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
Nov. 10, 2016
A story that millennials were pacified by "participation trophies" originated from a "satire" site.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 8, 2016
Reports that Hillary Clinton's staff is preparing to disable all the nation's electronic devices ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 29, 2016
The Queen has not urged Americans to write in her name on Election Day in order to transition th ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 24, 2016
The Huffington Post published a satirical item set in the future about Dick Cheney's being sente ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 19, 2016
A satirical item about President Obama's mandating that the loser of the 2016 election leave the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 11, 2016
A parody page, not former Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann, said Christopher Columbus w ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 11, 2016
A satirical item published by The New Yorker reported that Russian president Vladimir Putin had ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 7, 2016
A photograph purportedly documents a dolphin caught in strong winds from Hurricane Matthew.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 7, 2016
Among the fake news items published during a nationwide "creepy clown panic" in 2016 were claims ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 6, 2016
The story of a "killer clown" leaving a threatening note at a school was published by a self-des ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 5, 2016
A junk news web site falsely claimed in 2016 that Congress passed a law authorizing ordinary cit ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 4, 2016
Fake news reported that weapons-wielding clowns from the U.S. invaded Canada and murdered 23 vic ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 3, 2016
The satirical elements of an article claiming preacher Joel Osteen was "horrified" to learn of J ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 27, 2016
Reports that Trump would not attend the final presidential debates if Hillary Clinton showed up ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 7, 2016
A satirical piece written by New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz was mistaken for actual news.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 30, 2016
A satirical article reporting that televangelist Joel Osteen apologized for using Jesus' name in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2016
A report that singer James Hetfield had earned a doctorate came from a fake news web site.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2016
A satirical article reported that Mike Pence was "recaptured" after he tried to escape Trump's c ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 11, 2016
Satire positing that Donald Trump claimed the news media are biased for accurately reporting his ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 3, 2016
A report that the Elevation Church had installed a water slide to speed up baptisms originated w ...
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