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Is Wayfair Trafficking Children Via Overpriced Items?
The claim that Wayfair is trafficking children is based almost entirely on one person's confusion over an expensive cabinet.
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Did NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Once Support the Sandinista Govt. in Nicaragua?
In May 2019, social media posts targeted the would-be 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for his past political positions, as well as his decision to change his name.
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Is This Roger Stone and Proud Boys Flashing a White Power Symbol?
According to the Anti-Defamation League, white nationalists started to appropriate the common "OK" hand gesture in 2017.
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Were Catholics Attacked by Black Lives Matter Protesters in St. Louis?
A complete story is rarely told in a headline.
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Is This Obama, Fauci, and Gates at a Wuhan Lab in 2015?
What's a conspiracy theory without miscaptioned illustrations?
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Did a TEDx Speaker Say Pedophilia Is an ‘Unchangeable Sexual Orientation’?
A TEDx talk broadcast from Germany prompted widespread controversy over the speaker's comments about the nature of pedophilia.
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Did a Nationwide US Coin Shortage Occur in Summer 2020?
The COVID-19 pandemic was blamed for removing coins from circulation, as well as slowing production by the U.S. Mint.
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Background Check: Investigating George Floyd’s Criminal Record
The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.
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Did Macaulay Culkin Say Satanic Hollywood Executives Wear Shoes Made From Dead Children?
Fake news sites reported that the former child star says Hollywood is run by Satanic pedophiles who ritually murder children.
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Does a New Facebook Algorithm Only Show You 26 Friends?
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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Did the FBI Find 256 Emails Between Schiff and Epstein?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Was Ghislaine Maxwell Photographed with JonBenét Ramsey?
Not all women with short, dark hair are Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Did Trump Tweet in 2009 That He Would ‘Never Let Thousands of Americans Die From a Pandemic’?
Seems like there's a tweet for everything ... but that doesn't make it real.
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Did Barack Obama Pardon More Than 330 Criminals During His Final Week in Office?
A popular meme confused pardons with commutations and spread an erroneous rumor about the former president.
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Did Tanya McDowell Get 5 Years for Sending Her Son to a Better School While Felicity Huffman Got 14 Days?
Memes comparing Tanya McDowell to various school-related criminal cases surface frequently.
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Are These Claims About the Effectiveness of Face Masks True?
A widely shared Facebook post from June 2020, purportedly citing the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, offered numerous claims but little evidence.
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Did Betsy DeVos Say COVID-19 Will ‘Only’ Kill .02% of US Students?
Per the claim, which circulated widely among U.S. teachers and parents, that would mean 14,740 children and teens would die.
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Lawsuit Charges Donald Trump with Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl
A civil suit against Donald Trump alleging he raped a 13-year-old girl was dismissed in California in May 2016, refiled in New York in June 2016, and dropped again in November 2016.
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Were Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell Murdered to Cover Up a Pedophile Ring?
A disreputable website claimed the deceased singers from Linkin Park and Soundgarden were murdered because they were about to expose a list of pedophiles.
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Is Dr. Fauci Married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sister?
Sharing a first name is not the same as sharing an identity.
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Did Ohio Replace Lethal Injection with a Head-Ripping-Off Machine?
"Seeking a more humane method of carrying out capital punishment, Ohio's new machine yanks inmates' heads from their bodies using painless, powerful robotic claws."
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Did AOC Tweet That Businesses Should Be Shut Down Until the Election?
The New York representative did not advocate that governors keep businesses shut down to blunt Trump's reelection chances.
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Did Obama Admin Build Cages That House Immigrant Children at U.S.-Mexico Border?
While under scrutiny for treatment of migrants, the Trump administration has been shifting blame to its predecessor.
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9 ‘Facts’ About Slavery They Don’t Want You to Know
A widely circulated list of historical "facts" about slavery dwells on the participation of non-whites as owners and traders of slaves in America.
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Is a Testicular Blow Exponentially More Painful Than Childbirth?
There are no real winners in this contest.
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Was Trump Caught Wearing His Mask Below His Nose?
A viral image supposedly shows the U.S. president wearing his mask below his nose, but the origin of the image is less clear.
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Did Pat Robertson Blame Oral Sex for COVID-19?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Does This Photo Show Biden Kissing a 15-Year-Old Girl?
