Does This Photograph Show a Stretch of I-40 in North Carolina Underwater?
18 September 2018A photograph documents that a portion of Interstate 40 in North Carolina was completely underwater after Hurricane Florence.
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Are These Pictures of Pigs on a Farm Flooded by Hurricane Florence?
17 September 2018Photographs showing a group of pigs on a flooded farm are real, but they were not taken after Hurricane Florence in 2018.
Did a Man Die from Shooting a Gun at Hurricane Florence?
14 September 2018A report that a Facebook event encouraging people to "shoot guns at Hurricane Florence" had caused the storm's first fatality was junk news.
Does Hurricane Florence Now Contain Sharks?
7 September 2017An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled fake.
Does This Picture Show a Shark Swimming Down a Highway After a Hurricane?
29 August 2011A much-repurposed photograph of a shark swimming down a flooded highway after a hurricane is a fake.
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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.