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Was Rapper XXXTentacion Found Alive?
15 April 2019 Is a reverse death hoax even more callous than a death hoax?
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Are These Images from the Live Action ‘Lilo and Stitch’ Remake?
16 April 2019 This concept art could earn "Lilo and Stitch" a not-so-Disney G-rating.
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Did Nostradamus Predict the ‘Descent of Man’ After the Notre Dame Fire?
17 April 2019 A statement can only qualify as a "prediction" if it exists prior to the event it foretells.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Repeatedly Guess ‘Free’ on TV Show ‘The Price is Right?’
15 April 2019 Might be hard to "come on down" to "The Price is Right" if that's your only response.
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Did Pat Robertson Say the Notre Dame Fire Was the Result of ‘Hell Bubbling over with Homosexuals’?
18 April 2019 Pat Robertson definitely has a history of controversial statements.
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Is This Photograph of Notre Dame Burning with the Eiffel Tower Directly in the Background Real?
17 April 2019 Some have termed this an "impossible" photograph due to the apparent proximity of the famed tourist sites.
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Did Donald Trump Say ‘Mein Kampf’ Had a ‘Profound Effect’ on Him?
17 April 2019 The same internet meme quoted Trump as saying he has 'tremendous respect' for Adolf Hitler.
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Is This 450-Pound Dog Real?
1 April 2019 And who is walking whom in this relationship?
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Did U.S. Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar Praise the Destruction of Notre Dame?
18 April 2019 The newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives are frequent targets of partisan misinformation.
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Do the Oldest and Weakest Wolves Really Lead the Pack?
22 December 2015 A photograph of a wolf pack is commonly shared with an inaccurate description of the behavior of wolves.
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Is This a Photograph of an Elephant Carrying a Lion Cub?
18 September 2018 A photograph of an elephant carrying a lion cub should need to be real to be considered the "best photo of this century."
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Did President Trump Say ‘This is the End of My Presidency. I’m F*cked’ After Mueller’s Appointment?
19 April 2019 According to the Mueller Report, U.S. President Donald Trump was less than enthused about the appointment of the special counsel.
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Different Disaster, Same Theme: Hoaxes and Misinformation Spread Online after Notre Dame Fire
16 April 2019 Time after time, a major news event produces a big mess to mop up on social media.
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Can Eating Hot Cross Buns Trigger False Positive Breathalyzer Results?
7 January 2019 It should not be surprising that inaccurate results can be obtained when breathalyzers are used improperly.
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What Are the Requirements for Women Seeking to ‘Get Their Tubes Tied’?
19 October 2018 An online image highlights the "paternalistic" treatment some women face when they seek tubal ligations.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
15 February 2019 Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
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Does a Map Shared Online Depict All Churches ‘Destroyed’ in France in the Last 4 Years?
18 April 2019 A 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris sparked interest in the condition of France's other churches.
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Did Vandals Attack 12 Churches in France in One Week?
18 April 2019 A Breitbart report re-emerged on social media in the aftermath of the April 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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Carmen Winstead
10 October 2006 The ghost of a teen named Carmen Winstead supposedly strikes down those who don't repost her story on Facebook.
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Is ‘Baron Trump’s Marvelous Underground Journey’ a Real Book from the 1890s?
1 August 2017 Two books from the 1890s contain seemingly eerie connections to modern-day politics.
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Were ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ Characters Created to Represent Different Mental Disorders?
21 August 2018 A popular theory holds that the characters in 'Winnie-the-Pooh' stories each represents a different mental disorder.
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Does the ‘Blood of Jesus’ Flower Only Bloom During Holy Week?
12 April 2017 That would be one coordinated flower.
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Was a Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Sending Her Son to a Better School?
24 August 2016 Images contrasting the sentencings of white swimmers with that of homeless mother Tanya McDowell lacked context necessary to accurately compare the scenarios.
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Did Actor Keanu Reeves Save Dozens of Cats from Euthanasia?
19 April 2019 He may well be one of the most beloved celebrities on the internet.
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The Origins of 420
14 September 2002 The story of how the code '420' entered drug parlance as a term signifying the time to light up a joint.
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Were There Irish Slaves in America, Too?
24 September 2016 Questionable sources maintain that the plight of so-called "Irish slaves" in early America was worse than that of African slaves. Historians beg to differ.
