Teenage Arizona Couple Moves Out of Chicago After Just One Day Because of Assault?
6 September 2016Jaelin and Brianna Joy White claim they moved to Chicago and left one day later after being randomly attacked.
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KFC Extra Crispy Sunscreen
23 August 2016Many consumers were confused by KFC's Extra Crispy Sunscreen promotion, but it was (briefly) a real product.
Bar Code Confusion
Rumor: A CD with barcode cover art confused store's scanners.
Are McDonald’s Hamburgers 100% Beef?
24 January 2011Rumor holds that McDonald's buys their meat from a company called '100% Beef,' which allows them to legally but deceptively claim they use 100% beef in their hamburgers.
Lego Advocated Gender Equality in Toys … in 1974
Lego distributed letters with some building block kits in the 1970s to encourage gender equality.
Incubus Shoe
Reebok once marketed the 'Incubus,' a shoe named for a demon who violates women in their sleep.
New Coke Origins
Was the 'New Coke' fiasco really a clever marketing ploy?
Burger King Subservient Chicken
Is Burger King behind a 'subservient chicken' Internet promotion?
Did Baby Food Jars Horrify African Consumers?
18 January 2001Understanding where this decades-old tale came from is to see cultural prejudice at work.
Lucky Kit Kat
Kit Kat chocolate bars bring luck to Japanese students during exams?
Bovine Unite
Who's behind the Bovine Unite campaign?
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Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘We Pay Soldiers Too Much’?
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Did Fox News Report That U.S. Rep. Omar Delivered a “Profanity-Laced Attack on President Trump”?
19 July 2019Does quoting some else's words back to them constitute a breach of decorum?
Is This a Transcript from a Radio Interview with U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez?
19 July 2019Absent proper context and punctuation, oral speech can be made to come across pretty silly.
Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
15 February 2019Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.