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Did Budweiser Tweet and Delete This About the World Cup Games in Qatar?

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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?

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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 ...
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Mickey Mantle's Outstanding Event

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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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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 ...
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Facebook to Make All Private Messages Viewable by Public

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David Mikkelson
12/18/2014 12:46 PST Will Facebook soon make all inbox messages publicly viewable to promote honesty?
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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In early June 2022, we received reader mail that asked us to look into whether former US President Donald Trump tweeted to his supporters on January 6, 2021, the day of the US Capitol riot, to remain peaceful with no violence and to support our Capitol Police and law enforcement.

Did Trump Tweet ‘Stay Peaceful’ on Day of Capitol Riot?

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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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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 ...
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Did President Trump Reverse President Obama's Turkey Pardons?

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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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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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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 ...
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Online Pics Do Not Show Joe Biden Naked with Young Girl

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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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Facebook Privacy Warning

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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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Did Captain Kangaroo and Lee Marvin Fight at Iwo Jima?

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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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Texas Woman Claims She Was Drugged By Napkin Stuffed in Car Door Handle

Texas Woman Claims She Was Drugged by Napkin Stuffed in Car Door Handle

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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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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?
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Paul Pelosi attacked with hammer in home

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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Did 'Shark Tank' Endorse a Keto Diet Pill?

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Alex Kasprak
11/19/2019 06:10 PST Nobody would ever lie in an ad for a diet product, right?
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