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Did Michael Jordan Resign from the Board at Nike and Take ‘Air Jordans’ with Him?

• 5 September 2018

The former NBA superstar has not taken umbrage with the company's decision to use Colin...

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Did Michael Jordan Resign from the Board at Nike and Take ‘Air Jordans’ with Him?

Did Colin Kaepernick Immediately Lose a Nike Endorsement After an Anti-White Rant?

• 4 September 2018

Reports that Nike rescinded their offer to make Kaepernick one of the faces of their...

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Did Colin Kaepernick Immediately Lose a Nike Endorsement After an Anti-White Rant?

Is Facebook Taking Down a Photograph Showing the Burial of Korean War Remains?

• 3 August 2018

Facebook is not taking down a picture of the interment of Korean War dead in...

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Is Facebook Taking Down a Photograph Showing the Burial of Korean War Remains?

Did California’s Governor Sign a Law Requiring All Students to Learn Spanish?

• 24 May 2018

A notorious producer of fake news provokes yet more outrage with another fabricated meme.

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Did California’s Governor Sign a Law Requiring All Students to Learn Spanish?

Was a Muslim Educator Named Superintendent of Atlanta’s Schools?

• 24 May 2018

A "satirical" blog's Facebook page used an actual news outlet's photograph to make a stinker...

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Was a Muslim Educator Named Superintendent of Atlanta’s Schools?

Did an Oakland A’s Shortstop Wear a Shirt Reading ‘Kill the NRA’?

• 10 May 2018

Protests by professional athletes have not yet reached this extreme, outside the world of fake...

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Did an Oakland A’s Shortstop Wear a Shirt Reading ‘Kill the NRA’?

Is Article 54 of Obamacare Taking Effect in May 2018?

• 16 April 2018

A meme proclaims that "Article 54 of Obamacare" will take 30 percent of seniors' social...

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Is Article 54 of Obamacare Taking Effect in May 2018?

Is California’s Governor Requiring Students Use Arabic Numbers in Schools?

• 14 March 2018

A "satirical" blog posted a story seizing on readers getting angry about a nonexistent California...

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Is California’s Governor Requiring Students Use Arabic Numbers in Schools?

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

• 13 March 2018

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

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

Was a U.S. Pilot Shot Down After Destroying a North Korean Missile?

• 22 January 2018

A United States Air Force pilot is not MIA after shooting a North Korean missile...

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Was a U.S. Pilot Shot Down After Destroying a North Korean Missile?

Did Roy Moore Receive 953 Votes to Doug Jones’ 5,327 in a Town of 1,867 Registered Voters?

• 15 December 2017

A popular Facebook rumor contends that Alabama's December 2017 election showed major voting irregularities —...

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Did Roy Moore Receive 953 Votes to Doug Jones’ 5,327 in a Town of 1,867 Registered Voters?

Was One of Roy Moore’s Accusers Arrested and Charged With ‘Falsification’?

• 9 December 2017

Reports of the arrest of one of Roy Moore's accusers of sexual abuse over "falsification"...

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Was One of Roy Moore’s Accusers Arrested and Charged With ‘Falsification’?