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The Origins of Princess Leia’s Hairstyle
Following Carrie Fisher's death, speculation mounted regarding the inspiration for her Princess Leia's character's iconic hair buns.
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Is This Lev Parnas at a Family Birthday Party with Donald Trump?
While this photo is nearly 30 years old, the claim that it shows the business associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has only been around since January 2020.
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Did Pelosi Use $15,000 Worth of Pens to Sign Articles of Impeachment?
The tradition of using multiple pens to sign important legislation, and then giving those pens to the people involved, has been practiced by politicians for decades.
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Did Confederate Flags Fly at a Gun-Rights Rally in Virginia?
One right-wing observer called U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a liar for claiming that protesters in Richmond carried Confederate flags in January 2020.
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Did George Washington Say This About Citizens’ Right to Bear Arms?
George Washington is in the running for the United States' most misquoted president.
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Was the Pacer Test Banned for Child Cruelty?
The FitnessGram Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues.
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Were 10,150 Americans Killed by ‘Illegal Immigrants’ in 2018?
Beware of bogus statistics that inflate such numbers.
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Did Dershowitz Say He Was ‘Not Happy Seeing Nixon’s Gang Being Tried by Blacks and Liberals’?
Searching the long quote trails of public figures often turns up interesting statements from days past.
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Will Aaron Hernandez’s Family Receive $15 Million from the NFL?
Aaron Hernandez's conviction could be vacated under the obscure legal doctrine of abatement ab initio, but that won't necessarily entitle his family to millions of dollars.
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Was TV Host Bill Nye Arrested for Manufacturing and Selling Illegal Drugs?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Does the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 Bar Muslims from Holding Public Office?
Such an interpretation of the 1952 law would not only be incorrect, it would betray an egregious ignorance of the U.S. Constitution.
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Did Antifa Plan to Infiltrate Virginia’s Pro-Gun Rally to Stage Violence?
Solid evidence was hard to come by.
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Did Trump Pay 8 Women to Have Abortions?
Rumor holds that Donald Trump has paid off multiple sexual partners to obtain abortions and sign nondisclosure agreements.
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Did a Christian School Expel a Student For Wearing Rainbow-Patterned Sweater?
Whitefield Academy in Kentucky cited a 15-year-old student's alleged previous code violations and "a posture of morality and cultural acceptance" contrary to the school's beliefs in a photo posted to Facebook in December 2019.
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Does a Failed Impeachment Nullify Presidential Term, Allow Extra Reelection?
On the flip side, if a president is impeached (but not convicted), is that person prevented from running for a second term?
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Did Robin Williams Say the ‘Worst Thing in Life is Ending Up With People Who Make You Feel All Alone’?
The famous actor may have said these words, but he didn't write them.
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Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
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Did President Trump ‘Return Prayer’ to Public Schools?
You can't return it if it was never gone.
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Did Harvard Pay Elizabeth Warren $400,000 to Teach One Class?
An old tweet, accusing the Massachusetts senator of hypocrisy, re-emerged during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
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Did Pelosi Divert Billions from Social Security to Cover Impeachment Costs?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Did Prince Charles Ignore Mike Pence at a Holocaust Commemoration?
They really have got to stop meeting like this.
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Was Rapper YNW Melly Stabbed to Death in Prison?
Rumors of the rapper's demise spread in December 2019 after posts on "prank" news websites.
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Did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Buy an RV Camper?
Can Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle really compete with a mobile home?
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Did Joe Biden Say He Eats the Sticks of Corn Dogs?
Beware of jokes disguised in realistic-looking screenshots.
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Bernie Sanders’ 1972 Essay on Rape
Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign tried to distance him from a 1972 essay in which he wrote that a woman "fantasizes being raped by three men simultaneously."
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Has Trump Spent ‘278.5 Years’ of Salary on Taxpayer-Funded Golf Outings?
The president of the United States is paid $400,000 a year.
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Did Stephen King Place a Billboard Outside His Maine Home Targeting US Sen. Susan Collins?
Billboards targeting the Republican senator were definitely seen near a property owned by Stephen King.
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Did the KKK March With a Trump-Pence Sign?
This photograph is not all you need to know before you vote in 2020.
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Is Pepsico Discontinuing Mountain Dew?
