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Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 7, 2017
An article apparently intended as topical satire was mistaken for real news by some readers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2017
An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled fake.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 6, 2017
A "satirical" web site fabricated a story linking the fatal storm to the former president and 20 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2017
A video purportedly showing an 81-year-old named Arthur Hickenlooper on the game show was met wi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2017
An old rumor that a police department said that it would not protect NFL players until they stoo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 6, 2017
The Zello walkie-talkie cellphone app can be useful in an emergency situation, it still requires ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 5, 2017
A false rumor that could discourage hurricane victims from seeking aid spread on social media.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 5, 2017
A rumor that scientists would create a new hurricane category for Irma led people to believe tha ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 4, 2017
A statement by the Nation of Islam leader declaring Jesus Christ his "redeemer" was widely misin ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 4, 2017
A "satire" site fabricated a story about a local mosque closing its doors to "infidels" seeking ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 3, 2017
Reports that the beleaguered pastor of the Houston megachurch provided shelter from the city's f ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 1, 2017
Rumors that the Red Cross is charging victims of Hurricane Harvey conflate past controversies wi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 1, 2017
Conspiracy theorists accused the news network of faking a dramatic live rescue video during Hurr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 1, 2017
CNN did not mistakenly use a picture of actor Tim Allen for a story about pastor Joel Osteen.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 1, 2017
A photograph appears to show President Trump on a raft in Texas saving a flood victim after Hurr ...
Written by: Dan Evon Bethania Palma
Aug. 31, 2017
A meme claiming that only 4 percent of churches in Houston opened their doors to Hurricane Harve ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 31, 2017
A viral meme falsely states that four hurricanes hit the United States on 29 August in various y ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 31, 2017
Melania Trump wore high heels while boarding Air Force One, but the First Lady wore sneakers whi ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 30, 2017
A rumor exaggerates the (vanishingly small) likelihood that those who rescue animals in danger d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 30, 2017
A meme featuring a fake Paul Ryan quote originated with a fake antifa Twitter account.
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