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Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2016
A fake news article reported that a transgender woman was arrested for taking pictures of undera ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
A story reported a woman's leaving a rude "goodbye gift" on her boss's desk after winning the lo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 26, 2016
A conspiracy-oriented web site claimed that that Earth's magnetosphere "COLLAPSED" for two hours ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
Stories about the Mormon Church's attempt to limit the sales of tissues and emollients in an eff ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2016
Articles that reported that musicians Cher and Robert Plant were getting married originated from ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2016
A viral meme claimed that musician Prince and actor Haywood Nelson were half-brothers, but that ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 25, 2016
President Obama did not cut $2.6 billion from programs for veterans and instead give a like amou ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2016
A photograph of urinals was not taken in the women's bathroom of a Target store, nor has the cha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 24, 2016
An online item suggested that Prince played a vital role in basketball star Michael Jordan's com ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 23, 2016
A hoax video claims that you can get $10 worth of free gas from "leftover campaign funds" simply ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 22, 2016
A macro presenting Harriet Tubman as a "gun-toting Republican" features a photograph of Mary Fie ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 22, 2016
A story that Klan members committed suicide after announcements that Harriet Tubman's image woul ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 22, 2016
An old chestnut of musical praise, once attributed to Jimi Hendrix, was repurposed to involve Er ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 22, 2016
A meme asserts that musician Prince said he voted Republican because that political party knows ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 21, 2016
After Harriet Tubman's addition to the $20 bill was announced, a spurious old rumor recirculated ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 21, 2016
A fake news item reported that a man killed himself over the Treasury's decision to add an Afric ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 21, 2016
There's no evidence a famous quote often attributed to the African-American abolitionist was act ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 21, 2016
A 2009 television spot featuring an orchestra playing music to a digital whale is being shared o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 19, 2016
A photograph showing moose sitting in a kiddie pool watching as a car burns is a composite of mu ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 19, 2016
A popular meme describes a purported act of vengeance for which we found no evidence whatsoever.
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