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Don't Fall for Phony Online Rumors with These Tips

Written by:
Jessica Lee
April 2, 2024 From archiving web pages to spotting AI-generated pics, these tools will help guard you against ...
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Moon Landing Urban Legends

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 20, 2017 A collection of urban legends about the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon landing.
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7 Urban Legends About the 4th of July

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 3, 2015 A collection of founding myths related to events surrounding America's Independence Day.
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Top 10 Taco Bell Fact Checks

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 17, 2021 The biggest rumors and stories about Taco Bell from the last several decades.
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Year in Review

Written by:
Snopes Staff Bond Huberman
Dec. 27, 2018 What we did, how we did, and what readers liked best, according to the numbers. Plus, that time ...
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Things Every Voter Should Know

Written by:
Bond Huberman
Oct. 23, 2018 Don't get caught off guard at the polls. Know where your state stands on these commonly confused ...
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Scary Urban Legends You Pretended Not to Believe

Written by:
Bond Huberman
Oct. 9, 2018 Did any of these scary stories haunt you as a kid? You were not alone.
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7 Scary Stories You Hope Aren't Real

Written by:
Bond Huberman
Oct. 3, 2018 Readers beware: True horrors lurk among legends.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A History in Rumor

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 15, 2018 The famed civil rights crusader has been the focus of many rumors and fake news pieces over the ...
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Harvey Disaster Relief Donation Rumors

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Kim LaCapria Brooke Binkowski
Aug. 31, 2017 In the wake of a massive hurricane, rumors abounded about public figures who have donated to vic ...
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Top Ten Barack Obama Fact Checks

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Snopes Staff
Feb. 1, 2017 Here are the top ten most popular snopes.com fact checks about Barack Obama, who served as the 4 ...
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Top Fact Checks of 2016

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Snopes Staff
Jan. 10, 2017 Curious to know what people were lying, exaggerating, and just plain wrong about in 2016? Here a ...
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Biggest Urban Legends of 2014

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 2014 A list of the 25 urban legends that circulated most widely in 2014.
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Urban Legends of Canada

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 30, 2014 A collection of distinctly Canadian urban legends.
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Seven Dumbest Fake Obama Photos

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 4, 2014 The seven dumbest, widely-circulated fake photographs of President Obama.
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U.S. Flag Legends

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 26, 2003 A Flag Day collection of legends associated with the Stars & Stripes.
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