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Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2017
A fake news article reported that the private real estate company had won a lucrative contract t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2017
A widely circulated photograph was a stain on the presidential image.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2017
Reports that the former First Daughter was booted from Harvard for a drug violation are fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 8, 2017
Images that purport to show "blue strawberries" were digitally manipulated.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 8, 2017
"Natural hair being viewed as a messy look is causing many women to feel inadequate and less des ...
Written by: David Emery
April 8, 2017
Unreliable web sites spread the false claim that senior White House officials openly admitted th ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
April 7, 2017
Rumors that the former U.S. president was arrested in connection with the seizure of massive amo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 7, 2017
Reports that Kenneth Copeland threatened Trump opponents with gay children were actually hoax news.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 7, 2017
A fake news item claimed President Obama failed to tip a prominent Chicago businessman filling i ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 6, 2017
Reports that three celebrities were caught by the Secret Service plotting to kill President Tru ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 6, 2017
An old fake news item appeared to play off stereotypes about Chicago and controversial "dead pea ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 6, 2017
Reports that the remains of a mythical beast were found in the Nordic island nation were just an ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 6, 2017
Viral posts suggesting an increased risks of bathroom-borne pathogens by putting toilet paper on ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 4, 2017
A pro-LGBTQ site ran the story on April Fool's Day 2017, but actually first published it the yea ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
An April Fool's Day joke about a mysterious city discovered beneath the Smoky Mountains was mist ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
Reports that a woman was arrested for training squirrels to attack her ex-boyfriend are fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
Reports that Justin Bieber has been cast in an upcoming 'Star Wars' movie as a young Han Solo ar ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 3, 2017
Reports overstate how many people were tested under a state program for TANF recipients.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2017
An April Fool's Day joke led to controversy about Simba's sexual identity in a new version of Di ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 31, 2017
A photograph showing a man posing with a bear carcass has been shared with an unfounded backstory.
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