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Real Photo of Keanu Reeves with His Grandfather?

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 19, 2024

Never mind the fact that Reeves is going on 60…

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Posting This Notice on Your Facebook Account Will Stop Platform from Using Your Photos?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

May 19, 2024

Variations of this claim have been floating around the internet for more than a decade.

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Taylor Swift Burned 138 Tons of Jet Fuel Visiting Travis Kelce Over 3 Months?

Written by: Nikki Dobrin

May 18, 2024

The singer's reliance on private jets undoubtedly has a significant negative environmental impac ...

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An online post claimed Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid responded to backlash from Harrison Butker's college commencement speech.

Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Defended Harrison Butker and Said, 'If Harrison Goes, I Go with Him'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 18, 2024 (Updated: May 19, 2024)

An online rumor claimed, "Andy Reid let the Chiefs organization know where he stands when he hea ...

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1938 Video Shows Female 'Time Traveler' Talking on a Cellphone?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

May 18, 2024

The footage was allegedly captured outside a Dupont Factory in Massachusetts in 1938.

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A Facebook post states, "Harrison Butker sets the record straight after the biased media twisted his words using unfair verbatim quotes of things he said." The statement he's claimed to make is, "Everyone is taking what I said out of context. All I said is that we should go back to a better time, like the 50s and 60s. When men were men, and women had more babies than thoughts. When the only 'Me too' movement was one woman saying she was ready for her 4th child, and another woman agreeing."

Harrison Butker Said, 'We Should Go Back To a Better Time, Like the '50s and '60s'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 18, 2024

Butker faced backlash following his May 11 commencement speech at Kansas' Benedictine College, a ...

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More Than 2,000 People Were Executed to Keep Genghis Khan's Burial Site Secret?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

May 17, 2024

As the rumor goes, the first leader of the Mongol Empire was buried with an inestimable treasure.

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A meme claimed Kid Rock banned so-called woke beer from his concerts.

Kid Rock Banned Bud Light's 'Woke Beer' at All of His Concerts?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 17, 2024

An online article said Kid Rock posted online, "No interest in spending money on woke beer. Bud ...

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A rumor claimed Disney canceled Tinker Bell for having a supposed problematic image for young girls.

Disney Did Not 'Cancel' Tinker Bell. Here's Why People Keep Sharing This False Rumor

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 17, 2024

We pieced together a timeline of posts and articles showing how this online rumor snowballed int ...

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Harrison Butker's Mom is a Physicist?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 17, 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs kicker said women are most excited by marriage and children in his commen ...

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Donald Trump saluting a North Korean general in 2018

Trump Saluted North Korean General During 2018 Meeting in Singapore?

Written by: David Emery

May 17, 2024

Trump appeared to salute a North Korean general in video taken at a summit meeting in Singapore.

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Columbia University Student Ripped Diploma in Pro-Palestine Protest at Graduation Ceremony?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

May 17, 2024

Numerous students walked the Columbia commencement ceremony stage wearing kaffiyehs, handcuffs a ...

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A white woman wearing a gold necklace and geometric triangle dress holds her arms out while singing into a microphone.

Video Shows Amy Winehouse's Last Performance Before Her Death?

Written by: Nick Hardinges

May 17, 2024

The iconic British singer, who shot to fame with songs such as "Back to Black" and "Rehab," died ...

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A cover of The Beatles' album "Yesterday And Today" shows four white men holding butcher's meat and decapitated baby dolls.

The Beatles Posed with Decapitated Baby Dolls in Real Album Cover Photo?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

May 17, 2024

Rolling Stone reported in May 2019 that John Lennon’s personal copy of the Beatles' "butcher cov ...

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Mexican Bus Drivers Train on Exercise Bikes to Experience Cyclists' Fear?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

May 17, 2024

"This should be part of all drivers training honestly," one Reddit user commented.

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A story claimed a police officer almost let a mom off the hook at a traffic stop until a little girl in the back seat spoke two words.

Police Officer Let Mother Leave Traffic Stop Until Little Girl in Back Seat Blurted Out 2 Words?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 16, 2024

"The little girl’s vulnerability intensified the urgency of the situation," an online article re ...

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Did 23andMe Sell Genetic Data to Chinese Government?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

May 16, 2024

The company has previously been sued for a privacy breach that targeted Jewish and Chinese custo ...

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Donald Trump Jr. Photographed Holding Severed Elephant's Tail?

Written by: Nick Hardinges

May 16, 2024

Some social media users questioned whether the image was real or the product of digital editing.

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A fake quote meme claimed Harrison Butker said the words everyone is taking what I said out of context and added all I said is that we should go back to a better time like the 50s and 60s.

Harrison Butker Said His Benedictine College Commencement Speech Taken 'Out of Context'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 16, 2024 (Updated: May 17, 2024)

According to online posts, Butker supposedly clarified in a statement, "All I said is that we sh ...

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Leaked Video of Mark Zuckerberg Discussing Vaccines Omits Context

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 16, 2024

Snopes obtained a transcript of Zuckerberg's full answer, revealing context was missing from the ...

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