Did a Man Start Crashing His Car After Receiving a Woman’s Brain in a Transplant?
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?
"Tim Hortons in seven different provinces were forced to close earlier than usual for lack of staff and the shortage of donuts and pastries."
Did a ‘Pro-Choice Activist’ Set a World Record by Getting Her 27th Abortion?
A long-running junk news site used a legitimate stock photo for another one of its "satirical" stories.
Did a Woman Sue Samsung After Her Cellphone Got Stuck in Her Vagina?
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?
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?
A bizarre story posited that a Nevada morgue employee found an inventive way to combine two prominent business areas: death and sex.
Did a Babysitter Tie a One-Month-Old to a Ceiling Fan for 26 Hours?
A flippant and fabricated article about a genuinely horrific subject is an example of the worst of junk news.
Was a New Zealand Farmer Arrested for Selling Sheep as Sex Slaves to the Islamic State?
A "satirical" article that manages to malign Islam, New Zealanders, and sheep all in the same breath has been making the rounds since 2017.
Was a Lottery Winner Arrested for Dumping $200,000 of Manure on the Lawn of His Former Boss?
When asked by organizers what he would do with the money, he had simply answered: “Just read the news, you’ll see.“
Was a Zambian Man Arrested After Boasting He Lost 280 Pounds on a ‘Cannibal Diet’?
Not a realistic way of losing weight, nor a method that's actually been tried.
Was a Scuba Diver Hospitalized After Getting His Penis Stuck in a Giant Clam?
A sexually adventurous scuba diver was supposedly brought down by a shellfish allergy.
Did a Gay Man ‘Turn Heterosexual’ After a Near-Death Experience?
A fake news web site used a photograph of a white nationalist to spruce up another of their fabricated stories.
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No, Vanessa Bryant Did Not Kill Herself After Kobe’s Death
Rumors that spread in February 2020 about the death of Kobe Bryant's widow were junk news.
Is This ‘God Bows Down to Trump’ Sign Real?
Political humor can sometimes be so arch that viewers fail to discern it as such.
Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Connections to Coronavirus, Wuhan Lab?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the new coronavirus outbreak in 2020.
Did ‘Fox and Friends’ Call Fred Rogers an ‘Evil, Evil Man’?
The segment prompted numerous rebuttals condemning the "maliciousness of the attack" on the legacy of the children's TV host.
Did a Woman Give Birth to 17 Children at Once?
“The babies kept coming and coming and coming and coming ..."