Fact Check in May 2016
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Friday, May 27, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
- Hoax Alert: Navy WILL NOT Posthumously Charge 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle With Stolen Valor
- Woman DID NOT Say She's Pregnant By Black Man From Toilet Paper Contaminated with Semen
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
- Hoax Alert: Man-Eating Shark NOT Spotted In Ohio River
- Hoax Alert: Indonesian Zookeeper WAS NOT Accused Of Impregnating Female Orangutan
- Hoax Alert: National Geographic Cameraman WAS NOT Eaten Alive During Shooting
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Friday, May 20, 2016
Thursday, May 19, 2016
- Canadian Fishermen DID NOT Catch Record-Breaking 320-Lbs Shrimp
- Target IS NOT To Discontinue Sales Of The American Flag
- Joe Jackson's '100% Alive': 'Rumors Of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated'
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Thursday, May 12, 2016
- Ted Nugent DID NOT Bid $75K For George Zimmerman Gun
- Apple Pie Bearing 'Image of Christ' WAS NOT Sold For $65,000
- George Zimmerman WAS NOT Paid $2 Million For Weapon Used In Shooting Death Of Trayvon Martin
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
- Man Did NOT Make Fatal 128-Story Fall Seconds After Taking A Selfie
- Mom DID NOT Put Baby In The Oven Because He Was 'Too Light Skinned'
Monday, May 9, 2016
- Hoax: Satanic Ritual Dungeon NOT Found in Chuck E Cheese Basement
- 22 Dead Bodies NOT Discovered In Flint River; NOT Found To Be The Source Of Water Contamination
- Apache Helicopters NOT Renamed 'Haji Killers' After Pressure From Native American Groups
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
- All 'Rouses Markets' In Louisiana Area NOT To Close By End Of 2016
- Multiple States DID NOT Implement A 'Two Pet Maximum' Ordinance
- Hoax Alert: Donald Trump DID NOT Say Harriet Tubman's Face Belongs On Food Stamps
- Walt Disney World NOT To Remove 'Hall of Presidents' Attraction If Trump Is Elected President
- Hoax Alert: Big Lots NOT Closing All Stores As Of June 1st 2016
Thursday, May 5, 2016
- Hoax: Paul Ryan IS NOT Endorsing Hillary Clinton
- Hoax Alert: Ted Cruz DOES NOT Blame God For Defeat In Epic Twitter Meltdown
- Hoax: Baby Formula IS NOT Linked to Homosexuality
- College Student IS NOT In A Coma After Attempting To Drink 2 Gallons of Semen In 'Swallow Challenge'
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
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