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Did Nostradamus Predict Charles Would Abdicate, Leave Harry the Throne? Claiming 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus predicted various world events is a never-ending pastime for some.

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A rumor said that flyers for a book handed out at a rally called Donald Trump the son of man and the Christ.

Does a Book Call Trump ‘The Son of Man, The Christ’? A picture of a flyer showed the book title, "President Donald J. Trump, The Son...

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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 man on TikTok claimed that he was charged more than $70k by DoorDash after exploiting a glitch.

Was a Man Charged $70K After Exploiting a DoorDash Glitch? According to the rumor, a man was charged more than $70,000 after DoorDash fixed a...

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Does Illinois’ SAFE-T Act Make Some Violent Crimes Non-Detainable Before Trial? Offenses allegedly made "non-detainable" by the legislation include second-degree murder and drug-induced homicides.

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CIA Agent Confesses on Deathbed: ‘We Blew Up WTC7 on 9/11’? Reports that a dying CIA agent confessed to blowing up WTC Building 7 on 9/11...

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Was Walt Disney Frozen? Half a century onwards, the rumor that Walt Disney's body was put in cryonic storage...

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Does ‘New Facebook/Meta Rule’ Permit Company To Use Your Photos? We've seen at least a dozen variants of this copypasta rumor go viral over the...

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An online advertisement claimed to always keep a bread clip in your wallet when travelling or traveling alone.

Should Travelers Always Keep a Bread Clip in Their Wallet? We looked at the origins of a strange tip after a reader sent in a...

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No, Oprah Winfrey Did Not Die By Suicide in 2013 The television host is often the center of internet rumors.

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Is ‘American Winged Goblin’ Insect Real? A woodland creature appears in a picture to be eerily out of a fairy tale.

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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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A semi-truck spilled a load of sex toys including vibrators and possibly dildos and lube all over an Oklahoma City highway.

Did a Truck Crash Spill Sex Toys on I-40 in Oklahoma City? According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a messy crash involving a semi-truck and a box truck...

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Did Queen Elizabeth Once Prank American Tourists? They apparently did not recognize her, according to the former royal protection officer who shared...

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PepsiCo recalled cases of the Starbucks Vanilla Espresso Triple Shot drink in seven states.

Starbucks Drink Recall for ‘Metal Fragments’ Concerns 7 US States News of a recall concerning a Starbucks prepackaged drink landed in September 2022.

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Does a ‘New Facebook Rule’ About Use of Photos Start Tomorrow? "Don’t forget tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule where they can use your photos," the...

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George Zimmerman Found Dead After Accidentally Shooting Himself While Loading Gun? Did George Zimmerman accidentally shoot and kill himself while loading a gun?

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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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An ad promised a hotel trick for luggage going in the bath tub ASAP.

Is Putting Hotel Luggage in the Bathtub Upon Arrival a Good Idea? Online advertisements promised what appeared to be a handy travel tip.

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An unfounded rumor says that Ivana Trump was cremated and that her casket was filled with classified and top secret documents.

There’s No Evidence Ivana Trump Was Cremated A baseless conspiracy theory held that she was cremated and that a casket supposedly for...

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Little Demon is an FXX animated comedy cartoon series about Satan and the Antichrist.

Is ‘Little Demon’ a Disney Show About Satan and the Antichrist? Readers asked us to look into the veracity of a Facebook post that expressed outrage...

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Is This an Image of ‘Child Organ Trafficking Victims’ in Thailand? Images of the Ghouta chemical attack of 2013 were repurposed alongside a tale of child...

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U.S. currency to be replaced with crypto?

No, Executive Order 14067 Won’t Replace US Dollar With Trackable ‘Biden Bucks’ Internet posts about the executive order spread dystopian fears about an authoritarian, cashless society.

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The couple from Mary Kay and Johnny were the first onscreen pair to share the same bed.

Who Was the First TV Couple to Sleep in the Same Bed? Many answers have been offered to this classic trivia question, but the correct one is...

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Do Shein Clothes Contain Unhealthy Lead Levels? The Chinese fast-fashion giant has a long history of environmental issues.

