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Does Video Show Amber Heard Sniffing Cocaine at Depp v. Heard Trial? A video purports to show the actor's sneaking a bump mere feet away from the...

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Is ‘New Profile Pic’ App a Russian Malware Scam? There's little evidence to suggest that this app is any more invasive in its collection...

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Was Baby Formula Shipped to US-Mexico Border Amid Shortage? Border officials are required by law to provide food for any minors in their custody.

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Did Ben Franklin Publish a Recipe on How to Induce Abortion in a Math Textbook? Such recipes have been common since the early days of the U.S.

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Was a ‘Biden Election Official’ Arrested for Election Fraud in Texas? An arrest for election-related offenses in Texas in January 2021 had no connection to the...

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Did Kevin Costner Say Amber Heard Entered His Trailer Naked While Filming 2014 Movie? A piece of decades-old unfounded gossip gained traction during Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber...

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Can US Parents Order Baby Formula From Amazon Canada? Changing your location settings on Amazon doesn't mean much unless you can also change your...

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Did Witness Fart Loudly While Testifying in Depp v. Heard Trial? This rumor doesn't pass the smell test.

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Did Buffalo Shooting Suspect Attack Fox News in ‘Manifesto’? The screed mentioned the "Great Replacement Theory," a white supremacist narrative that has also found...

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A job listing from WordsRated promised $200 per book for every novel read, meaning that a company was paying $200 for reading books.

Is WordsRated Paying $200 per Book to Readers for a Living? We looked into the legitimacy of a purported job listing that promised hired candidates $200...

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Does This NASA Photo Show a ‘Portal’ and ‘Wall’ on Mars? It's either a door leading to another celestial dimension ... or part of a rock.

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Does This X-Ray Show a Snake Inside a Woman’s Body? An x-ray image showing a slender creature inside a woman's pelvic area has been shared...

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No, This Photo Doesn’t Show a Baby Platypus But the picture does show a very real, very adorable “puggle.”

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Oprah Winfrey did not suffer a tragedy or die in May 2022 nor did she endorse keto weight loss gummies in Time magazine with Ellen DeGeneres.

Did Oprah Winfrey Suffer a ‘Tragedy’ and Endorse Keto Weight Loss Gummies? We looked into text messages that appeared to claim that Oprah Winfrey had died, displaying...

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Did Texas Ban Instagram Filters? A lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton provoked headlines and social media posts in...

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Candace Owens did not respond to a Fox News tweet about ivermectin's hidden cost.

Did Fox News and Candace Owens Tweet About ‘Ivermectin’s Hidden Cost’? A purported screenshot claimed Fox News tweeted about "new studies" that found ivermectin users suffered...

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Recent mass shootings have called into question whether there were shootings under previous administrations.

Did US Have No Mass Shootings Under Trump? Some social media users appear to be suffering from serious memory loss.

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Steve Jobs Deathbed Speech Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did not leave behind a deathbed warning about how the "non-stop...

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Is the Hammerhead Bat a Real Animal? A photograph showing an odd-looking, large bat with an elongated face features a real animal,...

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Is This a Real Video of a Queen’s Guard Shooting at a Tourist? The guards really don’t like to be bothered.

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Does Photo Show Russian Priests Blessing ‘Satan’ Missile? The picture has been online for years preceding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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False ads said The Truth About Donald Trump's Son Barron Is No Secret Anymore.

Is ‘the Truth’ About Barron Trump ‘No Secret Anymore’? We looked at a misleading online ad that appeared to promise a big reveal about...

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Did Police Take Dylann Roof to Burger King? Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof was reportedly "taken to Burger King" after he was arrested...

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In sum, security-conscious users need not worry about a "new hack on Facebook" that might hurt, offend, or insult friends.

Does a Facebook Hack ‘Hurt and Offend’ Friends? A warning about an "insulting" Facebook hack began with: "Apparently someone has found another way...

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Did WaPo Publish, ‘This Dog is the New Face of Online Homophobia’? Another internet meme gets taken too seriously.

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Why Is There a Baby Formula Shortage? Here's what we know about the current baby formula shortage in the United States.

