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  Social Deviants   (19 June 2013)

Warning that accepting a friend request from a stranger will provide hackers with access to your computer and online accounts.

  Dollar Store   (19 June 2013)

Report that U.S. $1 bills are being circulated with the words "NO GOD BUT ALLAH" stamped on them.

  The Philadelphia Experiment   (18 June 2013)

Photograph shows a 'radioactive'-looking sinkhole in Philadelphia?

  Stamping Grounds   (18 June 2013)

Video shows rapper Lil Wayne trampling on a U.S. flag while shooting a music video?

  Andy's All Grown Up   (17 June 2013)

Image shows a risque shadow in a scene from Toy Story 3.   (Adult image warning)

  The Killer in the Backseat   (17 June 2013)

A gas station attendant warns a female driver about the armed and dangerous man hiding in the back seat of her car.

  Raspberry Ultra Drops   (17 June 2013)

Raspberry Ultra Drops: Miracle weight loss solution or Internet scam?

  Reid My Lips   (16 June 2013)

Judge William Young delivered a stinging rebuke to 'shoe bomber' Richard Reid at his sentencing hearing.

  U.S. Air Force Academy Commencement 2013   (14 June 2013)

The Commemorative Air Force provided a flyover for the 2013 U.S. Air Force Academy commencement ceremonies when then Thunderbirds were unavailable due to sequestration.

  No Change Yet   (13 June 2013)

Did Samsung pay off a $1.05 billion judgment awarded to Apple in a patent infringement lawsuit entirely in nickels?

  Million Error   (13 June 2013)

A customer closed out his million-dollar account after his bank refused to validate a 50-cent parking ticket.

  Upon Reflection   (12 June 2013)

Wet footprints behind the sofa prove that a teen babysitter barely escaped from a knife-wielding intruder.

  Takis   (11 June 2013)

Warning that Takis chips cause ulcers and cancer in children.

  Super Moon   (10 June 2013)

Photograph purportedly shows a "super moon" over California's Sequoia National Park.

  700-Pound Snake   (9 June 2013)

Photograph purportedly shows a 700-lb. snake pulled from a lake in Proctor, North Carolina.

  Won't You Be My Fiend?   (9 June 2013)

Rumors claim that children's television show host Fred Rogers hid a violent and criminal past.

  Speeding Ticket Frenzy   (8 June 2013)

Are New Jersey state police about to launch a 30-day speeding ticket blitz?

  Standing Orders   (7 June 2013)

Account purportedly describes parting exchange between President Obama and resigning General Stanley McChrystal.

  Obama Impeachment Hearings Begin   (7 June 2013)

Is Congress set to begin impeachment hearings against President Obama in July 2013?

  Dry Drowning   (6 June 2013)

Account of a 10-year-old boy's death explains dry drowning and its symptoms.

  Pregnant Pause   (6 June 2013)

Purported newspaper photograph shows a pregnant, cigarette-smoking woman worrying about the effect of construction noise on her unborn child.

  Monumental Decision   (6 June 2013)

Is Barack Obama the only U.S. president who has failed to visit the D-Day Monument on D-Day?

  Spurious Charge   (5 June 2013)

Can you quickly recharge your cell phone by microwaving it?

  Flathead Lake   (4 June 2013)

Photograph purportedly shows remarkably clear Flathead Lake in Montana.

  Chumlee Dead?   (4 June 2013)

Has Chumlee from 'Pawn Stars' died of a marijuana overdose?

  Emergent Situation   (4 June 2013)

Photograph purportedly shows a KKK member being treated by an all-black emergency room staff.

  Pay Attention   (3 June 2013)

Did President Obama issue an executive order granting himself a $100,000 pay raise?

  American Flag Doormats   (3 June 2013)

Complaint about the Lowe's home improvement chain selling American flag doormats.

  GMO Better Blues   (31 May 2013)

Image purportedly shows a package of Kraft macaroni and cheese bearing a warning due to the presence of GMO wheat.

  Speed of Light   (31 May 2013)

Photograph purportedly shows a traffic speed measurement unit embedded in a guardrail.

