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Is Google Maps Voting on Whether to Identify Israel or Palestine?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 3, 2014 Unsurprisingly, the voting site does not appear to be affiliated with Google.
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Some College Students Sign Petition To Ban Song 'White Christmas'

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 23, 2015 A reporter got several college students to sign a fake petition to ban the song "White Christmas."
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Break Oktoberfest

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 16, 2015
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Shawn Vernon Appeal to Find Lost Shirts

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 7, 2014 A Marine named Shawn Vernon seeks help in locating a box of lost shirts.
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15 States Have Filed a Petition to Secede from the United States

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 12, 2012 Fifteen states have filed petitions to secede from the United States?
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Zayne Prayer Request

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 19, 2012 Prayers are requested for Zayne, a 12-year-old boy injured in an accident?
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False Advice on Internet Petitions

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 3, 2007 False advice on Internet petitions purporting to be from snopes.com
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Public Broadcasting Cuts (2006)

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 8, 2006 Is Congress seeking to cut federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?
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Belief in God Petition

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 26, 2004 Creator of e-petition is looking for 300 people who believe in God.
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Dame Edna Petition

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb 5, 2003 Did Dame Edna advise a reader against learning Spanish?
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Eisenhower Rice for Peace

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 27, 2003 Did bags of rice sent to President Eisenhower help dissuade him from launching an attack against ...
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Congresswomen Walkout Protest

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 26, 2002 Did 25 Congresswomen stage a walkout during a vote on a resolution to authorize the use of milit ...
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Infant Rape Cures AIDS

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 11, 2002 Are babies being raped in South Africa by AIDS sufferers who believe their having sex with virgi ...
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Iraq War Opinion

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 21, 2002 Is the White House soliciting phone calls to record public opinion about a proposed war with Iraq?
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Amina Lawal

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 20, 2002 Has Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman, been sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery?
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Pledge of Allegiance Ruling

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 28, 2002 Did an appeals court rule that teacher-led recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public scho ...
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Jesus Bleeped From The View

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jun 24, 2002 Did ABC bleep the word 'Jesus' from a segment of the TV series 'The View'?
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Nickelodeon Homosexuality

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jun 18, 2002 Is Nickelodeon about to air a TV show that promotes homosexuality?
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Lieberman Open Letter to the French People

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 27, 2002 Did Senator Joseph Lieberman write an 'Open Letter to the French People'?
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Yahoo! Mail Petition

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 27, 2002 Will Yahoo! begin charging for its previously-free pop e-mail service in April?
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