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Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 5, 2016
A genuine image of three murder victims has been reappropriated for a "type amen" scam.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 5, 2016
An image of a shark leaping out of the water was digitally manipulated and did not win an award ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 5, 2016
A video purportedly showing suppressed footage of an actual giant in Japan is actually from a 20 ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 5, 2016
A story that the former Alaska governor called for the boycott after discovering that the mall h ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 4, 2016
Reports that Donald Trump said that he plans to reinstate a military draft in the U.S. originate ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 3, 2016
Rumors holding Wisconsin "recount observers" discovered tampered state voting machines conflated ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2016
A story about a Muslim beating up a little boy for having blue eyes is frequently shared with a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 2, 2016
Many conservative pundits misconstrued a statistic about population density vs. voting patterns.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2016
Photographs purporting to show the wife and daughter of President-elect Donald Trump wearing shi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2016
A hoax news article reported that President-elect Donald Trump planned on banning homosexuality ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 1, 2016
A meme about "Christian-owned airlines" changing wing lights to red and green is just a spoof.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2016
A video purporting to show a 50-foot-long squid beached in Punakaiki, New Zealand, was a hoax.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 1, 2016
A Standing Rock spokesperson denied claims that the government has been dumping chemicals on peo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2016
A video of a group of people marching down the street was shared with the baseless claim that it ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 30, 2016
A fake news site reported that President Obama canceled plans to attend the funeral of Fidel Cas ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 29, 2016
An image purportedly showing a donut with "Muslim writing" on it actually depicts a pastry with ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 29, 2016
Rumors that the President-elect believes the world is flat originated from a hoax and satire web ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 29, 2016
A comedy video showing a football player tackling a child running for a touchdown was mistaken b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 29, 2016
A story that the President is banning all fake news came from — you guessed it — a fake news site.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 29, 2016
A report that a woman tried to kill her boyfriend for attempting to copulate with an uncooked tu ...
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