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Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 14, 2016
An article reporting that a prominent New York Times columnist floated the idea of assassinating ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 14, 2016
Social media users were confused by a satirical site's claim that delayed military absentee ball ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 14, 2016
Reports that VP-Elect Mike Pence said 'gay conversion therapy saved his marriage' are fake news.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 13, 2016
Reports that Mrs. Trump has voiced concerns over her role as the First Lady of the United States ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 12, 2016
The picture of a man holding a gun to his face while taking a selfie has been around much longer ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 12, 2016
A few misleading maps were circulated after the 2016 presidential election insinuating that area ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 12, 2016
A video allegedly showing anti-Trump protesters beating a man to death in Philadelphia was actua ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 11, 2016
Reports that President Obama will issue a “blanket pardon” for Hillary Clinton to cover any undi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 11, 2016
An old video of a woman defecating on a sign was shared in November 2016 with the false claim th ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 11, 2016
Abortion rates have risen and fallen throughout presidencies of both parties, making drawing a d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 11, 2016
An article from 2007 about proposed electoral changes was misinterpreted and shared as genuine n ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 11, 2016
Fake news sites are pushing the claim that "Femi Adenugame" is offering a large sum of money to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 11, 2016
Photographs showing long lines of buses were shared with the untrue claim that they were used to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 11, 2016
A video purportedly showing strange clouds forming over Israel shortly after the conclusion of t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 11, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a violent anti-Trump protest in the U.S. was actually taken in ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Nov. 10, 2016
A woman's uncorroborated Facebook post describing the alleged incident was shared thousands of t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 10, 2016
Racially-charged reports that Donald Trump said that he wanted to get rid of specific social pro ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 10, 2016
A hoax news article reported that Hillary Clinton filed for divorce from Bill Clinton just after ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 10, 2016
Reports of deadly fake cigarettes in counterfeit packs circulating in Detroit are fake news.
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 10, 2016
A since-retracted article on the "Steel Magnificat" blog claimed that Trump scrubbed every menti ...
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