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Are These ‘Hallowieners’ a Genuine Product? Sorry to disappoint all of you black licorice-flavored hot dog fans.

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Did Trump Say Alec Baldwin Was ‘Going to Prison’ Over On-Set Shooting? In October 2021, social media users shared screenshots of a purported statement in which the...

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Did Fauci Spend Taxpayer Dollars on ‘Cruel and Unnecessary’ Test of Vaccine on Beagles? Allocated government funds for the experiment reportedly totaled nearly a half-million dollars.

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How Popular Are ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Songs, Really? "Let's Go Brandon" had about 50 million less streams and 40,000 less downloads than the...

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Was a Morgue Worker Arrested After Giving Birth to a Dead Man’s Baby? "A 38-year-old female mortuary worker is being held on $250,000 bond after becoming pregnant by...

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Jamie Lee Curtis: Male and Female? Long-standing rumor holds that actress Jamie Lee Curtis acknowledged in an interview that she was...

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Did NYPD Arrest Former ‘Parks and Rec’ Actor Over George Floyd Statue Vandalism? Here's what we know so far about "Micah Beals" and "Micah Femia."

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The King of Denmark Wore a Yellow Star The legend of non-Jewish Danes donning yellow stars in solidarity with Jews during the Nazi...

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Is Don Trump Jr. Selling Merch Mocking Alec Baldwin’s On-Set Shooting Tragedy? The T-shirts read: "Guns don't kill people, Alec Baldwin kills people."

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Are Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw Getting Divorced? "I think it's the belief that you can't live in Hollywood and be happily married,...

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Did President Trump Experience Diarrhea on a Golf Course? A widely circulated photograph was a stain on the presidential image.

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An ad said to always place a toilet paper roll under the toilet seat at night and promised to say why but did not.

Should an Empty Toilet Paper Roll or Red Cup Be Placed Under the Toilet Seat at Night? Online advertisements promised what appeared to be a handy bathroom trick.

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Did PETA Ask MLB to Rename Bullpen ‘Arm Barn’? The animal rights organization claims that the word has “speciesist roots.”

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No, There Weren’t More COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths Than COVID-19 Deaths A vaccine adverse reaction tracking tool was misleadingly interpreted by junk news sites.

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Is a Testicular Blow Exponentially More Painful Than Childbirth? There are no real winners in this contest.

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Sen. Ted Cruz Defends Nazi Salutes as Form of Protest An attendee at a school board meeting in Birmingham, Michigan, flashed a Nazi salute in...

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David Rockefeller’s Sixth Heart Transplant Successful at Age 99? Billionaire David Rockefeller did not receive multiple heart transplants, including one performed just before he...

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Was the Russian Sleep Experiment Real? An account describing the horrific results of a 'Russian Sleep Experiment' from the late 1940s...

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Does ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Include a Munchkin Suicide? One of the most ubiquitous of film legends holds that a munchkin hanged himself on-camera...

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Are Criminals Using Plastic Bottles in Wheel Wells to Carjack People? The alleged trick of distracting a driver by cramming a plastic bottle in a wheel...

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Are People Receiving Vaccines With More Ingredients Than FDA Approved? Allegedly, shots contained more than double the ingredients federal regulators OK'd.

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Fauci’s Guinea Pigs? Smear Campaign Rehashes 1980s HIV Clinical Drug Trial Social media posts falsely claim that Dr. Anthony Fauci "murdered disabled children" in pursuit of...

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What’s True and False About Kyle Rittenhouse’s Alleged Victims Fans of the 17-year-old, charged in a double killing, launched an online campaign to smear...

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Are Members of Congress Exempt from the Federal Vaccine Mandate? Biden’s executive order took aggressive action to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Does Amazon Spray Boxes With Chemicals Dangerous to Pets? The multinational online shopping platform upped its shipping fleet during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

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Did Trump Release Statement Bashing Colin Powell After His Death? Powell died of COVID-19 complications while battling cancer on Oct. 18, 2021.

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Evan Longoria’s Crazy Bare Hand Catch A video seemingly captures Tampa Bay infielder Evan Longoria making an amazing bare-handed catch during...

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Does This Map Show the United States in 30 Years? The United States could see some drastic changes if climate change is not addressed, but...

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Why Does Frau Blücher’s Name Scare Horses in ‘Young Frankenstein’? For some of us, the desire to believe we've been let in on a piece...

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A Mysterious Numerological Easter Egg in ‘The Shining’ From Danny's shirt to TV programming at The Overlook Hotel, the number 42 is said...

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Dr Phil Divorce Settlement Phil's McGraw Has Finally Been Revealed Debbie Higgins Robin Million $1

Was Dr. Phil’s Divorce Settlement ‘Finally Revealed’ as $1M? An online advertisement that featured a picture of the famous therapist and his wife claimed...

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Can Stranded People with No Cell Service, Dying Battery Still Change Voicemail Greeting? A viral text purported to share the "tip that very well may save your life."

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Does This Video Show Two Fluids Becoming ‘Unmixed’? The concept appears to defy nature.

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Did Sandra Bullock’s Son ‘Finally Confirm the Rumors’? Online advertisements about the Oscar-winning actress and her son had appeared in various forms at...

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Did Mary Shelley Lose Her Virginity on Her Mother’s Grave? Unlike many rumors, this one may be true.

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Did the Japanese Government Ban Microwave Ovens? No matter what language you hear it in, this rumor is shady.

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No, a Canadian Court ‘Victory’ Didn’t Prove COVID ‘Is a Hoax’ A viral video is spreading false information about the pandemic on social media.

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halyna hutchins documentary on hollywood pedophile rings

Was Halyna Hutchins’ Next Project a Sex Trafficking Documentary? Several pieces of disinformation were circulated in the wake of the filmmaker's death.

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Did a Woman Set Her Husband on Fire for Raping Her 7-Year-Old Daughter? A genuine news story from 2014 is often shared along with a series of unrelated...

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Did Biden Check Watch Multiple Times During Transfer of Fallen Soldiers? During the dignified transfer of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, U.S. President Joe Biden appeared...

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Was the World’s Longest Human Poop 26 Feet Long? The world record was supposedly set at a bowling alley.

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Did Failed Constitutional Amendments Include Ban on Divorce, ‘United States of the Earth’? Since 1789, there have been more than 11,000 proposals to change the U.S. Constitution. Some...

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Was This Victorian-Era Contraption Meant To Keep Vampires in Their Graves? In reality, these "mortsafes," as they were called, were designed to thwart grave robbers, not...

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Did Prostitute Gerda Puridle Invent Fake Eyelashes To, Umm… Protect Her Eyes? WARNING: This history lesson begins with a decidely NSFW meme.

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The someone tried to log in to your account Facebook email scam.

Facebook Scam: ‘Someone Tried To Log in to Your Account’ The Facebook email scam can often be found in spam folders, where it belongs.

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Some Older Devices Will No Longer Support WhatsApp Users of the popular chat app will need to update their devices by Nov. 1,...

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Black and white cat standing on a kitchen counter

Does This Cat Have an Unusually Deep Voice? A video purportedly shows a feline with an extremely deep meow.

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Background Check: Investigating George Floyd’s Criminal Record The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers'...

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What We Know About the Breast Cancer Vaccine Is prevention in our future?

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