Tyson Foods Plans to Cut U.S. Jobs, Import Chicken from China-Fiction!
Rumors have run rampant on social media sites that Tyson Foods will cut 75,000 jobs in the U.S. and begin to import processed chicken from facilities in China.
2015
Claims Made in the "Who is Donald Trump" Viral Video-Truth!, Disputed! & Outdated!
A YouTube video titled “Who is Donald Trump” makes a number of claims about the 2016 presidential candidate’s personal, political and professional history.
Teens Swag Facebook Photo Donations Claim-Fiction!
A Facebook page called Teens Swag posted a photo of a little boy with a massive tumor and said that Facebook and CNN would donate money to him every time the photo was liked or shared.
"Europe Died in Auschwitz" by Spanish Writer Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez-Commentary!
An article written by a Spanish writer named SebastiánVilar Rodrigez headlined “Europe Died in Auschwitz” has been making the rounds on the Internet.
Facebook Donates $3 to Rose Prater Every Time a Photo is Shared-Fiction!
Facebook will donate $3 to Rose Prater, a baby girl who suffered severe burns, every time a photo of her is shared.
Minions from “Despicable Me” Were Inspired by Tortured Jewish Children-Fiction!
Minions from “Despicable Me” Were Inspired by Tortured Jewish Children-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Minions, the little yellow oval-shaped creatures that appear in the “Despicable Me” movie franchise, were inspired by tortured Jewish children during World War II. The Truth: This one is a hoax. Many blog posts have speculated that the goofy Minions from the “Despicable …
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There's a Mandatory Gun Ownership Law in Kennesaw, Georgia-Truth! & Fiction!
Kennesaw, a small town in Georgia, passed a mandatory gun ownership law in 1982 that requires the head of every household there to own a gun.
Woman Finds Tongue-Eating Parasite in a Can of Tuna-Fiction!
Woman Finds Tongue-Eating Parasite in a Can of Tuna-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Reports have gone viral that a woman found a tongue-eating parasite in tuna. The Truth: The tale of a woman who found a tongue-eating parasite in tuna turned out to be false. It started out as true story about a British woman who …
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Obama Changes Oath of Allegiance for New Americans-Mostly Fiction!
Obama Changes Oath of Allegiance for New Americans-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Obama has changed the Oath of Allegiance so that new naturalized citizens don’t have to pledge to take up arms to defend the U.S. The Truth: President Obama hasn’t changed the Oath of Allegiance, but proposed guidance has been issued to clarify …
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Unemployed Mothers Will Be Sent to Jail Under New Law-Fiction!
Congress will pass a law that will send all unemployed mothers to jail in August 2016.