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Bloggers stated on June 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing a "nationwide motorcycle ban."
By Samantha Putterman• July 25, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce.
By Tom Kertscher• April 20, 2020
Bloggers stated on December 03, 2019 in a story:
Adam Schiff Paid Witnesses Over $40 Million To Testify Against Trump  
By Samantha Putterman• January 21, 2020
Bloggers stated on June 12, 2020 in an article:
“Obama’s daughters caught on camera burning US flag at DC protest.”
By Madison Czopek• June 23, 2020
Instagram posts stated on June 29, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“Muslim BTS fan accidentally plays the song 'Dynamite' instead of Azaan on loudspeakers at 4am; gets arrested.”
By Bill McCarthy• July 1, 2021
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump said he believes suicide bombers deserve the death penalty.
By Samantha Putterman• May 30, 2019
Chain email stated on May 19, 2014 in messages on the Internet:
"Solar panels drain the sun’s energy."
By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2014
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2023 in an image shared on Facebook:
“Luke Bryan pulls his videos from CMT: ‘Time for the Bud Light treatment.’”
By Madison Czopek• July 24, 2023
Viral image stated on April 16, 2019 in an image shared on Facebook:
Says Sen. Kamala  Harris "introduced a bill today to forbid a police officers from drawing his/her gun without permission from their supervisor."  
By Peter Jancarik, Lasha Kavtaradze• April 17, 2019
Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings:
"Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015."
By Louis Jacobson• January 6, 2015
Mr. Conservative stated on November 12, 2013 in a Web post:
Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting"
By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013
Bloggers stated on October 23, 2009 in a posting on many blogs.:
Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy."
By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2009
Bloggers stated on December 18, 2019 in an article:
Says Carol Burnett is dead.
By Amy Sherman• January 2, 2020
Bloggers stated on April 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared Trump to Jesus, calling both “con artists.”
By Samantha Putterman• April 28, 2020
Bloggers stated on June 23, 2018 in a blog post:
"NASA announced that it communicated with four races of aliens."
By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2018
Viral image stated on July 03, 2018 in in an image:
Says Democratic Senators "demand Supreme Court nominee not be unduly influenced by U.S. Constitution."
By Bill McCarthy• July 3, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Quotes Trump as saying "would you really want a president who was dumb enough to let himself get drafted?"
By Samantha Putterman• January 21, 2020
Chain email stated on May 17, 2014 in a chain email:
"Obama Announces Plans For A Third Term Presidential Run"
By Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2014
Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2022 in a video:
“Future and Malia Obama are expecting first child together.”
By Andy Nguyen• September 26, 2022
Bloggers stated on December 07, 2013 in viral posts on the Internet:
School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.
By Louis Jacobson• December 16, 2013

Articles (61)

When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth"

By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2013

When online satire gets presented as the facts

By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2013

When Internet satire gets passed off as "truth"

By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2013

Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords doesn't hold up

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2011

Mailbag: Post-election edition

By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2018

Mailbag: ‘Please clean up your act’

By Louis Jacobson• December 28, 2017

How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook

By Daniel Funke• January 23, 2020

Fact-checking fake news reveals how hard it is to kill pervasive ‘nasty weed’ online

By Joshua Gillin• January 27, 2017

The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2014

By Steve Contorno• January 2, 2015

Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law

By Noah Y. Kim• October 6, 2021

Chain e-mails are back — and they're still wrong

By Bill Adair, Alexander Lane• February 11, 2009

Singer is pretty much right that U.S. ranks 37th

By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2009

Cartoonist incorrect about last state inspection of Texas plant

By W. Gardner Selby• May 1, 2013

USS Gabrielle Giffords is not a gun-free vessel

By W. Gardner Selby• June 12, 2017

15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks

By Daniel Funke• March 15, 2021

Prolific fake news writer Paul Horner dead at 38

By Joshua Gillin• September 26, 2017

Celebrate International Fact-checking Day: Avoid falling for fake news

By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2018

Just kidding: Andy Borowitz says Texas gun shops outnumber abortion clinics more than 12,000-to-1

By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015

'Teabagger' group distorts Ted Cruz and others with images and fake quotations

By Keely Herring• June 11, 2015

'Teabagger' group makes splash with fake-quote memes

By Keely Herring• May 28, 2015