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Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 13, 2017
"Julian Assange launched an attack on the integrity of the Clinton Foundation with the latest in ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 12, 2017
The fact that there is no such thing as vitamin B17 is among the least problematic elements of t ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 12, 2017
A quote about 'Mexican Muslims' attributed to former Alaska governor Sarah Palin was fabricated ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 12, 2017
An NBA trade report involving Rajon Rondo and Anthony Davis was nothing more than repetition of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 12, 2017
An article from a dubious source reported that musician Kodak Black was shot in December 2016, b ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 12, 2017
The report came out of a hoax news site that was mocked up to look like an official news outlet ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 11, 2017
A story that SIU-C will be shuttering its doors originated from a hoax news web site.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 11, 2017
After attaining Instagram popularity, a wedding photograph developed a fabricated backstory abou ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 11, 2017
Twitter hasn't announced they are deleting the account of President-elect Donald Trump over alle ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2017
Reports that entertainment celebrities are going on an all-out strike until Donald Trump resigns ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 10, 2017
A bizarre and offensive quote about rape, Muslims, and Planned Parenthood attributed to Senator ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2017
An animated image purportedly showing Meryl Streep mocking a disabled person during an appearanc ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 9, 2017
A fake news article posted on several unreliable web sites claimed actress Meryl Streep was fire ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2017
A video purportedly showing hundreds of people being knocked over by a large rotating bar was cr ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 9, 2017
A fake news web site falsely claimed that actress-comedian Sherri Shepherd passed away of a hear ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 9, 2017
The claim that J.K. Rowling said "Harry Potter" actor Daniel Radcliffe is of Chinese heritage or ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 9, 2017
An online image falsely claimed Hillary Clinton insulted the First Lady in an e-mail message pur ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 6, 2017
The term was evidently created by pranksters in order to mock individuals of non-binary gender.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 6, 2017
Numerous fake news sites published a yarn about a man locking his daughter in a cage to punish h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2017
Rumors that a political cartoon featuring Donald Trump was banned from social media sites were l ...
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