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Does 'Cracker Barrel' Refer to a Barrel of Whips?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2021 Crackers can come in bags, boxes, and yes, even barrels.
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We looked into where the viral #SuperStraight trend originated from.

Did the 'Super Straight' Trend Originate With Nazis on 4chan?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
March 11, 2021 Regardless of who started it, be aware that the social media trend is strongly associated with t ...
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Did a Super Bowl 'Streaker' Win $374K on Prop Bet?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2021 Wanna bet?
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Did Biden Block Giving Aid and Admittance to Vietnamese Refugees in 1975?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 16, 2021 Donald Rumsfeld’s book about the Ford administration, “When the Center Held,” recounts an intera ...
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Did AOC Exaggerate the Danger She Was in During Capitol Riot?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb. 3, 2021 AOC was targeted with another round of bad-faith smears after giving an emotional, firsthand acc ...
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Is the Barbie Ouija Board in This Photo Real?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 16, 2021 Could one of Barbie’s countless hobbies involve the occult?
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Is This a Real Lineup of Speakers at the Republican National Convention?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 24, 2020 Kid Rock, “MyPillow Guy,” and “MAGA hat kid” were just a few of the speakers rumored to be lined ...
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Are These Claims About the Effectiveness of Face Masks True?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
June 18, 2020 Widely shared posts from the summer of 2020, purportedly citing the CDC and U.S. Occupational Sa ...
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Did DOJ Say Christian Employers Should Be Allowed to Force Women to Wear Skirts?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 23, 2019 A left-leaning website took the U.S. Department of Justice to task for its intervention in a sex ...
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Are Birds Eye and Green Giant Vegetables 'All from China'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 27, 2020 A meme circulating on social media appeared to serve up some xenophobia.
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Does Microsoft Own Patent '666' About Implanting Microchips in People?

Written by:
Dan Evon
April 20, 2020 The Redmond, Wash.-based computer company published a patent for a "cryptocurrency system using ...
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Does Carrying a Blue Halloween Bucket Signify That a Trick-or-Treater Has Autism?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct. 31, 2018 A viral Facebook post created the misleading impression that carrying blue pumpkin buckets on Ha ...
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Does Chick-fil-A Pay a $17 Starting Wage?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2019 Company spokesperson: "Chick-fil-A restaurants are individually owned and operated, so wage deci ...
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Is McDonald's Replacing All Cashiers with Robots to Avoid a Minimum Wage Increase?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 10, 2018 A fake news site twisted information about self-serve kiosks into a false claim that McDonald's ...
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Is This 'Your City on Socialism' Meme Accurate?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 14, 2019 A meme uses a series of miscaptioned and out-of-context images to make its supposed point about ...
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Are These '16 Easy Tests' to Check Whether Food Is 'Fake or Real'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 6, 2019 A viral video took off on Facebook in June 2019, but its claims about food safety were far from ...
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Did California Pass a Law Protecting Pedophiles Who Rape Children?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb. 28, 2019 A bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves the decision whether individuals convicted of ...
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Is Europe Governed by 'Childless Baby Boomers'?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov. 26, 2018 Confirmation bias includes cherry-picking information that confirms a particular point of view w ...
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Should People Call the Police if They See a New Guinea Flatworm?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria Alex Kasprak
March 27, 2017 Claims that this invasive species presents a 911-level emergency overstate the risk that they po ...
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Has Iowa Seen an Alarming Increase in “Vanishing Children” This Summer?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
July 30, 2018 Statistics sound much scarier when presented without any context whatsoever.
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