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As of early 2022 Gilligan's Island star Nehemiah Persoff was still alive and almost 103 years old.

Is a ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Still Alive and Over Age 100? Character actor Nehemiah Persoff appeared in a 1965 episode of "Gilligan's Island" titled, "The Little...

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An online advertisement with a photo of Parker Schnabel claimed that a cast member for Gold Rush said the show is fake.

Did ‘Gold Rush’ Cast Admit the Show Is Fake? We took a closer look at an online story that teased a picture of Parker...

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A fake police bulletin said that people are going door to door handing out masks and they say it's a new initiative from local government and they will always ask you to please put it on to see if it fits you and it has been doused with chemicals which knocks you out cold and once you're knocked out they proceed to rob you.

The ‘Police Bulletin’ About Chemical-Doused Masks Is a Hoax For starters, the "police bulletin" was not a real police bulletin.

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Did Mitch McConnell Distinguish ‘African Americans’ From ‘Americans’? Critics of the Republican Senate Minority Leader accused him of "saying the quiet part loud,"...

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Is the Plaid Settlement Email a Scam or Legit? Readers began receiving a "notice of class action settlement" for a company named Plaid in...

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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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No, Dr. Kerry Chant Didn’t Celebrate the Death of 3 Kids The number of false COVID-19 vaccine death rumors outpaces the number of actually COVID-19 vaccine...

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Yes, You Still Need a Booster After Being Infected with Omicron While timelines vary, everyone agrees that vaccinations only help reduce your chances of infection.

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No, the COVID-19 Vaccine Didn’t Kill ‘Lachlan Leary’ of Australia Australians have been subjected to a flood of COVID-related disinformation since the pandemic began.

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Yes, U-Haul Ran Out of Trucks for People Moving Out of California California's population boom came to a screeching halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Was This a Real ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Puzzle? An image shows an unfinished 'Wheel of Fortune' puzzle with an apparently salacious solution.

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Did a Teenage Daughter Dressed in Dad’s ‘Stay Clear Boys’ Shirt Get Pregnant? A young woman dressed in a "Stay Clear Boys" shirt supposedly exacted revenge on her...

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Are Thieves Handing Out Masks With Chemicals That Make You Pass Out? Memes exploiting fear over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have been widespread on social media.

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Apple AirTags or Air Tags are being used by stalkers kidnappers sex traffickers and for auto theft according to social media posts and news reports.

Were Apple AirTag Trackers Being Used by Stalkers? We've researched news reports, police reports, and social media posts to find the full story...

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Did NHS Issue Poster Warning COVID-19 Vaccine Causes Bell’s Palsy? A definitive link between COVID-19 vaccines and an increased risk of Bell's palsy has not...

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Yes, This 2,000-Year-Old Peruvian Skull With a Metal Plate Is Real The soldier's skull had been broken in battle.

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Did a Milkman Father 800 Children? This old trope continues to be a source of rumors.

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Does Fauci’s Home Office Feature a Painting of Fauci? Singer Joan Baez painted a portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci to "honor you and all...

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Does This Disney Cartoon Show Mickey Mouse Inappropriately Making Swiss Cheese? Risqué images hidden in Disney cartoons purportedly date to the very birth of the Mickey...

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Does Infrastructure Bill Require Surveillance System in New Vehicles to Track Drivers? The bill was said to require a "kill switch" that law enforcement could use to...

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Will an Implanted Microchip Replace Cards as Vaccine Passports? A Swedish company has created scannable digital implants that act as vaccine passports.

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Is This Orangutan Actually Driving a Golf Cart? This video is an example of the intelligence of one great ape and the opulence...

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Did Dolly Parton Write ‘Jolene’ and ‘I Will Always Love You’ in One Day? The world-famous country music artist recalled having a "good writing day" in 1972.

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Were Old Apartment Radiators Designed To Prevent Spread of the 1918 Pandemic? Surprising vestiges of the 1918 pandemic are suddenly relevant again.

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Did Joe Rogan Say Hamburgers Were Made From Ham? Hamburgers are made from ham, burg, and ers, obviously.

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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 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 Hope Hicks Cast on ‘Big Brother’? As of this writing, CBS had made no announcements regarding the cast for the next...

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Jamie Lee Curtis: Male and Female? Long-standing rumor holds that actress Jamie Lee Curtis acknowledged in an interview that she was...

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Is Microsoft Developing Microchips to Store COVID-19 Info? There's a microchip worth of truth in this bit of parody.

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Did Mitch McConnell Pose in Front of a Large Confederate Flag? A controversial photograph of a Republican U.S. Senate leader resurfaced after Democrats posted it to...

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Do 75% of All Covid Deaths Involve People With 4 Comorbidities? Important context was edited out of a viral video featuring CDC director Rochelle Walensky.

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Do 25% of Americans Believe God Decides the Super Bowl Winner? An intriguing claim was shared widely online during the build-up to the 2022 Super Bowl.

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Is a Robot Bodyguard Protecting the King of Bahrain? This robot is equipped with sarcasm, not machine guns.

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Dr Phil Divorce Settlement Phil's McGraw Has Finally Been Revealed Debbie Higgins Robin Million $1

Was Dr. Phil’s Divorce Settlement ‘Finally Revealed’ as $1M? An online advertisement that featured a picture of the famous therapist and his wife claimed...

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At 191 Years Old, Mama Esifiho May be Oldest Woman Alive According to unsubstantiated reports, the oldest person in the world is nearly 200 years old...

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Did Australian PM Scott Morrison Propose Letting Kids Drive Forklifts? Unions criticized the idea as a dangerous “brain fart.”

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Did Carhartt Email Associates About COVID-19 Vaccination Policy? While the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that companies can't be forced to implement national vaccination...

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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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Is This ‘Quintuple Skull’ Real? An image purportedly shows the fused skulls of quintuplets born in the early 1900s.

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Did Bruce McCandless II Float Untethered in Space Over a Mountain Range? A famous photo of astronaut Bruce McCandless II floating untethered in space was "enhanced" with...

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Thich Nhat Hanh, Mindfulness Teacher, Approached Death in That Same Spirit He died in the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam, on Jan. 21, 2022, at...

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Are All These Chemicals Found in a Banana? An “ingredients label” for a banana was created by a high school chemistry teacher as...

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Did the ‘Ghostface’ Mask Predate ‘Scream’? Ghostface, meet peanut-eyed ghost.

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Was ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Banned in Georgia Due to ‘Islamic’ Lyrics? No word from Wayne and Garth on this one.

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Did a Woman Breastfeed a Cat on a Plane? We don't have enough information to confirm this incident, but we can say that this...

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Did a Wendy’s Employee Admit to “Pooping” in Chili for Over 2 Years? "The fact that this happened was a shock to everybody at the restaurant."

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Unpacking Allison Coleman Vax Death Rumor We found zero evidence to support this claim.

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Are These ‘Monster Fish’ Exchanging an Eel Meal? This bizarre video appears to feature two dead fish.

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tiktok oh no song aerosmith the shangri-las

Was the TikTok ‘Oh No’ Song by Aerosmith? One of the most popular songs chosen to be used in TikTok videos has roots...

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