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  • Fact Check: Robert Downey Jr. Did NOT Blow The Whistle On Purported Hollywood Pedophile Ring

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    Did Robert Downey Jr. blow the whistle on an elite Hollywood pedophile ring? No, that's not true: Robert Downey Jr.'s representative told Fox News he never made the comments being falsely attributed to him about a purported Hollywood pedophile ring. The claim originated on NeonNettle.com, but that story was since deleted. It re-appeared as an article (archived here) originally published…

    • Jul 21, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Robert Downey Jr. Did NOT Blow The Whistle On Purported Hollywood Pedophile Ring Fake Quotes
  • Fake News: Federal Government Did NOT Cancel $80 Million Nike Contract

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    Did the Federal Government cancel an eighty million dollar contract with Nike after the announcement the company gave Colin Kaepernick a contract to appear in their ads? No, that's not true: the government contract is completely fictional and was invented by a liberal site which tries to get gullible conservatives and Trump supporters to share fake news. The entire story…

    • Sep 4, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Federal Government Did NOT Cancel $80 Million Nike Contract
  • Fake News: Miami Dolphins Did NOT Fire 2 Kneeling Players Before Pre-Season Kickoff

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    Did the Miami Dolphins fire two kneeling players just before the pre-season kickoff? No, that's not true: the "news" was published by a satirical website that tries to get conservatives and Trump supporters to like and share over-the-top fake news with plenty of satire disclaimers and hints spread around the page so fans of the site can then mock them…

    • Aug 28, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Miami Dolphins Did NOT Fire 2 Kneeling Players Before Pre-Season Kickoff
  • Fake News: Paracetamol Has NOT Been Banned By The NHS

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    Has Paracetamol, the popular medicine used against pain and fever, been banned by the National Health Service in the U.K.? No, that is a highly misleading headline. People can still buy Paracetamol over the counter in Britain and it is still relatively cheap. So why the uproar? Take this an article published on March 29, 2018 by Unilad titled "Paracetamol…

    • Mar 30, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Paracetamol Has NOT Been Banned By The NHS
  • Fake News: Black Hockey Player NOT Fired After Raising Fist During National Anthem

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    Famous fake/satire website Freedum Junkshun posted an article titled "BREAKING: Black Hockey Player FIRED After Raising Fist During National Anthem" which opened: The NFL may be coddling black athletes who are protesting our police force, our flag, and our veterans by kneeling, but the National Hockey League refuses to do the same. On Sunday, J.T. Brown of the Tampa Bay…

    • Oct 10, 2017
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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