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Facebook posts said there was very sad news and that Bruce Willis was dead, but it was a death hoax.

Bruce Willis Is Not Dead, Despite 'Very Sad News' Facebook Death Hoax

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 17, 2022 The same site that pushed the Willis death hoax was doing the same for actor Dwayne "The Rock" J ...
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Did David Bowie Say This in 1999 About the Internet?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 20, 2022 The famed singer made some prescient remarks about the internet before it became as ubiquitous a ...
#2
Animal, Boat, Transportation

Is This Real Footage of 30-Foot-Long, 'Man-Eating' Crocodile?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 16, 2022 Would anyone really swim that close to one?
#3

Did Budweiser Tweet and Delete This About the World Cup Games in Qatar?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 18, 2022 The last minute turnaround on alcohol policy caught tournament organizers (and a major sponsor) ...
#4

Are President Biden's 'Cheat Sheets' Unusual?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 20, 2022 Presidents use notes, and international events are planned down to every tiny detail. Are these ...
#5

Is Kristen Bell the Most-Tattooed Actress?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 9, 2015 Rumor holds that Kristen Bell is the most-tattooed actress in Hollywood, with more than 200 faci ...
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Person, Human, Art

Was ‘Muffin Man’ Song a Warning to Kids About 16th-Century Serial Killer?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb 12, 2021 The baker reportedly lured children to their death by dangling muffins from a string.
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Was a Harrison Ford Cameo Cut from ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov 19, 2022 The actor was already a movie star by then, after playing Indiana Jones.
#8

Is a Dead Body Visible at Google Maps 52.376552,5.198303?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 17, 2013 A Google Maps image supposedly captured a furtive corpse disposal.
#9

Yes, Musk Decided to Let Donald Trump Back on Twitter

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Nov 20, 2022 The decision came days after the former U.S. president announced he'd run again for president.
#10

The Origins of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 16, 2013 Was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer created to bring comfort to a girl whose mother was dying of ...
#11

Is 'Titanic 2: The Return of Jack' a Real Movie?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 13, 2019 The 1997 movie "Titanic" remains one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.
#12
Did a CPAC Banner Say 'We Are All Domestic Terrorists'?

Did a CPAC Banner Say, 'We Are All Domestic Terrorists'?

Written by:
David Emery
Aug 10, 2022 Another banner at the same conservative conference warned, "You're Next: The Rise of the Democra ...
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Disney did not file a patent for a roller coaster that jumps the track, as this was just satire.

Did Disney File a Patent for Roller Coaster that Jumps Tracks?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 17, 2022 While this might appear to be "obvious" satire, some Instagram commenters apparently believed th ...
#14

Was a Baby Born Holding an IUD?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 3, 2017 A newborn was photographed holding his mother's failed birth control device, but he was not born ...
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The image on the left is a manipulated version of a photograph that was originally taken in 2005, when a two-year-old Barbary lion named Samson underwent a CAT (Computer Aided Tomography) scan after falling ill at an Israeli zoo.

Does This Photo Show the MGM Lion During Filming?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 19, 2015 The image supposedly showing the famous animal strapped to a table has circulated since 2015.
#16
Let's Go Brandon

Was the Star of a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Gay Porn Series Arrested for Beating Up Nazis?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 25, 2022 The less said about this rumor the better.
#17
A Facebook hoax claimed that to regain friends in your news feed and get rid of ads, copy and paste some text into a post to upgrade the system, then say hello new and old friends.

Facebook Hoax Promises Way 'To Regain Friends and Get Rid of Ads'

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct 20, 2022 If only "copypasta" worked that way.
#18

Does 'The Wizard of Oz' Include a Munchkin Suicide?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 12, 1997 One of the most ubiquitous of film legends holds that a munchkin hanged himself on-camera during ...
#19
Was Adidas founded by Nazis?

Was Adidas Founded by a Former Nazi?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 27, 2022 The shoe and sportswear company was founded in 1949 by Adi Dassler, whose previous enterprise ha ...
#20
testicles pain

Is a Testicular Blow Exponentially More Painful Than Childbirth?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 28, 2016 There are no real winners in this contest.
#21
Meta did not announce plans that they will soon begin charging people this summer to use Facebook.

'Facebook Will Start Charging This Summer' Is an Old Hoax

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct 14, 2022 Meta has never announced any plans that they would start charging users to be on Facebook.
#22
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone

Did Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday Say 'I'm Your Huckle Bearer,' Not 'Huckleberry'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 30, 2022 The famous line from "Tombstone" has some people murmuring about the "Mandela Effect."
#23

Was Walt Disney Frozen?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 19, 1995 Half a century onwards, the rumor that Walt Disney's body was put in cryonic storage remains one ...
#24

Do Casinos Shun Clocks on the Wall So You'll Keep Gambling?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 16, 2022 If you've been to Vegas and struggled to find a clock, some say there's a reason for that.
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A rumor says that Elon Musk received wealth or inheritance from an apartheid or slave emerald mine.

What We Know About Elon Musk and the Emerald Mine Rumor

Online Pics Do Not Show Joe Biden Naked with Young Girl
Meta did not announce plans that they will soon begin charging people this summer to use Facebook.

'Facebook Will Start Charging This Summer' Is an Old Hoax