Hoax

The false advert calling for people to cause "as much chaos and destruction as possible" in Nebraska went viral earlier this year.

TikTok viewers are not convinced that Mikah Neufeld's video is real, while others point out the drinks all cost the same in the U.S. anyway.

A letter circulating online is falsely attributed to Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and wrongly claims that the statewide face mask requirement has been "abolished," officials warn.

Hyatt said that they "vehemently condemn unethical, illegal practices like corporate impersonation to encourage government action" after an anonymous activist group in Seattle issued a fake press release claiming the hotel would provide free housing for the homeless on Tuesday.

The clip dates back to at least 2018, as a practical joke designed by YouTuber Jay Karl.

The law prohibits, among other things, the sale of unapproved new drugs or drugs that do not bear adequate directions for use.

The Food and Drug Administration warns that there is no evidence to support the safety or effectiveness of chlorine dioxide as a medical treatment.

The Trump campaign filed its third lawsuit against a news outlet in as many months over an ad produced by a Democratic Super PAC that uses the president's own words against him

The Duke of Sussex reportedly believed he was speaking to climate activist Greta Thunberg and her father Svante Thunberg in a call recorded and shared on YouTube by pranksters Vovan and Lexus.

The actor was indicted on Tuesday, after a special prosecutor led an investigation into the dismissal of 16 previous charges against him last February.

After reports of white vans being used to kidnap women and children for sex and organ trafficking spread on Facebook, the company is flagging the statements as false information.

The unknown culprit, reportedly speaking in an American accent, cited links to the Russian government and threatened to set off anti-submarine weapons and shoot down planes.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry deleted a bogus Instagram "privacy policy change" after being mocked as an out-of-touch Baby Boomer and Trump administration figure.

Bernie Sanders said the president believes climate change is a hoax before calling him the name. The reactions on his feed went both ways — along party lines, of course.

IRL streamer Ice Poseidon has been evicted from several homes in the L.A. area because of his followers' antics.

George Conway doubted whether Russians were "completely confused by Trump's brainless incoherence."

The 23-year-old faces five years in prison over the hoax bomb threat.

The "new" scam is about "bypassing" or "resetting" Facebook in order to see more friends in your newsfeed.

Trump said Kavanaugh was "a man that did nothing wrong, a man that was caught up in a hoax that was set up by the Democrats."

She shared the claim on Facebook, but has since deleted the post.

The president hit out at the probe into Russian election meddling a week after meeting Putin.

A mixture of a somewhat-plausible medical condition and some tragic drama make the story of Edward Mordrake irresistible. But he really should have invested in a hoodie.

The photo was posted on the YouTube channel "UFOmania – The Truth Is Out There," and got more than 2 million clicks with the warning: "The creature's shape is striking."

The threats were made from somewhere in the U.S. against schools across the U.K.

The case drew comparisons to "Gone Girl" after police falsely accused a couple of inventing a kidnapping. The reality was a nightmare.

A small fire at Trump Tower on Monday exploded into a giant fake news hoax on conspiracy websites.

The picture has left a lot of people excited.

From Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen's satirical Trump memoir to Ron Chernow's next biography.

He also calls out young people for lacking critical thinking skills and being "dumbed down by TV, commercials, sports and so forth."

Russia is investigating an airstrike they think may have killed Baghdadi in Raqqa, but observers offer different analysis of Moscow's moves.