Did Jared Kushner Go to Saudi Arabia Because it Doesn’t Have an Extradition Treaty With the US?

Kushner departed for a surprise trip to Saudi Arabia as Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team was about to release indictments causing unfounded speculation.

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Multiple People Reportedly Killed in Manhattan Terror Attack

Police shot and wounded the driver, who is in custody.

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Did a National Football League Coach Reverse a Decision to Sign Colin Kaepernick After a Presidential Call?

Rumors that the Patriots' Bill Belichick reversed a decision to sign the player after a call from Trump originated from a spoof account posing as reporter Adam Schefter.

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Pins and Needles in Halloween Candy

Pins, needles and razor blades been occasionally been found in trick-or-treaters' loot over the years.

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Were Real Skeletons Used in the Making of ‘Poltergeist’?

The film's special effects makeup artist revealed one of the secrets behind one of the horror classic's sequences in a deposition.

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Is the Department of Defense Planning a Communications Drill to Coincide with ‘Antifa’ Demonstrations?

The Army Military Auxiliary Radio System says conspiracy theory-related fears about a drill are unwarranted.

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Did Morgan Freeman Say ‘Jailing Hillary’ Is the Best Way to ‘Restore Public Faith’ in Government?

An article appearing to report that the actor had urged President Donald Trump to imprison Hillary Clinton did not contain even a shred of truth.

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Mueller Investigation: Unsealed Documents Reveal Money Laundering, Undisclosed Russia Contacts

Two Trump campaign officials were indicted on charges related to money laundering, and a former adviser pleaded guilty to lying about contacts with Russia.

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Inconsistencies Cast Doubt on Harrowing Tale of Sea Survival

The U.S. Coast Guard has contradicted several claims made by Hawaii women Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava.

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Facebook, Twitter and Google Find More Evidence of Russian Election Activity

Facebook says posts emanating from a Russian group may have reached as many as 126 million users.

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Trump Blasts Former Aide at Center of Russia Probe as ‘Liar’

President Trump said that a former campaign aide thrust into the center of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe "has already proven to be a liar."

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Fake News Purveyors Apologize for ‘Satire’ Story Calling Fallen Soldier a Deserter

A false story labeled "satire" posted on the web site FreedumJunkshun.com reported Sgt. La David Johnson "pulled a Bergdahl."

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American Indian Movement Co-Founder Dennis Banks Dies at 80

Banks was one of the leaders of the Wounded Knee occupation in 1973.

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Take An Elevator To Another World Creepypasta Story - What The Fox?

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Did Jared Kushner Scrub His Twitter Account After Manafort Indictment?

A baseless rumor that Jared Kushner had scrubbed his Twitter account was circulated in the wake of Paul Manafort's indictment.

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Couple That Survived Las Vegas Shooting Dies in Auto Crash

A husband and wife from California who survived the mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival have since died in an auto crash.

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Did Fox News Ignore News of Paul Manafort’s Indictment and Cover a Cheeseburger Emoji Controversy Instead?

A joke about Fox News' coverage of Paul Manafort's indictment morphed into claims the network failed to cover the political news at all.

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Lincoln and Kennedy Coincidences

Numerous 'coincidences' between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations are not really so amazing.

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Is This Woman Playing Ping Pong With Her Face?

A video purportedly showing a woman playing table tennis with her face is actually a commercial for a skin care product.

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How Taxes Work

A humorous essay seeks to describe how taxes work in the context of ten men splitting a dinner check.

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Is a Virginia Church Ripping Out an ‘Offensive’ George Washington Plaque?

An Alexandria church's decision to relocate two plaques due to ongoing controversy over memorials to Robert E. Lee was misrepresented as a decision that George Washington might "offend" parishioners.

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Former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort Charged on Several Counts

Special Counsel Robert Mueller charged Manafort and Rick Gates on numerous counts, including conspiracy against the United States.

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Poisoned Halloween Candy

Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on Halloween.

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Warning of Marijuana Halloween Candy Derided as Scare Tactic

New Jersey is warning parents to look out for people slipping their kids marijuana-laced candy while trick-or-treating with no apparent evidence that's ever happened,

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1908 Pirates-Cubs Pennant Controversy

A lawsuit brought by an injured fan purportedly revealed that an umpire blew an important call in a 1908 baseball game.

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Sam Walton and Minimum Wage

Account describes efforts by entrepreneur Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, to evade paying his employees minimum wage.

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Did John Wayne Say He Believed in White Supremacy?

The quote from iconic Western actor John Wayne came from a 1971 interview with "Playboy" magazine.

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‘Poltergeist’ Curse

Superstitious legend holds that a number of strange deaths are connected to a 'curse' on the 'Poltergeist' film series.

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Mueller Files First Charges in Russia Investigation: CNN

A defendant will be taken into custody as early as Monday, according to media reports.

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Three Kings Creepypasta Game Learn To Play 3 Kings Ritual - What The Fox?

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Did a Hungry Homeless Man Who Stole $100 Receive a Far Heavier Sentence Than a White-Collar Thief?

Article contrasts disparate sentences given to a homeless man and a corporate investor.

