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Missing Child Alert: Heaven Ray Cox

Written by:
Snopes Staff Kim LaCapria
Nov. 29, 2017 A mother's viral Facebook post reported that the 15-year-old girl was missing from her home in O ...
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money dollars

Think Before You Donate!

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 13, 2005 An article that compares the salaries of top executives of several large charitable organization ...
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Terminally Ill Nine-Year-Old Hopes for Christmas Cards?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov. 7, 2017 The family of Jacob Thompson requested cards for the ailing child so that he could have a final ...
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Holiday Mail for Heroes

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 5, 2007 Can Americans send holiday cards to service members and veterans through a Red Cross-sponsored p ...
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Is the Supreme Court Deciding Whether to Nullify the 2016 Election?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb. 24, 2017 A petition challenging the 2016 U.S. presidential election results has long since died on the vi ...
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Happy JesusWeen!

Is a Christian Group Advertising 'JesusWeen' as Substitute for Halloween?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 6, 2022 "JesusWeen" may have fizzled out in real life, but the concept is resurrected every Halloween as ...
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Inflatable, Person, Human

Was a 'Giant Maxi Pad' Pool Float a Real Product?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug. 1, 2022 This item may have benefitted from a female focus group.
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A Twitter ad tweet said Macaulay Culkin Talked About What Happened At Neverland Ranch.

Did Macaulay Culkin Talk About Neverland Ranch?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 1, 2022 A Twitter ad featuring Macaulay Culkin smoking a cigarette appeared to promise fresh news about ...
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A Facebook post said a little boy asked to pray with police officers at a Chick-fil-A in Burleson Texas.

Did a Boy at Chick-fil-A Ask to Pray with Police Officers?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 30, 2022 According to the story, a little boy ran up to three officers at a Chick-fil-A restaurant and as ...
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Pharrell Williams listed and sold a Beverly Hills mansion in 2020 as a Reddit post said.

Is Pharrell's Beverly Hills Mansion Listed for $17 Million?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 17, 2022 A comical Reddit post in 2022 referenced an old tweet, which led us to Zillow to check dates and ...
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A picture of a trucker prayer circle showed men near trucks praying purportedly near the Canada or Canadian border in 2022 but actually showed Honduras in 2020.

Does Photo Show Trucker Convoy Prayer Circle at US-Canada Border?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 16, 2022 An old picture that showed men kneeling in a "trucker prayer circle" was shared in 2022 as if it ...
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An online advertisement with a picture of Steve McQueen claimed that the world's oldest living star was 106 years old and it referred to Norman Lloyd.

Is the World's Oldest Living TV Star 106 Years Old?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 24, 2022 A strange online advertisement led to a 156-page slideshow article. We clicked through the whole ...
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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Did Australian PM Scott Morrison Propose Letting Kids Drive Forklifts?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 20, 2022 Unions criticized the idea as a dangerous “brain fart.”
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The cast of Little People Big World aka LPBW were featured in a strange Facebook ad that teased a sudden loss or death or promised to reveal who died. In reality, it was misleading.

'Little People, Big World' Posts About a 'Loss' Are Misleading

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 5, 2022 Strange rumors made the rounds around the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.
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Chair, Furniture, Interior Design

Did CNN Compare Journalists to Soldiers on Veterans Day?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 11, 2021 While this article was reshared on Veterans Day 2021, it was originally published in August 2018 ...
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The claim is that Chris Kelley is running against Ilhan Omar in a future election for Minneapolis Minnesota.

Is Chris Kelley Running Against Ilhan Omar?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct. 22, 2021 A Facebook post about Kelley and Omar was shared nearly 750,000 times and received a flood of su ...
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A frozen turkey at Target cost $123,000 or more specifically $123,199.88 and some made mentions of Joe Biden.

Photo of $123K Frozen Turkey at Target Is from 2015

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct. 18, 2021 Some Facebook commenters took the matter seriously and referenced politics, despite the fact tha ...
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A taco truck opened on the freeway in California traffic.

Did a Taco Truck Open for Business on a Freeway in California Traffic?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sept. 28, 2021 Viral memes can often be quite misleading. However, this one was spot-on.
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Figurine, Toy, Doll

No, Winnie the Pooh Wasn't 'Banned' from a Playground

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 27, 2021 A discussion about which character should be the mascot for a local playground in a tiny Polish ...
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Nature, Outdoors, Cumulus

Pic of Soldier Kneeling in the Clouds Dates to 2017

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2021 A years-old instance of pareidolia found new meaning in August 2021.
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