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Did Congress Officially Ban TikTok?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 24, 2023 Both the White House and U.S. Congress have been exploring different options to further regulate ...
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Did a British Pub Chain Ban 'Offensive' Remembrance Poppies?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 26, 2017 A Twitter account posing as JD Wetherspoon falsely claimed the chain banned the flowers due to " ...
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Bacon Sandwich Reported as Offensive on Facebook

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec 8, 2016 A social media post claimed that a bacon sandwich image was deemed "offensive" by Facebook in an ...
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Was a Minnesota Man Jailed for Having a Windmill on His Property?

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Kim LaCapria
Nov 28, 2016 A story about a man purportedly arrested over his efforts to use wind power on his own property ...
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Donald Trump Supporters are Calling to #Repealthe19th?

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Kim LaCapria
Oct 13, 2016 After Nate Silver tweeted two gender-based electoral maps demonstrating Trump would win if only ...
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Liberals Want to Change the Name of 'Cracker Barrel' to 'Caucasian Barrel'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 21, 2016 A Change.org petition demanding the restaurant and gift shop chain "Cracker Barrel" be renamed " ...
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Judges Rules the Government Can Ban Vegetable Gardens

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Kim LaCapria
Sep 16, 2016 A landscaping dispute between homeowners and village codes in Miami Shores led to widespread rum ...
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AutoZone Flag Removal

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Kim LaCapria
Sep 2, 2016 An AutoZone employee in Marshall, Michigan, claimed he was ordered to remove a U.S. flag for "di ...
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U.S. Announces Plans to Ban Pokemon Go Permanently

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 29, 2016 The United States government has neither announced nor suggested they plan to permanently "ban" ...
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University of Chicago Issues Trigger Warning About Trigger Warnings

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Kim LaCapria
Aug 25, 2016 The University of Chicago sent a letter to incoming students deriding an academic culture purpor ...
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Peotone High School Bans U.S. Flags

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 24, 2016 Peotone High School in Illinois has not banned American flags nor decreed them to be offensive.
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Police Called Over 'Racist' Brownies?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jun 30, 2016 Various accounts claim police were called to a New Jersey elementary school because a student wa ...
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Police Going to Pubs and Banning England Football Jerseys

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 31, 2016 A tabloid reported that police in the UK were banning England football jerseys from pubs and clu ...
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Did President Obama Ban the Words 'Negro' and 'Oriental'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 23, 2016 President Obama signed legislation pertaining to the use of dated terminology ("negro" and "orie ...
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HUD Tiny Homes Ban

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Apr 4, 2016 A lot of anxious bloggers incorrectly surmised HUD was moving to make "tiny homes" illegal.
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Did Cadbury Candies Eliminate the Word 'Easter'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Mar 24, 2016 Although some Cadbury chocolates did not feature the word "Easter" on their packaging, the compa ...
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2015: A Year in Fear

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec 31, 2015 The topics buzzed about in the online rumor mill in 2015 included some major recurring themes.
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PS 169 Pledge of Allegiance and Holiday Ban Controversy

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec 14, 2015 The social media outrage machine went into overdrive following claims a Brooklyn principal banne ...
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Mall Spats

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov 7, 2015 No, Simon Malls (and Roosevelt Field in particular) didn't "ban Christmas" because some shoppers ...
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Corona del Troll

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 23, 2015 No, a school in Tempe hasn't banned patriotic clothing and Trump Read More