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Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 5, 2017
A warning about a WhatsApp group called 'Interschools' and its connection to ISIS is a hoax.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 5, 2017
Monica Lewinsky was not found murdered after a robbery at a friend's house.
Written by: David Emery
June 4, 2017
Reports that the first lady ordered Monsanto products removed from the White House after reading ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 4, 2017
Reports of the arrest of three cannibalistic Floridians who feasted on human remains for medical ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 2, 2017
A popular social media item wrongly claims that consumers are not obligated to pay back debt tha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 2, 2017
Rumors about a petition started by the KKK to "purge" the United States of black people every ye ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 2, 2017
An account parodying the Congresswoman sent the tweet in response to President Donald Trump's de ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 2, 2017
Griffin's controversial photo shoot featuring a likeness of Donald Trump's severed head prompted ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 1, 2017
A dubious new web site published a fabricated story that lacked proper sourcing.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 1, 2017
A fear-mongering article falsely claiming a bombing had taken place in Vatican City used images ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 1, 2017
A distasteful prank article spreads misinformation about the former Secretary of State.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 1, 2017
A video of a pigeon that appeared to salute Russian president Vladimir Putin was merely a sly joke.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 1, 2017
Although Sam Clovis is believed to be in line for a Department of Agriculture appointment, he di ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 1, 2017
A meme cherry-picked one snapshot from a longer meeting where the United States president did us ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 31, 2017
A hoax article appeared to report that a man from Katy, Texas hired a prostitute and was subsequ ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 31, 2017
Incendiary claims that appear to be calculated to create hostility were created from whole cloth ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 31, 2017
A satirical web site used the claim to poke fun at Trump's executive orders.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 30, 2017
A partisan web site grossly misrepresented the nature of Ivanka Trump's involvement in a World B ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 30, 2017
A story about a tainted buffet and a "severe diarrhea incident" at a strip club originated as fa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 30, 2017
A YouTube channel posts weekly horror stories, one of which was mistaken for a real event.
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