Baby Killed by Electric Shock from Cord
Rumor: Image depicts a toddler who was electrocuted after playing with an electrical cord.
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Can Cellular Calls Cause Brain Hemorrhages?
Can cell phone calls from particular phone numbers cause brain hemorrhage and death?
9-Volt Batteries Can Cause House Fires?
Rumor: Improperly stored or discarded 9-volt batteries can touch off house fires.
GPS Fire Caused by Overheated Battery?
Photographs purportedly show the aftermath of a car fire caused by a GPS device.
Cell Phone Recharging Electrocution
Was a man electrocuted when he answered his cell phone while it was recharging?
Contact Lenses Fused to Eyes
Warning about a man who was blinded for life when his contact lenses fused to his eyes while he was barbecuing. Real-life incident, or more Internet scaremongering?
Did a Police Radar Gun Almost Cause a Missile Launch?
A classic "warning against technology" tale.
Fatal Laptop Fire
An overheated laptop in a bed caused a fatal house fire?
Exploding Lighters
Can disposable cigarette lighters explode?
Lightning and iPods and Cell Phones
Can electronic devices such as iPods and cell phones make lightning strike injuries worse?
Lightning Telephone Deaths
Have lightning strikes killed people who were talking on the phone?
Amusement Park Scalping
Girl on an amusement park ride is scalped when her hair gets caught in the attraction's machinery?
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Is This a Picture of Elise Stefanik Flipping the Bird at an Impeachment Inquiry?
Another example of an attack on a politician based on a misleading 'middle finger' photograph.
Did Schiff Unfairly Squelch Stefanik at Impeachment Hearing?
Republicans clashed with U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff over their questioning of former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
Did Celine Dion Launch a ‘Luciferian’ Children’s Clothing Line?
Changing gender norms do not mean that demonic forces are afoot.
Did Disney Announce Elsa Would be a Lesbian in ‘Frozen 2’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Did NASA ‘Admit’ Climate Change Is Caused by Changes in Earth’s Orbit, Not Humans?
At issue are so-called Milankovich cycles, which describe three periodic variations in the way the Earth rotates around the sun.