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Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 8, 2016
After Wikileaks published 'The Podesta Emails,' a hoax claimed Hillary Clinton had called progr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 8, 2016
A fake news site exacerbated Hurricane Matthew fears by claiming that looters were involved in a ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 8, 2016
It’s flu season, and that means a whole new wave of recycled anti-vaccine fearmongering.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 7, 2016
Fake news reports Donald Trump's wife has switched her allegiance to Democratic rival Hillary Cl ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 7, 2016
Based on a single leaked e-mail, conspiracy theory web sites concocted an entire story about the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 7, 2016
Reports claimed that a 'gay sex predator' repeatedly assaulted two intruders who broke into his ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 7, 2016
Fake news reports of a fake hollow point ammunition ban in 23 states are fake. Fakey fake.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Oct. 6, 2016
A rumor that Christian author and inspirational speaker Joyce Meyer died on Oct. 6, 2016 is yet ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 6, 2016
A misleading article claimed that Kanye West was wanted by police in connection to the robbery o ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 6, 2016
Reports that convicted killer Jodi Arias was granted early release from prison due to a vague 'i ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 6, 2016
Several Virginia state troopers resigned as volunteer chaplains in 2008 because of a departmenta ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 5, 2016
An alarmed hiker believed he had stumbled on evidence of nefarious activity in Long Island.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2016
A video of a large sleeper shark in Japan is frequently shared with the false claim that it show ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 5, 2016
A political cartoon was misreported online as being a real warning for African travelers regardi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2016
A quote concerning the disparities between wealth and poverty is frequently and incorrectly attr ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 5, 2016
The Canadian prime minister isn't threatening to address a "Canadian clown crisis" by throwing c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2016
It supposedly happened at a night club in Amsterdam.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 5, 2016
Nationwide clown rumors have not led to the brutal attack or murder of a Walmart shopper wearing ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 4, 2016
A clip from the movie 'Grown Ups 2' featuring a shopper being struck by an inflatable raft insid ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
A fake news site reported Angelina Jolie was returning her adopted children to orphanages follow ...
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