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Did ESPN 'Cancel' Megan Rapinoe's Post-Retirement Broadcast Gig After World Cup Loss?

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Alex Kasprak
Aug. 8, 2023 The loss of the U.S. Women's National Team at the 2023 Soccer World Cup came with a marked incre ...
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Was Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Cousin a 9/11 Hijacker?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 2, 2019 More junk news from puerile minds who consider defamation to be a sidesplitting form of "satire."
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Was Clinton Foundation Investigator Kenneth McCormick Found Dead?

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Snopes Staff
April 28, 2020 A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Did Penny Marshall Donate Her Estate to Trump's 2020 Election Campaign?

Written by:
David Emery
Dec. 18, 2018 The ink was barely dry on Marshall's obituary when a story made the rounds claiming the 'Laverne ...
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Did Kid Rock and Ted Nugent Raise More Than $10 Million to Fight the War on Christmas?

Written by:
David Emery
Dec. 7, 2018 Apparently Bill O'Reilly forgot to tell them he won the War on Christmas in 2006.
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Did the Federal Government Cancel an $80 Million Nike Contract?

Written by:
David Emery
Sept. 4, 2018 A junk news website reported that the government canceled a nonexistent contract with Nike becau ...
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Denzel Washington

Did Denzel Washington Leave the Democratic Party Because He 'Had It with the Lies'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
June 19, 2019 A false theme that has been online since the 2016 was given new life by junk news.
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Was Pelosi Escorted Out of White House After Showing Up 'Too Drunk to Speak'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 25, 2019 An image from a funeral service was re-purposed for a "satire" article.
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Did Ted Nugent Announce a 'Build the Wall' Benefit Concert?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan. 8, 2019 Apparently someone forgot to tell the rock star that Mexico is paying for the wall.
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Did the U.S. Supreme Court Rule That Oaths Not Taken on the Bible Are 'Illegal'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan. 11, 2019 A frequent purveyor of junk news caused some uncertainty about the nation's highest court in Jan ...
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Lloyd Marcus -- A Black Man, The Progressive’s Perfect Trojan Horse

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 3, 2012 Lloyd Marcus wrote an opinion piece entitled 'A Black Man, The Progressive's Perfect Trojan Horse'?
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Vice President Mike Pence

Is Mike Pence Slated to Resign at the Request of President Trump?

Written by:
David Emery
Dec. 27, 2018 A tidbit of major 'breaking news' that somehow escaped the attention of the mainstream press.
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A post that claims the entire marketing team for Anheuser-Busch was fired has a "Labeled Satire" rating over it.

Did Anheuser-Busch Fire Its Entire Marketing Team?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
April 6, 2023 The claim comes from a satire website.
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Does U.S Rep. Ilhan Omar Want to Legalize the Sale of Dog Meat?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 16, 2019 Hard to imagine anyone wants us to "eat our beloved puppies," least of all the U.S. Congress.
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Nancy Pelosi

Did Nancy Pelosi Offer a Border Wall in Exchange for a Full Gun Ban?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan. 3, 2019 If true, this is our chance to see what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.
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Junk News, Real Consequences: 'Satire' Articles Continue to Stir Up Death Threats

Written by:
Dan Evon Jordan Liles
Nov. 5, 2019 Fear and outrage definitely drive online traffic ... as well as death threats.
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No, FBI Did Not Uncover 256 Emails Between Rep. Schiff, Jeffrey Epstein

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Snopes Staff
Jan. 17, 2021 A routine review of content labeled satire.
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No, a Campus Young Republican Club Didn't Topple Obama Statue

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Snopes Staff
Dec. 20, 2020 A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly Found Dead at His Long Island Home?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
May 22, 2017 Reports on the death of former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly were nothing more than fake news.
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Did Judge Award Sasha and Malia Obama’s 'Biological Father' $14 Million?

Written by:
David Emery
July 12, 2019 Among the many clues that something is deeply amiss with this story is the fact that its author ...
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