review_date: 2016-11-16T11:37:11Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A fervent Hillary Clinton supporter ran her husband down with an SUV because she found out he voted for Donald Trump.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/racist-protesters-protected-black-policeman/
title: Racist Protesters Protected by Black Policeman?
review_date: 2017-08-13T02:42:39Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph shows a black police officer protecting participants in a white supremacist protest in Charlottesville.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-games/
title: Did a Nazi Leader Say Convincing People to Support War is 'Simple'?
review_date: 2002-10-03T17:00:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Nazi Luftwaffe commander Hermann Goering proclaimed that although "the people don't want war," they "can always be brought to the bidding of their leaders."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alabama-rape-rapist-visitation/
title: Did an Ala. Court Force Rape Survivor to Allow Rapist to Visit Their Children?
review_date: 2019-06-25T01:56:12Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In 2018 or 2019, an Alabama court ordered a rape survivor named Jessica Stallings to allow her rapist to visit the children who were born to them.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-nuke-hurricanes/
title: Did Trump Ask Advisers About 'Nuking' Hurricanes?
review_date: 2019-08-27T04:14:21Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked his advisers about the feasibility of stopping hurricanes with nuclear bombs.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-database-sudafed-background-check-ammunition/
title: A National Database for Sudafed, but No Background Check for Ammo?
review_date: 2022-05-31T09:22:34Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Those buying ammunition in the United States are not subject to a background check, but anyone who buys certain nasal decongestants is added to a national database.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/corps-leaders-warn-marines-tide-pods/
title: Did Marine Corps Leaders Warn Marines to Stop Eating Tide Pods?
review_date: 2018-01-19T03:02:47Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Alarmed by instances of Marines imperiling their health by eating liquid laundry detergent, top Marine Corps leaders issued a warning to all junior troops to stop participating in the Tide Pod Challenge.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/italy-doctor-corona-not-flu/
title: Did a Doctor in Italy Warn Coronavirus Wasn't Just a 'Bad Flu'?
review_date: 2020-03-11T02:50:10Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A doctor in Italy shared numerous details about how hospitals in the country are dealing with COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thank-you-canada/
title: Did Judge Robert Meadows Pen an Essay Entitled 'Thank You, Canada?'
review_date: 2018-09-25T10:13:29Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Florida Circuit Court Judge Robert Meadows penned an essay entitled "Thank You Canada," in which he urged readers to be more appreciative of our northern neighbors.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/makeup-artists-atrocities/
title: Does This Video Show Injuries Created with Makeup to Fool the Public About Atrocities?
review_date: 2018-07-24T05:58:06Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows actors creating the appearance of injuries through makeup to deceive the public about reports of atrocities.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gabby-petito-video-sandy-hook/
title: Did Gabby Petito Appear in Music Video About Sandy Hook When She Was 14?
review_date: 2021-09-30T04:32:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A 14-year-old Gabby Petito appeared in a music video in 2013 that was a tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paypal-twitter-jar-address/
title: Will Using Twitter's Tip Jar Sometimes Send Recipient Your Address?
review_date: 2021-05-07T07:13:43Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In some instances, sending money via Twitter’s new "Tip Jar" feature would reveal to the recipient the sender’s PayPal-affiliated, snail-mail address.


text: President Barack Obama signed an executive order banning all fake news outlets.
title: In Wake of Election, Obama Passes Executive Order Banning All Fake News Outlets
review_date: 2016-11-29T08:34:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
url:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/in-wake-of-election-obama-passes-executive-order-banning-all-fake-news-outlets/