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Did Comedian Steve Harvey Praise President Trump as a Politically Incorrect ‘Fixer’?
4 March 2019 Facebook users attributed an unusual analogy about "raccoons" to "Steve Harvey" in early 2019. But which Steve Harvey?
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Is Ellen DeGeneres Holding a Facebook Giveaway?
2 November 2018 Don't fall for scams that use counterfeit Facebook accounts to falsely associate themselves with celebrities.
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Chick-fil-A and Same-Sex Marriage
9 March 2012 The fast food chain has been criticized for donating money to organizations that oppose same-sex marriage.
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Is the Trump Administration Seeking to Monitor Social Media Accounts of Disability Recipients?
19 April 2019 The U.S. Social Security Administration proposed stepped-up evaluation of social media posts when investigating peoples' disability claims.
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Can a Mobile Phone’s Bluetooth Sensor Be Used to Detect Card Skimmers?
19 February 2019 A viral Facebook post gave readers advice on how to avoid having their credit card details stolen while refueling.
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Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
24 May 2017 This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
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Was Mr. Rogers Bisexual?
10 April 2019 Remarks the late children's television show host reportedly made in casual conversation with a friend prompted the posthumous celebration of Mr. Rogers as a 'bisexual icon.'
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Steve Jobs Deathbed Speech
8 November 2015 Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did not leave behind a deathbed warning about how the "non-stop pursuit of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me."
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Is this Santorini Holidays Vacation Giveaway in Greece Legit?
16 April 2019 If a free vacation offer seems too good to be true, it probably is.
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Did Beto O’Rourke Say Old People and Wounded Veterans Should Be ‘Thrown in the Trash’?
2 January 2019 A widely-shared Facebook meme took aim at the 2020 Democratic presidential contender.
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Did the Obama Transition Team Keep a ‘List of Muslims For Top Jobs’?
16 April 2019 It's unclear why a story from the 2016 election cycle was circulating in 2019.
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Did Barack Obama Say Becoming Donald Trump Was the American Dream?
27 November 2018 A young Barack Obama invoked Donald Trump's name as reflective of Americans' optimism, but not quite of the 'American dream.'
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Lincoln and Kennedy Coincidences
12 June 1999 Numerous 'coincidences' between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations are not really so amazing.
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Did NY Democrats Block a Bill Expanding Tuition Aid for Gold Star Families?
13 April 2019 The shelved legislation would have expanded the scope of an existing program providing tuition assistance to members of Gold Star families.
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Did President Trump Bestow $100 Million Upon Flint, Michigan?
22 March 2017 Partisans debate who deserves credit for the $100 million grant awarded by the EPA to Michigan for water infrastructure upgrades in Flint.
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Does a New Facebook Algorithm Only Show You 26 Friends?
6 February 2018 Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying otherwise won't make any difference.
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Prayer Request: Child Shot by Nail Gun
10 August 2010 A prayer request about a 22-month-old child who shot himself in the heart with a nail gun is several years old.
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Did Sinbad Play a Genie in the 1990s Movie ‘Shazaam’?
28 December 2016 Although many viewers claim to clearly recall comedian Sinbad's playing a genie in a movie called "Shazaam," those memories appear to be yet another example of the "Mandela Effect."
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Dead Body? Google Maps 52.376552,5.198303
17 April 2013 A Google Maps image supposedly captured a furtive body disposal.
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Fired Cracker Barrel Manager ‘Brad’s Wife’ Becomes Internet Meme
28 March 2017 An Indiana man's question for the popular food and retail chain sparked a wave of online heckling towards the company.
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Burundanga/Scopolamine Warning
11 May 2008 Criminals in the U.S. are not using burundanga-soaked business cards to incapacitate their victims, despite a recurrent warning.
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Is the KKK Tax-Exempt as a Religious Organization?
13 April 2018 Although the Ku Klux Klan is not a tax-exempt organization, there are other hate groups that are.
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Was Donald Trump at Ground Zero Searching for Survivors Two Days After 9/11 with Workers He Paid For?
11 September 2018 A meme echoes President Trump's 2001 comments about having hundreds of workers search for survivors after the terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan.
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Is Facebook Removing a Photograph of Rashida Tlaib Being Arrested?
5 March 2019 If you encounter something on a social network, then it hasn't been removed.