A Network of Hate

See what Snopes.com is debunking today. [Web Version]( 18 May 2019 Daily Debunker A Network of Hate A Snopes investigation published earlier this week looked deeply into a small group of radical evangelical Christians that re-purposed Facebook pages and PACs to build a coordinated, pro-Trump network that spreads hate and conspiracy theories against Muslims. The names of these Facebook pages imply diverse support from Americans, with titles like “Blacks for Trump” and “Jews and Christians for America,” but they’re all tied to the same activist who is neither black nor Jewish. What does all this mean and why does it matter? Snopes investigative reporter Alex Kasprak breaks it down to the basics. [Read more]( Fact Checks Baby Face Is this a photograph of a young Donald Trump? Sometimes distorting visual reality is as easy as pushing a button. [False]( Bad Water? Was Canada under an E. coli-related boil-water notice in the spring of 2019? An inaccurate, partially plagiarized post on an obscure blog caused widespread concern in April and May 2019. [False]( 'Mexican Blood Flu' Is an incurable “Mexican blood flu” creating a health crisis at the southern border? Claims of a virulent outbreak at the U.S.-Mexico border mix inaccurate assertions from politicians with the claims of a supplement-peddling conspiracy publisher. [False]( SOS Alert!!! A viral warning about a “new killer insect” that is able to spread a skin-altering virus when touched is just a prank. [False]( Support Snopes The Snopes Store Has Great Gifts Buy T-shirts and gift cards for all the Snopes fans in your life. They’ll be so pleased you thought of them and the future of fact-checking. All proceeds help support Snopes.com! [Learn more]( In the News Judge Refuses to Toss Suit Over Pepe the Frog Poster Sales "This is a case about making sure nobody (else) is making money off Pepe the Frog." [Read more]( Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump on Ending DACA A three-judge panel ruled 2 to 1 that the Trump administration violated federal statute when it tried to end the DACA program without adequately explaining why. [Read more]( Missouri’s GOP-Led Legislature Passes 8-Week Abortion Ban Doctors would face five to 15 years in prison for violating the eight-week cutoff. [Read more]( U.S.: Flynn Described Efforts to Interfere with Cooperation The judge in the case ordered that portions of the Robert Mueller Report into Trump’s election that relate to Flynn be unredacted and made public. [Read more]( Staff Pick Is Pepsi Contaminated with HIV? Rumors that a worker at a Pepsi or Frooti plant contaminated those beverage products by injecting HIV-infected blood into them are old and false, but still circulating. [Read more]( Snopes Media Group Inc. 864 Grand Ave #256 San Diego, CA 92109 © 1994-2019 by Snopes Media Group Inc. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes Media Group. [Manage Preferences]( [Unsubscribe](