Bernie Sanders Gives Bank of America Speeches?
A misleading web rumor claimed Bernie Sanders gave the same sort of highly-compensated speeches to Wall Street for which he criticized Hillary Clinton.
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Was the Comic Strip ‘Peanuts’ Renamed ‘Radishes’ in Denmark?
Rumor: The 'Peanuts' comic strip was renamed 'Radishes' in some international newspapers because locals were not familiar with real peanuts.
‘Grapes of Wrath’ Japanese Mistranslation
Rumor: The title of John Steinbeck's novel 'The Grapes of Wrath' was mistranslated into Japanese as 'The Angry Raisins.'
Was the Name ‘Donkey Kong’ the Result of a Mistranslation?
There are barrels of explanations for the unusual name of the game that launched the Mario franchise.
Glass Slippers Mistranslations
Were Cinderella's slippers made of fur, not glass?
U.N. Mistranslation
A tale of an embarrassing mistranslation at the United Nations.
Starion / Stallion Confusion
Was the Mitsubish Starion supposed to have been the 'Stallion'?
Osco Renaming
Were Osco drug stores changed back to the Sav-On name because 'asco' means 'disgust' in Spanish?
Pepsi Brings Back Ancestors
Was 'Come Alive With Pepsi' mistranslated in China as 'Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back from the Dead'?
Disgruntled Former Lexicographer
Disgruntled Random House employee sneaks unusual definition of 'mutton' into the publisher's 1999 dictionary.
Ma Sacrée Toux!
Did a misinterpretation of Napoleon's complaint about his cough result in the unintended slaying of 1,200 prisoners?
Moomba
Did the name of Australia's annual Moomba festival come from a derogatory Aboriginal term?
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Was the Netflix CEO Arrested on Child Pornography Charges?
False rumors were spread on social media in order to capitalize on heightened panic about pedophilia.
Allegations of Mass Hysterectomies at ICE-Contracted Facility Spark Outrage
Most of the whistleblower complaint dealt with general medical negligence at a Georgia facility, particularly around COVID-19.
Did the Trump Campaign’s ‘Support Our Troops’ Ad Feature Russian Jets?
It's often difficult to make out the specifics of an intentionally generic image.
Amelia Bassano: The True Shakespeare?
Did a black woman named Amelia Bassano really write all of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare? Unlikely.
Was Rapper YNW Melly Stabbed to Death in Prison?
Rumors of the rapper's demise spread in December 2019 after posts on "prank" news websites.