Did Breitbart's editor-in-chief Alexander Mason Marlow say the site will not release the names of the dead and wounded in the Santa Fe High School shooting in order not to give them what they want? No, that's not true: the "news" was invented by satirical outlet The Onion to make fun of Breitbart's pro-gun reporting in general. The story originated…
Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu call for a return to the ancient homeland of Iran by the Jewish people? No, that's not true. The story originated from a well known satire site that posted the article to make fun of Israel's settlement policy on the West Bank of the Jordan river. Many people in the Middle Eeast are probably…
Was the flu vaccine recalled because the government tracking microchips in it were defective? No, that's not true: the story was launched by a satire website that aimed to make fun of the various unproven conspiracy theories surrounding vaccination, for example that they contain government tracking chips or you get autism from them. Unfortunately running such a fake satirical headline…
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