Is an Increase in Recorded Crime in England and Wales Linked to ‘Radical Islamic Terror’?
An early morning tweet from Donald Trump contains a basic factual error and a grossly misleading summary of official UK statistics.
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Do Studies Show That Women with Big Butts are Smarter and Healthier?
An Oxford University study that supposedly indicated "big butts make you smarter" was heavily distorted in news reports.
Earth’' Population as a Village of 100 People
What would the proportions of common traits be like if we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people?
Do We Only Use Ten Percent of our Brains?
Do we really use only ten percent of our brains?
Do People Swallow Eight Spiders Per Year?
One of the most widely-circulated bits of misinformation to be found on the internet.
Donkey Deaths
Are more people killed by donkeys every year than in airplane crashes?
Do Men Think About Sex Every Seven Seconds?
An old bit of accepted psychology holds that men, on average, think about sex every seven seconds.
Blonde Extinction
Are natural blondes likely to be extinct within 200 years?
Sneeze Equals Orgasm
Is sneezing seven times in a row the same as an orgasm?
Swallowed Lipstick
Does the average woman swallow six pounds of lipstick during her lifetime?
Understated Unemployment
Does the government understate the unemployment rate because they only report what percentage of people are collecting unemployment insurance?
Living Outnumber Dead
Do the living outnumber the dead?
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Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Selling the COVID-19 Coronavirus to China?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in 2020.
Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
Will Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check Count Against Your 2020 Tax Refund?
While the stimulus payment is technically a tax credit, its categorization as such was made only so the government could disperse payments using the IRS’ existing infrastructure.
Did Harvard Admit Michelle Obama’s Degrees Are Fake?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes in pharmaceutical companies.