Does Sniffing Rosemary Increase Memory by 75 Percent?
11 February 2019 - Such quantitative sounding claims are great for viral shares and page views but are meaningless when one digs into their origins.
Tagged "daily mail"
Is Using ‘Bug Spray’ to Get High an Alarming New Trend?
29 March 2018 - Media reports conflate a number of events, some of them speculative, to manufacture the existence of an emerging trend about the use of bug spray.
Did a Former Canadian Official Say the Illuminati Are Real—And Hiding Alien Stuff?
Canada's former minister of defense has long espoused conspiracy theories.
Were Cats Used as Prizes in Arcade Claw Machines?
9 February 2018 - The nature of a video posted to Chinese social media is unclear, but it may have been staged for an advertisement.
Woman Almost Loses Leg After Cutting Herself Shaving?
21 December 2017 - Viral reports of a woman’s harrowing experience with a life-threatening skin infection are mostly true, but omitted some important details.
Was a Rapist Given Joint Legal Custody of His Victim’s Child?
17 October 2017 - A man who reportedly raped and threatened to kill a girl in 2008 was awarded joint legal custody of the victim's child when she applied for food stamps.
Did ‘Melbourne Antifa’ Claim Responsibility for the Vegas Massacre?
4 October 2017 - A page falsely posing as part of the anti-fascist movement put up a post claiming that "comrades" were responsible for an October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Did a Harvard Study Prove That Apple Slows Down iPhones to Boost Sales of New Ones?
21 December 2017 - Some iOS upgrades have slowed down the processor speed of some older iPhone models, but not for the conspiratorial purpose of driving new iPhone sales.
Did ‘Liberal Feminist’ Katie Hopkins Advocate ‘Euthanasia Vans’ for the Elderly?
5 September 2017 - Hopkins, a British commentator known for making outrageous and sometimes morally bankrupt statements, made the comments in 2015.
Are Vigilante Protesters Digging Up Confederate Graves After Charlottesville Clashes?
19 August 2017 - Despite reports, emboldened protesters in Charlottesville have not started unearthing the bodies of Confederate soldiers.
31-Year-Old British Woman Died of “Cannabis Poisoning”?
30 July 2017 - Although this claim is based on official testimony from a pathologist during an inquiry into a mysterious death, scientific evidence makes such an explanation problematic, if not completely untenable.
Was a Pastor Eaten by Crocodiles While Trying to Walk on Water?
15 May 2017 - Multiple tabloids repeated an unsubstantiated claim that a pastor was eaten by crocodiles in an attempt to demonstrate how Jesus walked on water.
