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Is It Possible to Get High from Secondhand Marijuana Smoke?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 5, 2018

It is possible to experience some psychoactive effects from secondhand exposure to marijuana smo ...

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Is There a New 'Lucky Charms Frosted Flakes' Mashup Cereal?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 3, 2018

General Mills will be selling a new Lucky Charms cereal that incorporates glazed cornflakes.

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Woman Almost Loses Leg After Cutting Herself Shaving?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Dec. 20, 2017

Viral reports of a woman’s harrowing experience with a life-threatening skin infection are mostl ...

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Probation for Child Rape Vs. Prison for Stealing Ribs?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 13, 2017

A Facebook meme accurately presents the basic facts of two very different but equally controvers ...

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Can Marijuana Use Lead to Simultaneous Screaming and Vomiting?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Dec. 7, 2017

A story employed the colorful portmanteau term "scromiting" to describe an illness potentially r ...

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Does Switching Your Twitter Location to Germany Block Nazi Content?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 6, 2017

Changing your Twitter account's country to Germany does cause some far-right profiles to be with ...

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Does the GOP Tax Bill Introduce Anti-Abortion "Fetal Personhood" Legislation?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 16, 2017

The current GOP plan allows "unborn children" to be listed as beneficiaries of college funds, in ...

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Do U.S. Gun Deaths Since 1968 Outnumber Deaths in All American Wars?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Oct. 12, 2017

A popular claim about gun-related fatalities revitalized after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting ...

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Kroger Grocery Stores Offer Free Fruit to Kids?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 18, 2017

Some Kroger grocery stores are offering children under 12 years of age a free piece of fruit to ...

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Did 'Liberal Feminist' Katie Hopkins Advocate 'Euthanasia Vans' for the Elderly?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 5, 2017

Hopkins, a British commentator known for making outrageous and sometimes morally bankrupt statem ...

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Was This House Saved from a Flood by an 'Inflatable Dam?'

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 31, 2017

A Texas homeowner did protect his house from flooding by using an "inflatable dam," but it was f ...

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"High Water" sign in front of water coming over a road in Kemah during Hurricane Harvey

Is FEMA Hiring 'Field Inspectors' and Paying Them Thousands Per Week?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Aug. 30, 2017

The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed that a flyer advertising high-paid jobs availa ...

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Did a Catholic School in California Remove Religious Statues from Its Campus?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 29, 2017

Conservative web sites accurately stated that the San Domenico school has removed some statues; ...

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Is an Australian Company Turning Human Embryos Into Jewelry?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 9, 2017

An Australian jeweler creates small pieces incorporating ashes of unused embryos from in vitro f ...

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Did an Australian Teen Get Attacked by Flesh-Eating Sea Bugs?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 7, 2017

The 16-year-old was likely bitten by an unusually large number of sea fleas -- not sea lice, as ...

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Is "Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey" a Real Book from the 1890s?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 1, 2017

Two books from the 1890s contain seemingly eerie connections to modern-day politics.

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Did an Oklahoma State Representative Say Rape and Incest are the 'Will of God'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 13, 2017

Republican George Faught was put on the spot by fellow state representatives while defending his ...

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Is this Really an Electric Car From 1905?

Written by: Dan Evon

July 10, 2017

A photograph of the vehicle is real, but misdated.

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Did Aunt Jemima Recall Frozen Pancake Products Over Listeria Concerns?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 29, 2017

Behind a sensationalist headline lurked real news of a product recall.

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Was a Dog Elected Mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 28, 2017

An unincorporated community in Kentucky has elected a dog as its mayor for the fourth time in a row.

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