Hotel Cleaner Who Stole Sperm from a Millionaire’s Used Condom Won Child Support Battle, Millions?
A story about a room cleaner making “millions” after “stealing a condom” from a rich Las Vegas hotel guest spread online like wildfire.
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Did a Mississippi Man Hack His Way Into Helping ‘Food Stamp’ Recipients?
A Robin Hood-like story went viral after someone posted it for “social media fun.”
Did a Man’s Co-Workers Inadvertently Pose with a ‘Sleeping’ Corpse?
A screenshot of what looked like a news article claimed that a man’s co-workers posed for a funny picture while he was “sleeping,” unaware he suffered a fatal heart attack.
Is Nintendo ‘Facing Backlash’ for Mario’s Signature Hat?
A number of people on social media railed against “snowflakes” complaining about Mario’s “MAGA hat,” not realizing their ire was wasted on satire.
Did a Democratic Lawmaker Introduce a Bill to ‘Euthanize Seniors’?
A chronic “satirical” site used a photo of an actual Canadian political leader for one of their made-up stories.
Did a Woman on Facebook Mistake Drill Bits Discarded at a Gas Station for Bullets?
In March 2018, the Facebook page “Historical Pictures” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly a screenshot of a Facebook post in which a woman named Emily Noel mistakes discarded drill bits for bullets: Underneath …
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Have Arrest Warrants Been Issued for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama?
Despite fears of “deepfake” videos and other high-tech ways disinformation could potentially proliferate in the very near future, the stories that still get the most traction are often decidedly low effort. Take, for example, the …
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Are ‘Ankle Scarves’ the New Hot Fashion Trend?
In December 2018, a number of viral news sites began sharing posts about ankle scarves, the purported “hot new trend” in winter footwear. Country Living‘s post admitted it “didn’t know what to say” about ankle …
California Bill Requires Bibles to Be Registered as Assault Weapons-Fiction!
A satirical story about California requiring Christians to register bibles as assault weapons was mistaken for a factual news report in May 2018.
Theresa May Reminds U.K. Citizens That State Owns Their Children-Fiction!
A website that publishes “Christian news satire” is behind false reports that British Prime Minister Theresa may reminded U.K. citizens that the state actually owns their children.
