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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
15 February 2019Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
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Is This Rachel Chandler and President Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein’s Plane?
18 July 2019The answer to "Who is Rachel Chandler?" is simpler than some think.
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Did Fox News Report That U.S. Rep. Omar Delivered a “Profanity-Laced Attack on President Trump”?
19 July 2019Does quoting some else's words back to them constitute a breach of decorum?
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Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘We Pay Soldiers Too Much’?
22 July 2019A frequent publisher of inflammatory material struck again in July 2019.
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If You Used FaceApp, Do Russians Now Own All of Your Photographs?
18 July 2019Users should always consider privacy and security before uploading personal data to an app.
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Is This a Transcript from a Radio Interview with U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez?
19 July 2019Absent proper context and punctuation, oral speech can be made to come across pretty silly.
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Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
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Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook from Making Your Posts Public?
4 June 2012"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"
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Was a Priest Pushed off Stage for Saying ‘Fat Women Cannot Go to Heaven?’
22 July 2019This incident reportedly occurred during the closing mass of a youth retreat in Brazil.
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Is U.S. Singer, Actress Dolly Parton Paralyzed in the Face?
18 July 2019Be careful not to judge a story by a tabloid cover.
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Did a Woman Give Birth to a Human-Goat Hybrid?
23 August 2016"She continues to insist that Nibbles was her only hope of having a family and a future."
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Did Lawmakers Demand the Pentagon Disclose If It Developed Weaponized Ticks?
19 July 2019A curious amendment to the 2020 Defense Authorization Act demands answers on the question of U.S.-developed insect bioweapons.
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Did Oprah Winfrey ‘Buy Control of Fox News’?
19 July 2019Such a takeover would be a sensational development in the U.S. media landscape, for sure.
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Lawsuit Charges Donald Trump with Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl
23 June 2016A 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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Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky!
16 September 1998Neil Armstrong supposedly offered a cryptic remark to a 'Mr. Gorsky' during the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Does Dolph Lundgren Have Multiple Scientific Degrees?
A meme compares the educational backgrounds of 'Science Guy' Bill Nye and actor Dolph Lundgren.
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Was Malia Obama ‘Arrested Again’ Amid a Media Blackout?
7 June 2019Junk news websites continue to be obsessed with the Obama family.
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Did Donald Trump Receive an Ellis Island Award in 1986?
5 September 2016It might seem unbelievable to some that Donald Trump could have been considered for an award in celebration of 'patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood and diversity.'
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Make-a-Wish Touchdown
30 November 2016A comedy video showing a football player tackling a child running for a touchdown was mistaken by some as genuine footage.
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Did Obama Admin Build Cages That House Immigrant Children at U.S.-Mexico Border?
2 July 2019While under scrutiny for treatment of migrants, the Trump administration has been shifting blame to its predecessor.
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Did People Contract Herpes After Drinking Instagram Star Belle Delphine’s Bathwater?
9 July 2019A bizarre story in July 2019 was made even more bizarre with the addition of a fake viral outbreak.
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Did Minneapolis Police Arrest U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar on Suspicion of Trespassing in 2013?
3 May 2019Some of Omar's opponents and critics have highlighted a six-year-old incident at the Hotel Ivy in downtown Minneapolis.
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Did Henry ‘the Fonz’ Winkler Die at Age 77?
8 February 2019The Fonzie character lives on -- and so does the actor who portrayed him, for now.
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Did a Couple Kill a Dolphin by Urinating on It?
19 June 2015Claims that photographs depict a couple who killed a dolphin by urinating in its blowhole were inaccurate, although it's true that handling dolphins can kill them.
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Did Astronauts Remove Their Helmets on the ‘Moon’?
That doesn't seem like a good idea.
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Did Minnesota Schools Make Arabic Classes Mandatory?
19 July 2019A site posing as satire often pushes racial rumors.
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Did Buzz Aldrin Take Communion on the Moon?
7 March 2010Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin said he wanted to perform "some appropriate symbolic act regarding the universality of seeking" during the moon landing.
