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Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 1, 2016
A viral post suggests that your kid’s snacks are laced with cancer-causing petroleum products, b ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton has been criticized for proposing a 65% estate tax that would put family farms o ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 30, 2016
Exaggerated reporting led to the false claim that the NAACP proclaimed "black cops are not real ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
A video showing two men on fire was shared with the false claims that it involved the Black Live ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Sept. 29, 2016
A rumor that California had legalized prostitution for minors was based on a faulty understandin ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 29, 2016
Dandelion root is being studied for possible anti-cancer properties, but there's absolutely no p ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2016
Moderator Lester Holt did wear an earpiece during the first presidential debate of 2016, but he ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 28, 2016
The United Nations has not ordered the United States to pay reparations to black citizens for sl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2016
Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado was characterized as a 'porn star' shortly after she was men ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 28, 2016
Cryptic tweets sent by radio host Michael Savage led to rumors he was fired or replaced with a " ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 27, 2016
Tiffany & Co. never made or sold slave collars, and a viral image of a slave collar is not from ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 26, 2016
Two images of three Danville, Virginia, police vehicles with their hoods raised led to incorrect ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 25, 2016
The sharing of a questionable video wrongly identifies a South African officer charged with rape ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 22, 2016
The U.S. State Department is providing Mexico with assistance to help secure southern borders, b ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 21, 2016
Leaked e-mails from the Democratic National Committee don't suggest Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kell ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 18, 2016
Misleading ads touting a "new law" that provides consumers with a "cash rebate on every single p ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 16, 2016
A landscaping dispute between homeowners and village codes in Miami Shores led to widespread rum ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 14, 2016
A quote about automatic weapons attributed to Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2016
Although some businesses in Sweden have started experimenting with a shorter workday, the countr ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 8, 2016
Pundits accused President Obama of insulting Americans after he used the word "lazy" during a to ...
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