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Do Videos Show Magnets Sticking to People’s Arms After COVID-19 Vaccine? A handful of viral clips attempted to further a conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 vaccine.

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124 retired admirals and generals signed a letter questioning the 2020 election and U.S. President Joe Biden's mental accuity.

Did 124 Retired Admirals and Generals Sign Letter Questioning 2020 Election? The letter received harsh criticism from other military leaders for being "anti-democratic."

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Was Rand Paul ‘Right’ All Along About the CDC Mask Mandate? The U.S. senator rejoiced at revised guidelines allowing fully vaccinated people to relax mask wearing...

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Did a Woman Force Dogecoin Millionaire To Impregnate Her? Is a disclaimer in a foreign language still a disclaimer?

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Are People Hoarding Gas in Plastic Bags During the Shortage? Bad decisions beget bad decisions.

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Does Putting a Ziplock Bag Over a Car Mirror Have a Legitimate Purpose? Online advertisements promised what appeared to be a handy trick for drivers involving plastic Ziplock...

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Did Netanyahu Give This Speech to Hamas? This text has been circulating since 2014.

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What Was the First Full CGI Character? Filmmaker George Lucas is responsible for several milestones in computer-generated imagery (CGI).

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No, Indian Hindus Did Not Angrily Throw Away Idols Amid COVID-19 While India suffered a devastating surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths in 2021, some saw...

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Did Michael Yeadon Say COVID-19 Vaccine Will Kill Recipients Within 2 Years? The former pharmaceutical employee has spouted widely discredited conspiracy theories.

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Is This ‘Frog Buttcheeks’ Photo Real? The following image contains cartoon (and frog) nudity. You have been warned.

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Did Fauci Say Americans Can Expect to Wear Masks Indefinitely? A May 2021 broadcast of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" implied Anthony Fauci had sinister intentions behind...

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Did Chase Bank Delete a Tweet Taunting People Who Ask ‘Why Is My Balance So Low’? The bank created an internet backlash in April 2019 with a now-deleted tweet advising people...

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Did Sen. Inhofe Tell EPA Nominee That If She Didn’t Behave He’d ‘Talk’ to Her ‘Daddy’? The exchange occurred during Radhika Fox’s Senate confirmation hearing.

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’18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a COVID Vaccine’ Post Filled With Reckless Falsehoods A blog post riddled with misinformation is effectively a "Now That's What I Call Music"...

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Rumors circulated in May 2021 that Merriam-Webster changed or expanded its definition of "anti-vaxxer" in 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Did Merriam-Webster Change Definition of ‘Anti-Vaxxer’ Amid COVID-19? The dictionary came under fire in May 2021, but did the claims against them check...

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Was This Hummer Fire Related to Gas Shortage? Advice from May 2021: Don't store gas in plastic bags and keep fuel away from...

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Did Sandra Bullock’s Son ‘Finally Confirm the Rumors’? Online advertisements about the Oscar-winning actress and her son had appeared in various forms at...

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Can Everyone Who’s Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Go Anywhere Maskless Now? If you're planning to travel or visit a doctor, the CDC says cover your face...

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Ads about Thomas Ravaux claimed Tenants Destroy Home But Landlord Gets Last Laugh and Landlord Gets Ultimate Revenge When Tenants Leave.

Did a Landlord Get Revenge on Tenants Who Destroyed a Home? Readers may have seen ads that claimed a landlord got the "ultimate revenge" and "last...

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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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Did Jacques Attali Encourage Pandemic-Driven Euthanasia? Misinformation is a universal language.

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Did ‘American Idol’ Finalist Leave Show Over Video Featuring KKK-Style Hood? Caleb Kennedy, 16, of South Carolina, was seen in footage sitting next to someone wearing...

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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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In early May 2021, Target announced that it would no longer sell Pokemon cards over safety concerns.

Did Target Temporarily Halt Pokemon Card Sales Over Safety Concerns? The decision reportedly came after an altercation in a parking lot.

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Is Disney’s Goofy Character Actually a Cow? While some might argue that Goofy is actually a cow and not a dog, the...

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Was Matt Gaetz the Lone ‘No’ Vote on 2017 Anti-Human Trafficking Bill? As U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz faced a Justice Department investigation, his past voting record came...

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Was Biden 1st President To Omit ‘God’ in National Prayer Proclamation? A law was passed in 1952 requiring the president of the United States to set...

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A video appears to show Christiano Ronaldo snubbing the president of Israel.

Did Ronaldo Snub the President of Israel? This video was misunderstood when it first went viral in 2014.

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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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Is This a Picture of Elise Stefanik Flipping the Bird at an Impeachment Inquiry? Another example of an attack on a politician based on a misleading 'middle finger' photograph.

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Does ‘Homework’ Spelled Backwards Mean ‘Child Abuse’ in Latin? Thousands of languages have existed throughout the history of humanity. There is no evidence the...

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Did Adolf Hitler Say He Would Start World War III After His Death? A quote attributed to the Nazi dictator about the start of World War III is...

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Did a Woman Get Fired After Donating a Kidney on Her Boss’ Behalf? A lawsuit over the incident, which continues to provoke outrage on the internet to this...

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Are These the Sons of the Three Tenors? You do not have to be related to Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, or Luciano Pavarotti...

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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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Did US Energy Secretary Say Gas Crisis ‘Would Not’ Affect Electric Car Drivers? Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has been previously criticised for her ties to an electric...

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Is Ohio’s $1M COVID-19 Vaccine Lottery Real? In Ohio, a vaccination will help protect you from COVID-19 and make you eligible for...

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Is the Internet Trying To ‘Cancel’ Snow White? We found reactions to the supposed anti-Snow White backlash ... but not the backlash itself.

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A photograph of U.S. President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, former president Jimmy Carter, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter is genuine.

Why Do the Bidens Look Giant in Photo With Carters? This photograph spurred jokes about dollhouses and ventriloquists.

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Was the Identity of a Baseball-Stealing Woman Revealed? A report that a woman who grabbed a baseball away from a child at an...

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Yes, a Tiger Was on the Loose in Houston Neighborhood Police believe the tiger's owner is also the suspect in a November 2020 murder case.

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Did Boyd Bushman Provide Evidence of Alien Contact? "People really believe that people are 100% honest on their deathbed, so I'm going to...

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Does Costco Have a New Chicken Sandwich? "Finally," one TikTok user exclaimed.

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Did Ben Shapiro Tweet ‘Settlements Rock’ and ‘Arabs Like To Bomb Crap’? Critics of the conservative commentator posted screenshots of an old quote, during a surge in...

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Did Pfizer’s Former ‘Chief Scientist’ Say There Was ‘No Need for Vaccines’? Michael Yeadon last worked at Pfizer a decade ago, and was never the company's "chief...

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Is This the Real Obituary of Margaret Groening, Mother of ‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening? Margaret was reportedly married to a man named Homer.

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Did Bonne Maman Co. Shelter People During the Holocaust? The founders of the jam company can trace their business roots back to a small...

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Did Four AI Robots Kill 29 Scientists in Japan? The claim came from a UFOlogist -- and, yes, it does sound like something from...

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A fungus called Massospora circadian could infect Brood X cicadas as they were set to emerge in May 2021.

Could Fungus ‘Full of Psychedelic Drugs’ Cause Brood X Cicadas Butts to Fall Off? The fungus has been compared to a sexually transmitted disease for an insect.

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