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Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 6, 2018
Viral Facebook posts have rehashed an old recall, causing hundreds of thousands of people unnece ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Jan. 29, 2018
Rumors of a dangerous fad known as the "No Lackin Challenge" circulated after a Memphis teenager ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 25, 2018
The implications of a bill put forward by State Representative Credell Calhoun are unclear.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 15, 2018
Several web sites ran with a "UFOlogist's" claim without adding any corroborating information.
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 9, 2018
Senator McConnell's office denied an anecdote in "Fire and Fury" supposedly illustrating the low ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 2, 2018
A December 2017 report had the president calling the vice president and his family "yokels" for ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Dec. 27, 2017
A popular tweet posited a natural affinity between elephants and humans.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 12, 2017
While some studies have found that vegetarians have longer lifespans, the question is difficult ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 6, 2017
Although a jetliner was captured on video climbing steeply, it was probably not ascending at an ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 28, 2017
The Amish do breed dogs for sale, but the portion of commercial kennels they own is not known.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 22, 2017
A dramatic account of the great genius's dying moments has been disputed by historians for centu ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 15, 2017
A promotion launched by the game company includes the claim that it will slow or stop the wall t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 8, 2017
A video purportedly showing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rolling down a golf bunker during a round ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 21, 2017
A widespread story claiming the Federal Bureau of Investigation had erased Las Vegas witnesses' ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 19, 2017
An elusive old story about the iconic singer has received a new lease on life on social media.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 17, 2017
A chemical compound found in the leaves of the bay laurel may affect mood, but the results are i ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 17, 2017
Disreputable web sites provide no evidence to support a half-baked theory about the cause of the ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 6, 2017
Dr. David Wartinger of Michigan State University published a medical study suggesting that a rid ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 6, 2017
There is no proof that a viral image insulting the president has been posted "all over" the hurr ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Oct. 6, 2017
Two conservative radio hosts claimed without proof that an unnamed source revealed a retaliation ...
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