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Does a New Netflix Show Aim to Transform Boys into ‘Sexy’ Little Girls?
Screenshots of an Instagram post circulated on social media along with the claim that a new Netflix show was about a children’s drag contest.
Truth or Fiction · English · Apr 4, 2019
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Does an Image Show ‘Worthless’ Money in the Gutter in Venezuela?
A viral Facebook post claims that a photograph shows worthless currency abandoned in the street in Venezuela.
Truth or Fiction · English · Apr 4, 2019
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Wave of Garbage On the Dominican Republic’s Coast?
A widely popular video purports to show an huge amount of trash washing up on one of the country’s beaches.
Truth or Fiction · English · Apr 3, 2019
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Did Rod Serling’s ‘Twilight Zone’ Use Sci-Fi to Push Politics Past Network Censors?
Jordan Peele’s “Twilight Zone” reboot led to claims that it was either “newly political” or upholding Serling’s legacy.
Truth or Fiction · English · Apr 3, 2019
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Frida Kahlo: ‘Leaving is Not Enough’
A popular, lengthy quote about love and heartbreak by Marty McConnell has been widely misattributed to Frida Kahlo on social media.
Truth or Fiction · English · Apr 2, 2019
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: ‘Socialism for the Rich, Rugged Individualism for the Poor’?
Who said America has “socialism for the rich” and “rugged individualism for the poor,” MLK, Jr. or Bernie Sanders?
Truth or Fiction · English · Apr 2, 2019
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April Fools’ Day 2019 Roundup
We’e live-updating a list of all the April Fools’ Day pranks, hoaxes, jokes, and commercials disguised as such in 2019.
Truth or Fiction · English · Apr 1, 2019
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Monster Supercell in Burwell, Nebraska
A viral March 2019 social media post purportedly shows a monster storm in Burwell, Nebraska.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 29, 2019
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Asylum-Seekers Held Under a Bridge in El Paso
A photograph purportedly shows a large number of people being held behind razor wire under a bridge in El Paso, Texas.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 29, 2019
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Were 70 Christians Massacred by Muslims in March 2019?
A text-based Facebook post claimed that 70 Christian Nigerians were killed after the Christchurch massacre, and that the mainstream media ignored it.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 29, 2019
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Facts Meme
An “Occupy Democrats” meme makes a number of claims about the achievements of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 27, 2019
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John McCain vs. Donald Trump in 1973 Meme
Facebook group “The Other 98%” shared a meme contrasting the purported activities of John McCain and Donald Trump in 1973.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 27, 2019
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Woodland Hills ‘Sharia Law’ Poster
Posters falsely attributed to the Council on American-Islamic Relations appeared in Woodland Hills, California.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 26, 2019
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Do 21 Fathers Die of Suicide Each Week Because of Child Custody Disputes?
Social media users continue to put faith in random statements handwritten on signs held up in photographs, to everyone’s detriment.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 26, 2019
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Derma Chronic Autoimmune Disease
A sourceless meme on Facebook claims that migrants in a caravan are infected with a frightening-sounding disease that does not exist.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 25, 2019
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Retaliatory Attack on Christian Church in Pakistan?
Claims that “Islamists” burned down a Christian church in response to a right-wing terror attack on New Zealand mosques are inflammatory disinformation.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 20, 2019
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Is the ‘OK’ Hand Sign Also American Sign Language for ‘Asshole’?
In March 2019, a Facebook user shared a meme (archived here ) which claimed that the “OK sign” hand gesture is both favored by white supremacists, and that it is also American Sign Language for the word “asshole”: The meme’s text read: HERE’S A BUNCH OF WHITE…
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 19, 2019
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Did Dave Chappelle Say ‘If You Stopped Listening to Michael Jackson … I Have Some Bad News About the Catholic Church’?
A popular “Leaving Neverland” meme features a purported quote from the comedian Dave Chappelle about the pop star.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 14, 2019
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Does Passage of HR1 Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote?
Another sourceless, citation-free Facebook status update is spreading disinformation about immigrants voting.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 14, 2019
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Did President Barack Obama Settle 70,000 Somali Refugees in Minnesota, Leading to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Election?
Even if Obama had resettled that many Somali refugees in the state (he didn’t), Omar won by nearly three times that amount of votes.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 13, 2019
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