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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Homeless Couple Was Found Living In Walmart Attic

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    Was a homeless couple found living in a Walmart's attic with a hot plate, meth lab and 42-inch TV? No, that's not true: This story has been ripped from a fake news website called Now8News and reposted to another fake news website. No other news websites have reported on this event. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published…

    • Mar 2, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Homeless Couple Was Found Living In Walmart Attic Not News
  • Fact Check: A Man Can NOT Just Donate A Testicle For $35,000 Cash

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    Can a man receive $35,000 for donating one of his testicles? No, that's not true: It is not legal to sell your own body parts for organ donations. The testicle purportedly worth $35,000, according to the original story, was not intended to be a transplant. The payment was for participating in a clinical trial where a testicular implant would replace…

    • May 21, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
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    Is there some kind of "penis implant" from Apple or Microsoft that will alert your cellphone when you partner is cheating on you? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a well known fake news site in 2016 but it keeps going viral periodically. The story originated from an article (archived here) where it was published by…

    • Jul 20, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: There Is NO Penis Implant That Will Alert Your Cell Phone When Your Man Is Cheating
  • Fake News: Zika Virus NOT Found In Recent Shipment Of Bananas; CDC NOT Warning Of Safety Concerns

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    Did the CDC warn over safety concerns after Zika virus was found in a recent shipment of bananas from Ecuador? No, that's not true: a site that is part of a known network of fake news sites made that claim in an article published in 2017 and it went viral (pun intended) again in 2019. In reality the CDC has…

    • Jun 5, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Zika Virus NOT Found In Recent Shipment Of Bananas; CDC NOT Warning Of Safety Concerns
  • Fake News: Former Price Is Right Host Bob Barker NOT Dead at Age 95

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    Did former Price Is Right host Bob Barker die aged 95 after splitting his head due to a fall? No, that's not true: a brand new fake news site is simply recycling an old death hoax while updating just the age The story originated from an article published on January 12, 2019 titled "Former Price Is Right Host Bob Barker…

    • Jan 11, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Former Price Is Right Host Bob Barker NOT Dead at Age 95
  • Fake News: Woman Did NOT Set Pedophile Muslim Man on Fire After Catching Him Rape 7-Yr-Old Daughter

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    Did 40-year-old Tatanysha Hedman of Renton, Washington set a pedophile muslim man on fire for raping her daughter? And did this happen recently? No, that's not true: Macedonian fake news websites are reposting news from 2014 about a woman who set fire to her husband for molesting his stepdaughter and claim without any evidence the man is muslim. It is…

    • Aug 22, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Woman Did NOT Set Pedophile Muslim Man on Fire After Catching Him Rape 7-Yr-Old Daughter
  • Fake News: Comedian Bill Cosby NOT Dead Of Apparent Suicide At Age 80

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    Did Bill Cosby commit suicide by hanging himself with a rope after being convicted for sexual assault? No, that's not true: it is just an old death hoax from last year that is being recycled after Cosby's recent guilty verdict in a case involving aggravated indecent assault. The story originated from an article published by ActionNews3 in October 2017 titled…

    • Apr 29, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Comedian Bill Cosby NOT Dead Of Apparent Suicide At Age 80
  • Fake News: Colorado McDonald's Offers First Marijuana Friendly Smoking Section

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    What is it with old hoaxes going viral again the past few days? Now an article that's been online since at least February 2017 and probably even October 2016 titled "Colorado McDonald's Offers First Marijuana Friendly Smoking Section" (archived here) went viral again a few days ago. It opened: Colorado continues to blaze major trails when it comes to marijuana.The…

    • Mar 24, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Colorado McDonald's Offers First Marijuana Friendly Smoking Section
  • Fake News: Obese Woman NOT Arrested For Starving Her 7 Kids

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    Was an obese woman arrested for starving her seven kids and did she say "there was only enough food for me"? Nope, that story was made up by a fake news website a few years ago but was recently recycled by another hoax website. The latest copy of the article was published on March 23, 2018 by a relative new…

    • Mar 23, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Obese Woman NOT Arrested For Starving Her 7 Kids
  • Fake News: Legendary Actor Kirk Douglas NOT Dead 4 Days Before His 101st Birthday

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    Notorious fake news website ActionNews3 is at it again, this time with a hoax (archived here) titled "Legendary Actor Kirk Douglas Dead, 4 Days Before His 101st Birthday". The story opened: News reports have confirmed that actor Kirk Douglas died of natural causes late this afternoon, Los Angeles coroners office reported. This was just 4 days before he would have…

    • Dec 7, 2017
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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