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Written by: Dan Evon
July 13, 2020
A viral image supposedly shows the U.S. president wearing his mask below his nose, but the origi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 9, 2020
This cat wasn't going to risk any of its nine lives.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 7, 2020
Not all women with short, dark hair are Ghislaine Maxwell.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 1, 2020
You can claim anything if you remove the barrier of evidence.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 29, 2020
St. Paul Police Department issued a statement about the man depicted in the controversial video.
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 7, 2020
Viral social media posts claimed Tanzanian President John Magufuli used samples from a fruit, qu ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 6, 2020
American intelligence agencies have concluded that the Chinese government itself does not know t ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 30, 2020
A blog post asserting that people responded well to an experimental COVID-19 treatment is in no ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 23, 2020
Rumors from North Korea are notoriously difficult to fact check.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 19, 2020
Don't hold your breath for this rumored movie version.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 17, 2020
This quote has been circulating since at least 2004, but its provenance is still unknown.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 16, 2020
French medical advice warned that "adverse effects" of drugs such as ibuprofen had been reported ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 15, 2020
Medical professionals believe positive coronavirus retests are more likely the result of errors ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 10, 2020
If you remove the requirement for evidence, you can claim just about anything.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
March 2, 2020
The 2020 presidential candidate's account of her time as a speech therapist in Riverdale, New Je ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 6, 2020
Dogfighting remains a disturbing and prevalent practice. But does it have any connection to cats ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 21, 2020
Rumor holds that Donald Trump has paid off multiple sexual partners to obtain abortions and sign ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 20, 2020
Quote: "Since we know that the system will not change the rules, we're going to have to change t ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 20, 2020
Whitefield Academy in Kentucky cited a 15-year-old student's alleged previous code violations an ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 9, 2020
Widely shared Facebook posts provided a poignant reflection in the U.S. in the wake of the assas ...
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