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Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 13, 2018
A "satirical" site claimed that the unlocked iPhone of an Islamic State operative contained the ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 10, 2018
No huge sum of money was "lost," or is being personally repaid, by former President Obama.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 9, 2018
Use of a JUUL e-cigarette is rumored to have caused cancer in four students.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
March 9, 2018
President Donald Trump's statements on the subject leave out the country's $244 billion services ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2018
A fear-mongering article was based on misleading and cherry-picked data about the number of chur ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2018
A meme featuring a quote from the former Minnesota congresswoman is a hoax.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 7, 2018
An image of an elephant standing near a tram in London is frequently shared with a fictional bac ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 6, 2018
A gory image of a child who had been attacked by a dog was stolen and used by propagandists to s ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 6, 2018
A recent fake news item sought to distort the results of an inquiry into sexual abuse in the Cat ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 5, 2018
An image that appeared to be a luckily timed photograph was actually created with digital manipu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 5, 2018
A meme suggesting that Melania Trump plagiarized her Women's History Month statement from Michel ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 5, 2018
A constellation of fake news sites claimed Joy Behar was fired from "The View," but the headline ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 3, 2018
An article appearing to report that the president has an unorthodox idea for ending mass shootin ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 3, 2018
A headline on the conspiracy blog Infowars.com mischaracterizes a tweet by a legitimate news rep ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 1, 2018
A Vibrant Body Company bra promotion has been linked to rumors of a human trafficking scheme.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2018
A Georgia senator has claimed — without any supporting evidence — that Delta offers discounts on ...
Written by: David Emery
March 1, 2018
A fabricated article about the movie mogul's supposed self-inflicted death appeared on an irksom ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 1, 2018
A disreputable web site falsely claimed that the "vice president of Pfizer" said a vaccine for h ...
Written by: David Emery
March 1, 2018
A new variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or beverage ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 1, 2018
The comings and goings of the Trump administration's White House staff may seem like a revolving ...
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