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Betty White Death Hoax

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 1, 2014 Long-lived actress Betty White, who died on Dec. 31, 2021, at the age of 99, had been the target ...
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Did Authorities Discover 700 Bodies Buried in a Florida Millionaire's Yard?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 9, 2019 That's enough dead people to stock a whole new set of Major League baseball teams.
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Did Police Discover a Meth Lab in a Back Room of an Alabama Walmart?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec. 27, 2017 Rumors that a facility for making methamphetamines was found at a store in Decatur originated wi ...
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Was a Vigilante Arrested for Killing 30 Pedophiles in Mass Murder Spree?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 23, 2017 Reports that an arrested Nebraska man confessed to murdering more than 30 sex offenders in a 15- ...
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Metal detector at airport security checkpoint

Did the World's Most-Pierced Person Die Going Through Airport Metal Detectors?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec. 4, 2017 An "entertainment" web site publishes an unpleasant and fabricated article about the gruesome de ...
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Did John McCain Accidentally Vote 'No' on Affordable Care Act Repeal?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 9, 2017 Stories that the Arizona senator admitted that his "no" vote to repeal parts of the ACA was an a ...
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Woman Gives Birth to Puppies After Having Sex with Family Dog?

Written by:
David Emery
April 18, 2017 Fake news web sites reported that a woman in South Africa gave birth to a litter of puppies afte ...
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Finger Chop Challenge

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb. 27, 2017 A gory-sounding protest against President Donald Trump is not a real social media trend.
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Obama Orders Life-Sized Bronze Statue of Himself to Be Permanently Installed in White House?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan. 17, 2017 Reports about President Obama's placement of a hubristic statue in the Oval Office are fake news.
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Public Assistance Barbie

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov. 27, 2016 An old fake news item about a holiday release of "Public Assistance Barbie" made the rounds yet ...
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Monica Lewinsky Says She Is Voting for Hillary Clinton

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 10, 2016 The former White House intern hasn't publicly expressed a presidential preference outside of fak ...
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Family Drowns After Leaving Sunroof Open in Automated Carwash

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
March 24, 2016 The story about a family drowning in a carwash because they forgot to close their car's sunroof ...
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No, New York State Hasn't Legalized Heroin

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 1, 2016 An article that reported that New York state had legalized heroin came from a satire site, but a ...
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Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan. 14, 2016 Snopes.com's updated guide to the internet's clickbaiting, news-faking, social media exploiting ...
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Sun Don't Shine State

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 26, 2015
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Forging Ahead

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 27, 2015
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Wheel of Fortune Says Goodbye to Vanna White?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 10, 2015 Reports that Vanna White was fired from her hostess role on 'Wheel of Fortune' due to her compul ...
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Body of Homeless Man Found in Fast Food Restaurant Was Bob Marley

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2015 Fake news reports the body of a homeless man found behind a Jamaica fast food restaurant was ide ...
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Was the Body of an Elderly Homeless Man Identified as Elvis Presley?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2015 Many homeless transients have been found living under freeway overpasses in San Diego, but was o ...
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Man Dies in Haunted House, Mistaken for Prop for Almost 2 Weeks

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 20, 2014 A real human corpse reportedly went undiscovered at a Halloween haunted house attraction for two ...
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