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Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 8, 2016
Photographs of an ancient McDonald's order went viral on Facebook, but the "phenomenon" of non-d ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 3, 2016
A Colorado school's field trip to several houses of worship prompted controversy over a dress co ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 1, 2016
Germany didn't create cartoon leaflets explaining sexual assault following a controversy in Colo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 26, 2016
A long-circulating rumor holds that individuals with a high net worth are ineligible to serve in ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 24, 2016
A social media game of telephone led to the mistaken belief Donald Trump tweeted an image of him ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 22, 2016
A "Satanic ceremony" held by a group in Lansing in December 2015 was neither literally Satanic n ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 21, 2016
Several web sites reported that 10 percent of college grads thought Judge Judy was a Supreme Cou ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 18, 2016
A "public masturbation booth" in NYC was a publicity stunt for a sex toy company.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 15, 2016
Some changes are coming to Social Security on 1 May 2016, but they are not major ones that "thre ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 15, 2016
A severe adverse event occurred during a drug trial in France, but the drug did not contain or i ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 6, 2016
An article in the journal 'Pediatrics' was misconstrued to suggest that a third of physicians su ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 5, 2016
A 2012 article claiming former attorney general Eric Holder participated in an armed occupation ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 5, 2016
Social media users rediscovered a March 2014 article claiming Connecticut residents received "gu ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 29, 2015
By and large, Cold Stone Creamery isn't giving away free or discounted ice cream to women who ap ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 29, 2015
McDonald's isn't getting rid of its Dollar Menu, but a few elements are slated for adjustment.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 28, 2015
A Facebook user claimed that a Long Island gas station refused to sell his son tobacco chew beca ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 17, 2015
Misleading articles claimed Burger King "bowed to Sharia law" by banning bacon and urged America ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 14, 2015
The social media outrage machine went into overdrive following claims a Brooklyn principal banne ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 11, 2015
Social media rumors claim several suspicious purchases of 60 cell phones were made by Middle Eas ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2015
A meme claimed Frederick Trump was a pimp and drug dealer who made his fortune running a brothel ...
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