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Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 9, 2015
A rumor holds that the digital-era abbreviation 'LOL' means 'Lucifer Our Lord' and is used in pr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 5, 2015
A 1955 photograph from Time magazine purportedly depicts what was considered that era's 'perfect ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 3, 2015
A cute little Southeast African monkey from Madagascar is a real doll. Literally.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 1, 2015
A rare condition known as 'tetrachromacy' can be identified with a simple online test.
Written by: Snopes Staff
March 1, 2015
An image shows an unfinished 'Wheel of Fortune' puzzle with an apparently salacious solution.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2015
Did Ringo Starr really say that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced by another person?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 25, 2015
Reports that singer Beyoncé Knowles was killed in a car crash are a hoax.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 25, 2015
Rumor: Oranges from Libya have been injected with HIV-positive blood and pose a danger of infection.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 22, 2015
An intriguing photograph from the 1940s purportedly documents an obviously out-of-place time-tra ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 22, 2015
Country music legend Willie Nelson is not dead; he's just the target of a recirculated celebrity ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 20, 2015
The decision was purportedly met with controversy, but "no more or less than the original decisi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 13, 2015
Fake news reports a Fargo man was arrested for clearing snow from his property with a flamethrower.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 13, 2015
Rumor has it that Maraschino cherries are produced using a toxic dye that has been banned for hu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 10, 2015
Reports that Vanna White was fired from her hostess role on 'Wheel of Fortune' due to her compul ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2015
Rumor holds that Kristen Bell is the most-tattooed actress in Hollywood, with more than 200 faci ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 9, 2015
A spurious quote attributed to White House adviser Valerie Jarrett was supposedly spoken during ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 8, 2015
Bell peppers come in a variety of sizes and colors, and according to a popular internet rumor, a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 5, 2015
A mutation known as Alexandria's Genesis turns people into 'perfect human beings' who exhibit pu ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 5, 2015
Myth-busting site Snopes.com itself is frequently the target of hoaxes, "satire," junk news, and ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 3, 2015
Rumor claims that the MMR vaccine has killed more people than measles in recent years.
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