Pope Francis
Written by: Snopes Staff
June 5, 2018
Statements from the pontiff about European assimilation of migrants were absurdly characterized ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 9, 2018
A notorious fake news web site wrenches the Pope's remarks out of context to create yet another ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 12, 2018
News reports exaggerated the scope and significance of comments made by the pontiff.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2018
A shocking story about the Pontiff's upending thousands of years of tradition originated on, you ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 30, 2018
The Vatican disputed claims that Pope Francis denied the existence of Hell.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 19, 2018
A disreputable Facebook page engaged in a time-honored ritual — the phony deathbed conversion of ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 6, 2018
A recent fake news item sought to distort the results of an inquiry into sexual abuse in the Cat ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 13, 2018
The story was essentially true, but it picked up some embellishment along the way.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 26, 2018
A viral video purportedly showing Pope Francis dancing merengue actually shows a lookalike at a ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 24, 2018
The Holy Father compared those who create and spread misinformation to the "crafty" serpent in t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 4, 2018
The uplifting message offers tips on how to live more fulfilling lives, and encourages less comp ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 9, 2017
A photograph of Pope Francis greeting Holocaust survivors is part of a meme containing the basel ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2017
Versions of a remark Pope Francis made about atheists and Catholics were misleadingly paraphrased.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 30, 2017
Pope Francis said it was hypocritical to "call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee," b ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 6, 2016
In an interview, Pope Francis decried the spread of false information as sinful — but he didn't ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 14, 2016
An uncorroborated source reported that Pope Francis said he had lost all faith in American Chris ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 21, 2016
Neither Pope Francis nor any other pope decreed that Catholics cannot vote for Democratic presid ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 24, 2016
Yet another retread of the same fake news story has Pope Francis offering his endorsement to a t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2016
Reports that His Holiness endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump originated wit ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 7, 2016
Rumor: The Obama administration unexpectedly released Abdul Shalabi from detention at Guantanamo ...
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