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Can Teachers Hear ‘Muted’ Students on Zoom?
  • 11 February 2021
Viral TikToks alleged that educators can secretly listen in on students whose microphones are supposedly...
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Did Ted Cruz Botch a Shakespeare Quote?
  • 11 February 2021
As the world's first and only fact-checking organization named after Faulkner characters, we were shocked...
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Did Biden Revoke $250M That Trump Pledged to Historically Black Colleges?
  • 11 February 2021
A copypasta meme circulating on social media got several facts wrong.
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Is Costco Closing Stores ‘Across the Nation’?
  • 10 February 2021
A misleading online advertisement purported to break big business news about Costco Wholesale.
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Was This Britney Spears Lyric Originally Written by Alexandre Dumas?
  • 9 February 2021
"My loneliness is killing me, I must confess I still believe."
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Did Trump Say He Would Testify at Impeachment Trial if He Could Take Air Force One?
  • 9 February 2021
Some obvious jokes aren't so obvious.
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Is Hollywood Actress Jessica Biel a US Military Veteran?
  • 9 February 2021
An online advertisement with a picture of actress Jessica Biel promised a "surprising" list of...
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Was ‘the Truth About Costco’s Kirkland Meat’ Revealed?
  • 9 February 2021
An ominous online advertisement displayed pictures of raw meat and teased supposedly revealing information about...
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Was Adam Sandler Revealed to be a Supporter of Donald Trump?
  • 9 February 2021
A lengthy list of conservative celebrities who purportedly backed Donald Trump was advertised with a...
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Is Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez Married with a Husband?
  • 8 February 2021
A misleading online advertisement with a picture of the U.S. representative purportedly teased a reveal...
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Does CNN Correspondent Kaitlan Collins Live in an ‘Insane Mansion’?
  • 8 February 2021
Journalist Kaitlan Collins was promoted to the position of CNN's chief White House correspondent during...
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Kamala Harris Didn’t Threaten To Use the Military Against ‘Trumpers’
  • 8 February 2021
The VP supposedly said she does not care about the Constitution and will use federal...
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