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Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 21, 2017
The purported discovery was backed by individuals with a history of making false, pseudoscientif ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 3, 2021
In the spring of 2021, readers asked Snopes about a supposed virus attacking cellphones via a fi ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 11, 2023
According to all available evidence, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden was in Washington, D.C., on Sept. ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 11, 2023
The World Trade Center attack was allegedly predicted in a "Simpsons" episode that aired in 1997.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 11, 2023
A YouTube video claimed that "a generous $10 million donation to help the people of Maui" was "n ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 8, 2023
"The Simpsons" animated TV show has made some startling predictions. Is Elon Musk's Cybertruck o ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 6, 2023
The YouTube video that made the claim was viewed more than 100,000 times in a day.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 6, 2023
The in-question fundraising effort was intended to help victims of wildfires that ravaged parts ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 6, 2023
The Rothschild family is a common source of conspiracy theory fodder.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 14, 2000
Kids have long been warned about a chemical in swimming pools that reveals the presence of urine.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 5, 2023
Online users made incorrect claims about the past after Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson announc ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 5, 2023
A YouTube video claimed that the pair was "entangled in some eyebrow-raising alleged shady deali ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 5, 2023
The U.S. health agency published a risk-assessment summary in response to reported cases of a ne ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 1, 2023
The Just In YouTube channel claimed in a video that actor Tom Hanks owned land on Maui and was i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 15, 2022
Does this photograph document a meeting between the King of Rock and Roll and the Queen of Pop?
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 31, 2023
Could the World Economic Forum be getting rid of all your favorite things to help prevent climat ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 31, 2023
One user remarked, "Thank you Mr. Washington for standing up to this woke crowd. Mr. Disney must ...
Written by: David Emery
April 16, 2018
Conspiracy theory web sites reported that Clinton could be seen mutilating a child during a Sata ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 30, 2023
A prominent YouTube creator made the false claim about the Fulton County, Georgia, District Atto ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 29, 2023
The body-double rumors continue.
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