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Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 29, 2016
Despite rumors, Ivanka Trump isn't moving into the White House with her father because his wife ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 28, 2016
In response to a controversial 2016 remark made by Donald Trump opposing flag burning, someone f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 28, 2016
An old photograph of Jill Stein was used to claim that the Green Party presidential candidate ha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 28, 2016
An image purporting to show a tweet sent by Donald Trump, in which he promised to pardon accused ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 28, 2016
A social media meme shared outdated information about the use of backless booster seats (also kn ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 28, 2016
An irregularity that showed more ballots cast than votes counted was corrected when the official ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 28, 2016
There is no proof an image showing a white-clad little girl is a "child bride," or that Germany ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 27, 2016
A fairly obvious joke attributing a prophetic quote to Fidel Castro after his death was mistaken ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 27, 2016
While Carson does not buy into the theory of the Big Bang origin of our cosmos, a viral meme mis ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 27, 2016
An old fake news item about a holiday release of "Public Assistance Barbie" made the rounds yet ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 26, 2016
A report that the high-profile whistleblower had announced that Moscow had fixed the 2016 presid ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 26, 2016
An erroneous report about the death of Antonino Fernandez was shared by several media outlets.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 25, 2016
Reports that the news network accidentally aired thirty minutes of porn originated with a single ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 25, 2016
A quote purportedly from Donald Trump's daughter actually seems to have originated in a comedy bit.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 25, 2016
A story that Donald Trump had named the former sitcom star the U.S. Secretary for Women's Rights ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 23, 2016
A rumor that Clint Eastwood was offered — and refused — the Presidential Medal of Freedom was ma ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 22, 2016
A fake story about an infant born in Nigeria with a message written on her hands that Jesus is c ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 22, 2016
A popular 'Audit the Vote' message asserts that the Justice Department is actively investigating ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 22, 2016
We called "EDU Loan Servicing" after it was featured on a "consumer watchdog" page; it appears t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 21, 2016
A detailed conspiracy theory known as "Pizzagate" holds that a pedophile ring is operating out o ...
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