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Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 6, 2017
There is no proof that a vague post the day before the anniversary of 9/11 "predicted" the mass ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 2, 2017
A woman claiming to be a police officer in Puerto Rico suggested that federal relief was not bei ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 27, 2017
A handful of tweets from subscribers suggested DIRECTV is offering refunds to NFL package subscr ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 20, 2017
Blogs claimed "liberals" were offended over Hobby Lobby cotton decor products because a single F ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2017
Rumors holding that new episodes of the series 'The Office' will be airing on NBC in 2018 are un ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Sept. 5, 2017
A story that spread throughout the world is based on a single person's unverified claim.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 1, 2017
A now-viral video of unknown origin shows two men standing in water taking cash from a register.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 22, 2017
While it's true that Russia is developing the ability to hack GPS systems, experts doubt that GP ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 18, 2017
A bust of Abraham Lincoln was vandalized in Chicago, but it's unclear who did it and when it hap ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 14, 2017
A post on neo-Nazi web site Daily Stormer suggested the site was seized by Anonymous, but it's m ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 13, 2017
An image positing that First Lady Melania Trump again copied words from Michelle Obama while den ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 10, 2017
The professor had a syllabus posted to his web site outlining a "stress reduction policy" — whic ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 10, 2017
A single source claimed that Hillary Clinton was offered a plea deal after the Justice Departmen ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 8, 2017
A Dunkin' Donuts worker supposedly refused service to two plainclothes NYPD officers, but the st ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 2, 2017
This viral story has its origins in a neighborhood paper, but it is based entirely on the vague ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 30, 2017
Although this claim is based on official testimony from a pathologist during an inquiry into a m ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 25, 2017
A series of articles about the singer are high on sensationalism, but low on verifiable details.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 20, 2017
A Fox News story cites only a sentence from a staffer's leaked email as proof of Clinton's wrong ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 17, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing two women receiving golf lessons from a robot likely originated ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
July 11, 2017
An Ohio woman accused the group of harassing her and her son during a "prepper" event.
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