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Did Angelina Jolie Say Israel Should Be 'Completely Obliterated'?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 6, 2007
An email making the claim began circulating in 2007.
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Is Black Friday the Biggest Shopping Day of the Year?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Nov. 27, 2003
The day after Thanksgiving in the United States is the unofficial kickoff of the holiday gift sh ...
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Does Pic Show Blue Japanese Fruit Known as 'Moon Melon'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 15, 2014
A widely shared meme claimed the fruit can switch flavors after you eat it.
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Did Mariah Carey Say She'd 'Love to be Skinny' Like 'Starving Kids'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 24, 1996
This rumor originated with a satirical (and fictitious) article that published in 1996.
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No, George Washington Didn't Make This Anti-Semitic Remark
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 16, 2002
Anti-Semitic screeds are nothing new; neither, unfortunately, is the practice of attempting to l ...
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Are Kids 'Snorting' Smarties and Putting Themselves at Risk of Nasal Maggots?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 22, 2014
Citing a doctor, a 2009 warning to parents from a Rhode Island middle school claimed maggots cou ...
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A Collection of False Rumors About Menthol Cigarettes
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
Jan. 18, 2000
Rumors about menthol cigarettes tend to fall into two categories: those having to do with specif ...
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Is Austria Home to a Town Named Fucking?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 30, 2000
Let's take a look at photographic evidence.
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Does the Word 'Buck' Derive From a Reference to Black Male Slaves?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 25, 2001
Here's the etymology of “buck” to mean “dollar."
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Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'Banks and Corporations Will Deprive' People of 'All Property'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 8, 2008
Given the fear and uncertainty engendered by the economy, it was only a matter of time until som ...
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Is McDonald's the World's Largest Purchaser of Cow Eyeballs?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 9, 2000
Some versions of this rumor posit that the cow eyes are used as hamburger filler, or to make bee ...
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Will Refrigerating Batteries Improve Their Performance?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
April 25, 2010
Some people believe that storing batteries in a fridge or freezer will help them not lose their ...
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Did Maya Angelou Write a Poem Titled, 'I Am a Christian'?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 27, 2006
The poem has been anthologized in several books, including "Chicken Soup for the Christian Famil ...
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A True Story About the Death of a Girl Playing With Leaves?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
Nov. 12, 2006
As the story goes, her father drove his truck into a pile of leaves in which she was playing, ki ...
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Does Pic Show Albert Einstein Playing an Electric Guitar?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 6, 2015
Digital editing strikes again.
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Legend: Wife Seduces Husband at Halloween Party — but He Switched Costumes?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug. 4, 1999
This story has circulated in various forms since at least the 1960s.
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Crossing the Threshold: What's the Wedding Custom's Origin?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 24, 2000
The tradition in which one partner carries the other over a doorway traces back to Roman times.
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No, a Nuclear Bomb Wasn't Detonated in Ukraine in 2015
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 10, 2014
Nope. A video of a mushroom-cloud explosion at a chemical plant in Donetsk, Ukraine, erroneously ...
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Was Disneyland's Haunted Mansion Hearse Used for Brigham Young's Funeral?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 24, 2001
According to legend, the Disneyland hearse was originally used to carry the religious leader's b ...
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Did 69 People Die After Drinking Crocodile-Bile Poison Beer?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 12, 2015
A rumor claimed that more than 60 people died in Mozambique because they consumed beer that was ...
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