This Is Not the ‘Million MAGA March’ on Washington in November 2020
Aerial photographs of an impressively large crowd spread widely on Parler, Twitter, and 4Chan, captioned, “we the people are no longer silent.”
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Is This a Photo of Trump and His Children With ‘His Pedophile Buddy Jeffrey Epstein’?
A popular page shared a photograph of a younger Donald Trump when he was apparently at an event with Epstein in the 1990s.
‘Kwik Trip Launches Kwik Strip Gentlemen’s Clubs’
A story about convenience chain Kwik Trip branching out to “Kwik Strip” gentleman’s clubs went viral, but it obviously was intended as a bit of humorous fiction.
Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse Not Found on Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing
Fabricated stories about vigilantes and child predators remain a cash cow for purveyors of false news.
Does Japan Spray Looters and Rioters with Blue Dye to Arrest Them Later?
A viral Facebook post claims that Japan marks “looters and rioters” with indelible ink.
Did Malia Obama Cash a $1.2 Million Check?
A headline about former First Daughter Malia Obama (archived here) depositing a suspiciously large check got a lot of traction on social media in June 2019: However, this story is suspect for two reasons. First, it contains little beyond a provocative headline, a photograph, and a few lines of text: Malia Obama cashed a check for …