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Was a Ghost Caught on Camera in the Hallways of an Irish School?

Was a Ghost Caught on Camera in the Hallways of an Irish School?

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Dan Evon
Oct 26, 2017 A video purportedly showing a ghost haunting a hallway at a school in Cork, Ireland, went viral ...
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Is This a Vampire Squid Turning Itself Inside Out?

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Dan Evon
May 4, 2018 A video showing a cephalopod contorting to confuse predators ended up confusing some viewers, as ...
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Red Cross Instructed to Throw Away Donated Supplies in Texas?

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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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Woman Stands by Descriptions of Sexual Harassment in Viral 'Human Trafficking' Video

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 19, 2018 Sexual harassment in public spaces is widespread, but police said they had no evidence of traffi ...
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Is This Video of a Man Falling Down a Flight of Stairs Real?

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Dan Evon
Aug 17, 2018 A video showing a man falling down a flight of stairs features computer animated graphics and wa ...
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Does a 'Plastic' Layer Cover Romaine Lettuce?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Apr 24, 2018 A viral video purporting to show a woman peeling plastic off lettuce leaves is misleading.
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Are These the Northern Lights Seen From Space?

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Dan Evon
Mar 28, 2018 A purported photograph of an aurora is actually a screenshot from a computer animation.
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Did an American Teenager Who Killed a 'Muslim Refugee' for Raping His Sister Get 30 Years in Prison?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb 12, 2018 A anti-Islam, anti-refugee video widely shared on Facebook was blatant fake news.
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Disney Heiress Says She Will Benefit from GOP Tax Plan but Is Against It

Written by:
David Emery
Dec 21, 2017 In a viral video, Abigail Disney said the 2017 tax plan is a windfall for rich people and large ...
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Keaton Jones Bullying Controversy

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Kim LaCapria
Dec 12, 2017 An initial outpouring of support for a bullied kid veered into controversy over his mother's Fac ...
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Jet plane taking off at a steep angle

Did a Boeing Jetliner Make a 90-Degree Climb During Takeoff at an Air Show?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 6, 2017 Although a jetliner was captured on video climbing steeply, it was probably not ascending at an ...
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Is This a Marijuana Grower Hiding From Law Enforcement?

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Dan Evon
Nov 14, 2017 A video purportedly showing a marijuana grower hiding from police is not genuine footage.
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Does a Video Show Needlessly Wasted Food at an Ohio Walmart?

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Kim LaCapria
Nov 13, 2017 A misleading viral video that purports to show wasted food at a store in Celina, Ohio in fact sh ...
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"High Water" sign in front of water coming over a road in Kemah during Hurricane Harvey

Does a Video Show Two Men Looting a Cash Register During Tropical Storm Harvey?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 1, 2017 A now-viral video of unknown origin shows two men standing in water taking cash from a register.
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Still from a video showing a woman delivering a roundhouse kick to a man in front of a car

Is This a Road Rage Incident in Russia?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 19, 2017 What was mistaken by some for a snippet from a real video was actually a viral promotion for tel ...
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Stack of newspapers showing News header

Did the News Media Report the Criminal History of the Wrong David Dao?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Apr 12, 2017 We found no evidence that reports of Dao's past misidentified the doctor removed from the United ...
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Dallas Art Teacher Suspended for Shooting a Water Gun at Image of President Trump

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Kim LaCapria
Jan 27, 2017 Payal Modi was suspended after footage of her purportedly shooting a water gun at a screen displ ...
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Drinking Tequila Provides Many Health Benefits?

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Kim LaCapria
Nov 2, 2016 Unfortunately, myriad claims about tequila's putative health benefits are not rooted in science ...
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Donald Trump Buys Children

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Dan Evon
Oct 20, 2016 A comedy sketch featuring Donald Trump "buying" two children was shared as a real news story fro ...
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Scott Foval Reportedly Fired from Political Organization Over Sting Videos

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 19, 2016 Foval is said to have been dismissed from Americans United for Change over remarks captured in a ...
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Amazon was not giving away pallets of lost packages for $1 on Facebook.

Is Amazon Giving Away Pallets of Lost Packages on Facebook?
A Facebook hoax claimed that to regain friends in your news feed and get rid of ads, copy and paste some text into a post to upgrade the system, then say hello new and old friends.

Facebook Hoax Promises Way 'To Regain Friends and Get Rid of Ads'

Did Biden Twice Vote To Tax Social Security While in the Senate?