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Was the Revolving Door Invented by a Man Who Disliked Holding Open Doors for Women?

There is no evidence that Theophilus Van Kannel was motivated by a hatred for chivalry -- and quite a bit of evidence to the contrary.

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Couple Charged With Murder After Infant’s Body Found in a Baby Swing

A coroner said that the baby hadn't been moved from the seat in a week.

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Joe Biden Groped Stephanie Carter During Government Ceremony?

A photograph purportedly showing Vice President Joe Biden groping the wife of former Defense Secretary Ash Carter is fake and originated on a "satire" site.

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Did Trump-Supporting Sandra Bullock Urge Hillary Clinton to Leave the United States?

Several disreputable web sites used a fabricated quote as clickbait and plagiarized a two-year-old article.

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Was the ‘Black Soldier’ Killed in Niger a Deserter?

A "satire" site posted a fake story appearing to report that Sgt. La David Johnson, a Green Beret killed in combat in Niger, was a defector.

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Do Hundreds of Papers Published in 2017 ‘Prove’ That Global Warming is a Myth?

An article stakes its claim on a regurgitation of false information from a blogger who rejects mainstream climate science.

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Did a British Pub Chain Ban ‘Offensive’ Remembrance Poppies?

A Twitter account posing as JD Wetherspoon falsely claimed the chain banned the flowers due to "multiculturalism".

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Penile Burn from Electric Fence?

Photograph purportedly shows a medical patient who received a severe penile burn from urinating on an electric fence.

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Did the 1938 Radio Broadcast of ‘War of the Worlds’ Cause a Nationwide Panic?

Accounts conflict about how terrified Americans really were by Orson Welles' infamous 1938 "War of the Worlds" Halloween broadcast.

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Is this Unflattering Image of President Trump Real?

A doctored image of Trump circulated with a tongue-in-cheek request not to repost it.

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1962 Halloween Massacre

Image purportedly documents a masked partygoer who fatally stabbed seven people with a kitchen knife on Halloween 1962.

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425-Pound Teacher Suspended for Sitting On Student, Farting in His Mouth?

A gross-out story about an Iowa teacher's inappropriate punishment of a student was completely fabricated.

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Veterans Day Tribute at Lambeau Field Not Aired by ESPN?

Photographs show a 2011 NFL Veterans Day tribute that ESPN supposedly omitted from their pre-game coverage.

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‘Alarming Study’ on Chemicals in Baby Food Lacks Evidence

The Clean Label Project claims 80 percent of baby formula contains arsenic, but provides no data to support any of its claims.

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World Series Origins

Was baseball's annual championship contest, the World Series, named for the New York World newspaper?

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Was a Ghost Caught on Camera in the Hallways of an Irish School?

A video purportedly showing a ghost haunting a hallway at a school in Cork, Ireland, went viral in October 2017 — just in time for Halloween.

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Georgia Election Server Wiped After Suit Filed

A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean in July 2017, just after the suit was filed.

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New JFK Files Not Expected to Answer if Oswald Acted Alone

President Trump is caught in a push-pull on the Kennedy assassination release, between folks who want details and intelligence agencies advising restraint.

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Rerun of Kenyan Presidential Vote Marred by Deadly Clashes

Kenya held the rerun of its disputed presidential election amid a boycott by the main opposition party and rising political tensions.

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Did Cops ‘Take a Knee’ and Leave the Washington Redskins Stranded Overnight in Their Locker Room?

No, police didn't strand the football team in their locker room after a game against the Philadelphia Eagles (or any other team).

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Top 5 Lies You Were Taught In School - What The Fox? Top 5 Facts

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Beetles Embedded in Dog’s Mouth?

A photograph purportedly shows a group of Asian Lady Beetles embedded in the roof of a dog's mouth.

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Is This Owl Having an Orgasm?

A funny image of an owl was circulated with the baseless claim that the animal was having an orgasm.

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Kenya Opposition Leader Urges Boycott of Repeat Elections

The leader of Kenya's opposition party urged supporters to boycott a rerun of the country's disputed presidential election scheduled for 26 October 2017.

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Fats Domino, Rock ‘N’ Roll Pioneer Has Died at Age 89

Fats Domino died on 24 October 2017 at the age of 89.

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Lawmakers Seek Probe of Power Contract to Zinke Neighbor

Lawmakers are questioning why a $300 million contract was awarded to a two-person company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Montana.

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Did John McCain Cause a Fire Aboard the USS Forrestal that Killed 134 People?

A fabricated story blames the fluke 1967 aircraft carrier fire on the negligence of then-Navy fighter pilot and future United States Senator John McCain.

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Robert Guillaume, Star of ‘Benson,’ Dies at 89

The actor best known for his starring role on the 1980s TV series “Benson” has passed away in Los Angeles.

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Did a Tattooed Jimi Hendrix Ride a Dune Buggy?

A doctored image featuring Jimi Hendrix covered in tattoos was circulated on social media in October 2017.

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Did Black NFL Players ‘Demand’ that the NFL Force ‘White Fans’ Into Community Activism?

