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'Furry Protocol'? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools

Written by:
Dan Evon
04/05/2022 04:47 PDT Unbelievable rumors about students identifying as cats have unfortunately proved believable to s ...
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Social Security as 'Federal Benefit Payments'

Written by:
David Mikkelson
07/22/2012 17:00 PDT An item criticizing multiple aspects of the Social Security system gets nearly everything wrong.
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Text, Label, Paper

Does a 'New Facebook Rule' About Use of Photos Start Tomorrow?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
06/16/2022 04:14 PDT "Don’t forget tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule where they can use your photos," the viral p ...
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Did President Trump Reverse President Obama's Turkey Pardons?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
01/25/2017 03:10 PST Reports that President Trump "revoke[d] all sixteen Thanksgiving Day turkey pardons," ordering t ...
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Mickey Mantle's Outstanding Event

Written by:
David Mikkelson
06/26/2006 05:39 PDT Hall of Fame outfielder Mickey Mantle sent a crude response when Yankees officials asked him to ...
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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?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
08/19/2022 04:17 PDT We don't recommend trusting online offers that seem way too good to be true.
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Facebook to Make All Private Messages Viewable by Public

Written by:
David Mikkelson
12/18/2014 12:46 PST Will Facebook soon make all inbox messages publicly viewable to promote honesty?
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Is Morgan Freeman Really Jimi Hendrix?

Written by:
Dan Evon
09/26/2019 02:29 PDT A wild conspiracy theory holds that musician Jimi Hendrix faked his death and is now living as a ...
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Are Electric Vehicles and Batteries Bad for the Environment?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
03/28/2022 08:00 PDT We broke the viral Facebook post down claim by claim.
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How Did Hunter Biden's Laptop Allegedly Go from a Repair Shop in Delaware to the New York Post?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
10/15/2020 04:18 PDT News reports identified the hard drive's source as a computer repair shop owner in Delaware.
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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'

Written by:
Jordan Liles
10/20/2022 04:56 PDT If only "copypasta" worked that way.
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Is Facebook Implementing User Fees?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
12/31/2009 03:29 PST "Facebook is a free site and will never require that you pay to continue using the site."
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Did Captain Kangaroo and Lee Marvin Fight at Iwo Jima?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
03/08/2002 06:14 PST Lee Marvin and Bob 'Captain Kangaroo' Keeshan were both in the military during World War II, but ...
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vaccines and sudden adult death syndrome

No, Vaccines Aren't Linked to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

Written by:
Bethania Palma
06/15/2022 08:58 PDT The rare deaths in young adults have been linked to cardiac disorders.
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Irena Sendler

Written by:
David Mikkelson
07/02/2008 17:00 PDT Irena Sendler, supposedly a candidate for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, is credited with saving 2, ...
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Is Facebook Charging a User Fee?

Written by:
Bond Huberman
05/22/2020 03:12 PDT Some rumors never die — they just grow new heads.
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Oprah Winfrey did not suffer a tragedy or die in May 2022 nor did she endorse keto weight loss gummies in Time magazine with Ellen DeGeneres.

Did Oprah Winfrey Suffer a 'Tragedy' and Endorse Keto Weight Loss Gummies?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
05/12/2022 07:09 PDT We looked into text messages that appeared to claim that Oprah Winfrey had died, displaying the ...
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Did Biden Twice Vote To Tax Social Security While in the Senate?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
09/14/2020 10:14 PDT A meme circulating on social media lacked historical context.
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Does 'The Wizard of Oz' Include a Munchkin Suicide?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
12/12/1997 16:00 PST One of the most ubiquitous of film legends holds that a munchkin hanged himself on-camera during ...
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Did Hunter Biden Say Controversial Laptop 'Could Be' His?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
04/06/2021 02:28 PDT It's also common for people to raise hypotheticals as answers to tough questions.
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