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Chemotherapy Doesn’t Work, Doctor Blows the Whistle

A compendium of misrepresentations led to a Facebook rumor claiming a long-dead doctor had recently...

Uniformed Veteran Kicked Out of Child’s School

A misleading social media page claimed a uniformed veteran was kicked out of his daughter's...

L’Oreal Beagle Testing

A viral Facebook image purportedly depicts a beagle blinded by L'Oreal cosmetics testing, but the...

Did President Obama Ban the Words ‘Negro’ and ‘Oriental’?

President Obama signed legislation pertaining to the use of dated terminology ("negro" and "oriental") in...

Bill O’Reilly Loses Custody Battle Due to Domestic Violence?

A misleading February 2016 article was randomly republished in May 2016 to suggest Bill O'Reilly...

American Psychiatric Association Condones Pedophilia

Blogs dug up an old and misleading article to falsely report that the American Psychiatric...

Man Takes Photographs in Women’s Bathroom Because of New Laws?

A Pennsylvania man was arrested for alleged invasion of a women's bathroom, but he was...

Plan Launches to Make Obama Addition to Mount Rushmore

After Harriet Tubman's addition to the $20 bill was announced, a spurious old rumor recirculated...

‘Abortionist’ Strangled Baby Born Alive

A decades-old story of a doctor purportedly strangling a live infant after complications during a...

Frank Bruni ‘College Admissions Shocker’ Satire

A satirical New York Times item reporting that Stanford rejected all applicants in 2016 was...

John Kasich ‘Women and Kitchens’ Controversy

A clip depicted John Kasich talking about women coming "out of kitchens," but Kasich was...

Do 10 Percent of College Grads Think Judge Judy Is on the Supreme Court?

Several web sites reported that 10 percent of college grads thought Judge Judy was a...