• Hoaxes & Rumors
    Chick-fil-A Not Opening on Sundays, Despite Fake Graphic Claim

    A graphic circulating on social media claims that Chick-fil-A will be opening on Sundays. It’s not true.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Does This Photo Show a Robotic Spy Mosquito?

    A photo depicting a robotic mosquito inserting a syringe into a man’s finger has been circulating online, with claims that drone spy insects are currently in production. Is this true?

  • Current Events
    The Marasca Report: Italy’s Exoneration of Amanda Knox

    Amanda “Foxy Knoxy” Knox and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, have been decidedly cleared of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher by a top Italian court. An explanation of the March ruling was released on 7 September 2015 by the panel of five judges and ends a saga which began on...

  • Odd News
    Viral Video: Saudi Teens Catch Fire in Car Explosion

    A shocking video has recently surfaced in which two Saudi teens were injured from an explosion in their car.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    About That Fake Obama “69” Graphic

    A fake image has circulated heavily showing President Obama standing next to a mile marker number 69.

  • Celebrity News
    Disney Actor Dean Jones Dead at 84

    The news that actor Dean Jones, the charismatic leading role from several popular Disney movies of 40-50 years ago, died on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, took this fan/writer by surprise. Honestly, I was unaware this talented thespian was still alive, seeing as how I was almost equally surprised to see the aging...

  • Odd News
    Town’s Trash Bins Mysteriously Painted to Resemble Minions

    All of the trash bins in Peachhaven, East Sussex were secretly painted to resemble Minions, and no one is sure why.

  • History
    Unlikely a Lincoln: The Improbable Progeny of Honest Abe

    October 14, 1968, was a day like any other in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a rough year nationally for the Civil Rights Movement as the country still reeled from the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. in April and Robert Francis Kennedy in June. The Civil Rights Movement, arguably set in motion...

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Mount McKinley becomes “Denali” Again. Hoax Ensues.

    In August 2015, Mount McKinley was officially renamed Denali, a restoration of its original name by which it was originally known until 1917.

  • Odd News
    Werewolf Dog Muzzle: Cool or Cruel?

    A Russian-based online store offers a muzzle which instantly gives your dog the appearance of a werewolf. Not all readers like the idea.

  • Odd News
    White “Free Candy” Van Freaks Out Parents

    Parents in a Sacramento suburb expressed concern after seeing a dubious white “Free Candy” van seen cruising through area neighborhoods.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    No, Halloween Doesn’t Fall on Friday the 13th This Year

    A graphic circulating online states that, for the first time in 666 years, Halloween will fall on Friday the 13th.