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Video Shows Hurricane Irma Hitting Antigua and Barbuda?
8 September 2017 A video purportedly showing Hurricane Irma destroying buildings in Antigua and Barbuda actually captures a 2016 tornado in Uruguay.
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Is This Antifa Manual Real?
21 August 2017 Images of a fake "antifa" manual circulated online in August 2017.
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Taco Bell Announcing Bankruptcy, All Stores Closing by 2018?
Updated A prank news article generator tricked many social media users into believing the Taco Bell chain was closing their doors forever.
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Chris Matthews Endorses Donald Trump
1 November 2016 A clip from the MSNBC show "Hardball" was deceptively edited to make it appear as if host Chris Matthews had offered his endorsement to Donald Trump.
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Hillary Clinton and #DraftOurDaughters
28 October 2016 Fabricated tweets suggested Hillary Clinton praised wars, using the hashtag #DraftOurDaughters.
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Canned Pumpkin Isn’t Actually Pumpkin?
26 September 2016 Just ahead of the fall holidays, a viral social media rumor suggested the pumpkin in pumpkin pie is secretly produced from other squash.
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Chinese ‘Synthetic’ Cabbages
1 September 2016 A video of a man making wax display vegetables has been used out of context to suggest China is dumping "synthetic cabbages" on unwitting consumers.
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Fake Brady Campaign Ad Goes Viral on Facebook
5 March 2016 A fake ad purportedly from The Brady Campaign — a group working to end gun violence — was widely circulated on Facebook.
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Video Shows Person Who Climbed Chicago’s Bean?
29 February 2016 The video, which showed the "first person to climb the Bean," was a convincing fake.
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Photograph Shows Endangered Fennec Hare?
22 February 2016 The "fennec hare," while adorable, isn't endangered — because it doesn't exist.
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FALSE: Photograph Shows Amy Winehouse with Lana Del Rey
22 January 2016 A photograph showing Amy Winehouse and Lana Del Rey together is a composite of two separate images.
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John and Lisa Robinson Powerball Giveaway Hoax
16 January 2016 A new Facebook hoax claims that Powerball winners John and Lisa Robinson are giving away their money on Facebook.
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FALSE: Paul LePage Quote on Homeless People
18 December 2015 Governor Paul LePage did not say that the "worst possible thing" you can do for the homeless is to offer them food and shelter.
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Has the Legal Drinking Age Been Raised to 23?
9 December 2015 The legal drinking age has not been raised to 23.
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Condom Challenge Death
4 December 2015 A teenager did not die while filming a "condom challenge" video.
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Racist Abe
23 November 2015 A photograph showing a protester holding a sign reading "Lincoln Was Racist" is fake.
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Powerchord
29 October 2015 The band Godsmack is not changing their name to Powerchord due to complaints from listeners.
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The Funeral Singer
29 September 2015
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