FactCheck.org is one of several organizations working with Facebook to debunk misinformation shared on the social media network. We provide several resources for readers: a guide on how to flag suspicious stories on Facebook and a list of websites that have carried false or satirical articles, as well as a video and story on how to spot false stories.
Q: Did the two black men arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks “settle for $2 million” from the city?
A: No. The city agreed to pay the men $1 each and establish a $200,000 grant program for young entrepreneurs. The men also received an undisclosed amount from Starbucks.
Q: Did Comedy Central fire Michelle Wolf because of jokes she made at the White House Correspondents’ dinner?
A: No. That claim was made up by a self-described satirical website. She left “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central in December.
Q: Did actress Allison Mack confess to selling children to the Clintons and Rothschilds?
A: No. Mack has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges. She has not “confessed” to selling children to anyone.
Q: Did former President Barack Obama create a “security company” that’s a secret “military” organization?
A: There are no records of Obama starting a “security company” in the city and states cited by a viral claim.
Q: Did President Donald Trump sign an executive order to “eliminate mass amounts of Democrat voters”?
A: No. Trump signed an executive order to change work requirements for welfare recipients.
Q: Did Democrats in Maine legalize female genital mutilation?
A: No. That practice is illegal across the U.S.
Q: Has Rod Rosenstein “cleared” President Donald Trump?
A: No. The investigation of Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, and another into Russian meddling in the 2016 election are both ongoing.
Q: Is California considering legislation that would ban the Bible?
A: No. Online stories making that claim have misrepresented a bill that would outlaw the advertising and selling of “sexual orientation change efforts.”
Q: Is actress Jennifer Aniston starting “a company named ‘Celebrities for Trump’”?
A: No. Aniston supported Hillary Clinton for president in 2016.
Q: Did a video of Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin assaulting a young girl surface online?
A: No. A story making that claim suggests the New York City Police Department is investigating Clinton and Abedin. That’s false.