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Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 20, 2017
Manuka honey has well-documented antibacterial properties, but the research is too preliminary t ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 19, 2017
"I just heard a great tip. It's called the one cup tip."
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 17, 2017
So many awards, so few genuine recipients.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 16, 2017
Divers did uncover the ruins of Thonis-Heracleion, but the discovery was not new in 2017 — contr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 25, 2017
Renewed interest in protests during the national anthem led to inaccurate and outdated stories a ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 21, 2017
A viral Facebook video contains false and unproven claims about the humanitarian organization's ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 21, 2017
A warning video about the use of the insecticide naled in parts of Texas gets some facts wrong a ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 15, 2017
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage cited the conspiracy web site InfoWars in a tweet claiming polic ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 13, 2017
There is no evidence to support a viral Facebook warning about certain cities, but the public sh ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 11, 2017
The research is real, but it is neither new nor did it substantively affect the debate about the ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 7, 2017
Neither FEMA nor the 2006 PETS law requires hotels and motels to accommodate pets during emergen ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 6, 2017
California's capital city has contracted with a nonprofit organization for a pilot program aimed ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 22, 2017
News reports exaggerate and misrepresent the extent and nature of financial problems at the Secr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 19, 2017
Despite reports, emboldened protesters in Charlottesville have not started unearthing the bodies ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 10, 2017
In an interview with a music magazine, the singer said she's taken the flag away as a backdrop d ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 10, 2017
Clickbait articles on Facebook are misleading users into thinking people no longer need a member ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 8, 2017
As part of a lawsuit settlement, residents are barred from discussing Muslims or Islam at a plan ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 8, 2017
Although Trump did mention the word "Pizzagate", he was referring to a non-controversy over a lu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 25, 2017
A meme made the demonstrably false claim that Wendy's had replaced workers with machines at thou ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 19, 2017
A widely-shared article gets some crucial facts wrong about a September 2016 FDA ruling on the u ...
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