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  • Fake News: Scientists Do NOT Issue Warning Against Canola Oil: No Studies Say It Damages Your Brain, Causes Dementia And Weight Gain

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    Have scientists issued a warning against use of canola oil with studies that show it causes brain damage, dementia, and weight gain? No, that's not true: There are no scientific studies supporting the claim and medical websites, including the Mayo Clinic and the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, recommend use of canola oil and dispel health concerns. The false claim is…

    • Oct 23, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Scientists Do NOT Issue Warning Against Canola Oil: No Studies Say It Damages Your Brain, Causes Dementia And Weight Gain
  • Fake News: 12,000 Doctors Did NOT Just Urge the FDA to Put Cancer Warnings on Cheese

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    Did 12,000 doctors urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to put cancer warnings on cheese? No, that's not true: The vegan advocacy group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed a petition asking the FDA to put a warning on cheese packages that "dairy cheese contains reproductive hormones that may increase breast cancer mortality risk." While the group claims…

    • Oct 9, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: 12,000 Doctors Did NOT Just Urge the FDA to Put Cancer Warnings on Cheese
  • Fake News: Experienced Butcher Did NOT Admit: 'When We See Cancer In The Pork, We Just Cut It And Still Sell It To Customers'

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    Did an experienced butcher admit that "When we see cancer in the pork, we just cut it and still sell it to customers"? No, that's not true: The only sourcing for the claim is a tweet from a self-described vegan that included a meme featuring an anonymous quote along with a photo of a cut of meat with an unidentified…

    • Oct 4, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Experienced Butcher Did NOT Admit: 'When We See Cancer In The Pork, We Just Cut It And Still Sell It To Customers'
  • Fake News: Dog Does NOT Fall Into Canal And Starts To Drown, Until The Group of Dolphins Come To Save Him

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    Did a dog fall into a Florida canal and almost drown before a dolphin rescued it, as pictured in this story? No, that's not true: The image purportedly of a brown dog riding on the back of a dolphin is from a short film titled "Zeus and Roxanne," which was created by a Dutch filmmaker. There was a doberman named…

    • Aug 28, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Dog Does NOT Fall Into Canal And Starts To Drown, Until The Group of Dolphins Come To Save Him
  • Fake News: Cancer Is NOT Caused By Acidity In The Body And You CANNOT Prevent It By Alkalizing Your Body

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    Is cancer caused by acidity in the body and can you prevent cancer by alkalizing your body? No, that's not true: The claim is a medical myth that has been repeatedly shot down by cancer experts. While it is true that cancer cells cannot survive in a high-alkaline environment, neither can any of your body's cells. If you raised your…

    • Aug 14, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Cancer Is NOT Caused By Acidity In The Body And You CANNOT Prevent It By Alkalizing Your Body
  • Fake News: 16 Easy Tests at Home Will NOT Tell You If Food Is Real or Fake

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    Can you do sixteen easy tests at home to check if your food is "real or fake"? No, that's not true: a viral video making that claim seems to be based mostly on examples from China or India and several of the "tests" are not adequately explained making the results useless. There are some bits of real advice in there…

    • Jun 3, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: 16 Easy Tests at Home Will NOT Tell You If Food Is Real or Fake
  • Fake News: Pepsi Does NOT Admit Its Soda Contains Cancer-causing Ingredients

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    Did Pepsi admit that its soda contains cancer-causing ingredients? No, that's not true: The drink company settled a legal dispute with a health group in September 2015 by agreeing to change its manufacturing process to reduce the level of a questionable chemical, but it did not admit the chemical was a cancer-causing ingredient. The story originated in 2016 in several…

    • May 19, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Pepsi Does NOT Admit Its Soda Contains Cancer-causing Ingredients
  • Fake News: Neuroscientists Did NOT Say Your Forgetfulness Is A Sign Of Extraordinary Intelligence

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    Did neuroscientists claim forgetfulness is a sign of extraordinary intelligence? No, that's not true: an article cribbing from an old CNN report about a scientific paper added a headline with a hyperbolic claim that does not match what the paper actually says. The claim recently went viral through an article published on March 12, 2019 published by Healthy Food House…

