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Questions Raised Over Candle Factory Decisions Before Tornado Collapse

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Bethania Palma
Dec 15, 2021 Some workers have stated that work should have been called off that night.
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Person, Human, Flyer

Photo of Sandy Hook Victim's Sister Misused in Facebook Memes

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Jordan Liles
Dec 3, 2021 The picture appeared in memes that seemed to push misogyny and political conservatism.
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Crowd, Person, Human

No, the Astroworld Tragedy Wasn't the Result of 'Satanic Rituals'

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Bethania Palma
Nov 8, 2021 Experts are pointing at crowd dynamics and venue safety as primary factors in the deaths of eigh ...
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Small Northern California Community of Greenville Decimated by Dixie Fire

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Bethania Palma
Aug 6, 2021 The Dixie Fire is the largest fire currently burning in the U.S.
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'School of Rock' Drummer Kevin Clark Dead at 32

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Nur Ibrahim
May 27, 2021 Clark was 12 when he starred in the hit film with Jack Black.
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How the Nazis Used Music to Celebrate and Facilitate Murder

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The Conversation
Mar 12, 2021 Beautiful music accompanying murder and rape is a bizarre and disturbing juxtaposition.
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Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Radio Host, Dies at 70

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Dan Evon
Feb 17, 2021 The controversial radio personality passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
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Army Vet’s Live Suicide Video Prompts Call for Social Media Reform

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Bethania Palma
Sep 9, 2020 A graphic video of Ronnie McNutt's death was streamed on Facebook and went viral across platforms.
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Did Family of El Paso Baby Photographed With Trump Get Death Threats?

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Bethania Palma
Aug 13, 2019 Internet harassment after a major news event is sadly not uncommon.
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Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

What Was the Actual Death Toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?

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David Emery
Jun 4, 2018 Puerto Rico officials originally set the hurricane's death toll at 64, but a more recent assessm ...
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Conspiracy Theorists Arrested for Harassing Sutherland Springs Church Have Been Released

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Bethania Palma
Mar 7, 2018 Robert Ussery and Jodi Mann have been stalking mass shooting victims and survivors for months.
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Charlie Kelly, conspiracy theorist.

Conspiracy Theories About Mass and School Shootings, Explained

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Kim LaCapria
Feb 21, 2018 Why do the same sets of shooting conspiracy theories and tropes appear every time there is a hor ...
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Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories

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Kim LaCapria
Feb 15, 2018 A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its i ...
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Did Politicians Tweeting 'Thoughts and Prayers' Receive Millions of Dollars from the NRA?

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Dan MacGuill
Feb 15, 2018 After a mass shooting at a Florida school, comedy writer Bess Kalb made a powerful point about c ...
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Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Collides With Garbage Truck

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Brooke Binkowski
Jan 31, 2018 Injuries and at least one fatality are reported, but no passengers on the West Virginia-bound tr ...
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The Dyatlov Pass Incident

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David Emery
Dec 28, 2017 Despite sixty-plus years of speculation about the deaths of nine skiers in Russia's Ural Mountai ...
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Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Rumors Which Will Live in Infamy

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David Emery
Dec 7, 2017 Fact checks related to the Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, the event that ...
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Multiple People Killed in Northern California Mass Shooting

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Arturo Garcia
Nov 14, 2017 Authorities in Rancho Tehama said the gunman was allegedly involved in "a domestic violence inci ...
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Former Blue Jays, Phillies Pitcher Roy Halladay Dies in Plane Crash

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Brooke Binkowski
Nov 7, 2017 The baseball player's private airplane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida ...
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Men Hailed as Heroes for Chasing Texas Church Shooter

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Bethania Palma
Nov 6, 2017 Two locals chased Devin Kelley as he tried to flee the scene of the Sutherland Springs church sh ...
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