Recently a fake story started circulating that Netflix picked up Roseanne after it was cancelled following a racist tweet sent out by the show's star. And now a followup fake story claims Netflix cancelled it after a phone call from Obama. Both stories are not true. The initial fake story was published earlier today by Daily World Update: BREAKING: Netflix…
Is Hank Wyatt from Huntsville, Alabama suing the state to get compensated for the loss of his great-great-grandfather's slaves and their descendants which should have belonged to him according to a 153-year-old will? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a website that invents tales of bizarre crimes and sex acts in the form of news articles…
Did the cops just shoot a disabled black man because he didn't know how to lift his hands? On March 19, 2018 a tweet was posted that implied just that: The cops are shooting a man in a wheelchair that is disabled & doesn't know how to lift his hands . Don't let them delete it! Share they've been removing…
Fake/satirical website As American As Applie pie published a sequel to an earlier article, this time titled "Trump Removes Muslim Federal Judge For Allowing Sharia In America". The new article starts: 22nd Circuit Court of Appeals Justice Hansam al Alallawalahi-Smith made national news this week when he overturned a ruling out of Dearborn, Michigan that allowed two critical and violent…
There is HOAX story trending on the internet stating "Woman Says She's Pregnant By Black Man From Toilet Paper Contaminated with Semen." The story comes from a known satire and hoax site but some people only read the title and unknowingly share the HOAX. A little of the NOT TRUE story: An Alabama woman claims she became pregnant with an…
There is a trending HOAX story on the internet stating "Game Of Thrones Superfan Recreates Red Wedding Scene At His Own Wedding." For those that are unaware of this particular "Game of Thrones" episode, it a very, very bloody and gruesome tale of marriage and murder. The NOT TRUE story comes from Waterford Whisper News, a known satire and hoax…
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