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Are We Living Inside a Computer Simulation?

Written by:
David Emery
April 25, 2017 A philosophical notion called the "simulation hypothesis," said to be growing in popularity in h ...
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Hillary Clinton Has a Seizure on Camera?

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Dan Evon
July 23, 2016 A video clip purportedly shows presidential candidate Hillary Clinton undergoing a seizure on ca ...
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Was a Third 'Monolith' Found in California?

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Bethania Palma
Dec. 3, 2020 The mysterious structures have been popping up in various locations.
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Are Cellphones Causing Horns to Grow from Young People's Skulls?

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Bethania Palma
June 24, 2019 Experts have raised doubts about a flurry of news stories that report the act of looking down at ...
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The ‘Occam's Razor Argument’ Has Not Shifted in Favor of a COVID Lab Leak

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Alex Kasprak
July 16, 2021 Proponents of the "COVID lab leak" theory that COVID-19 originated as a result of work performed ...
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No, Women Do Not Retain DNA from Every Man They've Slept With

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Alex Kasprak
March 2, 2024 This recurring claim makes a mockery of the science on which it is based.
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Donald Trump Absent from 'Presidential Candidates' Google Search

Written by:
Dan Evon
July 27, 2016 Google received criticism after searches for "presidential candidates" omitted Republican Donald ...
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Italian Doctor Finds Surprisingly Simple Cure for Multiple Sclerosis?

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Kim LaCapria
April 27, 2016 Long-debunked claims from 2009 about a novel approach to Multiple Sclerosis were misleadingly pr ...
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Break Oktoberfest

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Dan Evon
Sept. 16, 2015
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Etymology of 86

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Snopes Staff
March 10, 2009 Did the term '86' (to get rid of someone or something) enter the English language as part of a r ...
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Contender Suicide

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David Mikkelson
Jan. 11, 2010 Did a contestant on 'The Contender' commit suicide after being bumped from the show?
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Is 'National Daughters Day' Just a Sinister Plot To Extract Private Data?

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Dan MacGuill
Oct. 1, 2021 The social media trend has emerged in recent years, centered around the final days of September.
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U.S. Government Ships Radioactive Milk to Black Communities as Part of a Genocide Plot?

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Dan MacGuill Alex Kasprak
Sept. 15, 2017 A conspiracy theory involving radioactive milk and diabetes fails on both historical and scienti ...
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Drinking Bleach Prevents HIV/AIDS

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 22, 2014 Will drinking bleach prevent HIV/AIDS?
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Was Pushed Buffalo Protester an ‘Antifa’ Agitator?

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Alex Kasprak
June 9, 2020 To support a claim like this, one wants some evidence other than a slow motion video of a man wa ...
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Are People With Type-A Blood More Susceptible to COVID-19?

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Alex Kasprak
March 20, 2020 Such an observation would have an impact on how medical professionals identify those most at ris ...
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Dog Poisoned by Nerf Football?

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David Mikkelson
Aug. 22, 2013 Did a dog die after picking up a poisoned Nerf football in a dog park?
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Is This Video of a 'Globular Bolt' Real?

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Dan Evon
Jan. 15, 2020 Scientists are still trying to figure out so-called "ball lightning."
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Etymology of Exception Proves the Rule

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David Mikkelson
May 10, 2013 'The exception proves the rule' means 'counter-examples verify the adage's claim.'
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Rock, Pebble

Did Scientists Find Mushrooms on Mars?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 18, 2021 Let us review again the difference between a preprint study and peer-reviewed study.
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