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Written by: David Mikkelson
July 10, 2016
Inaccurate image claims the White House was illuminated purple the night Prince died but made no ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 9, 2016
An article published shortly after Philando Castile was killed by police officers in Minnesota f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 27, 2016
Former U.N. Diplomat John Ashe did die in a June 2016 accident, but his trial was not set to beg ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 20, 2016
An event involving children that occurred in Twin Falls, Idaho, was widely reported in inaccurat ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2016
Police say that viral warnings about a serial killer in Fresno and Tulare counties are not credible.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2016
An unreliable web site reported that Seddique Mateen visited Hillary Clinton at her State Depart ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 14, 2016
London's Mayor Sadiq Khan sought removal of "body shaming" images from advertisements on public ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 13, 2016
An old article about Muslim events at a British waterpark mysteriously resurfaced after the Orla ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 10, 2016
A viral social media post claimed that young girls were being drugged with chloroform by ice cre ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 7, 2016
A FEMA drill scheduled in the Pacific Northwest on 7 June 2016 won't affect the state of Califor ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 7, 2016
A clickbait Facebook post claimed that cameras in hotel hooks were a risk to guests, but it cite ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 3, 2016
Netflix has signed a deal making them the exclusive U.S. pay TV home outlet for new Disney movie ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 3, 2016
Reports of revised curriculum standards for Washington state led to false rumors claiming that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 2, 2016
An image purportedly showing the environmental differences between a lithium mine and an oil san ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 2, 2016
President Obama officially proclaimed June 2016 to be "Pride Month," but he didn't demand that " ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 2, 2016
Multiple blogs have claimed that "Black Diamond Collection" Disney films on VHS are worth thousa ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 31, 2016
A years-old photograph was used to illustrate claims that thousands of bikers attended a rally w ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 27, 2016
A chain message claims that Hillary Clinton is disqualified from holding public office under U.S ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 26, 2016
A menu from a Bernie Sanders charter flight is real, but the selections are standard fare for De ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
May 26, 2016
A 2006 New York Daily News article about Donald Trump's receipt of $150,000 in federal aid post- ...
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