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  • Fake News: Tulsa Man NOT Caught Molesting Pig After His Penis Gets Stuck

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    Was David Hernández of Tulsa, Oklahoma arrested after getting his wedding tackle stuck in a pig he was raping? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a known fake news website imitating the URL and design of Fox News but it is not true. The same story was published by a different fake news website (the now…

    • Aug 16, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Tulsa Man NOT Caught Molesting Pig After His Penis Gets Stuck
  • Fake News: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Hanging On Traffic Light And Sh*tting On Cars Passing Underneath

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    Was a man named Roy Stern arrested after defecating on passing cars while hanging from a traffic light? And was he under the influence of meth and cannabis? No, that's not true at all: the story was made up by a fauxtire site that invents tales about bizarre crimes in order to attract clicks and shares. It did not happen…

    • Aug 13, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Hanging On Traffic Light And Sh*tting On Cars Passing Underneath
  • Fake News: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Kill Biggest Elephant In Africa In 30 years

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    Did Donald Trump Jr. kill the biggest elephant in Africa in 30 years? No, that's not true. The story was made up by a site pretending to be ABC News by conflating two older true news stories with each other to create a new one that wasn't real at all. The story originated from an article published by abcnews-us.com (not…

    • Aug 6, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Kill Biggest Elephant In Africa In 30 years
  • Fake News: Beloved Actor And Back To The Future Star Michael J. Fox Has NOT Died At The Age Of 57

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    Did actor Michael J. Fox die at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications related to Parkinson's disease? No, that's not true: the death hoax was reported by a fake news website masquerading as Yahoo! News but it is not real. The story originated from an article published on August 5, 2018 on www.yahoonews-us.com (not news.yahoo.com) titled "Beloved Actor And Back To…

    • Aug 5, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Beloved Actor And Back To The Future Star Michael J. Fox Has NOT Died At The Age Of 57
  • Fake News: Drug Dealer Did NOT Call Cops On Demi Lovato After She Ran Off Without Paying For Heroin

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    Did singer Demi Lovato get the cops called on herself when she ran off without paying her dealer for heroin? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a notorious "fauxtire" site that makes up stories about bizarre crimes and weird sex acts and sometimes about celebrities gone bad. The story is not real. The story originated from…

    • Jul 31, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Drug Dealer Did NOT Call Cops On Demi Lovato After She Ran Off Without Paying For Heroin
  • Fake News: Kentucky Couple NOT Charged After Handing Out Free Sandwiches Containing their Own Feces At Trump Rally

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    Were Joseph P. Galvan, 35 and Teresa Vance, 31, arrested at a Trump rally for literally handing out shit sandwiches? No, that's not true: a fake story making that claim was being spread by a website connected to a network of fake news sites that has been dormant for a while but which seems to have woken up again. There…

    • Jul 28, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Kentucky Couple NOT Charged After Handing Out Free Sandwiches Containing their Own Feces At Trump Rally
  • Fake News: Suspect NOT Caught For The Robbing And Kidnapping Of Tekashi69 After Trying To Pawn Jewelry

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    Was 45-year-old Michael Bigson arrested while trying to pawn jewellery belonging to rapper Tekashi69 (aka 6ix9ine) after the singer was robbed, kidnapped and beaten up earlier today? No, that's not true, at least the part about a suspect being arrested. The robbery and kidnapping did take place but the story about the arrest was made up by a "fauxtire" site…

    • Jul 22, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Suspect NOT Caught For The Robbing And Kidnapping Of Tekashi69 After Trying To Pawn Jewelry
  • Fake News: Woman Who Hasn't Had Sex In 120 Days Did NOT Crash Car Just To Feel Choked Again

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    Did an Alabama woman named Myliana Mendez crash a car on purpose so she could get choked by her seatbelt because she missed the feeling of being choked during sex after not having any for 120 days? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents tales of bizarre crimes and sex acts for…

    • Jul 22, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Woman Who Hasn't Had Sex In 120 Days Did NOT Crash Car Just To Feel Choked Again
  • Fake News: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Tranquilizing And Raping Alligators In Everglades

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    Was 57-year-old Shawn Kilums arrested in Florida for tranquilizing and raping alligators in the Everglades? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents tales of bizarre crimes and sex acts purely for entertainment purposes and then makes money through advertising. The story did not happen for real. The story originated from an article…

    • Jul 17, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Tranquilizing And Raping Alligators In Everglades
  • Fake News: McDonald's Manager Did NOT Shoot Man For Putting Soda In His Free Water Cup

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    Did 53-year-old McDonalds manager Jerry Goldberg shoot 25-year-old Kyle Davis for stealing some soda while using a free water cup? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a known fauxtire site that makes up tales about weird crimes, sex acts and incidents of racism for entertainment and satire purposes. It did not happen for real. The story…

    • Jul 10, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: McDonald's Manager Did NOT Shoot Man For Putting Soda In His Free Water Cup
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