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Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
An inaccurate viral image led to rampant rumors that the popular animated TV show 'SpongeBob Squ ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
“My son was perfectly normal before the shot,” she told reporters.
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 4, 2016
A misleading Internet report spread the false impression that Australia has instituted a policy ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 4, 2016
Fake news reports that a McDonald's employee was arrested for smuggling home 80 lbs. of Chicken ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 3, 2016
A junk news story reported that a man in a clown suit was in critical condition after being shot ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 3, 2016
Fake news reports the former secretaries of state won a prestigious award for their part in nego ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 3, 2016
Former Southern Baptist minister Pat Robertson did not propose that Christian men should boycott ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 1, 2016
Accusations that Hillary Clinton padded her own pockets by deducting charitable donations to the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
A tweet purportedly showing Leonardo DiCaprio pledging his vote to Donald Trump was yet another ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
A disingenuous article falsely claimed that "tens of thousands" of fraudulent ballots were disco ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
Another conspiracy theory attempting to show how Hillary Clinton rigged the first presidential d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 29, 2016
A piece of horror fiction about a government experiment is frequently shared on social media as ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 29, 2016
A like-farming scam claims that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will delete Donald Trump's and ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 29, 2016
Bruce Springsteen did not insult Donald Trump on Twitter, then sign off with the pro-Clinton has ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2016
Conspiracy theory holds that Hillary Clinton and moderator Lester Holt rigged the first presiden ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 27, 2016
Donald Trump repeatedly stated that he opposed the invasion of Iraq before it took place in 2003 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 27, 2016
Images purportedly showing a wire running down Hillary Clinton's back were offered as proof that ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Sept. 27, 2016
The Remembrance Day tradition of distributing poppies to honor fallen service members continues ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 27, 2016
A fake news story reported that Hillary Clinton was given her questions for the first presidenti ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 26, 2016
An erroneous report about Charlotte protesters brought to that city from other states stemmed fr ...
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