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Candidate: Michigan City Should Be as White ‘as Possible’ (Video)

A city council candidate in Michigan said she has no plans to end her campaign...

Did a Michigan State Senate Candidate Defend Men Having Sex with Underage Girls?

A Michigan state senate candidate said his Facebook account was hacked and a series of...

Pot Legalization Advocates Seek Foothold in Midwest States

Michigan and North Dakota, where voters previously authorized medical marijuana, will decide now if the...

Michigan Twins Run for County Seats as Political Opponents

Twin sisters from western Michigan are running for county commissioner seats, but they aren't endorsing...

Did Disney Announce It Was to Open a Theme Park in Escanaba, Michigan?

An obscure satirical web site managed to trick many readers with a fabricated story in...

Are Michigan Lawmakers Marking Immigrants’ Licenses with Yellow Stars?

Memes suggesting Michigan lawmakers wanted to place a yellow star on immigrants' licenses were conflated...

Did a ‘Direct Energy Weapon’ Strike Michigan?

A series of images purportedly showing a strike on a Michigan garage actually show a...

Did Federal Agents Raid a Mosque in Michigan?

A prolific purveyor of "satire" publishes yet another false article that plays on fear and...

Does a KFC in Dearborn, Michigan Abide by ‘Sharia Law’?

A photograph purporting to show a fast food restaurant in an American city was actually...

Was an Encounter at a Michigan Mall a ‘Possible Trafficking Operation’?

A man took to Facebook to warn others about a stranger who kept "staring" at...

Is Michigan About to Sell 100 Million Gallons of Groundwater to Nestlé for $200?

A viral petition about the proposed sale of groundwater to Nestlé in Michigan lacked some...

FBI Warning to ‘All Americans’ About Poisoned Produce

An online article misleadingly suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had warned Americans to...