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Hurricane Katrina
Does Photo Show a Satellite View of Hurricane Katrina?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 9, 2012
On Aug. 23, 2005, meteorologists identified the storm that would become Hurricane Katrina about ...
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Is the Trump Administration Price Gouging Puerto Rico Evacuees and Seizing Passports?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 28, 2017
The Trump administration did not implement a Department of State policy that was widely rumored ...
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Did Mexican Troops Aid the U.S. After Hurricane Katrina?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 4, 2016
As Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, so too did a rumor that Mexico sent troops to assist U.S. ...
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Did President Bush Cite Actor Bob Denver as His Role Model?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 20, 2005
"Gilligan managed to foul up an island and six other people's lives while Bush has managed to fo ...
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Did a Disaster Survivor Give This Answer When Asked About Church Closures?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 20, 2006
Urban legends and jokes are often used as vehicles to pass along negative perceptions about memb ...
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Woman's Chance of Marriage Over 40
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 19, 2008
Does a woman over 40 have a better chance of being killed by a terrorist than of getting married?
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Is This What the Earth's Population Would Look Like as a Village of 100 People?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 27, 2001
What would the proportions of common traits be like if we could shrink the earth's population to ...
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Living Outnumber Dead
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 31, 2001
Do the living outnumber the dead?
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Hurricane Irma Rumor FAQ
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 9, 2017
Hurricane Irma has prompted the showering of social media with rumors, astonishing photographs, ...
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Hurricane Rules
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 6, 2005
A diatribe "list of hurricane rules" prompted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was wrongly attribute ...
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Get Off His Back
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 6, 2005
E-mail reproduces Ben Stein's defense of President Bush's actions in the aftermath of Hurricane ...
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Unfortunate Son
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 21, 2005
Was activist Cindy Sheehan's other son killed while working to shore up a levee in New Orleans?
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God's Wrath
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 12, 2005
Did Pat Robertson say that Hurricane Katrina was caused by God's anger over Ellen Degeneres?
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Dream Police
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 13, 2005
Did New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin create a phantom force of 700 'virtual policemen'?
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Moral Poverty
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 3, 2005
E-mail reproduces Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson's editorial critical of New Orleans blacks and their ' ...
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Killer Dolphins
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 27, 2005
Were killer dolphins washed out to sea by Hurricane Katrina?
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Disaster Foretold
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 4, 2005
Did a National Geographic article fortell the flood that devastated New Orleans?
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Condoleezza Rice Shops for Shoes
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 2, 2005
Did Condoleezza Rice shop for expensive shoes during Hurricane Katrina?
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Kanye West
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 28, 2005
Has Kanye West been dropped as a Pepsi spokesman because of his criticism of the handling of Hur ...
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Job Fair
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 4, 2006
Did Hurricane Katrina evacuees spurn free transportation to a local job fair?
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