‘No One Wished Me Happy Birthday’ Scam Running Wild on Social Media
19 April 2018 If a post implores you to be the first to wish a sick or sad person happy birthday, it’s likely part of a cynical social media strategy.
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Did a Game Show Contestant Need Help Distinguishing Horsepower From ‘Llamathrust’?
19 April 2018 A viral meme shows a real moment of mental difficulty for one contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
Awww: 10 Days Old, She Makes Senate History in Her Pink Cap
19 April 2018 Tiny Maile Pearl made Senate history without making a sound
Did Kawhi Leonard Refuse to Play Because His Coach Made Anti-Trump Comments?
19 April 2018 A quote attributed to the San Antonio Spurs small forward about Gregg Popovich's criticism of the president is fake.
Proof the White Helmets ‘Staged’ a Chemical Attack in Syria?
19 April 2018 Images purportedly proving that the White Helmets staged a chemical attack in Syria are actually stills from a movie set.
Did Malia Obama Found an Anti-Trump Website?
19 April 2018 The art of using memetic fake news to publicize fake web sites.
Are Michigan Lawmakers Marking Immigrants’ Licenses With a Yellow Star?
19 April 2018 Memes suggesting Michigan lawmakers wanted to place a yellow star on immigrants' licenses were conflated a withdrawn proposal.
Men Arrested at Starbucks Say They Feared for Their Lives
19 April 2018 Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he couldn't use the restroom because he wasn't a paying customer.
It’s (Another) Boy! Michigan Family with 13 Sons Gets No. 14
19 April 2018 A Michigan couple with 13 sons has welcomed a 14th into the family.
Ex-Playboy Model Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Trump Affair
18 April 2018 A former Playboy model who said she had a 10-month affair with President Donald Trump has settled her lawsuit with a supermarket tabloid over an agreement that prohibited her from discussing the relationship publicly.
Did Hillary Clinton Found an Anti-Trump Website with Taxpayer Dollars?
18 April 2018 No, no, no ... don't blame your own fakey fake websites on other people!
Memphis Journalist Detained by ICE Faces Deportation to El Salvador
18 April 2018 Manuel Duran Ortega, a reporter for the Spanish-language news web site Memphis Noticias, was arrested while covering a demonstration against Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies.
Did Samuel Beckett Drive a Young André the Giant to School?
18 April 2018 A legend about the iconic wrestler has a significant grain of truth to it but has been embellished over the years.
Starbucks Incident Highlights Perils of Shopping While Black
18 April 2018 Five decades after the end of legal segregation, to be black in America is to be constantly challenged in certain spaces in ways white Americans scarcely have to consider.
A Boom, A Whoosh of Air, and Then Terror on Flight 1380
18 April 2018 The terrifying string of events on Flight 1380 brought out acts of bravery among the 149 passengers and crew members.
