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Was the U.S. Congress Originally Paid Per Diem to Prevent Them from Raising Their Salaries?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Aug. 20, 2019

Bad history does not make for good learning.

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Did a 'Dreamer' Stab a Texas Couple to Death?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 19, 2019

An unreliable website's claim about the immigration status of the suspect in a double-murder cas ...

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Did Donald Trump Tweet That He Loves the Chinese People Like He Loves Melania or Ivanka?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 15, 2019

Sometimes it's difficult distinguishing which tweets are real and which are fake.

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Did an EU Official Recommend Adding 'Jewish-Made' Warning Labels to Products?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 15, 2019

Right-leaning U.S. websites grossly misrepresented advice given to the European Court of Justice ...

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Did Former U.S. President Barack Obama Wear an 'RIP Epstein' T-Shirt?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 15, 2019

The former commander-in-chief isn't exactly known for wearing flashy, graphic tees.

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Did AG Barr Visit Jeffrey Epstein's Prison Before His Apparent Suicide?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 12, 2019

The claim comes from someone whose stated expertise on the topic is that in 1992 he repeatedly v ...

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Did the Brother of a Dayton Mass Shooting Victim Post a Pro-Trump Message on Facebook?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 9, 2019

A Facebook user with the moniker "Jerry Jerry" claimed to be the brother of Dayton, Ohio, victim ...

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Did Trump Hire 'Fake Nurses' to Pose With Him During His Visit to Dayton?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 9, 2019

A “friend of a friend” does not a compelling source make.

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Did 26 of the 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters Come from Fatherless Homes?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 7, 2019

Remember the children's "telephone" game, whereby a message passed from one person to another en ...

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Did Authorities Warn of More Attacks on Target and Walmart Stores in El Paso?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 6, 2019

A viral rumor spread in the wake of a deadly mass shooting in Texas in August 2019.

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Did the Suspected Dayton Mass Shooter Actually Die in 2014?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 5, 2019

An incoherent conspiracy theory failed to take into account the ubiquity of coincidences.

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Did ICE Check Citizenship Papers After the El Paso Shooting?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 5, 2019

A viral hoax claimed immigration authorities were checking citizenship status of El Paso shootin ...

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Did President Trump Delete Tweets That Referred to Immigrants as "Invaders"?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Aug. 4, 2019

A Twitter rumor held that the chief executive's team went on a deletion spree after a mass shoot ...

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Did U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings Dine Lavishly in Italy With House Democrats?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 2, 2019

Several African American legislators from the U.S. were part of a Congressional delegation that ...

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Can You Pop Popcorn with a Pickle and a AA Battery?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Aug. 2, 2019

We prefer using a microwave oven and saving the pickles to make Dill Popcorn.

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Was the Death of FBI Agent Sal Cincinelli Linked to the Clinton Foundation?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 30, 2019

The Clinton "body bags" hoax is one of the longest-running internet conspiracy theories.

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Is This a Photo of Two Whales Beneath the Samuel De Champlain Bridge?

Written by: Dan Evon

July 30, 2019

Digital editing can create some surreal-looking scenes.

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Did Rep. Jim Jordan Say 'Obama and Biden Were Cowering on Air Force 1' on 9/11?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 30, 2019

Nothing jump-starts a Twitter fight better than obvious failures in chronology.

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Are Sex Traffickers Leaving Zip Ties on Cars, Mailboxes of Potential Victims?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 29, 2019

Viral scarelore posts about sex trafficking are not uncommon these days.

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Did Mueller Conclude Trump Committed 'No Obstruction' in the 2016 Election Probe?

Written by: Dan Evon

July 26, 2019

Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress in July 2019 about his report on whethe ...

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