Does Carrying a Blue Halloween Bucket Signify That a Trick-or-Treater Has Autism?
31 October 2018A viral Facebook post created the misleading impression that carrying blue pumpkin buckets on Halloween was a recognized signifier for autism.
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Halloween Can be Deadly for Pedestrians, Traffic Study Says
30 October 2018Research published Tuesday found a 43 percent higher risk of pedestrian deaths on Halloween night than on other nights near that date.
Does a Municipal Code Limit Trick-or-Treating to Children 12 and Younger?
11 October 2018A viral image of one municipal ordinance regarding Halloween activities left viewers wondering whether police were going to be hauling off bigger youngsters for trick-or-treating.
7 Scary Stories You Hope Aren’t Real
4 October 2018Readers beware: True horrors lurk among legends.
Pins and Needles in Halloween Candy
2 November 2000Pins, needles and razor blades been occasionally been found in trick-or-treaters' loot over the years.
Poisoned Halloween Candy
2 November 2000Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on Halloween.
Warning of Marijuana Halloween Candy Derided as Scare Tactic
New Jersey is warning parents to look out for people slipping their kids marijuana-laced candy while trick-or-treating with no apparent evidence that's ever happened,
Did the 1938 Radio Broadcast of ‘War of the Worlds’ Cause a Nationwide Panic?
28 October 2016Accounts conflict about how terrified Americans really were by Orson Welles' infamous 1938 "War of the Worlds" Halloween broadcast.
1962 Halloween Massacre
19 October 2014Image purportedly documents a masked partygoer who fatally stabbed seven people with a kitchen knife on Halloween 1962.
Creepy Clowns Plan Halloween Night Purge, Cops Warn ‘Stay Inside’?
20 October 2017No, the Department of Homeland Security hasn't advised that a Halloween curfew be implemented over a purported creepy clown Halloween purge.
Buckley Family Halloween Beheading
25 June 2013Grisly photograph purportedly shows the Buckley family, whose children beheaded their mother with an axe on Halloween.
Was Freddy Krueger from ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Based on a Real Serial Murderer?
17 October 2017The explanatory last line of a Halloween joke about a real-life Freddy Krueger was removed in subsequent shares.
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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.