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Plane Crash Video 'Disappearing From the Internet'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 14, 2016

A 2013 video shows a cargo plane crashing in Afghanistan.

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Obama Urges Soldiers to Question Trump's Authority?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 9, 2016

During a speech at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, President Obama said that Americans have t ...

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Scientists Find an Australian Berry That Can Cure Cancer in 48 Hours?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Dec. 7, 2016

A chemical isolated from an obscure Australian berry has shown potential as a tumor-killing agen ...

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Emboldened by Election, Texas Republicans Kill Medicaid Funding for Children with Disabilities?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 5, 2016

A viral article inaccurately reported that Medicaid spending cuts in Texas affecting disabled ch ...

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Are Feds Tracking Support for an Audit of Donald Trump?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 2, 2016

According to social media claims, Sen. Elizabeth Warren made the request from a non-partisan gov ...

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Colonel Harland Sanders

The Life of Colonel Sanders

Written by: David Emery

Dec. 2, 2016

Supposedly flat broke and suicidal at 65, KFC's Colonel Sanders parlayed his Kentucky-fried chic ...

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Can President Trump Send Unblockable Text Messages to Every American?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 1, 2016

Articles published in late 2016 speculated that soon-to-be President Trump could abuse an FCC al ...

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Tim Kaine Blamed 'Gun Violence' for Ohio State Knife Attack?

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 30, 2016

Sen. Tim Kaine's initial tweet about the Ohio State University attack was based on erroneous ear ...

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DAPL Routed Through Standing Rock After Bismarck Residents Said No?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 30, 2016

As disputes and protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline continued, rumors appeared that the pip ...

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Social Security Recipients Barred from Owning Guns?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Nov. 29, 2016

A 2016 Social Security Administration rule would extend gun background check reporting to some S ...

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Will a Deadline of 1 January 2017 Kill the Dakota Access Pipeline?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 29, 2016

Both opponents and proponents say that stalling the pipeline until 1 January 2017 could make its ...

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Is Michigan About to Sell 100 Million Gallons of Groundwater to Nestlé for $200?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 29, 2016

A viral petition about the proposed sale of groundwater to Nestlé in Michigan lacked some context.

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Betsy DeVos

Meet Betsy DeVos, Trump's Secretary of Education Nominee

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 25, 2016

The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education inspired an Internet meme detailing her ...

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Trump to Strike Down Obama's Regulation Expanding Overtime?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 23, 2016

President Obama's expanded rule on overtime has been placed on hold, but by a judge, not incomin ...

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Are Jellyfish and Lobsters Biologically Immortal?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 21, 2016

Some jellyfish do meet the definition of biologic immortality, but lobsters do not make the cut.

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Did the Trump Team Accidentally Reveal an 'Extreme' Immigration Plan?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 21, 2016

While one of Trump's potential cabinet picks unwittingly revealed his harsh immigration proposal ...

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New York Police Take Rutgers Professor for Psychological Evaluation Over Political Tweet?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 17, 2016

Kevin Allred, who teaches women's and gender studies at Rutgers, said his First Amendment rights ...

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Did Mike Pence Declare That Smoking Doesn't Kill?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 11, 2016

After Mike Pence was elected vice president, a number of articles reported that he once asserte ...

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Republicans Last Controlled U.S. Government in 1928 and Depression Followed?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 10, 2016

Popular post-election image holds that Republicans last controlled the White House and Congress ...

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Obama Permanently Protected Planned Parenthood from Defunding

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 10, 2016

A proposed change to Title X family planning regulations preventing states from defunding Planne ...

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