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A satirical article had a headline that read as follows: Burglar sues homeowner after being raped by German shepherds while stuck in the pet door for the house.

Did a Burglar Sue a Homeowner After Being Raped by German Shepherds While Stuck in a Dog Door?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 23, 2023 According to the story, the burglar sued for $850,000 in damages. But did this really happen?
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Was a Live Morgue Employee Cremated by Mistake?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 3, 2017 "While he was sleeping, another employee mistook him for the corpse of a 52-year old car acciden ...
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Did a Ship Reappear in the Bermuda Triangle 90 Years After Going Missing?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 19, 2015 Reports that the SS Cotopaxi was discovered by the Cuban Coast Guard decades after it vanished i ...
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Did a U.S. Military Airplane Lost in 1945 Reappear 75 Years Later?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Feb 14, 2020 A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Were a New Jersey Brother and Sister Allowed to Marry After Lengthy Court Battle?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Nov 29, 2019 A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Did a Woman Give Birth to 17 Children at Once?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 3, 2019 “The babies kept coming and coming and coming and coming ..."
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Did Houston Police Arrest a Man Who Killed, Ate 30-Plus People?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 28, 2019 A notorious producer of junk news and hoax articles churned out yet another hoax, this time abou ...
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Did a Man Fake Being Deaf and Dumb for 62 Years to Avoid Listening to His Wife?

Written by:
David Emery
Mar 8, 2019 There have to be easier ways to ensure domestic tranquility.
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Was a Retirement Home Raided by the FBI for Running an Elderly Fight Club?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 28, 2019 Breaking up non-existent elderly fight clubs at retirement homes does not appear to be an FBI pr ...
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Were Members of a 'Midget Crime Gang' Suspected of 55 Break-Ins?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 17, 2019 Once fake news, always fake news.
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Did a Priest Need Surgery to Remove a Crucifix from His Rectum?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Jan 10, 2019 Junk news in, junk news out.
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Did a Chinese Lunar Rover Find No Evidence of American Moon Landings?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 4, 2019 "These recent discoveries could strangely give credence to conspiracy theorists who have claimed ...
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Did a Teacher High on Meth Strip Naked in Class and Bite Two Students?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 7, 2018 This is what happens now that the "Just Say No" campaign ended.
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Did a Man Sue Dyson After Being Partially Emasculated by a Vacuum Cleaner?

Written by:
David Emery
Dec 6, 2018 Not so much a cautionary tale as a nightmarish scenario made up out of whole cloth.
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Did a Texas Man Confess to Kidnapping 79 People While Disguised as an Alien?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec 6, 2018 We're still not sure why dressing as an alien is necessary for engaging in this activity.
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Did a Man Start Crashing His Car After Receiving a Woman's Brain in a Transplant?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Nov 30, 2018 Tired sexist stereotypes and miscaptioned photographs don't make "satire" any more appealing.
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Did Canadians Face a Major Donut Shortage After the First Day of Cannabis Legalization?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 22, 2018 "Tim Hortons in seven different provinces were forced to close earlier than usual for lack of st ...
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Did a 'Pro-Choice Activist' Set a World Record by Getting Her 27th Abortion?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct 11, 2018 A long-running junk news site used a legitimate stock photo for another one of its "satirical" s ...
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Did a Woman Sue Samsung After Her Cellphone Got Stuck in Her Vagina?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 24, 2018 People sue over the oddest things, but this scenario is probably not actionable.
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Was a Man Freed After Outliving a 99-Year Prison Sentence for Horse Theft?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 19, 2018 We're still waiting for someone to live out the entirety of a 99-year prison sentence.
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