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Did an Xbox One Kill a Teen After the Console Forcefully Ejected Black Ops 3 Disc, Slicing His Throat?
26 July 2015When parents complained that playing video games was harmful to youngsters, this wasn't what they had in mind.
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Is This a Picture of Bill Clinton with Convicted Sex Offender George Nader?
4 June 2019Two different people sharing a name does not make them the same person.
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Does This Photo Show Joe Biden with the ‘Grand Wizard of the KKK’?
28 June 2019In the aftermath of the first round of Democratic primary debates, social media users shared a largely misleading, inaccurate meme that targeted the former vice president.
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Did Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘Owning Guns Is Not a Right’ in the Constitution?
18 January 2019Attempts to discredit the freshman lawmaker from NYC seem to know no end.
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Has U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Been a U.S. Citizen for Longer Than First Lady Melania Trump?
16 July 2019CNN's Jake Tapper added an interesting perspective to the debate over President Donald Trump's verbal attack on "progressive Democrat Congresswomen" in July 2019.
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Is This the World’s First Dab?
14 January 2019A photograph purportedly captures a soldier doing the dab all the way back in 1932.
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Did Superman Advocate Respecting Diversity in the 1950s?
21 November 2015A vintage Superman poster shows the comic book hero talking to children about the importance of respecting diversity.
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Did Megan Rapinoe ‘Stomp’ on an American Flag After the World Cup Final?
8 July 2019Right-leaning commentators exploded into outrage after an incident in which the Stars and Stripes was briefly dropped to the ground amid joyous celebrations.
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Conspiracy Theorists Seem Perplexed by a Photo of Obama and Clooney. Here’s What It Shows
9 July 2019An innocuous photo of President Obama vacationing with actor George Clooney stirred up questions within the conspiracy community.
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Did Nancy Pelosi Remove a 150-Year-Old ‘In God We Trust’ Sign from the House Chamber Entrance?
22 April 2019Curiously, the phrase "In God We Trust" wasn't even on paper currency in the United States 150 years ago.
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Have Officials Warned That Someone Is Injecting Poison into Plastic Water Bottles?
3 April 2018A Facebook video alleging that pinholes were found in bottled water caps morphed into rumors that people died after ingesting poisoned water.
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Is This the 2020 Summer Olympics Logo?
18 July 2019The Olympics bring together the greatest athletes (and graphic designers) in the world.
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Is This Video of a Theme Park Ride in India Collapsing?
17 July 2019A horrifying video shows one arm of the pendulum-style ride breaking off and falling.
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Steve Jobs Deathbed Speech
8 November 2015Apple 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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Pentagon 9/11 Daycare Corral
26 May 2010Did 40 Marines rescue kids from a Pentagon daycare facility on 9/11, then enclose them in a protective corral of cribs?
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Did AOC Start ‘Chain Migration’ Proceedings Against Melania Trump?
17 July 2019U.S. First Lady Melania Trump's parents, both from Slovenia, became U.S. citizens in August 2018.
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Did AOC Say ‘Private Truck Drivers Are Destroying America’?
15 July 2019A fake quote from a junk news article was widely circulated as if it were genuine.
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Why Can’t You Buy Grape Ice Cream?
14 April 2015The FDA supposedly ban the sale of grape-flavored ice cream due to pet-related hazards.
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Do Photos and Video Show a Giant Jellyfish?
19 July 2019The barrel jellyfish is considered relatively small compared to some other species of jellyfish.
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Did the Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Say Water Is Not a Human Right?
18 January 2018The CEO of a multinational company that makes billions annually selling bottled water called the idea that human beings have a right to water "extreme."
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Did Judges Agree AG Barr Has ‘Enough to Indict Clinton and Obama’?
22 May 2019Last time we checked, 'conspiracy to create a false conspiracy' was not an actual crime.
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Did Donald Trump Say Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels Reminded Him of Daughter Ivanka?
16 July 2019Both women have alleged in interviews that the president compared them to Ivanka Trump.
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Did Cassidy Boon Sue Her Rescuer for Rape?
29 September 2015"I was disgusted at this hairy man having felt it appropriate to touch my body like that."
