Can You Access Emergency Services by Pressing an iPhone’s Lock Button Five Times?
Users of the iPhones running iOS 11 can make use of the feature but should take some precautions.
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Is Ordering an ‘Angel Shot’ Potentially Life-Saving for Women?
It may be better just to ask for help than to order an 'angel shot' if you're caught in an unnerving situation at a bar.
Telling Siri to ‘Charge My Phone to 100%’ Summons Police
Siri can do a lot of things, but she won't summon police surreptitiously in response to the command "charge my phone to 100 percent."
Will Landlines Eventually Dial 911 or Emergency Services if Left Off the Hook?
Long-circulating rumors hold that phones left off the hook will eventually dial emergency services to ensure that nothing bad has happened to the caller.
Hit the Floor!
Legend: The apocryphal tale of the black celebrity, an elevator, and a frightened woman.
Response Time
Rumor: A man who couldn't motivate police to respond to a break-in on his property reported that he had shot the burglars instead.
Gun-Toting Grannies
Did an old lady pull a gun on some black men she found sitting in her car?
The Jogger’s Billfold
Did a jogger unwittingly commit a theft?
The Stolen Biscuits
A long-circulating tale of biscuit banditry.
Stolen Watch
Did a professor unwittingly commit a theft?
The Biscuit Bullet
A woman sitting in a car thinks she's been shot when a canister of biscuit dough explodes.
Tomato Dials 911
A 911 call was initiated by a tomato.
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Did Chick-fil-A Help Fund an Anti-LGBT Death Penalty Law in Uganda?
Viral tweets and Facebook posts drew a direct link between buying chicken sandwiches and killing LGBT people.
Did Donald Trump Call Italy’s President ‘Mozzarella’?
Critics of the president seized on two supposed gaffes in October 2019. But what did Trump actually say?
Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
Does a Photo Show Trump’s Children with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman?
Real photographs do exist of Donald Trump with the men arrested on suspicion of scheming to funnel foreign money into his campaign.
Did ABC Mistakenly Label a Video from a US Gun Range as Syrian War Footage?
A video that aired during ABC News' coverage of Turkey's attack on Kurds in northern Syria drew widespread attention.