A disreputable web site grossly misrepresents a memo reportedly sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell by four players requesting a "month of unity."

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Is PETA Releasing Lone Star Ticks into the Northeastern United States to Create Meat Allergies?

Claims that members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are using ticks for the widespread bioengineering of meat allergies stem from an April Fools' Day joke.

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Did Charles Krauthammer Write an Op-Ed Called ‘The Enemy Among Us?’

The <i>Washington Post</i> columnist did not write an article alleging that former President Barack Obama was creating a "shadow government" through his nonprofit Organizing for Action.

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Did a City in Texas Require Harvey Aid Recipients to Promise Not to Boycott Israel?

The mayor of Dickinson, Texas, says a new state law requires that the city ask aid recipients not to boycott Israel.

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Did President Donald Trump Amend an Executive Order to Recall 1,000 Retired Air Force Pilots?

Despite rumors, the President did not recall a thousand retired Air Force pilots by amending Executive Order 13223.

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GOP Senator, Trump Feud Ahead of Senate Republican Lunch

On Twitter, President Donald Trump said GOP Sen. Bob Corker "couldn't get elected dog catcher"; the senator fired back that Trump was "utterly untruthful."

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California Company Recalls Vegetables over Listeria Fears

A California company voluntarily recalled packaged vegetables distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada because of possible bacterial contamination.

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Was Michael Moore Accused of Sexual Harassment?

A questionable "satire" site fabricated a Fox News report about the progressive filmmaker.

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Is Janet Jackson Banned From Performing at the Super Bowl?

Though the star has not performed at the halftime show since the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" of 2004, the National Football League says there was no ban on her performing.

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Has Representative Frederica Wilson Never Supported Pro-Veteran Legislation?

A conservative web site offers an incomplete, misleading and false summary of Wilson's legislative record on veterans-related issues.

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Was Anibe Alexandra Odoma Kidnapped In Houston?

Social media posts falsely stated that the 5-year-old Nigerian abduction victim -- who has since been rescued -- lived in the U.S.

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Did Sarah Huckabee Sanders Wear a KKK Halloween Costume in 1993?

A little girl wearing Ku Klux Klan robes in a photograph is not Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

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Off-Duty Officer Killed in Vegas Shooting Left Funeral Notes

"If you're reading this, then I've been called home," said the computer file that Charleston Hartfield began about a year ago.

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Prominent Journalist at News Radio Station Stabbed in Moscow

Russia's Ekho Moskvy news radio station said an assailant burst into its studios and stabbed morning show co-host Tatyana Felgenhauer on 23 October 2017.

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McCain Issues Veiled Criticism of Trump’s Vietnam Deferment

McCain lamented that the military drafted the poorest Americans, "and the highest income level found a doctor that would say they had a bone spur."

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Fallen Soldier’s Widow: ‘Nothing to Say’ to Trump

Myeshia Johnson told ABC's "Good Morning America" on 23 October 2017 she has nothing to say to the president and his phone call made "me cry even worse."

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Was an Attack on United States Soldiers in Niger a Debacle ‘Worse than Benghazi’?

Given the paucity of information available two weeks after an ambush by militants on U.S. troops in Niger in October 2017, comparisons to Benghazi are perhaps a bit premature.

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Weird Insect Intrigues Facebook Users

Facebook users offered reactions ranging from puzzlement to terror upon encountering a video that appeared to show a strange moth-like insect.

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Did Myesha Johnson Accuse Rep. Frederica Wilson of Using Her Husband ‘As a Political Platform’?

An alleged Facebook post from the widow about a controversial condolence call was "published" at least an hour before President Donald Trump phoned her.

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Did the FBI ‘Wipe’ the Phones of Las Vegas Massacre Eyewitnesses?

A widespread story claiming the Federal Bureau of Investigation had erased Las Vegas witnesses' cell phones was drawn solely from an unsourced Facebook post.

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Learn To Play The Hosting Game And Party With Ghosts - What The Fox?

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Is an Increase in Recorded Crime in England and Wales Linked to ‘Radical Islamic Terror’?

An early morning tweet from Donald Trump contains a basic factual error and a grossly misleading summary of official UK statistics.

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Was a Black Hockey Player Fired For Raising His Fist During the National Anthem?

Disreputable web sites regurgitated a "satirical" story about J.T. Brown's silent protest against extrajudicial killings by police.

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Is Manuka Honey ‘Better Than All Known Antibiotics?’

Manuka honey has well-documented antibacterial properties, but the research is too preliminary to declare superiority over all antibiotics.

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White Supremacist Rally Attendees Arrested After Shooting at Protesters

Witnesses told police that one of the three men shouted "Heil Hitler" before opening fire.

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‘Boy Shot by Stepfather’ Appeal

Old hoax holds that a every time a particular message is shared, a company will donate money towards the medical care of a 14-year-old boy shot by his stepfather.

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Immigrants Arrested for Starting California Wildfires?

A series of articles try fervently to blame immigrants and Muslims for the devastating fires -- falsely, misleadingly and without evidence.

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Robbers Throwing Eggs at Car Windshields?

