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Written by: Dan Evon
April 27, 2018
A video showing a group of camels swimming through ocean waters doesn't show what it claims — bu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2018
The red velvet ant, or cowkiller ant, is a wingless wasp with an extremely painful sting.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 26, 2018
Photographs showing a man wearing an "anti-smoking cage" around his head may seem strange, but t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 24, 2018
A viral Facebook post showing a man riding his motorbike across Lake Como failed to mention that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 23, 2018
A photograph showing a giant manta ray caught in 1933 features the work of a taxidermist.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 11, 2018
A viral meme accurately describes the future president's lobbying efforts, but it leaves out the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2018
A photograph of two wing walkers holding tennis rackets on top of an airborne airplane is genuin ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 30, 2018
Kenneth Glasgow has been accused of driving the car when his passenger shot and killed a woman.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 20, 2018
The megastar's exhortation to her 61 million followers to "throw away" the app likely did make a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 20, 2018
A photograph showing a young woman holding a Karl Marx bill (worth €0) is real, but it is a souv ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 8, 2018
The fast food chain is celebrating International Women's Day by turning its iconic golden arches ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 26, 2018
The group didn't formally give the U.S. president that label, but it used strong language in acc ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 23, 2018
A quote attributed to Wayne LaPierre of the NRA was abbreviated in a slightly misleading fashion.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 21, 2018
There are almost no circumstances under which someone can sue a manufacturer in civil court for ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 15, 2018
In February 2017, President Trump repealed an Obama-era regulation that would have made it easie ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 14, 2018
The rules for Kanesville Elementary's school dance attracted national attention before being "re ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 13, 2018
The story was essentially true, but it picked up some embellishment along the way.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 9, 2018
Ashley Arnold attracted media attention after challenging — and triumphing over — her instructor ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 2, 2018
The legal ordeal of a California high school football star was turned into a meme that misrepres ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 23, 2018
California joined nine other states in enacting a "ban-the-box" law intended to reduce recidivism.
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