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Fake News: Rapper Tekashi 69 Has NOT Died Of LIGMA Overdose

Did rapper Tekashi69, aka 6ix9ine, die from a "LIGMA" overdose? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a fake news website that calls itself a "fauxtire" website.... [Read the full story]
Fake News: ABC Did NOT Cancel Monday Night Football After Worst Ratings Ever

Is ABC cancelling monday night football on ESPN? No, that's not true: the entire story was made up by a liberal satire weblog that likes to invent fake stories that... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Man With Rare Medical Condition Did NOT Ejaculate First Time At Age 79 After Surgery

Did 79-year-old Dutchman Thomas Holt from Amsterdam ejaculate for the first time ever after an operation removed a blockage? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Canada Did NOT Open Borders To Zimbabwean Visitors, Visa Still Required

Can citizens of Zimbabwe now visit Canada for up to 90 days without needing a visa? No, that's not true: a fake news site with a misleading domain name that... [Read the full story]
Fake News: In-N-Out NOT Coming To Chicago 2020

Is In-N-Out Burger coming to Chicago in 2020? No, that's not true: a prankster fooled thousands of people by uploading a fake news headline with that claim to a prank... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Video Showing Airliner Flipping Over Before Landing In Typhoon Is NOT Real!

Is this video of an airliner flipping over or doing a 360 degree roll because of a typhoon during the landing real? No, it is not: the video is a... [Read the full story]
Fake News: 400-pound Woman Did NOT Sue NC Zoo After Escaped Hippo Tried To Rape Her During Hurricane Florence

Is 64-year-old Clementine Gibbons sueing the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro after a hippo escaped during hurricane Florence and tried to rape her? No, that's not true: a site that... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Athens, TX woman NOT Charged, Did NOT Claims She Made Cheating Husband Eat His Own Genitals

Did an Athens, Texas woman get arrested for forcing her cheating husband to eat his own genitals? No, that's not true: it is just a rehash of an old hoax... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Famous Wing Spot Buffalo Wild Wings NOT Closing All Locations In 2019.

Is restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings closing down in 2019? No, that's not true: some joker uploaded a prank to a website imitating the domain name of CBS News and... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Ref Did NOT Get In The Game, Did NOT Eject 4 Kneeling Players

Did the referee named Jerry Noonan eject four players at a Miami Dolphins game for kneeling during the national anthem? No, that's not true: the story was made up by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: FAKE Poll, 70 Percent of Trump Supporters Do NOT Think Media Faked P.R. Deaths

Does a poll show that 70% of the supporters of President Donald Trump think the media faked the number of deaths resulting from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year?... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Post Malone Did NOT Die From Ligma

Did rapper Post Malone die from "Ligma"? No, that's not true: some joker uploaded a fake story to a prank generator website which uses a domain name that is easily... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Michelle Obama Did NOT Say Abortion Is Ok Because You Can Just Make Another Baby

Did Michelle Obama say that abortion is OK because "you can just make another baby"? No, that's not true: a liberal satire website made up the quote with the intent... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Man Did NOT Die After Surfing Waves From Hurricane Florence Because A Friend Dared Him To

Did a 21-year old man named Paul Miles die after surfing waves from hurricane Florence because his friend John Doors dared him on a $100 bet? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Machine Gun Kelly NOT Sent To Rehabilitation After Eminem's Diss

Was rapper Machine Gun Kelly (aka MKG), real name Richard Colson Bake, sent to rehabilitatio after hearing Eminem's diss track about him? No, that's not true: the story was invented... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Myrtle Beach Man Did NOT Shoot at Hurricane Florence, Did NOT Die After Bullet Ricochets

Did a 33-year old man from Myrtle Beach in South Carolina fire a gun into hurricane Florence and did he die from the ricochet? No, that's not true: an old... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Crazed Liberal Burning Trump Signs Did NOT Cause Massachusetts Explosions

Was liberal activist Fiona Dourif arrested after causing a series of explosions in Massachusetts yesterday by burning stolen Trump campaign signs? No, that's not true: a liberal satire website is... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Former Russian Spy Did NOT Claim He Killed "The Real Donald Trump" in 2006

Did a man 59-year-old man named Vladimir Petrovitch Volchenkov claim he was a former Russian spy who killed "the real Donald Trump" in 2006? No, that's not true: the story... [Read the full story]
Fake News: NC Clerk Did NOT Refuse To Sell Gas To Man Fleeing Hurricane Over Trump Bumper Sticker

