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  • 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
  • Fake News: White Woman Did NOT Call Cops On Innocent Man Selling Crack Cocaine Outside Her Apartment

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    Did a Chicago woman named Alisha Watson call the cops on a black man for selling crack cocaine outside of her appartment and did people accuse her of racism because of it? And was she actually an unhappy customer of the drug dealer? No, all of that is not true, it was made up by a satirical website poking fun…

    • Jul 2, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: White Woman Did NOT Call Cops On Innocent Man Selling Crack Cocaine Outside Her Apartment
  • Fake News: NO Alabama Man In Custody After Promising Kids V-Bucks, Did NOT Sexually Abuse Them

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    Did 27-year old Michael Hernadez promise to give boys sums of the virtual currency V-Bucks used in the game Fortnite to induce them into having sex with him? And was he arrested for that? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a "fauxtire" website for entertainment purposes. It did not really happen. The story originated from an…

    • Jun 29, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: NO Alabama Man In Custody After Promising Kids V-Bucks, Did NOT Sexually Abuse Them
  • Fake News: Germany NOT Discussing Nuking South Korea After Being Eliminated From FIFA World Cup

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    Is Germany planning to attack South Korea with nuclear weapons after losing to that country in the FIFA World Cup yesterday? No, that's not true: Germany doesn't actually have nuclear weapons and the story was invented by a "fauxtire" website for entertainment purposes. It is not true. The story originated from an article published by Huzlers on June 28, 2018…

    • Jun 28, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Germany NOT Discussing Nuking South Korea After Being Eliminated From FIFA World Cup
  • NOT Fake News: Shooting Suspect Actualy Arrested In Death Of XXXTentacion

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    Was a suspect named Dedrick D. Williams arrested in the case of the murder of rapper XXXTentacion? Yes, despite the story being publised on notorious fake news website Huzlers the news is actually true. The story appeared in an article published on June 21, 2018 titled "Shooting Suspect Arrested In Death Of XXXTentacion, It Wasn't Soldier Kidd Or Soldier Jojo!"…

    • Jun 21, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    NOT Fake News: Shooting Suspect Actualy Arrested In Death Of XXXTentacion
  • Fake News: Jr Smith Did NOT Admit He Drank Hennessy During Halftime Of Game 1 Of The NBA Finals

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    Did Jr Smith admit to drinking Hennessy cognac during the halftime of an NBA finals game? No, that's not true: that story appeared on a website that makes up fake stories under a self-described "fauxtire" label, it did not happen. The story came from an article published by Huzlers on June 3, 2018 titled "Jr Smith Admits He Drank Hennessy…

    • Jun 3, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Jr Smith Did NOT Admit He Drank Hennessy During Halftime Of Game 1 Of The NBA Finals
  • Fake News: Roseanne Did NOT Adopt 3 Year Old African Kid To Prove She's Not Racist

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    Did Roseanne Barr adopt a 3-year-old African boy named Eyob Tafawa to prove she is not racist? No, that's not true (the part about the adoption). That claim was made by a site that publishes satirical fake news stories (which it calls "fauxtire"), it did not really happen. The story originated from an article published by Huzlers on June 1,…

    • Jun 1, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Roseanne Did NOT Adopt 3 Year Old African Kid To Prove She's Not Racist
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