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Did Obama Sign Executive Order Banning the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools Nationwide?

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Snopes Staff

Aug. 16, 2016 Umimaginative fake news publishers have recycled an old hoax about President Obama's banning the ...

Adam Sandler Death Hoax

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Kim LaCapria

Jan. 13, 2017 Reports that actor Adam Sandler has been found dead are fake news.

John Madden Death Hoax (2014)

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Dan Evon

April 27, 2016 False reports in 2014 and 2016 that the former NFL coach had passed away came from an article or ...

Did Meghan Markle's Net Worth Make the Queen 'Cringe'?

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Jordan Liles

Dec. 12, 2020 Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their son, Archie, moved away from the royal family to Montecit ...

Was Dustin Diamond Charged with Murder After a Stabbing Victim Died?

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Snopes Staff

Jan. 1, 2015 Has actor Dustin Diamond been charged with murder after stabbing a man at a bar?

No, Dustin “Screech” Diamond Was Not Killed in a Prison Riot

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Snopes Staff

Oct. 15, 2020 A routine review of content labeled satire.

Did Prince Harry 'Admit' Meghan Markle Might Not Be 'The One'?

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Jordan Liles

Dec. 14, 2020 We don't recommend looking for news about Meghan Markle and the royal family on a website that c ...

Did Jaleel White's Net Worth Leave Family 'in Tears'?

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Jordan Liles

Dec. 5, 2020 The actor famous for playing Steve Urkel on "Family Matters" was the subject of yet another deat ...

Was a Live Morgue Employee Cremated by Mistake?

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Kim LaCapria

March 3, 2017 "While he was sleeping, another employee mistook him for the corpse of a 52-year old car acciden ...

OUTDATED: Kirk Douglas Death Hoax

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Dan Evon

Dec. 7, 2017 Actor Kirk Douglas passed away in February 2020, not in December 2017 when an old death hoax cir ...

Did Donald Trump Say Black People Should Go Back to Africa If They're Not Satisfied with America?

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Dan Evon

July 2, 2015

Dwayne Johnson Death Hoax

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David Mikkelson

April 7, 2014 Reports of the death of actor Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson are not real nor new.

Is McDonald's Replacing All Cashiers with Robots to Avoid a Minimum Wage Increase?

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David Mikkelson

June 10, 2018 A fake news site twisted information about self-serve kiosks into a false claim that McDonald's ...

Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Say 'We Pay Soldiers Too Much'?

Written by:

Dan MacGuill

July 17, 2019 A routine review of content labeled satire.

Did Ross Perot Bequeath $100 Million to the Trump Campaign?

Written by:

Dan MacGuill

July 9, 2019 A purveyor of junk news capitalized on the July 2019 death of the former presidential candidate.

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No, Sean Combs Wasn't Arrested for the Murder of Tupac Shakur

Did a Burglar Snort Dried Sperm, Contracting Syphilis and Herpes?

Did Gordon Ramsay Have Staff 'Take a Knee,' Refuse to Serve Miami Dolphins?

Loretta Lynn Death Hoax (2018)

No, Tim Hortons CEO Was Not Arrested

Did Obama Sign Executive Order Banning the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools Nationwide?

Adam Sandler Death Hoax

John Madden Death Hoax (2014)

Did Meghan Markle's Net Worth Make the Queen 'Cringe'?

Was Dustin Diamond Charged with Murder After a Stabbing Victim Died?

No, Dustin “Screech” Diamond Was Not Killed in a Prison Riot

Did Prince Harry 'Admit' Meghan Markle Might Not Be 'The One'?

Did Jaleel White's Net Worth Leave Family 'in Tears'?

Was a Live Morgue Employee Cremated by Mistake?

OUTDATED: Kirk Douglas Death Hoax

Did Donald Trump Say Black People Should Go Back to Africa If They're Not Satisfied with America?

Dwayne Johnson Death Hoax

Is McDonald's Replacing All Cashiers with Robots to Avoid a Minimum Wage Increase?

Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Say 'We Pay Soldiers Too Much'?

Did Ross Perot Bequeath $100 Million to the Trump Campaign?