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McDonald's Uses Silicone Oil to Make Chicken McNuggets?

Written by:
Sean Eifert
June 20, 2024 A popular X post posited that McDonald's uses a synthetic material that's also in contact lenses.
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McDonald's Chicken McNuggets Made with Silicone Oil?

Written by:
Sean Eifert
June 14, 2024 "How appetizing," said one commenter.
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WWII Veteran, 97, Returned to Normandy to Re-Create D-Day Parachute Jump?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
June 7, 2024 An old video of the former paratrooper recirculated online on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day ...
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A photo purportedly showed Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene wearing a mask in an airport.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Photographed Wearing Mask in Airport?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 4, 2024 A user on X shared the picture following a contentious U.S. House hearing on June 3, 2024, in wh ...
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Average Net Worth of 30-Year-Old American Is -$1,043?

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
May 25, 2024 The purported figure indicates that the average 30-year-old American owes more money than they own.
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Did TSA Full-Body Scans Once Show ... 'Everything'?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 12, 2024 The technology was said to produce “an image that resembles a chalk etching.”
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TSA body scans

Do TSA Full-Body Scans Show ... Everything?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 1, 2024 The technology was said to produce “an image that resembles a chalk etching.”
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Does Video Show Israeli Soldiers Detaining 5-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in November 2023?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov. 22, 2023 "Now they are arresting children in name of self defence. Shame," one comment on X read.
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Is 'Public Homosexuality' Banned in Murfreesboro, Tennessee?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov. 20, 2023 For a time, the city ordinance explicitly included homosexual activity, of any kind, as a violat ...
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Real Pic of a Trash-Filled Street in Delhi, India?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 4, 2023 "There's a little bit of city in that trash," a Reddit user wrote.
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Did a Grade School Teacher Fart During a Zoom Class?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 27, 2022 Or as inquiring minds wanted to know, did she take time out of class to pass gas?
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Was the 'Star of Bethlehem' Shining for the First Time Since 1226?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 19, 2022 A holiday copypasta story in late 2022 may have some readers looking up for a star that won't be ...
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Was Paris Hilton Wearing an 'Anti-Paparazzi' Scarf That Obscures Flash Photography?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 13, 2022 For almost $300, you can ruin anyone's picture.
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A town in Austria named Fucking was renamed to Fugging.

Is Austria Home to a Town Named Fucking?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 30, 2000 Let's take a look at photographic evidence.
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Person, Human, Lighting

Is It Really Possible To Book the 'Scream' House on Halloween?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 2, 2021 The bookings were advertised in 2021 as a promotion for a new "Scream" sequel.
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Did CDC release zombie preparedness guide

Did CDC Release a 'Zombie Preparedness' Guide?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
March 4, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to be ready for anything.
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request death certificate for myself

Does County in NC Give Option To Request Death Certificate for 'Myself'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 24, 2022 A widely-viewed screenshot prompted jokes about ordering one's own death certificate prematurely.
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Clothing, Apparel, Person

Does Photo Show Russian Priests Blessing 'Satan' Missile?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 16, 2022 The picture has been online for years preceding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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As of early 2022 Gilligan's Island star Nehemiah Persoff was still alive and almost 103 years old.

Is a 'Gilligan's Island' Star Still Alive and Over Age 100?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 19, 2022 Character actor Nehemiah Persoff appeared in a 1965 episode of "Gilligan's Island" titled, "The ...
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Grass, Plant, Lawn

Would a Proposed Tennessee Law 'Legalize Child Marriage'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
April 5, 2022 House Bill 0233 was a GOP attempt to give legal recognition to exclusively heterosexual, "common ...
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