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Did Macaulay Culkin Say Satanic Hollywood Executives Wear Shoes Made From Dead Children?

Fake news sites reported that the former child star says Hollywood is run by Satanic pedophiles who ritually murder children.

Did a Former BBC Investigative Journalist Die in ‘Suspicious Circumstances’?

Liz MacKean fought to reveal historical child sexual abuse, but there is no evidence that she died from anything other than natural causes.

Were Police Told to ‘Stand Down’ Amid Violence in Charlottesville?

Despite rumors, there was no "stand-down" order issued to police overseeing a white supremacist rally turned deadly in Virginia.

Is the Accused Charlottesville Killer an ‘Anti-Trump Leftist’ Supported by Clinton, Soros?

Various right-leaning sources immediately — and inaccurately — identified the driver of the vehicle that plowed through a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville as a "radical leftist."

Did Fukushima Officials Warn that Humans Should Never Eat Fish Again?

The claim comes from a 2013 blog post about preparing for the collapse of civilization, but it is just as wrong now as it was then.

Did Justin Bieber and Katy Perry Say Pedophiles Run the Music Industry?

Both pop singers were targeted by fake news stories reporting that they had exposed a pedophile ring in control of the music business.

Did a Former Haitian Official Commit Suicide Before Clinton Testimony?

After Klaus Eberwein's suicide, inevitable links to the "Clinton Body Count" rumor emerged, but without clear merit.

CIA Agent Confesses on Deathbed: ‘We Blew Up WTC7 on 9/11’?

Reports that a dying CIA agent confessed to blowing up WTC Building 7 on 9/11 through controlled demolition are fake news.

Japan to Dump Deadly Fukushima Waste into Pacific Ocean?

The claim that Japan has announced plans to dump 920,000 tons of nuclear waste into the Pacific strays from the known facts.

Do Women Retain DNA From Every Man They Have Ever Slept With?

This claim, like the microchimerism the viral article responsible for it purports to describe, is an incongruous mixture of information whose ultimate purpose remains unclear.