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Written by: Dan Evon
July 26, 2016
Several right-wing web sites offered the misleading claim that American flags had been banned an ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 25, 2016
A report that Republican senator Ted Cruz was scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Conv ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
July 25, 2016
A story about restaurants in South Africa serving dog generated a lot of outrage, but it was com ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 25, 2016
A fake news article reported that evangelist Franklin Graham warned Christians they would face d ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 24, 2016
Yet another retread of the same fake news story has Pope Francis offering his endorsement to a t ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 24, 2016
A list ascribed to Roman statesman Cicero describing "the situation during his lifetime" is apoc ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2016
Rumors about a mass ammunition shortage supposedly caused by a forced closure of the Doe Run Lea ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2016
A fake news article reported that France has announced they are bringing back the guillotine for ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2016
A video purporting to show a UFO over Turkey actually shows a rocket launch in Florida.
Written by: David Emery
July 22, 2016
The famed film director supposedly wrote a profanity-laced letter to MGM executive James Aubrey ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2016
The claim that Donald Trump plagiarized his RNC speech from Hitler's 1933 inaugural address orig ...
Written by: David Emery
July 21, 2016
Viral rumors of 'Islamic symbolism' added to the White House fence during a 2015 security upgrad ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 21, 2016
When Donald Trump campaign ghostwriter Meredith McIver emerged to take the fall for Melania Trum ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 21, 2016
A photograph showing Melania Trump wearing the 'pirate shirt' featured in a memorable episode of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 20, 2016
An audio clip of Donald Trump calling Abraham Lincoln a dishonest traitor is a fabricated compil ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 20, 2016
A satirical blog post suggesting President Obama planned to ban trucks following the terror atta ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 20, 2016
A satirical article reported that President Obama had signed an executive order mandating that ...
Written by: David Emery
July 19, 2016
After Melania Trump was accused of plagiarizing Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech, a claim circul ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 19, 2016
A quote from Eric Trump defending the originality of Melania Trump's Republican National Convent ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 19, 2016
The widely popular game Pokemon Go is not being used by Japan's military to plan future bombing ...
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