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Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 12, 2018
A scurrilous fake news site took a controversial court case and added a fabricated element to it ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 12, 2018
An image was digitally created after a construction tycoon was arrested for hunting in a protect ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 11, 2018
Contrary to a fabricated tweet, the SpaceX CEO responded graciously to Trump's congratulations o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2018
An image purportedly showing a hermit crab using a human skull is actually a lifelike sculpture.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2018
Internet users passed around an image that appeared to show river ice frozen in the shape of the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2018
Two unrelated photographs were circulated on social media along with a story about actor Keanu R ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 9, 2018
Right-wing web sites republished a fabricated story posted by a notorious purveyor of fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 7, 2018
The fake news article misuses an image of a New York City building fire.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 7, 2018
A spoof video about the notoriously anti-pot Attorney General was produced by a comedy group and ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 6, 2018
Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 6, 2018
Some of the images in a collage purporting to show the discovery of a "Goliath skeleton" date ba ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 5, 2018
It's remarkably easy to create fake tweets.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 5, 2018
The quote attributed to the famed actor was fabricated by a disreputable web site.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2018
As Philadelphians destroyed their city in celebration, a ridiculous rumor took hold on social me ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2018
An image purportedly showing the official Twitter account for the Philadelphia Eagles telling Pr ...
Written by: David Emery
Feb. 2, 2018
There is no evidence that the billionaire supporter of progressive causes ever uttered such a re ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2018
In the wake of the decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a viral video has s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2018
An article claiming that a great white shark attacked a Greenpeace activist originated on a well ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2018
A decades-old video purportedly showing the rapper hitting a young fan is often shared without c ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 1, 2018
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley only inadvertently 'confessed' to being romant ...
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