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Will Michael Jackson’s Body Be Exhumed?
After “Leaving Neverland” revisited accusations about Jackson, tabloids claimed the pop star’s body would be disinterred for DNA testing.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 8, 2019
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Do New Chicago City ID Cards Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote?
A text-based viral status update recycles an old, false claim about Chicago’s CityKey identification cards giving its recipients the ability to vote in state and federal elections.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 7, 2019
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Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘White Women’ Need to Have Fewer Children and ‘More Abortions’?
A rapidly-spreading, poorly spelled meme attributed an extremely spurious quote to the Democratic lawmaker.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 6, 2019
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Did Luke Perry Die After a Pneumonia Vaccine?
A Facebook post included a screengrab of a Google search as “evidence” that the actor was vaccinated just before he suffered a fatal stroke.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 6, 2019
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Was Mr. Rogers Bisexual?
In March 2019, social media users spread claims that beloved childrens’ television star Fred Rogers was bisexual.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 6, 2019
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‘There is Room in America and Brotherhood for All’ Statue of Liberty Dedication Speech
A meme contains the claim that upon the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886, the final lines in the speech said that those who come to the United States “to disturb our peace” are “aliens and enemies forever.”
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 6, 2019
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Double Banana 'Ten Years of Bad Luck' Prank Post
According to a circulating social media message that features an image depicting a double banana, you will get 5 years of good luck if you repost. But, warns the message, if you don’t repost, you will get ten years of bad luck.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 6, 2019
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Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘All the Technology in the World Won’t Let Us Build a Wall in the Mountains’?
A meme disseminated by an Iowa congressman contained a purported quote from Ocasio-Cortez about a border wall.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 5, 2019
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‘Real Momo Videos,’ Viral Hoaxes, and Ostension
“Momo” videos are frightening parents on social media, but is their existence evidence that the media lied or was misled?
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 5, 2019
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‘What If the Government Funded Adoptions Instead of Abortions?’
A fast-moving Facebook meme suggested that the government funds abortions (but ought to fund adoption instead.)
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 4, 2019
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Was Michael Cohen Hillary Clinton’s ‘Personal Lawyer’?
The disinformation around Donald Trump’s former legal counsel and fixer has officially begun.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 1, 2019
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Was Samuel L. Jackson an ‘Unknown Heroin Addict’ Before ‘Pulp Fiction’?
A meme maintains that Jackson’s prolific presence in Hollywood didn’t start until he kicked heroin in his 40s.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 1, 2019
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Do Children’s Characters ‘Max and Ruby’ Have a Tragic Backstory?
A viral social media post alleges that the beloved bunnies have tragic backstories, leaning on inaccurately applied pop culture-related assumptions.
Truth or Fiction · English · Feb 28, 2019
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Tommy Robinson Banned from Facebook, Instagram
“Facebook bans” are often rumored and unconfirmed, but the social network released a statement about deplatforming disinformation purveyor Tommy Robinson.
Truth or Fiction · English · Feb 26, 2019
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Facebook Scam Post Promises EVERYONE Free Pizza From Little Caesars
According to a post currently being shared across Facebook, pizza chain Little Caesars is giving EVERYONE 3 free large pizzas to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 26, 2019
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'Fire the Cattle Guards' Hoax
This story was first published on July 2nd, 2010 This entertaining little story supposedly exposes the foolishness and telling lack of insight displayed by our political leaders.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 22, 2019
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Uber Sex Trafficking Warning?
A woman got in the wrong car at a Tampa airport and spun a harrowing tale about human traffickers that police call unsubstantiated.
Truth or Fiction · English · Feb 21, 2019
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Do Border Signs Admit the United States Has Lost Control of Border Territory?
What’s up with that picture of scary border signs circulating on social media?
Truth or Fiction · English · Feb 21, 2019
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No, Dunkin Donuts is NOT Giving Everyone a Free Box of Donuts
An earlier version of this story was first published on April 18, 2017 A post being shared on Facebook claims that Dunkin Donuts is giving away a free box of donuts to EVERYONE as a means of celebrating the company’s anniversary. The post is fraudulent.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 21, 2019
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Facebook Scam Promises ‘Two Free Tickets To All’ From JetBlue
According to a post being shared on Facebook, US-based airline, JetBlue is giving everyone two free tickets as a way of celebrating the company’s 20th birthday. The post features a photograph depicting what appears to be two JetBlue flight tickets.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 20, 2019
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