Reports that Pepsico will be discontinuing production and sale of their Mountain Dew brand soft drink originated with a prank news site.
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Adolf Hitler – To Conquer a Nation
Did the German dictator once proclaim that 'To conquer a nation, you must first disarm its citizens'?
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Was This White Fox Skinned Alive for Lady Gaga’s Fur Coat?
Unrelated images of Lady Gaga in a (possibly fake) fur and a baby fox were circulated with messages claiming that this animal was skinned alive for the singer's wardrobe.
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Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?
The Environmental Protection Agency will be allowing for potential new uses of asbestos, while limiting the scope of studies that assess its risk.
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Is Disney’s Goofy Character Actually a Cow?
While some might argue that Goofy is actually a cow and not a dog, the popular character can most accurately be described as a cartoon.
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Did Adam Schiff Use Taxpayer Money to Settle a Sexual Harassment Claim in 2013?
The congressman from California is the frequent target of unfounded online rumors.
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Was the U.S. Government Found Guilty of Assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Conspiracy theorists hold that the United States government was sued and found culpable for the murder of the civil rights icon, but the news media refused to report it.
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Did Ukraine Donate More Than Any Country to the Clinton Foundation?
A meme circulating on social media was posted amid impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Will Fine Steel Wool Ignite From an Incoming iPhone Call?
There may be a few tricks up these steel wool sleeves.
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Did Trump Say ‘We’re Going to Take the Firearms First and Then Go to Court’?
Red flag laws allow law enforcement agencies to act on court orders and remove guns from people considered a harm to themselves or others.
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Did an NYC Restaurant Get a License To Serve Human Flesh?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Have Women Been Killed by Poisoned Perfume Samples?
A warning from "Glen Eagles" hospital about the deaths of women who sniffed poisoned perfume samples is an old hoax.
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Is This Viral List of ‘Four Things You Didn’t Know About Martin Luther King, Jr.’ True?
You probably didn't know most of them because they're not true.
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Was Adam Schiff’s Sister Married to George Soros’s Son?
Rep. Adam Schiff, who authored a rebuttal to Devin Nunes's memo about the Trump-Russia investigation, became the target of conspiracy theories and fake news.
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Did Sons of Top Democrats Do Business in Ukraine As Part of Clinton-Linked Conspiracy?
Conspiracy theorists outdid themselves in October 2019 in response to the Ukraine scandal that threatened Donald Trump's presidency with impeachment.
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Did MLK Say This About Capitalism?
Quote: "Since we know that the system will not change the rules, we're going to have to change the system."
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Did Fox News Change Its Accreditation from ‘News’ to ‘Entertainment’?
There's a lot to unfold in this meme, including the fact that Fox News (and CNN and MSNBC) are not "accredited news stations" to begin with.
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Did Iran Offer an $80M Bounty for Trump’s Head?
The amount of the bounty is supposedly based on Iran's population.
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Did Nancy Pelosi ‘Admit’ She Began Impeachment Two Years Ago?
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to lump the beginning of the Mueller investigation in with the impeachment timeline.
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Are Traffickers Leaving Zip Ties on Targets’ Windshield Wipers?
Awareness of one's surroundings is always good, but scarelore can also lead to unwarranted fears.
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Did Jane Fonda Betray American POWs in North Vietnam?
The long-standing claim that Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their North Vietnamese captors is false.
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The Origins of Princess Leia’s Hairstyle
Following Carrie Fisher's death, speculation mounted regarding the inspiration for her Princess Leia's character's iconic hair buns.
Is This Lev Parnas at a Family Birthday Party with Donald Trump?
While this photo is nearly 30 years old, the claim that it shows the business associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has only been around since January 2020.
Did Pelosi Use $15,000 Worth of Pens to Sign Articles of Impeachment?
The tradition of using multiple pens to sign important legislation, and then giving those pens to the people involved, has been practiced by politicians for decades.
Did Confederate Flags Fly at a Gun-Rights Rally in Virginia?
One right-wing observer called U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a liar for claiming that protesters in Richmond carried Confederate flags in January 2020.
Did George Washington Say This About Citizens’ Right to Bear Arms?
George Washington is in the running for the United States' most misquoted president.