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Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 13, 2020
A social media post claimed the Supreme Court nominee wrote that, "If you force your child to su ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 24, 2020
"I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2020
An anonymous email from 2002 continues to circulate online.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 24, 2020
A quote lifted from a blog post about Harris and Biden was misattributed to Harris.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 10, 2020
A poem titled "The Badge" circulated on social media in June 2020 following nationwide protests ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
July 20, 2020
The comparison happened on Facebook and went viral in summer 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 14, 2020
A common tactic of purveyors of misinformation is to attach a well-known person to an opinion pi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 30, 2020
"Arguments must be crude, clear, and forcible, and appeal to emotions and instincts, not the int ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 1, 2020
An old "prediction" got a new origin story.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 1, 2020
Bill Gates was featured in a 1997 issue of George magazine, but so were other people.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 23, 2020
Gowdy: "We have enough going on in our country right now without propagating misinformation."
Written by: Dan Evon
April 6, 2020
A global pandemic did indeed inspire this poem. But that's as far as it goes.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 3, 2020
The Mötley Crüe musician shared a letter on his Facebook page ... but we have questions.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 30, 2020
A "quote" shared widely during the COVID-19 pandemic may have felt timely, but that is probably ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 27, 2020
It appears something got lost in translation here.
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 18, 2020
A number of hoaxes have circulated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 31, 2020
Some people apparently think that tacking a celebrity's name onto a viral opinion can lend it so ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 21, 2020
The famous actor may have said these words, but he didn't write them.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 16, 2020
There are many lands: some of them have magic, some do not, and some need it.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2020
What should be deferred is the further spreading of this quote meme.
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