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Is This List of Changes to Social Security Over the Years Real?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
10/29/2005 19:01 PDT
The Social Security system has been subject to debate for many decades.
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Facebook Privacy Warning
Written by:
David Mikkelson
12/29/2011 10:50 PST
A message purportedly provides instructions for stopping strangers from seeing your activity on ...
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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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Texas Woman Claims She Was Drugged by Napkin Stuffed in Car Door Handle
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
08/23/2022 08:24 PDT
The Houston-area salon owner was reportedly out to dinner for her birthday.
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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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False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar
Written by:
Jordan Liles
10/31/2022 17:01 PDT
The Santa Monica Observer, the website that originally pushed this false rumor, later updated it ...
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Does 'New Facebook/Meta Rule' Permit Company To Use Your Photos?
Written by:
David Emery
11/15/2021 01:57 PST
We've seen at least a dozen variants of this copypasta rumor go viral over the past decade.
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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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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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Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
06/04/2012 03:40 PDT
"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"
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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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Did Trump Tweet ‘Stay Peaceful’ on Day of Capitol Riot?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
06/14/2022 07:46 PDT
We looked at the context behind a meme that showed two messages purportedly tweeted by Trump on ...
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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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Did Facebook Ban All Christian-Themed Content?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
09/12/2016 02:35 PDT
A report claimed that Facebook was banning the posting of Christian-themed content while allowin ...
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Online Pics Do Not Show Joe Biden Naked with Young Girl
Written by:
Jordan Liles
07/12/2022 09:46 PDT
A tweet falsely claimed that pictures from Hunter Biden's laptop show his father, President Joe ...
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Bruce Willis Is Not Dead, Despite 'Very Sad News' Facebook Death Hoax
Written by:
Jordan Liles
11/17/2022 12:31 PST
The same site that pushed the Willis death hoax was doing the same for actor Dwayne "The Rock" J ...
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Elon Musk Was an Undocumented Immigrant?
Written by:
Dan Evon
02/11/2016 06:47 PST
A meme on Facebook claimed that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk came into the U.S. without documentat ...
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Did Budweiser Tweet and Delete This About the World Cup Games in Qatar?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
11/18/2022 13:41 PST
The last minute turnaround on alcohol policy caught tournament organizers (and a major sponsor) ...
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Did a Michigan School District Install Litter Boxes in Bathrooms?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
01/24/2022 04:13 PST
The Michigan GOP seized upon the uncorroborated claims of a Midland woman about the presence of ...
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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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