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A Rumor Claims Walz 'Recruited Young Boys' into High School 'Gay Club.' Here are the Facts Written by:Alex Kasprak Oct. 15, 2024 In a world without context, anything can seem nefarious. Read More

Unpacking the Claim That Walz 'Recruited Young Boys' into 'Gay Club' at School Written by:Alex Kasprak Aug. 23, 2024 Walz was asked to supervise a high school Gay-Straight Alliance organization in 1999. Read More

Democrats Dyed Chicago River Red To Celebrate Abortion During 2024 DNC? Written by:Jordan Liles Aug. 19, 2024 One user on X replied, "The line between parody and reality is nonexistent now." Read More

Did a Georgia Lawmaker Claim a Chick-fil-A Employee Told Her to Go Back to Her Country? Written by:Dan Evon July 24, 2019 Many readers were confused by an article that altered some details of a controversial news story. Read More

Did Bernie Sanders Vow to Round Up Remaining ISIS Members, Allow Them to Vote? Written by:Bethania Palma June 17, 2019 Some readers didn't see much humor in the post by a self-described satire site. Read More

Did Bernie Sanders Say an 'Evil Billionaire' Should Donate Funds to Govt., Not Students? Written by:Dan MacGuill May 23, 2019 A satirical web site attributed made-up remarks to the 2020 presidential hopeful, but the commen ... Read More

Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Say 'If Israel Is So Innocent, Then Why Do They Insist on Being Jews?' Written by:David Emery May 9, 2019 A quote needn't make sense for some people to believe it's genuine. Read More

CNN sign. Was 'Empire' Actor Jussie Smollett Offered a Job at CNN? Written by:Dan Evon Feb. 20, 2019 A satirical website added even more confusion to Smollett's allegations he was targeted in a pos ... Read More

Is California Considering a Tax on Breathing? Written by:Dan Evon Dec. 20, 2018 There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and satire. Read More

Did Bill Clinton Say 'Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Should Disqualify a Man from Public Office?' Written by:Dan Evon Sept. 27, 2018 At this point, what's not to believe about the U.S. Senate's Supreme Court confirmation hearings? Read More

Did Democrats Demand That Brett Kavanaugh Submit to a DNA Test to Prove He's Not Actually Hitler? Written by:David Emery Sept. 5, 2018 Some readers were taken in by a satirical website's story that Democrats wanted the Supreme Cour ... Read More

Did 'VeggieTales' Introduce a New Cannabis Character? Written by:Dan Evon Aug. 14, 2018 For the time being, at least, 'VeggieTales' characters remain based on things mothers would app ... Read More

Ruth Bader Gisnburg Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Say 'I Am Mentally Fit Enough to Serve Through the End of President Eisenhower's Term?' Written by:Dan Evon Aug. 2, 2018 The Associate Supreme Court Justice said she hopes to remain on the bench another five years. A ... Read More

Did Pastor Joel Osteen Launch a 'Sheep's Clothing' Apparel Line? Written by:Arturo Garcia July 7, 2018 A satirical website's post about the American televangelist was re-disseminated online in meme form. Read More

Did Senate Democrats Call for Supreme Court Nominees to Ignore the U.S. Constitution? Written by:Dan MacGuill July 3, 2018 A meme containing fake quotes from a satirical article managed to take in some followers of cons ... Read More

Chick-fil-A exterior. Did Democrats Draft Legislation That Would Make Eating at Chick-Fil-A a Hate Crime? Written by:Dan Evon June 13, 2018 Some may choose not to eat at the chain for reasons of personal morals or tastes, but buying foo ... Read More

Bill Cosby. Did Planned Parenthood Defend Bill Cosby? Written by:Dan Evon April 30, 2018 Reports that the nonprofit organization defended the comedian after his felony sexual assault co ... Read More

Did the UK's Prime Minister Remind Parents the State Owns Their Children? Written by:Dan Evon April 25, 2018 Rumors that Theresa May said that children in the UK are "owned by the state" originated with a ... Read More

CNN sign outside its headquarters in Atlanta Did CNN Purchase an Industrial-Sized Washing Machine to Spin News? Written by:David Mikkelson March 1, 2018 The news media organization reportedly invested in mechanical assistance to help their journalis ... Read More

Did Jim Bakker Say 'Trump Was Merely Sharing the Gospel with That Porn Star'? Written by:David Mikkelson Jan. 21, 2018 Reports that a televangelist disclaimed Donald Trump's alleged affair with a porn actress as "sh ... Read More