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Photo Shows Texas Heat Melted a Kick Drum While It Was On a Delivery Truck?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 7, 2023 The interesting photo was posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Sept. 6, 2023.
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A rumor said that a Houston woman named Roberta Tays Wright found a way to bake bread in her mailbox.

Did a Houston Woman Bake Bread in Her Mailbox?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 17, 2023 A rumor that seemed a bit too good to be true turned out to have a little more to it than your e ...
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Did Texas Pass a Bill Banning Drag Performances in Front of Children?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 30, 2023 Drag artists feared that the bill would result in a crackdown on their performances and venues.
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Is This a Photo of the Allen, Texas, Mall Shooter?

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Alex Kasprak
May 9, 2023 While some have raised doubts about it, the photograph comes with an absurd amount of identifyin ...
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Do Texas Republicans Want To Give Tax Cuts to Straight Couples?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 3, 2023 The proposed law, if passed, would only apply to straight couples who have never been married be ...
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A Twitter rumor said Greg Abbott once dined at Rainforest Cafe and refused to leave a tip for the wait staff.

Did Greg Abbott Dine at Rainforest Cafe and Leave No Tip?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 30, 2022 According to the rumor, while previously serving as the attorney general of Texas, Gov. Greg Abb ...
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A Facebook rumor claimed that the Keller Independent School District in Texas banned the diary written by Anne Frank and the Bible.

Were Anne Frank's Diary and the Bible 'Banned' by a Texas School District?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 18, 2022 Controversial subjects like these often lead social media users to make comments before they gra ...
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A rumor said that police or law enforcement officers went inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Texas to rescue their own children on the day of the deadly mass shooting.

Did Officers Rescue Own Children During Uvalde School Shooting?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 26, 2022 A number of rumors came out of the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, w ...
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Texas Family Targeted by Anti-Transgender Directive Files Lawsuit

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Mar 7, 2022 A judge blocked an investigation by the state's child protective services agency pending further ...
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Flyers Found on Texas Police Cars Test Negative for Fentanyl

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jun 29, 2018 One officer reportedly became ill after coming into contact with a paper printed with informatio ...
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Did Bernie Sanders Support Dumping Nuclear Waste in a 'Poor Latino Community'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jun 15, 2018 A conservative group's Facebook meme gets some basic facts right but leaves out important context.
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia.

Was a Statue Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Knocked Over by Vandals?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Apr 17, 2018 A photograph of a toppled statue is real; but the incident took place in Texas, not the Tomb of ...
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Series of Explosions Leave Victims Dead, Injured in Austin

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Mar 12, 2018 Texas officials say the attacks may be racially motivated and caution residents not to open any ...
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Missing Child Alert: Heaven Ray Cox

Written by:
Snopes Staff Kim LaCapria
Nov 29, 2017 A mother's viral Facebook post reported that the 15-year-old girl was missing from her home in O ...
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Red Cross Instructed to Throw Away Donated Supplies in Texas?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill Brooke Binkowski
Sep 13, 2017 A viral video from Houston, Texas makes claims about the Red Cross' treatment of food and other ...
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"High Water" sign in front of water coming over a road in Kemah during Hurricane Harvey

Texas Accepts Mexican Offer of Hurricane Harvey Aid

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Aug 29, 2017 The U.S. State Department thanked Mexico's government for the "very generous offer" of assistance.
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Joel Osteen

Was Joel Osteen's Houston 'Megachurch' Affected By Hurricane Harvey?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Aug 28, 2017 The evangelist was criticized on social media for not opening Lakewood Church to help people fle ...
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A meme said that a Texas homeowner grabbed his AK-47 and shot at 5 men during a home invasion and killed 3 of them after they came into his home to rob him.

Did a Texas Homeowner Shoot 5 Armed Robbers with an AK-47?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 5, 2022 A social media meme claimed three of the men died from gunshot wounds during the home invasion r ...
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A Facebook user named Mollie Mayfield says that she believes she may have been targeted by traffickers who left sunglasses on her car door handle in a Target store parking lot.

Target Shopper Says 'Traffickers' Left Sunglasses On Her Car Door Handle

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 8, 2022 "So many people have asked how I knew the sunglasses were a sign of potential trafficking," the ...
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Person, Human, Clothing

Unverified Rumors Thrived After the Uvalde School Shooting

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 6, 2022 It’s unclear why so many social media users willingly share unverified rum ...
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