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Are Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry Holding Giveaways?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Dec. 30, 2016

Despite the insistence of numerous scams on social media, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry are not ...

Did Bristol Palin Say Artists Won't Play Inauguration for Fear of Falling in Love with Trump?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 30, 2016

Bristol Palin's comments about performers declining to appear at Trump's inauguration were padde ...

Is an Experimental Nazi Missile Aimed at the U.S.?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 30, 2016

A missile was not launched into space by Nazis in 1944, and is not headed for the midwestern Uni ...

Are Two Handfuls of Cashews Equivalent to a Dose of Prozac for Depression?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 30, 2016

There is no evidence "two handfuls" of cashews are as effective as a dose of Prozac, despite a m ...

Stevie Wonder Death Hoax

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 30, 2016

A report that musician Stevie Wonder was killed in a car crash in December 2016 is fake news.

Electoral College Elector Commits Suicide to Avoid Voting for Donald Trump?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 30, 2016

A report that a reluctant member of the Electoral College took his own life to avoid voting for ...

Was a Chinese Restaurant in Florida Shuttered for Serving Dog Meat?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 29, 2016

A fake news site recycled an ancient urban legend about Chinese restaurants secretly serving dog ...

Warning Issued by Thailand About HIV in Canned Food?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 29, 2016

Age-old rumors about viral contamination of food evolved into a claim that HIV is present in can ...

Is John Amos Dead?

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 29, 2016

Reports from December 2016 claiming that actor John Amos had passed away from a heart attack wer ...

Did Carrie Fisher Do Her Own Rewrites for 'The Empire Strikes Back'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 28, 2016

An image circulating online falsely attributed some dialogue changes to the Hollywood icon.

Was a Man Charged with Driving Under the Influence of Caffeine?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 28, 2016

Solano County prosecutors said they believe the man was under the influence of a substance that ...

Are Walmart Holiday Rawhide Bones Toxic to Dogs?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 28, 2016

Despite rumors, Walmart has not recalled holiday rawhide bones due to formaldehyde contamination.

Are Meryl Streep and Morgan Freeman Future's Parents?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 27, 2016

The claim that the musician Future is the "love child" of Streep and Freeman originated from an ...

Trump Threatened Military Action Against Mexico?

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 27, 2016

An image purportedly showing a tweet in which Donald Trump threatened military action against Me ...

Are Former Presidents Snubbing Donald Trump's Inauguration?

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 27, 2016

At least three former Presidents will reportedly be attending the 20 January 2017 ceremony.

DeGrasse Tyson Robbed 'a Dope Dealer in Harlem'

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 26, 2016

Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson did not convey a bizarre tale of robbing a drug dealer of LSD ...

Russia Has Reached Saturn?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 26, 2016

No country has yet succeeded in sending a manned vessel to Mars, let alone Saturn.

Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof Was Raped in His Cell

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 26, 2016

A rumor that convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof was raped in prison was spread by a ...

Celebrity Death Hoax: WWE's 'Big Show'

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 26, 2016

A fake wrestling news web site claimed Big Show was killed in a car accident.

Did CNN Use the Same Girl in Three Different Refugee Crisis Pictures?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 25, 2016

A variation on the 'crisis actor' conspiracy theory holds that CNN used photographs of the same ...