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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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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 '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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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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Does the Satanic Temple Want to Establish After School Satan Clubs?
Written by:
David Emery
08/01/2016 04:29 PDT
A 'religious' organization called the Satanic Temple seeks to establish After School Satan Clubs ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Origins of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Written by:
David Mikkelson
12/16/2013 04:00 PST
Was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer created to bring comfort to a girl whose mother was dying of ...
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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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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 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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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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'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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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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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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