Court Upholds Ex-Stanford Swimmer Brock Turner’s Sex Assault Conviction
9 August 2018The three judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal ruled unanimously that Brock Turner received a fair trial.
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Judge Who Sentenced Swimmer Recalled Amid #MeToo Movement
6 June 2018Santa Clara County voters agreed and recalled the judge from office after his nearly 15-year career on the bench.
Did a Criminology Textbook Use Brock Turner to Illustrate an Entry on Rape?
12 September 2017An image of the man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on the Stanford University campus was used to illustrate a textbook entry on rape.
California Man Gets ‘Slap on the Wrist’ After Drugging, Raping Sister
19 May 2017Nolan Bruder was sentenced to three years, with all but 240 days suspended, after pleading guilty to drugging and raping his 16-year-old sister.
Judge in Stanford Rapist Case Cleared of Bias Allegations
19 December 2016Officials determined that Aaron Persky's ties to the school did not influence his sentence for Brock Turner.
Brock Turner Beaten with Sex Toys by Flash Mob
21 September 2016A satirical item claiming Brock Turner was beaten with sex toys following his release from prison was mistaken for real news.
Brock Turner’s Father: ‘The Girl Got No Punishment for Being a Slut’
9 September 2016Brock Turner's father did not lament that the victim in his son's sexual assault case received no punishment.
Jail Installs New Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool for Stanford Rapist
10 June 2016A fake news article reported that a jail installed an Olympic pool for Stanford swimmer and convicted rapist Brock Turner.
Brock Turner Rape Controversy
8 June 2016Widespread interest in Brock Turner — a Stanford student convicted of sexual assault — led to a number of circulating rumors and claims.
College Star Heroically Overcomes Rape He Committed
6 June 2016A satire piece from The Onion was confused on social media with a very similar news story five years later.
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Did Obama Pledge ‘More Flexibility’ Toward Russia After the 2012 Election?
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Is This Video of a ‘Gyro Drop’ Amusement Park Ride Real?
14 June 2019The "Gyro Drop" is a real amusement park ride, but a popular video of it relies on some imagination.
Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' sexualizes animated characters.
Does Facebook Have ‘Shake-to-Report’ Feature That Lands Users in ‘Facebook Jail’?
14 June 2019As of late May 2019, a new Facebook feature allowing users to report technical problems by shaking their phones was being rolled out gradually to all mobile accounts.
Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.