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Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 4, 2016
The U.S. Constitution doesn't prevent the federal government from holding the title "to any real ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 4, 2016
An old and misleading report about how Iceland supposedly eliminated its entire population's mor ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 4, 2016
A fake news article reported that President Obama had removed the phrase 'under God' from the Pl ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 3, 2016
Spoof news reported GOP candidate Donald Trump's supposed initiative to “Make America Great Agai ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Feb. 3, 2016
President Obama didn't demand an admiral stop giving out Bibles; such claims are based on a 2013 ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Feb. 3, 2016
A story about meth-addled cannibals came from a site that specializes in secondhand fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2016
A fake quote attributed to Bill Murray about trusting dogs instead of humans is frequently share ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2016
A fake image purportedly showing a tweet from Senator Bernie Sanders claims that the senator wan ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2016
A fake news item claimed that actor Barry Williams was shot dead during a manhunt for a serial k ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 2, 2016
The University of Connecticut isn't building a new dorm for black students only.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 1, 2016
Fake news article reports that drug lord Joaquin Guzmán has escaped from a Mexican prison for th ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 1, 2016
An online rumor claimed that presidential candidate Donald Trump paid Sarah Palin $10 million fo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 1, 2016
Ted Cruz never said that there is "no place for gays or atheists in my America."
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2016
Fake news article reports that President Obama implemented an unconstitutional gun control measu ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2016
Facebook-based scam claims Delta Air Lines is giving away free boxes with first-class air travel ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2016
Fake news reports that the subject of the Netflix documentary 'Making a Murderer' has suffered ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 29, 2016
A purported image of 'Teletubby Lake' is a digital manipulation created for a Photoshop contest, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 28, 2016
Rumors that popular comedian Bill Murray proclaimed 'Religion is the worst enemy of mankind' ori ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 28, 2016
A news article reporting that men in Eritrea were being forced into polygamy to raise the countr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 28, 2016
Politics does sometimes make for strange bedfellows.
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