FBI
Written by: Dan Evon
April 13, 2021
Unfounded rumors have a tendency to snowball on social media.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 12, 2021
According to a widely-shared screenshot, the FBI mused "Is he doing interviews now?" after the D ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 2, 2020
Videos of the incident in Texas went viral during the last weekend before Election Day.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 4, 2019
Warnings to consumers about various products often accompany the holiday shopping season.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 28, 2019
Breaking up non-existent elderly fight clubs at retirement homes does not appear to be an FBI pr ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 12, 2018
A viral Facebook post significantly misrepresented what the FBI said about sexual assault and mi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 24, 2018
An echo chamber consisting of dozens of Twitter and Facebook accounts pushed an unfounded conspi ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 23, 2018
William McRaven wrote "I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as ...
Written by: David Emery
July 23, 2018
A right-wing blog with a history of spreading conspiracy theories claimed the FBI agent is reall ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 3, 2018
A photograph of President Obama with current and future FBI directors is neither ominous nor rev ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
May 25, 2018
Security experts said the malware has already infected more than 500,000 devices in over 54 coun ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Feb. 21, 2018
A satirical web site played on allegations of racial profiling by the bureau for a humorous stor ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 1, 2018
A photograph showing the former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a gr ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 25, 2018
Claims that FBI agents had formed a "secret society" to oppose President Donald Trump are unfoun ...
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 8, 2018
Unreliable partisan web sites reposted a work of satire reporting that an FBI investigation into ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2017
Rumors holding that a morgue employee was involved in a salacious organ trafficking operation or ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Sept. 1, 2017
A phony email targeting tax professionals is "a new twist on an old scheme," agency Commissioner ...
Written by: David Emery
July 26, 2017
Online conspiracy theorists claim Snapchat's image filter feature called "Lenses" is covertly am ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 26, 2017
The U.S. Senator's wife is accused of fraudulently obtaining a bank loan on behalf of Burlington ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 9, 2017
The DOJ is refuting some of the former FBI director's testimony, which he gave under oath; some ...
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