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Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 10, 2017
The claim comes from a 2013 blog post about preparing for the collapse of civilization, but it i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 10, 2017
A hoax news article reported that the daughter of former president Barack Obama had been killed.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 10, 2017
An image showing a blue whale dwarfing a rowboat under which it appears to be swimming is actual ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 10, 2017
A satirical article about a Mennonite biker gang was mistaken by some for real news.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 9, 2017
A photograph of Pope Francis greeting Holocaust survivors is part of a meme containing the basel ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 9, 2017
Stories that the Arizona senator admitted that his "no" vote to repeal parts of the ACA was an a ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 8, 2017
Online reports of the discovery by Russian medical researchers of a "cure" or "vaccine" for homo ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 7, 2017
Both pop singers were targeted by fake news stories reporting that they had exposed a pedophile ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 7, 2017
A satirical web site poked fun at Islamophobia by claiming fly protection gear for horses was re ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 7, 2017
Despite a series of images showing melted street lights and trees on fire, the temperature in Ku ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 7, 2017
Starbucks Dreamer Day was a hoax concocted on 4chan's /pol/ forum as a way to drive a wedge betw ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 4, 2017
A satirical web site republished in English a fake story that had appeared in both Spanish and P ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 3, 2017
A group of white nationalists afloat at sea claims that non-governmental organizations like Doct ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 3, 2017
An old news report about Floyd Mayweather's 2010 arrest appeared with a misleading title in July ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 3, 2017
Xylitol, a sugar substitute, is harmful to dogs, but Pepto-Bismol does not contain it.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 2, 2017
A video purportedly showing a bolt of lightning striking a river actually captures a controlled ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 1, 2017
The reason the web site that originally made this claim cites zero sources is likely due to the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2017
A Facebook page reported that Devil's Tower, a large rock formation in Wyoming, was actually the ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Aug. 1, 2017
A theory spread online overstated the consequences of the Arizona senator's July 2017 vote to re ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 1, 2017
Dubious web sites generously provided the Internet with textbook examples of both cherry-picked ...
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