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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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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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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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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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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 David Hogg Attend a California High School?
Written by:
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'
Written by:
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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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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Qatar Points to 'Fake News' Amid Diplomatic Crisis
Written by:
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?
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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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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What We Know About Elon Musk and the Emerald Mine Rumor
Written by:
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
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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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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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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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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Facebook Private Messages
Written by:
David Mikkelson
09/27/2012 05:00 PDT
Are your Facebook private inbox messages now visible for all to see?
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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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Did 'Shark Tank' Endorse a Keto Diet Pill?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
11/19/2019 06:10 PST
Nobody would ever lie in an ad for a diet product, right?
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