A photograph of Joe Biden kissing his granddaughter on the lips during an Iowa rally drew criticism from some viewers, while others evinced no problem with the affectionate gesture.
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Did Clint Eastwood Say, ‘I Love When People Call Trump Stupid’?
Attaching a celebrity's name to a piece of text is one way to help it go viral.
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Does This Photo Show Jeffrey Epstein with Donald and Ivanka Trump?
It's always a bonus to find a photograph featuring the two most prominent names in the news.
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Did Lowe’s Donate $25M to Minority-Owned Businesses, While Home Depot Founder Gave to Trump?
A meme comparing political involvement of the home improvement chains left out some context.
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Is It Dangerous to Wear a COVID-19 Protective Mask for Too Long?
Prolonged usage of certain masks can cause some health concerns.
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Did Cocaine Users Cause McDonald’s to Replace Their Coffee Spoons?
Businesses are not well served when their products are associated with illegal activities.
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Has Ford Motor Co. Donated Millions to ‘Defund the Police’?
Reports linking the American auto company to groups who propose defunding or abolishing police forces relied on a basic error.
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Was Snopes.com ‘BUSTED’ for Our CEO’s Ties to George Soros?
A meme about Snopes.com has been debunked by the very source it cites.
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Will Soaking Strawberries in Saltwater Expose Fruit-Infesting Insects?
Social media users posted videos showing insects crawling out of fruit after being soaked in warm, salty water.
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Did Anthony Fauci Say People No Longer Need to Wear Masks?
An old interview with Dr. Fauci made new rounds on social media during the coronavirus disease pandemic in 2020.
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Did Goya Foods’ CEO Praise Trump?
#Goyaway called for a boycott of the popular Hispanic food and seasonings company in July 2020.
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Did a Couple Dubbed ‘Ken and Karen’ Point Guns at Protesters?
A chaotic scene in St. Louis sparked outrage, memes, and confusion.
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Does the NFL Plan to Play the Black National Anthem Before Games?
The idea was floated to several media outlets by an unnamed source who claims to have knowledge of the plan.
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Did Facebook Allow a Post Calling for the Hanging of White People?
A meme attempted to show Facebook's bias when it comes to blocking racist content on its platform.
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Did President Trump Refer to the Coronavirus as a ‘Hoax’?
Trump's commentary on the new coronavirus came before the virus began killing patients in the U.S.
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Can People Without Disabilities Use an ADA ‘Mask Loophole’ in Stores?
For the record, Americans without disabilities are not protected by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Did Elon Musk Tell Kanye West, ‘We May Have More Differences of Opinion Than I Anticipated’?
Endorsing someone for president without knowing the platform they'll be running on is generally a bad idea.
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Did an Armed Black Militia March Through a Georgia National Park?
A Confederate monument became the site of another protest on the Fourth of July 2020.
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Did a Florida Teen Die After Attending a Church ‘COVID Party’?
The tragic death of 17-year-old Carsyn Leigh Davis prompted controversy in July 2020.
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Is This COVID-19 Mask Efficacy Chart Accurate?
The CDC recommends wearing a cloth face mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic to help slow the spread of the disease.
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Was a Boy Named Lucas Armitage Praised for Shooting, Mutilating a Burglar?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Did DJ Avicii Try to Expose a Pedophile Ring Before He Died?
Yet another specious "report" from a fake news site that seems to have a fascination with pedophilia.
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Police Charge Georgia Woman with Assaulting a Pregnant Military Service Member in Restaurant Fight
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has charged 71-year-old Judy Tucker with simple battery in an incident that may have been sparked by racial and homophobic abuse.
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Is Wayfair Trafficking Children Via Overpriced Items?
The claim that Wayfair is trafficking children is based almost entirely on one person's confusion over an expensive cabinet.
Did NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Once Support the Sandinista Govt. in Nicaragua?
In May 2019, social media posts targeted the would-be 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for his past political positions, as well as his decision to change his name.
Is This Roger Stone and Proud Boys Flashing a White Power Symbol?
According to the Anti-Defamation League, white nationalists started to appropriate the common "OK" hand gesture in 2017.
Were Catholics Attacked by Black Lives Matter Protesters in St. Louis?
A complete story is rarely told in a headline.
Is This Obama, Fauci, and Gates at a Wuhan Lab in 2015?
What's a conspiracy theory without miscaptioned illustrations?