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Urban legends TV show falls for joke about Blackbeard's using a nursery rhyme to recruit fellow pirates?
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Dear Abby Simpsons Column
'Dear Abby' falls for a letter taken from an episode of 'The Simpsons'?
Urban Myths Board Game Error
Urban myths board game falls for joke about Blackbeard's using a nursery rhyme to recruit pirates.
Japanese Eyeball-Licking Craze
Has an eyeball-licking fad produced a widespread outbreak of ocular maladies among Japanese schoolchildren?
KTVU Makes Racist Plane Crash Gaffe
13 July 2013A TV station was pranked with fake names for pilots involved in an airline crash.
Premature 2012 Election Results
Did two news stations air 2012 election 'results' early?
Hotel Sheep
Has the world's first hotel for sheep opened in Japan?
Toolooz
Graphic shows errors in a Fox News report about the killing of three French soldiers in Toulouse?
Terri Schiavo TV Film
CBS has announced plans to produce a made-for-TV movie about the Terri Schiavo case?
Enlarged Prostate Captioning Error
Captioning glitch on news program transforms 'enlarged prostate' into something more exciting?
Premature CNN Obituaries
22 April 2013Technical glitch on CNN web site revealed obituaries for several famous but not-yet-dead people?
2003 NYC Blackout Photo
FOXNews photo depicting the NYC skyline after the 2003 blackout includes a view of the WTC towers?
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Did Obama Pledge ‘More Flexibility’ Toward Russia After the 2012 Election?
13 December 2016In 2012, President Obama was overheard over a hot microphone telling President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate with Putin after the election.
Is This Video of a ‘Gyro Drop’ Amusement Park Ride Real?
14 June 2019The "Gyro Drop" is a real amusement park ride, but a popular video of it relies on some imagination.
Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' sexualizes animated characters.
Does Facebook Have ‘Shake-to-Report’ Feature That Lands Users in ‘Facebook Jail’?
14 June 2019As of late May 2019, a new Facebook feature allowing users to report technical problems by shaking their phones was being rolled out gradually to all mobile accounts.
Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.