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Posting This Notice on Your Facebook Account Will Stop Platform from Using Your Photos?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 19, 2024 Variations of this claim have been floating around the internet for more than a decade.
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1938 Video Shows Female 'Time Traveler' Talking on a Cellphone?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 18, 2024 The footage was allegedly captured outside a Dupont Factory in Massachusetts in 1938.
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Leaked Video of Mark Zuckerberg Discussing Vaccines Omits Context

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 16, 2024 Snopes obtained a transcript of Zuckerberg's full answer, revealing context was missing from the ...
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Real Photo of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Rubbing Noses and Cuddling?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
May 15, 2024 An image circulated on the billionaires' social media platforms of the two canoodling.
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Real Photo of Theodore Roosevelt Posing with Last Triceratops?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
May 14, 2024 A black-and-white image of the former U.S. President standing over a lifeless dinosaur was being ...
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CDC Faked 99% of Reported COVID-19 Deaths?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 14, 2024 An article claimed that the vast majority of people who were labeled as "COVID-19 deaths" actual ...
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Pic Really Shows 2 Goats Scaling Brick Wall?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 12, 2024 "So apparently the laws of physics do not apply to goats," the image's caption read.
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Are There Documented Cases of Koala Fingerprints Confusing Crime-Scene Investigators?

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
May 9, 2024 Like humans, koalas have hands with opposable thumbs and unique fingerprints.
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Do Bluetooth Earbuds 'Fry Our Brains'?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 9, 2024 "Those AirPods really do fry our brains," one social media post asserted.
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Pigeons Were Domesticated and Abandoned by Humans, Leaving Them with No Survival Instincts?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
May 8, 2024 The true history of how pigeons went from being prized possessions to "rats with wings."
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Real 1930 Pic of 'Hoggie,' Legendary Hogganfield Loch Monster?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 6, 2024 "Finally, something with a mouth bigger than my wife’s," one Threads user commented.
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Saturn's Largest Moon, Titan, Seen in Fuzzy NASA Image?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
May 2, 2024 A round, celestial object that had a similar appearance to Earth could be seen in the fuzzy image.
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Real Elon Musk Post About Future Robotic 'Housewife Who Never Nags'?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 2, 2024 Screenshots suggested Musk posted his prediction for the future on his social media site X.
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Image Shows Gibbon Skeleton, Illustrating Similarities Between Humans and Other Apes?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 1, 2024 The exact timing of human evolution continues to evolve within the scientific community.
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Image Shows What Caffeine Looks Like Under Microscope?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
April 29, 2024 "That's what I see when I get a migraine from lack of or drinking too much caffeine," one Reddit ...
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Blurry NASA Photo Shows Saturn's Largest Moon, Titan?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
April 28, 2024 The fuzzy image showed a celestial body that looked similar to planet Earth.
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Sony Recalled Camcorders That Could See Through Clothing?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
April 27, 2024 Social media users claimed the camcorders were immediately recalled after the unintended feature ...
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Is This 'Amazing Shot of Jupiter' Taken with Ordinary Digital Camera Real?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
April 25, 2024 "Looks like your coffee table," one social media user commented.
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A white shark is shown in an ocean.

Greenland Shark That's Nearly 400 Years Old Shown in Viral Pic?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
April 24, 2024 The claim has been washing up on social media since at least 2020.
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Is It Possible Some Dinosaurs Had Hair?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
April 24, 2024 It all hinges on the claim that hair isn't preserved in fossils.
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