Mobile Home Residents Hit with Soaring Rent After Hurricanes
9 July 2019Robeson County Affordable Housing Coalition, formed after Hurricane Florence, has asked local officials to take action on Time Out’s rental increases.
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Is This a Photograph of a Florida Airport Flooded During Hurricane Michael?
11 October 2018Some social media users recycled an old, digitally-edited photograph that misled viewers in October 2018.
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.
Weather Channel Reporter Braces in Storm That Leaves Others Unaffected
15 September 2018A video clip of a report captured during Hurricane Florence appeared to show some very selective heavy winds.
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.
What Was the Actual Death Toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?
28 August 2018Puerto Rico officials originally set the hurricane's death toll at 64, but a more recent assessment of the data yielded an estimate closer to 3,000.
U.S. Gulf Coast Braces for Impact as Subtropical Storm Alberto Approaches
27 May 2018Alberto is the first named storm of the 2018 hurricane season, and has prompted residents of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi to make emergency preparations.
Did an Exorcism Save a House from Destruction During a Hurricane?
3 May 2018A viral meme fabricated supernatural involvement in an already remarkable hurricane survival story.
Does This Photograph Show a Little Girl Desperately Clinging to a Screen Door During a Hurricane?
16 October 2017A video showing a little girl hanging on to a door on a windy day is real, but it was not captured during a hurricane.
Did Trump Administration Refuse Puerto Rico’s Request to Allow Food Stamps to be Used for Hot Meals?
5 October 2017The Department of Agriculture agreed to waive the usual "hot food" ban for food stamps and denies rejecting an earlier waiver request.
Did Puerto Rico’s Teamsters Union Go on Strike During Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts?
2 October 2017Reports that truck drivers are on strike in Puerto Rico are false -- Teamsters have asked mainland truckers to distribute supplies in the U.S. territory.
Are the Spires on Disney World’s Cinderella Castle Removable in Case of Hurricane?
2 October 2017An old but still thriving urban legend about Walt Disney World in Florida holds that the theme park's tallest structure, Cinderella Castle, was built such that it can be fully or partially dismantled in the event of a hurricane.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
15 February 2019Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
Is U.S. Actor Sam Elliott Really Dead?
15 July 2019A frequent producer of junk news managed to trick some readers into believing that the popular actor had died in July 2019.
Did U.S. Women’s Soccer Player Give Nazi Salute Outside Holocaust Museum?
15 July 2019The photo was shared by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan with a message congratulating the team for its World Cup win.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook from Making Your Posts Public?
4 June 2012"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"