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Did a U.S. Military Airplane Lost in 1945 Reappear 75 Years Later?

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?

Nov 29, 2019 A routine review of content labeled satire.

Did a Woman Give Birth to 17 Children at Once?

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?

May 28, 2019 A notorious producer of junk news and hoax articles churned out yet another hoax, this time abou ...

Did a Man Fake Being Deaf and Dumb for 62 Years to Avoid Listening to His Wife?

Mar 8, 2019 There have to be easier ways to ensure domestic tranquility.

Was a Retirement Home Raided by the FBI for Running an Elderly Fight Club?

Jan 28, 2019 Breaking up non-existent elderly fight clubs at retirement homes does not appear to be an FBI pr ...

Were Members of a 'Midget Crime Gang' Suspected of 55 Break-Ins?

Jan 17, 2019 Once fake news, always fake news.

Did a Priest Need Surgery to Remove a Crucifix from His Rectum?

Jan 10, 2019 Junk news in, junk news out.

Did a Chinese Lunar Rover Find No Evidence of American Moon Landings?

David Mikkelson

Jan 4, 2019 "These recent discoveries could strangely give credence to conspiracy theorists who have claimed ...

Did a Teacher High on Meth Strip Naked in Class and Bite Two Students?

Dec 7, 2018 This is what happens now that the "Just Say No" campaign ended.

Did a Man Sue Dyson After Being Partially Emasculated by a Vacuum Cleaner?

Dec 6, 2018 Not so much a cautionary tale as a nightmarish scenario made up out of whole cloth.

Did a Texas Man Confess to Kidnapping 79 People While Disguised as an Alien?

Dec 6, 2018 We're still not sure why dressing as an alien is necessary for engaging in this activity.

Did a Man Start Crashing His Car After Receiving a Woman's Brain in a Transplant?

Nov 30, 2018 Tired sexist stereotypes and miscaptioned photographs don't make "satire" any more appealing.

Did Canadians Face a Major Donut Shortage After the First Day of Cannabis Legalization?

Oct 22, 2018 "Tim Hortons in seven different provinces were forced to close earlier than usual for lack of st ...

Did a 'Pro-Choice Activist' Set a World Record by Getting Her 27th Abortion?

Oct 11, 2018 A long-running junk news site used a legitimate stock photo for another one of its "satirical" s ...

Did a Woman Sue Samsung After Her Cellphone Got Stuck in Her Vagina?

Sep 24, 2018 People sue over the oddest things, but this scenario is probably not actionable.

Was a Man Freed After Outliving a 99-Year Prison Sentence for Horse Theft?

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

Was a Nevada Morgue Employee Arrested for Pimping Out Corpses for Sex?

Jul 17, 2018 A bizarre story posited that a Nevada morgue employee found an inventive way to combine two prom ...

Did a Babysitter Tie a One-Month-Old to a Ceiling Fan for 26 Hours?

Jul 16, 2018 A flippant and fabricated article about a genuinely horrific subject is an example of the worst ...

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Was a New Zealand Farmer Arrested for Selling Sheep as Sex Slaves to the Islamic State?

May 29, 2018 A "satirical" article that manages to malign Islam, New Zealanders, and sheep all in the same br ...

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Bruce Willis Is Not Dead, Despite 'Very Sad News' Facebook Death Hoax

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