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Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 5, 2020
A widely shared meme contained several key falsehoods about the independent Vermont senator's fo ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 5, 2020
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign was the target of a common ele ...
Written by: Bond Huberman
Feb. 4, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump resurfaced a stale myth in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 4, 2020
It seems unlikely that a congressman would use his own social media accounts to identify the con ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 3, 2020
Rumors that spread in February 2020 about the death of Kobe Bryant's widow were junk news.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 3, 2020
Three inside jokes do not make a truth.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 31, 2020
Although the claim that the media "blacked out" coverage of a given topic is common, it can ofte ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 31, 2020
A viral social media post erroneously advised the public to "keep your throat moist" in order to ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 31, 2020
Some details from a mock health exercise were confused with real-world reports.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 29, 2020
Some concern arose over apparent connections between the video game "Resident Evil" and a new co ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 29, 2020
You can take the virus out of the farm, but you can't ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 28, 2020
Some stories don't say what the headlines claim they do.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 24, 2020
You might need reins on horses ... but a "horse power control device" on your car?
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 24, 2020
"Today" show fans have been anxious that the popular co-host is leaving.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 24, 2020
Despite an abundance of eyewitness videos, misinformation found a way to capture attention.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 23, 2020
A tweet prompted some conversation about fake conversations.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 23, 2020
They really have got to stop meeting like this.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 22, 2020
You can't return it if it was never gone.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 22, 2020
A sticker bearing the environmentalist group's logo appears to be part of a smear campaign again ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 22, 2020
Billboards targeting the Republican senator were definitely seen near a property owned by Stephe ...
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