The Truth and Fiction About ‘Insect Sky Drones’
Reports allege that the U.S. government is developing an insect spy drone the size of a mosquito that will be able to capture photos, sound recordings and DNA samples.
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A Rare Legitimate Halloween Candy Scare
The issues with Sherwood Brands in 2008 were quite unlike panics about “Stranger Danger.”
‘This is America. Like It or Leave It’
Years before he took office, a Georgia lawmaker drew attention for attacking “political correctness.”
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Socialist’ Quotes
A chain mail attempting to smear the former Secretary of State distorted several of her remarks to try to make a case that she was a “socialist.”
How Ginned-Up Outrage Turned Two Border Patrol Agents Into Right-Wing Heroes
The fallout from a February 2005 extrajudicial shooting by two U.S. Border Patrol agents was picked up as a source of outrage by right-wing media personalities two years later. Jose Alonso Compeán and Ignacio Ramos were convicted in 2006 for charges including discharge of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence for shooting …
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Michigan’s ‘Religious Freedom Restoration Act’
A bill would enable medical providers in Michigan to deny care to gay people based on religious beliefs.
‘Seven Women Have Died From Smelling Free Perfume Samples’
Like so much online disinformation, a fearmongering copypasta involving perfume first saw light as a chain email. The text pushed the hoary claim that several women were killed by mysterious perfume samples; as we have reported before, it was later adapted to involve a non-existent hospital and “terrorist” threats. The newer version read: URGENT news …
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From a New York College to British Television: The Evolution of ‘The Groom’s Revenge’
A long-standing urban legend found new life thanks to chat show host Graham Norton.
Not Only Were the Events of 9/11 Overwhelming — So Were the Rumors
A special article by Rich Buhler, founder of TruthOrFiction.com on the eRumors surrounding the events of the attack on America.