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Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 17, 2016
Social media users claimed Trump supporters attempted to suppress the vote in Pennsylvania by fa ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 17, 2016
A chilling account of a gruesome illness caused by recalled tampons is merely a work of horror f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 17, 2016
The purported cloning of dinosaurs has been a popular online topic in recent years.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 16, 2016
Reports of a Danish woman allowed to fertilize her own eggs with the frozen sperm of her decease ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 16, 2016
Gruesome reports of a killer clown in Memphis murdering people and stuffing their bodies into a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 16, 2016
A "secretly made Israeli intelligence video recording" supposedly showing "former President Bill ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 15, 2016
Fabricated conspiracy theory holds that Hillary Clinton underwent secret brain surgery, followed ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 15, 2016
A fake news story overstated Republican VP candidate Mike Pence's disagreement with the First La ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 15, 2016
Alternative health websites tout the idea that a diet rich in vitamin D can help regrow material ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 15, 2016
A statement from Sarah Palin about the lewd comments made by Donald Trump in 2005 is just a spoof.
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 15, 2016
Contrary to partisan reports, a leaked May 2016 e-mail exchange between DNC staffers does not re ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 15, 2016
A report that Democratic VP candidate Tim Kaine threatened to ban the Catholic Church from the U ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 15, 2016
A photograph purportedly capturing Hillary Clinton grabbing a man's crotch actually shows actre ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 14, 2016
An e-mail published by WikiLeaks referenced not the literal assassination of Antonin Scalia, but ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 14, 2016
A Facebook image incorrectly claims that Hillary Clinton has never issued a political ad touting ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 14, 2016
While the Great Barrier Reef is far from healthy, reports of its death are greatly exaggerated.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 14, 2016
The social media clown panic has inevitably merged with "purge" rumors, just in time for Halloween.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 14, 2016
The phone number of a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually aggressive behavior does not ma ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 14, 2016
A report that New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul lost a hand when his cell phone ex ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 13, 2016
An audio recording purportedly capturing Democratic VP candidate Tim Kaine yelling at his daught ...
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