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Man dressed as Joker declares COVID is over
Is This Joker Right That ‘COVID’s Over, Baby’?
  • 24 March 2021
A man dressed as the Joker declared that "F-ing COVID is over.” To celebrate, he...
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Text, Paper
Do Homeless People Have Access to COVID-19 Stimulus Payments?
  • 23 March 2021
Most Americans will receive $1,400, one-time payments as part of the March 2021 federal relief...
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Building, Architecture, Spaceship
Did Norton Send Renewal Offers for Devices Infected With Viruses?
  • 22 March 2021
Watch out for this fake email renewal scam that was created to look as if...
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Occupy Democrats meme claimed 12 Republicans voted against giving Congressional Medals of Honor to Capitol Police
Did 12 GOP House Members Vote Against Medals for Capitol Police?
  • 19 March 2021
The votes of 12 Republican House members in March 2021 caused widespread outrage, but there...
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Face, Person, Human
Is This a Pic of Steve Irwin Hanging Out with Mr. Rogers in Bob Ross T-Shirt?
  • 18 March 2021
The real world simply does not allow this amount of cool to gather in one...
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Did Democrats Vote Against Notifying ICE When ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Buy Guns?
Did Democrats Vote Against Notifying ICE When ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Buy Guns?
  • 16 March 2021
In early 2021, social media users enthusiastically shared a hyperpartisan meme that vastly oversimplified a...
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The Mickelsen Safeguard Complex was a military base partially shaped like a pyramid.
Did the Mickelsen Safeguard Complex Close After One Day?
  • 15 March 2021
According to a rumor from a TikTok video, the military's Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex...
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Nature, Outdoors, Sun
Is Stonehenge Reset for Daylight Saving Time?
  • 15 March 2021
It's time to set your clocks — and move your rocks — according to this...
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Person, Human, Clothing
Is Tom Hanks’ Brother the Voice of Woody in ‘Toy Story’ Products?
  • 13 March 2021
As is bound to happen given shared familial genes, siblings often look and sound alike.
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Fox News host Greg Gutfeld who accidentally sang I gotta pee on air.
Did Fox News Host Greg Gutfeld Sing ‘I Gotta Pee’ Live On Air?
  • 13 March 2021
"The joys of live television," co-host Shannon Bream added.
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An aerial picture of 42 school buses buried underground showed the beginnings of Bruce Beach's fallout shelter.
Did a Man Bury 42 School Buses Underground?
  • 13 March 2021
Dated photos showed a massive pit filled with a maze of what looks like tightly...
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Person, Human, X-Ray
Is One of the ‘Slenderman’ Stabbing Teens Petitioning for Release?
  • 12 March 2021
A court hearing on the girl's request was set for June 2021.
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