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Does Most Domestic Violence Occur on Super Bowl Sunday?

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Snopes Staff
Sep 6, 2001 It appears domestic violence doesn't peak on any one specific day, but it does rise at particul ...
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In late April 2021, social media posts alleged Google users asked the search engine "how to a hit a woman so now one knows"

Was 'How To Hit a Woman So No One Knows' Googled 163M Times in 2020?

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Jessica Lee
Apr 28, 2021 A researcher looking into the trend said the purported findings shocked her.
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In Case of Intruder, Should You Ask 911 for a Pizza?

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Snopes Staff
Oct 29, 2014 What began as a story about a domestic violence victim's purported call to 911 "for a pizza" evo ...
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Violence at Home Signal for Help

Is This an International Signal for Help?

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Bethania Palma
Mar 30, 2021 The hand signal, also known as the "violence at home signal for help," gained new attention in M ...
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Are 20 Percent of Homicide Victims with Restraining Orders Killed Soon After Obtaining Them?

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Arturo Garcia
Oct 15, 2018 An image disseminated online cites part of a 2008 study on domestic violence but omits one key p ...
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Attorney General Sessions Reverses Protections for Asylum Seekers Fleeing Domestic Violence, Gangs

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 11, 2018 Immigration lawyers have already vowed to take legal action against Sessions's ruling, which wou ...
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Did an Instagram Post by Rihanna Cause Snapchat's Stock Market Value to Fall?

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Dan MacGuill
Mar 20, 2018 The megastar's exhortation to her 61 million followers to "throw away" the app likely did make a ...
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Did President Donald Trump Block Jennie Willoughby on Twitter?

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Dan Evon
Feb 13, 2018 An account posing as an ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who resigned a ...
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Was a Pregnant Woman Raped by a Muslim Refugee in Michigan?

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Dan Evon
May 16, 2017 A false story used photographs of an Argentinian domestic abuse survivor to advance a claim with ...
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U.S. Supreme Court: Domestic Abusers Can Lose Gun Rights

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Brooke Binkowski
Jun 27, 2016 The high court upheld an existing ban on firearms for people convicted of domestic violence.
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The Black Dot Campaign

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Dan Evon
Sep 14, 2015 Can victims of domestic violence secretly signal for help by drawing black dots on their palms?
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