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Retired CIA Agent Confesses on Deathbed: 'I Killed Marilyn Monroe'

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 16, 2015

Fake news report holds that a retired CIA agent admitted in a deathbed confession that he assass ...

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Did New York Pass an Abortion Bill Allowing Shooting Babies Through the Heart with Poison?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

April 15, 2015

The New York Assembly did not pass a law making it expressly legal to abort third-trimester fetu ...

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Hand holding dried marijuana buds next to marijuana leaves.

Did Monsanto Create the First Genetically Modified Strain of Marijuana?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 15, 2015

"Critics fear genetically modified cannabis will mix with other strains and could destroy the di ...

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Why Can't You Buy Grape Ice Cream?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 14, 2015

The FDA supposedly ban the sale of grape-flavored ice cream due to pet-related hazards.

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Was the World's First Head Transplant a Success After a Nineteen-Hour Operation?

Written by: Snopes Staff

April 12, 2015

Reports that the world's first successful human head transplant has taken place in South Africa ...

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Was Lincoln's Portrait Removed from the White House for a Picture of the Obamas' Dogs?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 8, 2015

"It just always bothered me every single time I walked by it."

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Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman, and Winston Churchill

Harry S. Truman on Political Correctness

Written by: Kim LaCapria

April 8, 2015

Did President Harry S. Truman describe political correctness as 'a doctrine fostered by a delusi ...

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Did the NRA Ban Guns at Their Own Convention?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

April 7, 2015

A popular claim about the NRA confused that organization's rules with those of the venues at whi ...

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'Dance of the Pope' Virus Warning

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 7, 2015

Rumors of a cell phone virus disguised as a video called the 'Dance of the Pope' (or 'Dance of t ...

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Is This Really How to Tell the Difference Between Organic and GMO Eggs?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 3, 2015

Spoiler alert: "GMO eggs" aren't really a thing.

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Was a Couple Arrested for Selling Golden Tickets to Heaven?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 1, 2015

Reports that two people in Florida were arrested for selling golden tickets that guaranteed the ...

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Is this a real dead dragon with fluffy white bunny fur?

Is This a Real Dragon Shot Dead in Malaysia?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 1, 2015

Fauxtography: Images allegedly show a dragon with fluffy white rabbit fur that was shot dead in ...

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Dog with tongue hanging out

Do Canine Carry Outs Contain 'Anti-Freeze' That Is 'Poison' to Dogs?

Written by: Snopes Staff

March 30, 2015

Consumers continue to be confused by misinformation about entries in ingredients labels.

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Is This Photo of an 'Inhuman' Handprint Left on a Window Real?

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 29, 2015

This creepy picture is often used to illustrate a fictional story about a missing college studen ...

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Was a Prehistoric Owl Cloned by Brazilian Scientists?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 24, 2015

A Brazilian scientist was allegedly hoist by his own petard when his eyes were plucked out by a ...

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'If people have guns, they are pretty likely to commit a crime'

Written by: Snopes Staff

March 20, 2015

An infamous quote holds that a Vermont state legislator once said, 'If [people] have guns, they ...

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Kids Using Burt's Bees on Eyelids to Get High?

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 20, 2015

Rumor: Kids are rubbing Burt's Bees lip balm on their eyelids to get high.

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Is This Orangutan Signing for Help?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 17, 2015

A video showing an orangutan using sign language had some viewers doing a double take.

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Is This a Tornado Sucking Up a Rainbow?

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 10, 2015

If so, it had better leave the gold behind.

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Do Mattresses Double in Weight Every 10 Years?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 10, 2015

Rumor holds that a typical mattress will double in weight after 10 years due to the accumulation ...

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