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Lance Reddick, star of 'Wire' and 'John Wick,' dead at 60

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Snopes Staff
Mar 17, 2023 The lithe, strong-jawed character actor reportedly died of natural causes.
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Does Florida Bill HB 999 Ban Black Greek Life, Courses, Programs from State Universities?

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Alex Kasprak
Mar 15, 2023 The controversial bill gives power to the educational board of governors to ban funding for dive ...
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amazon snake cat picture is fake

What We Know About This Viral 'Snake Cat' Image

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 15, 2023 There is no proof that "serpens catus" is a real animal.
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Text of dictionary definition of "socialism"

Were the Nazis Socialists?

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David Emery
Sep 5, 2017 (Updated: Mar 14, 2023) We look into the burning (at least for some) question of whether members of the National German ...
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Will Any Content Uploaded to Discord Be Fed to an AI?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 10, 2023 Discord did change its privacy policy in early 2023.
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A white man wearing a blue suit with a blue and yellow striped tie walks down a hallway.

Mitch McConnell Is Dead? Social Media Posts Are Spreading the Rumor

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 9, 2023 The posts circulated after the U.S. Senate Republican leader fell and reportedly suffered a conc ...
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Are weather maps being used for climate change scare-mongering?

No, Weather Maps Aren't Scare-Mongering About Climate Change

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Dan Evon
Jul 29, 2022 (Updated: Mar 8, 2023) A NOAA spokesperson told Snopes that the point isn't to trick anyone or make the weather seem sc ...
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DOE and FBI Say Lab Origin of COVID Is 'Most Likely' — But Won't Say Why

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Alex Kasprak
Mar 3, 2023 Scientific evidence points to a natural origin. The FBI and DOE, we now know, disagree with that ...
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Did a Couple Adopt a Native American Child for $10 in 1952?

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Dan MacGuill
Mar 13, 2018 (Updated: Mar 1, 2023) A letter documents a Catholic orphanage’s sale of a Native American child to an Illinois couple.
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Did Spain 'Decriminalize' Bestiality?

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Alex Kasprak
Feb 24, 2023 A change to the Spanish criminal code was intended to protect animals from abuse. Did it decrimi ...
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Tweets claimed that users could help to save a Palestinian girl who needed thousands of dollars.

'Save the Palestinian Girl' Fundraiser on Twitter Lacks Identifying Details, Uses Old Photo

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Jordan Liles
Feb 22, 2023 "This Palestinian mother asks benefactors to save her daughter," a series of tweets claimed.
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There was no sad news about Meghan Markle and she didn't endorse anti-aging skin creams.

False Ads Claim Meghan Markle Died and Endorsed Skincare Products

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Jordan Liles
Feb 20, 2023 The scammy ads claimed to reveal "the real reason you don't see Meghan Markle anymore."
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The Definitive Snopes Compendium of Useless Presidential Trivia

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Dan MacGuill David Mikkelson
Feb 16, 2022 (Updated: Feb 20, 2023) We compiled some Presidents Day factoids from the Snopes archives.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and FEMA released a joint statement about the response to the Ohio train derailment.

DeWine and FEMA Issue Joint Statement About Ohio Train Derailment Response

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Jordan Liles
Feb 17, 2023 The joint statement was released on Friday night after news spread that FEMA had "turned down" O ...
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A court filing revealed that Tucker Carlson sent a text message that called US President Donald Trump a demonic force and a destroyer.

Did Tucker Carlson Privately Call Trump 'a Demonic Force' After the Capitol Riot?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 17, 2023 Numerous communications were produced by Fox News to attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems as pa ...
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Viral Video Catalyzed Right-Wing Politicization of Ohio Derailment

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Alex Kasprak
Feb 17, 2023 The GOP blames the media and Biden for ignoring East Palestine. They weren't talking about it ei ...
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Reporting from Rolling Stone cited three unnamed sources who said that former US President Donald Trump was planning on bringing back firing squads and group executions.

Is Trump Planning To Reinstate Firing Squads and Group Executions if Reelected in 2024?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 15, 2023 A report from Rolling Stone cited three anonymous sources purportedly familiar with the former p ...
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Dark black and blue clouds fill the frame. A power line runs through them. You can slightly see a tree on the bottom of the photo, as well as a house to the right.

About That Video Showing Ominous Clouds After the Ohio Train Derailment

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb 15, 2023 Does the video show toxic chemical clouds or ordinary mammatus storm clouds? We asked experts.
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Claim That US Blew up Nord Stream Pipelines Relies on Anonymous Source

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Alex Kasprak
Feb 10, 2023 Seymour Hersh presents factual background material, but his case for conspiracy is held together ...
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In April 2021, TikTok users started to post warnings of an upcoming "National Rape Day" or "National Sexual Assault Day" that would legalize sexual assault for 24 hours on April 24.

'National Rape Day' Warnings Circulate on TikTok

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Dan Evon
Apr 19, 2021 (Updated: Feb 10, 2023) Whether you call it a joke, prank, troll campaign or a hoax, there is no "National Rape Day" tha ...
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A Facebook hoax claimed that to regain friends in your news feed and get rid of ads, copy and paste some text into a post to upgrade the system, then say hello new and old friends.

Facebook Hoax Promises Way 'To Regain Friends and Get Rid of Ads'

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Amazon was not giving away pallets of lost packages for $1 on Facebook.

Is Amazon Giving Away Pallets of Lost Packages on Facebook?