Are Brown Recluse Spiders Hiding in Amazon Delivery Boxes?
Like their name implies, brown recluse spiders seek dark, quiet places to hide.
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Did a Photograph Capture a Dolphin Stuck in Hurricane Dorian’s Winds?
You could say this photograph keeps blowing its way around the web.
Does a Video Show a Dangerous Worm in a Bell Pepper?
An unappetizing video clip went viral in August 2019.
Can Algae Poison a Dog?
Several groups of organisms that produce algal blooms also produce potentially deadly toxins.
Do Photos and Video Show a Giant Jellyfish?
The barrel jellyfish is considered relatively small compared to some other species of jellyfish.
Did Australia Plan to Kill Millions of Feral Cats Using Poisoned Sausages?
An April 2019 New York Times feature article revived interest in the Australian government's years-old Threatened Species Strategy.
Is the Baya Weaver Bird the Only Animal That Dies When Its Companion Dies?
If true, this could have a catastrophic effect on some populations.
Did Researchers Discover a 512-Year-Old Shark?
Some headline writers latched onto the highest possible estimate from a 2016 study about the lifespan of Greenland sharks.
Are Pigs Unhealthy to Eat Because They Don’t Sweat?
The notion that a pig’s lack of functional sweat glands has anything to do with its risk of transmitting disease is without scientific basis.
Did a ‘New Deadly Spider’ Species Kill Several People in the U.S. in the Summer of 2018?
A viral, scare-mongering Facebook post fabricated a series of fatal spider bites and used photographs of the relatively harmless woodlouse spider.
Did a Pride of Lions Kill and Eat a Suspected Poacher in South Africa?
A travel web site got the basic facts right about the gruesome death of David Baloyi in February 2018.
Did a Python Swallow a Woman in Indonesia?
Experts have authenticated video footage showing the aftermath of a deadly snake attack in June 2018.
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Did an 11-Year-Old Girl Shoot and Kill ‘Illegal Aliens’ Burglarizing Her Home?
The fake story of two undocumented immigrants burglarizing a home and being killed by a little girl with a shotgun is more than a decade old.
Did the Obamacare Website Cost More Than What It Will Cost to Build Trump’s Border Wall?
A spurious quote attributed to actor/comedian Tim Allen was shared by one of President Donald Trump's sons.
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.
Is This a Photo of Two Whales Beneath the Samuel De Champlain Bridge?
Digital editing can create some surreal looking scenes.
Did 41 Percent of Trump Supporters Favor Bombing a Fictional City from ‘Aladdin’?
Public Policy Polling found that a surprising percentage of voters advocated attacking a non-existent city from a Disney film.