Did a military tribunal find Tom Hanks guilty of pedophilia and child endangerment, and then execute him?
An article on the site Real Raw News made the claim that Hanks was convicted and executed, but a Pentagon spokesperson told Lead Stories the claim was "completely false."
In fact, the "About Us" page for Real Raw News has a disclaimer that clearly states (with boldface words as they appear on the site): "Information on this website is for informational and educational and entertainment purposes. This website contains humor, parody, and satire."
In other words, the story is not based on facts, by the site's own admission.
Still, that does not stop social media users from sharing such articles without the disclaimer of humor or satire, passing the fictional writings off as real news.
Lead Stories has debunked several stories from Real Raw News involving such figures as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and James Comey.