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Mike Pence Promises to Create the Department of Anti-Witchcraft?

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Arturo Garcia
Mar 3, 2017 Reports that the vice president is seeking to 'safeguard US Judeo-Christian interests' by battli ...
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Netflix Bankruptcy

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David Mikkelson
Sep 19, 2014 Is Netflix discontinuing its services and declaring bankruptcy due to rampant piracy?
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Dear YouTubers: Fulton County DA Fani Willis Was Not Indicted for Indicting Trump

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Jordan Liles
Aug 30, 2023 A prominent YouTube creator made the false claim about the Fulton County, Georgia, District Atto ...
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Spurned Graduation Gift

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David Mikkelson
Jan 4, 2011 A disappointed son discovers hidden wealth in the graduation gift he had spurned years earlier.
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cape spun from spider silk

Was This Cape Spun from the Silk of Golden Orb Spiders?

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Madison Dapcevich
Apr 15, 2022 It was said that a team of 80 spent five years milking over 1.2 million spiders.
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Is This Greenland Shark Nearly 400 Years Old?

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Madison Dapcevich
Aug 21, 2020 Greenland sharks can reach lengths of up to 24 feet and weigh more than 2,000 pounds.
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An image graphic about Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein claimed that they were shot in a photo while watching US President Richard Nixon resign.

Does Photo Show Woodward and Bernstein Watching Nixon Resign?

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Jordan Liles
Jan 10, 2022 A picture of the two men watching former U.S. President Richard Nixon on television has been sha ...
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Danielle van Dam

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David Mikkelson
Apr 23, 2013 Danielle van Dam: missing child or Internet hoax?
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Do All of McDonald's Drink Cups Hold the Same Amount of Liquid?

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Dan Evon
Nov 10, 2020 While it may be new to TikTok users, this joke has been around for years.
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New Lincoln Cents and 'In God We Trust'

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David Mikkelson
Feb 12, 2009 Will a proposed redesign of the Lincoln Cent omit the motto 'In God We Trust'?
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It's true that a tiny and brave dog named George gave his life to save five children from two pit bull attacks on Kauae Street in Manaia in Taranaki in New Zealand on April 29 2007.

Did George the Dog Give His Life to Save 5 Kids from 2 Pit Bulls?

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Jordan Liles
Dec 9, 2021 'Tis the story of a "tiny" dog's bravery years ago in Manaia, New Zealand.
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Is This Pic of 'Fat' Trump on a Golf Course Real?

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Dan Evon
Dec 28, 2020 Three very subtle edits were made to this photograph.
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The claim is that anti-sex beds made out of cardboard have been installed in Olympic Village ahead of the 2020 games.

Were Anti-Sex Beds Installed at the 2020 Olympics?

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Dan Evon
Jul 21, 2021 You don't have to give up sex to help save the environment.
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Did a Seven-Year-Old Girl Get Breast Implants?

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Arturo Garcia
Mar 1, 2017 A story about a mother's acquiescing to her young daughter's demand for cosmetic surgery was jus ...
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Celine Dion Death Hoax Misleadingly Rehashes Old Health News

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Jordan Liles
Aug 1, 2023 We don't recommend trusting in Facebook posts that ask you to click on a link in the comments.
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Do Maps Show Increased Shipping Traffic Around Cape of Good Hope Due to Suez Blockage?

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Alex Kasprak
Mar 28, 2021 While major shipping companies have diverted some traffic around the southern tip of Africa, scr ...
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Surgeons working on a patient

Is This a Real Fetal Surgery Photo?

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David Mikkelson
May 7, 2003 A photograph supposedly captured a fetus reaching out towards the surgeon during an in-the-womb ...
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Missing Person: Hailey Owens

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David Mikkelson
Feb 19, 2014 A 10-year-old girl named Hailey Owens is missing from her Springfield, Missouri, home.
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“Still the Queen” and its variants are told about members of the British royal family or will in some other way involve Britain.

'Still the Queen': Here's the Decades-Old Story About Forgetting Someone's Name

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Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Feb 27, 2010 Versions of the legend involving two people — one of whom can't recall the other's name — date t ...
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Edward Snowden Said Osama bin Laden is Alive

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Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2016 Edward Snowden did not claim Osama bin Laden was alive and living lavishly in the Bahamas on the ...
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