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Did Putin Face Assassination Attempt in September 2022? This is not the first rumored attempt on the Russian president’s life.

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Queen Elizabeth II and President Donald Trump

No, the Queen Did Not Request That Trump Be Banned from Her Funeral Trump once claimed that he and the queen “got along fantastically well.”

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Does This Video Show a Naked Child Escaping Buckingham Palace? A fictional scandal created for a TV show was turned into a darker and even...

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this is not lauren boebert with two half-naked men

Is This Lauren Boebert With Two Near-Naked Men? Social media users should be wary of photographs that start circulating after a scandal.

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USPS text message scams claimed that there was a problem with delivery and that the package cannot be delivered and that payment of $3.00 was needed to make the delivery or that personal information needed to be updated.

‘USPS’ Text Message Scam Claims Delivery Problem, Asks for Personal Financial Info Here's the lowdown on how to figure out if a text message claiming to come...

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A young boy raised $32,600 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from donations received at his lemonade stand near the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.

Did a Boy Raise $32K for St. Jude from Sturgis Lemonade Stand? A viral Facebook post told the story of a young boy who raised tens of...

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Dollar General is not changing its hours to be open for 24 hours a day, despite a Facebook rumor.

Is Dollar General Going To Be Open 24 Hours a Day? According to a viral Facebook post, Dollar General would be making the change to its...

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A rumor in TikTok videos says that King Charles III has security or bodyguards who use fake arms or hands to conceal guns or other rifles inside their clothing.

Does Video Show Charles’ Security with Fake Arms and Hands? A TikTok video with tens of millions of views claimed that "inanimate" hands were visible...

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Samuel W Hyde did not leak GTA VI or the next Grand Theft Auto video game nor did Rockstar Games confirm that he did.

Did Rockstar Games Confirm Samuel Hyde Was ‘GTA VI’ Leaker? Rockstar Games said it had "suffered a network intrusion" that led to the leak of...

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Are the Crew of the Exploded Challenger Space Shuttle Still Alive? Conspiracy theory claims the seven astronauts supposedly killed in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion...

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A tweet claimed that an old Toys "R" Us store in Yuma Arizona later became a gun store called Firearms Unlimited.

Did an Old Toys ‘R’ Us Building Later Become a Gun Store? We looked for the truth on Google Maps.

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in new 2022 quarter washington is facing to the right instead of left

Does Washington Face Opposite Direction on 2022 US Quarter? While some suggested the new quarter reflects modern society turning its back on God, this...

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No, Darth Vader Didn’t Actually Say ‘Luke, I Am Your Father’ For decades, people have misconstrued the pivotal line of dialogue between Darth Vader and Luke...

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Is This Queen Elizabeth II on Her Coronation Day in 1953? Princess Elizabeth became queen at age 25, after the death of her father, King George...

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Was TV Host Bill Nye Arrested for Manufacturing and Selling Illegal Drugs? A routine review of content labeled satire.

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Was a Plane with Landing Gear Failure Saved by Truck? A video shows an airliner saved by a pickup truck after its landing gear malfunctioned.

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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro never tweeted look how beautiful my sister looks nor did he tweet about fantasizing about a hot sister.

Did Ben Shapiro Tweet About a ‘Hot’ and ‘Beautiful’ Sister? We looked for the origins of two supposed tweets where the conservative commentator mentioned his...

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A video titled GTA 6 LEAK by 16-Year Old HACKER claimed to show the person who leaked content from the Rockstar Games title GTA VI.

Photo of Boy in Handcuffs Does Not Show ‘GTA VI’ Hacker A YouTube video showed a thumbnail of a young boy being placed into handcuffs, but...

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Did a WTC Leaseholder Buy Terrorism Insurance Just Before 9/11? A longstanding urban legend holds that World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein "fortuitously" took out...

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A video claims to show a real, high-speed police chase in which a Porsche Cayenne SUV drives up a ramp to hide in the back of a truck.

Video of SUV Driving Up Truck Ramp To Escape Cops Is Digital Animation Creative visual effects artist and Instagram user @2ncs wasn't credited for the digital animation video...