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Did the FBI 'Wipe' the Phones of Las Vegas Massacre Eyewitnesses?

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Bethania Palma
Oct 21, 2017 A widespread story claiming the Federal Bureau of Investigation had erased Las Vegas witnesses' ...
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Were Illegal Immigrants Arrested for Starting California Wildfires?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 20, 2017 A series of articles fervently blamed immigrants and Muslims for devastating California fires -- ...
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Did a Second Gunman Shoot From the Fourth Floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 3, 2017 Conspiracy theorists spread false information that a second person targeted a country music conc ...
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Are Police in Sweden No Longer Investigating Rapes Since Migrants Arrived?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 15, 2017 Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage cited the conspiracy web site InfoWars in a tweet claiming polic ...
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Did CNN Stage a Hurricane Harvey Rescue Video?

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Dan Evon
Sep 1, 2017 Conspiracy theorists accused the news network of faking a dramatic live rescue video during Hurr ...
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Infowars Receives Temporary White House Press Pass

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 22, 2017 The far-right, conspiracy-based web site said they would apply for permanent credentials in 'abo ...
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Did a Student with a Concealed Handgun Stop a Mass Stabbing at a Texas College?

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Dan Evon
May 4, 2017 Reports that a student with a handgun stopped a stabbing attack were based on incomplete informa ...
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Is Russia-Backed 'Fake News' Now Being Used in French Elections?

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Bethania Palma
Apr 24, 2017 Experts caution that a Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign thought to have been carried out d ...
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Alex Jones' Attorney Calls Him 'Performance Artist' in Child Custody Case

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Apr 17, 2017 The Infowars host's ex-wife said his remarks about California Rep. Adam Schiff show he's "not a ...
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Is Obama 'Commanding' an Army of 30,000 Anti-Trump Activists from His Home?

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Bethania Palma
Feb 17, 2017 We found no credible evidence of an "army" or "shadow government" being formed by the former pre ...
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Did a Study Determine 25 Million Fraudulent Votes Were Cast for Hillary Clinton?

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Kim LaCapria
Jan 30, 2017 No study proved that 25 million fraudulent votes were counted or cast for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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Breitbart News App Removed From the Apple Store?

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Dan Evon
Nov 30, 2016 Rumors circulated that Apple was purging its app store of "fake news" web sites — starting with ...
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Loretta Lynch Pleads Fifth Over Iran Payment

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Kim LaCapria
Oct 31, 2016 Attorney General Loretta Lynch did not invoke her Fifth Amendment protections to avoid giving in ...
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Russian TV Host Reports on Plot to Kill Trump

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct 18, 2016 Infowars says Putin's "chief propagandist" exposed a plan to take out the GOP presidential nomin ...
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New York Times 'Warns' Clinton Campaign About Stories in Advance?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 14, 2016 The New York Times was abiding by standard journalistic practice in contacting the Clinton campa ...
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Leaked E-mail Shows Clinton Foundation 'Collusion' with TV Host John Oliver

Written by:
David Emery
Oct 7, 2016 Based on a single leaked e-mail, conspiracy theory web sites concocted an entire story about the ...
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Black Lives Matter Supporters Plan Looting Spree?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 7, 2016 A race-baiting InfoWars article claimed that Black Lives Matter supporters were planning a looti ...
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Michael Savage Removed from the Airwaves for Discussing Clinton's Health

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Kim LaCapria
Sep 28, 2016 Cryptic tweets sent by radio host Michael Savage led to rumors he was fired or replaced with a " ...
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Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Was Responsible for the Waco Massacre?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 14, 2016 Clinton was not in any position that would have given her authority to order or escalate the sie ...
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Did a Physician Confirm Hillary Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 8, 2016 A montage of photos and video clips of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton purport ...
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