Facebook alerts about robbers' flinging eggs at cars to impair drivers' vision and force them to stop are greatly exaggerated.

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Was a Half-Human, Half-Lion Hybrid Creature Found in Indonesia?

Images purportedly depicting a creepy chimera-like creature actually show a silicone doll.

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Was a Transgender Woman Convicted of Sexually Assaulting a Young Girl in a Bathroom?

A spate of blog posts attempted to link the rape of a 10-year-old girl in her home to laws allowing transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond to their identity.

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Creepy Clowns Plan Halloween Night Purge, Cops Warn ‘Stay Inside’?

No, the Department of Homeland Security hasn't advised that a Halloween curfew be implemented over a purported creepy clown Halloween purge.

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Was the Mandalay Bay Security Guard on the Clinton Foundation Payroll?

A satirical web site published fake news reporting that Jesus Campos worked in the non-profit's non-existent Las Vegas office.

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Did California Governor Sign a Law Allowing Felons to Vote While in Prison?

In September 2016, Jerry Brown did sign a law allowing some -- but not all -- convicted felons to vote while still behind bars.

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Lawmaker’s Thong Showed During Swearing-In Ceremony?

Italian lawmaker Maria Elena Boschi was targeted for ridicule in a doctored image.

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Tech Industry Scrambles to Remedy Widespread Wi-Fi Security Flaw

Microsoft, Cisco and other companies released patches to combat the "KRACK" vulnerability, which could put users' personal information at risk.

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Did Mike Pence Say He Wants to ‘Hang’ Gay People?

President Trump reportedly joked that Vice President Pence, whose views are notably anti-LGBTQ, wants to “hang” gay people.

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Delta Passenger Who Was Told She Couldn’t Sing National Anthem Accepts Airline’s Apology

Pamela Gaudry says Delta Airlines apologized for the "bad decisions" of an employee who forbade her from singing the national anthem to honor a fallen serviceman.

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Does a Coin in a Cup of Ice Accurately Tell You If Your Freezer Lost Power?

Viral posts describing a trick which allows you to see if a freezer temporarily lost power in your absence rely on unsound assumptions.

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Is This Melania Trump’s Body Double?

An unfounded online rumor that a Melania-lookalike appeared at an event in the first lady's stead was based on a distorted video.

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Buckley Family Halloween Beheading

Grisly photograph purportedly shows the Buckley family, whose children beheaded their mother with an axe on Halloween.

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Did a Drag Queen in a ‘Demonic’ Outfit Read a Sexually Explicit Book to Children at a Public Library?

Right-wing web sites used alarmist language and false claims to describe a reading event at a California library.

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Urban Legend: Drilled Wire

A competitor one-ups a company proud of their new ultra-ithin wire by drilling a hole through it.

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Trump Got a Spray Tan in the Oval Office?

A staged photograph actually shows a presidential lookalike.

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US Rep: Trump Says Fallen Soldier Knew What He Signed Up For

Rep. Frederica Wilson said President Trump told Myeshia Johnson, the widow of a fallen soldier, that he "knew what he signed up for." Trump denies it.

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Did a Football Fan Sit on an American Flag While Wearing a Shirt Reading ‘I Stand for the National Anthem’?

A sports news web site published the photograph, which was taken during a game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots.

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Did ‘Mexican Drug Cartels’ Start the California Wildfires?

Disreputable web sites provide no evidence to support a half-baked theory about the cause of the October 2017 fires.

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Is Ireland Lowering Its Corporate Tax Rate?

An Irish government official refutes U.S. President Donald Trump's claim, whose source is entirely unclear.

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President Obama Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Weinstein, Clinton, Weiner and Cosby?

A meme claiming that President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harvey Weinstein, Anthony Weiner, Bill Clinton and Bill Cosby uses doctored images.

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Was This Coyote Given a Bath After Being Mistaken for a Dog?

A photograph showing a coyote in a bathtub was circulated with an inaccurate backstory in October 2017.

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Was Freddy Krueger From ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Based on a Real Serial Murderer?

The explanatory last line of a Halloween joke about a real-life Freddy Krueger was removed in subsequent shares.

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‘Trailer Park Boys’ Actor John Dunsworth Dies at 71

The Canadian actor, who played Mr. Lahey on the comedy series, died after a short illness.

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Are Hurricane Maria Survivors Getting ‘Skittle Meals’ From The Government?

Volunteer veterans, journalists, and others claim that FEMA is providing "meals" that are little more than unhealthy snacks to hurricane victims, but a FEMA spokesperson says images circulating online misrepresent what the agency is doing to help Puerto Ricans.

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Do You Have Secret Facebook Followers? Learn How To Find Out - What The Fox?

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NASA Confirms Existence of Earth’s Second Moon?

While a discovery from 2016 did reveal the presence of a small asteroid trapped in Earth’s orbit, this object cannot be classified as a moon.

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Did Sprinklers Save a House From a Massive Wildfire?

A photograph showing a home with a green lawn surrounded by charred land is real, but the back story accompanying it is incomplete.

