Crime

Urban legends deal with our fears and worries, so a good many of them fall within a category encompassing crime and criminals. Not only do we have concerns about others’ preying on us and our property; we also laugh at the ones foolish enough to get caught and cheer the police who outwit them.

Who is the cop checking his phone during Uvalde school shooting?

Who Is the Cop Checking His Phone in Uvalde Shooting Surveillance Video? Questions about the identity of the officer have polarized people online.

Research In Progress

A rumor said that police or law enforcement officers went inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Texas to rescue their own children on the day of the deadly mass shooting.

Did Officers Rescue Own Children During Uvalde School Shooting? A number of rumors came out of the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in...

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Surveillance video really did show a man who may have been a police officer using a hand sanitizer station while other officers waited a total of 80 minutes before engaging the shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Did Video Capture Man in Sheriff Vest Using Hand Sanitizer During Uvalde Shooting? The visual evidence circulated as alleged proof of law enforcement's poor response to the mass...

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A meme said that a Texas homeowner grabbed his AK-47 and shot at 5 men during a home invasion and killed 3 of them after they came into his home to rob him.

Did a Texas Homeowner Shoot 5 Armed Robbers with an AK-47? A social media meme claimed three of the men died from gunshot wounds during the...

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chicken soup poem mother uvalde amerie jo garza

Did Uvalde Shooting Victim’s Mom Write Viral ‘Chicken Soup’ Poem? The poem describing the school shooting began: “The chicken soup in her thermos stayed hot...

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How Accurate Is the ‘More Oddities Re: TX School Shooter’ Facebook Post? Unverified rumors flooded social media following the deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde,...

Mostly False

jacob albarado at robb elementary school

Did Border Patrol Officer Jacob Albarado Kill the Uvalde School Shooter? Albarado truly rushed to the scene when he heard that there was a shooting at...

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Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’? We found no evidence supporting the claim Salvador Ramos, 18, was undocumented.

Research In Progress

Is the Lowest Crime in US on Mother’s Day? Should law enforcement add brunch to their crime fighting toolkits?

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Did a Louisiana Woman Feed School Kids Cupcakes Tainted with Bodily Fluids? A disturbing child sexual abuse case hit the headlines once again in February 2022.

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Apple AirTags or Air Tags are being used by stalkers kidnappers sex traffickers and for auto theft according to social media posts and news reports.

Were Apple AirTag Trackers Being Used by Stalkers? We've researched news reports, police reports, and social media posts to find the full story...

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Police in Spain purportedly believed they would find drugs such as marijuana in a raid when busting down a door but instead found a Bitcoin mining farm for cryptocurrency.

Did a Police Drug Raid Unexpectedly Find a Bitcoin Farm Instead? This rumor took us to the town of Santiponce, Spain, which is near Seville.

Mostly False