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Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 5, 2018
A quote from a Twitter account using Kurt Russell’s face for its profile picture has become attr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 5, 2018
This is neither a typical nor an established way of getting more party supporters to the polls.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 4, 2018
Pick a photograph, create a conspiracy theory. Repeat.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 3, 2018
President Trump's children would still be U.S. citizens even if birthright citizenship were revo ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 2, 2018
An ad promoted by the North Dakota Democratic Party made a dubious claim about voters' losing ou ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 1, 2018
Junk news and mendacious memes falsely reported the United Nations had declared "war" on the Uni ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 1, 2018
Despite what was claimed in a Facebook meme, the enactment of the 'Save Our Oceans Act' in Octob ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 1, 2018
Viral reports mischaracterized the intent of an updated USGS volcanic threat assessment while al ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 1, 2018
Maybe some foods do go better with caffeine, and we'll never know until we try.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 1, 2018
Junk sites pushed a white supremacist conspiracy theory in the days leading up to the Pittsburgh ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 31, 2018
As always, conspiracy theorists aren't dissuaded from their false flag claims by trivialities su ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 30, 2018
Despite repeated debunkings, social media users continue to share a quote falsely attributed to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 30, 2018
Amy Schumer's face was digitally added to a horror-themed photograph and shared online with a fa ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 29, 2018
Eager conspiracy theorists wrenched a photograph of two former soccer teammates out of context, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 29, 2018
A listing for the mail bomb suspect on MyLife.com underwent a series of edits after his arrest i ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 2018
A mass shooting by a man who reputedly said he 'wanted all Jews to die' led some to place additi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 27, 2018
Not every standard procedure is an absolute, especially when it comes to the U.S. Postal Service.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 26, 2018
A misleading use of search terms creates amusing and sometimes alarming impressions among intern ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 26, 2018
Crowd sizing isn't an exact science, but detecting gross exaggerations is often not a difficult ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 26, 2018
Undocumented immigrants can obtain driver's licenses in some states, but Democrats haven't advoc ...
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