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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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Does ‘New Facebook/Meta Rule’ Permit Company To Use Your Photos? We've seen at least a dozen variants of this copypasta rumor go viral over the...

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An ad claimed to always put a plastic bottle on your tires when parked and here's why.

Should a Bottle Always Be Put on Tires When Parked? We tracked down the origins of the rumor that was displayed in online advertisements.

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Did Biden Poop His Pants in Rome? Another president, another pants pooping rumor.

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Did Biden Fart in Front of the Duchess of Cornwall? As they say, whoever spread the rumor was the one who laid the boomer.

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Did Shooting Survivor of Kyle Rittenhouse Say Survivor Pointed Gun First? Supporters of Rittenhouse, who's on trial for murder, framed the alleged statement as evidence of...

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Eric Clapton Threatens to Cancel Performances if Proof of Vaccine Is Required "I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present," the...

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Did USA Today Post Article Mocking Kyle Rittenhouse for So-Called ‘Crocodile Tears’? Rittenhouse appeared to break down while taking the stand during his murder trial in Kenosha,...

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Here’s What Biden Said About Satchel Paige We give you the latest entry in the Biden Gaffes Hall of Fame.

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steve bannon charged with contempt of congress

Bannon 1st Person Charged with Contempt of Congress Since 1983 Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon was indicted by a grand jury in November...

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Did Kyle Rittenhouse Punch a Woman in This Video? A video of a fight in Kenosha, Wisconsin, supposedly shows the 17-year-old accused of killing...

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Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public? "WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"

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This ad falsely claimed Man Tries To Save Giant Crocodile and You Won’t Believe What He Found Inside.

Did a Man Try To Save a ‘Giant Crocodile’ and Find Something Inside It? The lengthy and very imaginative slideshow article revealed that a specific object was supposedly found...

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Is This Steve Martin With a Puppy? There are plenty of reasons to love Steve Martin. This isn't one of them.

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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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At Snopes we debunked the myths behind Elliðaey in Iceland also known as the so-called world's loneliest house.

The ‘World’s Loneliest House’: Elliðaey’s Myths Debunked Here are the facts and myths behind the viral photograph.

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Did Will Smith Climb to the Top of the Burj Khalifa? The actor scaled the building's stairs, and then some.

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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 Swedish Millionaire Johan Eliasch Buy 400K Acres of Amazon Rainforest? He allegedly paid $14 million for the land as part of his own conservation efforts.

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Did ‘The Simpsons’ Predict Astroworld Tragedy? "The Simpsons" aren't nearly as good at making predictions as the internet seems to think.

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Is Morgan Freeman Really Jimi Hendrix? A wild conspiracy theory holds that musician Jimi Hendrix faked his death and is now...

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Is Kyle Rittenhouse’s Race Described Differently in Separate Court Records? Law enforcement officers often make subjective judgements regarding suspects' racial identities.

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No, COVID Booster Didn’t Paralyze Gavin Newsom’s Face A manipulated video added to false rumors about the California governor.

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An ad claimed that workers spot giant snake and you won't believe what they found inside.

Did Workers Spot a Giant Snake with a Massive Bulge? The story told of a veterinarian who supposedly cut into a giant anaconda at a...

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Did Tom Cruise Sit Atop the Burj Khalifa Without a Harness? The skyscraper is more than a half-mile tall.

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Carmen Winstead The ghost of a teen named Carmen Winstead supposedly strikes down those who don't repost...

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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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Did Russian Scientists ‘Wake Up’ 40,000-Year-Old Worms? After thawing, the two worms apparently began to move and eat.

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Scientists Describe ‘Dancing Molecules’ Capable of Repairing Spinal Cord Injuries Paralyzed mice given the treatment were able to walk within one month.

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Did Betty White Defend Big Bird and Insult US Sen. Josh Hawley on Twitter? These parody tweets came from an account that claims to be White's anger translator.

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Are Windmill Turbine Blades Buried in Wyoming Landfill? At least 90% of a wind turbine is recyclable.

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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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Did Germany Start a Campaign to Feed Americans? Many Americans are truly food insecure, but the "Great Nations Eat" campaign ads are American...

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Day of the Dead Drone Art? An image supposedly showed a work of Day of the Dead sky art consisting of...

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The ‘Merrylin Cryptid Museum’ A 'Cryptid Museum' supposedly showcasing specimens discovered by a mysterious cryptozoologist named Thomas Merrylin is...

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Does Vid Show Biden Dozing off at Climate Change Summit? The clip supposedly showed the president sitting as an audience member with his eyes closed.

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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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Did CNN Compare Journalists to Soldiers on Veterans Day? While this article was reshared on Veterans Day 2021, it was originally published in August...

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Fake CNN Report: COVID Vaccine Recipients Become Cannibals Sharing doctored CNN news chyrons is a cottage industry on social media platforms.

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Corpse of Man Who Died from COVID-19 Dissected for Paying Audience Group hosted a live autopsy and dissection despite objections.

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No, Bill Gates Did Not Call for Withdrawal of ‘Dangerous’ COVID-19 Vaccines This is why we fact-check "satire."

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Did Navy SEALs Raid Cargo Ship Full of Smuggled Children? The raid allegedly occurred in Long Beach, California.

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Is Arby’s Making a French Fry-Flavored Vodka? A chef partnered with Arby's to create Bloody Mary recipes.

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Politicians Maskless in Viral Pic Because It Was Taken in 2012 If you have to support your argument with outdated and unrelated images, it might be...

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Did Nikita Khrushchev Say ‘We’ll Keep Feeding You Small Doses of Socialism’? The Soviet leader allegedly boasted that Americans would suddenly waken to find they lived under...

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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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Did the Woman Behind Aunt Jemima Die a Millionaire? “The available evidence suggests otherwise,” one historian told us.

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Can Pronghorn Antelope See the Rings of Saturn? The ungulates are said to have “bionic binocular vision.”

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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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