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Does Legalizing Marijuana Necessitate Euthanizing Pot-Sniffing Dogs?

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Alex Kasprak
May 8, 2018 Arguments made by one sheriff opposed to legalized marijuana are dubious and disputed by police ...
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Are Carjackers Using Discarded Shirts as Bait to Lure Victims?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb. 22, 2017 News reports conflated a genuine incident of human trafficking with a completely unrelated claim ...
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Are Dogs Really 99.9% Wolf?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct. 28, 2016 Domestic dogs split from their wild counterpart, the grey wolf, quite recently by evolutionary t ...
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'Barney' Was Based on a 1930s Serial Killer

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Dan Evon
Aug. 24, 2016 A rumor that the children's TV show 'Barney & Friends' was based on a 1930s serial killer is ju ...
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Missouri Babysitter on Crystal Meth Eats Toddler?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan. 24, 2016 Reports that a meth-addled Missouri babysitter consumed a small child are fake news.
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Powerball and Lottery Urban Legends

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan. 12, 2016 Powerball frenzies aren't the only interesting lottery phenomenon, which has long inspired a wea ...
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Does This Photograph Show a Dog Burned While Rescuing Its Family?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec. 30, 2015 What happens when a social media prank achieves its intended results.
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Mark Zuckerberg Is Giving Away Money!

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2015 Mark Zuckerberg is not giving $4.5 million to Facebook users who share a "thank you" message.
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Car Stalk

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov. 30, 2015 Social media rumors claimed ISIS operatives visited multiple car dealerships in Virginia, but th ...
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ISIS 'Kill List' Threatens U.S. Cities

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 16, 2015 An ISIS "kill list" targeting several U.S. cities and towns is well over a year old and largely ...
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The War on Christmas Cups

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 5, 2015 While the 2015 Starbucks Holiday Cups feature a plain red design and no Christmas symbols, this ...
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NASA Confirms 15 Days of Darkness?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
July 22, 2015 Reports that NASA says that the Earth will experience more than two straight weeks of darkness a ...
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25 Hottest Urban Legends

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 26, 2015
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Was the Charlie Charlie Challenge Really a Viral Marketing Hoax?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 2, 2015
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Charlie Charlie Challenge

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 26, 2015
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Was AriZona Tea Exposed by the FDA for Using Human Urine in Products?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
April 20, 2015 Reports of cans of Arizona Iced Tea contaminated by human waste products were fake news.
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Oranges Injected with HIV?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 25, 2015 Rumor: Oranges from Libya have been injected with HIV-positive blood and pose a danger of infection.
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Willie Nelson in front of a microphone

Willie Nelson Death Hoax

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 22, 2015 Country music legend Willie Nelson is not dead; he's just the target of a recirculated celebrity ...
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Obama Signs Law to Lower Legal Drinking Age to 18

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 20, 2015 Rumor: President Obama has signed a new law lowering the drinking age to 18.
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Was the Body of an Elderly Homeless Man Identified as Elvis Presley?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2015 Many homeless transients have been found living under freeway overpasses in San Diego, but was o ...
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