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Did scientists discover DNA proving the original Native Americans were white? No, that's not true: a Guardian article about some real scientific research was rewritten and edited to make it look like it was about discovering white ancestry of modern Native Americans. In reality the study the article was based on didn't even mention Europeans or white people. The story…

Are migrants at the U.S. southern border quarantined with an unknown disease and was a 10-year-old girl found with 20 types of semen in her? No, neither is true: An ICE official denies there is such a quarantine and he said the claim about a young girl being raped by many men is an old false story he has previously…

Was a woman in Alaska saved from a rapist by a gay rapist who raped the rapist? No, that's not true: the story of instant karma was made up by a site that used to publish fiction disguised as news but which now clearly labels all stories as fictional. The story originated from an article (archived here) published by Huzlers…

Did Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez tweet out a press release demanding President Trump be blocked from stopping the return of a heroic Alabama mother from ISIS and did she claim this woman was "more of a hero than our veterans"? No, that's not true: the Twitter account that sent out the message has a parody disclaimer, it is not real. This is…

Did scientists say being single will kill you faster than obesity? No, that's not true: a clickbait site misinterpreted a study and put a claim in a headline that is not actually made by the scientists. The story originated from an article published by TruthTheory on January 21, 2019 titled "Being Single Will Kill You Faster Than Obesity, Say Scientists"…

Were seven participants on the reality show "Survivor: Castaway" in the Philippines rescued after five years on a deserted island? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian website that makes up entertaining stories about weird crimes, bizarre sex acts and other crazy news, but none of it is real. The story originated from an article…

Has the Bumblebee just been officially added to the endangered species list? No, that's not true: we reported about this about a month ago when another site made the claim. It happened in 2016 but the same article keeps being republished by different sites in order to attract outrage likes, shares and clicks to gain money from advertising. The latest…

Has the first bee just been added to the endangered species list? If you consider 2016 to be "just" you would be correct. But a story that claims the rusty patched bumble bee is being the first one to be put on that list is not entirely correct in the headline. That same story first appeared in March 2017 on…

Can the website Oilsjt Analytica really guess your name just based on the answers you give to a few questions? Many internet users were stumped today by the website that seems to be a parody on Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled in a Facebook data harvesting scandal. It was launched via Twitter only a few hours ago: 😲👉 Na Cambridge…

Notorious satirical fake news website The Resistance: The Last Line of Defense posted an article titled "BREAKING: Obama-Appointed Muslim Judge Uses Flooding To Clear Way For Sharia Law In Texas And Florida" which falsely claimed sharia law was now in effect in certain isolated areas of Texas and Florida. The story opened: An Obama-appointed judge on the 26th circuit has…