False Authority
1 March 2001 The bare-faced truth about all those Lost Legends at snopes.com
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Bearing the Flag
1 June 2003 History: The hidden story of how the design of the California state flag was based on a mistake.
Mister Ed was a Zebra
8 July 2000 Was Mister Ed a horse?
Mississippi Fractions
13 August 1999 Did Mississippi schools remove fractions and decimals from their math curriculum?
Why Did Kentucky Fried Chicken Change Their Name to ‘KFC’?
27 January 2000 Did KFC change its name from 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' to eliminate the word 'fried'?
Mobile Home Origin
26 May 2004 Are mobile homes so named because they can be moved from place to place?
1911 Poseidon Adventure
12 September 1999 Was the film 'The Poseidon Adventure' being shown aboard the Titanic when it hit the iceberg?
Tarzan and Tarzana
19 August 1998 Was the community of Tarzana, California, named after Tarzan?
Closed For Remodeling
20 July 1999 Was the derisive title of one of George Bernard Shaw's plays changed after it wreaked havoc on theater attendance?
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Was Rapper XXXTentacion Found Alive?
15 April 2019 Is a reverse death hoax even more callous than a death hoax?
Did Reality TV Star Beth Chapman from ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Pass Away?
22 April 2019 The star, who has been battling cancer since 2017, was hospitalized in early April 2019.
Did Washington State Sen. Maureen Walsh Say Nurses ‘Play Cards’ for a Large Part of Their Working Day?
23 April 2019 The Republican state senator attracted nationwide coverage and widespread criticism in April 2019, but what did she actually say?
Did President Trump Say ‘This is the End of My Presidency. I’m F*cked’ After Mueller’s Appointment?
19 April 2019 According to the Mueller Report, U.S. President Donald Trump was less than enthused about the appointment of the special counsel.
Did an Ohio State Rep. Propose Exempting African-American Women From Abortion Restrictions?
19 April 2019 State Rep. Janine Boyd garnered national attention for an amendment she proposed to the state's controversial "fetal heartbeat" law.