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Is This a Line of Customers Outside First Republic Bank in Late April 2023?

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Damakant Jayshi
May 1, 2023 The U.S. government seized the struggling First Republic Bank on May 1, 2023, and sold it to JPM ...
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The Fall of the Athenian Republic

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David Mikkelson
Jan. 28, 2004 Law professor's analysis demonstrates that the results of the last presidential election corresp ...
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Cadbury Chocolate Easter Eggs Renamed 'Gesture Eggs'?

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Nick Hardinges
March 29, 2024 Changing the name from "Easter" to "gesture" eggs was supposedly a marketing strategy to target ...
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Vin Diesel Death Hoax

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David Mikkelson
Jan. 29, 2014 Actor Vin Diesel is not dead; but he was the victim of yet another celebrity death hoax.
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Cadbury Renamed Its Chocolate Easter Eggs 'Gesture Eggs'?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
March 28, 2024 By removing the reference to the Christian holiday, the alleged change was supposedly a marketin ...
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A Black person holds a red sign with white letters that say "END THE AIDS EPIDEMIC."

Was AIDS Created by the CIA?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 13, 2023
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Was First Republic the 2nd-Largest Bank Failure in US History?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 1, 2023 The bank was taken over by JPMorgan Chase on May 1, 2023.
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Is NCAA Transferring Lia Thomas' Medals to Riley Gaines?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Nov. 30, 2023 There's so much wrong about this satire article that it's not even funny.
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Did Mia Khalifa 'Expose' Ajit Pai After He 'Slid Into Her DMs'?

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Dan Evon
Dec. 18, 2017 Rumors that the former adult actress confronted the Federal Communications Commission chairman o ...
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No, the 'Olympic Committee' Didn't Ban Former NCAA Swimmer Lia Thomas for Life

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Nov. 20, 2023 Several people indicated on a Facebook post that they hoped it was true.
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Did Olympic Committee Ban Lia Thomas from 2024 Games?

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Taija PerryCook
Oct. 31, 2023 "It's been a goal of mine to swim in Olympic trials for a very long time," she said.
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1956 Republican Platform

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 23, 2014 A summary of the 1956 Republican platform describes a significant divergence from the party's fo ...
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Amazon Kindle Owners Face Mandatory Update

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David Mikkelson
March 19, 2016 Some Kindle users will need to install a mandatory update by March 22 in order to continue using ...
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A video of a man purportedly urinating on pork was shared with a caption that claimed he was a Muslim migrant or immigrant in Holland or the Netherlands.

Does Viral Vid Show 'Muslim Immigrant' Urinating on Pork in a Grocery Store?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 19, 2023 According to a caption shared alongside the video, it was recorded in an Albert Heijn supermarke ...
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Archive/Windows Live Update Virus

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David Mikkelson
Nov. 8, 2012 Information about the Windows Live Update virus.
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Did US Olympics Women's Teams Threaten to Quit Over Trans Athlete Lia Thomas Try-Out?

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Sarah Baum
July 27, 2023 This rumor originated from a website that describes its output as satirical.
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Damascus via Durham

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Kim LaCapria
Nov. 16, 2015 Syrian refugees didn't settle in Winston-Salem recently; an article describing their arrival is ...
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Did a Pride Flag Replace a POW/MIA Flag at Veterans Memorial Plaza?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 28, 2019 Oddly, most of the outrage over this incident came after the problem had been fixed.
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Is 'Public Homosexuality' Banned in Murfreesboro, Tennessee?

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 20, 2023 For a time, the city ordinance explicitly included homosexual activity, of any kind, as a violat ...
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Alligator Gar in Oklahoma

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David Mikkelson
Jan. 11, 2008 Photographs show an 8'10'', 327-lb. alligator gar caught at Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma.
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