Did a North Carolina gas station clerk named Marvin Jones refuse to sell gas to a Trump supporter fleeing hurricane Florence because he had a Trump sticker on his truck?... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Raising Cane's NOT Closing All Restaurants By End Of 2019

Is restaurant chain Raising Cane's closing all restaurants by the end of 2019? No, that's not true: some joker posted a prank to a prank generator website with a misleading... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Flight Crew Did NOT Take A Knee And Did NOT Walk Off, NOT Leaving New Orleans Saints Stranded On Runway

Did a flight crew take a knee, walk off and leave the New Orleans Saints stranded on the runway in their plane? No, that's not true: several Macedonian fake news... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Walmart NOT Selling Anti-Trump T-Shirts

Did Walmart introduce a new line of t-shirts sporting anti-Trump messages and are people starting a boycott over it? No, that's not true: the image purporting to show the shirts... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Chris Brown NOT Found Unconscious In His Los Angeles Home

Was singer Chris Brown found unconcious in his Los Angeles home? No, this not true. And why are we even having to ask? Because of a "prank generator" that somehow... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Patriot Volunteers Did NOT Arrive To Guard Hurricane Areas From Looting Thugs

Are armed militia volunteers heading to hurricane areas to protect them from looters? No, that's not true and the call for volunteers in the satirical story the rumor originated from... [Read the full story]
Fake News: San Antonio NOT To Become First City In Texas To Legalize Marijuana

Is San Antonio in Texas legalizing pot? No, that's not true: some joker uploaded a headline saying as much to a prank website but it is not true. The website... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Rapper "Post Malone" NOT Shot Outside of Californian Music Venue

Was the unfortunate rapper Post Malone shot outside a music venue in California and did he die from several gunshot wounds? No, that's not true: some sick joker uploaded the... [Read the full story]
Fake News: 5,000 People Did NOT Dump Shoes In Front Of Nike Headquarters

Did nearly 5,000 people dump old shoes in front of Nike's headquarters to demonstrate against the brand hiring Coin Kaepernick for one of their ad campaigns? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Hurricane Florence NOT Now Expected To Ricochet Off Nation's Hedge Of Protection

Is Hurricane Florence now expected to ricochet off the nation's "hedge of protection"? Unfortunately, this is not true. While it is well-written satire, we want to make sure anyone in... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Pedophile's Decapitated Corpse NOT Found On Judge's Doorstep After Bail Hearing

Was a pedophile's decapitated corpse found on a judge's doorstep after a bail hearing? No, this is not true. In fact, it is an old recycled hoax apparently inspired by... [Read the full story]
Fake News: Saudi Man NOT Sentenced To Death, Did NOT Masturbate To Drawing Of Prophet Muhammad

Was 21-year-old Abdullah Al Samir sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for masturbating to a drawing of the prophet Muhammad? No, that's not true: the story was made up for... [Read the full story]

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Fake News: Ref Did NOT Get In The Game, Did NOT Eject 4 Kneeling Players

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Fake News: Famous Wing Spot Buffalo Wild Wings NOT Closing All Locations In 2019.

Fake News: Video Showing Airliner Flipping Over Before Landing In Typhoon Is NOT Real!

Fake News: FBI Did NOT Seize Over 3,000 Penises During Raid At Morgue Employee Home

Fake News: In-N-Out NOT Coming To Chicago 2020

Fake News: Hairdresser NOT Arrested For Making Voodoo Dolls From Customers' Hair

Fake News: 400-pound Woman Did NOT Sue NC Zoo After Escaped Hippo Tried To Rape Her During Hurricane Florence

Fake News: Raising Cane's NOT Closing All Restaurants By End Of 2019

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Fake News: Rapper Tekashi 69 Has NOT Died Of LIGMA Overdose

Fake News: ABC Did NOT Cancel Monday Night Football After Worst Ratings Ever

Fake News: Man With Rare Medical Condition Did NOT Ejaculate First Time At Age 79 After Surgery

Fake News: Canada Did NOT Open Borders To Zimbabwean Visitors, Visa Still Required

Fake News: In-N-Out NOT Coming To Chicago 2020

Fake News: Video Showing Airliner Flipping Over Before Landing In Typhoon Is NOT Real!

Fake News: 400-pound Woman Did NOT Sue NC Zoo After Escaped Hippo Tried To Rape Her During Hurricane Florence

Fake News: Athens, TX woman NOT Charged, Did NOT Claims She Made Cheating Husband Eat His Own Genitals

Fake News: Famous Wing Spot Buffalo Wild Wings NOT Closing All Locations In 2019.

Fake News: Ref Did NOT Get In The Game, Did NOT Eject 4 Kneeling Players

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