Q: Did Sen. Chuck Schumer take $500,000 in donations from immigrant advocacy groups before the government shutdown?
A: No. That rumor originated on a satirical website.
No Shutdown Shakedown
Stories by Saranac Hale Spencer
Staff Writer, FactCheck.org
Fake Denzel Washington Story
Q: Did Denzel Washington call Barack Obama the “criminal-in-chief”?
A: No. The actor has been a steady supporter of Obama and of other Democrats.
Oprah’s 2013 Quote on Racism, in Context
Q: Did Oprah Winfrey say, “White People Just Have To Die.”
A: No. In 2013, she said that “older people, who were born, and bred, and marinated” in racism “have to die” before racism can be solved.
No Democratic Prostitute Ring in N.J.
Q: Were three Democratic state senators arrested in New Jersey for running a prostitution ring?
A: No. The senators named in the story don’t even exist.
Bogus Claim on Mosque Raid
Q: Were 11 would-be terrorists arrested in a late-night raid at a mosque?
A: No. The FBI confirmed that there has been no such raid.
Freeman Didn’t Say ‘Lock Her Up’
Q: Did actor Morgan Freeman say that Hillary Clinton should be jailed?
A: No. He has donated to Democrats and endorsed Clinton for president in 2016.
Bogus Black Lives Matter Stories Won’t Die
Q: Were a dozen or more women found dead in a freezer with “Black Lives Matter” carved in them?
A: No. Versions of that false story have been circulating online for almost two years.
No Cash, No Corpses for Made-up Mayor
Q: Did a Democratic mayor in Missouri have a storage locker holding cash and dead bodies?
A: No. The story is entirely made-up — the town it names doesn’t even exist.
Muslims Aren’t Banned From Government
Q: Did the U.S. Supreme Court uphold a law banning Muslims from serving in government?
A: No. There is no such law. Two Muslims currently serve in the U.S. Congress.
Train Crash Claims Are Off The Rails
Q: Was a Muslim man arrested for causing a passenger train to crash in Washington state?
A: No. Officials are still investigating the cause of the crash and have made no arrests.