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.
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Decades in Prison for Selling Weed, 5 Years’ Probation for Raping a Child?
A widely shared meme compared the crimes and punishments of Michael Alonzo Thompson and Joseph Robert Meili.
Do These Photos Show Floridians ‘Rescuing’ Electronics During Hurricane Dorian?
Claims of rampant looting are a persistent type of racial hoax during disasters.
Does ‘AR’ in AR-15 Stand for ‘Assault Rifle’?
A frequent misconception centers on what the term "AR-15" literally means.
Was a Boy Named Lucas Armitage Praised for Shooting, Mutilating a Burglar?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Did 26 of the 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters Come from Fatherless Homes?
Remember the children's "telephone" game, whereby a message passed from one person to another ends up garbled in translation?
Does a Meme Show the Faces of Suspected Mass Shooters in U.S. in 2019?
After two shooting massacres in August 2019 in the U.S., some commentators focused on the racial identities of perpetrators.
Did the U.S. Have 251 Mass Shootings in the First 216 Days of 2019?
The number of mass shootings varies greatly depending on how such shootings are defined.
Did Facebook Posts Describe a Real Attempted Kidnapping Involving an Uber Driver in Tampa?
Two viral social media posts described a terrifying, life-threatening ordeal for a woman leaving Florida's Tampa International Airport.
Did Texas and Arizona See a Spate of Sex Trafficking-Related ‘Breath Mint’ Druggings in 2019?
A viral warning enflamed widespread fears about drugs, violence and cross-border kidnappings.
Do Motorists Now Face $999 Fines and 3-Year Suspensions for Using Cellphones While Driving?
A number of recent laws have focused on preventing distracted driving, but the penalties vary from location to location.
Are Texts Saying ‘A Friend Has Complimented You in IRL’ Linked to Sex Trafficking?
Not every unsolicited communication is an attempt to target victims for sex trafficking rings.
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Is a Testicular Blow Exponentially More Painful Than Childbirth?
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Did Sons of Top Democrats Do Business in Ukraine As Part of Clinton-Linked Conspiracy?
Conspiracy theorists outdid themselves in October 2019 in response to the Ukraine scandal that threatened Donald Trump's presidency with impeachment.
Does a Photo Show Trump’s Children with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman?
Real photographs do exist of Donald Trump with the men arrested on suspicion of scheming to funnel foreign money into his campaign.
Did Chick-fil-A Help Fund an Anti-LGBT Death Penalty Law in Uganda?
Viral tweets and Facebook posts drew a direct link between buying chicken sandwiches and killing LGBT people.
Did Pelosi Divert $2.4 Billion from Social Security to Cover Impeachment Costs?
A routine review of content labeled satire.