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Did Divers Just Uncover the ‘Lost City’ of Heracleion?

Divers did uncover the ruins of Thonis-Heracleion, but the discovery was not new in 2017 — contrary to the claims of clickbait articles.

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Was a Woman Killed by a Frozen Shaft of Urine?

An image purportedly showing a woman who was pierced by a urine icicle originated on a 1990s-era British television show.

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Little Girl Desperately Clings to Screen Door During Hurricane Ophelia?

A video showing a little girl hanging on to a door on a windy day is real, but it was not captured during the hurricane or in Ireland.

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As Crews Gain Ground, California Fire Victims Return Home

While the danger from the deadliest, most destructive cluster of blazes in California history was not over, the smoky skies started to clear in some places.

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The Latest: Coroner: Stanford to Study Body of Vegas Shooter

The coroner in Las Vegas says the body of the man who unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in modern history was sent to Stanford University for study.

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‘Take a Knee’ Comes to Germany Through Hertha Solidarity

Hertha Berlin nodded to social struggles in the United States by kneeling before its Bundesliga home game on 14 October 2017.

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The Latest: Reports: Portugal Fires Death Toll Rises to 31

Portuguese media are reporting that the death toll in the country's spate of deadly wildfires has risen to 31, with several others missing.

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Women ID as Assault, Harassment Victims with ‘Me Too’ Tweets

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Bernie Sanders’ 1972 Essay on Rape

Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign tried to distance him from a 1972 essay in which he wrote that a woman "fantasizes being raped by three men simultaneously."

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Nevada Gaming Commission Denied Trump a Casino License?

We were unable to substantiate a claim that Donald Trump was denied a license by the Nevada Gaming Commission because he was not "trustworthy."

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Obama Explains National Anthem Stance?

Reports that Barack Obama said he would replace the U.S. national anthem with the song 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing' were fake news.

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Is the Mississippi River Going Dry?

The Mississippi River is not "going dry" as it drains into a fault line, despite claims made in a YouTube video.

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Barack Obama and 57 States

During a 2008 campaign stop, Barack Obama supposedly said that he had visited "57 states," a reference to 57 Islamic states.

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Play The Midnight Game And Run From The Midnight Man To Win The Midnight Game - What The Fox?

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Energy Drink Results in Hole in Expectant Father’s Skull?

A deleted Facebook post alleged that a man's energy drink consumption caused a brain hemorrhage requiring the surgical removal of part of his skull.

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Is There an ‘Epidemic of Child Abduction’ in Kansas?

A disreputable web site distorted real concerns over children who have gone missing from the state's foster care system.

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Did Donald Trump Joke Around, Fail to Salute the Flag During a Military Ceremony?

A left-leaning web site correctly points out that the President joked around during the playing of "Retreat," but he did not violate protocol.

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Do U.S. Gun Deaths Since 1968 Outnumber Deaths in All American Wars?

A popular claim about gun-related fatalities revitalized after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting is fundamentally accurate, with some allowance for imprecision.

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Trump Mocks Trudeau For Celebrating Thanksgiving Six Weeks Early?

An article claiming that President Trump mocked Prime Minister Trudeau for celebrating Thanksgiving early is satire.

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Halloween Falls on Friday the 13th for the First Time in 666 Years?

An old joke that is recycled yearly makes no calendrical sense, as Halloween never falls on the 13th of the month.

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Police Arrest Mandalay Security Guard Jesus Compos As Second Shooter in Las Vegas Massacre?

Reports that the Mandalay Bay security guard wounded in the Las Vegas mass shooting has been arrested as an accomplice to that event are fake news.

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Security Guard, 21, Killed at Vegas Concert Mourned as Hero

Erick Silva was working as a security guard when he was killed during a mass shooting at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas on 1 October 2017.

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Murky Timeline is a Focus of Las Vegas Shooting Probe

Authorities have yet to sort out basic facts around the case of a high-stakes video poker player who murdered 58 people from his hotel room in Las Vegas.

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Hotel: Gunman Shot at Crowd Seconds After Shooting Guard

MGM Resorts International said it was no more than 40 seconds between the time the guard used his walkie talkie to call for help and the gunman opened fire.

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Why Is Friday the 13th Unlucky?

The background on why superstition holds that Friday the 13th is an especially unlucky day.

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Is Trump International Hotel Handing Out Anti-CNN Petitions?

A woman posted an image of a petition that she says an anonymous individual gave her at the hotel bar, prompting a rumor that guests were receiving it upon check-in.

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Attempted Bomb Attack on a North Carolina Airport?

A thwarted bombing at Asheville Regional Airport did not receive much attention or coverage in the national or international media.

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Canadian-American Family Freed by Taliban-Linked Group After Five Years in Captivity

Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle had three children after being abducted in Afghanistan in 2012.

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Twitter Restores Account of Weinstein Accuser Rose McGowan After Outcry

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Conspiracy Theories Spring Up, Spread in the Wake of Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Confusion in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting and the churning out of false information by untrustworthy web sites have resulted in yet another "truther" movement.

