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No, CNN Didn't Say Musk Could Threaten Free Speech by Letting People Speak Freely

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David Emery
Nov 28, 2022 The parody headline was even shared — without disclaimer — by Elon Musk himself.
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Thomas Jefferson never said "a democracy is nothing more than mob rule."

Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'Democracy Is Nothing More Than Mob Rule'?

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Jordan Liles
Nov 27, 2022 A made-up quote presented in a pretty-looking meme doesn't make it real.
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Was a Cookie Recipe on a Headstone Only Made Public 'Over My Dead Body'?

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Bethania Palma
Nov 27, 2022 The recipe withstood the test of time.
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Did Kevin Bacon Pay Wedding DJs to Not Play ‘Footloose’?

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Nur Ibrahim
Nov 26, 2022 Six degrees of bribery.
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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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4 Ways to Be Smart On Social Media This Thanksgiving Weekend

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Jessica Lee
Nov 23, 2022 Eat. Sleep. Scroll. Repeat.
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Photos of Icicle 'Ghost Apples' Continue to Enchant

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Bethania Palma
Nov 23, 2022 Social media users were sharing the pictures more than three years after they were snapped.
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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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Halloween Jack-o-lantern

From the Snopes Archives: Spooky Legends, Halloween Candy Rumors — and More

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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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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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Is Facebook Charging a User Fee?

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