Did Hillary Clinton Say ‘Trump Deplorables’ Were the ‘Biggest Threats to America’?
19 May 2018 A notorious producer of hoax news stories turns a fabricated quote into a Facebook meme.
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Trump Claims Justice Department Placed ‘Spy’ in 2016 Campaign
19 May 2018 The president's lawyer Rudy Giuliani immediately cast doubt on the theory.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Marry as Millions Watch On
19 May 2018 The newly-dubbed Duke and Duchess of Sussex exchanged vows at St. George's Chapel in Windsor.
Eddie Murphy Death Hoax
19 May 2018 An old false report about actor Eddie Murphy's dying in a car crash recirculated in May 2018.
Were AR-15s Used in Every Major Mass Shooting in the United States After Aurora?
18 May 2018 An attempt to link the rifle to several major mass attacks circulated widely online in the hours following a school shooting in Texas.
Do Rocks Falling Into the Ocean Contribute to Global Sea Level Rise?
18 May 2018 On human timescales, sediment and rocks flowing into the ocean do not appreciably contribute to observed sea level rise; on larger timescales, the question is irrelevant.
Did Facebook Executive Jeff Rothschild Say ‘We Need a Third World War’?
18 May 2018 The former Facebook vice president supposedly advocates solving global problems by exterminating 90 percent of the human population.
Is This the Aftermath of a 2018 Plane Crash in Havana?
18 May 2018 Old, unrelated images were passed around social media just after news broke about a plane that crashed in Cuba.
Chile’s Bishops Offer to Resign En Masse Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up
18 May 2018 The bishops announced at the end of an emergency Vatican summit that all 31 active bishops in Rome had signed a document offering to resign.
Conspiracy Theories Immediately Appear After Santa Fe School Shooting
18 May 2018 Some inevitably claimed the Friday morning attack was a "false flag," while others rushed to conclusions about the suspect's motivations.
Cuban Media: Boeing 737 Crashes with 113 People Aboard
18 May 2018 A military officer who declined to provide his name said that there were three survivors in critical condition from the Cubana airlines flight, but other officials would not confirm that figure.
Former Playboy Centerfold Apparently Jumps to Death with Son
18 May 2018 Police say a woman apparently jumped with her son from a window of the boutique hotel in New York City and both died.
