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  • Fake News: British School Boys Must NOT Wear 'Gender-Neutral' Skirts

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    Are school boys in the United Kingdom now required to wear gender-neutral skirts? No, that's not exactly true: the claim was made by a website that habitually takes bits and pieces of real news and then adds some untruths to the headline and/or the first paragraph to make their articles more sensational in order to drive clicks. The headline and…

    • Jun 7, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: British School Boys Must NOT Wear 'Gender-Neutral' Skirts
  • Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Order White Women To Breed With Muslims

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    Did Pope Francis order white women to breed with muslims to counter declining birth rates? No, that's not true. The racially charged quote was invented by a website that habitually takes bits and pieces of articles from other sites and then adds invented claims in the headline and first paragraph of their own version of the story. The Pope did…

    • Jun 4, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Order White Women To Breed With Muslims
  • Fake News: NO Mosquito Species Discovered That Can Get You Pregnant With A Single Bite

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    Is there a new mosquito species named "mosquito chirulí" that can get people pregnant with a single bite? No, that's not true: the story originated from the English version of a Spanish satire website, it is not real. The story appeared in an article published by There Is News on May 27, 2018 titled "New mosquito species discovered, can get…

    • May 31, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: NO Mosquito Species Discovered That Can Get You Pregnant With A Single Bite
  • Fake News: 20 Priests Killed In Plane Crash NOT Connected To Vatican Pedophile Ring

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    Were 20 Catholic priests who were killed in a plane crash in Cuba connected to a Vatican pedophile ring? No, that's not true: the site making the claim has a habbit of taking bits and pieces of real news articles and adding invented claims in the headline and first paragraphs in order to attract traffic and advertising revenue. The claim…

    • May 23, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: 20 Priests Killed In Plane Crash NOT Connected To Vatican Pedophile Ring
  • Fake News: CNN NOT To Permanently Close Its Doors As Ratings Plunge 30 Percent

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    Is CNN permanently closing its doors after a ratings plunge of 30%? No, that's not true: the "news" comes from a website that habitually takes bits and pieces of real news articles and then adds a false or exaggerated headline to it in order to attract clicks and advertising money. The CNN story originated from an article published on May…

    • May 20, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: CNN NOT To Permanently Close Its Doors As Ratings Plunge 30 Percent
  • Fake News: Pedophile Who Raped 5-Year-Old Boy NOT Found Dead With Testicles Removed

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    Was 22-year-old pedophile Daniel Davey found dead in his cell with his testicles removed? No, that's not true and has been debunked before but the hoax just resurfaced on another website that likes to embellish real news stories with unsupported facts and blood-pressure raising headlines. Although in this case it seems to be mostly copy pasta. The copied story was…

    • May 9, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pedophile Who Raped 5-Year-Old Boy NOT Found Dead With Testicles Removed
  • Fake News: Congress Did NOT Call For Immediate Arrest Of John Kerry For Treason

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    Did Congress call for the immediate arrest of John Kerry for treason? No, that's not true. A website known for adding alarming clickbait headlines containing fake information to mostly copy pasted stories about real news events is at it again. They took a single ironic tweet from a congressman and turned it into something that is definitely not real. The…

    • May 7, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Congress Did NOT Call For Immediate Arrest Of John Kerry For Treason
  • Fake News: California Gov. Jerry Brown Did NOT Outlaw Homelessness

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    Did Governor Jerry Brown of California outlaw homelessness? No, that's not exactly true. A website known for taking real bits of news from other sites and then adding a headline and a few paragraphs of unsupported facts to spice things up has been at it again. Their goal appears to be profit driven, it looks like they want to get…

    • May 7, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: California Gov. Jerry Brown Did NOT Outlaw Homelessness
  • Fake News: North Korea Did NOT Agree To Open Its Doors To Christianity (Yet?)

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    Is North Korea opening the door for Christian missionaries and aid groups? No official announcement about this has been made despite what a false headline from a site known for mixing real news with made up headlines containing unsupported claims is trying to get you to believe. The claim appeared in an article published on May 3, 2018 on YourNewsWire…

    • May 4, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: North Korea Did NOT Agree To Open Its Doors To Christianity (Yet?)
  • Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Calls On US Authorities To Disarm The Population

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    Did Pope Francis call on US authorities to disarm the population and confiscate all weapons? No, that's not exactly true: the claim comes from a website that consistently takes a bit of real news and then twists it by adding an inflammatory headline and some invented facts in order to get easily excited people to click on it so they…

    • May 1, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Calls On US Authorities To Disarm The Population
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    Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021

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    Fake News: Man Did NOT Kill His Best Friend For Not Saying "No Homo" After 10-hour Anal Session

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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'

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    • by: Christiana Dillard

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