    • Mar 29, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Neuroscientists Did NOT Say Your Forgetfulness Is A Sign Of Extraordinary Intelligence
  • Fake News: Sugar Is NOT 8 Times More Addictive Than Cocaine

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    A video/infographic on the Facebook page of David "Advocado" Wolfe claims that sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine and quotes "Dr. Mark Hyman" as saying "And What's interesting is while cocaine and heroin activate only one spot for pleasure in the brain, sugar lights up the brain like a pinball machine." The pinball machine quote is not even…

    • Feb 19, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fake News: Donald Trump NOT Refusing To Eat Japanese Food While In Japan

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    Clickbait site TruthExaminer posted an article titled "Donald Trump Refusing To Eat Japanese Food While In Japan" which completely contradicted its own headline. We archived it here in case the site is shamed into removing it. It opened: Japan has often been hailed as one of the best places in the world for food but that has not caused Donald…

    • Nov 6, 2017
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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    Fact Check: Election Ballots DO Have Serial Numbers -- But They Are Removed During Processing To Protect Voter Secrecy

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    • Aug 4, 2022
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  • Fact Check: The Keystone Pipeline Is NOT Closed And Is NOT Causing The Gas Shortage On The East Coast Wrong Pipeline

    Fact Check: The Keystone Pipeline Is NOT Closed And Is NOT Causing The Gas Shortage On The East Coast

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    • May 11, 2021
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  • Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021 Not That Low

    Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021

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    • Feb 17, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
  • Fact Check: Mermaid Washed Up On Beach In Kenya Or South Africa Is NOT Real -- It's Video Hoax Fish Tale

    Fact Check: Mermaid Washed Up On Beach In Kenya Or South Africa Is NOT Real -- It's Video Hoax

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    • Jun 10, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: 'Mr. K Brendon' Is NOT A Real Danger -- It's A Ruse -- Using Canceled 2016 Public Warning Found In 2016

    Fact Check: 'Mr. K Brendon' Is NOT A Real Danger -- It's A Ruse -- Using Canceled 2016 Public Warning

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    • Jul 5, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: 'Water Car Inventor' Stanley Meyer Was NOT Killed By Pentagon -- Cause Of Death Was A Brain Aneurysm Natural Death

    Fact Check: 'Water Car Inventor' Stanley Meyer Was NOT Killed By Pentagon -- Cause Of Death Was A Brain Aneurysm

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    • Jun 3, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fake News: Kamala Harris Is An American Black & She Was In 2nd Integrated Class Of Her School

    Fake News: Kamala Harris Is An American Black & She Was In 2nd Integrated Class Of Her School

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    • Jun 30, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke

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    Fact Check: Red Glow In Pacific Ocean Is NOT Unexplained -- Commercial Fishing Boats Use Light To Lure Saury

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  • Fact Check: Study DID Find Bacteria, Fungi On Face Masks -- But They're NOT 'Petri Dishes For Dangerous Pathogens To Fester' Mask Hygiene

    Fact Check: Study DID Find Bacteria, Fungi On Face Masks -- But They're NOT 'Petri Dishes For Dangerous Pathogens To Fester'

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    • Aug 5, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
  • Fact Check: FAA Weather Cams Are NOT Offline Along Entire Coastline Of Lower 48 States -- They Only Operate In Select Locations Never There

    Fact Check: FAA Weather Cams Are NOT Offline Along Entire Coastline Of Lower 48 States -- They Only Operate In Select Locations

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    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Defense Ministry Guesthouse Being Attacked

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    • Aug 5, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
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    Fact Check: NO Program Approved By 'The Authorities' Offers Up To $150,000 In Benefits

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    • Aug 5, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
  • Fact Check: Rainwater Did NOT Contain Dangerous Levels Of Barium When Tested In 'Chemtrail' Investigative Report Miscalculation

    Fact Check: Rainwater Did NOT Contain Dangerous Levels Of Barium When Tested In 'Chemtrail' Investigative Report

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    • Aug 4, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: Election Ballots DO Have Serial Numbers -- But They Are Removed During Processing To Protect Voter Secrecy Ballot Safety

    Fact Check: Election Ballots DO Have Serial Numbers -- But They Are Removed During Processing To Protect Voter Secrecy

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    • Aug 4, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne

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