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A video appeared to show a drone with a flamethrower torching a wasp or hornet nest.

Does Video Show a Flamethrower Drone Torching a Wasp Nest?

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Jordan Liles
Dec 8, 2022 A TikTok video that showed an aerial drone equipped with a flame-spewing device was reposted on ...
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Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Terminated' a Troll in Defense of Special Olympics

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Bethania Palma
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A supposed diary quote said Ashley Biden wrote she was afraid of her dad coming in the shower.

No Evidence Ashley Biden Said She Feared Her Father 'Coming in the Shower' with Her

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Jordan Liles
Dec 8, 2022 The alleged quote has been circulating online for months without a shred of evidence to support it.
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Did Sean Spicer Tweet 'Today Is Dday' On Pearl Harbor Day?

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Alex Kasprak
Dec 7, 2022 While both events are historic, they did not occur, nor are they celebrated, on the same day.
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Is Iran Abolishing Its Morality Police?

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Nur Ibrahim
Dec 6, 2022 The country has been rocked by protests since September 2022.
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Permafrost melting in the Kolyma River, Siberia

Scientists Study Thawed 'Zombie Virus' from Siberian Permafrost

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Nov 30, 2022 The researchers aired concerns that climate change could pose a public health crisis by way of v ...
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Beware of Cyber Monday scams

Beware of Cyber Monday Scams

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David Emery
Nov 28, 2022 Just as there are plenty of online deals to be had on Cyber Monday, there are plenty of online s ...
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‘Gaslighting’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2022 Word of the Year

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Nur Ibrahim
Nov 28, 2022 The term refers to a frequent technique for propagating disinformation.
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These Celebrities Have Been Targets of Online Death Hoaxes

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Twitter Under Elon Musk: A List of 'Verified' Parody Impersonation Accounts

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Elections inspire a deluge of online content with varying levels of authenticity or fact — be it memes, videos, photographs, or sensational tabloid headlines.

Midterms: Here's a Rundown of Rumors About Voting, Results — and More

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For daring entertainment junkies, Halloween season brings binges of scary movies throughout the decades.

A Collection of Horror Movie Trivia from Snopes' Archives

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This purportedly paranormal figure or ghost or demon or alien in the woods was supposedly caught on a trail camera or trail cam.

A Snopes Collection of Spooky 'Unsolved' Mysteries

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The Snopes Guide to Fake Etymology

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Was Walt Disney Frozen?

Oct 19, 1995 Half a century onwards, the rumor that Walt Disney's body was put in cryonic storage remains one ...
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The Origins of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Dec 16, 1999 Was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer created to bring comfort to a girl whose mother was dying of ...
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Does 'The Wizard of Oz' Include a Munchkin Suicide?

Dec 12, 1997 One of the most ubiquitous of film legends holds that a munchkin hanged himself on-camera during ...
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Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis: Male and Female?

Apr 6, 2001 Long-standing rumor holds that actress Jamie Lee Curtis acknowledged in an interview that she wa ...
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A rumor says that Elon Musk received wealth or inheritance from an apartheid or slave emerald mine.

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Facebook posts said there was very sad news and that Bruce Willis was dead, but it was a death hoax.

Bruce Willis Is Not Dead, Despite 'Very Sad News' Facebook Death Hoax
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