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That Viral 'Protest' Photo of Cuba Is Actually From May Day 2018

The photo wasn't taken this week and actually shows support for Cuba's Communist government.

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That Viral Ad for Dan Crenshaw's Fourth of July Party is Slightly Fake

The ad was photoshopped to look like "Dan's Fist Anal" on Twitter, but the original is almost identical.

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That Viral Photo of 'Roundmeal' Macaroni and Beef Product Is Totally Fake

Have you seen that photo of a product called “Roundmeal,” the “protein-blasted” macaroni and beef product? The image…

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TikTok Influencer Apologizes After Promoting Scam 'Mando' Cryptocurrency

Matt Lorion, a 17-year-old TikTok influencer known for promoting cryptocurrencies online, has released a new video…

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TikTok Users Are Burning Snowballs in Viral Videos to 'Prove' the Snow is Fake

Have you seen those viral videos on TikTok and Twitter where users are burning snow to “prove” that it’s actually…

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That Viral Video of an 'Apple Car' Parking Is Totally Fake

Have you seen that sleek Apple Car video that’s currently going viral on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube? The car has…

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No, There Isn't a ‘Glitch’ in Michigan Election Software That Flipped Thousands of Trump Votes

Dispelling every bullshit election conspiracy that’s inundated the internet this week would be a full-time job in…

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That Viral Video of CNN Hiding Its Pornhub Tab Is Completely Fake

Have you seen that viral video of CNN host John King sheepishly hiding a Pornhub tab while announcing election…

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Viral Video of Man Burning Trump Ballots Is Totally Fake

Have you seen that viral video of a man supposedly burning about 80 ballots marked for Donald Trump? The footage has…

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That Viral Video of a Trump Boat Sinking Is Old (No, Not That One, the Other One)

President Donald Trump, America’s most prominent white supremacist, has celebrated the so-called “Trump boat…

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Comedian Sued For Creating Fake 'Antifa' Events on Facebook

The mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against a 28-year-old comedian who created three fake events…

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Republican Senator's Campaign 'Accidentally' Photoshops Jewish Opponent With Larger Nose

Republican Senator David Perdue of Georgia has been called out for running a Facebook ad campaign that featured a…

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That Viral Photo of Ernest With Jeffrey Epstein Is Actually Fake

Have you seen that photo of beloved actor Jim Varney, famous for the Ernest movie franchise, standing next to…

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Trump's New Facebook Ad Uses Protest Photo From Ukraine in 2014, Not U.S. in 2020

President Donald Trump’s latest Facebook ad campaign uses a photo of protesters clashing with police, and suggests…

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This Grotesque Viral Photo of President Trump Is Actually Fake

A particularly disturbing photo of President Donald Trump has been making the rounds on Twitter, Facebook,…

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Fox News Tries to Make Seattle Protests Seem Scarier With Crappy Photoshopping

After failing to find photos sufficiently terrifying enough to support its fearmongering narrative about ongoing…

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No, Americans Aren't Getting Multiple Ballots in the Mail to Commit Voter Fraud

Charlie Kirk, the leader of a right-wing advocacy organization called Turning Point USA and a frequent guest on Fox…

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Pat Robertson Didn't Actually Blame America's Coronavirus Crisis on Oral Sex

There’s a new quote from Pat Robertson circulating on social media that supposedly shows the far-right pastor…

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This VFX Team Made a Tupac Deepfake to Rap with Snoop Dogg

I’m going to go ahead and file that under “headlines I never imagined I’d be writing in 2020.”

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'Artist' Apologizes For Telling Plane Passengers He's Infected With Coronavirus For Viral Video

A Canadian man who announced he was infected with the new coronavirus during a WestJet flight from Toronto to…

Matt Novak

2/05/20 10:20AM

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