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Did Welfare Officials Have No Problem With This 3-Year-Old Cigar Aficionado?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 3, 2022 In 1928, a public welfare official allegedly found no reason to interfere with 3-year-old Bobby ...
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Matt Walsh did not tweet that taking advantage of a drunk girl is not rape.

Matt Walsh Never Tweeted 'Taking Advantage of a Drunk Girl Is Not Rape'

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec 2, 2022 We looked for the origins of a fake tweet that claimed the conservative commentator had shared h ...
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Elon Musk, owner of Twitter

No, CNN Didn't Say Musk Could Threaten Free Speech by Letting People Speak Freely

Written by:
David Emery
Nov 28, 2022 The parody headline was even shared — without disclaimer — by Elon Musk himself.
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Have Some Fun. Beat Your Wife Tonight.

Is This 'Beat Your Wife Tonight' Ad from the '70s Real?

Written by:
David Emery
Nov 12, 2022 There are so many "politically incorrect" vintage ads out there that it can be hard to tell the ...
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Queen's eldest son, Charles automatically becomes queen

Did TV News Chyron Say Prince Charles 'Automatically Becomes Queen'?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 9, 2022 A Kenyan TV station apologized for an embarrassing flub that occurred during a news report on th ...
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Person, Human, Lighting

Has Fox News Never Won a Pulitzer, Emmy, Peabody, or Edward R. Murrow Award?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug 23, 2022 The conservative news outlet has only been nominated once for any of the awards.
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A meme titled nobody wants to work anymore was described as a brief history of capitalists complaining that nobody wants to work for starvation wages.

'Nobody Wants to Work Anymore' Meme Cites Real Newspaper Articles

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 25, 2022 We looked for the origins of clippings from 14 articles that were publishe ...
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Super Patriot in MAD Magazine

Did MAD Magazine Publish 'Super Patriot' Cartoon in the 1960s?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 14, 2022 So-called "Super Patriots" love their country, according to the illustration, while hating 93% o ...
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Candace Owens did not respond to a Fox News tweet about ivermectin's hidden cost.

Did Fox News and Candace Owens Tweet About 'Ivermectin's Hidden Cost'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 17, 2022 A purported screenshot claimed Fox News tweeted about "new studies" that found ivermectin users ...
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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Did Tucker Carlson Call Dan Crenshaw ‘Eye-Patch McCain’?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 17, 2022 The supposed jab came after Fox News previously called out comedian Pete Davidson for a similar ...
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An online ad claimed that Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy lives in a luxurious barn or on a farm.

Does Fox News' Peter Doocy Live in a 'Luxurious' Barn?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 13, 2022 An online advertisement showed a picture of the White House correspondent and led to a 223-page ...
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No, Tucker Carlson Didn't Ask if Dead Bodies of Ukrainian Civilians Were ‘Staged’

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 5, 2022 Clips from the Fox News host's show have been shown on Russian state television in the past.
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Audience, Person, Crowd

No, New Zealand's Prime Minister Didn't Say This About Fox News

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Apr 5, 2022 The quote appears to have come from someone else.
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According to a false and misleading Telegram video CNN and Don Lemon broadcast a crude oil tank farm explosion fire in Edmonton Canada from 2021 to represent Lviv Ukraine in 2022.

Did CNN Show Edmonton, Canada, Fire Video as if It Were Lviv Explosion?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Mar 28, 2022 The footage in question showed CNN anchors John Berman and Don Lemon and was broadcast on the mo ...
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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro never tweeted look how beautiful my sister looks nor did he tweet about fantasizing about a hot sister.

Did Ben Shapiro Tweet About a 'Hot' and 'Beautiful' Sister?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Mar 23, 2022 We looked for the origins of two supposed tweets where the conservative commentator mentioned hi ...
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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Is Reuters Russian-Owned?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Mar 17, 2022 The news agency extensively covered the war in Ukraine from its outset.
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According to social media posts a Fox News guest named Monica Crowley told Jesse Watters that Russia is now being canceled.

Did a Fox News Guest Say 'Russia Is Now Being Canceled'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Mar 7, 2022 A video clip from a Fox News TV show was widely shared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in ...
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Face, Person, Human

No, Putin Was Not Compared to Hitler on the Cover of Time Magazine

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb 28, 2022 The artist told Snopes that he would “never willingly contribute to misinformation.”
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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Were Clips of Tucker Carlson Being Aired on Russian TV?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 25, 2022 Russian state television translated numerous clips from the Fox News anchor in the U.S.
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Text, Person, Human

Does a ‘Hidden Tax Credit’ Pay Half of Journalists’ Salaries?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jan 18, 2022 Spoiler alert: The news media do not write, regulate, or pass legislation.
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