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Did a British Pub Chain Ban ‘Offensive’ Remembrance Poppies?

A Twitter account posing as JD Wetherspoon falsely claimed the chain banned the flowers due...

Bacon Sandwich Reported as Offensive on Facebook

A social media post claimed that a bacon sandwich image was deemed "offensive" by Facebook...

Was a Minnesota Man Jailed for Having a Windmill on His Property?

A story about a man purportedly arrested over his efforts to use wind power on...

Donald Trump Supporters are Calling to #Repealthe19th?

After Nate Silver tweeted two gender-based electoral maps demonstrating Trump would win if only men...

Liberals Want to Change the Name of ‘Cracker Barrel’ to ‘Caucasian Barrel’?

A Change.org petition demanding the restaurant and gift shop chain "Cracker Barrel" be renamed "Caucasian...

Judges Rules the Government Can Ban Vegetable Gardens

A landscaping dispute between homeowners and village codes in Miami Shores led to widespread rumors...

AutoZone Flag Removal

An AutoZone employee in Marshall, Michigan, claimed he was ordered to remove a U.S. flag...

U.S. Announces Plans to Ban Pokemon Go Permanently

The United States government has neither announced nor suggested they plan to permanently "ban" the...

University of Chicago Issues Trigger Warning About Trigger Warnings

The University of Chicago sent a letter to incoming students deriding an academic culture purportedly...

Peotone High School Bans U.S. Flags

Peotone High School in Illinois has not banned American flags nor decreed them to be...

Police Called Over ‘Racist’ Brownies?

Various accounts claim police were called to a New Jersey elementary school because a student...

Police Going to Pubs and Banning England Football Jerseys

A tabloid reported that police in the UK were banning England football jerseys from pubs...