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Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 15, 2017
A viral Facebook post misquotes the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 25, 2017
A "hold" on enlistments by U.S. legal permanent residents will only apply to the Army Reserves a ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 15, 2017
A series of Facebook rumors about food stamp benefits for post-Irma Florida residents have a gra ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 20, 2017
An early morning tweet from Donald Trump contains a basic factual error and a grossly misleading ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 13, 2017
A left-leaning web site correctly points out that the President joked around during the playing ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 24, 2017
Debates over monuments led to a rumor that Confederate soldiers are legally considered veterans ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Aug. 8, 2017
The House Appropriations Committee ended a USDA ban on funding for inspections of horse slaughte ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 8, 2017
A quote attributed to Pratt about the joys of hunting was created from bits and pieces of variou ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 29, 2017
An animal rescue organization provided a misleading — and inflammatory — description of a group ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2017
A viral list charts dozens of shootings and assassination attempts purportedly committed by Demo ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 16, 2016
Sensationalist stories about how cooking with aluminum foil could spur the onset of Alzheimer's ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Feb. 5, 2012
This widely-believed piece of lore pops up every year before the big game.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 28, 2004
Law professor's analysis demonstrates that the results of the last presidential election corresp ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 12, 2022
Offenses allegedly made "non-detainable" by the legislation include second-degree murder and dru ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 31, 2022
A picture of a sign taken inside a Starbucks store read, "We're Going Cashless." A closer look h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 26, 2022
While it is better for your AC unit to be in the shade, a canopy or an umbrella likely isn't eno ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 10, 2022
The viral video compiled images from various sources.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 7, 2022
Unverified rumors flooded social media following the deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 16, 2022
Changing your location settings on Amazon doesn't mean much unless you can also change your ship ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 13, 2022
A lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton provoked headlines and social media posts in May ...
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