Can You Get Chagas Disease from Kissing Bugs?
News from 2014 and 2017 reports that "kissing bugs" or "barber beetles" in the U.S. carry a disease-causing parasite.
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Is the Pacu a Testicle-Biting Fish?
How the red-bellied pacu fish, a mostly vegetarian cousin of the piranha with human-like teeth, gained a reputation for biting off men's testicles.
Sea Lice Invading Florida Beaches
While warnings on Facebook about "sea lice" garnered skepticism, news reports have confirmed that small stinging jellyfish are present at some beaches.
Giant Catfish
Monstrously large catfish lurk supposedly underwater at the base of dams.
Killer Toilet Spider Warning
Was a man in Ireland killed by the bite of a deadly redback spider?
Sheep Sold as Poodles
Japanese pet owners were victimized by swindlers who sold them sheep and told them they were poodles?
Can Alligators Live in Sewers?
It's amazing what a little digging will uncover.
The Mexican Pet
Cute little doggie brought home by a tourist turns out to be a Mexican sewer rat.
Are Love Bugs the Result of an Experiment Gone Wrong?
How the sex-crazed March fly proliferated in the United States.
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Is Wayfair Trafficking Children Via Overpriced Items?
The claim that Wayfair is trafficking children is based almost entirely on one person's confusion over an expensive cabinet.
Did NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Once Support the Sandinista Govt. in Nicaragua?
In May 2019, social media posts targeted the would-be 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for his past political positions, as well as his decision to change his name.
Were Catholics Attacked by Black Lives Matter Protesters in St. Louis?
A complete story is rarely told in a headline.
Did the FBI Find 256 Emails Between Schiff and Epstein?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Did a Nationwide US Coin Shortage Occur in Summer 2020?
The COVID-19 pandemic was blamed for removing coins from circulation, as well as slowing production by the U.S. Mint.