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lifting-spirits/
title: 'Elevator Ghost' in Singapore's Raffles Place
review_date: 2008-05-25T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Security camera footage captured a ghost in the elevator of a Singapore office building called Raffles Place.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/greta-thunberg-troll-small-dick-energy/
title: Did Greta Thunberg Mock a Twitter Troll with 'Small Dick Energy' Joke?
review_date: 2022-12-28T10:49:11Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Swedish environmental teen activist Greta Thunberg tweeted "yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com" in response to a tweet from controversial Twitter influencer Andrew Tate in which he bragged of owning 33 cars with "enormous emissions."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/costco-generators-facebook-marketplace/
title: 'Costco' Power Generator Scam Hits Facebook Marketplace
review_date: 2022-07-11T08:39:13Z
textual_rating: Scam
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Costco is advertising on Facebook Marketplace with offers of deep discounts on portable power generators.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/expanded-child-tax-credit-2021/
title: Who is Eligible for the Expanded Child Tax Credit?
review_date: 2021-05-18T01:58:32Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The COVID-19 stimulus package signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021 increases payments for recipients of the Child Tax Credit, and families can receive a portion of that credit in monthly installments.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-reopen-schools/
title: Did Biden Say Schools Would Reopen in January 2021?
review_date: 2020-12-21T05:48:31Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
President-elect Joe Biden announced that he planned to reopen in-person learning in public schools in January 2021.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/snow-white-canceled/
title: Is the Internet Trying To 'Cancel' Snow White?
review_date: 2021-05-11T07:34:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Internet activists tried to "cancel" Snow White because the Disney film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and the Disneyland ride based on it features a non-consensual kiss.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/peach-syrup-stomach-flu/
title: Can Peach Syrup Help Treat the 'Stomach Flu'?
review_date: 2018-12-27T05:47:00Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Ingesting "a tablespoon" of fruit syrup every 15 minutes for an hour can help someone dealing with vomiting or diarrhea.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gordon-ramsay-entire-staff-take-knee-refuse-serve-miami-dolphins/
title: Did Gordon Ramsay Have Staff 'Take a Knee,' Refuse to Serve Miami Dolphins?
review_date: 2017-10-03T01:20:05Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay directed his entire staff to "take a knee" and refuse service to Miami Dolphins players over national anthem protests against police brutality.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-gives-kill-order-for-bald-eagles/
title: Obama Issues 'Kill Order' for Bald Eagles
review_date: 2016-05-13T04:40:11Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The Obama administration has proposed revising power guidelines that could affect eagles, but the President hasn't issued a "kill order" allowing the slaughter of thousands of bald eagles per year.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-twitter-threatens-democracy/
title: Not a Real News Article: 'Musk's Twitter Takeover Threatens Our Democracy with Unrestricted Speech'
review_date: 2022-10-27T05:06:02Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A news website published a serious article with a headline that read, "Musk's Twitter Takeover Threatens Our Democracy with Unrestricted Speech."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/frozen-grape-water-to-ice/
title: Did This Frozen Grape Instantaneously Turn Water Into Ice?
review_date: 2019-01-02T09:07:14Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows a frozen grape delicately submerged in a wine glass of water, which then instantly crystallized into a blob of ice around the grape.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-college-debt/
title: Did Joe Biden Claim He Accumulated $280,000 in College Debt?
review_date: 2019-08-27T10:03:14Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed he accumulated $280,000 in debt while attending college.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/holiday-mail-heroes/
title: Holiday Mail for Heroes
review_date: 2007-11-05T16:00:00Z
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text:
Americans can send holiday cards to service members and veterans through the "Holiday Mail for Heroes" program.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-biden-say-my-butts-been-wiped/
title: Did Biden Say 'My Butt's Been Wiped'?
review_date: 2021-07-26T04:14:32Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A video shows President Biden yelling "My butt's been wiped" to a gaggle of reporters near Marine One.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/will-smith-cleansing-america-trump-supporters/
title: Did Will Smith Advocate ‘Cleansing America of Trump Supporters'?
review_date: 2023-04-06T14:41:54Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Will Smith advocated "cleansing" the United States of Trump supporters with the words, “We get to know who people are and now we get to cleanse it out of our country.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mother-bird-sacrifice/
title: Mother Bird Sacrifices Herself
review_date: 2001-01-12T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
National Geographic magazine ran an article about a mother bird who sacrificed herself to protect her chicks from a forest fire.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-george-floyd-mlk/
title: Did Biden Say George Floyd's Death Had Greater 'Worldwide Impact' Than MLK's?
review_date: 2021-04-07T04:00:18Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
U.S. President Joe Biden once said "Dr. King's assassination did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd's death did."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reconnaissance-tours/
title: Did Members of Congress Provide 'Reconnaissance Tours' Before Capitol Riots?
review_date: 2021-01-13T06:35:32Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Members of Congress provided "reconnaissance tours" to Capitol rioters the day before the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/customer-liability-for-chipped-card-emv-fraud/
title: Customer Liability for Chipped Card (EMV) Fraud
review_date: 2016-08-04T08:33:57Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
If you swipe a chipped card debit/credit at a point-of-sale terminal instead of inserting it into the reader, you become liable for any fraudulent transactions.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/adolf-hitler-anti-abortion-meme/
title: Did Hitler Say He'd 'Put an End to the Idea That a Woman's Body Belongs to Her'?
review_date: 2022-05-10T08:19:32Z
textual_rating: Misattributed
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Hitler once stated or wrote, "I'll put an end to the idea that a woman's body belongs to her ... Nazi ideals demand that the practice of abortion shall be exterminated with a strong hand."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kids-covid-quarantine/
title: Could Kids with COVID-19 Symptoms Be Quarantined Without Parental Consent?
review_date: 2020-08-17T09:06:21Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Under the "COVID Act," school officials in the U.S. can quarantine children with COVID-19 symptoms outside their family home without their parents' or guardians' consent.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/child-abduction-shoes/
title: Child Abduction from Theme Park Thwarted by Shoes
review_date: 2001-10-12T05:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An attempted abduction of a child from a mall or amusement park was thwarted because the kidnappers forgot to change the child's shoes.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/undercover-colors/
title: 'Undercover Colors': A Rape Drug-Detecting Nail Polish
review_date: 2014-08-15T04:03:45Z
textual_rating: Outdated
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Students have developed a nail polish called "Undercover Colors" that can detect the presence of drugs linked to date rape.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mike-pence-opposes-vice/
review_date: 2016-09-18T07:23:32Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Republican VP candidate Mike Pence doesn't want to be referred to as the vice president because he opposes use of the word "vice" on religious grounds.