  Reckless Abandon   (30 May 2013)

Photograph purportedly shows a dead baby found abandoned in a national park. (Disturbing image warning)

  Russia Warns Obama: Monsanto   (29 May 2013)

Did Russian president Vladimir Putin threaten the U.S. over the Obama administration's support of Monsanto?

  Cocoa Mulch Danger to Dogs   (29 May 2013)

Warning that cocoa mulch contains a chemical (theobromine) that can be harmful to dogs.

  IRS Complaint Fraud   (29 May 2013)

Scam: Phony IRS notifications of 'complaints in regards to business services' sent via e-mail.

  Origins of Memorial Day   (28 May 2013)

Was Memorial Day started by former slaves to honor Union war dead?

  Bald Spot   (28 May 2013)

Were Monsanto cucumbers banned in Nova Scotia after a study found they caused genital baldness?

  Nobel Surprise   (28 May 2013)

Has the Nobel Committee asked President Obama to return his Nobel Peace Prize?

  Barack Obama Visits Arlington   (27 May 2013)

Was President Obama the first U.S. president not to lay a wreath at Arlington on Memorial Day?

  Storm Warning   (26 May 2013)

Was an Oklahoma teacher fired for praying when a tornado hit her school?

  Comments from 1955   (24 May 2013)

List collects comments purportedly made in the year 1955.

  Fourever Fortune   (23 May 2013)

A wealthy woman left her entire estate to a man she had met only once.

  Cameron D'Ambrosio   (22 May 2013)

An 18-year-old high school student was arrested on terrorism charges over material he posted on Facebook.

  Hyland's Teething Tablets   (22 May 2013)

Have Hyland's Teething Tablets been recalled for causing seizures in children?

  Hazard Pay   (21 May 2013)

Has accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan continued to draw his Army salary while awaiting trial?

  Religious Service   (21 May 2013)

Does Delta Air Lines prohibit Jewish passengers and Bibles on all their flights due to an alliance with Saudi Arabian Airlines?

  House Rules   (21 May 2013)

Photograph purportedly shows a house painted in protest by its owner after being barred from displaying a U.S. flag in his yard.

  Texas Horse Hunts   (20 May 2013)

Does a Texas business provides big game hunters with an opportunity to participate in "horse hunt adventures"?

  Mermaids: The Body Found   (20 May 2013)

Did an Animal Planet documentary reveal the existence of mermaids?

  The -Caine Mutiny   (20 May 2013)

Do 'No tears' baby shampoos work because they include anesthetics such as novocaine?

  Work of Fiction   (17 May 2013)

Did Dr. Leon Eisenberg say in his last interview that “ADHD is a prime example of a fictitious disease”?

  Nest of Lies   (16 May 2013)

Did a Swedish man die after having sex with a hornet's nest?

  Royal Pains   (16 May 2013)

Purported letter from Royal Mail's customer services department asks a local resident to stop pranking postal employees.

  Lion and Tiger and Bear   (16 May 2013)

Photograph shows a lion, tiger, and bear that live together in the same enclosure at an animal sanctuary.

  Eminem Stabbed   (15 May 2013)

Facebook posts are reporting that rapper Eminem is "nearly DEAD" after being stabbed in New York.

  Leaving Minnesota   (14 May 2013)

Did Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announce she would leave Minnesota if the state legalized gay marriage?

  Missing Child: Mikaela Lynch   (13 May 2013)

A 9-year-old autistic girl named Mikaela Lynch is missing from her Clearlake, California, home.

  Kiss Scam   (12 May 2013)

Video purportedly shows a woman at a baseball game dumping a drink over her boyfriend's head because he declined to kiss her on camera.

  Photo Finish   (12 May 2013)

Woman who demands her photo back from her boyfriend receives a box of pictures with instructions to pick hers out and return the rest.

  Bail Tale   (11 May 2013)

Did musician Chris Brown post bail for Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man arrested for holding three women captive for ten years?

  Arresting Developments   (10 May 2013)

Has President Obama threatened 14 state governors with arrest for forming State Defense Forces?

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