Is a New Hand Sign Being Used by Teens to Acquire Drugs?
A Facebook post suggesting that teenagers are using a common hand sign to show they wish to buy drugs was intended to be humorous.
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Pins and Needles in Halloween Candy
Pins, needles and razor blades been occasionally been found in trick-or-treaters' loot over the years.
Poisoned Halloween Candy
Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on Halloween.
Did a Soldier Return From Deployment to Find Their Family Dead?
The horrifying homecoming is a long-running legend that might be based on a true tragedy.
Smoking Bedbugs to Get High
Rumor: Schoolkids are smoking and injecting crushed bedbugs to get high from a hallucinogenic substance they contain.
Drugs Smuggled in Dead Babies
Cautionary drug tale posits that dealers use hollowed-out bodies of dead children to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.
Baby Killed by Electric Shock from Cord
Rumor: Image depicts a toddler who was electrocuted after playing with an electrical cord.
Kids Using Burt’s Bees on Eyelids to Get High?
Rumor: Kids are rubbing Burt's Bees lip balm on their eyelids to get high.
Origin of 'Baby on Board' Signs
Rumor: The death of an infant in an auto accident led to the invention of 'Baby on Board' signs.
Chubby Bunny Marshmallows Choking Death
Account of a child's death while playing the 'Chubby Bunny' marshmallow-stuffing game.
Razor Blades Found in Playground Equipment
Razor blades were discovered glued to playground equipment in a public park.
Snorting Smarties
Are schoolkids really 'snorting' and 'smoking' Smarties and putting themselves at risk of contracting nasal maggots?
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Did Trump Say Operation Desert Storm Took Place in Vietnam?
The president's 2020 Independence Day address wasn't the smoothest of speeches, but neither was it as historically challenged as claimed by some critics.
Does a New Facebook Algorithm Only Show You 26 Friends?
Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying otherwise won't make any difference.
Background Check: Investigating George Floyd’s Criminal Record
The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.