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Did an NFL Player Burn an American Flag in a Locker Room?
29 September 2017 A doctored photograph purportedly showed a member of the Seattle Seahawks setting a U.S. flag on fire.
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Creepy Clown Arrested After Haunted House Massacre, 18 People Dead?
Updated Reports about a creepy clown massacre involving a haunted house attraction are fake news.
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Flight Crew Takes a Knee, Leaving New Orleans Saints Stranded on Runway?
3 October 2017 There is no truth to a widely-shared claim that the flight crew of the New Orleans Saints' team airplane "took a knee" and refused to perform their duties.
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Energy Drink Results in Hole in Expectant Father’s Skull?
13 October 2017 A deleted Facebook post alleged that a man's energy drink consumption caused a brain hemorrhage requiring the surgical removal of part of his skull.
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Police Arrest Mandalay Security Guard Jesus Compos As Second Shooter in Las Vegas Massacre?
13 October 2017 Reports that the Mandalay Bay security guard wounded in the Las Vegas mass shooting has been arrested as an accomplice to that event are fake news.
Fact Check Inboxer Rebellion
Prayer Request for 30 SEALs Killed in Afghanistan
25 September 2017 A request for prayers for the families of 30 U.S. military personnel who died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan is several years old.
News Crime
Survivor of Las Vegas Mass Shooting Dies Suddenly
14 October 2017 Kymberley Suchomel, who was in attendance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas and fled when a gunman opened fire on the crowd, passed away a week later.
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Morgan Freeman Death Hoax
10 October 2017 Morgan Freeman isn't dead, and Action News 3 is a fake news site.
Fact Check Fauxtography
Did the Army Football Team Kneel in Protest During the National Anthem?
2 October 2017 A photograph purportedly showing the Army Black Knights team kneeling in protest actually shows the Navy football team kneeling in prayer.
Fact Check Politics
Las Vegas Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
5 October 2017 The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history has led to a cacophony of rumors, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories.
Fact Check Computers
Social Media Hacker Warning
Updated Accepting a Facebook friend request from a stranger will not provide hackers with access to your computer and online accounts.
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Was the Security Guard at Mandalay Bay an ‘Accomplice’ to the Las Vegas Mass Shooter?
7 October 2017 Dubious and fake news web sites reported, without a shred of evidence, that the security guard hailed as a hero for helping stop the Las Vegas mass shooting was actually an accomplice.
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Robbers Throwing Eggs at Cars
18 June 2015 Rumor: Robbers are flinging eggs at cars to impair drivers' vision and force them to stop.
News Crime
Attempted Bomb Attack on a North Carolina Airport?
12 October 2017 A thwarted bombing at Asheville Regional Airport did not receive much attention or coverage in the national or international media.
Fact Check Inboxer Rebellion
Facebook Costco Voucher
Updated Is Costco giving out free $200 gift cards to Facebook users or a hefty discount to celebrate the company's 41st anniversary?
Fact Check Inboxer Rebellion
’22 Missionaries’ Prayer Request
Updated A prayer request for 22 missionaries about to be executed in Afghanistan is spurious and outdated.
Fact Check Crime
Egg-Throwing Crime
9 July 2015
Fact Check Political News
REAL ID Act
Updated Residents of some states will no longer be able to use their driver's licenses to board airplanes after 1 January 2018 due to the REAL ID Act.
