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Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 14, 2017
Paranoid reports twisted the details of a tragic suicide to further a false narrative about the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 13, 2017
Brits often post a photograph of a dog purportedly defecating on the steps British government he ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 13, 2017
A so-called "satire" site published a story falsely claiming black voters committed fraud in Ala ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 13, 2017
Fake news sites took advantage of a controversy about a bullied middle schooler whose mother pos ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2017
A caption appearing to insult the Senate Majority Leader never aired, despite a claim that a scr ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 11, 2017
Abdul El-Sayed's platform actually puts him in opposition to the beliefs espoused by the Muslim ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 11, 2017
"Quantum cloak is composed of quantum stealth material made into clothing."
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 11, 2017
A "satirical" web site publishes yet another cynical and provocative story.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 9, 2017
Reports of the arrest of one of Roy Moore's accusers of sexual abuse over "falsification" charge ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 8, 2017
A Facebook post suggesting that teenagers are using a common hand sign to show they wish to buy ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Dec. 7, 2017
A disreputable web site devoted to "viral" stories turned two Spanish journalists' work into a s ...
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 7, 2017
A story claimed a San Diego Zoo employee was accused of sexually assaulting a 500-pound male gor ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 7, 2017
Claims that the LGBT community is adding a "P" to represent "pedosexuals" originated with a homo ...
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 6, 2017
Fake news web sites reported that Michelle Obama desperately wanted to attend Prince Harry's wed ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Dec. 6, 2017
A "news site" impersonating ABC News published a fake story about a grisly police investigation.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 6, 2017
An article reporting that the actor had insulted former President Barack Obama by calling him a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 6, 2017
A fake news article seemingly reporting that the Jacksonville Jaguars had filed for bankruptcy w ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 5, 2017
An image purporting to show two men with signs — one reading "We must stop the war on Christmas" ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 5, 2017
Myriad studies have suggested that turmeric can treat or prevent dementia, but evidence of its e ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 5, 2017
The allegation that Perfect Petzzz toys use real animal fur is based on the hunch of a single so ...
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