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Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 30, 2025
Political analyst and commentator Bill Kristol shared the claim.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 24, 2025
In fact, the White House has one or two exemptions from the nation's historic preservation laws.
Written by: Emery Winter
Oct. 24, 2025
NBA player Terry Rozier was the most high-profile name in the FBI's announcement of an illegal s ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Oct. 22, 2025
The satirical claim poked fun at conservatives who alleged the billionaire was responsible for m ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 22, 2025
Andy Borowitz, longtime satirist, has fooled some internet users once more.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 17, 2025
The image first spread online following a 2015 Campbell's advertising campaign that depicted a f ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Oct. 16, 2025
The fake statement played on various claims about autism, Tylenol, vaccines and radiation that K ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 10, 2025
The woman in the video claimed her doctor said she had to make plans to leave Texas as she neare ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Oct. 9, 2025
The claim came from the comedian Andy Borowitz, who is known for creating satirical news stories.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 8, 2025
The rumor spread days before the Norwegian Nobel Committee was set to announce the winner of the ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Sept. 28, 2025
The rumor spread with an image supposedly showing a social media post by Charlie Kirk's widow. T ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 18, 2025
Online users began sharing this rumor just before ABC's suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimm ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Sept. 11, 2025
A Facebook post claimed McDonald's was testing the dining option at a location in Branson, Missouri.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 2, 2025
According to the rumor, CBS' "Late Show" host allegedly pledged to donate a significant portion ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 2, 2025
The claim originated with satirist Andy Borowitz.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 29, 2025
The fake video received millions of views the day after two children were killed in a school sho ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 28, 2025
Users shared posts in August 2025 claiming "antifa thugs" altered a new "American Workers First" ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Aug. 26, 2025
The claim originated with the long-running satirical column The Borowitz Report.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Aug. 20, 2025
The Nobel Peace Prize isn't something you can simply apply for, anyhow.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 13, 2025
Online users shared a made-up story after news broke the U.S. Supreme Court was formally asked t ...
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