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.
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?
Woman’s Chance of Marriage Over 40
Does a woman over 40 have a better chance of being killed by a terrorist than of getting married?
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Is the Story Behind Alix Idrache West Point Photograph Genuine?
An emotional image of a West Point graduate is often shared as an example of a person achieving the "American dream."
No, a Doctor Didn’t Say ‘Stop’ After Identical Twins Married Identical Twins
An online advertisement read: "Identical Twins Marry Identical Twins - But Then The Doctor Says, 'STOP'."
Did Giuliani Audibly Fart During a Michigan Hearing?
In order to avoid falling afoul of the age-old axiom, "Who deduced it produced it," all we'll say is that the audio is authentic.
Was Gina Haspel Found Dead in November 2020?
How can you die in a raid that never happened?
No, Sean Connery’s Net Worth Didn’t Leave Family ‘in Tears’
We recently saw the same misleading advertising network "arbitrage" ploy about a celebrity's net worth used on "Jeopardy" game show host Alex Trebek.
