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Claim: An academic study cited by conservative news organizations and the Trump administration proved that Hillary Clinton received more than 800,000 non-citizen votes in the 2016 presidential election. A recurring refrain issuing from President Trump’s Twitter account ever since he won the 2016 …
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Are 35,000 Gulf War Soldiers Dead Due to Anthrax Vaccinations? | Snopes.com A government report from 2008 states that 35,000 veterans of the first Gulf War died as a direct result of adverse effects from an Anthrax vaccine they were mandated to receive. Origin On 17 January 2017, a short …
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Was the Raggedy Ann Doll Modeled After a Child Killed by a Vaccine? | Snopes.com Raggedy Ann dolls were created by a grief-stricken father who lost his daughter to a vaccine-related illness, and who wished to broadcast the risks of vaccination. Origin In January 2017, Facebook pages “The Truth …
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Claim: Recount observers in Wisconsin discovered voting machines seals had been compromised after the 2016 general election. On 2 December 2016, Daily News Bin reported that “recount officials” in the state of Wisconsin discovered seals that showed signs of tampering on five of the voting machines …
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Claim: President Barack Obama signed an executive order banning all fake news outlets. On 29 November 2016, disreputable web site The Boston Tribune published a hoax news article appearing to report that U.S. President Barack Obama had signed an executive order banning all fake news outlets: In …
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Claim: Televangelist Kenneth Copeland says “civil war” will unfold if Donald Trump loses the presidential election. What’s True Kenneth Copeland said those who don’t vote (for Donald Trump) in the upcoming presidential election will be “guilty of murder.” What’s False Kenneth Copeland didn’t …
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Claim: Pennsylvanians can vote online via social media by using the hashtag #PresidentialElection. In mid-October 2016, an image claiming Pennsylvanians could “vote online” during Election Day by using the hashtag #PresidentialElection began circulating on social media: Of course, no hashtag-based …
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Claim: Hillary Clinton had a teleprompter hidden on her lectern during the first presidential debate. A series of conspiracy theories circulated after the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on 26 September 2016, holding that the Democratic nominee had somehow rigged …
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Claim: NASA admitted that they were in contact with aliens but failed to officially disclose that information, presuming everyone already knew about it. On 19 September 2016, the conspiracy web site Disclose.tv published an article reporting that NASA, the federal agency that oversees the U.S. …
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Claim: Nearly 5 million uncounted California ballots cast for Bernie Sanders were found on Hillary Clinton’s private email server by the F.B.I. Fake news occasionally proves itself to be more amusing than annoying (i.e., actual satire rather than an attempt to fool readers with sensationalist …
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