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Written by: Dan Evon
July 2, 2020 (Updated: July 3, 2020)
A complete story is rarely told in a headline.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 9, 2020 (Updated: June 16, 2020)
Misleading memes have misrepresented or mislabeled the circumstances of several officers' deaths.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 28, 2019 (Updated: June 15, 2020)
Despite overwhelming evidence of a tragic and senseless accident, some family and friends see a ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
March 20, 2020 (Updated: April 20, 2020)
We've compiled a list of major grocery chains offering dedicated hours set aside for members of ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 5, 2020 (Updated: March 23, 2020)
A viral Facebook post amplified dubious and potentially dangerous claims amid an outbreak of the ...
Written by: Bond Huberman
Dec. 13, 2019 (Updated: Aug. 3, 2020)
A list of announced recipients of U.S. President Donald Trump’s donated paychecks since January ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2020 (Updated: Feb. 28, 2020)
The convicted pedophile's infamous contact book contained the names of approximately 1,000 peopl ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 9, 2018 (Updated: Feb. 24, 2020)
LaCroix’s parent company is being sued over the allegedly false claim that the product is “all n ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 21, 2020 (Updated: Feb. 24, 2020)
A February 2020 protest raised questions about Bennett and her far-right group's history.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 11, 2020 (Updated: Feb. 19, 2020)
How Cheech and Chong's Facebook timeline unwittingly exposed a network of niche dating websites ...
Written by: Bethania Palma Alex Kasprak
Jan. 31, 2020 (Updated: Feb. 3, 2020)
Advocates are concerned about the downstream effects of the new rule if it goes into effect as is.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 31, 2016 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2020)
The now-famous weather-predicting woodchuck was once a bear, a badger, and a hedgehog.
Written by: The Conversation
Jan. 24, 2020
The science of astronomy is now at odds with one of the basic organizing principles in astrology ...
Written by: Jordan Liles Alex Kasprak
Nov. 12, 2019 (Updated: Nov. 20, 2019)
Hundreds of fake account admins and 1,929 Facebook advertising violations only begin to tell the ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria David Emery
Dec. 18, 2017 (Updated: Oct. 30, 2019)
Recent events have played a role in changing the public's perception of the 1944 holiday standard.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 24, 2019 (Updated: Nov. 11, 2019)
A court case surrounding a child's gender identity went viral, and some news outlets effectively ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 1, 2017 (Updated: July 10, 2019)
Sterling Heights settled lawsuits with the Department of Justice and a Muslim organization over ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 19, 2016 (Updated: June 25, 2019)
Responsible journalists acknowledge and correct their mistakes, while others just double down on ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 14, 2019 (Updated: June 10, 2019)
A small group of radical evangelical Christians is repurposing Facebook pages and PACs to build ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 17, 2019 (Updated: May 20, 2019)
HB 182 would limit access to, but not criminalize use of, certain types of birth control.
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