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Did Dr. Seuss Draw Racist Cartoons? The children’s book author and artist is being scrutinized for a series of illustrations.

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Did Actor Jay Johnston Participate in US Capitol Riot? One of his most recent roles was as the voice behind Jimmy Pesto on the...

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Do McDonald’s Workers in Denmark Make $22 an Hour? The fight over a minimum wage is often centered around McDonald's.

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Did Biden ‘Erase’ Dr. Seuss From Read Across America Day? U.S. President Joe Biden didn't mention the famed children's book author by name in his...

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Is That CPAC National Anthem Video Real? A viral video supposedly showing a befuddled pianist and an offkey singer went viral.

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Was Trump ‘Quietly Sworn in as POTUS Under Sovereign Law’? A routine review of content labeled satire.

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No, Elon Musk Did Not Die in a Car Battery Explosion But the hashtag #RIPELON trended on social media in March 2021.

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The ‘Banned’ Book of Dr. Seuss Did Dr. Seuss once write a children's book since banned due to its references to...

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Is Franklin Graham’s ‘Urgent Prayer Alert’ About the US Equality Act Correct? The influential evangelist published a widely shared open letter, warning followers about "a very dangerous...

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Did Coca-Cola Add ‘Try To Be Less White’ to Cans? Photographs of the supposed new line of Coke cans appeared online after a controversy over...

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Can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Kids Ever Be US President? Could the children of British royals make a comeback in the former British colony?

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Did Coca-Cola’s Diversity Training Tell Workers ‘Try To Be Less White’? Opponents of critical race theory and diversity training railed against Coca-Cola in February 2021, but...

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Does Coca-Cola Coax Worms Out of Pork? Pouring Coca-Cola onto a piece of raw pork will not cause worms to come crawling...

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Was the CPAC Stage Intentionally Shaped Like a Nazi Symbol? Internet sleuths noticed the stage at the conservative gathering resembled a symbol that has been...

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Was ‘Muffin Man’ Song a Warning to Kids About 16th-Century Serial Killer? The baker reportedly lured children to their death by dangling muffins from a string.

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Is the 14-Night ‘Bora Bora Getaway’ on Facebook Real? A viral Facebook post asked users to like, share, and comment to enter for a...

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RUMOR ALERT: Did Transphobic Post Feature Real Photos of Dr. Rachel Levine? It wasn't the first time the nominee for U.S. assistant health secretary was targeted online.

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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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Are Boston Public Schools Suspending Advanced Classes Because of Too Many White and Asian Students? A few headlines missed the mark on this story.

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Did Lloyd Austin’s DOD Approve Contracts for a Company He Owns Stocks in? A popular meme regarding the financial entanglements of Biden's secretary of defense used flawed numbers...

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Did Amazon Change Logo After Users Compared It to Hitler’s Mustache? iPhone and Android users can see the latest icon logo by updating their Amazon app.

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Background Check: Investigating George Floyd’s Criminal Record The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers'...

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Did Joe Biden Use the N-Word in a Recorded Speech? Social media posts claimed he used the racial slur in a speech about international security.

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Did Tim Allen Say He ‘Kind of Liked’ That Trump ‘Pissed People Off’? The actor and comedian allegedly made the remark during an interview on Marc Maron's podcast.

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Did CPAC Attendees Pray and Bow to a Golden Trump Statue? The appearance of the gold-colored statue at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) resulted...

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Did a Man Sue His Wife Over Ugly Children? Somehow an urban legend got mixed up with a news story.

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Is the Payday Candy Bar Changing Its Name? Memes are not the best source for factual information.

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Is This a Mug Shot of Tim Allen After a Cocaine Arrest? A mug shot purportedly from the late 1970s showed the actor and comedian after being...

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Did Morgan Freeman Say Black History Month Is ‘Ridiculous’? "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."

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Would HR 1 Ensure Millions of ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Are Registered to Vote? In an op-ed for The Daily Signal, former Vice President Mike Pence criticized the Democrats'...

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The True Story of the Flying Lawnmower Death Snopes recounts the tragic account of a spectator at a 1979 football game who was...

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Did Senator Richard Blumenthal Misrepresent His Military Service? The Connecticut Democrat admitted making false and misleading claims about his military service record but...

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Did Biden Cancel Operation Talon? Here's what you need to know about "Operation Talon," a Trump-era program aimed at deporting...

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Did Paramount Pictures Insist on Casting a White Actor in ‘Coming to America’? "This was back in, you know, the '80s," Eddie Murphy said of the purported studio...

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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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Did a Virginia Public School System ‘Cancel’ Dr. Seuss? At this point, it is getting hard to tell what the term "cancel" actually means.

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Did CDC Release a ‘Zombie Preparedness’ Guide? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to be ready for anything.

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Did a Cursed Mummy Sink with the Titanic? The ancient artifact that inspired this ghost story can still be seen at the British...

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Did Dolly Parton Say This About ‘Dixie’ Being An ‘Offensive’ Word? The "Jolene" singer talked about the word amid renewed conversations on cancel culture.

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Do Sneakers Hanging from Power Lines Carry a Secret Message? Contrary to what one hears, there's no one right answer as to why people practice...

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Does This Photo Show Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal? In theory, such a bird would also be able to both lay and fertilize eggs.

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Teddy Stoddard Glurge: A touching tale about a troubled boy named Teddy Stoddard and the teacher who...

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Did Kyrsten Sinema Bring Cake to the Senate and Vote Against Raising Minimum Wage? Some compared her to the last queen of France before the French Revolution.

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Did Jane Fonda Betray American POWs in North Vietnam? The long-standing claim that Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their...

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Will mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Wreak ‘Havoc on The Lungs’ in 4 to 14 Months? Sherri Tenpenny might want to use research conducted after 2019 when presenting her next scientifically...

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Is This Receipt for Steak and Lobster Bought with Food Stamps Real? "This receipt was found in the parking lot of the grocery store in Menominee, Michigan."

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Is it True Trump ‘Took Down ISIS’ While ‘Biden Took Down Dr Seuss and Mr Potato Head’? Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee shared a meme with some far-fetched comparisons.

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Were 72 People Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation in Boston? Satire repurposed American history in describing a modern ambush near Boston that killed 72 National...

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Does Dashcam Video Show a Handcuffed Man Saving Choking Police Officer? A viral TikTok video asks viewers to put themselves in someone else's shoes.

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Does Joe Biden Have a Body Double? The answer is supposedly in the earlobes.

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