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Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 12, 2016
An absurd claim about a Joe Biden statement features a distorted version of his actual words.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Feb. 12, 2016
Setting your iPhone's date to 1 January 1970 won't bring up a cool new theme; it'll just potenti ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 12, 2016
An intendedly humorous meme claims that the use of solar panels drains the sun of energy.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 12, 2016
No, a Smithsonian employee wasn't arrested for "raping" a 2,500 year old mummy.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 11, 2016
The story of a girl becoming pregnant in a shared swimming pool is an old urban legend, but this ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 11, 2016
Chuck E. Cheese basements hold nothing but old pizza boxes, really.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 11, 2016
If opening locked cars were this easy, no vehicle would be secure.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 11, 2016
A spoof news article reported that the thrash metal group Megadeth was set to play at a Bernie S ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 11, 2016
A Vermont parlor provided free tattoos to Bernie Sanders supporters, but those tattoos did not i ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 10, 2016
The pilot of long-missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is also still missing, not a patient in a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 10, 2016
A social media post claimed Levi's jeans' "two horse" logo was a racist symbol representing a sl ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 9, 2016
Two incidents at one McDonald's were spun into a claim that the chain has implemented a new poli ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2016
A claimant for the title of "greatest selfie ever taken."
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 8, 2016
Fake news reports the QB of the Carolina Panthers was arrested for "fixing" a Super Bowl game an ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton never sat on Monsanto's board of directors, nor does she maintain any known fund ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 8, 2016
Another fake quote, this one about businesses having a 'right' to turn away gay customers, has b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 6, 2016
A viral photograph does not actually show famous Roman Catholic missionary Mother Teresa at age 18.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2016
An image from the movie 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' is being shared as a photograph Bernie a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2016
A purported obituary from Donald Trump's recently-deceased cousin implored the public not to vot ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2016
A satirical Facebook group shared a photograph purportedly showing a pair of Siberian tigers sta ...
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