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Users promoted false and unfounded rumors about Bishop TD Jakes regarding several civil sexual assault lawsuits and a sex-trafficking probe involving Sean Diddy Combs

T.D. Jakes Disparaged in False and Unfounded Rumors Alongside 'Diddy' Sex-Abuse Allegations

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Jordan Liles
May 14, 2024 TikTok and YouTube users promoted evidence-free rumors about Jakes. Some of those users' videos ...
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Idaho Televangelist Ran Off with Congregants' Money After Telling Them Eclipse Would Bring Rapture?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 17, 2024 This story appeared online two days after the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024.
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GOP Lawmaker Prayed on Arizona Senate Floor Before Abortion Ruling?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 11, 2024 The Arizona Supreme Court was preparing to rule on the enforcement of an 1864 near-total abortio ...
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Online users shared photos that purportedly showed a young woman being baptized in a livestock trough or tank under the banner of a Trump flag.

Photos Show Woman in Metal Tank Being 'Baptized in the Name of Trump'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 6, 2024 Snopes traced the origin of viral pictures that showed Tennessee pastor Greg Locke baptizing a w ...
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The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia posted that Duke's Mayonnaise on pepperoni rolls was an abomination in the eyes of the Lord.

WV Episcopal Diocese Declares Mayo on Pepperoni Rolls an 'Abomination in the Eyes of the Lord'

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 28, 2023 "Clergy are permitted to withhold absolution until proper contrition is made — either by burning ...
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Is the war on Christmas real?

100 Years of the So-Called 'War on Christmas'

Written by:
David Emery
Dec. 11, 2023 The one and only time Christmas was actually banned on what would later become U.S. soil, it was ...
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What Does the Word 'Jihad' Actually Mean?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Oct. 16, 2023 There are many misconceptions, especially in the West, surrounding the Islamic concept of "jihad."
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A priest wearing a mask points a water gun at a baby and their family.

Photo Shows a Priest Pointing a Water Gun at a Baby?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug. 10, 2023 Similar photos have gone viral before.
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Did WEF Call For an AI-Written Bible to Create New Religions?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
June 19, 2023 Such a claim requires an extremely broad definition of the World Economic Forum and a severe mis ...
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About That Photo of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear with 'Anti-Catholic Hate Group'

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 9, 2023 A photograph of Beshear posing with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was taken in 2020, durin ...
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A rumor said that Joel and Victoria Osteen were resigning from Lakewood Church to pursue a line of skincare products.

Did Joel and Victoria Osteen Resign from Lakewood Church?

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Jordan Liles
June 7, 2023 According to an online report, the married couple had announced they were leaving to focus on a ...
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Is a Deceased Pope Tapped with a Silver Hammer to Verify He's Dead?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
April 2, 2005 Legend holds that part of the process of determining that a pope has died is to call for him to ...
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Christian nationalism is more than religiosity and patriotism. It is a worldview that guides how people believe the nation should be structured and who belongs there.

What Is 'Christian Nationalism'?

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The Conversation
Nov. 2, 2022 It's more than religiosity and patriotism — it's a worldview, writes one political science scholar.
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Did a Billboard in Missouri Show President Trump Alongside a Gospel Quote?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov. 5, 2018 Some Christians expressed concern that a billboard near St. Louis seemingly equated the 45th pre ...
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Allah or Jesus?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 12, 2004 Imam is questioned about Islamic attitude toward infidels.
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Lyndon B. Johnson

Was Lyndon B. Johnson Actually Jewish?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 16, 2022 The president allegedly had Jewish ancestry.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Did Methodists Bring Church Charges Against Jeff Sessions?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 20, 2018 Hundreds of the Attorney General's fellow church-members signed a letter claiming his "zero-tole ...
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Did a Mississippi Democrat Propose a Law to Force Teachers to Recite the Ten Commandments?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan. 25, 2018 The implications of a bill put forward by State Representative Credell Calhoun are unclear.
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A History of the 'War on Christmas'

Written by:
David Emery
Nov. 29, 2017 How wishing people "Happy holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" came to be regarded as an act o ...
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Bible on a wooden table.

Iceland Mandates Mental Health Warnings on All Bibles?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 2, 2017 A satirical article about Iceland, Bibles, and mental health was mistaken as genuine news by som ...
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