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  • Fact Check: Vin Diesel Did NOT Pull $1 Million Donation to Boy Scouts -- Claim From Satire Site

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    Did actor Vin Diesel pull his $1 million annual donation to Boy Scouts of America while being quoted as saying, "It's no longer the organization I know and love"? No, that's not true: A representative of The Boy Scouts of America organization told Lead Stories this claim is "patently false." This fake quote came from a post on the Facebook…

    • May 30, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Vin Diesel Did NOT Pull $1 Million Donation to Boy Scouts -- Claim From Satire Site Satire Account
  • Fact Check: Derek Chauvin, Police Officer Who Killed George FIoyd NOT Found Dead inside His Apartment Last Night

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    Was Derek Chauvin found dead in his appartment last night according to a CNN video? No, that's not true: a gang of hoaxers (likely from the Philippines) has created a string of fake news websites that trick people into sharing the false news on their Facebook timelines by fooling them into thinking they need to share a link to be…

    • Jun 11, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Derek Chauvin, Police Officer Who Killed George FIoyd NOT Found Dead inside His Apartment Last Night Death Hoax
  • Fact Check: Vin Diesel Is NOT Dead From A Backyard Stunt Fail

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    Did actor Vin Diesel die in a backyard stunt fail? No, that's not true: This is a click-bait death hoax that leads anyone who clicks on the link to a porn site. Diesel is not dead. The death claim appeared in a post, which we will not link to here, shared on Facebook under the title "H0LLYW00D ACT0R, professionaIIy known…

    • May 27, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Vin Diesel Is NOT Dead From A Backyard Stunt Fail Porn Link
  • Fake News: French Senate Christmas Bonus NOT Capped At 'Only' 17 580 Euro

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    Is the French senate limiting the bonus its members receive for Chrismas to "only" €17.850 this year? No, that's not true: the story and the composition of the bonus was made up by a French satire website. The story originated from an article published by Science Info on December 27, 2018 titled "La prime de Noël des sénateurs sera plafonnée…

    • Dec 28, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: French Senate Christmas Bonus NOT Capped At 'Only' 17 580 Euro
  • Fake News: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Did NOT Announce Vin Diesel Will Be Banned From Entering City Starting 2022

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    Did the mayor of French capital Paris announce actor Vin Diesel would be banned from entering the city limits starting 2022? No, that's not true: a French satire website disguised as a site offering science news made the claim in a story meant to mock the recently announced ban on diesel powered cars partially going into effect this summer and…

    • Nov 15, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Did NOT Announce Vin Diesel Will Be Banned From Entering City Starting 2022
  • Fake News: What CELEBRITY is Saying About CITY, STATE Residents

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    There's a network of fake local news websites that is pushing the same story about several different celebrities and towns. Did you know Adam Sandler, Robert Downey Jr, Patrick Dempsey, Ashton Kutchner, Jim Carrey, Johnny Depp, Samuel L. Jackson, Vin Diesel (and many others) all said something about the residents of Austell, Georgia or Kalamazoo, Michigan or Bristol, Pennsylvania or…

    • Oct 26, 2017
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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