Did a Virginia School Leave a Transgender Student Unprotected During a Shooting Drill?
10 October 2018 An activist group's account of the incident at Stafford County Middle School spread rapidly online.
Viral Phenomena
Was Maya Angelou Sexually Assaulted as a Child?
5 October 2018 A graphic shared online relays details that Angelou first revealed in her 1969 autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Does Adding Your Age to Your Birth Year Equal 2,018 for ‘One Day Only’?
5 October 2018 Simple mathematics, rather than a mysterious once-a-millennium event, explains a popular meme.
Did a UK University Ban Clapping at Student Events?
3 October 2018 The University of Manchester Student Union caught flak online for their proposal encouraging the use of British Sign Language at some events.
Is a ‘Female Blackout’ Taking Place on Facebook Tomorrow?
2 October 2018 A chain message urging women to use a black square for their profile pics "tomorrow" has been circulating on Facebook for well over a year.
Was the Georgia State Line ‘Blocked Off’ Because of Hurricane Florence?
14 September 2018 A Facebook user's bogus claim about hurricane escape routes was spread online even by people who proclaimed to know it was false.
Did a Woman Cancel Her Wedding Because Guests Refused to Pay $1,500 Each to Attend?
28 August 2018 Purported screenshots of a Facebook rant by an unhappy ex-bride prompted a global wave of curiosity and schadenfreude in August 2018.
Was a ‘My Little Pony’ Animator Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography Part of ‘#PedoGate’?
14 August 2018 An animator for the children's cartoon has been sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography, but the case is not part of a "#PedoGate" conspiracy.
Did Wild Dogs Kill a Two-Year-Old Boy at a Zoo?
2 August 2018 A pack of wild dogs attacked and killed a two-year-old child at a Pittsburgh zoo, but that tragedy took place several years ago.
Did Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Feed 5,000 California Wildfire Evacuees?
1 August 2018 The numbers aren't entirely clear, but the Food Network star certainly coordinated a major relief effort in Redding, California, over two days.
Did Buzz Aldrin Admit That He Never Went to the Moon?
27 July 2018 Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's answer to a question posed by a child was misrepresented as an admission that he didn't set foot on the moon.
Does Marijuana Contain “Alien DNA” from Outside Our Solar System?
23 July 2018 An article’s factually ridiculous headline attempted to demonstrate people’s proclivity to share articles without reading them.
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