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Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 3, 2017
Official reports seem to corroborate an online allegation that Hurricane Maria's death toll has ...
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A viral video from Houston, Texas makes claims about the Red Cross' treatment of food and other ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 9, 2017
Representatives from Walmart said they were investigating whether the photograph is authentic.
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June 10, 2017
Rumors that jelly sandals sold by Walmart contain unsafe levels of lead were based on unofficial ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 29, 2017
Witness allegations that a baby was saved by a "miraculous" catch during the inferno have not be ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
June 15, 2017
A strange story about a man who wanted his wife to die with him was picked up internationally de ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 15, 2017
The sourcing of a story reporting a sealed indictment has been issued against the president is t ...
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
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About that heartwarming story of a boy named Shaya and what we might consider about the other bo ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 19, 2022
"I thought they were joking and laughed before I realized they were serious," the Reddit user wh ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 5, 2022
Love transcends all ... except politics, apparently.
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Oct. 3, 2022
According to Forbes, Gates said that "political polarization may bring it all to an end" and ref ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 15, 2022
This is not the first rumored attempt on the Russian president’s life.
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Sept. 12, 2022
A video of a snake's head appearing to poke out of a woman's ear may have ended a bit prematurel ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 10, 2022
Many thought the president looked a little confused at a recent press event.
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July 14, 2022
“Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it,” Seuss supposedly wrote.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 12, 2022
Fan theories abound for the hit show that concluded in 2013.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 23, 2022
Outraged social media posts went viral after a "Pride reading time" event at Pine Valley Library ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 14, 2022
We received reader mail that asked us to look at a video clip that purportedly showed Putin unst ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 13, 2022
We reached out to both Starbucks and Feeding America to ask about a viral ...
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June 10, 2022
In June 2022, the Platinum Jubilee revived a disturbing old anecdote that suggested casual racis ...
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