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A photograph shows a big wave hitting a lighthouse while a lighthouse keeper stands in the doorway and the picture is from 1989 at the La Jument Lighthouse in France.

Is the La Jument Lighthouse Photo Real? In the picture, a man stands in the doorway seemingly unaware of the massive wave...

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A somewhat misleading police warning about Huggy Wuggy and Poppy Playtime made the rounds about TikTok and YouTube Kids.

Huggy Wuggy Police Warning Prompts Misleading Rumors About TikTok and YouTube Kids We looked at the origins of an inflated controversy about a character named Huggy Wuggy...

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Is a Testicular Blow Exponentially More Painful Than Childbirth? There are no real winners in this contest.

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An online ad claimed that a horse refuses to give birth and when the vet sees the ultrasound he calls the police and a YouTube video also said the owner couldn't believe her eyes when she saw whom her horse gave birth to.

Did a Vet Call Police After a Horse ‘Refused’ to Give Birth? We clicked through a 50-page slideshow article to save our readers some time.

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Keith M Alber wrote an opinion from a former judge which began with the words I am a student of law whose age is 85.

Did Keith M. Alber Write, ‘Opinion From a Former Judge’? Among the purported steps to overturn democracy were "divide the nation philosophically" and "control all...

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Is This Offensive Niger vs. Germany World Cup Screen Shot Real? A screen shot of a televised World Cup match showing team country codes spelling out...

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Does This Video Show a ‘Perpetual’ Marble Machine? In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

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Do In-N-Out Burger Food Containers Include Bible Verses? Cups and burger wrappers at In-N-Out Burger fast food chain are inscribed with unobtrusive Bible...

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Was the Snapchat Crying Filter Inspired by Amber Heard? Another rumor about the Depp v. Heard case makes the rounds.

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Is This a ‘New Animal Species Taking Over Chernobyl’? A photograph of a strange-looking animal appeared in an online advertisement about Chernobyl.

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Were Australian Lawmakers Considering Ban on People Growing Food? This claim is just the latest wrinkle in an oft-debunked conspiracy theory.

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Starbuck Island was featured on Google Earth and some thought it was a rock or structure and others asked what is on Starbuck Island.

The Starbuck Island Google Earth TikTok Video, Explained What is on Starbuck Island? We learned about the history of the remote location after...

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Amber Heard Johnny Depp defamation trial

Did Amber Heard Steal ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ Lines During Depp Trial? Social media users claimed Heard uttered lines borrowed verbatim from the film "The Talented Mr....

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Is Putin Preparing To Hand Over Power To Undergo Cancer Surgery? A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State told us they "don't have anything to...

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Did Prostitute Gerda Puridle Invent Fake Eyelashes To, Umm… Protect Her Eyes? WARNING: This history lesson begins with a decidely NSFW meme.

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Does a Meme Show the Faces of Suspected Mass Shooters in U.S. in 2019? After two shooting massacres in August 2019 in the U.S., some commentators focused on the...

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Did a Plane Disappear and Land 37 Years Later? Armed with facts, we find that the mystery of Pan Am Flight 914 isn't much...

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An ad claimed to always put a plastic bottle on your tires when parked and here's why.

Should a Bottle Always Be Put on Tires When Parked? We tracked down the origins of the rumor that was displayed in online advertisements.

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Are These ‘Coincidences’ Linking Lincoln to Kennedy Real? Numerous 'coincidences' between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations are not really so amazing.

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An airport that once existed at Walt Disney World is now abandoned.

Does Walt Disney World Have an Abandoned Airport? The Mouselets, a group of Disney fans, documented the history of the Lake Buena Vista...

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Have US Abortion-Related Deaths Decreased Since Roe v. Wade? To suggest a decline in abortion-related deaths was purely due to the legalization of the...

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Are Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw Getting Divorced? "I think it's the belief that you can't live in Hollywood and be happily married,...

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Was the World’s Longest Human Poop 26 Feet Long? The world record was supposedly set at a bowling alley.

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The Price Is Right host Drew Carey did not endorse keto pills.

Is ‘Price Is Right’ Ending After Drew Carey Endorsed Keto? A paid ad on Facebook showed a picture of "The Price Is Right" host Drew...

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