title:
Mike Pence Opposes Word ‘Vice’ on Religious Grounds, Doesn’t Want to Be Called Vice Presidential Candidate


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/911-bible/
title: Did a Firefighter Find a Bible Page Fused to a Steel Beam In World Trade Center Rubble After 9/11?
review_date: 2015-10-19T02:14:43Z
textual_rating: Research In Progress
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A firefighter found a Bible page fused to a steel beam in the World Trade Center rubble after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/julia-roberts-headline/
title: Is This a Real Newspaper Headline About Julia Roberts?
review_date: 2021-02-22T03:26:54Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A newspaper published an Associated Press article about Julia Roberts with an altered headline that carried sexual connotations.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jfk-quote-unpleasant-facts/
title: Did JFK Say Americans Could Be Entrusted with 'Unpleasant Facts'?
review_date: 2023-05-14T09:00:01Z
textual_rating: Correct Attribution
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Former President John F. Kennedy said, “We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-dot-com-redirect/
title: Did Antifa.com Redirect to WhiteHouse.gov Official Website?
review_date: 2021-01-20T07:00:58Z
textual_rating: Mostly True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The URL antifa.com automatically redirects to the official website for the newly inaugurated U.S President Joe Biden, whitehouse.gov.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reeses-peanut-butter-cups/
title: Are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Going to Be Discontinued?
review_date: 2017-09-14T00:59:25Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In September 2017, the makers of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups announced they were discontinuing the candy and withdrawing it from circulation.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/twelve-days-christmas/
title: The Twelve Days of Christmas
review_date: 2000-12-15T16:00:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" was created as a coded reference to important articles of the Christian faith.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/winston-cigarettes-smoking-for-two/
title: Did Winston Cigarettes Promote 'Smoking for Two'?
review_date: 2019-04-01T00:49:17Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
An ad for Winston brand cigarettes featured a pregnant woman touting low birth weight as a benefit of smoking.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jetblue-offering-free-flights-to-orlando-for-victims-families/
title: JetBlue Offering Free Flights to Pulse Nightclub Victims' Families
review_date: 2016-06-13T05:12:57Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
JetBlue is offering free flights to Orlando for family members and partners of the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/detailed-image-of-human-cell/
title: Is This the 'Most Detailed Image of a Human Cell to Date'?
review_date: 2023-01-15T12:32:18Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Viral posts show the most detailed image of a human cell to date, obtained via radiography, nuclear MRI, and cryoelectronic microscopy.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/queen-trump-banned-funeral/
title: No, the Queen Did Not Request That Trump Be Banned from Her Funeral
review_date: 2022-09-13T03:38:20Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Before her death, Queen Elizabeth II specifically requested that former U.S. President Donald Trump was to be prohibited from attending her funeral.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/furious-christie-refuses-to-pick-up-trumps-dry-cleaning/
title: Furious Christie Refuses to Pick up Trump’s Dry Cleaning?
review_date: 2016-07-15T06:40:52Z
textual_rating: Labeled Satire
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
Chris Christie was so angry at Donald Trump for picking Mike Pence over him as a running mate that he refused to retrieve Trump's dry cleaning.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tweet-predict-kobe-death/
title: Did a 2012 Tweet Predict Kobe's Death?
review_date: 2020-01-28T07:37:00Z
textual_rating: True
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
In November 2012, a Twitter user posted a tweet that stated "Kobe is going to end up dying in a helicopter crash."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/china-cellphones-coronavirus/
title: Did Millions of Canceled Cellphones Reveal Unreported Coronavirus Deaths in China?
review_date: 2020-04-06T06:34:19Z
textual_rating: Unproven
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A drop of 21 million cellphone subscribers in China in early 2020 documents that the death toll from COVID-19 was vastly underreported in that country.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/who-kill-children-covid-19-vaccines/
title: No, WHO's Director-General Didn't Say COVID Vaccines Are 'Being Used To Kill Children'
review_date: 2021-12-22T03:33:00Z
textual_rating: False
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
The World Health Organization's director-general said COVID-19 vaccines are "being used to kill children."


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pat-sajak-daughter/
title: Did Pat Sajak's Daughter Appear in This Viral Photo?
review_date: 2021-02-21T01:00:35Z
textual_rating: Miscaptioned
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
A photograph used in an online advertisement in February 2021 showed Pat Sajak posing with his daughter.


url: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-condemn-white-supremacists/
title: Did Trump 'Refuse to Condemn' White Supremacists at Debate?
review_date: 2020-09-30T10:22:03Z
textual_rating: Mixture
language_code: en
publisher_name: Snopes.com
publisher_site: snopes.com
text:
During the Sept. 29, 2020, presidential debate, U.S. President Donald Trump "refused" to condemn white supremacists.


