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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 ...

Were an American Couple Killed by ISIS While Trying to 'Prove Humans Are Kind'?

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Dan MacGuill

Aug 16, 2018 A widely-shared article potentially confused some readers about the motives of a couple murdered ...

Was a New Zealand Farmer Arrested for Selling Sheep as Sex Slaves to the Islamic State?

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David Emery

May 29, 2018 A "satirical" article that manages to malign Islam, New Zealanders, and sheep all in the same br ...

Did a Captured Islamic State Leader Have Barack Obama On Speed Dial?

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Kim LaCapria

Mar 13, 2018 A "satirical" site claimed that the unlocked iPhone of an Islamic State operative contained the ...

Was the Suspected Florida High School Shooter Affiliated with the Islamic State?

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Dan MacGuill

Feb 15, 2018 Despite conspiracy theorist speculation, no evidence supports a link between Nikolas Cruz and Is ...

Did Federal Agents Raid a Mosque in Michigan?

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Dan MacGuill

Jan 11, 2018 A prolific purveyor of "satire" publishes yet another false article that plays on fear and hatred.

Did ISIS Call for the Assassination of Barron Trump?

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Dan Evon

Nov 22, 2017 A message on the Telegram app from an "ISIS supporter" used a hashtag translated to "handle the ...

Islamic State's Claim of Responsibility for Las Vegas Shooting Confounds Experts

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Alex Kasprak

Oct 2, 2017 The claim, originating from what is effectively a propaganda arm of the Islamic State, lacks cre ...

There is a whatsapp group called' Interschools, if invited, don't join the group, it belongs to Daesh(ISIS). If you join the group you will not be able to exit from it, be vigilant, please inform others. My dear send it to your relatives and children on whatsapp so that they will also be careful.

'Interschools' WhatsApp Group Warning

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Kim LaCapria

Jun 5, 2017 A warning about a WhatsApp group called 'Interschools' and its connection to ISIS is a hoax.

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Did Ariana Grande Defile the American Flag?

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Kim LaCapria

May 23, 2017 Following a 22 May 2017 tragedy in Manchester, a photoshopped image of Ariana Grande defiling an ...

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Two Explosions That Killed at Least 45 Egyptian Christians

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Bethania Palma

Apr 9, 2017 The blasts in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria targeted Coptic Christian churches dur ...

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Was the Manchester Terror Attack a 'False Flag'?

Were an American Couple Killed by ISIS While Trying to 'Prove Humans Are Kind'?

Was a New Zealand Farmer Arrested for Selling Sheep as Sex Slaves to the Islamic State?

Did a Captured Islamic State Leader Have Barack Obama On Speed Dial?

Was the Suspected Florida High School Shooter Affiliated with the Islamic State?

Did Federal Agents Raid a Mosque in Michigan?

Did ISIS Call for the Assassination of Barron Trump?

Islamic State's Claim of Responsibility for Las Vegas Shooting Confounds Experts

'Interschools' WhatsApp Group Warning

Did Ariana Grande Defile the American Flag?

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Two Explosions That Killed at Least 45 Egyptian Christians

Did ISIS Murder 250 Children with a Dough Kneader?

Ohio State University Staffer Asked for Sympathy for Campus Attacker

Millions of Muslims March Against the Islamic State?

Hillary Clinton 'Accidentally' Gave ISIS $400 Million

ISIS Leader Calls for American Muslim Voters to Support Hillary Clinton

WikiLeaks Confirms Hillary Clinton Sold Weapons to ISIS?

Report: ISIS Issues Fatwa Against Breeding Cats in Mosul, Iraq

Hillary Clinton Calls for Americans to Respect and Empathize with ISIS?

Dozens Dead, Injured in Turkey Wedding Party Attack