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Draft of New HHS Strategic Plan Says Life Begins ‘at Conception’

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' proposed five-year strategic plan includes language stating that human life begins at the moment of conception.

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Top Washington Think Tank: Trump ‘Likely Obstructed Justice’

The Brookings Institution says in a report that firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller would strengthen the evidence of improper conduct.

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Did Colin Kaepernick Say He Would Stand for the National Anthem If Signed by an NFL Team?

News reports were based on false claims made by a CBS reporter, who has since resiled from them.

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Boy Scouts Announce Historic Decision to Allow Girls in Some Programs

Girls will be allowed to join the Cub Scouts from 2018, and the organization will establish a new program for older girls.

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Are These Cars Narrowly Missing Each Other at a Busy Intersection?

A video uses editing and 3D models to make it appear as if the cars routinely miss each other by inches.

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U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Misses Out on World Cup for First Time Since 1986

The U.S. needed only a tie in their final game in order to qualify, but lost 2-1 to low-ranked Trinidad and Tobago.

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Hotel Questions Revised Timeline of Las Vegas Massacre

Police say a hotel security guard may have reported Stephen Paddock before he began his shooting rampage.

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Eminem Unleashes Lyrical Tirade Against Donald Trump in Awards Video

The White House has not yet responded to the hip hop star's high-profile freestyle rap at the BET Hop Hop Awards.

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Lebron James Wore a ‘We March, Y’all Mad’ Protest Shirt?

An image purportedly showing Lebron James wearing a "We march, y'all mad" shirt was digitally manipulated.

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Did Hugh Hefner Pay to be Interred Next to Marilyn Monroe?

The magazine mogul paid $75,000 to be laid to rest beside the actress, who was (unwillingly) the first Playboy centerfold.

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Upstate New York Murder-Suicide Linked to Las Vegas Mass Shooting?

Two disreputable web sites seized on tragic events in upstate New York to further their conspiracy theories about a deadly mass shooting.

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Democrat Principal Defecates In Front Of Students During Pledge Of Allegiance?

A distasteful fake news story got a partisan makeover when it was passed from one disreputable web site to another.

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Special Halloween Scary Urban Legends In October - Welcome To The Fax Fox YouTube Channel

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Does ‘Cinderella Surgery’ Modify Feet to Resemble High Heels?

A photograph purportedly showing a foot after "Cinderella Surgery" is actually a digital creation.

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Morgan Freeman Dead at 80?

Morgan Freeman isn't dead, and Action News 3 is a fake news site.

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Donna Karan Sorry After Comments Praising Harvey Weinstein

Fashion designer Donna Karan says she's "truly sorry to anyone that I offended and everyone that has ever been a victim."

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People Start Collecting Items Lost During Vegas Shooting

On 9 October 2017 survivors, friends, and relatives gathered at the Las Vegas Convention Center to collect items left behind during a post-shooting panic.

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Sheriff: Shooter Shot Guard Before He Fired on Concert-Goers

Authorities made a significant change to the timeline of the Las Vegas shooting, saying the gunman shot a hotel security guard before the massacre.

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Monument Sought to Recognize Blacks Who Served Confederacy

Two white lawmakers in South Carolina proposed a monument to black Confederate soldiers, many of whom were slaves forced into duty.

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Trump Says US Should Change Tax Law to Punish NFL

President Trump suggested the U.S. change its tax laws to punish organizations like the NFL if members are "disrespecting" the national anthem or flag.

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ESPN Suspends Anchor for Breaking Social Media Rules

ESPN anchor Jemele Hill was suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media.

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Did the United States Government Ban Lawn Dart Sales After a Child’s Death?

A 1988 decision about a backyard game has been used to highlight ongoing political inaction around guns after mass shootings.

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Ecstasy And Halloween Candy Can You Tell The Difference? - What The Fox?

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Rapist Given Joint Legal Custody of Victim’s Child

A man who raped and threatened to kill a girl in 2008 was awarded joint legal custody of the victim's child when she applied for food stamps.

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Was a Detroit Firefighter Fired for Bringing a Watermelon to His Station?

Detroit's fire commissioner confirmed that a probationary firefighter was terminated for work behavior deemed "offensive and racially insensitive."

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Does Judi Dench Have a Harvey Weinstein Tattoo?

Judi Dench once put a temporary tattoo of Harvey Weinstein's initials on her backside as a joke.

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After Botched ‘Rick and Morty’ Szechuan Sauce Promotion, McDonald’s Promises to Re-Release Dip

McDonald's teased a "Rick and Morty" promotion for Szechuan Sauce, but purportedly sent only 20 dipping sauces to participating locations before announcing its re-release.

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Radio Host Delilah Taking Break After Son’s Suicide

Radio host Delilah said she is taking a break from her nationally syndicated program to grieve after her son took his own life on 3 October 2017.

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Dove Apologizes for Facebook Soap Ad That Many Call Racist

Dove apologized for a controversial Facebook advertisement they said "missed the mark in representing women of color thoughtfully."

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Was the Security Guard at Mandalay Bay an ‘Accomplice’ to the Las Vegas Mass Shooter?

