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Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 1, 2018
A "celebrity feud" was actually a particularly lazy attempt at "outrage" clickbait.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 1, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft guidance document suggesting a new legal int ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 1, 2018
Nope — a "satirical" web site just thinks misogyny is funny.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 31, 2018
No evidence validates claims of foul play in a train crash involving Republican members of Congress.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2018
Some people actually believe in the medical misinformation they peddle; others shamelessly risk ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 30, 2018
A tasteless, body-shaming fake news article claimed that a hippopotamus attempted to rape a 400- ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 30, 2018
The city of Melbourne tweeted that they do not endorse the sign, noting in a droll aside that th ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 30, 2018
The "alpha" who purportedly flew the plane over the Women's March is entirely fictional — but t ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 29, 2018
A well-known purveyor of fake news spread the fabricated claim that President Trump called out G ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 29, 2018
In 2018 the hoaxes and fake news about a "rigged" Super Bowl started even before the game was pl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 29, 2018
An inaccurate meme claims the national anthem won't be televised before the Super Bowl.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 29, 2018
A new legal frontier in human-robot sexual interactions has not yet been reached as described.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 29, 2018
A digitally edited photograph appears to show a natural wonder: a cliff that looks just like an ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 29, 2018
The decade-long debate over Pluto's planetary status has provided fodder for April Fool's Day jo ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 26, 2018
The viral tale of Father Jose Garcia Ataulfo, already questionable to begin with, has been embel ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 26, 2018
Presumably, being the fictional mayor of a non-existent town shields one from prosecution for cr ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 26, 2018
Rumors of a ban on the Fox News Channel in Australia and New Zealand seem to have materialized o ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 26, 2018
Celebrities say the most outrageous things, especially when it comes to politics! Or do they? S ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 26, 2018
A right-wing Facebook page used a prank photograph to misrepresent a Swedish government proposal ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 26, 2018
A viral video purportedly showing Pope Francis dancing merengue actually shows a lookalike at a ...
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