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Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 15, 2016
A 'Mad Libs'-style fake news item claimed 21 people were killed in a mass shooting in Ontario (o ...
Written by: David Emery
July 14, 2016
A frequently recirculated Facebook hoax has convinced many people that actor Rowan Atkinson ("Mr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 14, 2016
A conspiracy site latched on to the tragic murder of young DNC staffer Seth Rich to spread false ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
July 14, 2016
The 'spirit' seen in a photograph of a fatal crash scene bears a startling resemblance to a flec ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 14, 2016
Police in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, have not broken up an Amish "dobergoat fighting ring," nor do ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 14, 2016
An executive order signed by President Obama in July 2016 was misinterpreted by fringe political ...
Written by: David Emery
July 13, 2016
Conspiracy web sites mistook an accidental fireworks explosion near the Eiffel Tower for a terro ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 13, 2016
An article reporting that actress Stacey Dash had been hired for the Republican presidential can ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 13, 2016
A fake news article reported that a white billionaire had offered $1 billion to 'breed' supersta ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 13, 2016
A conspiracy theory web site propagated the false rumor that Russia had placed Black Lives Matte ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 13, 2016
Fake news reports that a homeowner fatally shot a trespassing Pokemon Go player.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 12, 2016
An image purportedly showing Elijah Wood and his identical twin brother is actually a composite ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 12, 2016
Employees at a single Chick-fil-A location wore "Back the Blue" shirts long before the July 2016 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 12, 2016
An article attempting to prove that most people only read headlines was published with a clickba ...
Written by: David Emery
July 11, 2016
Reports that a New Jersey woman died after having a maggot-infested weave sewn into her scalp we ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 11, 2016
A post condemning the Black Lives Matter Movement is frequently attributed to Richard Sherman, b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 11, 2016
A fake photograph purportedly shows a warning sign in Australia indicating that Pokemon Go playe ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 11, 2016
A fake Twitter conversation between Donald Trump and Serena Williams circulated after the tennis ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 11, 2016
A disreputable web site distorted a years-old story and falsely asserted that the Burger King fa ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 11, 2016
Police in Rochester, Minnesota, say no reports were received of attempted kidnappings during a f ...
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