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Bruce Willis' Wife Shares 'Final Update' About His Dementia Diagnosis?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

10/06/2023 12:33 PDT The video was posted after Emma Heming Willis, Willis’ wife, appeared on the "Today" show to dis ...

Was Bernie Sanders Arrested for Throwing Eggs at Civil Rights Protesters?

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David Mikkelson

02/25/2019 03:58 PST A politically dubious Facebook page attempted to put Senator Bernie Sanders on the wrong side of ...

Was an NFL Lawyer Who Claimed the Super Bowl Is ‘Rigged’ Found Dead?

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David Mikkelson

01/29/2018 10:15 PST In 2018 the hoaxes and fake news about a "rigged" Super Bowl started even before the game was pl ...

Man Found Dead in Belly of Python?

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Snopes Staff

03/29/2017 01:54 PDT Police in Indonesia say that a missing man's body was discovered inside a seven-meter-long python.

Is Facebook Set To Begin Charging $4.99 Per Month?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

06/14/2023 11:35 PDT Snopes has encountered this false claim before. Repeatedly.

Did McDonald's Remove American Flags Nationwide?

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Dan Evon

09/17/2020 08:00 PDT Repeating a lie ad nauseam does not make it any more true.

Is There a Secret Chamber Hidden Behind Mount Rushmore?

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Jack Izzo

11/10/2023 11:30 PST It's actually a not-so-secret chamber.

Do 'Illegal' Refugees Receive $3,874 Per Month from the Government?

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Dan MacGuill

11/15/2017 07:33 PST "This is what 1 illegal refugee gets with the federal assistance program: $3874 per month."

Did a Cornell Student Cut 37 Pounds Using Apple Cider Vinegar and Supplements?

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Dan Evon

04/27/2017 23:46 PDT Stories promoting a "diet hack" involving apple cider vinegar are based on unrelated photographs ...

Facebook posts said there was very sad news and that Bruce Willis was dead, but it was a death hoax.

Bruce Willis Is Not Dead, Despite 'Very Sad News' Facebook Death Hoax

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Jordan Liles

11/17/2022 12:31 PST The same site that pushed the Willis death hoax was doing the same for actor Dwayne "The Rock" J ...

Does Facebook Prohibit Posting of the Lord's Prayer?

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David Mikkelson

07/07/2020 03:12 PDT If it were banned, you wouldn't be seeing this message ...

Does the Starbucks Employees' Union Support Hamas?

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Taija PerryCook

10/27/2023 17:21 PDT Tensions between Starbucks and the union intensified as calls for boycotts of the company increased.

Does 'New Facebook/Meta Rule' Permit Company To Use Your Photos?

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David Emery

11/15/2021 01:57 PST We've seen at least a dozen variants of this copypasta rumor go viral over the past decade.

Does This Video Show 'Snowboarder Girl' Being Chased by a Bear?

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Dan Evon

04/11/2016 05:56 PDT A snowboarder purportedly discovered from watching video of herself that she was being chased by ...

Pic Shows Taylor Swift Eating Ice Cream as Children Cry?

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Aleksandra Wrona

11/13/2023 13:47 PST The photo was supposedly taken while she was visiting a small African village, according to a vi ...

Is Vladimir Putin Dead?

Written by:

Nur Ibrahim

11/08/2023 11:47 PST Rumors about the Russian president’s supposed death went viral in October 2023.

'Here's How To Bypass the System' Post Is a Facebook Hoax

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Jordan Liles

08/17/2023 14:00 PDT The Facebook hoax that never ends often brings a fair share of users who misunderstand the platf ...

Does Bill Gates Own the Majority of US Farmland?

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Dan Evon

04/28/2022 03:34 PDT Uncertainty breeds conspiracy theories.

Did a Salvation Army Official Say That Homosexuals "Deserve to Die"?

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David Mikkelson

09/22/2013 17:00 PDT A 2012 interview with a Salvation Army official fanned the flames of controversy over that organ ...

How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone

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Barbara Mikkelson

09/02/2003 05:00 PDT Rhythmically coughing during a heart attack may increase your chances of surviving it, but self- ...

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