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Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2017
Although certain game groups on social media have been accused of promoting suicide, they have n ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 23, 2017
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested that the Trump administration will likely enfo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
Russian pranksters claimed they pulled phone pranks on Senator John McCain and Congresswoman Max ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 17, 2017
A Washington Post editorial accused the House Oversight Committee head of selectively using his ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 16, 2017
No credible evidences suggests olive oil or any other topical treatment can prevent or reverse l ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 13, 2017
American-born JPL scientist Sidd Bikkannavar asserted CBP seized his phone and demanded access t ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 9, 2017
Multiple online sources aggregated a secondhand claim that ISIS operatives had killed 250 Syrian ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 6, 2017
Claims that Amazon's digital assistant went rogue, ordering dollhouses for a little girl and hun ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 3, 2017
After reports about the quote emerged, President Donald Trump's chief strategist told journalist ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 3, 2017
Aggregations akin to a game of 'telephone' led to rumors that President Trump's White House dres ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 3, 2017
The source for claims that the White House disabled recording of a phone call between Presidents ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 2, 2017
One report claimed the cost of protecting the First Lady while she lives in New York City would ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 31, 2017
A legal expert told us the law does not require Bannon to be confirmed by the Senate to sit on t ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 30, 2017
Though her citizenship status was apparently incorrectly documented in the 1940 United States ce ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 29, 2017
An unverified report stemming from an unidentified Twitter user who claims to be a White House i ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 25, 2017
A Fox News reporter said he witnessed an Inauguration Day brawl that was broken up by Kellyanne ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 22, 2017
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that Donald Trump's inauguration was the most viewe ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 20, 2017
Capsaicin does have cancer fighting properties in the lab, but its use as an anti-cancer therapy ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 20, 2017
An unidentified source purportedly stated that Donald Trump asked for missiles and artillery at ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 19, 2017
We found no evidence supporting the claim that Georgia Rep. John Lewis is "avoiding" property ta ...
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