Q: Did a Muslim waitress refuse to seat 27 Christians?
A: No. That claim is completely made up. The restaurant where it supposedly happened doesn’t even exist.
Bogus Claim About Made-up Muslim Waitress
Debunking Viral Claims
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.
Claim That Sessions Resigned Is Baloney
Q: Has Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned?
A: No. That claim came from a made-up story originally posted on a self-described satirical site.
Weak Link in NFL Protest Story
Q: Has George Soros been paying NFL players to protest?
A: No. A story making that claim offers no evidence to support it.
Fox News’ Shepard Smith Hasn’t Been Fired
Q: Is Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith being fired because of “his hate” for President Trump?
A: No. That debunked claim has been circulating online since last year.
No Evidence of Tucson ‘Child Sex Camp’
Q: Was a recently discovered encampment in Arizona used as a “child rape camp”?
A: There is no evidence to support that claim. Authorities say their investigation revealed no such criminal activity.
No ‘Treason’ or ‘Bust’ for Obama
Q: Have the “feds bust[ed] Barack Obama” on felony charges?
A: No. That claim is based on the false assertion that the former president committed treason in his last few months in office.
Pedophile Advocate, But Not GOP Candidate
Q: Is Nathan Larson — who has expressed support for pedophilia, rape and incest — a Republican candidate for Congress?
A: No. Larson is running for a Virginia congressional seat as an independent.
‘Roseanne,’ Fox and a Satire Story
Q: Is Fox picking up the ‘Roseanne’ TV series?
A: No. The story making that claim was intended as satire.
Gun-toting Grandma Story Is Made Up
Q: Did a 79-year-old woman with an AK-47 save two police officers?
A: No. That made-up story was written as satire and dates back to 2015.
Bezos Didn’t Endorse Michelle Obama for 2020
Q: Is Jeff Bezos running full-page “Michelle Obama for President” ads on Amazon?
A: No. Amazon vendors sell items expressing support for numerous possible 2020 presidential candidates, including Obama.