La Doncella: The Girl Frozen for 500 Years
A series of images circulating online show a perfectly-preserved girl who was said to be frozen for 500 years. Is this real or simply another internet hoax? It’s real. Known as La Doncella (“The...
View Article“Call of Duty” Sore Loser Calls SWAT Team on Winner (VIDEO)
A kid who lost an online game of “Call of Duty” exacted revenge on the kid who beat him by calling the police and “confessing” a murder in the winner’s name. The sore loser called police in Long Island...
View ArticleReal Life Mario Kart Video: Real or Fake?
A video shows a car exploding after being hit by what resembles a green shell from the Mario Kart game. Is this real or fake? The video of the explosion is real, but the shell is not. The animated gif...
View ArticleE.T. Found: Legendary Cache of Atari Games Unearthed
It was the stuff of legend: Truckloads of failed E.T. video games by Atari dumped in a landfill under the veil of darkness. Now, 31 years later, a crew has unearthed the legendary stash. A crowd of...
View ArticleHoax: Ted Cruz Did Not Give A Scrubbed Racist Interview
A report circulating this week claims that Texas Senator Ted Cruz engaged in a racist interview which is being withheld from publication. Is this true or false? The story is fake. It originates from...
View ArticleA History of Polio Vaccine Conspiracy Theories: Hampering Efforts at Eradication
The polio vaccine was announced to the world on April 12, 1955. Less than two months later, conspiracy theorists were already promoting sinister theories about the vaccine. Here is a look at some of...
View ArticlePiltdown Man: The Hoax That Fooled Scientists For Decades
Provoking controversy for a little over four decades, Piltdown Man was one of the most prodigious hoaxes ever unloaded on the scientific community. History In 1912, it was announced to the world that...
View ArticleWas Vine Star Bryan Silva Killed for Using Racial Slurs?
A report this weekend claims that Vine star Bryan Silva was killed for overusing racial slurs. Is this true or false? The story is fake. It was published by the fake news website Huzlers, which has...
View ArticleViral Today: Vine Girl Hit with Shovel, Fake Story Reports Death
A video showing a girl being hit on the head with a shovel has gone viral this week. And, in typical internet fashion, a fake report of the girl’s death almost immediately followed. The Video...
View ArticleDebunked: “UFO” Attacking Taliban Video
A popular video circulating this week allegedly shows a UFO attacking a Taliban camp. Is this video real or fake? The video has been altered to add a UFO. Let’s first take a look at what is being...
View ArticleCardiff Giant: Classic American Hoax
The Cardiff Giant is considered to be one of the greatest American hoaxes. Read how atheist George Hull concocted the hoax and became rich after an argument at a Methodist revival. The Cardiff Giant Is...
View ArticleDid Kissinger Call Military Men “Dumb Stupid Animals”?
Today we look at the quote attributed to Henry Kissinger in which he allegedly stated that military men were “dumb, stupid animals.” Background Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein published their 1976 book...
View ArticleDebunked: Chinese Miner Found Alive After 17 Years
A report this week claims that a coal miner in China was found alive after being underground for 17 years. The story is fake. Let’s first take a look at the story in circulation. In an article entitled...
View ArticleIs Pope Francis Supporting RFID Chip Implantation?
An article circulating on social media claims that Pope Francis has expressed support for the implantation of RFID chips. Is this true or false? The article is fake. Let’s first take a look at what is...
View ArticleAbout Those Obama Third Term Rumors
A story circulating this week claims that President Obama will be seeking a third presidential term. The story is false. The current incarnation of this rumor was published by the satirical website...
View ArticleClassic Hoax: The BBC Swiss Spaghetti Harvest
On April Fools Day 1957, the BBC aired a fictitious story about the Swiss spaghetti harvest which depicted laborers reaping spaghetti noodles from spaghetti trees. Scores of people contacted the...
View ArticleDo Solar Panels Drain the Sun’s Energy?
A report circulating this week claims that solar panels have been found to drain the sun’s energy. Is this true or false? The story is fake. It was published by the satirical website National Report,...
View ArticleClassic Hoax: Alien Autopsy
In 1995, Fox television featured a program allegedly showing a military autopsy of an alien recovered from a 1947 flying saucer crash at Roswell, New Mexico. Over a decade later in 2006, several...
View ArticleSpanish Fisherman UFO Video: Real or Fake? (VIDEO)
A video allegedly shows a UFO filmed by fisherman near Galicia, Spain. The craft hovers over the ocean before splashing into the water as military jets fly overhead. Is this video real or fake? It’s a...
View ArticlePhoto of Compassionate Matador: Real or Fake?
A touching photo shows a “compassionate matador” who broke down during a bullfight and immediately realized that bullfighting was wrong. The photo and description do not match. The Story Let’s first...
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