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False Authority

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David Mikkelson
March 1, 2001 The bare-faced truth about all those Lost Legends at snopes.com
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False Authority

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Snopes Staff
Aug. 11, 2021
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Is this a real video of a shark swimming in a flooded Fort Myers street during Hurricane Ian?

Hurricane Ian: Is Video of Shark Swimming in Flooded Fort Myers Street Real?

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David Emery
Sept. 29, 2022 The video, which went viral instantly, was allegedly shot in the Devonwood neighborhood of Fort ...
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Li Ching-Yuen: 256-Year-Old Man?

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David Mikkelson
Feb. 28, 2013 Claims that a Chinese man named Li Ching-Yuen lived to be 256 years old are poorly documented an ...
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Big Oil

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David Mikkelson
March 7, 2011 E-mail criticizes U.S. environmental regulations on the oil industry.
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Walmart Closure Conspiracy Theories

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David Mikkelson
April 23, 2015 Conspiracy theories abound to explain why several Walmart stores suddenly shut down in April 2015.
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La Virgen de Guadalupe

Has NASA Called the Image of the Virgin of Guadalupe 'Living'?

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Kim LaCapria
Aug. 11, 2017 Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have not announced that "Our L ...
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NASA Warns 'Planet X' Is Headed Straight for Earth?

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Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
July 5, 2016 The American space agency has not issued any warnings about the trajectory of another planet int ...
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RV Gas Siphoner Gets Mouthful of Sewage

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Snopes Staff
Dec. 31, 1998 Ever hear the urban legend about a gas-siphoning thief who accidentally gets a mouthful of sewage?
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Have a Safe 2020!

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Snopes Staff
Jan. 3, 2020 Featured on Snopes today: A viral warning about date-altering scams in 2020, rumors related to t ...
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Condom Plugged Toilet

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David Mikkelson
Feb. 13, 2012 Plumber discovers backed-up pipe is clogged with condoms, although the husband doesn't use them.
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Donald Trump: 'I'm for Article XII'

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David Mikkelson
July 24, 2016 The GOP presidential nominee raised some eyebrows by pledging support for a non-existent section ...
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Did The Three Stooges Perform During First Super Bowl Halftime Show?

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Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2020 The first halftime show featured marching bands, jet packs, and hundreds of pigeons.
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Did Pfizer's Former 'Chief Scientist' Say There Was 'No Need for Vaccines'?

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Alex Kasprak
March 10, 2021 Michael Yeadon last worked at Pfizer a decade ago, and was never the company's "chief scientist. ...
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Did 81-Year-Old Arthur Hickenlooper Compete on 'American Ninja Warrior?'

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Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2017 A video purportedly showing an 81-year-old named Arthur Hickenlooper on the game show was met wi ...
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Jewish mother hugs her child

Is This a Jewish Mother Hugging Her Child Before Nazis Kill Them?

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Kim LaCapria
April 28, 2016 It's unlikely a memorable and striking photograph such as one of a mother giving her child one l ...
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Dogs as Shark Bait?

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David Mikkelson
June 19, 2005 Are fisherman on Réunion Island employing live dogs as bait for shark-fishing?
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Liselotte Hübner on Donald Trump

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Dan Evon
Feb. 25, 2016 A purported 1929 quote from Liselotte Hübner about Adolf Hitler was superimposed on an image of ...
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Missing Child: William Tyrell

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 3, 2014 A three-year-old Australian boy named William Tyrell has been missing from his New South Wales h ...
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2016: Obama’s America

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David Mikkelson
Sept. 13, 2012 Scott Paulson penned an opinion piece about the film '2016: Obama’s America' for CBS Local?
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