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Did a Burglar Snort Dried Sperm, Contracting Syphilis and Herpes?
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Did Sean Spicer Tweet ‘Today Is Dday’ On Pearl Harbor Day?
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No, ‘Baal Enci Aga’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Baal Is King’ in Latin
Another strange conspiracy theory targets the controversial fashion house Balenciaga.
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Video Shows Police in China Enforcing Quarantine in 2020, Not 2022
An old video shot near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was reshared in late 2022 as if it had just been recorded.
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Did Will Ferrell Say ‘There’s So Much Room for Activities’ in the Film ‘Step Brothers’?
Yes, we've devoted an entire article to one line from "Step Brothers."
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Julia Roberts Is Not Dead, Despite ‘Sad News’ Facebook Death Hoax
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