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Detroit Officials Say Absentee Ballot Issue Was Harmless Data Error
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 8, 2022
We contacted Detroit officials to ask about the rumor after it was amplified by former U.S. Pres ...
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Did a Michigan State Senate Candidate Defend Men Having Sex with Underage Girls?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 5, 2018
A Michigan state senate candidate said his Facebook account was hacked and a series of troublin ...
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Muslim Men Can Have 4 Wives on Welfare in Michigan?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 17, 2014
Rumor: Muslim men living in Michigan can receive welfare assistance for up to four wives.
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City, State Officials Face Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Apr 20, 2016
Two employees from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and a Flint city employee ar ...
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Michigan Right to Farm Act Repealed
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 30, 2016
A misleading blog post recycled inaccurate claims from 2014 about changes to Michigan's "Right t ...
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FBI Warning to 'All Americans' About Poisoned Produce
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jul 18, 2016
An online article misleadingly suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had warned Ame ...
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Is Michigan About to Sell 100 Million Gallons of Groundwater to Nestlé for $200?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov 29, 2016
A viral petition about the proposed sale of groundwater to Nestlé in Michigan lacked some context.
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Was an Encounter at a Michigan Mall a 'Possible Trafficking Operation'?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Jun 21, 2017
A man took to Facebook to warn others about a stranger who kept "staring" at his wife.
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Does a KFC in Dearborn, Michigan Abide by 'Sharia Law'?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 29, 2017
A photograph purporting to show a fast food restaurant in an American city was actually taken in ...
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Did Federal Agents Raid a Mosque in Michigan?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan 11, 2018
A prolific purveyor of "satire" publishes yet another false article that plays on fear and hatred.
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Did a 'Direct Energy Weapon' Strike Michigan?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 18, 2018
A series of images purportedly showing a strike on a Michigan garage actually show a combination ...
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Are Michigan Lawmakers Marking Immigrants' Licenses with Yellow Stars?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Apr 19, 2018
Memes suggesting Michigan lawmakers wanted to place a yellow star on immigrants' licenses were c ...
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Did Disney Announce It Was to Open a Theme Park in Escanaba, Michigan?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jul 9, 2018
An obscure satirical web site managed to trick many readers with a fabricated story in the summe ...
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Anti-Lockdown Protests Originated With Tight-Knit Group Who Share Bigger Goal: Trump 2020
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Alex Kasprak
May 20, 2020
The driving force behind Michigan's anti-lockdown protests — and their connections to the family ...
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