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Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 11, 2021
"Pope Francis is currently being held in an unknown prison," reported the Conservative Beaver, h ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 11, 2021
A rumor about the alert system on Apple phones originated with an unreliable source.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 11, 2021
A laptop stolen during the January 2021 U.S. Capitol riots provided fodder for conspiracy theori ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 11, 2021
The wife of the Supreme Court justice has been a vocal activist for fringe right-wing causes for ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 10, 2021
Five persons died in conjunction with the Capitol riot, but some reports surrounding their death ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2021
After U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter account was permanently suspended, rumors flew about ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2021
Always double-check for user error before crying censorship.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 8, 2021
The restaurant chain Olive Garden found itself in the middle of a media spat following the U.S. ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 8, 2021
The artist's "Save Your Tears" music video got people asking questions.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2021
Either way, we love the character name "Groundskeeper Willie."
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2021
False rumors on social media were given the appearance of credibility when they were rehashed in ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 6, 2021
The theory is belied by the fact that Apple Maps provides directions to Washington, D.C.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Jan. 6, 2021
Shortly after Democrat Raphael Warnock was announced a winner, Trump spread the conspiracy theor ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2021
This rumor is little more than a conspiratorial game of Mad Libs.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 5, 2021
Ads for an alleged energy-saving device are all over Facebook, but little is known about the inv ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 5, 2021
Sharing doctored CNN news chyrons is a cottage industry on social media platforms.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 5, 2021
The dongfish lives in the online world, but in no other habitat.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 5, 2021
A flyer went viral claiming unvaccinated people must wear red masks and face a range of restrict ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 4, 2021
Social media users shared a pair of bizarre claims about the supposedly unique effects of COVID- ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 4, 2021
The idea that vaccinations will be used by the government to secretly implant tracking devices i ...
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