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Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 19, 2016
A popular meme describes a purported act of vengeance for which we found no evidence whatsoever.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 19, 2016
Confused by mixed messages? There's good reason to be.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 19, 2016
A Huffington Post impostor site falsely reported that New York primary voters witnessed their vo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 19, 2016
A fake news article reported that a new law in South Africa would require people with HIV to ind ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 19, 2016
A hoax article falsely reported that "American Chopper" star Paul Teutul, Sr. had been killed in ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 18, 2016
Disney Parks isn't replacing the "Tower of Terror" attraction with "Elsa's Ice Castle."
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 18, 2016
Fake news reports a redheaded teenage boy has launched a controversial 'wrongful life' lawsuit a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 18, 2016
An article reporting the fiery resignation speech of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunf ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2016
Fake news reports that a McDonald's employee has been arrested for masturbating into hamburger i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a lush green farm in the shadow of a snow-covered mountain is a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2016
Fake news reports that NC police tased and "brutally ejected" a woman from a ladies' restroom be ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a "Welcome to Australia" sign was digitally altered.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
April 17, 2016
The original story, says its creator, was a viral marketing scheme to promote his server managem ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 17, 2016
An online hoax held that Coca-Cola had bought up rival soda brand Dr Pepper and would be shuttin ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 16, 2016
A viral video showing a fleshy, lab-grown "modular body" is part of a science fiction web series.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2016
An April Fool's Day joke claimed that scientists had created "kaleabis," a cross between kale an ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2016
A photograph showing an obese tiger is actually an entry from a Photoshop "Obeastity" contest.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
April 14, 2016
A meme claimed that a 92-year-old Texas woman named Pam Nelson was unable to vote in her state's ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 14, 2016
A photograph showing the former Beatle wearing a shirt that reads "Adopt" with an image of a dog ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 14, 2016
A sensationalized story falsely claimed that it is now illegal to wear "Anonymous" masks in public.
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