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Will Using the 'Wrong PIN' Protect You from Debit Card Fraud?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 30, 2018

A tip spread via social media advises that debit card theft via card readers can be easily thwarted

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Did 18 Migrant Children Die in Border Patrol Custody During the Obama Administration?

Written by: David Emery

Dec. 27, 2018

The deaths of two undocumented immigrant children detained by Border Patrol agents in December 2 ...

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Did a Trump Campaign Advisor Demand Sen. John McCain 'Answer Questions' -- Four Months After His Death?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 21, 2018

As usual, the simplest explanation is the correct one.

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Did Researchers Discover a 512-Year-Old Shark?

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 11, 2018

Some headline writers latched onto the highest possible estimate from a 2016 study about the lif ...

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Bogus 'Now Hiring' Meme Still Circulating on Social Media

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 8, 2018

If you're looking for seasonal employment, this perennial holiday meme isn't for you.

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Did President Trump Fail to Place His Hand Over His Heart During George H.W. Bush's Funeral?

Written by: Dan Evon

Dec. 6, 2018

Selective and misleading images of President Trump at George H.W. Bush's funeral went viral with ...

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Did President Donald Trump Overturn Farm Water Regulations, Causing an E. Coli Outbreak?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 4, 2018

A viral tweet misrepresented the nature (and consequences) of a bureaucratic decision made by th ...

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Did Minneapolis Launch a 'Sharia' Hotline to Report Anyone Who Criticizes Islam?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 30, 2018

The "new" News Punch is just as fake as the old Your News Wire. And just as unoriginal.

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Are 'One-Third' of Caravan Migrants Sick with HIV, Tuberculosis, and Chicken Pox?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 30, 2018

Many caravan migrants are dealing with assorted health complaints, but not these specific commun ...

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Did a College Mirror Nazis by Having Students Wear 'White Privilege' Pins?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 28, 2018

A widely-shared Facebook meme grossly misrepresented the nature of an infamous Holocaust-era pol ...

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Is This a Genuine Photograph of President Trump Boarding Marine One?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 27, 2018

While President Trump's fitness has been the butt of a few late night jokes, a viral image of th ...

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Did Donald Trump Predict Osama bin Laden Would Attack the US?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 19, 2018

President Trump mentioned Osama bin Laden in his 2000 book "The America We Deserve," but he didn ...

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Did Obama Block Fox News Reporters from White House Press Conferences?

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 16, 2018

Obama's relationship with Fox News was tempestuous to say the least, but none of the network's c ...

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Did an FBI Report Conclude That None of the Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Was True?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 12, 2018

A viral Facebook post significantly misrepresented what the FBI said about sexual assault and mi ...

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Did Pipe-Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc Work at the Same Strip Club as Stormy Daniels, Proving a Hoax Conspiracy?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Oct. 31, 2018

Conspiracy theorists got the details badly wrong in an attempt to link Sayoc with one of Preside ...

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Is it Legal for a Migrant 'Fleeing Violence' to Enter the U.S. Without Authorization?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Oct. 25, 2018

A viral meme confused the legalities of entering the United States with the legalities of applyi ...

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Did President Trump Just Cancel Michelle Obama's School Lunch Program in 2018?

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 25, 2018

The Trump administration rolled back a few guidelines of an Obama-era school lunch initiative, b ...

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What Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thomas Jefferson Say About the Constitution?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 12, 2018

An out-of-context, incomplete sentence and an apocryphal quotation do not make for an informativ ...

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Do Facebook Donations Recur Every Month Even When a User Chooses a One-Time Contribution?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Oct. 4, 2018

The social network says they're working to fix a glitch that causes one-time donations to appear ...

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Were Brett Kavanaugh's Children Escorted from a Senate Hearing Room Because They Were Harassed by Hecklers?

Written by: David Emery

Sept. 6, 2018

An Internet meme characterized the planned departure of the Supreme Court nominee's daughters fr ...

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