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Written by: Dan Evon
April 12, 2016
While several web sites claim that there's a law preventing Iowans from kissing for more than fi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 10, 2016
Glurge describes a generous patron who paid the restaurant tab for seven different families and ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
April 4, 2016
A Russian soldier supposedly called for an airstrike on himself in Syria to kill ISIS operatives ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 24, 2016
People who donate to a page purportedly for Rep. Ryan Zinke's campaign can get a commemorative " ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 23, 2016
A viral story claiming that Ed Trice got a standardized math test changed across the country is ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 22, 2016
If statistician Nate Silver predicted Bernie Sanders would take the Democratic nomination after ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 21, 2016
A photograph purportedly shows two children holding a 'F*CK DONALD TRUMP' sign at a political rally.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 16, 2016
Yet another Facebook user claimed she narrowly avoided human trafficking scouts at Target, this ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2016
A Facebook user claimed, without substantiation, that a Nylabone brand pet product caused her do ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 13, 2016
Craigslist ads for legitimate canvassing jobs were mistaken by some conspiracists as seeking to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 29, 2016
Viral social media posts and articles claimed (with no supporting evidence) that Nike didn't sig ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 28, 2016
A derogatory quote about gay pride long attributed to former first lady Nancy Reagan is of uncer ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 25, 2016
A purported 1929 quote from Liselotte Hübner about Adolf Hitler was superimposed on an image of ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 25, 2016
Another viral claim of sex traffickers haunting shopping centers circulated on Facebook, this ti ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 16, 2016
An unsubstantiated theory suggesting a Monsanto pesticide caused an uptick in microcephaly birth ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 16, 2016
A viral Facebook post claimed a customer found live maggots inside a jar of Bertolli sauce, but ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 11, 2016
A single-source statement from an Iranian leader suggested unnamed Republicans had attempted to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 11, 2016
Despite claims that Coca-Cola is an effective solution for eliminating head lice, the evidence t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 11, 2016
A meme on Facebook claimed that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk came into the U.S. without documentat ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 4, 2016
Dubious reports hold that a Chinese man expired during sex and had to be taken to the hospital t ...
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