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Was Thanksgiving Originally a Celebration of the Massacre of a Native American Tribe? The Pequot massacre of 1637 resulted in the deaths of several hundred indigenous people.

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Is It ‘Reddi-Wip’ Or ‘Reddi-Whip’? A glitch in the matrix, or a common misspelling?

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Farmer’s Almanac Predicts ‘Season of Shivers’ The North American almanac has predicted weather for 230 years.

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Did Joe Biden Call Kyle Rittenhouse a ‘White Supremacist’? The Illinois man, acquitted of murder in November 2021, alleged the president "defamed my character."

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Did Rittenhouse’s Grandparents Own Gas Station in Kenosha? Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges in November 2021 in the case of a...

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What’s True and False About Kyle Rittenhouse’s Alleged Victims Fans of the teenager launched an online campaign to smear the reputations of his victims.

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RECALL: Voluntary Recall Issued for Hand Sanitizer The company cited concerns over consumers mistaking the packaging for alcohol bottles.

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A Guide To Viral Rumors in the Kyle Rittenhouse Acquittal A viral copypasta text alleges numerous things about the teenager, his murder trial, and the...

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Yes, Austria Announced Compulsory Nationwide COVID-19 Vaccination Amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and considerable vaccine hesitancy, the federal government announced...

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Waukesha SUV Incident: What’s True, False About Suspect Darrell Brooks We looked into online rumors surrounding the Waukesha parade fatalities suspect Darrell Brooks.

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Did Biden Poop His Pants in Rome? Another president, another pants pooping rumor.

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Did Biden Have a ‘Ron Burgundy’ Moment? A misleading video clip of Biden saying "end of quote" was widely circulated on social...

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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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Does FDA Want Until 2076 To Release Vaccine Data? A scheduling dispute related to an FOIA request for COVID-19 vaccine data was misconstrued on...

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Is K-Y Krispy Kreme Lube a Genuine Product? We don't imagine that sticky lubricants would sell well.

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An ad said to always place a toilet paper roll under the toilet seat at night and promised to say why but did not.

Should an Empty Toilet Paper Roll or Red Cup Be Placed Under the Toilet Seat at Night? Online advertisements promised what appeared to be a handy bathroom trick.

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Did Artist Draw Soccer Stars Ronaldo and Messi at Same Time? Who needs a computer printer when you've got DP Trương's talent?

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How Did ‘Black Friday’ Get Its Name? Use of the term 'Black Friday' to describe the day after Thanksgiving did not originate...

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Did a Professor Use Grade Averaging to Teach About Socialism? Anecdote tells of an economics professor's use of exam grading to teach his class about...

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Does a Video Show an Elephant Painting a Picture of an Elephant? Is this the real thing, the product of digital trickery, or something else?

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Is This the Grinch’s Phone Number? The Grinch wouldn't touch his phone with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole!

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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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Did Masai Tribespeople Donate 14 Cows to the United States After 9/11? A popular internet meme holding that members of the Masai tribe donated cows to the...

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The Diesel Brothers nor Diesel Power Gear were giving away $10,000 or $100,000 to entrants who downloaded the Stash finance app.

‘Diesel Brothers’ Scam Targets Facebook Users After Rittenhouse Acquittal The real Diesel Brothers, whose likeness was used without permission, had nothing to do with...

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Did Kyle Rittenhouse Punch a Woman in This Video? A video of a fight in Kenosha, Wisconsin, supposedly shows the 17-year-old accused of killing...

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A meme did not show coal powered electric cars in a parking lot.

Is Coal-Powered Energy Charging These Electric Cars? Another meme bites the dust.

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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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An ad claimed that a boy finds tank buried in mud and opens hatch and finds this in Estonia.

Did a Boy Find a WWII Tank Buried in Mud? This story led us to Estonia and the year 2000.

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The someone tried to log in to your account Facebook email scam.

Facebook Scam: ‘Someone Tried To Log in to Your Account’ The Facebook email scam can often be found in spam folders, where it belongs.

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Did 480-Pound Annabelle Gaston Accidentally Kill Her Husband During Sex? A piece of fat-phobic fiction originated from a website that labels itself satirical.

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Does ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Include a Munchkin Suicide? One of the most ubiquitous of film legends holds that a munchkin hanged himself on-camera...

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A Florida mother pulled a python snake out of a car wheel with the help of the mom's son named Trapper Mike aka Python Cowboy and dubbed it Snakesgiving ahead of Thanksgiving.

‘Snakesgiving’: Florida Mom Pulls Python from Car (Video) "Nice job, mom. You're a freakin' natural."

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Rumors swirled in 2020 on tabloids that Melania Trump would divorce her husband U.S. President Donald Trump after the election, but those rumors never came about.

Melania Trump Post-Election Divorce Rumors Were Misleading Tabloids published the purported bombshell news in the days following her husband's loss in the...

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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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Greg Comer Prayer Request The lack of dates in prayer chains often causes confusion about the validity of such...

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Did a Coat Used by Prof. Marvel in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Belong to L. Frank Baum? "You're not suggesting I made up this coat story for publicity, are you?"

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Did Biden Fart in Front of the Duchess of Cornwall? As they say, whoever spread the rumor was the one who laid the boomer.

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Did a Hungry Homeless Man Who Stole $100 Receive a Far Heavier Sentence Than a White-Collar Thief? An article contrasted the disparate sentences given to a homeless man and a corporate investor.

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No, There Weren’t More COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths Than COVID-19 Deaths A vaccine adverse reaction tracking tool was misleadingly interpreted by junk news sites.

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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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Did Shooting Survivor of Kyle Rittenhouse Say Survivor Pointed Gun First? Supporters of Rittenhouse, who's on trial for murder, framed the alleged statement as evidence of...

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Eric Clapton Threatens to Cancel Performances if Proof of Vaccine Is Required "I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present," the...

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Boiling Lobsters Alive May Eventually Be Illegal in the UK Changes possible after report reveals substantial evidence that lobsters feel pain.

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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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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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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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Does This Image Show Innervation of the Teeth? The nerves are said to stem from the brain, then extend around the face before...

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No, the State of Hawaii is Not Releasing Saltwater Crocodiles A routine review of content labeled satire.

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Did These ‘Fluffy Cows’ Get Shampooed? What does a cow do when it's feeling stressed? It gets a moosage.

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Is This a Young Woman with President Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein’s Plane? The answer to who she really is ... is simpler than some think.

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