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Abandoned Plastic Soda Bottles May Be Drano 'Bottle Bombs'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 27, 2010 A viral alert warns about neighborhood residents finding unexploded Drano "bottle bombs" in thei ...
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Are Carjackers Using Discarded Shirts as Bait to Lure Victims?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb 22, 2017 News reports conflated a genuine incident of human trafficking with a completely unrelated claim ...
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Baby Dies of Vicks VapoRub Poisoning?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov 28, 2016 A viral Facebook post claimed that a baby died in his sleep after his mother applied Vicks VapoR ...
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Hurricane Matthew Reaches Category 4 Status, Barreling Toward Florida

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 6, 2016 Florida's governor is urging citizens to heed evacuation orders.
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Catching Sexually Transmitted Diseases While Tanning

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jul 18, 2016 Despite a proliferation of scary articles, the likelihood of getting herpes from a tanning bed i ...
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Chemotherapy Doesn't Work, Doctor Blows the Whistle

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jun 27, 2016 A compendium of misrepresentations led to a Facebook rumor claiming a long-dead doctor had recen ...
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Temptations Cat Treats Facebook Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 2, 2016 A widely-circulated post claimed several cats were sickened by Temptations brand cat treats, but ...
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Knock and Slash Car Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan 25, 2016 Car thieves seeking directions from unsuspecting motorists have not effected a rash of face-slas ...
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FALSE: Pediatricians' Association Admits HPV Vaccine-Cancer Link

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan 19, 2016 A misleading article claimed that an association of pediatricians had "admitted" a link between ...
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Black Hole Lung

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 21, 2015 The Sun newspaper reports that a man "burned a hole" in his lung by vaping, but the story was su ...
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Spin-Fluenza

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 19, 2015 No, the CDC did not issue a warning advising folks to avoid this year's flu shot.
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Downy Unstopables Warmer Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 27, 2015 Procter and Gamble doesn't recommend using Downy Unstopables in a wax warmer, but the practice p ...
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Connor Reid Eckhardt

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 20, 2015 Was a California teen named Connor Reid Eckhardt determined to have died after smoking a synthet ...
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Pedigree Dog Food Wire Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 17, 2015
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Minion Bubble Bath Warning

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 9, 2015
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Beware of Pedicures

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Aug 4, 2015
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Blinded by the Light

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 28, 2015
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Neutrogena Rash

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 9, 2015
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Paw Immolations

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jun 24, 2015
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Dollar General Sunblock Warning

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 17, 2015 A warning that a child developed third-degree sunburn after using Dollar General brand spray-on ...
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