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Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2017
An image purportedly showing a vintage advertisement for butter was created as a joke.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2022
Won't somebody think of the Miis?
Written by: Dan Evon
March 9, 2022
This rumor just doesn't add up.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 8, 2022
A Facebook page managed by at least one administrator in Pakistan reportedly stole and made mone ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted sanctions that have blocked banking access, restricted air ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 6, 2018
Whether an economic theory involving McDonald's franchises and war literally holds true largely ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 23, 2022
A Hollywood gossip site is hardly the most reliable source of news about the British Royal Family.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 19, 2022
The 2022 cast of "Celebrity Big Brother" includes Chris Kattan, Lamar Odom, and Miesha Tate.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 28, 2021
A bogus meme, presented as an official company announcement, was widely shared on social media i ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 13, 2017
Reports that actor Adam Sandler has been found dead are fake news.
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 2, 2022
The rumor bubbled up out of nowhere on social media.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2016
False reports in 2014 and 2016 that the former NFL coach had passed away came from an article or ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 15, 2021
Among the many flaws in this conspiracy theory, the COVID-19 variant "omicron" isn't spelled wit ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Jan. 5, 2021
Here's another meme using misleading information to cast doubt on the seriousness of the coronav ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 6, 2021
The card with a picture of former U.S. President Donald Trump read: "Merry Christmas From The Wi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 25, 2020
All eyes were on the president as he appeared for a photo-op amid widespread anti-police-brutali ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 21, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges in November 2021 in the case of a deadly protest.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 17, 2021
We don't imagine that sticky lubricants would sell well.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 15, 2000
Perennially circulated bit of political humor holds that a distant relative of a prominent polit ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 2, 2021
A confluence of issues have created congestion at the busiest port in the U.S.
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