Dubious web sites reported, without a shred of evidence, that the security guard hailed as a hero for helping stop the Las Vegas mass shooting was actually an accomplice.

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New York City Businesses Targeted With Homophobic and Racist Fliers

The NYPD and the Brooklyn district attorney's office are investigating a string of apparent hate crimes.

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Watch Out For Poisonous Black and White Caterpillars - What The Fox?

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Does a Walt Disney World Attraction Help People Pass Kidney Stones?

A Dr. David Wartinger of Michigan State University published a medical study suggesting that a ride on Disney World's Big Thunder Mountain roller coaster can be beneficial.

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Did a Pennsylvania Daycare Receive a Racist Letter About a Black Employee?

Several individuals have shared images of a letter they say the venue anonymously received.

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Are There Posters Calling Trump a ‘Pendejo’ Across Puerto Rico?

There is no proof that a viral image insulting the president has been posted "all over" the hurricane-damaged territory.

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Did Oakland Raiders Players Punish Derek Carr for Standing During the National Anthem?

Two conservative radio hosts claimed without proof that an unnamed source revealed a retaliation planned by the Raiders' offensive line.

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Did an Anonymous 4chan User Predict the Las Vegas Shooting Three Weeks in Advance?

There is no proof that a vague post the day before the anniversary of 9/11 "predicted" the mass shooting on 1 October 2017.

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Did Michele Bachmann Say Vegas Victims Would be Alive If They Observed the Sabbath?

A meme with a fabricated quote painted the U.S. Representative as having been shockingly insensitive to the Las Vegas shooting victims.

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Hollywood Executive Harvey Weinstein to Take Leave of Absence Amid Sexual Harassment Report

The New York Times published a wide-ranging expose revealing decades of alleged sexual harassment against women by Weinstein

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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Anti-Nuclear Weapons Campaign Group

The $1.1 million prize was given to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Las Vegas Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories

The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history has led to a cacophony of rumors, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories.

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Equifax Awarded $7.2 Million IRS Contract Despite Security Breach

Internal Revenue Service officials said temporarily re-upping an existing identity verification contract with Equifax was a stopgap measure to prevent service interruptions.

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Did the CEO of Hardwick Clothes Cut Ties With the NFL Over ‘Unpatriotic’ Protests?

News reports accurately describe a decision made by Tennessee businessman Allan Jones.

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California Becomes ‘Sanctuary State’ as Governor Signs Bill

Law enforcement will be barred from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal immigration enforcement activities.

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Did Trump Administration Refuse Puerto Rico’s Request to Allow Food Stamps to be Used for Hot Meals?

The Department of Agriculture agreed to waive the usual "hot food" ban for food stamps and denies rejecting an earlier waiver request.

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Australian Gun Stats

Statistics do not demonstrate that crime rates in Australia have increased substantially since the government instituted a gun buy-back program in 1997.

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Netflix Increases Price for Most Popular U.S. Plan by 10 percent

The company will now charge $11 per month, instead of $10, for the HD and multi-device plan.

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Three United States Army Special Commandos Killed in Niger

Several Niger soldiers were also killed in a suspected Al-Qaida attack during a joint patrol near the Mali border.

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Vegas Shooter’s Gambling Draws New Attention to Video Poker

Authorities trying to piece together the final days before Stephen Paddock killed 58 Vegas concertgoers have one potential lead: his gambling habits.

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Clues Few and Elusive for Motive of Las Vegas Gunman

Paddock led such a low-key, private life that no one seemed to know him well, and those who did had no sense he was capable of the Las Vegas massacre.

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What’s Happening: Gunman’s Secret Life Stymies Investigation

Investigators have so far been stymied by the secret life Stephen Paddock appeared to lead before the attack on a concert on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Did Pepsi Get HIV Infected Blood In It? - Can Cough CPR Stop A Heart Attack? - What The Fox?

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Pizza Hut 58th Anniversary Freebie Scam

Pizza Hut is not giving three pizzas away to contest entrants in celebration of their 58th anniversary.

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Did ‘Melbourne Antifa’ Claim Responsibility for the Vegas Massacre?

A page falsely posing as part of the anti-fascist movement put up a post claiming that "comrades" were responsible for an October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Las Vegas Shooter Died in 2013?

A bizarre conspiracy theory holding that Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock died in 2013 was based on a different individual's obituary.

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Did Congressman Tim Murphy Urge His Mistress to Have an Abortion?

Text messages presented in a news article appear to suggest Murphy asked Shannon Edwards to have an abortion, but definitive proof is not available.

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Las Vegas Gunman’s Girlfriend Returns to United States for Questioning

Stephen Paddock's girlfriend Marilou Danley had been in the Philippines at the time of the shooting, but is now considered a "person of interest" in the investigation.

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Did a Second Gunman Shoot From the Fourth Floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel?

Conspiracy theorists spread false information that a second person targeted a country music concert crowd on the Las Vegas Strip during a deadly mass shooting that left scores dead.

