Conservatives fall for fake AOC tweet about keeping lockdowns up to hurt Trump
The conservatives eventually realized that sharing unverified screenshots isn’t the smartest move.
On Jun 23, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
The major hack alleged by Anonymous didn’t actually happen
A U.S. congressman even fell for Anonymous’ claims of a DDoS attack.
On Jun 15, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
No, protesters didn’t break into the White House
Another prominent government building was taken over by protests.
On May 30, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Man called coronavirus fake news on Facebook—he expressed regret shortly before dying from it
He urged his followers to ignore social distancing recommendations.
On May 16, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Comedian in hot water for cracking jokes about conservatives getting coronavirus—again
Twitter wasn’t laughing.
On May 12, 2020 by Colleen Hagerty
No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t die
A viral tweet claims otherwise.
On May 8, 2020 by David Covucci
Laura Ingraham tweets fake news about coronavirus death count
She clearly didn’t check her sources.
On May 4, 2020 by Claire Goforth
Fake image of Kim Jong Un on a funeral bed circulates
The image comes as questions over the North Korean leader’s health intensify.
On Apr 28, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
No, Trump didn’t tweet he ‘would never let thousands of Americans die from a pandemic’
But several legitimate tweets from the president bear similar messages.
On Apr 18, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Video of rooms filled with body bags purportedly leaked by ‘New York nurse’
The footage is real but has been incorrectly linked to New York, Madrid, and London.
On Apr 14, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Eric Trump fell for that fake Bloomberg dance video
Despite being debunked in December, the president’s son shared the video uncritically on Wednesday.
On Mar 4, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
YouTube permanently bans ‘news’ channel that said impeachment was ‘Jew coup’
The website published articles about God’s ‘desire’ for Jewish people to ‘return to him.’
On Feb 25, 2020 by Samira Sadeque
A CNN analyst’s impeachment joke sparks fake news fury
Joe Lockhart’s Twitter joke didn’t go over all that well.
On Jan 23, 2020 by David Covucci
Reddit bans deepfakes with ‘malicious’ intent
The move comes ahead of the 2020 election
On Jan 10, 2020 by Libby Cohen
No, Drake did not shoot his shot with Billie Eilish on Instagram
The meme was picked up and shared as truth by pop culture websites.
On Dec 23, 2019 by Tiffanie Drayton
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