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Written by: David Emery
Aug. 11, 2018
Hyperpartisan websites published false reports that Imam Siraj Wahhaj, who is the father of New ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 10, 2018
More false claims about Islamic sharia law taking over in the state of Michigan originated with ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 7, 2018
One of the most famous of America's Founding Fathers might have agreed with this sentiment, but ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 7, 2018
A quote incorrectly attributed to the former British prime minister was spread on social media b ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 7, 2018
The young congressional candidate has already become the focus of satire and parody, not always ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 6, 2018
A vintage women's magazine advertisement for a Colt Cobra revolver for use against 'that strange ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 6, 2018
The House Minority Leader did not argue that the plastic straw ban would prevent "gateway guns" ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 5, 2018
The popular actor has not passed away at 57 from complications related to Parkinson's disease.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 3, 2018
A report about a tiger lurking near the shores of the Lake of the Ozarks originated with a prank ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Aug. 3, 2018
A seeming tweet circulated online was designed to mimic the former president's social media account.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 3, 2018
Facebook is not taking down a picture of the interment of Korean War dead in order to minimize a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 2, 2018
A video of a group of motorcyclists has been repeatedly shared over the years with unfounded cla ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 2, 2018
The pop singer is still being treated after an overdose but is alive and expected to leave the h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2018
Fatima Hemminger is actually a fictional character who resides solely in realm of manipulated im ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2018
A meme criticizing Starbucks' use of paper straws wrapped in plastic packaging employed an image ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 1, 2018
A notorious producer of junk news posted a fabricated meme about the popular restaurant chain.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2018
A Facebook event inviting viewers to watch the implosion of Stone Mountain was created by a paro ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 31, 2018
Food and drink, all in the same place!
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 31, 2018
A viral warning seems to ignore the obvious truth that eggs and bananas are commonly and delicio ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 31, 2018
A junk news site invented a story about a school principal expelling two children over their rel ...
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