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A rumor said that Walmart was going to begin charging for carts.

Walmart Responds to Rumor It's Charging for Carts

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb 1, 2023 A person in a TikTok video that had millions of views said, "Starting Feb. 1, Walmart is going t ...
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Person, Human, Art

Was ‘Muffin Man’ Song a Warning to Kids About 16th-Century Serial Killer?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb 12, 2021 The baker reportedly lured children to their death by dangling muffins from a string.
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Does Joe Biden Have a Body Double?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Dec 17, 2020 The answer is supposedly in the earlobes.
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NyQuil Chicken

The 'NyQuil Chicken Challenge' Prompted an FDA Warning, but Is It a Real Trend?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 22, 2022 The real takeaway here is, don't eat NyQuil chicken.
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Does Video Show Capitol Police Opening Gates for Rioters?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Jan 6, 2021 Footage of law enforcement officers supposedly condoning trespassing garnered millions of views.
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A TikTok video was posted that showed a man rescuing a dog tied to railroad tracks the instant before a train would have hit both of them.

Did This Video Show a Dog Rescued from Train Tracks?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 28, 2021 Here's what we found when we looked at the video frame-by-frame.
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A California woman appeared to push a brown bear off her fence to save her dogs.

Woman Pushes Bear Off Fence to Save Dogs in Memorial Day Video

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 31, 2021 The TikTok user who posted the video said that it was recorded in California.
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A deer fell over the edge of the cliff for the waterfall at Upper Falls at Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan.

Deer Survives 50-Foot Drop at Michigan Waterfall, Viral Video Shows

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 11, 2021 The video was recorded at the Upper Falls at Tahquamenon Falls State Park.
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A viral TikTok video showed a possible mass shooting at a Chicago Target involving employees but reportedly no one was hurt.

Chicago Target Employees Run in Fear of Possible Shooter, Viral TikTok Video Shows

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 10, 2021 The same TikTok user who posted the viral video later said that no one was hurt in the incident.
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A Star Wars marriage wedding engagement proposal trailer video on TikTok resulted in the answer of yes.

'Star Wars' Marriage Proposal Video Trailer Goes Viral on TikTok

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 7, 2021 The proposal video, edited like a "Star Wars" movie trailer, was followed up by a second clip th ...
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TikTok went down on July 6 2021 in an apparent outage and it is down.

TikTok Is Down, Videos Temporarily Unavailable

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 6, 2021 The video platform showed zero followers for most users, but some features were still available.
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A TikTok video purportedly showing a woman making eggs for a hotel breakfast was viewed millions of times.

'Eggs for Hotel Breakfast' Video Viewed 17M Times in 6 Days

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 1, 2021 Not the first TikTok video to go viral after revealing how food was prepared in a commercial kit ...
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Better Call Saul was filming in Albuquerque New Mexico for Season 6.

'Better Call Saul' Filming at 'Breaking Bad' Locations, Videos Reveal

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 19, 2021 The sixth and final season of "Better Call Saul," the prequel series to "Breaking Bad," is expec ...
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Text, Electronics, Person

Do Videos Show Magnets Sticking to People's Arms After COVID-19 Vaccine?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
May 12, 2021 A handful of viral clips attempted to further a conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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A cop purportedly in Minneapolis Minnesota ran over his own spike strip after it fell out of the police officer's open trunk.

Cop Runs Over His Own Spike Strip After It Falls Out of Trunk

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 11, 2021 A TikTok video that was viewed more than 600,000 times in 24 hours showed various objects fallin ...
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Rocket, In early May 2021, part of a Chinese rocket was falling to Earth, and could land at an unknown location., Transportation

Was A Chinese Rocket Falling to Earth, and No One Knew Where It Would Crash?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
May 4, 2021 An astrophysicist compared the landing to possibly "be the equivalent of a small plane crash sca ...
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The Pentagon confirmed photographs and videos of UFOs were taken by U.S. military personnel.

Did Pentagon Confirm Leaked Pics of UFOs Were Taken by Military Personnel?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Apr 16, 2021 The Pentagon has gone on the record to confirm triangular objects over a Navy destroyer were fil ...
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Sharks swimming in truck on highway

Does a Video Show Sharks Swimming in a Truck on a Highway?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Mar 27, 2021 Shark truck, doo doo doo doo doo doo...
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We looked into where the viral #SuperStraight trend originated from.

Did the 'Super Straight' Trend Originate With Nazis on 4chan?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Mar 11, 2021 Regardless of who started it, be aware that the social media trend is strongly associated with t ...
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Pictures that purportedly showed zombies on Google Maps were a bit misleading.

Are 'Zombies' Visible at Google Maps 65.0929814,28.9031617?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec 7, 2020 "Spending the night in the barn is free!" was an unexpected yet lovely find during our research.
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