Did a Man Lock His Daughter in a Cage for Overusing a Snapchat Filter?
Numerous fake news sites published a yarn about a man locking his daughter in a cage to punish her for using Snapchat's dog filter.
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Fake Cigarettes are Being Sold and Killing People
Reports of deadly fake cigarettes in counterfeit packs circulating in Detroit are fake news.
Airplane Forced to Make Emergency Landing Because Woman’s V@gina Smelled So Bad
A fake news site spread an offensive story about a plane forced to make an emergency landing due to the odor of a passenger's private parts.
Was a High School Teen Shot After Police Mistook a Saxophone for a Machine Gun?
Reports of Alabama law enforcement shooting a saxophone-wielding teenager came from a fake news web site.
Trump Donates 50k to Charleston Shooter Family to Move Him to Safer Prison
A fake news site leveraged news about the beating of an incarcerated Dylann Roof to spread a falsehood about Donald Trump's donating money to facilitate a prison transfer.
Cop Shoots 2-Year-Old Black Baby After Mistaking Pacifier for Gun
A 2015 fake news item claiming a Baltimore officer shot and killed toddler Malik Gibson after mistaking a pacifier for a gun resurfaced in July 2016.
New Implant Will Alert Your Cell Phone When ‘Your Man’ Is Cheating
A fake news article reports that a genital implant notifies spouses via cell phone alert when their husbands are cheating on them.
College Student In Coma After Drinking Challenge
No, a college student did not wind up in a coma after attempting to drink two gallons of semen for a social media challenge.
KKK Members Commit Mass Suicide Over New Currency
A story that Klan members committed suicide after announcements that Harriet Tubman's image would be placed on $20 bills came from a hoax news site.
80 Percent of Black Men in Atlanta are Gay?
A fake news item claimed a study indicated 80 percent of black men in Atlanta were homosexual.
Did Police Find a Satanic Ritual Dungeon in Chuck E. Cheese Basement?
Chuck E. Cheese basements hold nothing but old pizza boxes, really.
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Does Texting ‘RBG’ to 50409 Send a Letter to Your Senators?
The automated political advocacy service Resistbot ran another campaign following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September 2020.
Did Republicans Actually Say These Things About Rape?
A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republican politicians.
Did Kamala Harris Support Abortion Until the Time of Giving Birth?
The Democratic vice-presidential candidate's pro-abortion-rights record has come under scrutiny from conservatives.
Did Trump Say He Might Sign an Exec Order Barring Biden Presidency?
"Was he joking?" has become a frequent question for reporters, and voters, since Trump began his political career in 2015.
Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Say that Pedophilia Was Good for Children?
A 1974 report co-authored by Ruth Bader Ginsburg about sex bias in U.S. law has been grossly misinterpreted.