All posts tagged "Featured"

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Fake This Week: Lipton Tea Worms, Jonah as Mrs Doubtfire, Nancy Endorses Hillary

    Social media is rife with fake news and bogus graphics. Here is a recap of what’s fake this week.

  • Odd News
    How Many 3’s Do You See? (And How Many 4’s!)

    A graphic shows a smartphone screen and asks us to determine how many 3’s can be seen. A similar graphic shows a smartphone screen and asks us to count how many times we see the number 4.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Fake This Week: Caitlyn Back to Bruce, 8 Mile 2, Sanders “English Only” Debate

    It was a busy week for fake news websites and hoaxters in general. Today we’ll recap some of the most popular fake stories making the rounds this week.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    That’s Not an Ancient Cell Phone

    The photo of a gloved hand holding what appears to be an ancient (or alien) cell phone has been heavy shared on social media since late 2015. It’s also not real.

  • Odd News
    12 Strange Hashtags That Went Viral

    Today we celebrate 12 strange hashtags which trended on social media over the past several years. While some viral stories were deliberately planned by media companies, some were the work of organized pranksters such as 4chan. In other cases, strange things seemed to go viral for no apparent reason at all. This list is by no...

  • Odd News
    Classic Odd News: Glow-in-the-Dark and Whiskey-Flavored Pigs

    Scientists have created glow-in-the-dark pigs, not once, but twice – in Taiwan back in 2005, and again in China in 2013. In 2014, whiskey-flavored pigs were also developed. Today we take a look back at these unusual stories.

  • Odd News
    Viral Video: Selfie at 1260 Feet

    A group of YouTubers scaled a 1,260 foot skyscraper in Shenzhen, China to film a nail-biting selfie.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Fake This Week: 1970 iPhone Prank, Scalia Quote, HIV Bananas

    A roundup of the most popular fake stories online this week. And hopefully you are able to read this from an iPhone that wasn’t set to 1970.