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Written by: David Mikkelson
July 16, 2019
Even for high-profile, sensational legal cases, junk news about the event is often consumed more ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 16, 2019
Hard to imagine anyone wants us to "eat our beloved puppies," least of all the U.S. Congress.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 15, 2019
A disturbing claim about a migrant girl has been circulating for months with no proof of its ver ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 15, 2019
Epstein's ties to two U.S. presidents, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, have drawn a good deal of ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 15, 2019
A frequent producer of inflammatory misinformation published yet more junk news in July 2019.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 15, 2019
Genuine photographs showing the Earth from the moon exist, many from NASA.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 15, 2019
U.S. soccer star Rapinoe is definitely an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 15, 2019
A frequent producer of junk news managed to trick some readers into believing that the popular a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 15, 2019
A fake quote from a junk news article was widely circulated as if it were genuine.
Written by: David Emery
July 12, 2019
Among the many clues that something is deeply amiss with this story is the fact that its author ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 11, 2019
Such a move would have been an impossibly fast reaction by an agency whose rules must go through ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 11, 2019
A Chicago investment firm acquired a majority stake in the Texas-based restaurant chain.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2019
Did Google also "scrub" these photos from Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, and Duck Duck Go?
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2019
This nearly disastrous event didn't occur in Algeria (or any other real-world location).
Written by: Dan Evon
July 9, 2019
Where we're going, we don't need lanes.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 9, 2019
A bizarre story in July 2019 was made even more bizarre with the addition of a fake viral outbreak.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 8, 2019
Unfounded rumors concerning Debby Ryan's health were circulated in the wake of the death of her ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 8, 2019
"I will not sit idly by while liberals blackwash everyone from Marty McFly to Luke Skywalker to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 8, 2019
It's always a bonus to find a photograph featuring the two most prominent names in the news.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 3, 2019
No proof has been presented for claims that milkshakes thrown during a political protest contain ...
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