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Did David Hogg Attend a California High School?

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Bethania Palma

03/26/2018 07:41 PDT The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned gun-control activist has been ...

Did Hunter Biden Say Controversial Laptop 'Could Be' His?

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Jessica Lee

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

Did a Michigan School District Install Litter Boxes in Bathrooms?

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Dan MacGuill

01/24/2022 04:13 PST The Michigan GOP seized upon the uncorroborated claims of a Midland woman about the presence of ...

'Furry Protocol'? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools

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Dan Evon

04/05/2022 04:47 PDT Unbelievable rumors about students identifying as cats have unfortunately proved believable to s ...

Aerial shot of "Pearl City," Doha, Qatar

Qatar Points to 'Fake News' Amid Diplomatic Crisis

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Bethania Palma

06/06/2017 13:16 PDT The FBI reportedly sent investigators to Doha, but the crisis between the Gulf states has been b ...

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

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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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Are Electric Vehicles and Batteries Bad for the Environment?

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Madison Dapcevich

03/28/2022 08:00 PDT We broke the viral Facebook post down claim by claim.

Facebook Private Messages

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David Mikkelson

09/27/2012 05:00 PDT Are your Facebook private inbox messages now visible for all to see?

Paul Pelosi attacked with hammer in home

False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar

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Jordan Liles

10/31/2022 17:01 PDT The Santa Monica Observer, the website that originally pushed this false rumor, later updated it ...

Does a New Facebook Algorithm Only Show You 26 Friends?

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Kim LaCapria

02/06/2018 05:21 PST Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying ...

Elon Musk Was an Undocumented Immigrant?

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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 ...

Does 'New Facebook/Meta Rule' Permit Company To Use Your Photos?

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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.

vaccines and sudden adult death syndrome

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

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Bethania Palma

06/15/2022 08:58 PDT The rare deaths in young adults have been linked to cardiac disorders.

Does 'The Wizard of Oz' Include a Munchkin Suicide?

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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 ...

Twitter Rumors, Unpacked: Elon Musk's Building Access, 'Space Karen' — and More

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Nur Ibrahim

11/18/2022 12:31 PST Chaos ensued as new owner Musk gave employees an ultimatum.

Is Morgan Freeman Really Jimi Hendrix?

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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 ...

A rumor says that Elon Musk received wealth or inheritance from an apartheid or slave emerald mine.

What We Know About Elon Musk and the Emerald Mine Rumor

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Jordan Liles

11/17/2022 10:32 PST A story about Musk's father once owning an emerald mine evolved into a larger rumor that had no ...

Meta did not announce plans that they will soon begin charging people this summer to use Facebook.

'Facebook Will Start Charging This Summer' Is an Old Hoax

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Jordan Liles

10/14/2022 09:56 PDT Meta has never announced any plans that they would start charging users to be on Facebook.

Social Security 'Fun Facts'

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David Emery

07/06/2017 17:17 PDT In which we check into some "fun facts" about Social Security from a Facebook meme saying the go ...

Irena Sendler

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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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