Were Razor Blades Found in Gas-Pump Handles in Michigan?
19 April 2019 Hoaxes and reality sometimes overlap.
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Was an FDNY Firefighter’s Helmet Worn on 9/11 Stolen?
12 April 2019 Firefighter Michael O'Connell has received two replica helmets and numerous messages of support since his 2015 plea went viral, but his original helmet has not been returned.
Did the DHS Find That 12 Million-Plus Votes for Trump Were Never Counted?
30 January 2019 And if so, does he get an extra year in office to make up for it?
Did 24 Children Go Home Cancer-Free from St. Jude’s Hospital in One Week?
29 January 2019 Thanks to Facebook's colored status feature, anyone can create a viral meme in seconds.
Did a Group of Migrant Men With a Kidnapped Mexican Girl Hold a Texas Rancher in El Indio at Gunpoint?
21 January 2019 We sought to corroborate an incident described in a social media post that went viral in early 2019.
Were All Speed Limit Cameras on Two Major English Roads Set to 72 MPH in January 2019?
10 January 2019 A viral social media message warned users in the U.K. about driving on the M1 and M25.
Are These the Last Words of Billionaire Steve Gouves?
7 January 2019 Can fictional characters be penalized for plagiarizing fake news?
Did David ‘Avocado’ Wolfe Post a Meme About Solar Panels Draining Light from the Sun?
19 December 2018 “Solar panels are not renewable, the light they absorb is lost forever,” he wrote, adding “like and share!”
Did Netflix Announce They Will Be Removing ‘Friends’ from Their Streaming Catalog?
4 December 2018 The online streaming service caused consternation in December 2018 when they briefly signalled the hit 90's sitcom would no longer be available after 1 January 2019.
Does Carrying a Blue Halloween Bucket Signify That a Trick-or-Treater Has Autism?
31 October 2018 A viral Facebook post created the misleading impression that carrying blue pumpkin buckets on Halloween was a recognized signifier for autism.
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.
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."
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Did Kim Kardashian Wear Mirrored Sunglasses at a Poker Tournament?
23 April 2019 Turns out a lot of the best poker players in the world do the same.
Did Barack Obama Endorse the Grandson of a Terrorist for U.S. Congress?
23 April 2019 California U.S. congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar is the grandson of a Palestinian terrorist who died 16 years before he was born.
Were Piles of Rubbish Left in Hyde Park By Global-Warming Protesters?
23 April 2019 By most accounts, the protests held by "Extinction Rebellion" have been rather tidy affairs.
Did Reality TV Star Beth Chapman from ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Pass Away?
22 April 2019 The star, who has been battling cancer since 2017, was hospitalized in early April 2019.
Did Nancy Pelosi Remove a 150-Year-Old ‘In God We Trust’ Sign from the House Chamber Entrance?
22 April 2019 Curiously, the phrase "In God We Trust" wasn't even on paper currency in the United States 150 years ago.