Fact ChecksLabeled Satire
Labeled Satire This rating indicates the claim stems from content described by its creator as satire. (Snopes does not make determinations on the "realness" or "effectiveness" of satire since such evaluations are subjective. Media may not be effectively recognized or understood as satire despite being labeled as such.) Learn more about our rating system here.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 19, 2017
A satirical article said that Christian singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin was legally blocked from ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 19, 2017
An experience almost as scary as being transformed into a potato.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 17, 2017
Satirical pieces live on, long after the target of their spoofing has faded from the public cons ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2017
A hoax news site used an unrelated mug shot for a falsehood about a man who added unwanted extra ...
Written by: David Emery
June 13, 2017
A piece inspired by the senator's antagonistic questioning of Trump appointee Russell Vought sa ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 7, 2017
A satirical story led some to believe that a new California law requires Bibles to be registered ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 1, 2017
The confusion surrounding President Donald Trump's infamous tweet was fodder for a satirical new ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 30, 2017
A satirical article seized on comments by the singer, which were taken out of context.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 25, 2017
A hoax news site used an British tabloid's old photograph to claim that the former First Lady o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 14, 2017
Reports that the Education Secretary said a 40 percent approval rating meant President Donald Tr ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 9, 2017
An article reporting that the Secret Service has added a new unit to coddle the president's feel ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 9, 2017
Huffington Post's satire channel confused some readers by appearing to report that newly-confirm ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 7, 2017
A report that Vice President Mike Pence was disappointed God never asked him to sacrifice his ch ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 31, 2017
"Palace staff have assured the Queen that, according to English law, Trump is a subject of the C ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 22, 2017
A satirical article about Mike Pence's expressing his disappointment in husbands and fathers for ...
Written by: Stephanie Larsen
Jan. 9, 2017
Outside the world of satire, Russian president Vladimir Putin won't be among those performing at ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2016
A satirical article reporting that the city of Chicago was working around the clock to clean up ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 9, 2016
A story claiming that the Southern Baptist Convention purchased the fast food chain was posted b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2016
Reports that New Jersey governor Chris Christie had been arrested for keying Donald Trump's limo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 28, 2016
A report that Donald Trump tapped El Chapo as head of the Drug Enforcement Administration origin ...
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