Is there a new mosquito species named "mosquito chirulí" that can get people pregnant with a single bite? No, that's not true: the story originated from the English version of a Spanish satire website, it is not real. The story appeared in an article published by There Is News on May 27, 2018 titled "New mosquito species discovered, can get…
Did a Welsh dragon successfully hatch at Bangor University in Wales? Of course not: that story is not true because it was a joke for April Fools' day published by a local news website which got about 50,000 Facebook engagements on that day. But even the day after it was still going strong, racking up an additional 70,000 so far…
A mean and racist hoax story trending on Facebook and other social media claims that Rep. Dianne Black, a Republican congresswoman from Tennessee, accused the Obama administration of a conspiracy to make money off of selling "embryo parts" harvested in abortions by encouraging "more accidents during love making" and with the importation of "Mexican rapists" who are expected to "impregnate…
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