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U.S. Votes Against United Nations Ban on Death Penalty for Same-Sex Relations

The United States joined 12 other countries, including Saudi Arabia and China, in voting against a United Nations resolution condemning the use of the death penalty to punish blasphemy, adultery, and same-sex relations.

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Did ‘Barack Obama’s Stylist’ Reveal He Is ‘a Gay’?

A "satirical" web site published an especially crude story about the former president, which was quickly picked up by bottom-feeder aggregators.

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Sri Lankan Monk Among Seven Jailed for Attack on Rohingya

The suspects reportedly stormed a United Nations safe house to attack 31 Rohingya Muslims who had been sheltered there since April.

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Was Las Vegas Shooter Identified at an Anti-Trump Protest?

Conspiracy theorists attempted to tie the alleged Las Vegas mass shooter to an anti-Trump protest but offered little evidence to back up the claim.

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Did All of the Patients in a Puerto Rican Intensive Care Unit Die?

Official reports seem to corroborate an online allegation that Hurricane Maria's death toll has been heavily underreported.

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Did an Unidentified Woman Warn Las Vegas Concert Attendees That They Were ‘All Going to Die’?

An altercation before a deadly mass shooting was apparently blown out of proportion and a witness who reported the threats has changed her view on their significance.

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Gordon Ramsay Has Entire Staff Take a Knee, Refuse to Serve Miami Dolphins?

A notorious fake news site spread a rumor that Ramsay rudely ejected Miami Dolphins from his restaurant for "taking a knee" during the national anthem.

Post-Mortem: Vx Poison Killed Brother of North Korean Leader

A Malaysian government pathologist testified that the banned VX nerve agent caused the death of the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader.

Loved Ones Mourn Victims of Las Vegas Shooting Attack

At least 59 people never made it home after a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel onto a crowd at a country music festival.

Attacks Stoke Debate Over Need For Domestic Terrorism Laws

Attacks on protesters in Charlottesville and an Air Force recruiting station in Oklahoma had the hallmarks of terrorist attacks.

Vegas Hospitals Overwhelmed as Dozens Slain, Scores Wounded

As Sunday night led to Monday morning, the attack became the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history with 59 killed and 527 wounded.

Bob Barker Dead at 94 Years Old - Apple Slowing Old iPhones - What the Fox?

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Are 871 Convicted Felons Currently Playing for the NFL?

A meme circulating in an effort to discredit professional athletes who are protesting racism contains false information.

Is This Viral List of U.S. Government Emergency Aid Sent to Puerto Rico Accurate?

Some social media posts defending the Trump administration's relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria strayed into fictional territory.

Islamic State’s Claim of Responsibility for Las Vegas Shooting Confounds Experts

The claim, originating from what is effectively a propaganda arm of the Islamic State, lacks credible evidence and has confounded some analysts.

Did the Army Football Team Kneel in Protest During the National Anthem?

A photograph purportedly showing the Army Black Knights team kneeling in protest actually shows the Navy football team kneeling in prayer.

Rock Legend Tom Petty Dead at 66

Petty's death came a week after he and his group the Heartbreakers concluded their 40th anniversary tour.

Catalonia Urges Mediation With Spain in Secession Dispute

The call comes after a referendum for independence turned violent when Spanish police tried to block the vote, leaving hundreds injured.

CBS Fires Lawyer Over Facebook Comments About Las Vegas Mass Shooting

The comments, which have since been deleted, express a lack of sympathy for shooting victims in Las Vegas because they may have been Republicans.

Is CNN Lying About Relief Efforts Reaching Puerto Rico?

A vague yet viral Facebook post accused the network of spreading misinformation.

Did Puerto Rico’s Teamsters Union Go on Strike During Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts?

Reports that truck drivers are on strike in Puerto Rico are false -- Teamsters have asked mainland truckers to distribute supplies in the U.S. territory.

Is San Juan’s Mayor Sabotaging Puerto Rican Relief Efforts to Make President Donald Trump Look Bad?

A woman claiming to be a police officer in Puerto Rico suggested that federal relief was not being distributed after Hurricane Maria in order to politically damage Republicans.

Are the Spires on Disney World’s Cinderella Castle Removable in Case of Hurricane?

An old but still thriving urban legend about Walt Disney World in Florida holds that the theme park's tallest structure, Cinderella Castle, was built such that it can be fully or partially dismantled in the event of a hurricane.

Did Nike Cut Ties With the Dallas Cowboys Over National Anthem Protests?

A "satirical" web site published a fake story about the sportswear company, which has in fact expressed support for players' right to protest.

At Least 50 Killed as Gunman Opens Fire at Las Vegas Concert

A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino fired on a country music festival below, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 200.

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Anthem Has Been a Channel for Protests Since Song’s Origins

The sight of football players kneeling during the national anthem is the continuation of a tradition nearly as old the song itself.

Did the Hollywood Reporter Criticize Actors Who Opposed Nazi Germany in 1937?

The newspaper's managing editor chided stars who he said were courting "unpopularity" by speaking out against Hitler's regime.

Donald Trump Received an Ellis Island Award in 1986?

A photograph shows Donald Trump standing alongside Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali at an awards ceremony in the 1980s.