Did ‘The Grinch’ Pistachio Ad Make a Crude Reference?
14 November 2018A cross promotion between the new movie "The Grinch" and "Wonderful Pistachios" is genuine, but the character never stated that pistachios are "green and salty just like my nuts"
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Was Amy Schumer Photographed Ripping Up a Fetus?
30 October 2018Amy Schumer's face was digitally added to a horror-themed photograph and shared online with a fake quote from the actress.
Is This Image an Aerial View of an Airplane Abandoned in a Forest?
22 August 2018Under what unusual circumstances might an airliner end up in such a position?
Are Cars Melting in Arizona Due to a Heat Wave?
10 July 2018Images showing "melted" cars in Arizona are real, but the extreme heat came from a nearby construction fire, not the sun.
Are These Women ‘Democrat Party Supporters’ Protesting Trump?
25 June 2018A photograph showing a protest against extreme violence toward women in Argentina was re-captioned "Democrat party supporters."
Are Two-Headed Sharks Terrorizing the Ocean?
4 May 2018A number of outlets reported on the discovery of a two-headed shark fetus by sharing doctored images of fully-grown sharks with two heads.
Were These Three World Leaders Friends in High School?
16 March 2018A photograph of Angela Merkel at a party as a teenager does not feature Theresa May or Dalia Grybauskaitė.
Does this Frozen River Resemble the ‘Scream’ Mask?
9 February 2018Internet users passed around an image that appeared to show river ice frozen in the shape of the mask worn by the Ghostface character in "Scream."
Is This ‘Goliath Skeleton’ Real?
6 February 2018Some of the images in a collage purporting to show the discovery of a "Goliath skeleton" date back to a 1993 tabloid article.
Did a Cow Really Sit on the Hood of this Car?
21 December 2017Check your wheel wells for critters -- but you don't need to check your car hood for cows.
Is this Unflattering Image of President Trump Real?
26 October 2017A doctored image of Trump circulated with a tongue-in-cheek request not to repost it.
Was a Woman Killed by a Frozen Shaft of Urine?
16 October 2017An image purportedly showing a woman who was pierced by a urine icicle originated on a 1990s-era British television show.
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Is This Video of a ‘Gyro Drop’ Amusement Park Ride Real?
14 June 2019The "Gyro Drop" is a real amusement park ride, but a popular video of it relies on some imagination.
Did Obama Pledge ‘More Flexibility’ Toward Russia After the 2012 Election?
13 December 2016In 2012, President Obama was overheard over a hot microphone telling President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate with Putin after the election.
Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.
Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' sexualizes animated characters.
Does Facebook Have ‘Shake-to-Report’ Feature That Lands Users in ‘Facebook Jail’?
14 June 2019As of late May 2019, a new Facebook feature allowing users to report technical problems by shaking their phones was being rolled out gradually to all mobile accounts.