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Did Virginia Police Kill a Three-Year-Old Child During a Shootout?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Jun 8, 2017 A 'prank' web site published a fake story using a real picture of police shooting and killing an ...
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Did the Carnival Cruise Ship 'Triumph' Overturn and Sink?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 7, 2018 "Jokes are created by users." But not necessarily good jokes.
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Did an Outbreak of a Deadly 'HR3211 Virus' Occur in Louisville, Kentucky?

Written by:
David Emery
Jul 9, 2018 Reports of a viral epidemic that supposedly killed 16 people in Louisville originated on a prank ...
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Devastating Snowfall Predicted For NW Montana In Early 2018?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov 6, 2017 Claims about a "devastating snowfall" predicted for Montana in 2018 originated with a prank gene ...
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Does Marijuana Contain More Tar Than Cigarettes?

Did Virginia's Governor Legalize Marijuana?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov 1, 2017 A prank news article led to widespread rumors that Governor Terry McAuliffe had passed a law leg ...
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Will All Child Support in the U.S. End on June 11th 2018?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 20, 2017 Reports claiming President Trump and Congress have abolished child support were completely false ...
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Dollar Tree Closing All Stores?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 20, 2017 Neither Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, nor Dollar General is closing all their stores, despite a wi ...
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Bull Shark Spotted in Kentucky Lake?

Written by:
David Emery
Jun 27, 2017 A fabricated report concerning a nine-foot-long bull shark allegedly found in Kentucky Lake orig ...
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Richmond Begins Mass Relocation of Low Income Blacks to Decrease City Poverty Rate?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 11, 2017 Reports that the city of Richmond is evicting low-income residents to decrease the municipal pov ...
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Marijuana Legalized in Texas?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Apr 14, 2017 A claim that the Lone Star State has legalized recreational pot use came from a web site that al ...
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Grandparents to 'Get All Their Grandchildren Every Weekend'

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 27, 2016 Reports that President Obama had passed a law requiring grandparents to "pick up" their grandchi ...
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Great White Sharks Spotted in Mississippi River?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 25, 2016 A photograph purporting to show two great white sharks swimming in the Mississippi River depicts ...
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Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan 14, 2016 Snopes.com's updated guide to the internet's clickbaiting, news-faking, social media exploiting ...
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