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CDC Redacted Study on Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 8, 2024 The redacted document, released as part of a FOIA request, was not a study.
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Did the CDC Release Redacted Study on Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
March 22, 2024 For starters, the redacted document was not a study.
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Pic Shows Human 'Ghost Heart'?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 14, 2024 "This is what a human heart looks like when all the blood is drained from it," one social media ...
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Did the Word 'Gauze' Originate from Gaza?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Feb. 2, 2024 Gaza was once a prosperous harbor known for textile production, a key stop along the trade route ...
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Strange Red 'Sores' on Trump's Hand Mystify Internet, Then Disappear

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 18, 2024 Speculation spread about the health of the former president after photographs of his hands went ...
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The Surprisingly Bloody History of the Barber Pole

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Nov. 4, 2023 It's more blood-soaked than you might think.
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Did Anthropologist Margaret Mead Say the 'First Sign of Civilization' Is a Healed Femur?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
July 28, 2023 The dubious anecdote has proliferated on the internet and in books for decades.
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What Weighs More: a Pound of Muscle or Fat?

Written by:
Sarah Baum
July 18, 2023 It's time for a quick math lesson.
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Rusty nails.

Does Stepping on a Rusty Nail Cause Tetanus?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 7, 2018 Although puncturing one's skin with a nail that has been in contact with the soil is a risk fact ...
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Does This Picture Show a Case of Hyperdontia?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 4, 2019 Hyperdontia is a genuine medical condition, but take a close look at these images.
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HIstorical photograph of two boys exposed to smallpox, one who had been vaccinated and one who had not.

Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 13, 2018 In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccina ...
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Is This a Real Hand With Eight Fingers?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 3, 2018 A set of images purportedly show a rare congenital syndrome called "ulnar dimelia," also known a ...
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Did a Man Receive a $153,000 Hospital Bill After a Failed Selfie With a Rattlesnake?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
April 27, 2018 Venomous rattlesnake bites can be notoriously expensive to treat, thanks mainly to high drug cos ...
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Did an Australian Teen Get Attacked by Flesh-Eating Sea Bugs?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Aug. 7, 2017 The 16-year-old was likely bitten by an unusually large number of sea fleas -- not sea lice, as ...
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Photo copy machine

Was a Singaporean Woman Injured While Photocopying Her Breasts?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 1, 2017 A dubious new web site published a fabricated story that lacked proper sourcing.
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Hand with low battery drawing on wrist

Is the Human Body Like a Battery With a Finite Amount of Energy?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 18, 2017 Biographers say President Trump gave up exercise in college so as not to expend his finite energ ...
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Recalled Tampons Result in Bloody Exodus of Ants from Body

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct. 17, 2016 A chilling account of a gruesome illness caused by recalled tampons is merely a work of horror f ...
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Reverse Cavities and Heal Tooth Decay with Vitamin D

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct. 15, 2016 Alternative health websites tout the idea that a diet rich in vitamin D can help regrow material ...
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Man Sees Dead People, Speaks to God After Being Deprived of His Senses

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sept. 29, 2016 A piece of horror fiction about a government experiment is frequently shared on social media as ...
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Does a Photograph Show a Penile Burn from an Electric Fence?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 27, 2006 Photograph purportedly shows a medical patient who received a severe penile burn from urinating ...
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