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Is This ‘Avoiding the Future Plague’ Video a Real PSA From the 1950s?

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30 July 2020

The president described it as a "massive cost savings," but the fine print of his...

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Did Joe Biden Say He Didn’t Want His Kids Growing Up in a ‘Racial Jungle’?

10 March 2020

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate's history with busing has haunted him on the campaign trail.

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Does This Image Show ‘Negro Skin Shoes’?

7 March 2019

Plenty of evidence exists of various personal items made from human skin in the 19th...

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Did President Trump Ride in a Penis-Shaped Motorcade?

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Did Donald Trump Say Republicans Are the “Dumbest Group of Voters”?

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Package Delivery Failure Virus

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Warning about computer viruses sent out disguised as package delivery failure notifications.

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Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?

4 June 2012

"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"

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