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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Lawsuit Charges Donald Trump with Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl
A civil suit against Donald Trump alleging he raped a 13-year-old girl was dismissed in California in May 2016, refiled in New York in June 2016, and dropped again in November 2016.
Did Derek Chauvin Commit Suicide in Prison?
Junk news in, junk news out.
Does This Picture Show Hitler Holding a Bible?
U.S. President Donald Trump's use of force to clear an area in front of a church occupied by protesters drew comparisons to world dictators.
Did Soros Say ‘I’m Going to Bring Down the U.S. by Funding Black Hate Groups’?
This doesn't sound like the kind of plan someone would openly announce.
Does This Video Show an FBI Agent Arrested During 2020 Protests?
This video was originally shared as an example of racial profiling.