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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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Were Catholics Attacked by Black Lives Matter Protesters in St. Louis?
A complete story is rarely told in a headline.
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Was Freddy Krueger from ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Based on a Real Serial Murderer?
The explanatory last line of a Halloween joke about a real-life Freddy Krueger was removed in subsequent shares.
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Did the Texas Legislature Honor the Boston Strangler?
An April Fool's lesson on the perils of vetting material you haven't read thoroughly.
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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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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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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 the FBI Find 256 Emails Between Schiff and Epstein?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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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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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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Was Ghislaine Maxwell Photographed with JonBenét Ramsey?
Not all women with short, dark hair are Ghislaine Maxwell.
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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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Does Video Show an Eagle Carrying a Shark?
It's a bird, it's a plane — it's an eagle carrying a shark?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Pat Robertson Blame Oral Sex for COVID-19?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Was Winston-Salem Student Kendra Shanice Reid Murdered on Video?
A disturbing video purportedly showing two men lynching a black woman was not related to the death of Kendra Shanice Reid.
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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 Adolf Hitler Say He Would Start World War III After His Death?
A quote attributed to the Nazi dictator about the start of World War III is a hoax perpetuated by people not inclined to check for themselves.
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Is This Cat Wearing a Mask During the ‘Spanish Flu’?
This cat wasn't going to risk any of its nine lives.
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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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Is a Testicular Blow Exponentially More Painful Than Childbirth?
There are no real winners in this contest.
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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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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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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 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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Are These Petri Dishes Coughed On With and Without a Mask?
This visual aid did not involve a person with COVID-19.
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Did Trump Tweet That South Dakota Should Close Its Border with California?
A fake tweet fooled some.
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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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Were 9/11 and WWII Memorials Vandalized During Protests?
Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.
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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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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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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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Was a Statue of Melania Trump Set on Fire in Slovenia?
A wooden likeness of the first lady was torched during the 2020 Fourth of July weekend.
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Was Suspect in Slaying of 7-Year-old Girl Released on Bail Hours Before Her Shooting?
Aaliyah Norris died two days after suffering a single gunshot wound to the head while sitting in a car in Forest City, North Carolina.
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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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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 President Obama Once Spend $65,000 on Hot Dogs?
A leaked email used in 2009 to push the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory was repurposed in 2019 to spread rumors about bulk hot dog purchases.
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Is This Aracely Henriquez, the Woman George Floyd Allegedly Assaulted?
The police encounter that led to Floyd's death in Minneapolis in 2020 was centered around reports about a counterfeit $20 bill, not any of his past actions.
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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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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 Melania Trump’s Dress Feature Drawings by Victims of Sexual Abuse?
First lady Melania Trump wore an Alexander McQueen dress to a Fourth of July event.
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Is Beyoncé an Italian Woman Named Ann Marie Lastrassi?
This conspiracy theory makes absolutely no sense.
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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.
Were Catholics Attacked by Black Lives Matter Protesters in St. Louis?
A complete story is rarely told in a headline.
Was Freddy Krueger from ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Based on a Real Serial Murderer?
The explanatory last line of a Halloween joke about a real-life Freddy Krueger was removed in subsequent shares.
Did the Texas Legislature Honor the Boston Strangler?
An April Fool's lesson on the perils of vetting material you haven't read thoroughly.
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.