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Was the Manchester Terror Attack a 'False Flag'?

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Bethania Palma
May 24, 2017 A viral conspiracy video has emerged spreading a false rumor that a suicide bombing attack at an ...
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Lawyer Accused of Flashing 'White Power' Hand Gesture During Kavanaugh Hearing

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Bethania Palma
Sep 4, 2018 Zina Bash's husband said claims that she was making the gesture equate to a "vicious conspiracy ...
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Does This Video Show Refugees Looting a Café in Spain?

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Dan Evon
Aug 16, 2018 A video purportedly showing refugees looting a café in Spain actually captures an incident from ...
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Did Buzz Aldrin Admit That He Never Went to the Moon?

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Dan Evon
Jul 27, 2018 Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's answer to a question posed by a child was misrepresented as an ...
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'No One Wished Me Happy Birthday' Scam Running Wild on Social Media

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Alex Kasprak
Apr 19, 2018 If a post implores you to be the first to wish a sick or sad person happy birthday, it’s likely ...
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H&M to Release 'Equally Racist' Collection as Apology to Black People?

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Dan Evon
Jan 12, 2018 Social media users began posting images of children wearing "Equally Racist" shirts after a sati ...
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Were Blood, Dog Feces Hidden Inside Starbucks Products?

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Dan Evon
Jan 10, 2018 Although an Atlanta Starbucks briefly closed after complaints of contamination, these rumors ste ...
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Did Police Find a Baby Alive, 12 Days After a London Tower Block Fire?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 26, 2017 A cruel hoax fabricated the rescue of a baby from Grenfell Tower in London.
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Is Chick-fil-A Offering Free Food for Mother's Day?

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Arturo Garcia
May 13, 2017 An image spread online promoting a Mother Day's lunch special from the restaurant chain is a hoax.
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Frankfurt Police Say Reports of 2017 New Year's Mass Sex Assaults Were 'Without Foundation'

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Kim LaCapria
Feb 15, 2017 After news outlets worldwide repeated claims about "migrant sex mob" assaults in Germany, Frankf ...
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Are People Identifying as 'Clovergender'?

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Kim LaCapria
Jan 6, 2017 The term was evidently created by pranksters in order to mock individuals of non-binary gender.
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Buzz Aldrin Tweeted 'We are all in Danger, it is Evil Itself'?

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Kim LaCapria
Dec 13, 2016 A conspiracy site claimed that the astronaut tweeted — then deleted — a dire warning that humani ...
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Mark Zuckerberg Promises $1,000 to Facebook Users If They Don't Share Hoaxes

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Bethania Palma
Oct 19, 2016 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's offering money to Facebook users who don't share social media hoa ...
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Taco Bell Announcing Bankruptcy, All Stores Closing by 2018?

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Dan Evon
May 31, 2016 A prank news article generator tricked many social media users into believing the Taco Bell chai ...
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Ron Howard Didn't Say That the 1969 Moon Landing Was Fake

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Dan Evon
Mar 31, 2016 A YouTube conspiracy theory video claims that a clip from "Arrested Development" proves that the ...
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FALSE: Photograph Shows Amy Winehouse with Lana Del Rey

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Dan Evon
Jan 22, 2016 A photograph showing Amy Winehouse and Lana Del Rey together is a composite of two separate images.
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'Pretty Woman' Sequel a Hoax

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Dan Evon
Jan 22, 2016 Richard Gere is not connected to a Facebook fan page that promises a "Pretty Woman" sequel is in ...
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Did Stanley Kubrick Fake the Moon Landings?

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Dan Evon
Dec 11, 2015 Various edits of this infamous 'interview' have been circulating for years.
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Reject Friends Request

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Kim LaCapria
Nov 6, 2015 No, Jennifer Aniston isn't collecting Facebook likes to facilitate a "Friends" reunion.
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Labatt's, Moo

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Kim LaCapria
Oct 21, 2015 No, a "study" did not determine that a third of vegetarians secretly eat meat when they're drunk ...
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